I’m fixing to wrap up XCOM: Enemy Unknown (my psychic soldier is seriously awesome but I’m *THIS* close to having everyone be maxed out at the highest level so I’m levelling my majors instead of using my psychic for the moment) and playing Amnesia and, seriously, it’s freaking me out. It’s awesome.
So… what are you playing?
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Some weeks I’m definitely trying to invoke something in particular, some weeks I just boggle at the advertising vocabulary we used to take for granted.
This week, it’s the latter.
song: awesome
everything leading up to the reveal of the food: awesome
food: what the hell happened?
i am replaying dark souls. i was gonna buy dishonored but people i trust are hating on it – minus rockpapershotgun, mind you – as being fairly blah. and 60 bucks is a lot of dosh. i do think i’ll be buying xcom when the inevitable christmas sale rolls around, though i am not one for strategy games and missed out on the original despite having been into pc games at the time.
X-Com is a game that I started playing and *COULD NOT STOP PLAYING*.
Dishonored? I played it, then started playing X-Com.
Speaking of which: Just beat it on Normal. OH MY GOSH WHAT A GREAT GAME.
Now, I *DID* take it out and now I’m going to sort the laundry and think about playing Assassin’s Creed III (instead of starting a new game on Classic difficulty).
Bar bs gur ceboyrzf V’z univat vf gung zl jrncbaf grpu vfa’g xrrcvat cnpr jvgu gur fgeratgu bs gur nyvraf V’z snpvat. Lbh ernyyl qba’g jnag gb or snpvat Zhgba Ryvgrf jvgu ynfre evsyrf! Zbarl va guvf tnzr vf gvtug, gbb, naq V pbhyqa’g vzntvar fcraqvat gur pnfu arprffnel gb ohvyq zl bja cynfzn evsyrf naq gvgna nezbe naq favcre naq urnil neznzragf. V’z guvaxvat gung rvgure V unir gb ovgr gur ohyyrg naq fcraq gur zbarl be fnpevsvpr n srj fbyqvref ol tbvat vagb n zvffvba nezvat rirelbar jvgu nep guebjref gb pbyyrpg jrncbaf. Gubhtugf?
V jnf n svez oryvrire va nep fghaavat nyvraf. V cerggl zhpu *VAFVFGRQ* ba fghaavat bar VS ABG GJB nyvraf cre zvffvba. Jung guvf genafyngrq gb va cenpgvpr jnf, jura V svanyyl jnf noyr gb erfrnepu ynfre jrncbaf, fnl, V unq n unys qbmra bs gur guvatf ng zl qvfcbfny.
V rira sbhaq zlfrys nfxvat “ubj va gur urpx qvq V trg 8 yvtug cynfzn evsyrf???” jura V jnf ybnqvat bhg zl grnz va gur svefg zvffvba sbyybjvat cynfzn jrncba erfrnepu pbzcyrgvba.
Abj, V cynlrq va fhpu n jnl gung V arire ybfg n fbyqvre (fbzr fnir-fphzzvat, bs pbhefr, ohg nyfb n terng qrny bs cnenabvn). Zl nffnhyg fbyqvref jrer nyy bhgsvggrq jvgu nep fghaaref naq V tnir gurz “yvtugavat ersyrkrf” gb uryc znxr fher gung gurl’q or noyr gb trg va pybfr… naq *GUNG* urycrq zr vzzrafryl gb gur cbvag jurer V qvqa’g arrq gb fgevc gur byq grnz orsber fraqvat va gur arj grnz (jryy, fgevccvat gurz *PBZCYRGRYL*, naljnl).
V gel abg gb “fnir fphz” gbb zhpu, ohg V jvyy vs V’z snpvat n fdhnq jvcr be whfg znqr n qhzo qrpvfvba naq tbg fbzrbar xvyyrq. V’z whfg jnl gbb vzcngvrag gb znxr vg guebhtu n tnzr jvgubhg ybfvat n fbyqvre naq V pna’g rira sngubz ubj bar jbhyq unir gb cynl gb znxr gung unccra. V’z whfg gbb vzcngvrag naq jvyy hfhnyyl bcg gb gnxr gur 47% fubg engure guna chyy n fbyqvre onpx fb ur pna yvir gb svtug nabgure qnl. Ohg V’z yrneavat. Ybfvat n fbyqvre vf svar; ybfvat n fbyqvre arrqyrffyl orpnhfr V znqr n onq pubvpr vf abg.
V, gbb, chg nep fghaaref va gur unaqf bs zl nffnhygf, naq V’ir erqvfpbirerq gur wblf bs teranqrf gb fbsgra hc Zhgbaf orsber uvggvat gurz jvgu gur fghaaref. V’yy cebonoyl gel gb svavfu ba gur tnzr V’z cynlvat abj, ohg V’yy zbfg yvxryl ghea nebhaq naq fgneg nabgure evtug njnl. V fgvyy ybir guvf tnzr qrfcvgr zl vanovyvgl gb cynl vg jvgu fxvyy!
I’ve decided to replay Dragon Age: Origins. I may replay Dragon Age II after that, we’ll see how it goes.
I loved the first one. I suppose that the best I can say about the second one is that I see what they were going for and what they were going for was worth going for.
How’s that.
There’s a lot to like in Dragon Age 2. The environments are reused to the point fo self-parody, and the plot starts to fall to bits in Act 3, but there’s still a lot of good stuff in there. And let’s face it Bioware’s strength has never been their plots.
I’m almost done withon Torchlight II’s NG+ with my ‘zerk.
I was all high and mighty about Dark Soul0s when it got released on PC earlier this year – saying I refused to purchase it as long as it’s gonna require Origin in addition to Steam.
Now it’s the weekend sale and I’m wondeing if getting it for $33 is a sufficient message to the publishers that I don’t want a second DRM scheme with my game or if I’m supposed to keep up my principles.
dude it’s so good gfwl could administer a digital exam every time you start it and i’d say “well, ok, gotta go farm souls, hurry it up” while unbuckling my pants.
Now that’s an endorsement.
30 minutes of trying to sign in and still not allowed to play. Why do the people at Live still have jobs?
At the moment, I can’t think of any games that could possibly be worth this sort of hassle. ISN’T MY MONEY ENOUGH?
i had to set up an entirely new account actually. gfwl told me initially to gtfo.
I still haven’t figured out the problem, I need to get my ISP to open up my router so I can check port settings before going another round with MS support.
Don’t know if the linked commercial was supposed to be an example of semi-inadvertent trippiness in advertising, but if so, I can top it:
http://youtu.be/Lt_OS54FFFE
OW MY BRAIN
Some weeks I’m definitely trying to invoke something in particular, some weeks I just boggle at the advertising vocabulary we used to take for granted.
This week, it’s the latter.
song: awesome
everything leading up to the reveal of the food: awesome
food: what the hell happened?
i am replaying dark souls. i was gonna buy dishonored but people i trust are hating on it – minus rockpapershotgun, mind you – as being fairly blah. and 60 bucks is a lot of dosh. i do think i’ll be buying xcom when the inevitable christmas sale rolls around, though i am not one for strategy games and missed out on the original despite having been into pc games at the time.
X-Com is a game that I started playing and *COULD NOT STOP PLAYING*.
Dishonored? I played it, then started playing X-Com.
Speaking of which: Just beat it on Normal. OH MY GOSH WHAT A GREAT GAME.
Now, I *DID* take it out and now I’m going to sort the laundry and think about playing Assassin’s Creed III (instead of starting a new game on Classic difficulty).
So… that’s, what? 8 out of 10?
An XCOM question for you:
Va gur bevtvany tnzr, vg jnf rnfl gb pbyyrpg nqinaprq jrncbaf orpnhfr gurl qvqa’g rkcybqr jura gur nyvra ubyqvat gurz qvrq. Lbh’q whfg cvpx gurz nyy hc naq gurl’q or ninvynoyr (nsgre erfrnepuvat gurz, bs pbhefr) bapr lbh tbg onpx gb onfr. Urpx, V’q pbyyrpg fb znal urnil cynfzn evsyrf gung V’q znxr gbaf bs pnfu fryyvat gur rkprff. Abj, bs pbhefr, gung qbrfa’g jbex.
Bar bs gur ceboyrzf V’z univat vf gung zl jrncbaf grpu vfa’g xrrcvat cnpr jvgu gur fgeratgu bs gur nyvraf V’z snpvat. Lbh ernyyl qba’g jnag gb or snpvat Zhgba Ryvgrf jvgu ynfre evsyrf! Zbarl va guvf tnzr vf gvtug, gbb, naq V pbhyqa’g vzntvar fcraqvat gur pnfu arprffnel gb ohvyq zl bja cynfzn evsyrf naq gvgna nezbe naq favcre naq urnil neznzragf. V’z guvaxvat gung rvgure V unir gb ovgr gur ohyyrg naq fcraq gur zbarl be fnpevsvpr n srj fbyqvref ol tbvat vagb n zvffvba nezvat rirelbar jvgu nep guebjref gb pbyyrpg jrncbaf. Gubhtugf?
V jnf n svez oryvrire va nep fghaavat nyvraf. V cerggl zhpu *VAFVFGRQ* ba fghaavat bar VS ABG GJB nyvraf cre zvffvba. Jung guvf genafyngrq gb va cenpgvpr jnf, jura V svanyyl jnf noyr gb erfrnepu ynfre jrncbaf, fnl, V unq n unys qbmra bs gur guvatf ng zl qvfcbfny.
V rira sbhaq zlfrys nfxvat “ubj va gur urpx qvq V trg 8 yvtug cynfzn evsyrf???” jura V jnf ybnqvat bhg zl grnz va gur svefg zvffvba sbyybjvat cynfzn jrncba erfrnepu pbzcyrgvba.
Abj, V cynlrq va fhpu n jnl gung V arire ybfg n fbyqvre (fbzr fnir-fphzzvat, bs pbhefr, ohg nyfb n terng qrny bs cnenabvn). Zl nffnhyg fbyqvref jrer nyy bhgsvggrq jvgu nep fghaaref naq V tnir gurz “yvtugavat ersyrkrf” gb uryc znxr fher gung gurl’q or noyr gb trg va pybfr… naq *GUNG* urycrq zr vzzrafryl gb gur cbvag jurer V qvqa’g arrq gb fgevc gur byq grnz orsber fraqvat va gur arj grnz (jryy, fgevccvat gurz *PBZCYRGRYL*, naljnl).
V gel abg gb “fnir fphz” gbb zhpu, ohg V jvyy vs V’z snpvat n fdhnq jvcr be whfg znqr n qhzo qrpvfvba naq tbg fbzrbar xvyyrq. V’z whfg jnl gbb vzcngvrag gb znxr vg guebhtu n tnzr jvgubhg ybfvat n fbyqvre naq V pna’g rira sngubz ubj bar jbhyq unir gb cynl gb znxr gung unccra. V’z whfg gbb vzcngvrag naq jvyy hfhnyyl bcg gb gnxr gur 47% fubg engure guna chyy n fbyqvre onpx fb ur pna yvir gb svtug nabgure qnl. Ohg V’z yrneavat. Ybfvat n fbyqvre vf svar; ybfvat n fbyqvre arrqyrffyl orpnhfr V znqr n onq pubvpr vf abg.
V, gbb, chg nep fghaaref va gur unaqf bs zl nffnhygf, naq V’ir erqvfpbirerq gur wblf bs teranqrf gb fbsgra hc Zhgbaf orsber uvggvat gurz jvgu gur fghaaref. V’yy cebonoyl gel gb svavfu ba gur tnzr V’z cynlvat abj, ohg V’yy zbfg yvxryl ghea nebhaq naq fgneg nabgure evtug njnl. V fgvyy ybir guvf tnzr qrfcvgr zl vanovyvgl gb cynl vg jvgu fxvyy!
I’ve decided to replay Dragon Age: Origins. I may replay Dragon Age II after that, we’ll see how it goes.
I loved the first one. I suppose that the best I can say about the second one is that I see what they were going for and what they were going for was worth going for.
How’s that.
There’s a lot to like in Dragon Age 2. The environments are reused to the point fo self-parody, and the plot starts to fall to bits in Act 3, but there’s still a lot of good stuff in there. And let’s face it Bioware’s strength has never been their plots.
I’m almost done withon Torchlight II’s NG+ with my ‘zerk.
I was all high and mighty about Dark Soul0s when it got released on PC earlier this year – saying I refused to purchase it as long as it’s gonna require Origin in addition to Steam.
Now it’s the weekend sale and I’m wondeing if getting it for $33 is a sufficient message to the publishers that I don’t want a second DRM scheme with my game or if I’m supposed to keep up my principles.
dude it’s so good gfwl could administer a digital exam every time you start it and i’d say “well, ok, gotta go farm souls, hurry it up” while unbuckling my pants.
Now that’s an endorsement.
30 minutes of trying to sign in and still not allowed to play. Why do the people at Live still have jobs?
At the moment, I can’t think of any games that could possibly be worth this sort of hassle. ISN’T MY MONEY ENOUGH?
i had to set up an entirely new account actually. gfwl told me initially to gtfo.
I still haven’t figured out the problem, I need to get my ISP to open up my router so I can check port settings before going another round with MS support.