I've been using manjaro for around a year. It broke on me once, probably my fault, idk. I enjoy it! I've distro hopped many places and a year is a long time for me, so much about it is right for me. You'll certainly get a worthy experience of what arch is capable of, I believe.

That being said, I plan on swapping to arch really soon.

Huh, I've used bluetooth mode consistently on my PC. I am on linux however so maybe that has something to do with it.

And people have said it to me too, but move the goalpost to requiring completion to critique. I stopped playing because it wasn't enjoyable for me, and trust that I would hate it more if I had to deal with it longer than I did.

Hey, I recognise your username from Veloren last night!

I have nearly 100 hours and I love it! I love it enough to be concerned about the new update and where it shows the dev teams priorities are and how it will play out in the long term sustainability.

Either way it has far surpassed my expectations, entirely my type of game and I want it to be the best it can be, but it does require better monetisation for it to have healthy growth.

Windows 11 was announced and I got scared. Steam Deck got announced and I saw a clear hopeful future. I had tried out linux a few times but always had a hiccup with my wireless wifi usb dongle, but now I'm wired with Ethernet. I had a free weekend, had a keen interest in delving, got reassured gaming is solid there, watched a few videos and I plunged.

Personally it took a couple days to get it to a desired state of usability, I have certain niche needs so finding a way to get those while learning the basics of linux took me a while, but aside from that I've loved it ever since. I feel in control, the second I have an issue with something I somehow have the freedom to fix it. It's not perfect, but it always entertains me and I have seen clear innovation in the ~2 years I've been here.

I remember trying out Castlevania during a school trip on my modded 3ds. It was shortly after I played my first Soulslike, Bloodborne. Bloodborne gave me a confidence boost that wasn't ready for Castlevania...

I'm taking a bit of a break to avoid burnout, but I'm looking to start Crusader of Centy / Soleil from the Sega Mega Drive this weekend. In a simple sense it was Sega's bite back at Zelda: A Link to the Past but with jumping and animal companions. I even bought myself a whole controller (8bitdo M30) just to enjoy me some Mega Drive emulation.

I have a keen interest in this one. Please update on how you like it with another post/comment!

Nioh. You can transform into demon mode and I didn't know until I played the sequel. It's a soulslike so I played it exactly how I play Dark Souls which made me completely lose out on the unique and in-depth systems the game has to offer.

I might just give it a try as a palette cleanser because I've been playing exclusively long games lately. It's nice to have a shorter game between those.

Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age. I'm enjoying it a lot! It has an interesting case of having the main protagonist of the story be a girl, but they opted to make the main character you play and pov of the game from a boy. Probably because that was their target demographic and who they expected to play being made for PS2 originally. I still like most of the characters.

I enjoy the feel of the game, there's a combat system called Gambits where you program your party members to auto attack. Example would be: Heal if HP = <50%, else attack. But like 10 steps to optimise how your party behaves meaning if properly prepared the combat is done automatically while still feeling fulfilling because you made them that smart with your skill build.

The most frustrating thing is people don't really praise 12 among the Final Fantasy fandom, and yet it's probably my favourite mainline so far!