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Buzz Aldrin: Cycling Pathways to Mars

| Reading time: ~1 minute

Very cool little educational experience about Buzz Aldrin's vision for a populated Mars. It only takes about 10 minutes to sit through, and there's no interaction, but the graphics are nicely done.
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Black Mesa

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I've never played Half-Life, but I've always wanted to, and I've heard that nowadays Black Mesa is the best way to play. Since I recently got a VR headset and will be playing HL Alyx eventually, I decided to jump in.
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Thoughts on the Meta Quest 2

| Reading time: 2 minutes

I've always been a VR hater. I've never really tried it, and the few times I have it was a bad uncomfortable experience. Most recent I tried my brother's PSVR 2 with Grand Turismo 7 with a wheel, which was a really immersive experience but was really uncomfortable with glasses on and unplayable...
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Dragon Ball Vol 6 review

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Another great volume. In this volume we fight more of the Red Ribbon Army, and learn more about Bulma.
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The Plague of Swords review

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Another nice entry in this series that sets the stage for a big finale. A Plague of Swords retains the epic battle scenes and fun characters of the previous novels, while also explaining more about the enemy's motivations. If you liked the other novels and made it this far, you'll be satisfied with...
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Escort Yourself Out

| Reading time: ~1 minute

Yet another itch.io game dealing with the dev's depression/trauma/etc. All of these games are the same, and while there's absolutely nothing here of merit as a video game, I'm not against people throwing their art out into the void if it helps them cope.
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About

My name's Mike, and this is the Lore Depository - my spot online where I can write out my thoughts on games, books, tech, history, and anything else I find interesting. 

Content comes mainly in 3 forms:
Reviews, where I post longer-form writeups
Thoughts, short & quick first impressions posts
Guides, detailed how-tos and walkthroughs

Click the links to go to each category's page, filtered by newest post.

My biggest project is my Game Library Project. I have a ton of games collected throughout the years, and have barely played any of them. Check out the linked post to learn more about the project, and click here to be taken to the category page where you can see all my posts for the project.