Here are Motoki's Four for February:

Portal (steam)
ARCANUM: OF STEAMWORKS AND MAGICK OBSCURA (gog)
Blackwell Legacy (steam)
Puzzler World (steam)

alt/backup - Murder, She Wrote (Amazon)

So for Gilby I picked:

Waking Mars (Steam)
Underrail (Desura) The Cat Lady (Desura)
The Oil Blue (Desura)
Knights of Honor (Steam)

Bonus/Alt: Analogue: A Hate Story (Desura because he doesn't own it on Steam)

I've been looking forward to hearing what you guys pick, simply because I knew I wasnt going to recognize like 75% of the games.

OP updated accordingly... here come two new challengers!
I remember being driven crazy by paranoid train controllers who wanted to make sure that I wasn't a wizard (which I truly was, instead) before selling me tickets in Arcanum... those were the times
I'm still holding a grudge against Valve for the part she had in Journey to the Centre of Arcanum's cancellation...

I found that there is actually some recent updates to Arcanum with restored content and some extra visual candy like animations and such. That was nice.

Is it bad that I wish Murder She Wrote was on Steam so a digitized Angela Landsbury would show in my sig when I am playing it?

I've been making some progress in deadlight, will probably have it beat this weekend. Not as good as I would have hoped it to be, but at least at the rate I going, I don't think it'll be a complete bore at the end.

I finally finished ARES. It was short (2 hours I think) and frustrating at times, but overall fun. On to Gemini Rue.

Also, I heard about some sort of survival beta game that was out recently, anyone have any clues? I can't remember where I saw the ad.

I suffered a pretty awful migraine last night that lead to me leaving work and going to the ER at 3AM.

The reason I bring this up (besides the Coconut Queen themed pity party I hope is thrown) is because this could have an affect on my gaming, if this becomes a permanent aspect of my life. I will try going back to Torchlight tonight when things slow down and see how I handle it.

Originally Posted by SeymourGams I suffered a pretty awful migraine last night that lead to me leaving work and going to the ER at 3AM. The reason I bring this up (besides the Coconut Queen themed pity party I hope is thrown) is because this could have an affect on my gaming, if this becomes a permanent aspect of my life. I will try going back to Torchlight tonight when things slow down and see how I handle it.

I really hope you feel/get better. I guess if you are back home that is some silver lining, but the thought of your gaming being affected sure sucks. Hopefully it's nothing too serious (and not just for gaming reasons).

Originally Posted by CheapLikeAFox I really hope you feel/get better. I guess if you are back home that is some silver lining, but the thought of your gaming being affected sure sucks. Hopefully it's nothing too serious (and not just for gaming reasons).

Thank you, I really appreciate that. I've been at work tonight for 3 hours tonight and seem to be okay. It's slow enough now where I think I can boot a game up and take it for a whirl. I've been obsessed with videogames since I was able to hold a controller and am an even bigger cinefile...I'd be devastated if I couldn't handle handle screens anymore.

Originally Posted by SeymourGams I suffered a pretty awful migraine last night that lead to me leaving work and going to the ER at 3AM. The reason I bring this up (besides the Coconut Queen themed pity party I hope is thrown) is because this could have an affect on my gaming, if this becomes a permanent aspect of my life. I will try going back to Torchlight tonight when things slow down and see how I handle it.

Best of luck, buddy, do not force yourself: I suffered from stress induced migraine 10 or something years ago and wasn't able to do much other than lying in a completely dark room, waiting for the pain to fade away.

It eventually stopped when my working schedule was regularised, but until then even checking my mobile's small screen was out of question.

So, take your time and try to reduce your stress, as I hope your migraine is induced by too: to that end, we're sending a small group of Claire Sinclair lookalikes dressed as Coconut Queens to your house right now

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Originally Posted by Junpei Best of luck, buddy, do not force yourself: I suffered from stress induced migraine 10 or something years ago and wasn't able to do much other than lying in a completely dark room, waiting for the pain to fade away. It eventually stopped when my working schedule was regularised, but until then even checking my mobile's small screen was out of question. So, take your time and try to reduce your stress, as I hope your migraine is induced by too: to that end, we're sending a small group of Claire Sinclair lookalikes dressed as Coconut Queens to your house right now

Thanks for the advice and support.

Your Claire Sinclair reference made me laugh because I am more of a Brawny Gent kind of guy (if you get what I mean) but I am actually a fan of Claire's, so I am still completely okay with that.

Originally Posted by SeymourGams Thanks for the advice and support. Your Claire Sinclair reference made me laugh because I am more of a Brawny Gent kind of guy (if you get what I mean) but I am actually a fan of Claire's, so I am still completely okay with that.

Don't worry, I just misunderstood the way you worded the Coconut Queen party request: we called back the Claire Sinclair's clones, who said "Get well soon!" anyway, and sent Daniel Dae Kim's twin brothers with hoola skirts in their place... enjoy!

Portal 2 = Complete! What an amazing game

Thank you thank you thank you, sinfulfate for making me beat Bioshock 2. I was about half way through before and wasn't liking the story. I sat down with it for a bit now, and beat the rest of it in one section. I loved the second half of the story. So now I'm one down, three to go!

Originally Posted by SeymourGams I suffered a pretty awful migraine last night that lead to me leaving work and going to the ER at 3AM. The reason I bring this up (besides the Coconut Queen themed pity party I hope is thrown) is because this could have an affect on my gaming, if this becomes a permanent aspect of my life. I will try going back to Torchlight tonight when things slow down and see how I handle it.

Hope you feel better man. I live in MA, and just woke up after shoveling for a plow company for like 20 straight hours. It was pretty intense being in the middle of the blizzard all night. Hoping to get to play some more Psychonauts tonight but want to try the Defiance beta too

Originally Posted by Junpei Don't worry, I just misunderstood the way you worded the Coconut Queen party request: we called back the Claire Sinclair's clones, who said "Get well soon!" anyway, and sent Daniel Dae Kim's twin brothers with hoola skirts in their place... enjoy!

I had to google but I am totally okay with that. Thanks.

Originally Posted by MrshllJcb Hope you feel better man. I live in MA, and just woke up after shoveling for a plow company for like 20 straight hours. It was pretty intense being in the middle of the blizzard all night. Hoping to get to play some more Psychonauts tonight but want to try the Defiance beta too

Thank you.

I lived in RI for a few years, I am so thankful I wasn't there for the blizzard. Pyschonauts does make everything better though.

Beat Jolly Rover the other night. Totally fun, enjoyable adventure game. I might actually start playing more adventure games after this one.

And just beat Condemned: Criminal Origins. That game is awesome. It may have been a mistake to play the last few levels right before I try to go to bed, though.

Originally Posted by Dr Sasquatch Beat Jolly Rover the other night. Totally fun, enjoyable adventure game. I might actually start playing more adventure games after this one. And just beat Condemned: Criminal Origins. That game is awesome. It may have been a mistake to play the last few levels right before I try to go to bed, though.

Glad you're enjoying the games. I LOVED Condemned when it first came out. One of the truly scarier games out there. Friggin' manaquins lol

Originally Posted by slofton Glad you're enjoying the games. I LOVED Condemned when it first came out. One of the truly scarier games out there. Friggin' manaquins lol

Haha, those were crazy. I meant to get a screenshot of them, but I kept getting panicked and smashing them as fast as I could. I think the last level was the scariest for me, though. I spent most of the game with the strongest weapon I could find, and I did a lot of taser, smash, backpedal, taser, smash. And then the last level was like, "You don't need that taser anymore. Oh, and here are some crazy dudes who look like the Toxic Avenger on steroids and PCP wielding flaming 2x4s. Have fun!"

Now I hope they get that sequel to the PC.