As I mentioned previously in gaming goals, this month I’m trying a new experiment. I’m taking every Saturday off from my normal MMOs to free up time — and challenge myself — to play something different. Maybe this could be another, old favorite MMO, or a new one, or a game from my backlog, or whatever. The only rule here is an entire day where I can’t touch LOTRO, WoW, or ESO.
May 3: Dread Delusion
I went into this first Saturday Siesta feeling a mixture of excitement and nervousness. There’s nothing like telling yourself “you can’t play X games today” that REALLY makes you want to play them. But it’s also a liberating feeling to force yourself to diverge from the routine and take a different path, even if for a day.
My choice for this day was to check out Dread Delusion, this very odd and retro-styled indie RPG that I’ve been hearing about for a couple years now. I love me some weird fantasy, and one set in a world that looks like something that studios would create around the turn of the century felt refreshing somehow. The graphics took a bit to get used to (although I do love the chunky old school style), and the initial questing went slow but good. Solid. Odd stuff, and I like almost all of it other than navigation at this point. Strangest quest was a guy who voluntarily gave his life to a giant man-eating mushroom so that his village would prosper from its bounty.
May 10: Equinox Homecoming
I’m not normally an early access guy, but I couldn’t help but nip at this unusual MMO with a mixture of The Secret World storytelling, Twin Peaks atmosphere, cozy vibes, and… horse riding? Sure. Why not?
After spending a few hours with it, I can say that this is *very* early access — the graphics are glitchy, some cutscenes completely MIA, and the game locked up on me once — but it’s also pretty charming. I got a kick out of riding a horse up and down paths on this lovely island, and the taste I got of the adventure game-like story made me curious for more. But I’m going to have to shelve this for a while until the devs add more content and shore up what’s already here, because this is too rough for me to play for long.
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