<?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>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 12:07:06 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@whoisjohn/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Ori and the Will of the Wisps:  Don't quit when you get to "frog boss" ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was really enjoying coming back to this game because if you read my previous posts I feel like this game is made very well and love how you can just walk in and out of playing the game and after a little]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@whoisjohn/ori-and-the-will-of-the-wisps-dont-quit-when-you-get-to-frog-boss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@whoisjohn/ori-and-the-will-of-the-wisps-dont-quit-when-you-get-to-frog-boss</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-140217]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[whoisjohn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 15:41:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4Yf5TKwATNV5perx71eQ8YX9pzq68ey5S74R9yaejVUEo2BJPbZ29j1KXRoyM4MWZHEEuUYWaQ6Fsa3MaYTTfKvyvvBMi8XNmexPDZmgo98NpGVKwt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bramble:  Finally facing the Mountain King]]></title><description><![CDATA[The experience of playing this game has been wonderful and while some people might complain about a game only being 4-5 hours long, I think that experience has been exactly as long as a game needs to be.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@whoisjohn/bramble-finally-facing-the-mountain-king</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@whoisjohn/bramble-finally-facing-the-mountain-king</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-140217]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[whoisjohn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 03:20:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4Yf5TKwATNV5perx715aLhUmKYRvabihedfymXkaL2yqNvJxCQoTGyDgCxNjruQsSfDkztpsme4btfvVb9tyHizKWKFcp6vpJhD54m618PmdXzb3Vg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bramble:  The Mountain King.   The final lair ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This game has been a joy to play from start to finish. 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