Psitanium Mine

Sit down. Everything is going to be okay. We’re going to talk about an open-world survival game. The good news is that this is a widely acclaimed indie project based with a healthy dose of Norse mythology. You will fight gremlins. Trolls will throw boulders at you. You will get killed by a tree. Let me tell you about my experience playing Valheim.

Back in the camp of the souls-like genre, we go back time to 2014 and look at Lords of the Fallen. Is it as difficult as Dark Souls? Is it more accessible than Dark Souls? How annoying are the bosses? Well, let's go into that.

Recently, we went through a retrospective of the Diablo series. Recent entries have been less than impressive, but the genre is much larger than that series. So, Psitanium has been playing some other examples of the hack-n-slash ARPG genre. Among them were the prominent examples of TitanQuest and Grim Dawn. Are they as good or better than Diablo? Which one stands above the other?

Also, a few brief notes on Rum and Gun and Path of Exile.

It’s gardening time and that’s gotten Psitanium thinking about Stardew Valley, among his favorite games. So, on this episode, we discuss the farming game made by one person that turned the indie game market on it’s head and spawned countless imitators, many of which were also really good. So, quit Joja and start fixing up the community center, Pelican Town awaits.

Well, Diablo Immortal came out to... reactions. Since we are trying to forget that and looking towards Diablo 4, Psitanium thought he would do a stupid thing and go over a brief history and critique of the Diablo series, past, present and future. Which ones were the best? Did Diablo show up at any point is this more of a Waiting for Godot situation?

Now that we know there will be a remake of the Knights of the Old Republic, it seems like a good time to look back at the original. As one of the greatest RPGs of all time and one of Psitanium's Top 10, let's go over what the game did and why it warrants a remake today.

Bethesda has released new information about Starfield and we should probably go over it, because the picture of what this game is has become much clearer. But we should also talk about the general problem with space games and how Starfield hopes to fit in a space that has already been dominated by other games.

Out of all the games I have played, Fallout New Vegas stands as one of the best RPGs. When I realized there has never been an episode of the show discussing the Fallout games, I decided to go back and talk at length about why New Vegas was such an excellent piece of video gaming. We will look at how the game starts off with a bang, the influences that made it possible, the way it builds player choices, the personal courier story versus the fight for the Mojave, the DLC and the legacy that it left. Grab your big iron because war... war never changes.

If you ever wanted a game that never ends, you have finally found it. No Man's Sky had a rocky start to it's life, but plenty of major updates later, it has alot to offer. Freighters, frigates, colonies, animal breeding, base building and so much more are now here for you as you explore the virtual universe. Let us take to the stars and talk about what you can expect from No Man's Sky in 2022.

Well, since he just played Rage, we might as well talk about Rage 2. Because it is a very different experience in the way the world and gameplay function. And it's not even about being better or worse, just different. That's explain that in this Psitanium Mine.