So what did Microsoft bring to the table for E3? Well rumor was they were going to have a new version of the Xbox One console, and there will most likely be games (gee imagine that). So please join me for another bullet-ed list of what they talked about, and what I think about it.
Read MoreNintendo is one of the oldest groups at E3, and always one of my favorites. Even in recent years where I find myself playing less Nintendo, I always hope for them have a winner.
Read MoreOne of the best things about E3 is always when new things are announced and seeing what is planned for the next year. Bethesda is on year two of having a show case and here is what I think about what they have announced.
Read MoreEA had their E3 2016 Press conference today. And while I didn't watch it live, I did get a chance to check out that they reveled today. And here is what I think about what they talked about.
Read MoreAfter over 2 years of waiting, Overwatch has finally arrived. Coming from the remains of the “Titan” project, Overwatch is a new entry in the Team-Oriented Role-Based FPS genre. Man, that is what, TORBFPS? Note to self, find better acronym for this. Anyway, until this came the most prosperous game in the this category was Team Fortress 2. And while Team Fortress 2 is still going to be sitting comfortably on its hat filled throne, we finally at least have a game to give it a run for its money.
Read MoreHello readers, I hope you are all having a great Memorial Day and enjoying some well deserved time off. I'll be running the Bolder Boulder 10K race and then playing lots of video games. Speaking of, let's talk about what I've been doing for the past few weeks.
Read MoreAfter all of the weird stuff that happened last week, I'm happy to have had a more normal schedule this week. I was able to play some video games, had a day off of work, and went to the theater. In all, a lot of fun this week.
In Elite: Dangerous, I've got my Type 7 Transport equipped with all the best modules. I feel like I've run into a lot of bugs involving interdiction, and ended up getting blasted up by a lot of NPC jerks. I've re-tooled my ship to focus on defense, rather than offense. Considering that running is the more practical option for me in most cases. I should be in a good place to start running a regular trading route to pick up the credits that I need in order to get to the next ship.
For those not in the Denver area, I may need to provide some background information about what I did in the middle of this week. Devotchka is a local band (who has had some level of national success), and they are known locally for annual concerts with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra. This year, they partnered with the Denver Center theater company to perform Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. And, with only a few performances left, I managed to get in to see the show. It was a whole lot of fun. I was really impressed with the performances, and had a lot of fun watching it.
That's all for this week. Have a great week and game on!
Yesterday was the end of the Overwatch open beta. Thousands (guessing) of players jumped and got what was potentially their first taste of Blizzard's first FPS. And it appears to have gone over well. In order to gently let us newbs get a feel for the game you have a standard training tutorial, and then you have team vs AI. Here you are set with a human team vs a set of AI opponents with a set difficulty. Once you have had your feel of the AI, then you can go for some good old human vs human action.
Read MoreHello readers! This has been a very intense week on the more personal scene. Crystal ended up in the ER (she’s fine) and I had a job interview. Between the two, and trying to make up for the time I missed from work, I didn’t have a whole lot of time to do anything for myself. During most of the evenings I ended up watching various HGTV shows with Crystal, since those are a bit of a comfort show for both of us.
We had our second session of Traveler this weekend, which involved some interstellar travel, trade negotiations, and problematic passengers. We had a bit of a time sorting out all of the rules, but I think we are gradually getting a handle on it. I’m now on the hunt for some simple apps that will simplify some of the dice rolling (looking at you trading rules). We’ll be taking the weekend off for Mother’s Day, and I have no idea which players will come the weekend after that, so we may end up playing a completely different game.
Also, I am now the proud owner of a Type 7 Heavy in Elite: Dangerous. It’s a bit of a beast to handle, but it can carry such a huge amount of cargo. And, although it is not the fastest profit, I’m opting to do multi-hop trading. Mostly so that I can get to see more of the inhabited galaxy. In fact, I equipped a discovery scanner in place of my smallest cargo rack, primarily because I’m visiting systems that I’ve never been to before, and it would be hard to find the stations without the navigation data. As an added bonus, I can sell the scan data to help subsidize the original purchase cost. At this point, I’m planning to sink some money to upgrade my ship with top of the line frameshift drive (to maximize profit/hour) and thrusters (a valuable quality of life upgrade).
That’s all that I have for this week. I hope everyone had a great free comic book day. Have a great week, and game on!
Hello readers! I’ve managed to have a week with a more normal work load, and therefore had some more time to enjoy myself. To start with, I’ve spent a few more hours in Elite: Dangerous and manage to get myself to within about 2 million credits of my new ship goal. I only need about another hour to get myself to my goal, and start the process of searching the galaxy for my new ship and all the equipment that I want for it. Then, I’ll be off to make a living as a bulk trader: stocking up on goods in one station and hoping that I can make a profit on them by carrying them to another system. I may keep my existing ship so that I have an option to go back to if I find that I’m not enjoying life as a merchant.
In other space news, we had the first session of our Traveler game this past weekend. Everything seemed to go fairly well. Most of the session was dedicated to role-playing the characters and introducing the world, with only a few skill checks to see how things went. Next session should get us much more involved in the rules system, and therefore have a much greater chance to bog us down with making sure that we’ve learned how to play the darn thing. I’m expecting the players to spend some time negotiating commodities prices, searching for delivery jobs, and booking passengers on their vessel before heading off to one of the neighboring systems. Who knows, we might have a space combat. But that will depend on the random encounters table.
And finally, I’ve discovered a rather bizarre little anime to watch. The show is called Dagashi Kashi, and the plot is a bit hard to explain. To start, “dagashi” are inexpensive Japanese snacks, sort of like penny candies, both in terms of size and price, as well as a degree of sentimentality attached to them. The show centers around Kokonotsu, a middle school boy who dreams of becoming a manga artist. His father, Yo, owns a dagashi shop in a small town, and wants Kokonotsu to take over for him. Hotaru, daughter of a snack manufacturer, comes to the town to recruit Yo. Yo says that he can’t leave unless Kokonotsu agrees to take over the shop. Hotaru agrees to convince Kokonotsu to take over the shop in exchange for Yo coming to work for her father’s company. Hotaru is passionate about the snacks, and spends most of the show trying to kindle Kokonotsu’s passion for dagashi. In spite of this somewhat odd and convoluted plot, much of the show is basically a love letter to the dagashi themselves. So, if you are interested in the niche world of Japanese snack foods, it’s a fun watch.
That’s all for this round. Have a great week and game on!
