I’m getting relatively close to the end too, but I feel like the game would’ve actually benefited from having fewer combat encounters. The story beats end up being so spaced out that I forget what I was even doing. It’s shame that it’s so long, because I actually really feel like this is a game where I’d get a lot out…

Skyrim is 100% my gaming comfort food. I’ve put, uh... let’s just say many hours into that game and it’s still the thing that I want to boot up when times are shitty or I just need to chill, so I can relate.

It’s nice to buy games just to pad the backlog sometimes. I recently picked up Divinity: Original Sin 2 on sale. When am I gonna play it? Who knows?!?

I was very deep into Destiny for several years before realizing that it was borderline problematic and quit cold turkey. But man, every time there’s a new content drop I get the urge to pop back in to check it out. Running a blind raid on day 1 with a good crew (which I was lucky enough to do more than once) is an…

Still plugging away at TLOU2. I would love to wrap it up this weekend, as I’ve been avoiding spoilery articles and podcasts about it so far, and it sounds like Waypoint Radio had Maddy Myers on to record a spoilercast of absolutely ungodly duration (seriously, I think it’s 6 hours spread over two parts, which is long…

I don’t dislike many things, but I can’t stand celery. Especially raw. Only a monster would put it in a salad, since even if I pick it all out I can still taste it. Celery infects everything it touches. It’s fine in things where it gets cooked to hell (soups, stews) to add flavour, but I’ll still usually avoid eating…

It is certainly the motto of my adulthood...

Same. Why did I watch even 10 seconds of that video? I knew I would hate it. They’re so annoying.

Man, your (former) employer SUCKS! Unfortunately, I’m in BC and don’t know the law down there, but seems like you have a legitimate argument to make unless you have a written employment agreement with a clause about social media. Good luck!

I put RDR2 down for over a year before I finally went back and finished it a few months ago, so I can relate. Glad I did. I have a love/hate relationship with Rockstar games, but overall I liked RDR2 more than most.

Staycations are always a bit weird, and I can only imagine that would be amplified during a pandemic. We’ve got a local vacation booked with two other couples on the nearby Sunshine Coast for the August long weekend (it’s up the coast, but you need to take a ferry to get there) that I’m really looking forward to. It’s…

God, I love that game. But you’re right, it’s a weird contrast between the soothing music and environments, and the frequently intense combat and platforming. Exploring is super chill until it’s not, which happens very suddenly. It’s also the first game my GF showed any interest in playing, but she bounced off it…

Damn, I checked out after the Forsaken expansion and never completed any of the Leviathan raid lairs. While I have no doubt it would be fun to drop in & run some of these, I just don’t see how I could possibly get back into Destiny with all of this *gestures broadly at life* going on.

My old Transformers, G.I. Joe and TMNT toys are all in my mother’s basement. Unfortunately, she’s allowed my nephews to play with a bunch of them, which upsets me a bit. The TMNT figures and Transformers are a lost cause - the kids have already played with them and they/their accessories are scattered to the wind. But…

Exactly. How little joy do they have in their lives that they get this upset over a video game? It just boggles my mind.

I don’t want to make light of the threats and horrible garbage these assholes spew, but I can’t help but find it hilarious how fragile they are. They are so threatened by a protagonist in a video game who isn’t exactly like them that they resort to insults and death threats while safely hidden by the anonymity of the…

My weekend was good. Did my longest bike ride ever (224km) on Saturday with a couple of friends. We had perfect weather for it and actually finished it in about an hour less time than I had expected. Then me & my GF got together for a few drinks with two other couples to celebrate my buddy’s birthday (it’s today) on…

Good on you for reporting him, despite the resulting anxiety from doing so. As we’re seeing all too clearly lately, people will just keep acting like jerks unless they’re called out...

Good point! I’ll take a look. Thanks!

Ah! Yeah, now that you mention it I got followed by Kotaku the other day. I was wondering what that meant. Cool.