I thought both games were excellent, but yes there was definitely something about BOTW that set it apart. In addition to what you’ve said, I think it’s partially that BOTW was such a unique experience the first time through - little things like the stamina meter for climbing, the cooking to help you craft items that warm you up etc. Discovering these features and setting off in whichever direction you fancied was a joy. TOTK didn’t have this same joy, as I already knew about these mechanics. And it felt like there was much more of a push to get the player to go in a specific direction, rather than leaving the exploration up to them.

I reckon they probably did the best job they could’ve with a sequel, but it was never going to be possible to live up to BOTW.

I also have a Libra 2 and it’s great! Nice size screen and very lightweight. Just to note as the OP asked for colour, the Libra 2 is B&W but they now do Libra and Clara colour versions :)

Zapdos is a great one! Trying to stay alive long enough to get the three energy required is the trouble though

Ah nice! I’m struggling to consistently win the expert one. Some really tough water types in there

Yet to get a Lapras! Does it matter which battle (beginner, intermediate etc) you do out of the event options? 🤔

Have you taken a look at Project 2025 and half the crap that Trump has said he’s going to do?

It seems that the material destroyed at the Institute for Sexual Science is precisely the sort of stuff that the Trump regime wishes to supress. So any LGBT research and information.

Basically anything that the Nazis banned. The list here still seems relevant. Transpose ‘German’ for ‘American’:

I guess books that have been banned in US school libraries over the last few years too.

And finally, any political material that is antithetical to the far right.

Thanks for clarifying. Free access to academic information for all is a worthy goal.

One would hope that organisations hosting digital libraries of academic journals would hold those in perpetuity. But often the subscriptions are exploitatively expensive, and I’m of the opinion that such information should be made available for free. In any case, having private libraries as a backup is certainly a good idea for a variety of reasons.

The same goes for preserving the volumes of data that will inevitably be quietly binned and forgotten to save server space.

I’ve read through the article, but I’m somewhat uncertain as to what particular texts the author is hoping to preserve. Mainly academic journals? Or is it just referring to any texts available online (the article does make reference to artistic works that can’t be ‘reinvented’)?

It probably doesn’t help that I’m unfamiliar with a lot of the projects mentioned here.

Stealing is a crime… So yes, do it!

Haha this is excellent! I do play on PS5, but I’m glad exclusives are becoming less of a thing (it was always annoying having certain games walled off to one console). I’m not quite sure why anyone would buy a PS5 Pro…

Speaking of classics I have just now finished The Idiot by Dostoevsky. I think I need some time to process it! It felt like a commentary on the changing society of the time, and how a perfectly innocent and loving person couldn’t survive said society. More than anything the book seemed like a vessel for Dostoevsky to share various ideas and philosophies.

I’m currently reading The Idiot by Dostoevsky. It’s a lot more readable than I was expecting, though keeping track of all the character’s names is tricky at times (especially when they have multiple nicknames and alternate between referring to their first and middle names, and surname). I’m about a third of the way through; it feels like I’m yet to get to the ‘meat’ of the story. So far it has involved a naïve Prince getting to know various people in Russia, and invariably getting muddled up in their affairs. I’m fascinated to see where things go though!

There is a readalong feature in Storygraph. You start it from a book’s page, and then can add posts that become available once readers reach certain points in the story. I guess you could get some suggestions for book club books in this community and then create a poll to see what people would like to read.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts :) I’ll give it a go and see what I think. I’ve never not enjoyed any of Tchaikovsky’s books, so I’m sure it’ll still be a good read - I suppose the first book in this series set a very high bar though!

Ah same - I went into Piranesi blind and had no idea what I was in for. Such fascinating world building. It was really hard to put down!

I’m really hoping that TWOK lives up to all the hype. Everyone I know that has read it says it’s great so I’ve got high hopes.

Ahh that’s a shame - I’ve heard elsewhere that the third one was a return to form. I’ll have to read it either way and see what I think.

What did you think of the Children of Time series? I loved the first one, and enjoyed the second though it didn’t capture me as much. Is the third one worth reading (no spoilers)?

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I see you liked Piranesi - that was a really fun and interesting read. I’ve got The Way of Kings to read. I’ve heard great things about it (seems to be a huge book though)!