Figuring I might as well start writing at least a little bit about the games I’m playing, how they’re going, etc.
I’ve been playing through Outward in little bits; picked it up on sale after a few members of Friends at the Table starting doing a Let’s Play series of it.
In my most recent longer session, I:
- walked out Cierzo, was knocked unconscious by two hyenas, and was brought back into Cierzo by a hunter
- walked back of Cierzo, was knocked unconscious by hyenas, and dragged back to their lair
- picked up a lantern in their lair, couldn’t see enough to fight, was knocked unconscious by a hyena, and was brought back to Cierzo by a hunter
- walked back out of Cierzo, managed to kill one hyena, was knocked unconscious by the second hyena, and dragged back to their lair
- managed to kill one hyena, retrieve my pack, and escape back to Cierzo
- embarked on an expedition to a troglodyte cave, where I managed to gradually pick off three troglodytes, until I was knocked unconscious by a troglodyte mage
- woke up on the central mountain of Chersonese (I can’t remember the name at the moment) – having been brought there by someone helpful named, I think, Gef – went to sleep, woke up in an ambush, was knocked unconscious by outlaws, and brought to their mines as a prisoner
Only after playing this entire session did I realize that I had to hold down right trigger to use any of the abilities in my command palettes.
I also hasten to add that I am genuinely having a lot of fun with this game, despite (sometimes because of) my frequent failures.
Until next time!