Eppu Vainonen, unfocused minimalist, exploring design, photography, projects, and 'music'.
Riven (2024) Review
★★★★★
The good
Looks stunning
Mysterious in the best way
Draws you deep into its world
Excellent sound effects and soundtrack
Puzzles unfold at a good pace
Authentic recreation of the 1997 original
The bad
Slightly unpolished in a few places
A bug (likely Linux related) turned notebook photos into a blurry mess
While I never played the originals, having played the Myst remake about a year ago made the Riven remake feel familiar. The puzzles are well designed, and I never felt stuck. As a kid in the ’90s, I dreamed that games could one day look like pre-rendered backgrounds in real time, and now they finally do. Awesome game. Highly recommended.
Avatar: Fire and Ash Review
★★★★☆
The good
Great baddies
Flavors of Aliens and Abyss
Super beautiful at times
They don't make movies like this anymore
Felt fast for a 3h 17min runtime
The bad
Could have used some trimming
Variable frame rate
Generic techno-organic aesthetic
Boring whale element
Cameron’s latest lengthy mega-spectacle is a solid blockbuster experience with likable characters and awesome
visuals.
MustardOS (muOS) on Anbernic RG 34XXSP
It's Christmas time ♫
Installed MustardOS on my 34XXSP and this thing is sweet.
3U Gridfinity Box for Muji Measure Tape
Order, order! Spent a couple of hours on this in Blender. More to come.
iPod Classic Battery Replacement & iFlash-SOLO SD Card Mod
In this video, I replace the battery and upgrade the storage of an iPod Classic (6th generation) using an
iFlash-SOLO and an SD card.
