So I was going to write a blog about this, but I guess Matthewmatosis has me covered.
I'm kind of happy I'm only working part time at the moment. Life is pretty busy right now. Beau takes up a lot of my time, but in a good way. He's still moving his crate all around the cottage while he's in it, so I've taken to calling him my mini seismic event. I make sure he gets at least one hour plus walk a day, but I think I may have to try for two. He has boundless energy. But he also likes to snuggle up on the couch and he lets me get plenty of gaming in, when I have time to game. Oh, and tonight at the market, I had a customer who was a dead ringer for Gordon Freeman. I wanted to ask him if he'd ever played Half-Life in the worst way.
After playing a whole bunch of Dark Souls 3 and beating it a couple times, I decided that it was time to get back to Bloodborne. Back when I picked up my PS4, I did so specifically for Bloodborne. I'm kind of a Souls addict and couldn't help but buy the PS4 so I could keep feeding my addiction. Unfortunately, I was mid-development on PixlCross and didn't have much time for actually playing games. I reached Vicar Amelia and basically dropped the game. I had to get PixlCross done and couldn't keep wasting every night of the week playing the game.
Guys, read the title. The Nioh demo is actually amazing. Firstly, I've been playing for 5 hours and haven't finished it, so right there it's longer than some triple A games. Granted, some of that is due to the fact that this game is harder than Gary Glitter in an orphanage, but still.
Kind of a bad year for me really. I was fighting what I found out later was carbon monoxide poisoning from my car. I had bad fatigue in my neck and eyes. Also I couldn't find a bed that let me sleep well at night. I finally got one I liked, but in the meantime, I had injured my back and I'm still not quite right even after a new workout routine, better diet and sleep. Ah life, sometimes it just up and tries to kill you. That being said, I did enjoy a bunch of media despite all that. Here's some selections.
It's been a while, hasn't it? Nerds Without Pants isn't back, but it will be, and soon. Until then, Julian does a one man show as an homage to the failed music podcast experiment Digital Mystery Tour. Enjoy this trip down memory lane, and please look forward to a traditional episode of NWP shortly.
I like 2009. I just like that number. I don't know why, but maybe it's because I have good associations with that year. Below is a breakdown of those associations.
The GameCube was the last home console that completely held my attention. It was, after all, the final "coming of age" console of my life, that pivotal moment when the dying boy inside of me grew a healthy beard and discovered the fabled real world. Drunken late-night Soul Caliber II tournaments with my roommates; going on a vacation every time I played Super Mario Sunshine; being sucked in to the intoxicating gameplay of Metroid Prime. If the Nintendo 64 lost my interest, the GameCube begged for it....but it also made me all the more aware of a problem that was bigger than Nintendo: a dearth of quality, third-party software.
Guys, I fucking loved Bloodborne. I gave it a 10/10 here, and said I might love it as much as Dark Souls. Well, unfortunately opinions change, and while I've been able to jump back into Demon's Souls, Dark Souls, and Dark Souls 2, I can't do the same with Bloodborne.
These will seem like random thoughts to you, but they had to come from somewhere:
Last year, I finally got into Dark Souls and loved it. I loved the world, the combat, the challenge, the exploration. Maybe I just needed a bunch of failed attempts to get into Demon's Souls or a burnout on overly cinematic games caused by Uncharted 3 and Assassin's Creed 3. However, when I finally got around to Dark Souls 2, I was in denial for a little bit until I beat a boss and realized that I was just getting frustrated, not being able to enjoy the stuff I loved about Dark Souls.
is my son, not me. Just so you know and don't think it's me ignoring you if you message me.
1980 was the true dawn of the arcades. In addition to the four previously mentioned: Space Invaders, Asteroids, Galaxian, and Lunar Lander, we now add Pac-Man, Missile Command, Tempest, Battlezone, Berzerk, Defender and Centipede. These 11 games, plus maybe Rally-X for a neat dozen, make the core of the arcade experience in the 80's to me. More excellent games would come, especially the Nintendo ones, but these 12 are how I remember the arcades at the beginning. The games that started it all.
Well, September is upon us. My MMO Summer is officially over. And good ridance. Strangely enough I've decided to put my focus back into shooters for some odd reason. I'm not particularly fond or good at them, so things should be interesting. Also, since it's getting closer to Halloween, I'm going to dive into more horror themed games as well. So that is a preview of future blogs. Shooters & Horrors.
If you read my last post, you know I was having a bit of a problem with Operation Racoon City. Kicking off my Shooter&Horror themed blogs got started off in a real bad way. I actually finished the game and got past the hard part, but I'm too tired and confused to put a proper review together. I think some of you might appreciate if I did, as I would have enjoyed a warning/impression from this community before I dove in. Actually, it isn't all that bad. My impression is actually quite positive, despite some annoyances. You'll have to stay tuned to find out why I guess? I'm too tired to do it now.
I also jumped on the Silent Hill Vita bandwagon. I only ever played the demo, but really liked it and it was on my backlist. I'll be running for my life and beating things with blunt objects for a while. Also, adds to the Horror theme games I suppose.
If you wanted to know about the last MMO I was playing, it was Defiance. I actually don't think very much of it so I didn't bother to post a full impression of it. It's not bad, just OK. Actually, on PS3 it's pretty ugly and it kind of turned me off. Also, there were a lot of spongy enemies, that just absorbed ammo like mother fuckers, and it kind of annoyed me. Sometimes a few bros would lend a hand, mostly not. It's a very bro-y kind of a game. I like science fiction and military themes, but nope!
So that's that. What gaming plans do you all have for SeptOctNovDec?
G'nite.
Oh! I also need to finish up on Demon's Souls. So expect to see more posts on that. Probably beyond August.
Sunday may have been blah but Monday was much better. My friend was able to log into Xbox Live and we played EDF 2025 most of the day with a couple hour break for me to play some Silent Hill: Book of Memories with daftman here at Pixlbit. Then I switched my schedule around so I could get some handheld play in the wee hours instead of my usual blogging and what not, which I moved to the daytime right after breakfast. All together, it made for a game filled day. My only regret is that I didn't get in any Demon's Souls like I wanted to for the Pixlbit Club, but after Sunday, I didn't want to do much else than lots of EDF 2025 co-op.