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"3quilibrium"
 

It's been many years since I played Life is Strange, and the other day I finally decided to play Life is Strange 2. (I did play the free short game set before LiS2 called The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit, which you should play before you start 2.)
LiS 2 started off pretty slow compared to the first game (apart from being in the same universe, it only plays homage to a couple of characters and places from the original game) and after about 1 and half episodes (there are 5) I was going to delete… See More

it, but I carried on. I'm glad I did because it suddenly got much better, with a few cool and interesting characters even though there were a many who didn't add much to the story.
I felt it never quite had the emotional impact of the first game and no real game mechanics to match either. Some parts felt a little gimmicky, without any real substance but at least I finished the story and don't have to wonder about the two brothers.
Once I finished it I realised I had never played the prequel to LiS, called LiS: Before the Storm. It's 9 years old now and I thought it would show it's age. (I started it last night and today I just couldn't stop until I finished it.)
Boy was I wrong about it showing it's age. I'd say it's the best one out of the ones I've played so far!
The writing was perfect and so very emotional. Be ready to keep hankies next to you when you play it. The fact that one of the main characters is from the first game and you know what the future has in store for them adds so much weight to everything they are and everything they do.
I've played a lot of story-based games, but I am hard pressed to think of one that hit me as hard as this one (maybe the ending of Dear Esther, but that's more of a walking simulator). It only has three episodes, but there is also a short bonus episode set before this one and man does that kick you while you are down.
The writing is spot on and the voice acting is powerful and so very believable.
Trust me about the hankies though...
Next on my list is Life is Strage: True Colours. Not sure it'll be as good as Before the Storm, but I'll give it a go.
For now though, it's bed time. I'm an emotional wreck and need to shut my brain off for the night.
 oodnight everyone.  

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"Vulpina86" —  

Good night Allan  

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"Overtone" —  

     

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"3quilibrium"
 

My thumb is starting to feel better (will take a while for the pain to go away altogether I think) and I'm slowly getting used to the mouse.
The micro-suction on my ear was a complete success as far as my hearing is concerned. I got home, put music on, and started crying when I could hear it through both my ears. I couldn't help it; I just got so emotional. We take our senses for granted I feel. It was really messing with my emotional state and I feel much happier now.  

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"Bull Durham©" —  

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"DelMurice" —  

I lost my vision for 10 months, and then really bad vision to the next 17 years. But, if I had lost my hearing, that would have affected me much more emotionally.

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"3quilibrium"
 

Been using the Razer Pro Click V2 Vertical for a few days now and I can already feel a difference in my thumb. Less pain for sure. It's going to take a while to get back to the accuracy I had in my FPS games though, so I have stopped playing Stalker 2 until I improve by getting practice in with slower games.
I'm also going to an ear clinic tomorrow to get micro-suction done on my left ear so I can hear again. I won't be using cotton buds (Q-tips for my American cousins) again, that's for sure! The… See More

last week has been horrible. No hearing in my left ear and constant tinnitus, 24 hours a day.  

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"SoDead" —  

i remember when i used to be able to hear without a constant 24-7 electronic buzz-hum-chirp in my ears (for the last 30+ years). Aah, those were the days.

Excluding sensory deprivation tanks, i also remember the quietest place on earth that i have ever been to where you could quite literally hear yourself think.

Anyhoo, glad to hear   that the thumb drive is doing better and hope that Mr. Miyagi successfully helps you with the waxing off technique.  

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"Adjo1963 // spinthis // art-et-al" —  

Never used Q-tips... the most horrible packer of earwax on the planet. I clean my ear with peroxide and sometimes get a cleaning from my doctor. As far as your thumb, I can sympathize ... after my CMC joint surgery I can now try to start playing with my controller. I tried a few minutes and felt a bit uncomfortable therefore I stopped... don't want to push it ... it's been only 5 months since my surgery. No pain anymore but have to rebuild my muscles.

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"3quilibrium"
 

 ood morning folks. Still deaf in one ear after stupidly pushing wax further in with a cotton bud. I can still equalise (meaning I can still dive on holiday) but as a gamer, it's really messing with how I play. With that and my sore thumb, I'm feeling a bit low at the moment. I've been using ear drops with bicarbonate in them to soften and dissolve the wax, but it's taking time.  

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"Daedalus, ByteMyAscii, ByteBlight, Bugroth." —  

When I had issue with mine, I had to have syringed "syringed" by way of an implement using a jet of water. That was done properly, by a doctor.
I had to soften it in advance, though use of a dropper containing medical grade Olive Oil which I had to do for something like a week before.

Though in my case it was something that just happened, not because I tried to intervene.
Sometimes the inside of my ear can get itchy, in which case I will use something I can insert into it to scratch the itch, but I… See More

am careful and not going far in.
I have not used cotton buds (cotton swabs or Q-Tips) for quite some time.

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Good afternoon Allan
Hope you'll be able to hear in stereo soon, brother
Happy Sunday

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"unclecid, unclecid66" —  

if your chemist carries this or something like it i highly recommend it.
i have done the same thing in past and this works great

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