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Death Before Dishonor: Introduction

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On November 16, 2020

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This is the introduction to a new series, Death Before Dishonor. As always, you may click on images to view larger versions.

I first wrote about Dishonored (in two parts) in the early days of this blog. I’d always meant to return, especially since it has two highly regarded pieces of story-driven DLC, and its sequel enjoyed even more praise, even topping some lists of the best games of 2016.

Dishonored, of course, is a game about a corrupt government illegitimately seizing power, catastrophically mishandling a deadly epidemic, and serving their own selfish purposes while leaving the populace to die. Sound familiar? Players then get to become an assassin with weird magical powers and take their revenge on those holding the city hostage. The prospect sounds incredibly cathartic, in 2020.

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Scratching That Itch: SPACEBEEF

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On November 15, 2020

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This is the thirty-second entry in the Scratching That Itch series, wherein I randomly select and write about one of the 1741 games and game-related things included in the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality. The Bundle raised $8,149,829.66 split evenly between the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund and Community Bail Fund, but don’t worry if you missed it. There are plenty of ways you can help support the vital cause of racial justice; try here for a start. Lastly, as always, you may click on images to view larger versions.

Here we go with another random selection from the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality. This time it’s SPACEBEEF, by aeonofdiscord. Its tagline in the bundle reads:

Explode your friends!

For those who may be wondering what “beef” means in this context, you can find a helpful explanation from noted Youtube personality and social media influencer The Notorious B.I.G. right here. This is that, but in space.

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Scratching That Itch: Space Goblins!

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On November 7, 2020

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This is the thirty-first entry in the Scratching That Itch series, wherein I randomly select and write about one of the 1741 games and game-related things included in the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality. The Bundle raised $8,149,829.66 split evenly between the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund and Community Bail Fund, but don’t worry if you missed it. There are plenty of ways you can help support the vital cause of racial justice; try here for a start. Lastly, as always, you may click on images to view larger versions.

It’s time for another random selection from the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality. This time it’s Space Goblins! by Viditya Voleti. Its tagline in the bundle reads:

A Game of Cosmic Goblin Mayhem

I feel like Cosmic Goblin Mayhem would be a good name for a band.

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Scratching That Itch: From Orbit

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On November 2, 2020

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This is the thirtieth entry in the Scratching That Itch series, wherein I randomly select and write about one of the 1741 games and game-related things included in the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality. The Bundle raised $8,149,829.66 split evenly between the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund and Community Bail Fund, but don’t worry if you missed it. There are plenty of ways you can help support the vital cause of racial justice; try here for a start. Lastly, as always, you may click on images to view larger versions.

Our next random selection from the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality is From Orbit, by Tentacle Head Games. Its tagline in the bundle reads:

A quick and light single player Action RTS.

For those unfamiliar, RTS stands for real-time strategy, a genre whose most famous game is likely Starcraft. Players in these games direct different units to fight or build or harvest resources on the map, all in real time rather than turn-based fashion. I don’t have much experience playing RTS games as I found them intimidating when I was younger, so “quick and light” sounds perfect!

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Hanging Out With The Friendeyes In Cellpop Goes Out At Night

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On October 31, 2020

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You may wish to read my post about The Real Texas before diving into this one.

The very first Keeping Score post that I ever wrote, around two years ago, was about The Real Texas. I’d finally been enticed to play it many years after my purchase, because a new mini-sequel had appeared, called Cellpop Goes Out At Night. I was already late then, of course. Cellpop appeared way back in 2016, and I’m only just getting to it now. It’s technically DLC (“downloadable content”) for The Real Texas, but developers Kitty Lambda (aka Calvin French) bill it as the first part of a sequel, with the full title “The Real Texas – Part 2, Part One – Cellpop Goes Out At Night”.

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Scratching That Itch: 1-6 Oozes In The Dark

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On October 19, 2020

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This is the twenty-ninth entry in the Scratching That Itch series, wherein I randomly select and write about one of the 1741 games and game-related things included in the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality. The Bundle raised $8,149,829.66 split evenly between the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund and Community Bail Fund, but don’t worry if you missed it. There are plenty of ways you can help support the vital cause of racial justice; try here for a start. Lastly, as always, you may click on images to view larger versions.

This time, the random number generators have selected 1-6 Oozes in the Dark, by Deus Ex Minima, from the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality. Its tagline in the bundle reads:

A print-and-play micro-module for 5e

That “5e” refers to the fifth edition of Dungeons & Dragons, which is incidentally the only tabletop role-playing game that I’ve actually played myself. My group finished one adventure module and started a second one before various life things interfered and the game fizzled out. That means I don’t have people to actually play 1-6 Oozes in the Dark with, but hopefully my (limited) experience with 5e Dungons & Dragons will help me assess it anyway.

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Scratching That Itch: [HammerA] HammerTime !

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On October 17, 2020

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This is the twenty-eighth entry in the Scratching That Itch series, wherein I randomly select and write about one of the 1741 games and game-related things included in the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality. The Bundle raised $8,149,829.66 split evenly between the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund and Community Bail Fund, but don’t worry if you missed it. There are plenty of ways you can help support the vital cause of racial justice; try here for a start. Lastly, as always, you may click on images to view larger versions.

Our next random selection from the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality is [HammerA] HammerTime !, by K.hermann. Its tagline in the bundle reads:

[HammerA] HammerTime ! is an short interactive 2d anime game !

Very well, K.hermann. I will interact with your short 2d anime game.

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Keeping Score: Transistor

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On October 14, 2020

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This is Keeping Score, a series about games and their soundtracks. As always, you may click on images to view larger versions.

Longtime readers may recall that I quite enjoyed Bastion, the first game from Supergiant Games. I’d always intended to check out their sophomore effort, Transistor, but never got around to it. Now, Supergiant Games have released two more titles: Pyre, which is actually included in the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality and so might pop up in my Scratching That Itch series eventually, and Hades, which is enjoying critical acclaim after a very successful stint in Early Access. It’s high time I got caught up with their catalog.

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Scratching That Itch: Emberlight

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On October 11, 2020

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This is the twenty-seventh entry in the Scratching That Itch series, wherein I randomly select and write about one of the 1741 games and game-related things included in the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality. The Bundle raised $8,149,829.66 split evenly between the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund and Community Bail Fund, but don’t worry if you missed it. There are plenty of ways you can help support the vital cause of racial justice; try here for a start. Lastly, as always, you may click on images to view larger versions.

The random number generators have whirred to life once again, pulling another selection from the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality. This time it’s Emberlight, by Quarter Onion Games. Its tagline in the bundle reads:

A true roguelite dungeon crawler set in a world where the Gods have given…

The character limit means we may never know what the Gods have given. My guess is they haven’t given very much.

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Scratching That Itch: Blockara

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On October 5, 2020

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This is the twenty-sixth entry in the Scratching That Itch series, wherein I randomly select and write about one of the 1741 games and game-related things included in the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality. The Bundle raised $8,149,829.66 split evenly between the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund and Community Bail Fund, but don’t worry if you missed it. There are plenty of ways you can help support the vital cause of racial justice; try here for a start. Lastly, as always, you may click on images to view larger versions.

Our next random selection from the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality is Blockara, by Haunted Bees Productions. Its tagline in the bundle reads:

Head-to-head competitive puzzle action!

That’s right, folks. None of that staid, boring puzzle stuff here. This is pure, intense, white-knuckled puzzle action.

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