There is a bit more story in Inside but it’s still kind of on the back burner a bit. The main allure, at least for me, is the constant “what the fuck is happening here” I’m constantly asking myself whenever I enter a new area. At the end of the day, it’s a short game, it’s cheap to buy, and if you don’t like it you can always refund it on steam. By the time you’re two hours in, you’ll know by that point if you’ll like the rest of the game or not. Or if you’re really good at puzzle platformers you could probably even finish it within the refund window, though I wouldn’t recommend doing that.

Maybe, that sounds familiar.

By the sounds of it, you probably wouldn’t love Inside. You might like it a bit more than Limbo, but it’s got the same things you didn’t like about Limbo, which happen to be the reasons I love both games. The gameplay is basically just a different flavour but it’s quite similar, and it’s also very sparse on story, focusing more on atmosphere and vibes basically, which I actually really like, but it sounds like you don’t.the main focus is definitely on the environment, with everything else sort of on the back burner.

What was it about Limbo that didn’t do it for you? I’ve played both many times so I may be able to help more than the person you replied to originally.

I’m a huge fan of Inside. Genuinely one of my favourite gaming experiences ever. So good.

Limbo is really good too if you haven’t played it, but I personally prefer Inside.

Another week where I’ve actually had time to play, but not on pc at all this week unfortunately.

The last few days I’ve been playing Evolve. I recently found a used disc for PS4 and remember really enjoying it back in the day on Xbox (which I no longer have). I’m actually having a blast playing through it on single player again. The DLC is completely inaccessible nowadays unless you already have it unfortunately so I’m stuck with the base 12 hunters and 3 monsters but that’s okay, all my favourites were from the base game anyway. It’s too bad this game wasn’t better received, I used to play it a lot and was very confused when I saw all the negative reviews it had. Maybe it just didn’t click with most people and it did for me, not sure. Or maybe there was drama with it that I didn’t know about. Either way, I’m having a ton of fun with it again. I’ve unlocked all the hunters except Lazarus and Caira (I think that’s her name), and I still have to unlock the other two monsters.

Ah, makes sense. Very good info, thank you!

Not the person you’ve been talking to, but this part:

you get in, wait for maybe 30 minutes, get treated and leave

just seems crazy to me. I think my shortest ever hospital trip was around 4 hours, the average is more like 7-8 hours. I’ve seen as high as 22 hours before though. I’ve never seen the show but I’ve heard it’s one of the most accurate depictions of typical hospital work on tv.

What other music do you like?

These days, mostly rock music, but I also listen to a lot of folk/singer-songwriter too. I know Steely Dan a little bit, and Dire Straits are one of my absolute favourite bands, but I’ll check out Sultana and Chuck Mangione. I’ll also check out Joe Pass and Grand Green too.

Jazz more than rock is sometimes more oriented around composers than artists

So like classical then? Because that’s what I grew up listening to, so I know that quite well. I’ll check out some standards and go from there, too. Thanks for the tip.

Thanks for the detailed write up! I appreciate all the info. I’ll definitely be checking all those artists out.

And here’s one when it’s done work, goes home to relax, and takes off its beak for the evening.

I also love jazz but I’m not well versed in it. I know some of the really big names (Miles Davis, John Coltrane, etc) and I’ve been getting into Count Basie lately but I don’t know where else to look. I’ve tried the usual “X greatest jazz tunes/albums/artists of all time” lists but it’s a bit overwhelming sometimes with all the music that gets recommended. I mostly like jazz piano (Oscar Peterson has been a personal favourite) but I also wanna get into big band jazz stuff too. My current favourite non-solo-piano jazz album is Sketches of Spain (Davis), specifically the first tune (Concierto de Aranjuez). Do you happen to have any recommendations?

I did maybe an hour or two after the halfway point and dropped it. I couldn’t do it at that point. I’m sure it gets better but I completely lost interest after that.

It’s been a long time since I’ve had any time for gaming at all, but this past week I’ve actually had time for two gaming sessions which has been awesome.

I commented this on the OP:

Probably a dumb question, but I started playing it, went to check controls and accidentally tried to change the control for changing weapons. When I went to set it back (scroll up or down) it’s not accepting scrolling as an input. Does anyone know a solution? Or if one exists? There’s no option for reverting to default configs.

Hopefully someone will see it on the crosspost here and can help out.

Probably a dumb question, but I started playing it, went to check controls and accidentally tried to change the control for changing weapons. When I went to set it back (scroll up or down) it’s not accepting scrolling as an input. Does anyone know a solution? Or if one exists? There’s no option for reverting to default configs.

That system seems so alien to me, I can’t even imagine. When my wife gave birth, she lost a ton of blood, like, far more than normal. She ended up needing both an iron and blood transfusion, and we needed to stay for a few extra days. She got a ton of meds and got seen by several doctors. Plus my baby had a couple small issues too which needed to get treated. Everything worked out okay, and everyone’s healthy now, thankfully. We didn’t pay a single cent. It was all covered. I can’t imagine making those decisions thinking about how much it would cost. I remember shortly after birth we were looking at how much birth costs in the States, it was insane. I can’t remember how much now but it was just for regular birth, I’m sure all the extras we needed would’ve cost more.

It’s literally GamingOnLinux.

Did you have to pay the difference out of pocket? Or is there a discounted price for insurance providers to pay that laypeople aren’t approved for?

Whenever I go to the doctor, hospital, etc I just give them my health card (which is freely provided to every Canadian citizen) and they punch in the number into their system, then that’s that. I don’t have to pay or contact insurance or anything. Some stuff doesn’t count such as the dentist but dental care is almost always provided through work benefits.

I rarely see it in Canada. I’ve only seen it at farmers markets. I did a quick search and apparently it is fully legal, just uncommon. As long as you either advertise the highest cost or clearly explain the different cost levels (like in the OP) it’s fine apparently. The more you know.

I couldn’t help but notice there’s a different price for cash and card, is that normal in the States?