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I reached the second half of Echoes of Wisdom. I didn't expect it, but for some reason it feels like the game has actually begun now. Maybe I'm imagining it. Haven't played much since then though, but will continue tomorrow.

I finished the second main quest in Lightning Returns. The fight against

It's kinda fitting that I found such a good time to pause on both games, because it's time for the monthly game of Civ 5! I'm going down the list to play every civilization and the Huns are up this time. I'm not a fan of domination victories, so I keep the map smaller. Usually, I out-tech my opponents at some point on the normal difficulty, but something went really wrong and we're actually all on equal footing. We're down to three players and just as my warmonger penalty has worn off and I'm starting to be on good terms with everyone, both of my opponents declared war on me at the same time! They were at each other's throats for a long time themselves. I fended them off, but I got some rebuilding to do now...

I also dug out Snowboard Kids for the N64 again. Quicksand Valley is really walling me right now.

And a special shoutout to the Beta of Monster Hunter Wilds that dropped all of a sudden. I had no idea! I just wanted to see if my PC can handle the game but ended up playing for three hours. I haven't played World, so it's my first time in this more realistic art direction. I miss the colors Rise had, but I'll get used to it. I wanted to try out a new weapon for this game, but I think I'm too old to learn new tricks. I went back to my trusty Switch Axe within minutes. Everything feels a bit more sluggish, but I'm not so rusty that I couldn't beat all the monsters in the beta by myself. The Magnamalo from the Rise demo way back when did not leave me with such confidence...