<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 02:43:21 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@whoisjohn/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Where Octopath Traveler 0 went wrong, and why I am walking away ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Octopath Traveler 2 was one of my favorite games of all time so when I found out that there was another game released after part 2 that was a "prequel" I was super-stoked. 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After playing for an hour or so I feel as though]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140217/@whoisjohn/warriors-abyss-game-review-on-ps5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140217/@whoisjohn/warriors-abyss-game-review-on-ps5</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-140217]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[whoisjohn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 04:59:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4Yf5TKwATNV5perx716mPH9s2ZEj82XThGBXD6MbDDMjR7K2QU3VTZQuCvLEY4xXYzcFDPyes9rNS4CZxbMcihPM6osUcy5GYEAXzgZn6oybKoVD8a?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Plague Tale:  Innocence - at about the halfway point]]></title><description><![CDATA[I haven't really been gaming a great deal lately because of other things in my life that have popped up and taken the majority of my time. some would call this "being an adult" and I don't like]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140217/@whoisjohn/a-plague-tale-innocence-at-about-the-halfway-point</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140217/@whoisjohn/a-plague-tale-innocence-at-about-the-halfway-point</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-140217]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[whoisjohn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 00:22:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4Yf5TKwATNV5perx71stmqoxbCtwN89gvS9PVTsdVgJxSfUiL4YtYTycYCS1BGspVV7ebb88M7hQNPXe4CwMHHBisgZLvi53JJ6FGpHGgAEzDNYXtz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Octopath Traveler 0 townbuilding.... 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