They've Developed a Game Completely Resistant to Coverage

Well, we can't actually do Project Snowblind.

Last year, I put this game on the schedule because of the Deus Ex connection, and because I had vaguely fond memories of playing the PS2 version. Playing the PC port was acceptably janky up until level 3 or so, when I was beset by constant crashes. I was losing progress left and right. It was too frustrating and I called an audible, vowing to bring the game back when possible.

Flash forward to me coming up with a pick for January 2025. I thought "Oh, let's just emulate the PS2 version of Project Snowblind. That'll work!"

In this instance, I was being God's perfect clown.

PS2 emulation has come a long way but some games just don't want to be emulated. I wrestled for a little while with game breaking graphical glitches but eventually got through those. However, the game is comically, unacceptably blurry. It looks like you're shooting through Song 2 and Coffee and TV (lil joke there, for no one).

I spent a while trying to get rid of the blur and ran into error after error, crash after crash. In no small part, this is because of how absolutely dog dick Google is now, and part of it is because Forums are very frustrating places for tech support. (I find someone who had my exact question. Instead of anyone answering it, they interrogate them as to if they followed the rules before posting. No answers though.)

Ultimately, this is a little loved game that has fallen through the cracks of real preservation. It's frustrating, and an element of preservation that doesn't get talked about much. So, I'm throwing in the towel, and I subbed in a game I've been curious about since seeing years ago, Superliminal. It's been a minute since we did a first person puzzler.

I apologize to all you Nick Frost heads out there. Maybe some day I'll find two cherry PS2s and copies of the game and the will to give this pernicious little shit another chance.

Gary