Yeah - I don't want to turn this thread into a political one but as I read each section about disability pay from work and the medical costs - it's something that I can't even really fathom having to deal with (and I grew up 'relatively' poor, but have always had good access to that stuff, simply by virtue of the country I'm in)
I think it was really good for you to put yourself out there mate - nothing we say can make the year you've had any easier - but work to control the things that you can control and 2020 has clearly been awful, but it's one year for you in a year of many to come (years that will be much better), so in the long run it will be something that you will move on from.
Most recent I can really recall would be God of War (the new one) - I just adored that game but the imagery and graphics just had a lot of wow moments for me.
@gundato: This could be a great strategy for them. Like, Sony’s got the market cornered in cinematic action games and top notch open world games. Rather than compete with that, Microsoft appears to be cornering the market on hardcore CRPGs, which has its own dedicated fan base that will go with whatever platform delivers on their favorite genre. Next gen is getting really interesting, that’s for sure.
Tbh, going into this next generation, I've kind of cooled on video games in general. My plan generally was to just upgrade my PC a bit and stick with Game Pass. Then down the track I'll get a PS5 (almost solely for the next God of War, but also with the knowledge that Sony are going to have something from Naughty Dog eventually and probably something along the lines of another Bloodborne or Sekiro)
I still think that my plan with Game Pass is solid but yea, this is a massive move from MS. The lack of exclusive games on Xbox was one of its big killers in the One/PS4 gen, and wasn't looking great going into next gen.
I've gotten hard back into kitschy piratey themed stuff lately
I've been trying out Sea of Thieves and have got a board game called Forgotten Waters which I'm digging (and currently backing other pirate themed board game Kickstarters like Dead Reckoning and Plunderous)
Monkey Island is still in my top 5 games of all time, simply because of how much of an impression it made on me. I actually don't know how it holds up in 2020 because, while I do replay them every year, I know EXACTLY what to do and my playthroughs now are 100% pure nostalgia, so I don't have the perspective on what it is like
@sweep: Not to mention the two morons who went to Victoria; attended a party (illegal given the number of people) then flew back to Queensland via Sydney (so they could lie about their point of origin) and, shock horror, brought Covid back to Queensland which had no cases for a while.
Numbers in Victoria are pretty concerning - hopefully though people are complying a bit more. Here in Sydney we're on the teetering point - could go either way - hopefully being managed reasonably enough - but still very few masks up here (but also not a lot of cases *fingers crossed*)
Very few to almost no masks here in Sydney, Australia but it has not been mandated or even recommended yet (only required in Hospitals and recommended on Public Transport). Covid was well under control for a while but there has been a small spike in cases lately - hopefully getting back on top of it.
Melbourne is having large amounts of community transmission at the moment. We've seen our share of idiotic resistance videos (people going to local Hardware stores without a mask, then filming themselves arguing with store owners etc). Again, masks weren't 100% required although they are mandated and legally required in Melbourne from this weekend I believe. I'm not in Melbourne though so haven't observed it myself as to how much compliance or non-compliance there has been.
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