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While Astro Bot is truly a GOTY contender for 2024, there are several quirks the game didn’t iron out. I think “Splashing Sprint” level is the epitome of such issues. Here is how I managed to get past the level, perhaps the hardest level I have seen so far in the game. Walkthrough The time…
This piece is not a technical explanation on what is happening. I wanted to document what I found and hear from other people as well on the potential fix, and possibly Unity and game developers’ input to actually fix the problem. Apple Silicon does make an enticing platform, hence, more the reason why this will…
I still do not understand what was the reasoning behind the exclusion of simple ‘update’ button, but not only iRobot has decided not to include the button, the company uses bizarrely phrased error message for a software update, like “Software update is currently unavailable”. This message is somehow equivalent to “your device is up to…
Continuation from the previous post on music streaming and licensing, I thought to add a bit more on geoblock —perhaps another form of licensing issue— to the mix. I have consistently expressed my distaste for geoblock, and what’s at stake here for music streaming services are quite larger than what it was for video streaming.…
The whole shenanigans behind encrypted shared folder (ESF) goes way back. Personally I would start counting from pre-unicode era, during the period when each developers had whipped up its own solution for the problem. It is a problem that most developers did not truly understand, therefore most of their solutions were either flawed or limited.…
Synology introduced full volume encryptions (FVE) as of DSM 7.2. There were some testings in the community surrounding the performance, and the actual effectiveness of the security itself. The real fun part, and frankly the part that matters for many users, of the Synology’s new implementation is its innate capability to support 255 bytes in…
As a fan, part of the fun in classical music is to listen to the same score performed by different artists: their different interpretations, changes in styles as the time goes by, and in more recent years, enlightening interviews and tidbits behind performances, performers, the music, and the composers, and etc. I’ve really come to…
Ever thought of serious Dracula dating sim? I have read some fan fictions, but I certainly did not think of putting dating sim and Metroidvania together. It immediately peaked my interest as Romancelvania encompasses most of Halloween favorites and then some. What I didn’t realize was that this is a crowdfunded game, and just like…
Right to repair calls for many things. I generally have mixed opinions on the movement. On one hand, I want manufacturer to build more durable, not more fixable, devices to begin with. On the other hand, if such an option is not possible for certain parts, i.e. battery, I want companies make it repairable, as…
There is a tidbit racist commentary on the history of unicode, called “Korean mess”. It is completely unrelated to the topic on hand, and frankly I do not wish to comment on the subject as most op-eds I’ve read ended up in a blazing hellfire for most. To give some tastes of what is at…
Apple pulled the plug on 1st gen HomePod, otherwise affectionally called OG HomePod. I think users were already aware of what will become of OG. As the saying goes, in the long run, everything becomes a “vintage”, but HomePod’s case was different as the latest model featured less number of tweeters and powered by a…
Silent Hill is finally back with a new game after a fumbled P.T.. With Silent Hill 2 Remake on the horizon, The Short Message is a good starter for any players to get back to the series, what it meant to play a Silent Hill game and what that town held for characters. The Short…
Anyone remember Cloverfield from 2008? While the film may have been revolutionary for its time, my hatred of shaky cams and found footage still lives strong to this day. Most of them also happen to be low budget horrors. From what I understand, shaky cam and found footage style help cutting down the cost of…
A lengthy name must be a thing for a horror game this year. Still Wakes the Deep, released only few days prior to the Elden Ring DLC, is set on an oil rig in the North Sea, on the Christmas of 1975. Stars were quite aligned for this moment. Starring Scottish characters in Lovecraftian horror,…
If driving through tense situation is up your alley, Pacific Drive may have been on your radar. Contrary to what many reviews warned, the brutal RNG of rogue-like setting, the touch of survival car maintenance, with the flavor of sci-fi horror, the game slugs through them like a checklist. None of them truly mean anything…