Walter Wednesdays - March 8, 2023
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Egg Ramsay’s Game Review - Library of Ruina
Library of Ruina is a game that’s both good and bad; amazing story, visuals, music, legitimately everything, except for the game design; literally what makes a video game, well, a game.
Talking about the story will take way too long; you’re going to have to find out about stuff like that yourself, but, I will say that Library of Ruina takes a hold of the concept of dice and just took it to another level.
It’s a card-based RPG that has speed dice for deciding which members go before other members, and attack dice on the cards themselves; said dice are usually a variable between number and number.
If you ever hated dice or RNG in general in video games, then you would loathe Library of Ruina, as most of the mid-to-late game fights abuse this; 40-40 is more painful to deal with than you might think, trust me.
There is also a Light economy system which relates to the costs of the cards. You can’t use cards unless you have the right amount of Light (which are dots above a unit’s head).
Now with all of this in mind, it gets even more in-depth later, but that feels too long to put in a review, so I’ll leave that to whether or not you actually decide to play it.
Bear in mind, this is probably the hardest game I’ve ever played. It may not seem that bad from how I’ve spoken of it, but it gets unbalanced. There are bosses that can use things called Mass Attacks, which regardless of speed dice will go before anyone else, and do damage to all enemies. You can get a few of these later, but some fights just absolutely spam them.
Overall, if you’re interested in the game but not wanting to deal with the difficulty, just watch a story compilation; they’re available on YouTube. If you’re interested in the game itself, be aware that the difficulty is harder than Dark Souls and Super Mario Maker combined.
Improbable Interviews
Q: What is your name?
A: Kenneth “Lynard Kennard” Decamp
Q: What do you do for work?
A: I’m an undercover agent for the Chinese government. I impersonate a poor, ugly, dominos worker.
Q: How many hams could you burgle?
A: Depends. I think the most I’ve gotten away with was a few weeks ago, I managed to snatch three which is the max I could hold, the Costco employees literally didn’t even care.
Q: When and where did you land upon being kicked off the alien spaceship that abducted you?
A: Why yes I did get abducted, most alien abductions are purely fictional.
Q: What do you have to say about the allegations that you have a maid dress?
A: I’ve allegedly worn it to the DDCC campus, and allegedly the staff there stared me down very threateningly. That being said I would do it again if it wouldn’t entail me being kicked out of the school for misconduct.
Bonus Question: Have you been healed today?
Answer: The lord has healed us all every day we walk this Earth. Except for Eric, I hate that guy.
Art Piece - Emberlynn Coltrane
News
France - Over a million protestors and demonstrators marched in cities across France Tuesday in a new round of strikes against the government’s plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. Garbage collectors, train workers, and more all went on strike as unions around the country demanded the government withdraw this project immediately.
Jenin, West Bank - The Israeli army raided a home in Jenin which resulted in a battle that killed six and wounded over two dozen others. The raid was done to capture the suspect behind the fatal shooting of two Israeli brothers in the town of Hawara last week. This is the latest in a string of deadly arrest operations by the Israeli military in the West Bank as fears rise as Israel struggles to contain young Palestinians who are taking up arms against Israel’s fifty-six-year occupation of the West Bank.
Moscow - Dmitry Ivanov, 23, was sentenced to eight and a half years in prison by a Moscow court for his social media posts criticizing the war in Ukraine. He was convicted of spreading false information about the Russian army which is a criminal offense under a new law passed just last week. The new law has been used to prosecute those speaking against the government’s narrative of the war which the Kremlin still calls “a special military operation.”
Iran - Iran’s supreme leader said on Monday that if the series of suspected poisonings at girls’ schools is proven to be deliberate, the culprits should be put to death for an “unforgivable crime.” Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has the final say on all matters of the state and spoke publicly about the suspected poisonings that began last year and have sickened hundreds of children. Iranian officials have only acknowledged them in recent weeks and have provided no details about possible suspects or chemicals being used. Iran, unlike Afghanistan, has no history of religious extremists targeting women’s education.
On the Bright Side
A baby turtle survived a journey from the USA to Ireland. Loggerhead turtles usually hatch in southeastern US states such as the Carolinas and Florida and make their way to the Gulf Stream which provides a warm current for the turtles to live and grow. This turtle was named Cróga, the Gaelic word for brave as he had survived the trip thousands of miles from where he was supposed to be. Cróga was taken in by marine biologist Kevin Flannery, who saved the turtle from the cold water of Ireland. Cróga has been joined by two more Loggerhead turtles found on the beaches in Ireland and once they are well enough, they will be released into the Mediterranean sea which has an ideal temperature for the turtles.
Word Search
Theme: Things on my desk
Sorry, the word list doesn't have any spaces but it counted spaces as different words both in the puzzle and in the actual word back so I couldn't put any spaces.
Today in History
In 1775, An anonymous writer thought to be Thomas Paine, published “African Slavery in America” the first article in the colonies calling for the emancipation of the slaves.
In 1782, Ninety-six Native Americans in Gnadenhutten, Ohio were killed by Pennsylvania militiamen in retaliation for raids done by other tribes. This would become known as the Gnadenhutten Massacre.
In 1921, Spanish Prime minister Eduardo Dato Iradier was assassinated.
In 1924, a mine disaster killed 172 near Castle Gate, Utah.
In 1930, William Howard Taft, the 27th President of the US, died.
In 1966, Nelson’s Pillar in Dublin, Ireland, was destroyed by a bomb.
In 1979, Images taken by Voyager I proved the existence of volcanoes on Io, one of Jupiter’s moons.
In 1999, John DiMaggio of the New York Yankees died.
In 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared carrying 239 people.
Holidays: International Women’s Day.
“Are Capybaras Kosher?” -Brandon Gibson
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