I had it on the ZX Spectrum, where it was still absolutely vicious but not all that colourful! Seven year old me never completed it, even after I got it on Amiga, but I might just give it another go on seeing this. …I can still hear the theme tune…!

Every now and then I turn off my ad-blockers (Pi-Hole, ABP, uBlock Origin, and Ghostery) for a particular site that I feel bad for blocking…and then re-enable them all once all the adverts – and sheer volume of trackers – spew data left, right, and centre. Unfortunately ad-blockers are just like condoms: they keep your machine virii-safe[r]. Much better use of your time, and likely better for a creator’s pocket, is supporting them via Pateron or whatever gubbings they offer.

I also have an alternative use for uBlock Origin too – blocking webpage elements on certain sites (such as WRC) that like to spoil things on their landing page when all you want to do is login and watch the event without being spoiled…!

I’m mostly switching between the System Shock Remake (one of my Kickstarters finally coming through…) and Aliens: Dark Descent – which is far better than I was expecting. The only real sticking points so far is the squad acting as ‘one’ (it’s a pro and a con), and the sheer RNG of alien movements – hit the RNG just right and you’ll go from a Hunt event, straight into a difficulty increase, straight into a Boss encounter…!

Prey is a fantastic game – and unfortunately the last Arkane game I ‘clicked’ with, and a good part of that is likely due to Prey being a spirtual successor to System Shock 2, and Dishonored being the successor to Thief. The roguelite DLC for Prey isn’t bad either! I really wanted Harvey Smith to work on a successor to Deus Ex, but, oh well…