Ruizão

A lounge at the SOLA festival that shares its name with the first character we meet in the original Dead Island game - Sinamoi. The paddles we use to beat the zombies in that first encounter are also present, alongside the whole tropical vibe.

This section of the map is followed up by a note with the following message: "BANOI WAS A COVER UP" With Banoi being the island where we spend the first two games.

Its time to wrap things up, so I'll just leave this sick reference to the OG.

THE END 🧵

Cutscene where three different looking Clotters spawn from a pool of viscera. A new type of enemy from the SOLA DLC.

Coming back to this thread just to say FUCK THESE DUDES! Easily the thoughest battles.

Hearing Paramore in the latest Bridgerton season was crazy.

Colorful graffiti thay depicts tons of flowers and a head overflowing with ideas.

Another graffiti that is similiar in style, this time of a body that seems to have been consumed by those ideas.

Still thinking about these.

Deacon inspects the ghost more up close.

The game may be filled with flaws, but they somehow managed to make me give a shit about these two.

Deacon sees a ghost (intentionally keeping it vague to avoid spoilers).

Reached a critical moment in Days Gone and I swear my heart just tried to escape through my mouth.

Merle Dixon aiming a rifle, looking through the scope.

Merle Dixon holding a pistol.

Merle Dixon and the sky.

The characters Rick and Shane pointing their guns at the incoming criminals, before the apocalypse.

A banged up and confused Rick walks out of his house. The state of his front lawn reflects the state of his mind.

Old man Dale on top of his caravan, with a gorgeous natural scenery behind him.

The classic DONT OPEN, DEAD INSIDE - it looks cold and lifeless, as intended.

The first season of The Walking Dead looks so good, right up my alley.

And I'm suddenly overwhelmed with an itch to get back into the latest Stalker game (I won't do it).

South staircase from the bridge that oversees the railways at the edge of the village. It has seen better days: there's cracks on the cement, the rails are covered in rust and abandoned fields surround it.

Vegetation area with multiple different kinds of trees and a long ramp that leads to the previously mentioned bridge. You can see another village further in the distance (top left corner).

Unlocked a new part of the map recently as we've been going on longer walks.

Shadowy masculine figure holds out his hand while in flames, with an urban background filled with orange tones.

In-game ad for a fictional soda, where eyeballs and purple flowers are being released from a green can.

Official poster for the SOLA festival with the artists lineup. The festival's logo seems to be drowning in flesh.

An eye emitting light looks over a city.

Shoutout to whoever was the graphic designer that created the posters we see throughout this expansion.

Two bins next to each other - one is pink with red details, the other black with several elements of different colors.

Another couple of bins - one is green with orange details (features peaches, flowers and leafs), while the other has waves of different colors.

The coolest garbage bins I've seen.

This environment design team deserves the world, their attention to detail in most locations is unmatched.

The entrance for the SOLA festival.

Visually trippy cutscene where the player talks with a mysterious character.

And now that I've also finished the SOLA Festival expansion, I'm not sure which one I enjoyed the most.

Cool looking white statue of a deity covered by golden hands.

An ascended member of the cult wearing full body white latex. He has to hold his head with one hand so it doesn't fall.

Grim hallway on the second floor of a suburban house - there's blood splattered everywhere and several arms are dangling from the ceiling.

Cute rubber duck on the edge of a bathtub.

The Haus expansion offers a totally different vibe and even some new mechanics.

It's definitely a must play experience for those who enjoy the main game.

I've actually finished the base game and the Haus expansion some months ago.

It took me 50 something hours that I consider to have been well spent.

The red carpet at the fictional The Romeros awards, which are mentioned throughout the game. A sweet reference to George A. Romero, who is considered the father of the zombie subgenre.

The whole Romeros awards shtick has to be my favorite reference in the game.

In-game visual joke where the decapitaded body of a character sits in the restaurant's basement, against the wall. Previously an asshole, the other characters drew him a head surrounded by several penises to make fun of him.

Yeah, this got a good chuckle out of me.

In-game graffiti of multiple crazy looking skulls and tiny people climbing yellow stars into the night sky.

In-game graffiti of an yellow and orange backdrop as a plane goes down in red flames and people burn.

In-game graffiti of shadow-people raging.

The craziest in-game graffiti yet! A cool-looking blue skull with white details emits a heavy flow of purple and pink essence as a blue background with yellow elements feeds into the organized chaos.

Some times I just really enjoy looking at the walls.

In-game price table of cocktails, where a Long Island (and other drinks) seems to cost less than 8 dollars.

And am I supposed to believe that a long island at a luxurious hotel in LA would be vastly cheaper than at one of my local bars?

Excerpt of a joke where a virtual voice assistant confuses the words lesbian and Lisbon.

The wonderful city of Lisbon casually being mentioned in what was an hilarious joke.

Indeed! Also one of the major factors behind the IT franchise getting so popular.

Which must've been one hell of a first impression back then. It's officially time to rewatch the first seven seasons.

BTS of Andrew Lincoln (Rick Grimes) shaking hands with the mentioned kid.

Completely forgot that The Walking Dead has Rick Grimes shoot a kid in the head right of the bat.

Karlach smoking a cigar.

I've finished Baldur's Gate 3.

I've done it. It only took me two years and multiple saves with over 50 hours each, but I've done it.

Films: Bugonia (2025) Predator: Badlands (2025) Wicked: For Good (2025) Games: Baldur's Gate 3 (2023)

This Month's Entertainment - 30.11.2025

In other news, I never thought I'd get to see Ariana Grande outperform Michelle Yeoh in a shared scene.

All of these characters are so gay coded that I just can't wrap my head around them being in straight relationships with one another.

Seeing Elphaba and Fiyero make out felt so wrong because all I could see was Lae'Zel and Astarion.

Films: Good Boy (2025) Sting (2024) The Company of Wolves (1984) Games: Baldur's Gate 3 (2023)

This Week's Entertainment - 02.11.2025