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Patris's avatar

(You’ve met our neighbors, J?)

Again you drop us into a fully furnished room. So excellent.

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Jimmy Doom's avatar

Hilariously, I wrote that from an unfurnished room due to multiple, unscheduled moves.

I was an arcade rat. Never got into home console gaming, though I have voiced one ( Winter Ember ).

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Patris's avatar

I have to ask about Winter Ember!

(my neighbor, who else?) (he’s a sweet guy actually)

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Joe's avatar

That was a very cool story of apartment living.

Reminds me of the days the wall-neighbors got so loud, we couldn't hear the TV, so I'd grab a barstool and begin monotonously banging on the wall until they turned the noise down.

Good friend of mine always had the games in a file called "time wasters".

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Jimmy Doom's avatar

There's nothing wrong with a little time wasting if you need it to regenerate.

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Paul R's avatar

Please provide details of how I can sacrifice the orb to regenerate.

Thanks in advance.

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Jimmy Doom's avatar

One must first earn the orb. And that, I'm afraid, I'm not sure how to do.

Though I must say, when I voiced the game Winter Ember, one of the elements was bestowing a cool reward for a boss quest. And knowing how happy a kid would be to beat that quest and earn the prize gave me chills. Easily the best part of the recording session.

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Paul R's avatar

I listened to the game trailer on Steam.

From this point forward, I will narrate your stories out loud in a rasping transatlantic movie voice over accent.

"One does not earn the Orb. The Orb chooses a temporary custodian. Many have yearned to be selected. None lived long enough to regret The Orb's choice. What makes you think you will be any different?"

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Joe's avatar

First, find an orb.

In order to find an orb, go on a quest.

In order to go on a quest ....

I'm exhausted already.

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Jimmy Doom's avatar

I'm more of a pinball guy. Stranger Things pinball is a blast. Not my favorite manufacturer, but they did a lot of things right with this one.

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Joe's avatar

I'd rather watch someone who knows what they're doing.

Me playing gets me too wound up, so I'd rather enjoy someone else having fun.

The technician in me just likes seeing things work as properly designed.

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