FlipperDesert

I used to try and keep up with everything, but it got to the point where there are so many games that I'd pick up on Steam, play a few hours of before bouncing or never play at all. Hell, of the PS4 games I got over the Christmas/birthday break I've played one (FFXV, it was bad).

I don't get too hung up on trying to play everything any more because there's so much to keep up with anyway. I know that if it's not a racing sim it doesn't really stick with me, and when it is something that catches my eye I'll really feel an urge to play and enjoy it as opposed to just wanting to keep up with the zeitgeist.

I figure everyone's gonna bust out the hits so I wanted to mention a couple of deep cuts that I remember really fondly.

Story Hour: Adventures feels like watching a bad movie to laugh at the plot with your friends. Special mention to the spontaneous, unified yell of "ZOOOOOOO!" at the splash screen with no comment on it afterwards.

Train Simulator: Trains vs Zombies is... An experience. Stay for the ending.

Fuck. :(

I've been a member of this site since the first day and while I don't follow as closely as I used to this is pretty crushing. Giant Bomb has been a constant in my life and pretty formative of my tastes in games and, well, a lot of stuff since becoming an adult. I met friends here, I got friends into this site, I got into new hobbies and watched new shows and films based on what the guys on the site were doing. I'd never have even given a Persona game a second look if it wasn't for the Endurance Run. This feels like losing friends I never met (though we did play a couple games together), and while I wish them the absolute best in the future I can't help but think about how much I'm going to miss them in my podcast feed.

Still miss you duder.

My work has closed and made anyone on the 'new' (zero hours) contract redundant. Because I'm on the older contract they've offered me 40% pay until this blows over so I'm one of the lucky few who don't have to find an income in a pandemic, but most of my friends are gone and I feel guilty for them. I also don't see the company reopening again, to be honest, so I see it as a matter of time until the income stops.

My university is also shut and the course has switched to online learning with undisclosed changes to the final assignments for my modules. Was originally meant to be looking for a work placement for it right now but I don't see that happening in this climate. So, it kinda feels like my whole life is being uprooted suddenly and it's pretty frightening.

Super excited for this, just buckled and got the game!

Still miss you man.

I feel sorry for the kids named after luxury brands in an attempt to sound fancy. Sorry, Armani and Chardonnay.

The first thing I did today was watch the Rogue Warrior quick look. It still makes me laugh, I still miss that dude.

When I first saw this was on sale I was like 'Aw, man!' because I got it full price not too long ago, but pretty much instantly shrugged it off since it's been so fun to play anyway.