The Recluse Report - March 2026 Part 2

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March 31, 2026

About this episode

The episode discusses the host's recent gaming experiences and thoughts on various games, particularly the Resident Evil 4 Remake.

Time marches on. Gaming Haven’t played much lately. I haven’t been in much of a talking mood so that cuts down a lot on the games I play. And I’m not really focused on any particular game right now, so I bounce around a lot. Not Crimson Desert Haven’t played it. Prominent Steam reviews and Roger’s posts list a litany of the exact kinds of overlooked quality of life details that I would find annoying enough to return the game. Resident Evil 4 Remake I’ve had the RE4 remake for years, but I finally started playing, since I saw that the new Resident Evil Requiem is out. Resident Evil games can be a bit frustrating, because they’re sort of like action games, in that you have to react to game stimuli to stay alive, but your character’s movements are so limited and so slow that you’re constantly fighting with the controls to make your character respond. A lot of times you have to die a few times before you work out what you have to do to get through the scene, because there’s often a predictive element to the “correct” responses. It’s always easier when you know what to expect beforehand. It’s a bit…

Topics covered

  • Gaming
  • Resident Evil 4 Remake

Keywords

  • gaming
  • Resident Evil
  • gameplay
  • reviews

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Resident Evil 4, RE4, Resident Evil Requiem, Resident Evil, Nioh 3, PS5, Nioh-series, Final Fantasy XIV, Midnight, World of Warcraft

Books & works: World of Warcraft, Ripple Effects

Places: Tokaido

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