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Thoughts on the Final Fantasy 16 Demo

June 13, 2023 | Reading time: ~1 minute

I've never been the biggest fan of Final Fantasy. The peak of the series happened before I was really a gamer, and later entries haven't interested. I'm excited to go back and play the earlier games with the Pixel Remaster, but for now I think I'm going to dive into FF16.

Thoughts on the Diablo IV Open Beta

March 25, 2023 | Reading time: 2 minutes

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.

Eventide: Slavic Fable

March 19, 2023 | Reading time: ~1 minute

Eventide: Slavic Fable is a hidden object game with some light puzzles. Artifex Mundi are the kings of this type of game, and this one is a solid entry. The game explores Slavic folklore as you go through a few dozen screens finding objects and advancing the story.

Kirby's Return to Dreamland Deluxe review

March 4, 2023 | Reading time: 2 minutes

Last week I gave my thoughts on Kirby's Return to Dreamland Deluxe, a Switch port of a 2011 Wii game. I've now finished the game and my thoughts remain largely the same.

Wordatro!

February 8, 2026 | Reading time: ~1 minute

Wordatro! is a scrabble/Wordle type game, very similar to Game Maker Toolkit's Word Play - it actually released a month before that game. You have a "hand" of letter tiles, and have to create words and reach a high enough score to beat the level.

Thoughts on the Dragon Quest VII Reimagined Demo

January 26, 2026 | Reading time: ~1 minute

Square Enix has pretty rapidly been remastering the Dragon Quest games, with 3 and 1-2 coming out in the last couple of years, and 7 coming out in February. Preceding its release they've released a demo, so I took a couple hours to check it out.

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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