Now Playing: November 2nd

"Now Playing" is a post scheduled for the first and third Friday of every month. Here I'll give an update on what I'm currently playing. Just because I'm playing it now doesn't necessarily mean that it has been recently released.

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'Cause this is Thriller!

November is the month that I'm dedicating to getting back into the swing of things, which just happens to coincide with a bunch of new video games getting released.  

Currently in Team Fortress 2 land it's the annual "Scream Fortress" Halloween events.  I had a hard time this year trying to find server that matched the way I wanted to play.  My ideal server was this: kill the other team, but call a truce whenever the boss appears and work together to defeat him.  What I kept getting matched to: some Quarter Pounder with Douche (usually a back-stabbing Spy or fire-happy Pyro) would proceed to kill your team while trying to kill the boss or the people on the server would insist on standing still and wait for the boss to appear before shooting anything.  The first example is annoyance, the second was just plain boring.  Still, I managed to find server that did cooperate on defeating the boss.  Now I just need to play some more before the Halloween events expire so that I can get more zombified outfits for the classes.

Due to my recent Team Fortress 2 obsession, both Torchlight II and Pokemon Black 2 got on the back burner.  Pokemon due to me getting to a sewer area in the game and I just despise sewer levels, and Torchlight II due mostly to that when I open up Steam I wind up launching Team Fortress 2 instead.  Assassin's Creed III arrived in the mail this week as well, I just need to find the time play it because I know that once I start it I'll be there for several hours at a time.

And yet again I'm overwhelmed with the number of games I recently purchased.  So much time and so little to play.  Strike that; reverse it. 

I'm back... again!

My current Torchlight II character Ardea and her pet hawk Archimedes.

It looks like I decided to take a few months off from the blog again.  Will I be getting back to a regular posting schedule anytime soon?  Time will tell as I try to get back into the swing of things.  I'm still recovering from my four-day trip to New York Comic Con a week ago.  I didn't get a chance to put a lot of time into Torchlight II yet (even though I really want to) and I was only able to play Pokemon Black 2 during the time I was waiting in long lines at NYCC.  I also sewed a pretty awesome looking Assassin's Creed III hood complete with an embroidered eagle.  Now I'm attempting a hooded fleece scarf version.  (Speaking of which, that game's releasing soon!)  That's what I've been doing lately on the gaming front and not much else.  Here's looking to a new post soon that actually has some content!

Change in Posting Schedule

There's not going to be a post today... because there'll be one tomorrow! My posting schedule will now be Mondays, Wednesdays, and the first and third Friday. See you tomorrow!

Wednesday Special: College Saga

"Wednesday Special" is always something sort, possibly sweet, and usually accompanied by images or videos.

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Several years ago in my freshman year of college, a dear friend of mine showed me "College Saga," a video parody of RPGs (namely Final Fantasy) in a college setting.  The mastermind behind this project was Mark Leung, who later made a parody RPG game titled Mark Leung: Revenge of the Bitch.  The video above is part one of "College Saga."

Damage Report

The Steam summer sale is coming to a close, and once again Valve has stolen graciously accepted my money.  While I didn't spend as much as last year, I was still addicted to checking the store everyday for the new deals.  The addition of flash sales and community votes just made my addiction worse.  Here's my final* damage report:

• Assassin's Creed Revelations - The Lost Archive DLC - $3.39
• Batman Arkham City - $10.19
• Bioshock - $4.99
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic - $2.49
• Tales of Monkey Island Complete - $8.74
• Trine 2 - $3.74

*final, as long as I don't decide to pull the trigger on some flash sale

This year I found a was able to restrain myself a little bit more.  I figure that's due to a number of factors, namely that last year I bought a new computer right before the sale and this was my first time owning a PC capable of playing newly released games.  Another factor would be that my library of Steam games is starting to get ridiculous in that I'm not sure if I'll ever get through all of them (especially the various indie bundles, and even with those I've been more selective as of late).

Well, now that the sale is over, I'll post an actual article next week instead of "Hey, look what I spent my money on!" like I did these last two weeks.

Now Playing: July 20th

"Now Playing" is a post scheduled for the first and third Friday of every month. Here I'll give an update on what I'm currently playing. Just because I'm playing it now doesn't necessarily mean that it has been recently released.

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This weekend brings the release of The Dark Knight Rises in theaters, so I'm celebrating it by playing through some of Batman: Arkham City.  (The fact that the game was on sale on Steam helped a wee bit!)  I'll also continue on with Torchlight and consider playing through with another character class once I finish my playthrough using the Vanquisher.  Switching between the games will be a nice change of pace.  Punch-punch-punch, click-click-click!

Wednesday Special: Little Inferno

"Wednesday Special" is always something sort, possibly sweet, and usually accompanied by images or videos.

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Days after watching the teaser for Little Inferno, I find myself singing the trailer's infectious tune to the annoyance and befuddlement of everyone around me.  If the cute yet macabre art style looks familiar, one of the creators is half of the duo that made World of Goo.  While I don't know what the actual gameplay is like, this teaser has made me excited for the game.

"A Little Inferno just for me!"