Gaming

I got Final Fantasy XVI less than a week ago, and have been playing **quite **a bit of it since then. The combat's felt really fun and fluid (especially with the quick and easy element swaps), and I've found the story and characters really engaging so far.

I also picked up Tunic in the Steam Summer Sale. As a lover of the Zelda games and Soulsborne-style games, it's been on my radar for a while, but it was nice to catch it on 30% off. I haven't been disappointed so far; it can be a little sparse on information, but it's been really fun exploring the world (and just what your character is capable of), and the artstyle is just adorable.

BattleBit Remastered! If you're a fan of Battlefield games, this game is what you've been waiting for!

Last of Us part II. I have to say that I liked part I more - the second part's artificiall padding is way too obvious. But I love the atmosphere.

I just finished 100%ing Sonic Frontiers and I gotta say I have not had this much of a blast with a game in a while.

It clearly did not have a high budget and is super janky in some ways (I softlocked in the first 5 minutes of the game) but it's clear there is just so much heart put into this game that I can't help but love it. Even the story engaged me far more than most games touted for their "amazing stories" manage to.

I'm playing through The Last of Us: Part 2 for the second time. I was inspired by watching HBO's adaptation, so I played through part one remastered and then started on Part 2 on my PS5. It's even better this time around as the PS5 60fps patch was released about a week after I first completed it!

Then I've got a stack of other large games to get through including Death Stranding and Cyberpunk 2077.

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