I swear violin II is going to get it right in the eyeball! SHE GOT THE BALL FIRST REF! #PlayOn #BackToYouJim #SymSat

July 11, 2023 - Day 192 - PlayOn Bonus Review

Game: Insurmountable

Platform: Epic/Steam
Release Date: Apr 29, 2021
Library Date: Apr 14, 2022/Nov 22, 2022

Playtime: 8h43m (7h19m/34m)

Decided to throw in a little something for the games I've played a lot, and come back to. Welcome to "PlayOn".

Insurmountable is a hextile-based roguelike adventure about climbing mountains. This is not a game, in any way, that interested me. I hadn't even heard of it when Epic gave it away for free. On one particularly down day, I was looking for something laid back to play, and was sorting through the games I'd gotten free on Epic and I installed it just for the hell of it.

The reason for the split scores in the summary, is that despite my antipathy towards the Epic Games Store, Insurmountable kept me coming back.

When it came up on special on Steam in November, it was an instant buy. It then sat unplayed because I started this whole thing.

The game's storyline is that of a mountain climber who comes to a remote island for a bit of climbing, and find themselves caught in a time loop, with a stranger.

As you go on, you can unlock two other characters, a scientist, and a journalist.

There are three mountains to be scaled, with each mountain having a number of quests on procedurally generated maps.

Some of the quests are suited more to one specific character, with extra rewards if completed with that character.

As you go on, you level each of the characters, and pick up gear that can be used by all three characters.

Each map presents a number of challenges and terrains; with a limited carrying capacity, you must decide which gear to take with you.

All characters have a set of five stats: Sanity, Temperature, Energy, Oxygen, and Health.

Events on the mountain will affect each of these stats. Get caught in a crevasse? Might affect your sanity & health. The further you move without resting, the more energy you use.

Climbing during a blizzard, down goes your temperature. When you hit the "Death Zone", your energy & oxygen use increase.

Unexpected events can suddenly wipe out your energy, which means that while you can continue moving, the risk of further events shoots up exponentially.

When you run out of energy, if you have food in your pack, that might save you, but otherwise you need to rest.

Sleeping where you are can recover some energy, but out in the open? Temperature drop. You can carry a tent in your pack that takes up a lot of room, but gives you three safe sleeps before it crumbles to dust. Or you can hightail it towards a cave.

Make it to the summit, then to your destination, or fail and die; each time you're returned to the bunker, and "the stranger" to start another loop.

For a game I didn't think I'd like, Insurmountable is:

5: Excellent

#Insurmountable #Roguelike #Adventure #MastodonGaming #Gaming #Project365ONG #Project365 #PlayOn

ステルス金庫破りから、過激な銃撃戦と人質交渉まで。“映画の強盗”を完璧に再現した『PAYDAY 3』でクールにキメろ。一世を風靡した「銀行強盗シミュレーター」が10年の時を経てモダンに進化
https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/kikakuthetower/230626o
#電ファミニコゲーマー_ゲームの面白い記事読んでみない #特集記事 #Epic_Games_Store #Overkill_Software #PAYDAY #Payday_3 #PLAYON #PS5 #Squ #Starbreeze_Studios #Steam #Xbox_Series_X_S #インタビュー #プレイレポート #企画記事

Using #PlayOn to make a local copy of #StarTrekProdigy before it is unceremoniously pulled from #ParamountPlus this week for a corporate tax deduction. I've never made time to watch the whole series, but the episodes I have seen were great.

強盗マルチプレイ協力ゲーム『PAYDAY3』9月22日に日本国内でもリリースへ。日本語字幕対応がストア表記から確認可能、PLAIONが販売を担当へ
https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2306132q
#電ファミニコゲーマー_ゲームの面白い記事読んでみない #ニュース #Epic_Games_Store #ishigenn #PAYDAY3 #PLAYON #PS5 #Steam #Xbox_Game_Pass #Xbox_Series_X_S

Watched the first two episodes of #Willlow on the plane, and it is delightful and I can't believe that #Disney buried it. I'm so glad that I used #PlayOn to record the show from #DisneyPlus before it was removed from the platform. https://www.playon.tv/

I wonder how quickly one of our players will be halfed?

#NOFOUL #PLAYON

RT @OfficialHK7s
#HK7s Men’s Cup Semi-Finals lineup confirmed.
FRANCE – NEW ZEALAND
FIJI – GREAT BRITAIN

#playon #HK7s #hkrugby

RT @OfficialHK7s
Here is the #HK7s Women’s Sevens FINAL FOUR

AUSTRALIA – GREAT BRITAIN, NEW ZEALAND-FIJI
#playon #HK7s #hkrugby

RT @RoyalPhilSoc
Our friends at one of the UK's best-loved orchestras @BrittenSinfonia have told us about their campaign launching today following the 100% cut to their Arts Council grant. Read on... #PlayOn #BrittenSinfonia https://twitter.com/BrittenSinfonia/status/1633739416123441153

It’s utterly disgraceful that the Arts Council has withdrawn all funding for the wonderful Britten Sinfonia, an orchestra dedicated to new music, outreach and excellent playing. You can support them here https://playon.brittensinfonia.com/?bblinkid=267572837&bbemailid=46332622&bbejrid=-1658573380 #PlayOn

When I heard that #HBOMax was removing #JusticeLeagueUnlimited from their service, I went to #PlayOn and started downloading shows that I might want to rewatch.

#BatmanTAS
#DoctorWho
#ScoobyDoo

Looks like I'll need to grab South Park soon.

No service is safe or permanent, unless you have the files yourself.

https://www.indiewire.com/2023/02/rian-johnson-on-streamers-scrapping-completed-films-its-horrifying-1234813383/

Again, for 2023, the only type of #HK7s tickets on general admission public sale is the three-day pass:

Adults: Each HK$1,950 (+ HK$88.50 fee) = HK$2,038.50
Children: Each HK$950 (+ HK$39 fee) = HK$989
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RT @OfficialHK7s
Tickets for this year’s HK7s are now LIVE! Get yours now at http://www.hksevens.com.

It’s all fun and games - until they’re gone 👀

開波喇！今屆HK7s門票現已公開發售，即刻click入 http://www.hksevens.com 搶飛啦！

#playon #HK7s #hkrugby
https://twitter.com/OfficialHK7s/status/1623502652696039425

Currently recording a metric crap ton of #digimon episodes since I heard that most of the series was leaving #Hulu in about 9 days. I know lots of #streaming services have been dropping content lately and I'm not going to take any chances so I'm saving it all on my #Plex server. I'd you have a #mediaserver and #PlayOn and you like Digimon you might want to get recording.

#dvr #streamingDVR #SelfHosting #homelab #anime #content

#SledgeHockey 😊 Our local group's home ice is #JuanDeFuca rec center. I'm one of 2 women who play in the group.

#AdaptiveSports #hockey #parasports #ParaAthletes #WomenInSports #DisabledSports #WeCanDoIt #PowerToPlay #BeyondLimits #Disability #empowerment #PlayOn #VictoriaBC #yyj #vanisle #VancouverIsland #PNW

RT @FIFAcom@twitter.com

🇭🇷 🙌 🇦🇷
@IvanRakitic@twitter.com talks about Diego Maradona on the #PlayOn Podcast.

Find it on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and more.
👉 https://fifa.lnk.to/PlayOnEpisode1TP!FIFA

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/FIFAcom/status/1361417322016161798

❤️

RT @FIFAcom@twitter.com

🇭🇷 🙌 🇦🇷
@IvanRakitic@twitter.com talks about Diego Maradona on the #PlayOn Podcast.

Find it on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and more.
👉 https://fifa.lnk.to/PlayOnEpisode1TP!FIFA

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/FIFAcom/status/1361417322016161798