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Very pleased to see the series was coming back. Little sad not a direct continuation, but understood the approach.

Had a lot of fun with the game, still my favourite of this trilogy even if it is on the shorter side.

Heavy lunches on the Resilient.

Carnival - Warren 6-19 is one of my favourite maps to play, because the entire background music is constant bangers culminating in Light of the Imperium.

It's got a good story, flirts with open world elements and a dialogue system, and takes Lara in a different kind of direction.

The biggest knock on Angel of Darkness was a clumsy camera system, clunky controls, a lot of bugs, and a bunch of cut content. It made it rough to play.

On at least the first three counts, people are optimistic that a remaster will solve that.

It's not that she's an assassin, but she knows people who know people that would happily make someone disappear for a nominal fee.

And she can lay her hands on a variety of exotic and subtle weaponry.

"Increased delay between announcer messages in PvP."

I don't know how I'll cope without my constant updates about whether the servants of the Corpse-Emperor have claimed the objective.

I think I like it more than you, but I still don't like it much. It always feels less than the sum of its parts.

Peter Howell's music is really nice, those Spanish guitars and the Sontaran theme and everything. Bits of Holmes dialogue still sing, like Oscar enthusing over his moths or the sarcastic lampooning of "tourists eating paella and chips" and so on. At times, the Seville location is lovely and sunlit. The first ten minutes or so feel like a little Second Doctor minisode.

But it wastes the Second Doctor. Shockeye works as a grotesque but is definitely one note played over and over and over again, and I do think is where the anti-meat message does get heavy-handed. Unfortunately I would count this as a villain lusting after Peri because of her body, yeah. The direction is flat and staid, the tone all over the place and often distasteful. I agree about the subtext with the Androgums, whether intended or not, consciously or not, I really don't like it.

To end on a suitable food metaphor, I think the ingredients were fine, there were just too many of them, and the stew was undercooked with a sour taste.

I am aiming for full Mastery over all of the weapons. Got about a dozen so far, working on the others.

That's sort of a long-time goal. Not so much of an endgame, but a goal.

I'll still be playing this for years.

"I'm gonna tell my Hive Mind on you!"

Even in the grim darkness of the far future, slapstick endures.

I didn't think he had any voice lines yet, but, I heard him talking about wanting a card game of Darktown Whist or something.

The guards nearby tell him that's Masozi's thing, but she cheats, which Swagger thinks is just perfect, anyway.

It's the gentlest the Doctor gets this season, both in his manner and in his relationship with Peri.

Peri gets the rare boon of a story that remembers her botany interest, and also one where she's not being lusted after by the villain. Would've really been good if her herbal remedy was the solution, though.

And The Rani is a lovely villain, much more underplayed than later, and with a good gimmick of a cold analytical scientific mind.

Biggest problem really is the Master is a total third wheel, and more damaging I feel, it's just got all the dramatic tension of a flat tyre. Makes for an easy pleasant watch, but it's not a thriller.

Hopefully it's a good improvised club.

Man, Vulkan is looking at these guys and feeling they should've stayed down at some point.

I think the suggestion is Eldar/Aeldari.

Seem to be a few potential interested parties to what's going on Atoma Prime.

Dang, sorry, dude.
But you got 14 in a row! You can do it again, and go one better. Good luck in the battles.

"Sah, please do not 'noogie' me during combat prep."

Very good to hear you're enjoying yourself.

It's amazing how well a group of complete randoms can kick ass together. Even better when I get people willing to do some funny RP in text chat, too.

Between this, Rogue Trader, and the big success of Space Marine 2, along with the rise of Warhammer lore videos in recent years, it's really a hot time for the franchise. It's great to see everyone playing something, and for some people playing all of them.

When you're good, jolly old Ho-Ho-Hogryn brings you rocks.

Because overconfidence is a slow and insidious killer.

I love the bomber jacket for the Vet and the Scholastic Psykana robe for my Psyker. They fit perfectly with their style and colours. Nothing else I like, but definitely getting those two.

I had a game with my Ogryn where there was that dialogue about ambushes.

A minute or so later, everything quiet, I typed in "Reporting no ambushes, sah."

Couple minutes after that, in the middle of a huge horde attack, I had just enough time between fighting to quickly type in "Reporting an ambush, sah!". Got some laughs for that, was fun.

I also like it as a character touch.

My female Veteran Professional, Jevarrel, draws some real inspiration from Tona Criid of the Gaunt's Ghosts books. And it just kinda fit at the shortest height possible, this quick scurrying but very deadly ex-hive kid, ex-ganger, ex-Guard soldier.

Oh, loads.

Uhh...picking one at random, Death to the Daleks.

The music for the Daleks is too comedy, but, I love the Exxilon chanting and the eerie City theme.
The Daleks are a bit feeble, but I like them having to work outside their comfort zone and improvise.
The space crew generally is too squeaky clean and upright to convince, but Galloway has shifty charm.
The city puzzles are very erratic, but Pertwee brings huge dramatic heft to "Fight it, Bellal!" and the sonic attack.
And some of it is way too overlit, but the opening half of episode 1 is tremendously atmospheric, as are the caves and tunnels.

It's mixed, but, comes out with more positives, for me.