LeftHandedGuitarist

It's looking likely that I, along with many self-employed musicians, am about to be completely out of work. No gigs at venues and guitar students deciding to stop. Fortunately we do live in a digital age, so if anyone would like to learn guitar via Skype then please get in touch

@SurreyLibraries I've been unable to access the Surrey libraries website this afternoon, either with a login failure, no results shown for book searches or "An error occurred on server, code: 500".

@forgerpl @georgebsocial Follow websites and YouTube channels focused on them. Adventure Game Hotspot, YakWaxLips, Indiefence, etc.

@georgebsocial Serious question: how's one supposed to find good pnc games? It's really hard to get a sensible list on steam/gog. Steam tags are a joke. For me it's mostly a visibility/discoverability issue.

There's a sad state of affairs in regards to point and click adventure games. The genre needs to survive and do well. It's core strength is one of storytelling mixed with exploration and some puzzles, all without being reflex based, so it has the potential to be a much larger and wider genre of gaming. Most people enjoy story, puzzles and exploration. Not everything has to be a roguelike, soulslike or hardcore shooter. Virtually every review, Steam review, or even online retweet mention says "fans of LucasArts and Sierra style games will like this". It'd be like every FPS today being referenced as "fans of id and Epic games will like this". The genre can't seem to escape the shadows of it's grandparents. Now then I realize that Sierra and LucasArts were astounding and nostalgia is strong. But even PnC developers are complicit in keeping this going with most games doing tongue in cheek references to those old games way past it being cool to do so. You can't blame the fans for doing this as everyone compares games to the big games of their childhood (or recent hits) but it illustrates how basically nothing in the last 20 years has really eclipsed the adventure games of the 80s and 90s to become new reference points vs "looks like Monkey Island". People don't mean anything bad by it. It's just how humans reference things. Same with genre reviewers, most of whom are hobbyists or volunteers themselves in the genre. Even genre podcasts can't escape the past and nearly all of them continually just talk about 30 year old games. Add to that, that few customers seem to show up for Steam releases and a lot of the games go unnoticed. Even the community doesn't show up for a lot of the batter releases. Very few do very well comparatively speaking. I realize it's a really small sub-genre and niche and has limited appeal but most games sell very few copies especially considering the apparent love for the old days of the genre. I can count on one hand with fingers missing the point and click games that have close to 2000 reviews on Steam. That's the current genre sales ceiling unless you're Ron Gilbert or Tim Schafer and had a real budget and a team of more than 1-3 people. The shame of it is that it's the small solo, indie, hobbyist turned wanting professional who are even keeping the genre alive to begin with. They are the ones who most need the support as they are largely making games out of passion with little to no resources. It's a shame if an entire sub-genre of gaming cannot escape the gravity of the games that birthed it and do financially well enough to be more than a hobby or passionate side hustle. It's hard to bootstrap yourself up when you build it and no one comes. I'd encourage developers in the genre to think about wider appealing settings and themes. Drop all of the in-genre winks and nods to games of 30 years ago. It's tired and played out. Create and be your own thing. It could well be that it's a genre lost to time and only fans who are 40 years old or older even care. But I reject that as plenty of people like non action games with good stories. I feel the audience is there. I don't have any answers but end of the day if you like the genre seek out some point and click adventure games and buy them and tell your friends about the games you like. Hopefully without referencing Monkey Island, who nobody under 30 will have ever even played! #gamedev #IndieGameDev #adventuregame #pointandclick

@HarveyNormal @yakwaxlips That's my guess too!

@yakwaxlips DOTT, Le Chuck's Revenge, Fate of Atlantis, in no particular order?

Finally edited my LucasArts ranking video! It's out today at 4pm (UK). Have a guess at the top 3. Come over at 4pm here youtube.com/yakwaxlips #lucasartsmonth

@QueenSeaside An all time favourite for me. The slippery, slow drum groove meshed with dirty guitar riffs makes magic. But the (fretless?) bass work somehow takes centre stage. The instrumental version of this has been my ringtone for many years now. Roger on top form, champion!

@Riccy_Unwin @ParamountUK Thank you, but that didn't work. Searching shows FIVE different icons for the show and they all only have episodes up to s5e3.

@ParamountUK The new episode of #StarTrekDiscovery (s5e4) isn't showing for me. Was it not supposed to be released this morning?

@Teacake74205 The episode still isn't showing for me. Any luck?

@AlexJHarman @ParamountUK It's still not appeared for me. What's going on?

Is anyone else unable to Watch Star Trek Discovery on @ParamountUK ? I thought the newest episode would have been added by now....? It's 08:19am right now here in the UK

@QueenSeaside A gorgeous song and the real hidden gem on Sheer Heart Attack. It sounds incredible and Brian's voice blends so well with the instrumentation. An emotional, unique and top tier Queen song for me that is full of detail. The dissolve into nightmarish chaos is simply stunning.

@BillHuntBits I am baffled that this is your take on this. Trek is currently in such a good place and flourishing.

You really have to admire Secret Hideout & Bad Robot’s ability to keep blowing smoke about the ‘awesomeness of their contributions to the Star Trek franchise’ despite the continued evidence of our own eyes. What a shameless, depressing piece of propaganda. variety.com/2024/tv/featur…

@BillHuntBits @MarvelStudios @andorofficial @moonknight @starwars @obiwankenobi @falconandwinter Great news! Is there any word on if standard non-steelbook releases of The Mandalorian s1 and s2 are due?

BREAKING on The Digital Bits – Disney sets ANDOR, OBI-WAN, MOON KNIGHT & THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER for #Bluray & #4K #UltraHD on 4/30! @marvelstudios @andorofficial @moonknight @starwars @obiwankenobi @falconandwinter thedigitalbits.com/columns/my-two…

@thedigitalbits Any idea what's going on with Star Trek: Lower Decks season 4 physical release, which didn't materialise in December?

@ben_304 Yes, they had real magic about them! Kyrandia and the Lands of Lore games were big for me too.

Over the holiday break I played through Red Alert 2 and Yuri's Revenge and gosh I miss Westwood Studios so much.

@BillHuntBits @thedigitalbits Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

Calling all #Bluray, #4K #UltraHD & physical media fans: What’s the one movie, TV, documentary, or concert film title you most want to see released on your favorite format? Keep in mind, there are no wrong answers (and the studios are always paying attention). @thedigitalbits

@yakwaxlips The Longest Journey The Darkside Detective The Legend of Kyrandia 2: Hand of Fate

What adventure game would you recommend for EVERYONE to play BUT it can't be one of the popular ones (Monkey Island, Broken Sword, Gabriel Knight etc).

@yakwaxlips "My name is Mancomb Seepgood."

What’s the BEST Monkey Island quote?

@yakwaxlips I'm having a go at The Journeyman Project 2. Delightfully clunky 90s gaming!

Weekend thread! What adventure game will you be playing?

@TheAndrewBlog I'm really excited for this! Trying to fit in a season 1 rewatch on the lovely 4K blu-rays before the new episodes.

The new season of STAR: TREK STRANGE NEW WORLDS is quite good. There's a couple of all-timers in the first half of the season, and each episode has its own distinctive focus and flavor. Plus Carol Kane is a godsend.

@LucasArtsMemory Hi, out of interest - what is the book you're hoping to write?

@ClassicGamingT The Dig is very underrated. Such an atmospheric game that deserves a place alongside Monkey Island and Day of the Tentacle. So many people get hung up on the turtle bone puzzle, yet miss that a helpful hint to the solution is just one screen to the left.