The months are just flying by, aren't they? How's a person supposed to
get any gaming done with the days whipping by like this? Well, I got a
little bit of gaming done... but not as much as I'd like. How am I
ever going to work through the backlog at this rate?
What Have You Been Playing... IN MAY 2024?
On 6/1/2024 10:04 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
You aren't.
The months are just flying by, aren't they? How's a person supposed to
get any gaming done with the days whipping by like this? Well, I got a
little bit of gaming done... but not as much as I'd like. How am I
ever going to work through the backlog at this rate?
I played a little Stardew Valley but it was a very hectic month and I >frequently went multiple days without playing anything at all.
A true horror, I know.
What Have You Been Playing... IN MAY 2024?
* American Truck Simulator - Nebraska DLC
So. Nebraska. A state most famous for its corn. Yeah, we're doing
this. I did warn you all this was coming.
On Sat, 01 Jun 2024 13:04:37 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
* American Truck Simulator - Nebraska DLC
So. Nebraska. A state most famous for its corn. Yeah, we're doing
this. I did warn you all this was coming.
You did.
Some here may judge you negatively for your Truck Simulator fetish but
I can't. I just got through telling Rin in another thread that I like
doing things like fishing, cooking and picking flowers in MMOs.
Fishing in particular, I know I have now done for many hours in WOW
alone.
I can't explain why I like doing these things other then... they are
relaxing to me.... which probably does not explain it at all.
The months are just flying by, aren't they? How's a person supposed to
get any gaming done with the days whipping by like this? Well, I got a
little bit of gaming done... but not as much as I'd like. How am I
ever going to work through the backlog at this rate?
Anyway, here's what I played:
The List You Need
---------------------------------------
* Dead Space Remaster
* American Truck Simulator - Nebraska DLC
* Tomb Raider: Shadow of the Tomb Raider
The List You Deserve
---------------------------------------
* Dead Space Remaster
Mathematically, I enjoyed 58% of the "Dead Space Remaster". That's
because I enjoyed the parts of the game that were "Dead Space" but I
was not so sanguine about the "Remaster" aspects.
Not that there's anything straight-out /terrible/ about the remaster.
I just don't think it really adds anything necessary to the original
game, and in some respects actually detracts from it. The best thing I
can say about this new version is that it is easier to run on modern hardware; no need to fiddle with config files or compatibility
settings. The slightly improved controls and native wide-screen
support are nice too.
But I'm less enthralled by the visual and audio updates. There was a
certain chunkiness to the original's graphics that really enhanced the down-and-dirty feel of being on a gore-splattered mining spaceship.
The new visuals are just too sharp, the lighting effects just too
glossy to maintain that atmosphere. There are more obvious changes too (including an entirely new look for protagonist Isaac Clark; this
newest iteration looks particularly gormless, as opposed to his more practical appearance in the original version). There are numerous
audio tweaks too; most aren't too noteworthy, but the extra-loud
clunking of Isaac's space-boots hitting the decks with each step was a constant annoyance.
They were some minor gameplay tweaks too; again, very little of note
was changed, except for the addition of some 'zero-G' acrobatics which
had Isaac flying around the place like Iron Man. Yes, this was a
feature added to the franchise in later games, but it feels
particularly out of place in this first game, which was all about a
constant claustrophobia.
The remaster is also far less subtle with its revelations about the
nature of both the source of the monstrosities, and with the fate of
Isaac's girlfriend. I get it; by this point, Nicole's ultimate
disposition is probably as well-kept a secret as the Luke/Darth Vader relationship, but there's no sense of mystery and revelation.
Still, the core gameplay and conceits remain strong; the remaster is recognizably "Dead Space" and dismembering space-zombies is still as
much fun as ever. Neither newcomers to the franchise nor old hands
will actively dislike this version.
It's just that the original remains the superior experience.
* American Truck Simulator - Nebraska DLC
So. Nebraska. A state most famous for its corn. Yeah, we're doing
this. I did warn you all this was coming.
I realized what I was getting into early in my explorations. The Truck Simulator games have these spots on the map called 'viewpoints' where
you have to take a screenshot of a specific location. These are
usually of famous - or at least notable - landmarks; the Golden Gate
Bridge in San Francisco, or Devil's Tower in Wyoming. The first one I
saw in Nebraska was highlighting a sport supply store sitting off a
highway. The others I found weren't much more interesting.
Yeah, it's that kind of state. The sort of place where a path that
people used to /leave/ for better places (the Oregon Trail) is one of
the state's premier historical attractions.
I can imagine there was a sort of desperation amongst the developers
of this expansion, trying to find something - anything! - interesting
to showcase (I wouldn't be surprised if the residents of the state
felt a similar anxiety). I got that impression from the fiddly roads,
the overly detailed storefronts, the excessive detail and hidden paths
that curved around the few geographical features worth looking at.
There's almost nothing to see in the state, but the developers did
everything they could to milk what few sights there were.
This isn't a problem unique to Nebraska; previous map expansions
suffered from similar limitations. But even if those other states
weren't topographically interesting, at least they were fun to drive
through. Not so Nebraska; its roads were too often narrow, twisty, and
slow. The Truck Simulator games are best when you've long highways to
drive down; when you can almost zone out and become one with the
traffic. Nebraska demanded too much attention to the road... and
offered too little reward for that effort. But like the old joke goes,
while the driving is terrible, there's very little of it too. Despite
being a fairly large state, the Nebraska expansion feels very light in
actual content, namely: roads and destinations. I make it a point to
traverse (or at least try to traverse) every bit of road in the game
with each expansion, and usually it takes a week or two for me to
complete this challenge. With "Nebraska", I finished it off in four
days.
So, yeah. I'm not really a fan of this expansion. I can't say to skip
it -after all, it's the American Truck Simulator, and you can't have
America without all its states- but Nebraska isn't one I care to visit
often. Not even to drive through. Sure it's got its corn. But it
doesn't have much else.
* Tomb Raider: Shadow of the Tomb Raider
I'm not sure I should even include this game on the list, I played so
little of it. But I just couldn't make myself want to stick with the
game very long.
Not that, mechanically, it's a bad game. I mean, no, it's not really
wowing me with its game-play, but it's competent enough. It's lack of
an interesting storyline (or characters) didn't help either. Lara
Croft and her constant daddy-issues are a well long since drained dry,
but the developers keep going back to that same uninteresting subplot
(the massive evil conspiracy that's the game's main antagonist isn't
much better either).
But, really, it was the open-world that kept me from playing. That,
and the constant crafting. I didn't want to have to engage with any of
that nonsense. I miss the days of solid games with well-made,
well-paced maps. Levels with a definite start and finish, and a clear direction from the one to the other. Wandering around giant maps
clearing out dozens of subquests and finding useless gimcracks placed
there just to fill out the game don't excite me. I've better uses for
my time. It's not fun; it's grind.
So I played relatively little of the game. In terms of polish and
mechanics, it's probably the best of the rebooted series, but that
open world? No thank you. I've no desire to work my way through all
that nonsense.
---------------------------------------
Well, that's my short list for my month. Did you do any better? Let's
find out.
What Have You Been Playing... IN MAY 2024?
The months are just flying by, aren't they? How's a person supposed to
get any gaming done with the days whipping by like this? Well, I got a
little bit of gaming done... but not as much as I'd like. How am I
ever going to work through the backlog at this rate?
Anyway, here's what I played:
The List You Need
---------------------------------------
* Dead Space Remaster
* American Truck Simulator - Nebraska DLC
* Tomb Raider: Shadow of the Tomb Raider
The List You Deserve
---------------------------------------
* Dead Space Remaster
Mathematically, I enjoyed 58% of the "Dead Space Remaster". That's
because I enjoyed the parts of the game that were "Dead Space" but I
was not so sanguine about the "Remaster" aspects.
Not that there's anything straight-out /terrible/ about the remaster.
I just don't think it really adds anything necessary to the original
game, and in some respects actually detracts from it. The best thing I
can say about this new version is that it is easier to run on modern hardware; no need to fiddle with config files or compatibility
settings. The slightly improved controls and native wide-screen
support are nice too.
But I'm less enthralled by the visual and audio updates. There was a
certain chunkiness to the original's graphics that really enhanced the down-and-dirty feel of being on a gore-splattered mining spaceship.
The new visuals are just too sharp, the lighting effects just too
glossy to maintain that atmosphere. There are more obvious changes too (including an entirely new look for protagonist Isaac Clark; this
newest iteration looks particularly gormless, as opposed to his more practical appearance in the original version). There are numerous
audio tweaks too; most aren't too noteworthy, but the extra-loud
clunking of Isaac's space-boots hitting the decks with each step was a constant annoyance.
They were some minor gameplay tweaks too; again, very little of note
was changed, except for the addition of some 'zero-G' acrobatics which
had Isaac flying around the place like Iron Man. Yes, this was a
feature added to the franchise in later games, but it feels
particularly out of place in this first game, which was all about a
constant claustrophobia.
The remaster is also far less subtle with its revelations about the
nature of both the source of the monstrosities, and with the fate of
Isaac's girlfriend. I get it; by this point, Nicole's ultimate
disposition is probably as well-kept a secret as the Luke/Darth Vader relationship, but there's no sense of mystery and revelation.
Still, the core gameplay and conceits remain strong; the remaster is recognizably "Dead Space" and dismembering space-zombies is still as
much fun as ever. Neither newcomers to the franchise nor old hands
will actively dislike this version.
It's just that the original remains the superior experience.
* American Truck Simulator - Nebraska DLC
So. Nebraska. A state most famous for its corn. Yeah, we're doing
this. I did warn you all this was coming.
I realized what I was getting into early in my explorations. The Truck Simulator games have these spots on the map called 'viewpoints' where
you have to take a screenshot of a specific location. These are
usually of famous - or at least notable - landmarks; the Golden Gate
Bridge in San Francisco, or Devil's Tower in Wyoming. The first one I
saw in Nebraska was highlighting a sport supply store sitting off a
highway. The others I found weren't much more interesting.
Yeah, it's that kind of state. The sort of place where a path that
people used to /leave/ for better places (the Oregon Trail) is one of
the state's premier historical attractions.
I can imagine there was a sort of desperation amongst the developers
of this expansion, trying to find something - anything! - interesting
to showcase (I wouldn't be surprised if the residents of the state
felt a similar anxiety). I got that impression from the fiddly roads,
the overly detailed storefronts, the excessive detail and hidden paths
that curved around the few geographical features worth looking at.
There's almost nothing to see in the state, but the developers did
everything they could to milk what few sights there were.
This isn't a problem unique to Nebraska; previous map expansions
suffered from similar limitations. But even if those other states
weren't topographically interesting, at least they were fun to drive
through. Not so Nebraska; its roads were too often narrow, twisty, and
slow. The Truck Simulator games are best when you've long highways to
drive down; when you can almost zone out and become one with the
traffic. Nebraska demanded too much attention to the road... and
offered too little reward for that effort. But like the old joke goes,
while the driving is terrible, there's very little of it too. Despite
being a fairly large state, the Nebraska expansion feels very light in
actual content, namely: roads and destinations. I make it a point to
traverse (or at least try to traverse) every bit of road in the game
with each expansion, and usually it takes a week or two for me to
complete this challenge. With "Nebraska", I finished it off in four
days.
So, yeah. I'm not really a fan of this expansion. I can't say to skip
it -after all, it's the American Truck Simulator, and you can't have
America without all its states- but Nebraska isn't one I care to visit
often. Not even to drive through. Sure it's got its corn. But it
doesn't have much else.
* Tomb Raider: Shadow of the Tomb Raider
I'm not sure I should even include this game on the list, I played so
little of it. But I just couldn't make myself want to stick with the
game very long.
Not that, mechanically, it's a bad game. I mean, no, it's not really
wowing me with its game-play, but it's competent enough. It's lack of
an interesting storyline (or characters) didn't help either. Lara
Croft and her constant daddy-issues are a well long since drained dry,
but the developers keep going back to that same uninteresting subplot
(the massive evil conspiracy that's the game's main antagonist isn't
much better either).
But, really, it was the open-world that kept me from playing. That,
and the constant crafting. I didn't want to have to engage with any of
that nonsense. I miss the days of solid games with well-made,
well-paced maps. Levels with a definite start and finish, and a clear direction from the one to the other. Wandering around giant maps
clearing out dozens of subquests and finding useless gimcracks placed
there just to fill out the game don't excite me. I've better uses for
my time. It's not fun; it's grind.
So I played relatively little of the game. In terms of polish and
mechanics, it's probably the best of the rebooted series, but that
open world? No thank you. I've no desire to work my way through all
that nonsense.
---------------------------------------
Well, that's my short list for my month. Did you do any better? Let's
find out.
What Have You Been Playing... IN MAY 2024?
Still Duo Lingo and Diablo 4 when I can.
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
The months are just flying by, aren't they? How's a person supposed to
get any gaming done with the days whipping by like this? Well, I got a little bit of gaming done... but not as much as I'd like. How am I
ever going to work through the backlog at this rate?
Anyway, here's what I played:
The List You Need
---------------------------------------
* Dead Space Remaster
* American Truck Simulator - Nebraska DLC
* Tomb Raider: Shadow of the Tomb Raider
The List You Deserve
---------------------------------------
* Dead Space Remaster
Mathematically, I enjoyed 58% of the "Dead Space Remaster". That's
because I enjoyed the parts of the game that were "Dead Space" but I
was not so sanguine about the "Remaster" aspects.
Not that there's anything straight-out /terrible/ about the remaster.
I just don't think it really adds anything necessary to the original
game, and in some respects actually detracts from it. The best thing I
can say about this new version is that it is easier to run on modern hardware; no need to fiddle with config files or compatibility
settings. The slightly improved controls and native wide-screen
support are nice too.
But I'm less enthralled by the visual and audio updates. There was a certain chunkiness to the original's graphics that really enhanced the down-and-dirty feel of being on a gore-splattered mining spaceship.
The new visuals are just too sharp, the lighting effects just too
glossy to maintain that atmosphere. There are more obvious changes too (including an entirely new look for protagonist Isaac Clark; this
newest iteration looks particularly gormless, as opposed to his more practical appearance in the original version). There are numerous
audio tweaks too; most aren't too noteworthy, but the extra-loud
clunking of Isaac's space-boots hitting the decks with each step was a constant annoyance.
They were some minor gameplay tweaks too; again, very little of note
was changed, except for the addition of some 'zero-G' acrobatics which
had Isaac flying around the place like Iron Man. Yes, this was a
feature added to the franchise in later games, but it feels
particularly out of place in this first game, which was all about a constant claustrophobia.
The remaster is also far less subtle with its revelations about the
nature of both the source of the monstrosities, and with the fate of Isaac's girlfriend. I get it; by this point, Nicole's ultimate
disposition is probably as well-kept a secret as the Luke/Darth Vader relationship, but there's no sense of mystery and revelation.
Still, the core gameplay and conceits remain strong; the remaster is recognizably "Dead Space" and dismembering space-zombies is still as
much fun as ever. Neither newcomers to the franchise nor old hands
will actively dislike this version.
It's just that the original remains the superior experience.
* American Truck Simulator - Nebraska DLC
So. Nebraska. A state most famous for its corn. Yeah, we're doing
this. I did warn you all this was coming.
I realized what I was getting into early in my explorations. The Truck Simulator games have these spots on the map called 'viewpoints' where
you have to take a screenshot of a specific location. These are
usually of famous - or at least notable - landmarks; the Golden Gate
Bridge in San Francisco, or Devil's Tower in Wyoming. The first one I
saw in Nebraska was highlighting a sport supply store sitting off a highway. The others I found weren't much more interesting.
Yeah, it's that kind of state. The sort of place where a path that
people used to /leave/ for better places (the Oregon Trail) is one of
the state's premier historical attractions.
I can imagine there was a sort of desperation amongst the developers
of this expansion, trying to find something - anything! - interesting
to showcase (I wouldn't be surprised if the residents of the state
felt a similar anxiety). I got that impression from the fiddly roads,
the overly detailed storefronts, the excessive detail and hidden paths
that curved around the few geographical features worth looking at.
There's almost nothing to see in the state, but the developers did everything they could to milk what few sights there were.
This isn't a problem unique to Nebraska; previous map expansions
suffered from similar limitations. But even if those other states
weren't topographically interesting, at least they were fun to drive through. Not so Nebraska; its roads were too often narrow, twisty, and slow. The Truck Simulator games are best when you've long highways to
drive down; when you can almost zone out and become one with the
traffic. Nebraska demanded too much attention to the road... and
offered too little reward for that effort. But like the old joke goes, while the driving is terrible, there's very little of it too. Despite
being a fairly large state, the Nebraska expansion feels very light in actual content, namely: roads and destinations. I make it a point to traverse (or at least try to traverse) every bit of road in the game
with each expansion, and usually it takes a week or two for me to
complete this challenge. With "Nebraska", I finished it off in four
days.
So, yeah. I'm not really a fan of this expansion. I can't say to skip
it -after all, it's the American Truck Simulator, and you can't have America without all its states- but Nebraska isn't one I care to visit often. Not even to drive through. Sure it's got its corn. But it
doesn't have much else.
* Tomb Raider: Shadow of the Tomb Raider
I'm not sure I should even include this game on the list, I played so little of it. But I just couldn't make myself want to stick with the
game very long.
Not that, mechanically, it's a bad game. I mean, no, it's not really
wowing me with its game-play, but it's competent enough. It's lack of
an interesting storyline (or characters) didn't help either. Lara
Croft and her constant daddy-issues are a well long since drained dry,
but the developers keep going back to that same uninteresting subplot
(the massive evil conspiracy that's the game's main antagonist isn't
much better either).
But, really, it was the open-world that kept me from playing. That,
and the constant crafting. I didn't want to have to engage with any of
that nonsense. I miss the days of solid games with well-made,
well-paced maps. Levels with a definite start and finish, and a clear direction from the one to the other. Wandering around giant maps
clearing out dozens of subquests and finding useless gimcracks placed
there just to fill out the game don't excite me. I've better uses for
my time. It's not fun; it's grind.
So I played relatively little of the game. In terms of polish and mechanics, it's probably the best of the rebooted series, but that
open world? No thank you. I've no desire to work my way through all
that nonsense.
---------------------------------------
Well, that's my short list for my month. Did you do any better? Let's
find out.
What Have You Been Playing... IN MAY 2024?
Oh, I played with a few old Atari 2600 games (e.g., Adventure and
Asteroids) in my iPhone 12 mini with https://www.retroarch.com.
On 6/1/2024 10:04 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
You aren't.
The months are just flying by, aren't they? How's a person supposed to
get any gaming done with the days whipping by like this? Well, I got a
little bit of gaming done... but not as much as I'd like. How am I
ever going to work through the backlog at this rate?
I played a little Stardew Valley but it was a very hectic month and I frequently went multiple days without playing anything at all.
A true horror, I know.
On Sun, 02 Jun 2024 06:57:44 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
Oh, I played with a few old Atari 2600 games (e.g., Adventure and >Asteroids) in my iPhone 12 mini with https://www.retroarch.com.
The Atari 2600 was the last console I owned and Adventure was my
favorite game on that platform. I played that game so much I think I
can get through the mazes blindfolded.
Adventure wasn't my favorite. I liked Pitfall, Dolphin, Ms. Pac-Man,
Enduro, Phoenix, Combat, Asteroids, etc.
On Sun, 02 Jun 2024 21:53:05 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
Adventure wasn't my favorite. I liked Pitfall, Dolphin, Ms. Pac-Man, >Enduro, Phoenix, Combat, Asteroids, etc.
I played a lot of Combat with my brother. It came with the system so
it might be the first video game I ever played. Or the first video
game played at home at least.
The only other game on your list I played to any degree was Pitfall.
Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> wrote:
On Sun, 02 Jun 2024 06:57:44 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
Oh, I played with a few old Atari 2600 games (e.g., Adventure and
Asteroids) in my iPhone 12 mini with https://www.retroarch.com.
The Atari 2600 was the last console I owned and Adventure was my
favorite game on that platform. I played that game so much I think I
can get through the mazes blindfolded.
Adventure wasn't my favorite. I liked Pitfall, Dolphin, Ms. Pac-Man,
Enduro, Phoenix, Combat, Asteroids, etc.
On Sat, 01 Jun 2024 14:21:04 -0400, Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com>
wrote:
On Sat, 01 Jun 2024 13:04:37 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson
<spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
* American Truck Simulator - Nebraska DLC
So. Nebraska. A state most famous for its corn. Yeah, we're doing
this. I did warn you all this was coming.
You did.
Some here may judge you negatively for your Truck Simulator fetish but
I can't. I just got through telling Rin in another thread that I like
doing things like fishing, cooking and picking flowers in MMOs.
Fishing in particular, I know I have now done for many hours in WOW
alone.
It's not the playing that's the problem. It's my insistence on telling
you all about it that's the issue. ;-)
I'm worse than those door-to-door religious types
Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> wrote:
On Sun, 02 Jun 2024 21:53:05 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
Adventure wasn't my favorite. I liked Pitfall, Dolphin, Ms. Pac-Man,
Enduro, Phoenix, Combat, Asteroids, etc.
I played a lot of Combat with my brother. It came with the system so
it might be the first video game I ever played. Or the first video
game played at home at least.
The only other game on your list I played to any degree was Pitfall.
I remember getting far in Pitfall until my friend resetted the game. Frak!
On Sun, 02 Jun 2024 21:53:05 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> wrote:
On Sun, 02 Jun 2024 06:57:44 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
Oh, I played with a few old Atari 2600 games (e.g., Adventure and
Asteroids) in my iPhone 12 mini with https://www.retroarch.com.
The Atari 2600 was the last console I owned and Adventure was my
favorite game on that platform. I played that game so much I think I
can get through the mazes blindfolded.
Adventure wasn't my favorite. I liked Pitfall, Dolphin, Ms. Pac-Man, >>Enduro, Phoenix, Combat, Asteroids, etc.
Demon Attack (by Imagic) was addictive as hell. Sort of Phoenix-like.
* Dead Space Remaster
* American Truck Simulator - Nebraska DLC
* Tomb Raider: Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Well, that's my short list for my month. Did you do any better? Let's
find out.
What Have You Been Playing... IN MAY 2024?
Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 21:01 this Monday (GMT):
Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> wrote:
On Sun, 02 Jun 2024 21:53:05 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
Adventure wasn't my favorite. I liked Pitfall, Dolphin, Ms. Pac-Man,
Enduro, Phoenix, Combat, Asteroids, etc.
I played a lot of Combat with my brother. It came with the system so
it might be the first video game I ever played. Or the first video
game played at home at least.
The only other game on your list I played to any degree was Pitfall.
I remember getting far in Pitfall until my friend resetted the game. Frak!
Sounds like you experienced a pitfall :D
What Have You Been Playing... IN MAY 2024?
candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 21:01 this Monday (GMT):
Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> wrote:
On Sun, 02 Jun 2024 21:53:05 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
Adventure wasn't my favorite. I liked Pitfall, Dolphin, Ms. Pac-Man,
Enduro, Phoenix, Combat, Asteroids, etc.
I played a lot of Combat with my brother. It came with the system so
it might be the first video game I ever played. Or the first video
game played at home at least.
The only other game on your list I played to any degree was Pitfall.
I remember getting far in Pitfall until my friend resetted the game. Frak!
Sounds like you experienced a pitfall :D
:P
(Alas, the "Mass Effect" games rarely rewarded you for your
persistence; equipment variety was quite limited and most treasures
were of the "this gun is 3% better than one I already have; that's
good I guess?" variety. Still, finding all the loot is half the fun in
the game. So go open that safe!!!! ;-)
On Sat, 01 Jun 2024 13:04:37 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
* American Truck Simulator - Nebraska DLC
So. Nebraska. A state most famous for its corn. Yeah, we're doing
this. I did warn you all this was coming.
You did.
Some here may judge you negatively for your Truck Simulator fetish but
I can't. I just got through telling Rin in another thread that I like
doing things like fishing, cooking and picking flowers in MMOs.
Fishing in particular, I know I have now done for many hours in WOW
alone.
I can't explain why I like doing these things other then... they are
relaxing to me.... which probably does not explain it at all.
- Xevious, old fave but I seemed to suck here too. There's an early boss
enemy that you have to hit with bombs but that means getting pretty
close to it and so I got killed every time. But amazing how familiar
everything still looks even though it's been over 40 years since it
came out.
The Painscreek Killings https://store.steampowered.com/app/624270/The_Painscreek_Killings/
I enjoyed this mystery-investigative title hugely, and wouldn't let go
until I'd 100%'d it. You're a reporter tasked with solving a long-ago
cold case in a deserted village, by visiting buildings and residences in
a fully 3D environment, and looking for clues, documents and keys that
lead you further into the complicated lives and relationships among
these townfolk, in the manner of the famous game Gone Home.
As in Gone Home, there is no UI -- so refreshing. It's just you
following clues that lead you from location to location, opening doors, searching buildings, and reading the many letters and documents to build
a picture of the past. The writing here is very good, and the central
mystery worth the effort to solve. A big thumbs up for The Painscreek Killings !!
Close Combat: Cross of Iron
On 01/06/2024 19:21, Mike S. wrote:
On Sat, 01 Jun 2024 13:04:37 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson
<spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
* American Truck Simulator - Nebraska DLC
So. Nebraska. A state most famous for its corn. Yeah, we're doing
this. I did warn you all this was coming.
You did.
Some here may judge you negatively for your Truck Simulator fetish but
I can't. I just got through telling Rin in another thread that I like
doing things like fishing, cooking and picking flowers in MMOs.
Fishing in particular, I know I have now done for many hours in WOW
alone.
I can't explain why I like doing these things other then... they are
relaxing to me.... which probably does not explain it at all.
I think it's good that we've finally got out of the mentality that
computer games are all about being challenged when people can take all
sorts of things from games.
Close Combat: Cross of Iron
The movie Cross of Iron is crazy good, watch it: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074695/
Stardew is relaxing :) (until you start trying to plan your farm)
On Fri, 7 Jun 2024 18:35:04 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07
<candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
Stardew is relaxing :) (until you start trying to plan your farm)
I own this one but I haven't played it yet. I think I am going to
enjoy it.
Mike S <Mike_S@nowhere.com> wrote at 12:37 this Saturday (GMT):
On Fri, 7 Jun 2024 18:35:04 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07
<candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
Stardew is relaxing :) (until you start trying to plan your farm)
I own this one but I haven't played it yet. I think I am going to
enjoy it.
Probably will, I did too until I tried going for perfection :P
On 6/8/2024 7:30 AM, candycanearter07 wrote:
Mike S <Mike_S@nowhere.com> wrote at 12:37 this Saturday (GMT):
On Fri, 7 Jun 2024 18:35:04 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07
<candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
Stardew is relaxing :) (until you start trying to plan your farm)
I own this one but I haven't played it yet. I think I am going to
enjoy it.
Probably will, I did too until I tried going for perfection :P
I've never tried for Perfection but from what I understand it is easier
to do now in v1.6.
N ercerfragngvir bs Wbwn Pbec jnf nqqrq jub jvyy pbzcyrgr fbzr bs gur Cresrpgvba gnfxf sbe lbh. Sbe n cevpr.
N ercerfragngvir bs Wbwn Pbec jnf nqqrq jub jvyy pbzcyrgr fbzr bs gur
Cresrpgvba gnfxf sbe lbh. Sbe n cevpr.
Huh?
On Sat, 8 Jun 2024 16:50:07 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07
<candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
N ercerfragngvir bs Wbwn Pbec jnf nqqrq jub jvyy pbzcyrgr fbzr bs gur
Cresrpgvba gnfxf sbe lbh. Sbe n cevpr.
Huh?
You need to apply ROT13 decoding to read this. It was posted this way
to prevent spoilers.
Mike S <Mike_S@nowhere.com> wrote at 17:53 this Saturday (GMT):
On Sat, 8 Jun 2024 16:50:07 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07
<candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
N ercerfragngvir bs Wbwn Pbec jnf nqqrq jub jvyy pbzcyrgr fbzr bs gur
Cresrpgvba gnfxf sbe lbh. Sbe n cevpr.
Huh?
You need to apply ROT13 decoding to read this. It was posted this way
to prevent spoilers.
Oh interesting. How do you make rot13
Oh interesting. How do you make rot13
On 6/8/2024 12:35 PM, candycanearter07 wrote:
Mike S <Mike_S@nowhere.com> wrote at 17:53 this Saturday (GMT):
On Sat, 8 Jun 2024 16:50:07 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07
<candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
N ercerfragngvir bs Wbwn Pbec jnf nqqrq jub jvyy pbzcyrgr fbzr bs gur >>>>> Cresrpgvba gnfxf sbe lbh. Sbe n cevpr.
Huh?
You need to apply ROT13 decoding to read this. It was posted this way
to prevent spoilers.
Oh interesting. How do you make rot13
https://rot13.com/
Fallout NV is looking a bit more appealing to me now, as whatever love
I had of the open world of Fallout 3 has long worn off, and feel like
I'd appreciate the more linear quest of NV now than when I played it
when it was released. However I do remember it has a lot more
crafting which I hated and still dislike in most games.
As you haven't mentioned this at all I'm presuming it's much improved.
On Wed, 12 Jun 2024 20:25:46 -0600, "rms"
<rsquiresMOO@MOOflashMOO.net> wrote:
As you haven't mentioned this at all I'm presuming it's much improved.
I fell through the world a single time (inside the church), no other >>bugs!
Lacking context, this is a very confusing comment that makes me
question my reality. Like, I start wondering, is this a problem with
all churches or only the ones near where you live? ;-)
On Thu, 13 Jun 2024 18:45:58 -0000 (UTC),
<smaug@ereborbbs.duckdns.org> wrote:
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
On Wed, 12 Jun 2024 20:25:46 -0600, "rms"
<rsquiresMOO@MOOflashMOO.net> wrote:
As you haven't mentioned this at all I'm presuming it's much improved.
I fell through the world a single time (inside the church), no other >>>>bugs!
Lacking context, this is a very confusing comment that makes me
question my reality. Like, I start wondering, is this a problem with
all churches or only the ones near where you live? ;-)
you would be surprised.
Maybe. Are we talking regular churches, or churches of Cthulhu? I hear
the latter have all sorts of non-Euclidean geometries and whatnot, so
falling out of the world is probably the LEAST surprising (and
horrible) thing that could happen to you there.
As you haven't mentioned this at all I'm presuming it's much improved.
I fell through the world a single time (inside the church), no other bugs!
On Wed, 12 Jun 2024 20:25:46 -0600, "rms"
<rsquiresMOO@MOOflashMOO.net> wrote:
As you haven't mentioned this at all I'm presuming it's much improved.
I fell through the world a single time (inside the church), no other
bugs!
Lacking context, this is a very confusing comment that makes me
question my reality. Like, I start wondering, is this a problem with
all churches or only the ones near where you live? ;-)
On Fri, 21 Jun 2024 15:26:13 +0200, H1M3M <wipnoah@gmail.com> wrote:
Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
What Have You Been Playing... IN MAY 2024?
... Well, almost nothing. I managed to find 90 minutes to play Frog
Fractions.
It probably says more about me than you, but the first image that
flashed into my head hearing that you're playing 'frog fractions' is
of some deranged youth crouching in the woods chopping up toads.
But apparently it's some sort of web/browser game. Phew! Amphibians
rejoice! ;-)
On Fri, 21 Jun 2024 15:26:13 +0200, H1M3M <wipnoah@gmail.com> wrote:
Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
What Have You Been Playing... IN MAY 2024?
... Well, almost nothing. I managed to find 90 minutes to play Frog
Fractions.
It probably says more about me than you, but the first image that
flashed into my head hearing that you're playing 'frog fractions' is
of some deranged youth crouching in the woods chopping up toads.
But apparently it's some sort of web/browser game. Phew! Amphibians
rejoice! ;-)
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