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Derek C. F. Pegritz
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I really hope the devs learn from their boneheaded mistakes and actually take the time to hang some flesh on the skeleton of Anthem’s core mechanics—because those core mechanics are solid. Flying and shooting are a lot of fun...it’s just everything else that is so terribly clumsy. But the basics of a really fun game

The Happening 2: Children of The Hay.

Dear gods, this looks stupid. How the hell do you ride horses when you’re blind? And still manage to create colorful, decorated adornments?

He kinda/sorta reminds me of David Bowie in the video for “Lazarus.”

I cannot believe I’m actually saying this, but...the only thing on that list I’m truly interested in reading is the new Peter Watts book.

I can’t believe it even got a second season--but at least the second season ended on a really weird note that left open the possibility for further exploration but nonetheless offered up a good amount of closure.

I’ve found this summer to be really disappointing regarding quality writing, but a new Howard V. Hendrix collection is JUST what the doctor ordered! Now I need to get a hold of some military-grade DMT.

I want to like this game, because I love the graphics and the basic idea behind it is fun...but there seems to be absolutely no rationale for where to place your fighters. I’ve played a whole bunch of matches and if there’s an element of strategy behind hero placement, I sure as hell haven’t been able to divine it.

What the hell was the point of this crap? I love surreal, weird, oftimes nonsensical stuff...but this was none of those things--it was just some random images.

Leng, Kadath, Carcosa, Yuggoth....

Mad props for “Brain Damage/Eclipse,” the songs that have defined my entire biography.

All this for a five-second squeak that sounds like a goddamn mechanical fart? Lame.

Darrel Huff’s How To Lie With Statistics is absolutely ESSENTIAL for anyone entering business or STEM fields.

Darrel Huff’s How To Lie With Statistics is absolutely ESSENTIAL for anyone entering business or STEM fields.

I love Ted Chiang’s work! The whole idea of prisms greatly appeals to me, though I know I’d spend every minute I’m awake talking to better versions of me.

So now Chucky’s a murderous AI? Ugh. This looks absolutely miserable. I’ve always hated the Child’s Play films, and this prettymuch vonfirms that I most likely will always hate them.

I would’ve just removed the offending line. Don’t even tell me you can’t Photoshop that. However, I suppose it is just easier to select the image and click delete. Ohwell--doesn’t really matter. I’ve been playing the hell out of the game and never even saw it.

I’ve been photographing all of the abandoned luggage and signs of people who’ve died. But the other day, I accidentally shot a dog--who stupidly ran right into a massive firefight--and I literally wanted to die.

Sadly...this isn’t too bad. Musically, at least. Compared to other SoundCloud “rappers” it’s damnear genius. Which speaks volumes about their skills, or lack thereof.

The novel was complete shite. The very concept is just...ridiculous—if taken seriously, as this film clearly does. The idea of hungry superbats that zoom in on any sound source would make for a fun, silly horror-comedy or Cormanesque B-movie. But to actually try to make such a stupid idea frightening? It just can’t be

Bitchin’ Camaro! I’m in.