u/Galdrin3rd

Hi all, I have a literature background and have a moderate familiarity with the great works of classical antiquity. Was thinking a lot about translations lately and was wondering about the kinds of translations into English that we see in roughly the early modern period—“Chapman’s Homer” that so inspired Keats, big translations of The Metamorphoses, etc.

I’m wondering which of these are really “worth reading” today. I am quite aware the fidelity to the original language would be low and it’s beside the point for me. I’m interested in reading powerful and influential translations from this time. Accessibility isn’t an issue, so let me have it! Should I, like Keats, read Chapman’s Homer and have it change my life? 😉

Hi all, I have played a handful of point-and-click puzzley games and enjoyed all of them, but the one that sticks out most to me is Dreams in the Witch House. I'm not specifically looking for Lovecraftian games (in fact, a different theme would be a good change of pace from Witch House), but I am instead really interested in the light survival mechanics the game has.

In Witch House, the protagonist needs to survive by eating and doing things to adapt to weather (like getting firewood for a fire or buying long pajamas for the cold), sickness, etc. All of this required you to carefully balance the actions that you do in a "day" to make sure you are progressing the story, but also keeping up with your needs and, in this case, studying to get good grades and earn said money.

TL; DR, are there any other games that use a day cycle and require the player to mundanely survive while also investigating a mystery or doing something like that? I know of and have played some Persona, and I'm really looking for more of a point-and-click--interaction and puzzle solving, not combat.

Thanks so much!