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Assassin's Creed: Valhalla

March 19, 2023 | Reading time: ~1 minute

AC Valhalla is a gigantic game, competently made, and it's fun, for a while. There's just too much here and it gets old and becomes a chore to play.

Ys I Chronicles Plus

March 18, 2023 | Reading time: ~1 minute

I feel like I've said this about tons of game series, but in recent years Ys has become a top series for me. Ostensibly a JRPG, Ys has gone through several iterations across its 9 mainline games, featuring several different graphic and gameplay styles. Ys I and II are unique in that they feature a...

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot

March 16, 2023 | Reading time: ~1 minute

I have fond memories of watching DBZ on Cartoon Network with my cousin when he would come over every day after school. For a while it was the only anime series I had seen. I also played almost all the games, mostly middling 2D fighters, and by adulthood had mostly fallen out of love with DBZ.

Add Achievements to retro games with RetroAchievements, RetroArch, and Playnite

December 5, 2022 | Reading time: 6 minutes

Now that we've consolidated our PC game library with Playnite, customized Playnite with themes and add-ons, and added some console game support with RetroArch, let's take it a step further and add some Achievement support to those console games as well.

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - Remastered

January 7, 2025 | Reading time: ~1 minute

Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered is an upgraded version of the original PS3. I think I played a little bit of it back then, but now that it's been released on PS Plus as a monthly game, I decided to give it another try.

The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition

December 18, 2024 | Reading time: ~1 minute

Monkey Island is one of those holy grail adventure games for me. I've played a good amount of games in the genre, mostly Wadjet Eye's, and point and clicks have become one of my favorite genres. But I've never played a lot of the classics, and decided to start with the Secret of Monkey Island.

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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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