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buffalosteve.bsky.social @buffalosteve.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Final Fantasy 15 is... Confusing. Combat feels clumsy even after 8 hours in, story feels classicly Final Fantasy, as in, I'm not sure what's actually going on. Via PS4 physical on PS5, let's see if I can finish it

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buffalosteve.bsky.social @buffalosteve.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

About 4 hours into NORCO, what a work of art. The writing, world building, and art ... Looking forward to letting the story continue to unfold. I have a lot of questions...

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buffalosteve.bsky.social @buffalosteve.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Ok, considering a revisit of d4 as a "completion" this year. Season 15, warlock, did the campaigns got about halfway through seasonal journey. Very addicting gameplay loop , the environments are amazing. Played a bit of paladin as well. All via steam deck , about 50 hours 🫣

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buffalosteve.bsky.social @buffalosteve.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

804 "total mounts" (until they give a new achievement) #warcraft

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buffalosteve.bsky.social @buffalosteve.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Knocked out Moonlighter in about 17 hours. Great art, a little repetitive, felt like a less interesting save the diver (I know it's earlier), but overall a fun roguelite game

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buffalosteve.bsky.social @buffalosteve.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Next up, Lies of P! It's for sure a soulslike; lots of unique charm so far

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buffalosteve.bsky.social @buffalosteve.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Working through Life is Strange 2 (plus the awesome adventures of Captain Spirit). Shits heavy, but incredibly written characters. About 4 hours in, and I think I'm making too many rules for Daniel

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buffalosteve.bsky.social @buffalosteve.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Starting my first Switch 2 game, Starfox. Definitely nostalgic. Did the Alt run first on normal through Venom 2. Actually kinda tough dog fight. Will continue to grind some medals!

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buffalosteve.bsky.social @buffalosteve.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

About 15 hours into Ghost of Yotei; no shortage of beautiful views. At first it felt almost too similar to Tsushima, but the game is just crazy fun. Time just disappears, even though it feels a lot like he original I'm not sure that's a bad thing. Via ps5 physical

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buffalosteve.bsky.social @buffalosteve.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Finished the Magnificent Trufflepigs Via Steak deck, in about 2 hours. A tad underwhelming in both gameplay and story, but a cute idea. Coming from someone who loved firewatch, what remains of Edith Finch, and gone home too. But overall cute cozy walking sim

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buffalosteve.bsky.social @buffalosteve.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Starting Ghost of Yotei, pretty solid so far. First couple hours hooked me pretty well. Looking forward to cleaning off the map, and getting back into the groove of combat

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buffalosteve.bsky.social @buffalosteve.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Finished The Pale Beyond via Steam Deck in about 8 hours. What a fun story, not sure what this gameplay style is called but I love it and the resource management and story driven nature. Great cozy game, and really impactful crew mates

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buffalosteve.bsky.social @buffalosteve.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Instead of grinding through the backlog, apparently I decided to tackle another mass effect series playthrough. Playing legendary edition on steam deck with a fem shep renegade run. Just wrapped up me1 after about 13 hours

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buffalosteve.bsky.social @buffalosteve.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Starting CRONOS: The New Dawn, atmospheric for sure. Feels a lot like Dead Space where every fight matters. Aiming with controller is a little rough with the heavy weapon instability, about 2 hours in. Neat so far, tense

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buffalosteve.bsky.social @buffalosteve.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Finished Life is Strange: Before the Storm remastered (switched over to ps5 since the switch version performed so poorly). I don't know why this story and characters are so good, but they are. Seeing more of Chloe felt so special. Took about 8 hours

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buffalosteve.bsky.social @buffalosteve.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Roller credits Vampire Crawlers in 30.5 hours via Steam Deck (is this the perfect Steam Deck gsme?). What an addicting gameplay loop, super fun. Keeping it installed for long plane rides. Won with a card draw + wilds build for maximum combos

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buffalosteve.bsky.social @buffalosteve.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

A few hours into Stellar Blade PS5, actually having a ton of fun. Gives me Nier Automata vibes. Combat is great, so is music and sound design. Crafted.

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buffalosteve.bsky.social @buffalosteve.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Finished Warhammer 40k: Space Marine II via PS5 campaign, about 8 hours. Solid combat, great voice acting. Good old fashioned fun looked great on ps5, dreaming of a ps5 pro...

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buffalosteve.bsky.social @buffalosteve.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

About 30 hours into Dragon Quest III HD-2D remake. My 2nd DQ game after 11, and it's neat to go back and see the DNA. Beautiful, classic grindy JRPG. Soothing.

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buffalosteve.bsky.social @buffalosteve.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Tackled Resident Evil 2 Remake on Leon, and working through on Claire now. About 25 hours in, playing via a combined Steam Deck handheld mode + steam streaming. Working great, and a blast of a game. The tyrant stresses me out! The music, I hear it in my sleep

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buffalosteve.bsky.social @buffalosteve.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Finished Dave The Diver in about 27 hours via Switch. Super cute, addicting gameplay loop. Amazing visuals and the majority of the mini games were fun. Also craving sushi

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buffalosteve.bsky.social @buffalosteve.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

finished up Season 1 ?? delves boss #warcraft (photo taken at home)

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buffalosteve.bsky.social @buffalosteve.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Played Resident Evil remake via steam deck; took about 12 hours with a jill only play through. Lots of thoughts but in general the game holds up pretty well in 2026. Great suspense, mediocre controls, surpsingly impressive visuals. Accidentally set the difficulty to easy

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buffalosteve.bsky.social @buffalosteve.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Working on LEGO Harry Potter years 5 to 7 in couch co-op, so fun! Thinking Lord of the Rings or Pirates of the Caribbean next?

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buffalosteve.bsky.social @buffalosteve.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Wrapped up The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. Cute fun, not a full mainline "Zelda" game, but a lot of depth. Some puzzles and interactions were a bit obtuse. Took about 26 hours.

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buffalosteve.bsky.social @buffalosteve.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Wrapped up Rayman Legends: Definitive Edition on Switch physical cart. Flawless platforming, and I hate platforming. Amazing art, music, and level design. Took about 7.5 hours to roll credits, but there is a ton more content. Keeping it in the library

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buffalosteve.bsky.social @buffalosteve.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Finally got around to disco Elysium. 33 hours later I'm so glad I did. It started out a little slow for me but I usually take that as a good sign. And means that there's an incredible world to build sometimes and disco delivered an amazing world. I will feel forever connected to these characters

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buffalosteve.bsky.social @buffalosteve.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Mount No. 755 and a wrap up of The War Within. 492 hours played at level 80. Solid expansion, looking forward to Midnight!

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buffalosteve.bsky.social @buffalosteve.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Started Chernoblite via PS5 physical; definitely a lower budget title, but the daily gameplay loop with some building / upgrade elements is pretty fun! The world is intersintly crafted. The Russian voice acting seems way better than the English

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buffalosteve.bsky.social @buffalosteve.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Rolled credits in Blue Prince (46th room only) after about 21 hours on day 27 in game. Very very cool puzzler, and I know there are a TON more secrets. Will continue to poke around a bit, but some of these puzzles are secrets are a bit TOO advanced for me

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buffalosteve.bsky.social @buffalosteve.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

2025's list of games I played and at least rolled credits with time played. Some great games and definitely some mediocre ones. I can't decide between Elden Ring and Expedition 33 for my personal favorite. I might have to go with Elden Ring since it surprised me so much

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buffalosteve.bsky.social @buffalosteve.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Finished Astro Bot (at least, rolled credits) in about 12 hours shortly before midnight on December 32st, 2025 as my last game finished this year. The definition of a 10/10 game. Number 34 for me this year

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buffalosteve.bsky.social @buffalosteve.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

About 13 hours into Death Stranding, been on the backlog a very long time. Playing via steam deck. I'm finally getting the hang of the gameplay, absolutely fascinating world and game play loop Enjoying it, but took awhile to get into the flow

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buffalosteve.bsky.social @buffalosteve.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Holy crap, Clair Obscur Expedition 33 is absolutely mind blowing. Absolutely hooked from the first hour. I now see the light on why it's on so many GOTY lists. Playing via PS5 physical

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buffalosteve.bsky.social @buffalosteve.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Trying / starting Star Wars outlaws. Smells like Ubisoft so far

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buffalosteve.bsky.social @buffalosteve.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Finished up a 3rd playthrough of Cyberpunk 2077, this time with the Phantom Liberty update on PS5 via physical. Beautiful game, some of the most immersive memorable experiences. Played a Nomad and got my best ending yet. About 38 hours

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buffalosteve.bsky.social @buffalosteve.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

About 8 hours into Life is Strange remastered. Love the story, reminds me a bit of Gone Home, especially the peaceful voice acting. Looks absolutely terrible on switch, will be swapping to PS5 version after first game is done. Love a solid walking sim with a great story

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buffalosteve.bsky.social @buffalosteve.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Finished Last of Us: Part 1 remastered via PS5 physical . Glad I replayed this for a few reasons, my wife got to see this game in all its glory, PS5 remaster looks amazing, and there were definitely details I forgot took about 13.5 hours

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buffalosteve.bsky.social @buffalosteve.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Trying The Ascent again. Desktop was so buggy it was unplayable, on Steam Deck getting about a crash or hard lock per hour. Playable. About 10 hours in, amazing world but bummed the core game is so buggy

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buffalosteve.bsky.social @buffalosteve.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Mount No. 668'ish, finally dropped from Brewfest #warcraft

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buffalosteve.bsky.social @buffalosteve.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Starting Kena Bridge of Spirits, I remember seeing previews for this at a PlayStation state of play, or maybe summer game fest and loving the look. Absolutely beautiful, and solid fun so far, only about an hour in

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buffalosteve.bsky.social @buffalosteve.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Started Deathloop, the general rogue like flow is a bit obtuse in the beginning, some of the dialog is a little corny, but there is a good FPS in here

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buffalosteve.bsky.social @buffalosteve.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Starting Sakuna: of Rice and Ruin, what a clever take on farming sim! Really learning a lot of rice production...

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buffalosteve.bsky.social @buffalosteve.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Astrea: the Six Sided Oracle is an addicting dice based (not cards!!) rogue like, about 7 hours in and loving the art, sound, and general gameplay. A few bugs on switch, via physical from Super Rare Games

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buffalosteve.bsky.social @buffalosteve.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Starting Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance, my first adventure with an Atlus title. Couldn't put it down last night

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buffalosteve.bsky.social @buffalosteve.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Playing Terra Memoria via switch physical , what a cute (and yes cozy) RPG. I feel some sea of stars in it, beautiful visuals, and the combat is interesting enough

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buffalosteve.bsky.social @buffalosteve.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

I beat the 'true ending' hear in the Slay the Spire after 45 ADDICTING hours. (before I found the setting for fast mode). What a perfect, complex rogue like deckbuilder. I guess it was the OG, perfect steam deck game. Played via steam deck and PC

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buffalosteve.bsky.social @buffalosteve.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Back in February I had started Days Gone I picked it back up after the remaster was announced. About 22 hours in restarted it from scratch, what a masterpiece! Not only the gameplay but the incredibly complex and real cast of characters. Via PS5 using a PS4 physical copy with remaster downloaded

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