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Thoughts on the PRAGMATA Demo

April 19, 2026 | Reading time: 2 minutes

PRAGMATA is the newest IP from Capcom that released recently and is doing really well. It reviewed super highly, and while all the pre-release stuff they put out was intriguing, it didn't really grab me. I finally decided to try the demo because I heard it was pretty short, and it really impressed...

Thoughts on Demos from Steam Next Fest February 2026

March 8, 2026 | Reading time: 2 minutes

I'm a little late this time around, but I did manage to play a few demos form February's Steam Next Fest.

Thoughts on the Dragon Quest VII Reimagined Demo

January 26, 2026 | Reading time: ~1 minute

Square Enix has pretty rapidly been remastering the Dragon Quest games, with 3 and 1-2 coming out in the last couple of years, and 7 coming out in February. Preceding its release they've released a demo, so I took a couple hours to check it out.

Thoughts on the Ocrtopath Traveler 0 Demo

November 16, 2025 | Reading time: 2 minutes

Earlier this year I played through Octopath Traveler 2 and really enjoyed my time with it. I liked the art style, most of the characters, the fast and strategic battle system, and the actions you could take outside of battles to gain items and skills.

Thoughts on the Kirby Air Riders Global Test

November 8, 2025 | Reading time: 2 minutes

I played a whole lot of Kirby Air Ride with my cousin back in the day. Like everyone, we loved the City Trial mode, but we also played a bunch of Top Ride. Now, damn near 20 years later, there's a sequel/remake coming out, and Nintendo put out a tech test with the release coming up.

Thoughts on the SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide Demo

October 19, 2025 | Reading time: ~1 minute

Spongebob games have had a bit of a resurgence lately, with the remaster of Battle for Bikini Bottom and the decently well-reviewed Cosmic Shake. I played a good amount of BFBB, and Cosmic Shake is in my library as it was given out as a PS Plus game at some point. There's a third game in the...

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

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.

Another project I'm working on is my Pokemon Living Dex Challenge, where I try to obtain one of each available Pokemon and transfer them into Pokemon Home.

Yet another project I'm working on is my Old School RuneScape "Completionist" Quest, where I'm attempting to max out all skills and see everything the game has to offer as a completely new player.

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• Reviews, where I post longer-form review writeups
• Thoughts, short & quick first impressions posts
• Guides, detailed how-tos and walkthroughs

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