In case you didn't already know, the FFXIV developers added a system called 'Trusts' that let you bring AI companions into the dungeons instead of having to play with randoms. They're usually based on the party members you have with you at that point in the game. I originally didn't like playing with people either, so I was glad to have the option.

(Though I ended up meeting a random nice lady who liked books who invited me to a free company, so later on I ended up enjoying the social parts more since I didn't have to deal with randoms.)

If you've never tried it before, Dot Age is a fun little time sink made by an Indie dev. It's a city builder people/resource management type game where you're trying to build a successful village to survive a coming apocalypse. You have to plan ahead and deal with upcoming 'bad events.' A run is like 5-6 hours long and there is a lot of variety between runs thanks to building variants, etc.

This album was pretty mellow. I think I need to listen to it again to see how I feel about it, but it was easy to listen to.

This album has been stuck in my head for days, so I think I like it quite a bit. Thanks for sharing it.

Oh, I like that album cover with the photoshop wolves. It's fun.

I didn't like 'One and One'--something about it grated for me. (A bit sing-song?) But I listened to the rest of the album and enjoyed it. It's a good album to listen to while I'm doing my weekend chores this morning.

(I feel like my comments are probably kinda shallow and repetitive. I don't know a lot about music, but I've been trying to broaden my horizons lately.)

Oh this was fun. Definitely can tell it's from the late 90s because it has a very nostalgic feel for me. It's funny how a song can evoke a time and place like that.

I don't think I've listened to this type of music much before. I did like it.

Definitely a dark topic, though given the direction humanity seems to be headed, maybe more people should hear and think about historical events like Hiroshima. The lyrics seem pretty blunt and straightforward about the topic--not really any obfuscation in the meaning. Probably being too 'clever' with the topic would be disrespectful anyway.

I particularly enjoyed that spoken-word track.

There was a static sound on some parts. Intentional, I think?

I did like the rest of it. It was mostly quite mellow.

Definitely feel the 'driving down a quiet road' vibes like you mentioned.

Oh, they're from BC! Nice.

The sound makes me think of 'RPG town music.' Can just picture walking around and chatting with people and shopping.

Edit: I wonder if the 'Mustard Seed' song is a reference to the Kamloops homeless shelter with that name in addition to the plant.

I liked that one. Kinda relaxing. I'll try listening to the rest of the album.

Oh, I liked this. Something about it reminds me of Ocarina of Time. Also has the kind of soothing/repetitive feel that I like in a stim song.

Edit: Listened to the rest of the album. Kinda reminds me of when I was a teen living in a small town just kinda wandering around bored with my friends looking for something to do.

I don't know if this holds true in general, but I noticed on a road trip that when we crossed from BC to Alberta, the rest areas seemed to disappear. Like in BC most roads have stops along the way with gravel parking lots, maybe a little park with an outhouse and a picnic table, or a viewpoint with some signs describing history. When we crossed into Alberta it was like the rest stops disappeared. But it might have just been the road we were taking.