The first Lords of Shadow is a pretty decent action game that feels like an amalgamation of good ideas from other games (combat from God of War, platforming from Prince of Persia, etc.). It's a little too long, I think, but it's fun, even though it does not feel at all like Castlevania. The second game, however, got so trashed in reviews that I skipped it altogether.
Congrats on the Platinum. 228 hours sounds like an unfathomable amount of time. I'm somewhere between 70 and 80 hours in Breath of the Wild and I've been playing that since...August? 228 hours souds like a lifetime commitment lol but then again, I have four littld kids. It's not like I have a bunch of free time 
Having wild turkeys roaming around seems like such a foreign yet hilarious thing. Must be one of the dream scenarios for dogs!
Memento is such a cool movie!
I finished the fourth Divine Beast yesterday. There's still hope!
My goal all along has been to get it done by the end of the year but I don't think I'm going to make it. I've got so little game time this month. Maybe I just gotta believe!
Hard to imagine a digital version screwing up the physical but stranger things have happened before, I'm sure. I hope a bunch of people gave that a fair shake. So good!
I'm looking forward to Starlink but first I have to finish Breath of the Wild. I'm over 70 hours in!
Not getting EDF5 right away. Too much still to do in 2025!
I'll be honest. I was not a fan of Mike after you had him on the first time. But this time? I was so happy that someone was finally calling Patrick on his steady stream of nutty BS. Bravo, Mike. I raise a copy of Gauntlet IV in your honor, sir.
AMA
There have been a couple times in the last few years, Julian, when you've come away from a game with serious complaints whereas I played the same game without any major issues. The one that comes most readily to mind is Super Mario Odyssey. The camera basically ruined the game for you but I had little to no trouble with it. But that got me wondering what game do you think has done a 3D camera the best or is this a nut the game industry has yet to crack?
What notoriously long game do you wish was a manageable 20 hours?
What game in your backlog are you most ashamed for not having played yet?
What retro game would you like to see come back but is not currently available on any modern collection or service?
Favorite cheese?
And now to see if my comments get mysteriously overlooked again lol. Fingers crossed!
I've always wanted to play those games—they're so pretty—but I've never bought any of them and, ya know, I'm not really into depressing stuff
Did you ever launch it once after downloading it? 'Cause I think that's required for the participation trophy...
