Time to Loot Journal: September 2021
September had the same number of days in it as any other month. More or less. But to me, it feels a lifetime ago. I barely remember the beginning of the month or writing the last journal at the end…
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Humble Choice: September 2021Want some Golf? Anyone? No? What about Microtransactions? Hello?
Perhaps I’m being unreasonably hard on PGA Tour 2K21 — maybe this is really your bag and the Sim Golf genre is one you just can’t get enough of. It’s possible. And if so- boy is this a Choice Bundle…
Blaugust 2021 in the Rear View
One of the things I was hoping for with the delay in writing this year’s Blaugust wrap-up was that I might stumble upon some additional insight or understanding, some epiphany or pearl of wisdom I can impart — really? Just…
Time to Loot Journal: Blaugust 2021
Blaugust hasn’t quite come to a close, but the challenge component of it has. For those who either love to write like Bhagpuss or who appreciate looking back at a completed challenge in the rearview like I do, the ‘requirement’…
Quiplash in LockdownPushing the boundaries of good taste has never been so... necessary.
The New Zealand COVID-19 related lockdown has continued on with daily case counts continuing to rise until just yesterday, with 83 new cases bringing the total then to 511. This was starting to be a bit of a concern. With…
Restarting in Tamriel – Another TimeWhat's this, like, the third since I've been on this blog?
Looks like this year’s go-round is a little later than usual. Last year, and the year before that, I sort of fell into another stab at The Elder Scrolls Online very early in the year. It was starting to look…
Aliens Fireteam Elite – Campaign CompleteWe even got to see the Queen!
Let me just say off the bat — I’m so glad my friend group and I picked this one up. It has been a blast. There’s a lot you could nitpick at, to be sure, mostly stemming from the brutal…
The Shape of Motivation and Enjoyment
The featured image I chose for this post is from the EXO One Demo, in which the craft you control can shift in shape and function in service to the art of soaring above it all- skimming across clouds when…
Do You Ever Just Go into a Game Blind?Or do you prefer to research every in and out of a game before setting foot within?
It’s not something I’ve done in a while. If anything, I’m the complete opposite and have been a long time. Thinking right back to the days I was on dial-up and downloading a new MMO or game could be a…
102 Minutes with Aliens Fireteam EliteSuffice to say, these are my first impressions and not a review.
Aliens Fireteam Elite is one I’ve sort of cast a side-eye over the past months since it entered my awareness. Right from the get-go, it seemed to be wearing its AA budget on its sleeve. Mostly in the arena of…
Still SickBut still chugging along...
I don’t think I’ve mentioned it yet — but the COVID swab from last week came back negative, which is good news. New Zealand saw 41 new cases today, bringing us up to 148 total. Still seeing an increase in…