Agreed with the criticisms, but still enjoyed sharing this with you (and we ended up making like 90% of the same choices anyway 🤭)💖

Always and forever my partner in crime (if the crimes are reading, gaming, sharing music recommendations and yapping 🤭🪄💖)

Dispatch was a lot of fun (and so much for taking it slowly 🤭💖) - still waiting on your review too 🤭

And you may be back to work, but we still have fun times ahead with more shared adventures 💖

It was great to share it together, and what started as "let's do an episode a day" somehow turned into doing multiple, then 3 episodes in one go 😂

(Also your influence is rubbing off on me for the lengthier reviews 🤭🪄💖 looking forward to reading yours)

Not Quite Super, But Full of Potential | Dispatch Dispatch was a pleasant surprise to me - on paper, playing as someone in an office job stuck behind a computer doesn't sound very appealing, but the production values and writing really elevated this ...

2. Dispatch

Blasted through this one quickly and had a great time! 💖
I enjoyed the way things turned out for me, though wish there was a bit more meat to the game

Check out my 8/10 review:
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It's a shame this one didn't keep your interest all the way through with the uneven pacing, but congratulations nonetheless on finishing your first book of the year 🪄💖

two female doctors sitting next to each other with the words " i 'll listen to you anytime " on the bottom Alt: Always ready to listen and yap with you 🥹🪄💖

I'm proud of you for sharing your thoughts on the topic and providing a space for people to discuss things rather than shouting into the void
I always love hearing your perspective on anything 🥹🪄💖

I'm always a sucker for a hacking minigame 🤭💖
And loving sharing this with you, the episodes are just a nice length to fit in between other stuff 💖

Glad to not be the only one that hears the song when reading those letters 😂

Here's a twist - the original Dark Souls is my second favourite game of all time 😅

But I agree that the whole "git gud" attitude and gatekeeping is ridiculous

Can't believe you're not a true gamer 🤪💖

For real though - what matters is that you enjoyed your time with both games, your experience is valid, and in the case of summoning in Elden Ring, I'll die on the hill of defending that the mechanic was put there by the devs for a reason 😮‍💨

People love to be weird and precious about others not playing a game "properly/the right way"

As you say, the solution isn't perfect, but I think this can be used for positive reasons as an accessibility option, and there are already versions of this that exist (e.g. the TMNT Cowabunga Collection)

a cartoon of a teddy bear wrapped in a blanket . Alt: Not there in person, but I am in spirit 🪄💖

Only a couple more days til the weekend 🫂
I hope that I can at least rejuvenate you in the evenings with our fun stuff together 🤭🪄💖

Forever mine 🪄💖

A perfect late night game with a perfect person - the only superhero I need in my life 🪄💖

The key art for Dispatch

Next up on the gaming agenda:

Starting Dispatch in tandem with @underlevelqueen.bsky.social 🪄💖

Very excited to play this! (Going in blind)

An excellent one to start the year together with, and I loved every moment (except that Obel Lake quest 🤭) 💖

And your review is insightful as always 💖

I loved playing this alongside you, mixing nostalgic memories with new cute ones 🥹🪄💖

(And I still think I can convert you to an FFXII fan 🤭)

Junctioned To My Heart | Final Fantasy VIII Remastered Considered by many to be one of the black sheep of the series, Final Fantasy VIII is a special game in many ways, and the remaster keeps all of the magic from the original release, while also giving t...

1. Final Fantasy VIII Remastered

The first completion of the year, and a very special one 💖
I still absolutely love this game, as this playthrough has cemented its place as my 4th favourite of the entire series (behind VII, VI and XII)

Check out my 10/10 review:
infinitebacklog.net/users/liammc...

So cute as always, just like the person posting 🥰oo🫠

Looking forward to our shared experiences, and really hoping that you'll have a good time with the mystery gift pick 🤭💖

I need to be stricter on myself for this rule with books - we stuck through some stinkers last year 🤭💖

And this is why I feel so honoured for you to join me on this platinum journey for a game that's so special to both of us 🥹🪄💖

Despite all the platinums I get, I fully support this mindset of playing just for enjoyment/getting what you want out of a game, rather than treating them as a chore or a checklist to work through 💖

There's absolutely no way I would have seen this quest through to completion naturally - like who really thinks "oh I'll keep throwing rocks at this water then eventually that'll be a sign to go and talk to a monkey"? 😂💖

a man in a purple shirt is sitting in a crowd and says " this is your day " Alt: We're going to make today extra special 🪄💖

These weeks have gone so fast 🥺
But we've managed to get a lot of stuff done together - cute activities, starting and finishing a shared book, and getting most of the way through Final Fantasy VIII 🪄💖

Here's to one more day of freedom 💖

Elena Of Avalor Mateo GIF Alt: You never stop believing in me 🥹🪄💖

This one took me long enough 🤭 but that's one item of unfinished business marked off 🤭🪄💖

The Ordeals by Rachel Greenlaw -Synopsis- In this lush, atmospheric romantasy, an illusionist competes in a series of deadly trials for a spot at an elite magical college—that is, if another hopeful doesn’t kill her first. Twenty-year-old Sophia DeWinter has only known life bound to her cruel uncle, the Collector, thanks to a blood bond he exacted from her as a child. When she learns of Killmarth College, an elite academy for magic wielders outside of the Collector’s control, she knows it is her only chance to finally break free. But to gain entry, she will have to compete against other illusionists, masquiers, botanists, and alchemists in a series of brutal trials that many hopefuls don’t survive—the Ordeals. Sophia knows her skills as an illusionist are weak; she only makes it through the first challenge by teaming up with a powerful (and insufferably sexy) botanist, Alden Locke. To make it out alive, she will have to hone her magic and learn to identify who is a rival, who could be an ally, and who is a murderer. Because now, not only does she have to protect her heart, but her very life. Hopefuls are being viciously picked off one by one between the challenges. In her haste to escape the Collector’s trap, Sophia may have fled straight towards her own death sentence.

A quote from the Ordeals by Rachel Greenlaw

1. The Ordeals by Rachel Greenlaw

Find my ⭐⭐⭐ review on Fable at:
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Or on Goodreads at:
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Books 📚

In 2025 I was transformed into a bookish bf 🪄💖, and I've got no intention of slowing down - this year my goal is to finish 25 books

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