[Mac Sirloin]

I've been thinking about trying Shovel Knight but for the fact I had a similar idea for a game when I was 15 and cannot forgive the coincidence. I'll pick it up after a price drop probably, 17$ feels steep for what it looks like.

I picked up Steamworld Dig for the 2/3DS. It's very similar to another game I've played called Miner Dig Deep, OANST played that one too I believe. It's a simple platformer where you dig tunnels and mine for ores, trade them in, buy better equipment so you can dig deeper/longer, etc... It's simple and zen, one of my favourite sorts of games. If it sounds a lot like Minecraft there are basic similarities, but whereas I think Minecraft is a hideous mess, Steamworld is cute and easy on the eye. Seriously though, Notch and his 15,000,000,000$ Malibu dream home can suck it. Just because you pay for whores with minecraft money doesn't change the fact that they're whores.

I've also been playing MEGAMAN XTREME 2 which is a terrific Gameboy Color game from my childhood. It's a weird in-between sequel of the X series without the incomprehensible, melodramatic plot. Just X and Zero murderin' Mavericks and patting each others robot asses. Seriously, this game is so roboerotic is makes my kidneys seize.

Of course, who could forget about Team Fortress 2? Despite that fact that a crack team of scientists established that my laptop should not be able to play it, it runs rather well and I've been getting back into it. I think what really drove me away from TF2 was the community, which seems to have settled itself into a hardy content generating machine. If anyone feels like gifting me a bunch of Mann Up tickets that would be awesome.

I've also been playing a bit of Multiwinia and the original BOI on behalf of/with Meechmunchie. I much prefer the blobby, inked-out style of the original BOI, and I think the music hits the mark a bit better being somewhat despondent yet plucky, but Rebirth really feels like an improvement on the mechanics and gameplay, especially with item synergies.
Multiwinia is like nothing else. Pretty simple once you grasp the concepts but demanding of your attention like nothing else. I lose because I can't look at the big picture without being drawn into the little skirmishes happening all around. I recommend everyone give it a try.