Alex Trowers

I am playing Hades II.
I really enjoyed the original and this one is... well, more. I'm only 17 hours in and haven't completed a run yet. I've reached the big bad (or, at least, one of them).
Mainlining the Axe for now.
And I <3 Frinos.

Needs more of a DPS spec?

Never get between a woman and wine. That stubborn piece of cardboard was asking for trouble.

Would have made a great Weatherwax, no?

Pics or it didn't happen

There's part of me that wants to ask 'why?' but also I stopped trying to figure out how your brain works a long time ago and generally I just go with it.
Cool man.

I feel that #AI is this generation's quick and dirty.
It'll produce something that looks like the finished article to the money folk insanely quickly. But, when you get down to it and actually need to make something usable and scalable for the long term, it falls over.

They see the shiny, golden-path-infused goodness and sign up. Then, when milestone 1 drops, get confused as that lovely, fully-realised game gets replaced by a bunch of cubes moving in a circle.
But this is what you had to do to get signed which differed wildly from actually building the thing.

These things would be made as quick and dirty as possible. The point being that, as soon as the money came in, you'd tear the whole thing down and rebuild it properly.
Some publishers were often surprised by this.

A tricky aspect of #gamedev was always the product demo. This would be a cut-down but shiny version of the project you'd use to convince a publisher to send money your way so you could actually build the entire game.
It's a sales pitch in game form.

Why did you feel the need to sign his crotch?

Best before date doesn’t even clear October. Merry Christmas ya filthy animals.

Technically, I’m an adult. So I can do shit like this if I want and there’s nothing you can do to stop me.

Spoiler alert - I DID pick it up. Also, I did not pay £90 for it. The chap seemed pleased it was going to a good home.

At a retro fair. I definitely shouldn’t pick this bad boy up, right?

If patriotism is a pride and love of ones country, what's the word when you're actually deeply embarassed by what your country is doing?

Great fun at the karting yesterday.
This morning, I managed to give myself cramp whilst trying to get out of bed.

Finding the right weapon to vibe with is also pretty critical (although at the start it's totally worth migrating between whichever one currently has the bonus resources)

An insanely tight battle between Kwalee and Runner Duck who closed to within 2 seconds after 2 hours of racing.
We managed to clinch the final podium slot to take home the coveted 3rd place trophy.

Oh, there’s so much repetition- but each little bit drives progress in the meta and Zagreus only gets better and better.

It’s a masterpiece - slick controls and excellent narrative

And we’re off! Qualifying for Games Aid karting. Our first kart has already broken and been swapped out. Bodes well…

Livestream link
www.youtube.com/live/ipaKtRU...

Were the ones in orange - only because those bastards at Kwalee got to the gold ones we normally wear before us.

Games Aid 2025 Grand Final LIVE | Whilton Mill Karting YouTube video by Alpha Live

Heading off to the Games Aid Karting. Check out the livestream and cheer on team Furious Bee! 🐝
www.youtube.com/live/ipaKtRU...

Nothing to do with me I'm afraid. I've got no idea what you're talking about ;)

Games Aid 2025 Grand Final LIVE | Whilton Mill Karting YouTube video by Alpha Live

It’s nearly time for the annual Gamesaid charity karting. Keep an eye out for Team Furious Bee.
www.youtube.com/live/ipaKtRU...

Watching the Jimmy Kimmel monologue on YouTube. 4.5m views in just over 5 hours.
So that particular move worked out nicely, huh?

And the results are in. 3mm stone in left kidney. Nothing really to do other than wait for this particular Sword of Damocles to fall.
Painkilling suppository prescribed.
That’s probably where I’ll end this thread…

Scan done. Now another couple of hours for the results. Time to find a bakery or something

Seen by a Doctor. Now we’re going to arrange a CT scan.