Jumped straight into ULTRAKILL on Linux, replaying and fast-forwarding to The One Machine Army level.
This time: One-coin pistol only.
No extra weapons.
No safety nets.
Just movement, timing, aim, and raw execution.
Handled dense enemy waves, tight arenas, and constant pressure with aggressive pacing, sharp dodges, and precise shots, pushing deep into the stage.
After that chaos, switched to Descenders on Linux — smooth downhill flow and total rhythm.
Pulled off 360 front flips, back flips, clean 360 landings, wheelies, stoppies, and chained combos without breaking momentum.
Speed, balance, air control — everything just clicked.
This combo hits different:
ULTRAKILL → adrenaline, chaos, precision
Descenders → calm, flow, control
Both running flawlessly on Linux Natively.
Minimal setup.
Maximum immersion.
This is how gaming should feel.
ULTRAKILL: Gaming in Linux with Wine (Violent Mode)
Jan 26, 2026
Played ULTRAKILL in Violent mode today and pushed a fast run straight into The One Machine Army.
Speed-ran through a level, reached midway into the stage, and handled multiple enemies at once, including Malicious Face — pure aura moment. Earlier in the session, I also took down Swordsmachine and Malicious Face before reaching this level.
All of it happened within 20 minutes, running on Linux via a Wine64 prefix.
Violent mode hits different when everything clicks — fast movement, constant pressure, and clean execution.
Why I Value Offline Games
Dec 29, 2025
🎮 Why Offline Games Matter to Me
I value offline, locally installed games.
It’s because I hate online games by default. People are so drowned in lies that they can’t listen to their own instinct.
The guy who plays games on the other side of the world — or someone random online — is not your friend, and they never will be.
There will be some exceptional cases. But mostly, it’s true.
🧠 Escaping Noise, Not Reality
Especially if you are a working employee with busy schedules. You just need a space to feel good and powerful — to take your happiness back from the stressful life that you lived. You can’t have another stress where players on the other side are yelling at you, abandoning you.
You don’t have to feel lonely in online games along with real life.
🕹️ Why Single-Player Games Hit Different
I like single-player games so much because the story revolves around you.
You are the one playing a big role.
It feels good — getting better, gaining confidence, high focus, and control.
🧍♂️ Confidence, Masculinity, and Control
It’s going to make you feel masculine because you do great stuff. NPCs respect you. This resets emotions of feeling down into something more confident, and that reflects in real life.
Men these days are lonely.
They need a hobby that is engaging and outside the noise of the internet and social media.
🕰️ Why Classic and Retro Games Work
Classical games or retro games are a perfect tool to provide that.
I always loved playing old titles because we are focused, offline, and being with ourselves.
People may say we are destroying our life by being alone, focusing on distractions.
🌍 Society, Expectations, and Loneliness
But people never understood something — society is biased and treats people differently based on their looks, social status, power, and money.
In such a world, men will always be lonely.
Men are expected to be perfect — looks, social status, power, money.
In reality, that’s not possible.
We have our own character arc. Our own struggles.
People are not compassionate or empathetic. So we will always be alone.
🎯 Gaming Is Not a Measure of Manhood
Playing games has nothing to do with being a man.
Offline games give you a sense of achievement, comfort, pride, being perfect — an illusion of growing up.
This, in turn, makes your real life feel good.
It will stop men from getting into drugs or alcohol, or turning into womanizers.
Games are a perfect hobby to feel less lonely.
🤝 Real Connection Still Exists Offline
If you really want to connect with people — go offline.
Go to people near you. Talk to real people.
Pursue people who have the same hobbies as you.
🧪 Research and Personal Truth
Gaming can still be a healthy hobby.
Research proves it makes your brain consistent and helps follow a process to get rewards.
It helps break social media addiction.
FPS-based games also provide good focus.
This is my lived experience — not a study, not a rule — just what gaming gave me.
Watch Dogs #1 — Night in Chicago
Dec 29, 2025
🖥️ Playing Watch Dogs on PS3 Emulator
Booted up Watch Dogs (2014) on a PS3 emulator and stepped into Chicago’s dark, cold streets.
This session felt slow, heavy, and story-driven — exactly how this game is meant to be played.
Aiden Pearce isn’t a hero here.
He’s just a man carrying guilt, anger, and unfinished business.
🎬 Video #1 — The Beginning & Maurice
The story opens with tension and loss.
Aiden confronts Maurice, the man tied to the accident that killed Lena Pearce.
There’s no satisfaction here — only unresolved rage.
This moment sets the tone for everything that follows.
🧩 Video #2 — Meeting Jordi Chin
Aiden meets Jordi Chin, a fixer with his own rules.
Jordi reveals that he:
tipped off the police
alerted Maurice’s brothers
All of it was a calculated distraction —
a way to create chaos so Aiden could escape.
Cold. Efficient. Typical Watch Dogs logic.
🚓 Video #3 — Escaping the Police
Sirens everywhere.
Chicago turns hostile in seconds.
I escape the police through narrow streets, cameras, and hacks —
running, not fighting.
This isn’t about power.
It’s about survival.
🏠 Video #4 — The Apartment & Nightmares
Aiden finally reaches his apartment.
Inside, frustration builds.
Answers are missing.
Nothing feels finished.
He goes to sleep —
and relives the worst memory.
The accident.
Lena’s death.
The moment that broke everything.
🌃 First Impressions
Watch Dogs isn’t flashy.
It’s tense, lonely, and slow.
The city feels alive, but uncaring.
And Aiden feels like a man trapped inside his own consequences.
This felt like the right way to experience it —
late, quiet, and uninterrupted.
More sessions coming.
Building My Own Gaming Space
Dec 29, 2025
🖥️ Losing a Library
All my hand-curated Windows games are gone.
A disk corruption wiped out months of carefully installed classics —
games I collected, tuned, and preserved over time.
Windows overwrote partitions or corrupted the disk,
and recovery wasn’t possible.
It was Windows 10.
Updates were disabled.
And yet — it still broke.
That was the moment I stopped trusting it.
🧩 Why I Kept Windows (And Why I Let It Go)
The only reason I kept Windows around
was to run games that wouldn’t work properly in Wine.
Linux already had my custom gaming partition —
built wayback before, styled like Windows 7,
with matching themes, icons, wallpapers,
even login and logout sounds.
Inside it lived my childhood:
GTA Vice City
Assassin’s Creed 1
Hacknet
Alien Shooter
Zombie Shooter
NFS Most Wanted
Few games managed to run smoothly via wine, whereas some didn’t even ran…
But they lived there — stable.
Windows was just a convenience layer.
And it cost me everything.
I have lost my Favourite games like Arkham Knight, Spiderman Web of Shadows, GTA 4, Deus Ex Human Revolution, much more.
But I have Learn’t a lesson, Reject proprietary platforms. Always use Linux — even for gaming.
🐧 Rebuilding on Linux
Now my setup is different. I have used my existing Linux Custom Game OS for this:
I run PS1, PS2 and PS3 emulators directly on Linux, which includes my favourite games short-listed:
Watch Dogs
GTA IV
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
Call of Duty
Bully
Vice City Stories
San Andreas
All inside a system I control.
No forced updates.
No silent disk changes.
No surprises.
🔧 Is Linux Future-Proof?
Linux isn’t magic.
But it’s predictable, transparent, and repairable.
It evolves without taking ownership away from the user.
Filesystems are mature.
Tools are open.
And nothing changes without my consent.
That makes it resilient —
especially for a personal digital space meant to last.
🏠 A Digital Place of My Own
This isn’t just a gaming setup anymore.
It’s a space I built for myself —
where my games, memories, and time are respected.
I don’t need it to be popular.
I don’t need it to be perfect.
I just need it to stay.
And for the first time in a long while,
it feels like it will.
Tuesday Gaming #12
Dec 16, 2025
🕸️ When Mechanics Lead the Experience
Later the same day, I returned to Spider-Man: Web of Shadows —
and while swinging across the city, something clicked.
This game doesn’t try to guide you through the air.
Its web swinging is physics-driven and player-controlled.
Every release, every correction mid-swing, every mistake —
comes from your input.
There’s no guarantee the game will save you.
And that’s exactly why getting better feels so rewarding.
But as you learn, movement becomes fluid.
Not because the game makes it look good —
but because you make it work.
That sense of achievement doesn’t come from visuals or spectacle.
It comes from understanding the system.
🧠 Creativity Over Comfort
Back when this game was made, developers worked with limited technology.
Instead of relying on automation or cinematic assists,
they built experiences around player trust and mechanical depth.
Today’s Spider-Man games look stunning — and they are fun.
But swinging is more guided, more protected,
designed to feel smooth and accessible for everyone.
Web of Shadows does the opposite.
It lets you fail.
It lets you experiment.
And it lets you improve.
🕷️ Why This Still Matters
I believe immersion isn’t just about realistic lighting or effects.
It’s about agency — how much control the player truly has.
Games that challenge you to learn their mechanics
stay with you longer than those that simply impress you.
That’s why I keep coming back to classic titles like this.
They may not be perfect,
but they were built with intention, creativity,
and a deep respect for the player.
And sometimes, while swinging through a digital city,
that realization still gives me goosebumps.
#1. 🕸️ Spider-Man: Web of Shadows — Player-Driven Web Swinging
Some games don’t just entertain — they teach. 👾
Tuesday Gaming #11
Dec 16, 2025
🌆 Urban Roaming Night
Tonight was all about wandering cities, not missions.
I started with GTA IV, after tweaking the settings to make it feel closer to GTA V —
cleaner lighting, better contrast, smoother atmosphere.
Then I just… roamed. Driving around, listening to NPCs chit-chat,
existing in the city without causing chaos.
Until chaos found me.
A random gunshot incident broke the calm.
Someone fired, hit my car, and ran.
I survived, took his gun, took his money —
consider it compensation for the damage.
After that, I drove off like a perfectly normal citizen.
Cruising the city in a muscle car…
until it broke down, of course.
So I did what any GTA resident would do —
swiftly “borrowed” another vehicle and kept moving.
Typical GTA moments. Nothing personal.
Then I switched worlds.
🌃 Same Energy, Different City
I jumped into Sleeping Dogs —
same free roaming, same calm walking pace,
but this time in Hong Kong.
No graphics tweaks. No chaos needed.
Just streets, neon lights, conversations,
and that grounded, cinematic atmosphere that Sleeping Dogs does so well.
Two cities.
Two moods.
Same kind of quiet, immersive wandering.
#1. 🚗 GTA IV — Roaming, NPC Moments & Urban Chaos
#2. 🥋 Sleeping Dogs — Hong Kong Free Roam
Another night, another city lived in. 👾
Friday Midnight Gaming #10
Dec 12, 2025
🌑 Another Friday, Another Mood
Tonight started with curiosity and ended with pure vibes.
I booted up The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
just to try another classic PC title — but damn, this game has its own grit.
Dark, stealth-heavy, slow, and masculine in tone.
It reminded me of Batman: Arkham Knight, but stripped down — lower graphics,
yet packed with atmosphere and intentional level design.
The progression feels different.
You don’t rush — you observe, sneak, survive.
Simple mechanics, but the vibes are strong and promising.
A quiet, gritty classic that knows exactly what it wants to be.
Then I switched gears.
🕷️ Spider-Man, Again — But Fully Unleashed
Later, I jumped back into Spider-Man: Web of Shadows,
this time with all Spider-Man and Venom powers unlocked —
and it still feels incredible.
The swinging alone sets it apart.
Swinging higher gives you full control,
Manhattan feels open, vertical, alive.
Mid-air combat actually belongs to the player —
not automated, not over-cinematic.
It’s not realistic physics —
it’s comic-book physics mixed with real-world motion,
and that weird balance is exactly what makes this game special.
Even today, it stands out.
A strange gem that still shines in this era.
#1. 🕶️ The Chronicles of Riddick — Dark Athena Gameplay
#2. 🕸️ Spider-Man: Web of Shadows — Full Power Gameplay
Another Friday well spent. 👾
Friday Gaming #9
Dec 5, 2025
✨ Friday Night Escape
A quiet Friday night, and I jumped into Prince of Persia (2008) —
the lightest, calmest entry in the whole series.
Just me, endless parkour, and Elika pulling me back every time I slipped into the abyss.
No frustration, no deaths — just a soft, flowing rhythm across ancient ruins.
#1. 🕌 Prince of Persia (2008) — Parkour & Elika Companion
Then I shifted into a completely different world: Assassin’s Creed 1.
That serious tone… stone walls… quiet tension.
I was walking with scholars through Jerusalem’s Temple District, blending in, moving like a ghost among Templars.
A small pickpocket mission from an old man,
a couple of silent soldier kills,
then losing myself in the rooftops —
pure AC1 parkour.
It’s Thursday midnight — quiet, a little heavy, the perfect moment to rewind time.
I opened up the bsnes emulator and slipped straight back into the Super Nintendo era.
Soft pixels, warm colors, and that late-night calm that only retro games can give.
Started with Aladdin, gliding through Agrabah with pure SNES magic.
Then jumped into Street Fighter Alpha 2, throwing punches and combos
like it’s the 90s again.
#1. 🧞♂️ Aladdin — SNES Gameplay (bsnes)
#2. 🥋 Street Fighter Alpha 2 — SNES Gameplay (bsnes)
Perfect midnight rewind. 👾
Midnight Gaming #7
Dec 1, 2025
🌑 Gotham at Midnight
Monday midnight.
Rain. Neon reflections. Gotham breathing slowly in the dark.
I wasn’t hunting anyone tonight —
I was simply walking, calm and sharp, like someone who already knows
how every fight will end long before it begins.
Thugs shouted, circled, swung first.
I didn’t flinch.
I waited… watched the movement…
then countered with the precision of someone bored, not threatened.
When groups rushed me, I didn’t panic —
I just escalated. Gel bombs, Batclaw drags, Batarang breaks.
Everything delivered with cold, effortless rhythm.
And when a car tried to run me down,
I stepped forward,
jumped onto the hood as if it were slow motion,
planted an explosive,
stepped back,
and admired the fire blooming in the rain.
No chasing.
No screaming.
No mercy.
Just a silent figure wandering Gotham,
letting trouble come to me…
and letting it crumble exactly the way I already knew it would.
A calm, rainy Sunday morning after a long Saturday night and a full day of work —
the perfect mood for some loud chaos.
Jumped into ULTRAKILL and finally defeated the dual Boss Swordsmachines —
two bosses with the same frame but completely different attack styles.
Together, they’re pure madness.
#1. ⚔️ ULTRAKILL — Dual Swordsmachines Boss Fight
🗡️ How I Beat the Dual Swordsmachines (Simple Guide)
1. Listen for the “clink/ting” sound
That sound is the attack cue.
The moment you hear it → jump and fly up.
They often add a follow-up hit, so press space again within half a second.
2. Start the fight by punching the bullet
Before a slash, Swordsmachines fire a bullet.
Punch it to deflect it back at them — free damage and safe escape from the incoming sword swing.
3. Defense creates openings
This fight is all about reacting.
Deflect bullets, move constantly, and wait for clean dodge windows.
4. Use high-charge shots when you get space
After dodging a slash or gaining distance,
fire a charged shot for heavy damage before they rush you again.
5. Punch + jump chain to survive
They stay close, so keep punching to interrupt and jump/air-dash to escape their pressure.
Happy Sunday! 👾
Friday Gaming #5
Nov 28, 2025
🕷️ Friday Wind-Down
It’s Friday night, the week is behind me, and I’m swinging into action with Spider-Man: Web of Shadows.
There’s something about the web-slinging chaos that makes Friday feel like a reward.
#1. 🕸️ Spider-Man: Web of Shadows — Depression Meme Scene
#2. 🦹 Spider-Man: Web of Shadows — Fighting Venom
#3. ⚡ Spider-Man: Web of Shadows — Web Swinging & Venom Transformation
Happy Friday! 👾
Friday Gaming #4 – Batman Arkham Knight Midnight Session
Nov 21, 2025
🌧️🦇 Rainy Friday Midnight Session
It’s raining outside tonight — that same heavy rain Gotham is soaked in.
The weather, the darkness, the midnight silence… it all blends perfectly with Batman: Arkham Knight, making the whole session feel even more immersive.
#1. 🌿 Batman Arkham Knight — Saving Poison Ivy
#2. 🚔 Batman Arkham Knight — Jailing Poison Ivy
#3. 🦸 Batman Arkham Knight — New Suit Up Scene
Happy Weekend! 👾
Saturday Night Gaming #3 – NFS Night Run
Nov 15, 2025
🚗 Saturday Wind-Down
A chill weekend session with some classic racing — sometimes all you need is speed, music, and pure arcade chaos.
#1. 🏁 Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005)
#2. 🚨 Need for Speed: Rivals (2013)
Happy Weekend! 👾
Friday Gaming #2 – Metal Gear Rising
Nov 14, 2025
⚔️ Friday Wind-Down
Wrapped up the week with Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance.
Nothing beats slicing through chaos after a long week — fast, stylish, and insanely satisfying.
#1. ⚡ METAL GEAR RISING REVENGEANCE — Casual Gaming
#2. 🤖 METAL GEAR RISING REVENGEANCE — Defeating Giant Robot
Happy Friday! 👾
Winding Up My Friday with Retro Gaming #1 – PSP
Nov 7, 2025
🎮 Why Retro Games?
In today’s gaming world, most new titles feel too safe. Studios chase perfection and profit, but somewhere along the way, they forget the fun. When creativity gets replaced by corporate caution, that spark we used to love slowly fades. 💭
So here I am, spending my Friday night the old-school way — playing some classic PSP games through the PPSSPP emulator. And honestly? They still hit just as hard as they did years ago. 🔥
🥊 #1. Def Jam: Fight for NY
🐉 #2. Tekken: Dark Resurrection
Sometimes you don’t need 4K graphics or massive open worlds — just good gameplay, good music, and that nostalgic feeling. 💾✨
Happy Gaming! 👾
Why Good Games Don’t Need Good Graphics?
Oct 31, 2025
🎮 Creativity Over Visuals
Many players wonder why good games don’t need good graphics.
The truth is, games like ULTRAKILL and Stardew Valley prove that creativity, mechanics, and raw gameplay can make a game unforgettable — even without cutting-edge visuals.
Before diving into words, let’s vibe with the gameplay first.
Because once you feel what I’m talking about, the text will make a lot more sense.
🎥 Game Play Clips
Ultrakill:
Ultra Kill: Defeating Malicious Face
Stardew Valley
Those pure, focused gaming sessions — no online guides, no internet, no distractions.
Just raw gaming grind. It felt like childhood again.
Honestly, my brainrot cured by 20%. God forbids the toxic social media and sick internet culture we’ve got these days.
💡 Why Good Games Still Shine With “Bad” Graphics
1. Creative Mechanics and Physics
Great games often use mechanics and physics to stand out. When visuals are simple, developers focus on gameplay depth, timing, and creativity.
2. Simple but Solid Storytelling
You don’t need cinematic realism when your story is emotionally clear and easy to follow. Simplicity often hits harder than overcomplicated plots.
3. NPC Interactivity
When non-player characters feel alive and reactive, the world becomes immersive — even if it’s pixelated.
4. Perfect Game Pace
The best games master timing and rhythm. Every level, every action, every reward feels right.
5. Adrenaline and Endorphin Rush
Fast, reactive gameplay triggers real dopamine hits — the kind that AAA games sometimes try to fake with flashy cutscenes.
6. Roles That Make Sense
A strong, meaningful role with a backstory connects players to the game. Not roles pushed just to fit trends or corporate checkboxes.
7. Meeting Player Expectations
Good developers respect their players’ time. They deliver value, fun, and satisfaction — not filler or microtransactions.
8. No Politics, Just Play
Many indie developers focus on gameplay and fun first, not pushing agendas. It’s refreshing.
9. The Illusion of Leveling Up
Progression systems make us feel growth and mastery, even in low-graphic environments.
10. Strategy and Challenge
When graphics take a back seat, strategy, challenge, and creativity take the wheel — and that’s what keeps us hooked.
🎮 Indie Devs Understand This Better
Indie game developers get it. They don’t chase cinematic trends or massive budgets.
They chase fun.
Compare that to AAA studios selling half-baked titles that feel like products, not experiences.
Indies win because they create from passion, not pressure.
🧠 Final Thought
Good games don’t need good graphics — they need good design, good rhythm, and good soul.
It’s creativity, not resolution, that makes a game legendary.
Don’t just scroll away.
Talk about this with your friends in real life.
Ask them: Does gameplay matter more than graphics?
Start a real conversation.
Form your own tribe of thinkers, gamers, and creators who don’t accept hollow trends.