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Excalibur review

February 28, 2023 | Reading time: 2 minutes

Excalibur is the conclusion to Bernard Cornwell's Arthurian trilogy, and is the best of the series. In Excalibur Cornwell masterfully brings to a conclusion plot points he's been weaving for hundreds of pages, and never once misses a step. Every character is given a satisfying - if bittersweet -...

Ascendant

January 21, 2023 | Reading time: ~1 minute

Ascendant is a free 2D sidescroller Brawler roguelike from 2014. It's fine. Sadly, there's so many better games in this genre (Dead Cells, Rogue Legacy), that it's hard to recommend if you have access to any of those.

NHL 26

April 27, 2026 | Reading time: ~1 minute

Every year, the sports games get me during the playoffs. One of my teams will get hot and make a run, and I'll get the urge to play that year's sports game. This year is no different, and currently the Flyers are making a run, so here I am once again playing the newest NHL game.

Old School RuneScape Completionist Quest: Update #2

March 15, 2026 | Reading time: ~1 minute

Well, it's been another month and I've still been grinding OldSchool RuneScape, much to the detriment of other games I'd like to play. It has almost totally consumed all my gaming time, and I'm still having a great time.

Kathy Rain: Director's Cut

December 7, 2025 | Reading time: ~1 minute

Kathy Rain is a modern point and click game like the Wadjet Eye games. It's got high production values, with voice acting, high resolution support, and even controller support.

Dead Island 2

June 25, 2025 | Reading time: ~1 minute

Since finishing Outriders, my brother and I have been looking for a new co-op game to play. He's not a really hardcore gamer, so isn't down to play everything, but he likes shooters and games with a lot of combat, so I figured Dead Island 2 might be up our alley.

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, movies, and anything else I find interesting.

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.

Another project I'm working on is my Pokemon Living Dex Challenge, where I try to obtain one of each available Pokemon and transfer them into Pokemon Home.

Yet another project I'm working on is my Old School RuneScape "Completionist" Quest, where I'm attempting to max out all skills and see everything the game has to offer as a completely new player.

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

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