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Thoughts on the Diablo IV Open Beta

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Diablo IV is running an open beta this weekend, and as a fan of the genre and someone who like Diablo 3, I gave it a shot. I'm playing a lightning sorcerer, and while the game is fun I really don't see where the massive amount of hype is warranted.
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Thoughts on the Tape to Tape demo

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It's no secret that there's a severe lack of hockey games, and Tape to Tape is yet another indie project trying to fill that void. I spent a bit of time with the demo during Steam's Next Fest and came away mostly satisfied, but a little underwhelmed.
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More Thoughts on Hands of the Emperor

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I'm about halfway done this book and still loving it. The characters on display here are some of the most deeply human I've ever read. The Emperor's deepening friendship with Cliopher and the rest of the crew is charming and realistic. None of us are Emperors of entire worlds
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Hands of the Emperor Thoughts

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My next read was supposed to be The Song of Achilles, the last book on my list for the 2022 r/fantasy Book Bingo challenge. I started it, read a few pages. I seems great. Then I saw a snippet of Victoria Goddard's The Hands of the Emperor. That took me to its Amazon page, where I spent the next 2...
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Thoughts on the Astlibra Revision demo

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Astlibra Revision has been taking Steam by storm recently, sitting at 97% positive with over 5000 reviews. It's rare that an indie game comes out of nowhere with so little hype and has such success, and this one seemed to have all the elements I look for in this type of game: flashy, quick combat
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About

My name's Mike, and this is the Lore Depository - my spot online where I can write out my thoughts on games, books, tech, history, and anything else I find interesting. 

Content comes mainly in 3 forms:
Reviews, where I post longer-form writeups
Thoughts, short & quick first impressions posts
Guides, detailed how-tos and walkthroughs

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My biggest project is my Game Library Project. I have a ton of games collected throughout the years, and have barely played any of them. Check out the linked post to learn more about the project, and click here to be taken to the category page where you can see all my posts for the project.