Today's game is Zomboid. Yesterday was a lot of fun, and i had fun seeing everyone's opinions. I saw Zomboid mentioned a few times again yesterday and i got really in the mood to bring back Jerry and Cable. It's been a hot minute since i played Jerry i think, so for anyone who hasn't seen him before: Jerry Attricks basically a middle-aged Suburban Dad who when the apocalypse hit wanted to watch the big game and have a cookout. On his way back from the store he picked up his "son", Cable (played by my friend), off the streets. Cable is *actually* a "20 something gay stoner" (word for word quote from my friend), but he just goes along with it, despite the fact he's lost more limbs than a person probably should due to Jerry's actions. We started with a light modpack. Spongie's mods, some car mods for flavors, and the Only Cure. Keeps things light but adds a lot of flair in my opinion. I accidentally gave my friend the wrong spawn town so i had to hunt down a car for Jerry to get over there. Luckily i found this lovely thing a few houses down. I tracked down some gas and managed to get it running.  After picking up my friend, we drove by a Drive In and planned to stay there. It had lots of space and it was secluded from society. It made the perfect base for us. Not to mention there were a ton of cars and a gas station right across the street.  We found a better base though after driving into a nearby town. We were making a supply run for metal sheets to repair the vehicles, when we found a Military Apartment Building. In our very first save we had a motel base, and remembering that we decided this could be the motel base 2.0. We looted shotgun shells and stuff from the local houses and used the car horn to draw them all out. Then we started house cleaning. Before long we had emptied the entire building basically. Next up on our list will be too cut down trees for planks and make barricades too protect the building. We saved that for later though because Jesus christ are there a lot of windows on the bottom floor.

Today's the Day! The 1 year anniversary. Today's game is Halo 3, I decided the best way to celebrate with a new year would be by kicking back and relaxing with some of my friends. We have here what we call our Spartan B-Team. We suck absolute ass, and are the last ones they'd call for the job. But we're... we're uhhh... we got nothing going for us... All joking aside though, we played a few social matches and had a lot of fun. Despite the jokes we actually did pretty well. Most matches were tied pretty evenly and were a close call. It was a really satisfying game. Besides that though I'll hold off on talking about more, because I already have a decent bit more for the 1 Year Anniversary. Namely the... # Best of Section (or the section where I talk about the most memorable games I've played) I was *initially* going to pick the best Screenshots, but I'm not really sure how to pick the best, plus there's a lot of them and this has always been more about showing the games than the pictures themselves. So instead, I'm going to do a bit more like what I usually do in a retrospective manner. ## Uncharted 4  Initially, when I started, this was my first game. That was back when I was just doing screenshots from my backlog of screenshots, though. I took this screenshot probably around a year before I started? It’s of the cave where Nathan first falls when he crashes on the island. I remember picking this one specifically because I really liked the colors and the view. That’s always kind of been the mentality I’ve gone with for these. I’ve loved taking the photos more like an art piece instead of making them just regular old screenshots. I’m definitely no artist (I nearly failed art class in high school), but I feel like it adds a bit of a personal touch to the screenshots when I take the more artistic angle.  With that screenshot being nearly a year old at the time of posting it, at some point, I had planned to return to the game for a crushing run. Uncharted was one of my first games growing up that I actually owned myself. I bought it to play on a hand-me-down PS3 Super Slim I got from my uncle. I only beat the first 2, but about 110 days into the posts, I decided to pick it up again. It was one of those games where I loved it and wanted more, so the best way I decided to show my love for the game was to try and go achievement hunting. I still need to reach that goal someday, but that’s what kickstarted picking up this game again.  Uncharted is an amazing highlight of the kind of games I like, and I think after this you can kind of see a recurring trend with my choice in games. I like the kind of games with narrative lessons to teach the most. Being able to reflect on them and look back on them is something I enjoy the most, especially when I can apply them to my life. But beyond that, Uncharted 4 is one of the prettiest games I’ve seen. The water (oh great, here goes Atticus talking about water again) is gorgeous, the lighting is amazing, and most importantly? It runs amazingly! I got stable frame rates on Steam Deck. One of my favorite showcases of this is the Scotland chapter of Uncharted 4, where there’s just a lot going on. There’s rock physics and waves, and snow and just a lot of things I imagine happening, but honestly? I can’t tell much of a difference in performance.  I think Uncharted 4 was an awesome choice for me to start off these posts with. It’s an amazing game and really showcases what kind of games I like. It acts as a sort of showcase for the things I’d be sharing. It also started to be when I moved beyond the standard “Here’s a screenshot, now bye” format I started with and instead really started doing these long-winded posts. Maybe it’s just a memory bias, but specifically I remember the above screenshot because I thought the “Nate on a Crate” line was funny. I want to go back one day to finish 4 entirely, and maybe finish Lost Legacy too which I left unfinished, but for now I think it’s a good starting point for these posts. ## Alan Wake (I, American Nightmare, and II)  This is the game I’ve been most excited to get too. I think it’s safe to say Alan Wake is my favorite game of all time. It’s the first game I’ve truly gone out of my way to 100%, and I enjoyed every second of it. I’m going to roll the 3 games into one to save on length because this already will probably be long, but the first game I feel like is amazing. The screenshot above was taken when I was messing around in the story, something I do from time to time. I took a selfie with a bear, which I think people thought was a reference to something else. Complete coincidence, but I’m glad people enjoyed it. Talking more about the game, the gameplay is satisfying to play. It’s like a fun challenge of keeping your distance from enemies while also managing resources. The story is awesome too. It has so many little details to pick up on that even nearly 6 playthroughs in, I’m finding new things.  Alan Wake’s American Nightmare, though I think perfected the gameplay. It built off of it in a good way. The flashlight is a bit more floaty and easier to manage, and the game has more playstyle options. Story-wise, it’s a different flavor though. The first one is a thriller, while this one is a bit campier. I still love it, and the art style is amazing. The motel in the above screenshot is one of the most memorable places for me in the entire game.  Alan Wake II, though I feel like is where the story hits its absolute best. The time loop and all the foreshadowing it throws right in your face is amazing. And then the final draft is so fucking clever. I remember when I was doing the final draft, I went out of my way to try and word it like it’s my first playthrough for the screenshots just to go along with the bit. I even tried to mirror my screenshots just to play along with the Time Loop bit. One of the places that stuck with me most is the deer in the lodge Saga stays in. Alan is my favorite character, but Saga was fun and that Lodge was so cozy. It made amazing use of the Mind Place too, because it makes it seem safe, but at the very end, it rips that safety away from you and takes away that safety it established. It was really well done and I love that they did it.  ## Fallout New Vegas  This was another major game on here I did. It’s an amazing game and I love some of the points it tries to make with its story and DLC. And the way the DLC ties together is so amazing. The best screenshot from this I’d say is the “Left my ♡ in the Sierra Madre” one. It marked the end of that journey, and served as what I kind of consider the “Beginning of the end” of my overarching Fallout New Vegas journey. I really liked picking that one as the main screenshot for that day. It felt very fitting.  I think the other best photo for Fallout New Vegas though is my final main one. It’s a photo of Hoover Dam, which is where I chose to end it. With it being the very end of the game, it seemed appropriate, especially with how one of the main things in the game is how people are obsessing over it. That final post ended up being a bit of a breakdown of my thoughts and feelings of the game (and it was what started making these posts a lot bigger). After ending for the night, I actually went back though and stayed up to 100% of the game. It was a lot of fun. Never again though. I love that game, but there is a *lot* there to do. ## Silent Hill 2  Finally, this is the last “Major Game” I’ve decided to cover. There are a lot of good options, but I don’t want to draw this out too long. But Silent Hill 2 was an amazing experience. I loved being on the streets and just capturing photos of it. Still, the most memorable photo for me of this is the first one I took of James standing there on the street. The town is phenomenal. It feels like a generic Midwestern town, which is where I grew up. The art direction, I feel like, is something that did not miss in this. They knocked it out of the park. I 100% it with my first run through, but god, it was so amazing. I'm not picky about my games; most things will get like a 7 or 8 out of 10 from me, 9 if I really liked them. But God, Silent Hill 2, I'd say it's a solid 10 out of 10 for me. It was amazing, and it was one of those games that made you feel empty after beating it. I was wanting more. I think the only other games on this list that did that were Uncharted and Alan Wake.  There's one other photo that's memorable to me from this game, so I'd consider it a contender for the best of. And that's this photo of James's car I took during my new Game+ run. It's of the backseat of a blanket in the back. You can't normally see this during gameplay, but I took a free cam back there, and I wanted to use it as a sort of photo mod to capture better screenshots, and the blanket is very body-shaped. If you know anything about Silent Hill. One of the big things is that Mary was in the back of James’s the entire time. And I'm 90% sure Bloober Team did this on purpose, and it's just a detail I love. ## Honorable Mentions ### Sea of Thieves  Sea of Thieves is one of the games here that I wouldn’t be surprised if people recognize the most from me. It’s decently well known, I’d say, and I feel like I play it a lot with friends. The first screenshot for it I took the day of, and it’s the first one I did it for. I’m not going to linger too much on this game as ultimately I feel like it’s more of a footnote despite how often I feature it. This game is amazing to just hop into with friends and play around in. It has its share of issues, I feel like, such as network problems, and the local Voice Chat seems utterly janky as fuck. But ultimately I think it’s a good time to spend with friends and fun to just dick around in for an hour. There’s a good deal of fun to be had solo, but ultimately I think the most fun would be found in the Multiplayer. ### Project Zomboid  Project Zomboid is another multiplayer game I play fairly often. Not as of late, unfortunately, but God it is so satisfying to play. It feels like a mini episode of The Walking Dead. The Walking Dead I grew up on, and I honestly am really disappointed. We've been denied a good Walking Dead video game. Like an open-world survival sandbox one. Zomboid fills that niche so well. Every session just feels like an episode of The Walking Dead, a good one too. Maybe it's just because I'm in that episode. But it's so satisfying. Like one of my favorite examples was my friend and me. And we went to go get a generator, and we had to go to this airfield to find it. But we crashed our car on the way there, so we had to carry the generator back by hand. Only a horde started coming in as we're dragging it back. So we had to take shifts dragging this generator back while also keeping watch on the hoard to make sure they didn’t get us. The game is great for those kinds of moments. I feel like the only downside to it is that it’s very dependent on you being able to make your own fun. The game honestly led to my friends and me making a lot of lore. For example, there’s Jerry Attricks. He's like the middle-aged, unhinged American dad Barbie. I've cycled him through so many jobs. He's not qualified for any of them, but he picks them up in the apocalypse like hobbies. He's been a doctor, a soldier, a taxi driver, a chef, a stripper, a carpenter. All sorts of stuff. And he has a son named Cable that he picked up off the streets when the apocalypse happened. His son is like 20 and he's a stoner. He was an adult when he picked him up. Our lore is that the son just went along with it despite being an adult. He's not the best father. But he tries. Sometimes. ### No Man's Sky  No Man's Sky is in a very similar place for me as Zomboid. It's a lot of fun, just hopping around discovering planets and honestly kind of role-playing as an explorer. I think it's very much the same place, though you have to be able to make your own kind of fun. I think since it's launched, the game has greatly improved. There's a lot more to do. The planets are more vibrant. And it feels like the game has its own kind of society. I've seen guild and clans pop up and run by players. And honestly, I think that's really cool. And I appreciate that they didn't give up on it. ### Halo Master Chief Collection  Halo, honestly, I feel like it's an injustice to include it in the honorable mentions section. But there's just so much that I have to relegate it here. It is an amazing game, and when you're with friends, even the shitty parts of the games are fun. Like Halo 2 legendary? Fucking nightmare. But I have such fond memories of that because I did a co-op with a friend. Honestly, if it's a friend that I get along well with, I might do it again. I mean, it took me nearly half a year just to beat Halo 2 co-op. Just because it was so difficult. But God, it was so fun. And Halo, I feel like it has this magic formula to it. Or like a magic sauce. And just even the shitty, grueling, tiring sections. Can be really fun. I'm not sure why, maybe it's the wacky physics or maybe it's just because the highs of the game make you feel like a fucking bad ass. But those first four games, there's something magical about them. And honestly, if it wasn't for the fact that I would need to talk about Halo CE, Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo ODST, Halo Reach, and Halo 4, it would definitely be getting its own page at the top. # The Conclusion Honestly, I've had a lot of fun this past year. I think there are some points where it just felt like I was going through motions. Less like I was talking about the game and more like checking off boxes. In a sort of “I did this part of game x” way. But I think the daily nature of that is going to cause that. Because there are only so many opinions you can have on a game. And I have more free time than others usually, but even still sometimes life gets in the way of that. Despite all of that though, having this community to share the games I like with has been really fun. And I think I will keep going for another year, Or at least try to. At first, I was considering moving to a per-game kind of post after this. Like I said, sometimes I feel like it’s hitting check marks, but also I’ve always wanted to stream but don't want to overlap this thing I have going on here with that. But the more I thought about it and the closer I got to a year, I think I'm kind of having fun sharing these like bite-size pieces of a game. I feel like it points out details that a general overview would miss. Like the water ranking that I do or fish that I've been discussing. I think a full-length overview, those will kind of get brushed over. Besides, I think if I *really* wanted to start streaming, I think I’d be able to balance it out right now. So because of that, I think I'm going to try and go for another year. I think it'll be fun to get my own website set up one day too. Maybe even with like an RSS feed or something. But that's just me dreaming. I wouldn't expect to have a website set up soon. Anyways, I just want to thank everyone for being so supportive. It’s a nice community, and this is the first time I really put myself out there in this way and it makes me happy to know that I people enjoy these.

Tomorrow is the day! Today's game is Halo. Specifically the public multiplayer of Halo 3. We also did some CE but Steam seems to be feuding with anything microsoft recently and has so issues with the screenshots, so i had to go in with theater and take them that way. The main screenshot is from a slayer match where i saw someone coming on my Minimap and hid behind a corner to jump them. It was fun, it felt cheap though so i only did it once, the constant fire though made it difficult to try and get off those stairs. I've always dismissed Halo public matchmaking as being not for me, as i didn't grow up with it, but i had a friend in my party who *did* and he suggested turning off the Precession slayer and Swat modes, and what do you know? I actually did really well. Maybe it's just sheer blind luck, but i won 2/3 games i did by a pretty close margin. This isn't meant to shit on people who are really skilled at the game btw. Mad respect to them, just, I want something a little more casual personally.  Before we turned off Swat though, we were getting **stomped** by these guys who seem to be regulars. They were really skilled, we didn't have much room to move before they sniped us and we kept matching with them lol. No ill will though, it's just the way PvP games work and we still had fun.  I mentioned Halo CE and i did manage to get *one* screenshot of it. it's an absolutely random one but i love it. It's from me getting pelted by a grenade from across the map while holding the point. That's honestly what i love about CE multiplayer. It's like a Magnum and Grenade Hell. There's explosions left and right and you can absolutely get your ass handed too you by the most basic weapon in the game. I love it.  I wanted to end off tonight with my favorite kill of the match. Some guy came down the stairs when i was trying to get off and i tried to get him with the hammer. I missed enough that he still went flying but he didn't die. He killed me but the momentum from the hammer sent him backwards and he fell right off the landing and i got the kill like 5 seconds later. It was a fun match. I doubt the people i played against are going to see this, but absolutely a good game. Sorry for Teabagging you though, I got a little caught up in the moment and Campaign Co-Op instincts kicked in.

2 Day's until a year! Today's game is Red Dead Redemption 1. The Last of Us was initially planned for today, but the crashing kept getting on my nerves that i decided to step back for a sec. I'm going to try and look into a fix because i'm really enjoying but those freezes seem particularly horrendous today for some reason. I still was in the mood for a narrative heavy game though and i had recently picked this up so i went, "what the hell?" and installed it since it was small and would take less than an hour. I have to say, i'm glad i picked up on discount. Not worth the intial price, but god damn it's not a bad port at all. It's gorgeous and features a pretty decent selection of graphics options. And i'd argue it looks better than the original version unless you're fond of the crunchy 720p. Like, damn, *this* is a Xbox 360 game? I don't think they changed much graphically besides a few tweaks and extra options, so fuck does this look good. It runs well too. I'm at 1440p and it runs at a stable 60fps for me with FSR at Native Resolution. I did have some stuttering the longer the game went on though, which is odd because i remember Red Dead 2 having the *exact* same problem on Steam Deck/my gaming rig. I wonder if it's a issue with the Rockstar launcher and Proton?  When i played the first one, i was young enough for a lot of things to go over my head. So playing this again, *especially* after 2 i'm picking up on a lot of things. Like for example the same Motif in American Venom from Red Dead 2 plays during this same mission. Which is a cool detail that i'm glad they added in two. It must have been so cool to remember this song from the first one and then finish 2 and hear that Motif. I'm just a sucker for Motif's in general though.  I got to experience the absolute joy of this game's physics engine too. When doing one of the Wagon missions i hit a rabbit or a rock or something and watched the wagon flip into the air before hitting the ground like nothing happened. It's amazing. I wish i got a clip of it just to share because it was hilarious.  Finally, during the first mission, at the very very beginning, do you see that guy there? The one behind John? I accidentally pointed my gun at him and he ran off. When i got on my horse i caught up to him and he got absolutely railed by a train. He falls to the side, and then just walks it off like nothing happened. God this game has an hilarious physics engine. I loved Red Dead 2's but god there's some sort of magic in this one or something.

3 More Days until a Year! Today's game is Sea of Thieves. I figured I took a screenshot of some fish and jellyfish i saw in the water today and thought "Why the hell not, let's see if i can keep this fish train going". The fish in this one are far more cartoony, which is to be expected for Sea of Thieves. They're a personal favorite of our Crew's chef too, who likes to use them and burn them to a crisp (along with burning my ship)  We were doing a quest today, which took a lot of time, but got attacked by a Skeleton ship. After sinking it we decided that was enough for today and sailed for the port. We made off with a fuckton of loot. On the way back though we got attacked by a Megalodon and i got knocked off the ship. It left me alone so i just got to float peacefully in the ocean in the dark. It's pretty; this whole game is honestly pretty.  Another example is the sunset. I stayed behind to watch the ship while my crew was still doing the quest. And climbed up to the crows nest. It was so pretty watching the sun go down. It almost makes you forget the ocean wants you dead.  On our way back into port today we accidentally contributed to the reef extinction (sorry coral reefs, i didn't mean too) and nearly sunk before selling everything we gathered. Luckily we managed to get everything off, but it was close because our earlier battle with the Skeleton ship took all our wood. We didn't stock up before ending for the night, so that's something we have the joy of doing next time. I feel like the game's servers are shrinking. It's sad, but to be expected. It's fun to hop in with friends, and i hope when the servers go down Microsoft/Rare allows for P2P multiplayer so we can keep doing that. My hopes arent high with them, but we'll have to see. I've seen crazier things happen.

4 Days until a year! We're getting close! Today's game is some more The Last of Us. I made my way through the Hotel level and found a Fish. I didn't know there were fish in this game. It's a really pretty fish. It made me consider this games water too, and on my Water Scale i've decided to give it a 7/10. It can look really pretty, probably wouldn't drink it though. This got me thinking that i don't feel like video game fish get enough attention. Maybe i should start a fish Ranking too.  The fish picture doesn't showcase my water opinion well, and i mainly just wanted to show off the fish anyways. So instead there's *this* picture which shows off the water far better. I love the transparency and the reflections. FSR ruins it a little bit, but if i turn it off it looks gorgeous imo.   Moving on from the water, You want to know what the Hotel reminded me of? Silent Hill 2. The entire time i kept thinking "This is just like Silent Hill 2!". I even had a metal pipe. The only thing i was missing was a dead wife and a haunted town.  I ended for the night after Joel took a nasty fall down an elevator shaft. That's when the game decided it was a lovely time to crash. I don't know what's causing the crash because it's not graphics but it's starting to get annoying. The game will freeze but sound will keep playing. It's a shame because the game is otherwise amazing in my opinion. I'm going to try and power through it but god is it driving me crazy. I would have posted a picture of the creepy ass elevator shaft, but i couldn't whip out the photo mode due to the crash. So instead have this lovely photo of the Hotel lobby, complete with sexy light beams and water.

5 more days until a year! Today's game is Halo 3. We just decided yesterday "Let's play Halo 3 again". And so we did. Never has a game made killing your friends more fun. Somehow it can simultaneously make it seem goofy as fuck and also Bad Ass.  Take for example this picture of me slamming into a Ghost my brother was driving (classic Halo 3. Never change.) Screenshot looks pretty damn cool, at least in my opinion. But then the scene where it happens was funny as fuck because i turned around and barreled past him after he asks me to pick him up.  Bonus points too because he landed like this.  There was another moment we got struck by a tank and the Warthog crushed us all to death. We got this screenshot of my Friend crushed under the warthog that looks like something out of a slapstick.  Moving on from dying in funny ways, the game somehow makes us all eachother's greatest enemies and i love it for that. Later in that very same level my friend had a gravity hammer and was terrorizing us with it. I made the ultimate sacrifice by taking it and jumping off the edge to defeat the greatest enemy, my friend with the gravity hammer.  We did all the other levels, i swear, but Theater mode makes it so damn fun to get screenshots that i took a ton of just this level (i would have gotten a ton of "in the moment ones" but Halo doesnt seem to like Steam right now). Legit it's such a weirdly well crafted tool for a fucking Xbox 360 game. It has no business being this good. My only complaint is the lack of a Rewind button. But still, for running on the 360 it's damn impressive and i won't cast any shame on it for the lack of that. So instead to end off tonight, here's a screenshot of the 3 of us dying together so i don't upload like 80 more 4K Uncompressed Images.

Today's game is some more The Last of Us. I *was* going to do Halo but for some reason Halo doesn't want to work with Steam Clips or Screenshots today. So i had to do this (not that i'm complaining, this game is addicting, just today will be a bit lighter than usual). I got the Pump Action Shotgun and this thing is a fucking powerhouse. It feels like an instant death stick basically. I do feel like the game maybe gives me a little *to* much ammo, but maybe it's just because i'm more experienced at shooters than what Standard players are meant too. But it's still fun to play with. The bombs you get i've been hesitant to use, but i want to set one up to use.  I had this glitch where the wall was rendering through the doors which was fun. I could still walk into the main chamber so ig Joel has just gotten the power to walk through walls.  I had to redo the Alley escape bit, but i got Joel a little turned around and ran past the door. I accidentally got killed Joel killed because of this and spent too long try to figure out where to go for an embarrassing amount of time.  I've been spending a lot of time in this game looking at all the Assets it has around. It reminds me a lot of the stuff Remedy makes with a bunch of Unique feeling assets used as decoration. Idk, it's just something that's been catching my attention about this game.  The final part i did was the Graveyard, which i finally managed to use the Bow in. That thing is *hard* too actually get comparable at using, but god it's satisfying. Eventually though i went through all my arrows and fell back on the shotgun after my attempts at stealth failed.

Today's game is the Last of Us. I made it to the part where you try to get the car running with Ellie today. So far the game is holding up amazingly to my opinions yesterday. The clickers especially are scary. Usually Zombies don't scare me, but it's so hard to tell if they saw you or not so it can make it scary and lead to some really tense moments. One issue i'm having is with crashes. The game will randomly freeze and just stop. Also textures are just... really compressed until they suddenly pop in. The second one isn't too big of a deal though (you can see it on the above screenshot though on the Clicker's t-shirt).  The enviroments are still amazing. I loved especially getting close to these toppled over buildings. It was cool seeing them far away and even cooler seeing them up close. We should start building buildings like this in real life, preferably with all the nature still.  After Tess's death (which hit way harder because i assumed she lived for some reason), I was sneaking out of the Capital building and got seen by some guard's. Luckily they only started looking but they followed me out of the building. They just ended up standing there.  I tried waiting them out but they just didn't leave, so i ended up killing them and running. I wish i didn't kill them though because i feel like it was a waste of Bullets.  The subway section was creepy, i kind of liked it though. The game showing the Spores in the air is really cool and really makes you feel like your in danger. I mean, you're basically surrounded at all times and the only thing keeping you safe is a Gas Mask that could fail. I like the choice to go with the Fungal Spores, *and* as a bonus it gives me major I Am Legend vibes which is always nice.  I ended off tonight in the section where you meet Bill after falling into his trap. The section where you fight off the Zombies upside down is fun, albeit i did struggle a bit with it. Still, after the third attempt i made it and did the escape down the alley. I ended off in the diner as i felt that was a good spot to stop.

Today's game is The Last of Us. Nearly 13 years it's been out and i am astonished it took me this long to pick it up. And jesus christ am i glad I bought a copy instead of borrowing one or other things for my PS3. It makes me glad to see Naughty Dog's story writing skills are still stellar.  The story so far is great. Especially the opening. With Joel losing his daughter it really hits hard for me because i grew up an Older Brother and in some respects i am responsible for parts of their upbringing even if it's not in a parent role, and on top of that children are wholly innocent. And because of this a *really* good way for a story to get to me is to include children in that way. It's one of the few things that can almost make me cry nowadays, along with pets dying. So that opening was like a gut punch and almost made me cry seeing him lose his daughter,  Graphically it looks amazing too. Naughty Dog always seems to know *exactly* how to work the graphics and this game is no exception. Everything looks great and i get pretty good framerates. I'm not a fan of having to use FSR, *but* it may be partly my fault due too running the game at 1440p on High. And besides i can't really tell a difference after a while.  The environment design knocks it out of the fucking park too. I love city environments and even more so i love seeing them coexist with nature like it does in the later parts of the game. The city environments feel realistic and like actual cities which is more than most games can claim, at least in my opinion.  The lighting is gorgeous too. Not much beyond that lol, but that sunset looks mindblowing. I want to eat it. My *one* complaint so far i think *may* be a Proton issue but i'm not sure, and that's that my PS5 Controller i game with on PC just doesn't seem to work with the fancy Bells and Whistles the game has (even with Steam Input off). Adaptive Triggers don't work unless plugged in and Rumble is just dead. Something about the speaker on the controller needing to be turned on.  Besides that though the game has been fucking great. I'm excited to get back into it tomorrow and maybe finally pick up the Second one during the next Steam Sale.

Today's game is Ocarina of Time. I finished my 10th something playthrough today and even fought Ganondorf off with a bottle. I know i already chose a picture of the Master Sword for a screenshot, but this *really* feels like an appropriate screenshot to end off on for one of my favorite games of all time.  I also considered this for the the screenshot but ended up going with the Master Sword. It just looks far better. It *did* give me this amusing photo of Zelda though:   During the tower escape i stopped to take a picture Ganondorf's corpse. It was another one i was considering, but i can imagine how humorous the conversation is as Link is telling Zelda to hold up so he can take a selfie with the corpse.  Of course, i couldn't talk about the boss fight without mentioning the epic final battle. It taking away the master sword and leaving you to fend without it, only to get it back and slay Ganon with it is an epic scene. It was amazing dodging his attacks with the Z Targeting and rolling under his legs to get his tail. It's a simple and basic fight, but an amazing example of where i feel like this game shines. Honestly, i think it's a contender for a good core Zelda game. What i mean by that is it's what i'd recommend to someone who's never played Zelda but wants to give it a try. Is it a little rough graphically? Yes. But It covers all it's base's amazingly and i feel it's amazingly accessible to newcomers. The story is basic but epic, it's not too long and doesn't have too many Gimmicks, and i feel like the characters are so damn lovable. I feel like from there people can branch out and find *their* Zelda game (or stick with OoT if that's there favorite, like with me).  Anyways, i'd like to end it off by showing the Dorky animation for Zelda as she follows you to escape. It was funny, but what wasn't funny was her standing there watching Link get humped by a Redead right at the Exit. Thanks for nothing Zelda.

Today's game is Sea of Thieves. We hopped on to do a Tall Tale today and settled for the Pirates Life one (it's the last one we haven't done and we've been putting it off for ages). We've *technically* done this one before, but never finished it and we had a new person on, so we started it up all over again to do it through with them from the beginning. It's cool that the levels are a recreation of the ride, because it lets me experience it without going to Disney Land (because 1) not a fan of disney right now 2) even if i wanted too i am *not* made of that kind of money).  Moving on from me talking about companies though. We spent a good while just dicking around on the ocean (our favorite. At this point we should just buy a *real* galleon and sail out to sea). For a good bit i neglect my captain duties and just danced on the Mast. It was fun until i turn around and they crashed my boat into a rock. Just kicking back in this game is a lot of fun, especially when you have a group you just vibe with. It's pretty and it's fun to just mess around and see where the wind takes you.  For another while we just followed eachother around pointing at eachother while playing instruments. It got really humorous for some reason too us. This photo i took is my favorite out of all of them.  We *even* got a **perfect** parking job. This is rare for us as we usually just crash head on into a rock or a dock or some other object and patch the holes. This though? Perfect. Pulled up perfectly parallel and sold everything. Made a good chunk of cash. We're closer to our goal of a brig too to add to our fleet (currently we have 3 ships). We *were* going too have one of our friends buy a sloop to add to the fleet, but they ended up spending all their money on Hats instead, which honestly, i can respect. We all need a good hat every once and a while.  Speaking of them, i think it's fitting to end off with a picture of them chilling in my captains chair after stealing it (and flaunting their new hat). Don't appreciate my chair being stolen, but love the hat so i let them have it and just took my bed instead. Captain can work from his bed anyways.

Today's game is Ocarina of Time. I cleared the last of the Temples today and opened up Ganon's Castle after kicking Bongo Bongo's ass (along with a discovery that i can use Arrows to stun him). I'm excited and sad to be finishing this game. It's one of those games that every time i beat it i'm left wanting more. Very few games i can see leave that impact on me. Backpedalling to Ganon's Castle though, The cutscene for the rainbow bridge is another perfect example of why i love this game. It leverages the Soundtrack and the Camera Angles to create a really epic cutscene. I feel like the Journey too is what helps the moment. While the cutscene was playing i couldn't help but think of the Kokiri Forest at the beginning and go "Wow, Link really has come this far". It's just a really good Hero's tale imo.  While i was doing the Shadow temple i backed up a bit to try and get a good screenshot of the boat, only to discover that the back half isn't flat. I fell straight off the back and accidentally killed poor link. I then did it again trying to figure out what happened. I nearly died on the ship a *third* time because i didn't realize it was about to sink but luckily i just barely made the jump and watched the Stalfos plummet to it's death.  I ran into a door with a suspiciously Elder Scrolls Imperial shaped crest on it. Ironically, my friend was in VC with me playing through the Bottom of The Well at the same time and came to a door with the same texture at the same time as me. We both stopped and went "Dude, is that the Skyrim Logo?" to eachother.  I of course beat another Dead Hand too, and he died as he always does. With his freaky ass Jaw unhinged like a snake. It was a lot easier this time as i had a longer range with the Master Sword. My spin attack covered a lot more area and took him out way faster.  I ended off tonight in Ganon's Castle. I'm not quite ready to say goodbye again too Ocarina of Time tonight (and it's late) so i plan to finish it tomorrow hopefully. maybe the next Zelda game i do will be me finally finishing Twilight Princess (i have started and stopped the game *so* many times now)

Today's game is Ocarina of Time. Figured for the screenshot i'd go with is one of this statue, which just today i found out was known for it's chest being hookshotable? It's an iconic set piece in my mind, still, can't say i knew it was famous for that lol. I knocked out the Gerudo fortress and the child half of the spirit temple today in total so all in all i made pretty good progress.  I found out you could stun the Gerudo Guard which is nice. I've always snuck past them but being able to knock them out with a bow and stroll past makes my life *way* easier. Especially because their detection seems to have such BS range compared too the Hyrule castle Guards.  During the cutscene where you learn the Warp Song, Kaepora Gaebora is usually scene, but due to playing with 16:9 forced, i got this humorous screenshot of their being two (terrifying, i know). You can see his foot there on the stone and the usual one flying away as well.  I ended for the night in this mirror room after getting attacked by a Floormaster and deciding i was done for the night. I stopped to get a screenshot and got pounced into a corner basically before i could get the lense out. Teaches me for not checking first lol. All in good fun though because i was needing a point to get off anyways as it was late (and i wasted an embarrassing amount of time trying to solve an earlier puzzle with a switch on the ceiling)

Today's game is Sea of Thieves. Me and my friends hopped on and just messed around for about 50ish minutes (which is honestly one of the best ways to enjoy this game imo). When we spawned in we were greeted by a wonderful sunrise so it seemed like a good way to start off our session. I got this screenshot of the port right as we were leaving.  We ended up deciding to go do a Sea Fortress for today because they're good money and there was one nearby we saw. It was an impulsive decision but the sea forts are always fun so we had a good time. They're fun to tackle with friends and honestly are a good showcase of the games combat, albeit they're a lot of work to loot.  While unloading chests from the fort i annoyingly got a chest stuck on a ledge none of us could reach. We spent a good 10 minutes trying to get it before one of my friends got the idea to use the Harpoon to grab the thing. It's embarrassing it took us that long but i'm just glad to have grabbed it.  The trip back was rather uneventful (as was most of today) though it was a very cozy drive home which i enjoyed. we even got to watch the sunset as we sailed home. We sold all our stuff to the sovereigns and i let my best friend drive, which he promptly crashed into some rocks to show i can't trust to let him drive my expensive galleon. Still, we got the ship patched up and we sold all our stuff to the sovereigns for around 30k gold. A rather nice haul and a good step to my goal for a Brig (i only need around 50k more).

Today's game is Ocarina of Time. After getting the Biggoron sword last time, I decided to tackle the fire temple today. I cleared it all in one fell swoop. Going into it, i don't know why but it's occurring to me that this is the first time i'm hearing the original version of the Fire Temple theme. I don't know if last time i play SoH i somehow played a version of the game without the old theme or if i played it with the sound off, but this is the first time i'm hearing that chanting.  I ran into my first Like Like, which, i hate these guys. I've hated them with a burning passion ever since i played Majora's Mask for the first time and they didn't drop my stuff back for some reason. That one took my shield and tunic but luckily i was able to get them back after killing it.  There was an elevator that i discovered had a lava texture on the underside i don't usually see. I usually only pass through this room once so seeing it was something new.  To end of tonight's post, i wanted to show off the boss room. For an overglorified game of Whack a Mole, the game does an awesome job of making it feel epic. I was able to clear the boss fight fast too using the Biggoron sword to deal extra damage. It's really come in handy, especially when i forget to use the shield. I'm definitely switching back to the master sword though because it paired with the shield is just a badass combo.

Today’s game is Minecraft PS3 Edition. We had a friend visiting us today that we usually don’t get to hang out with. We did Splitscreen (I got most of the screenshots when they stepped away for a second and I was playing alone.) and started a new world (for like the 8th time). I built this little cabin to live in while they all went off on their own. I installed cute little windows and got a bed the first day (though it didn’t do much good because I was the only one who had a bed)  The cabin _does_ look a little rough on the outside, but I ran out of time to do the outside. I want to do a trim though and clean up the sides.  I went mining for iron and found a sheep deep underground. I also got to get out with a decent 29 iron. I found some gold too but didn’t get a chance to collect it. I ended up bumping into one of my friends during this who had tunneled halfway across the map. I gave them some torches to light their way before heading back home. That was where we ended off for the night. I had a screenshot we got together but everyone’s names were showing and my usual tools I use to censor names wasn’t accessible right now. Still it was fun to have us all in the same room for once to play it splitscreen.

Today's game is Sonic Mania. I wanted something quick and easy to jump into with tonight, and i picked this up on sale the other day. I grew up on Sonic 1-3, CD, and Knuckles so i have fond memories of the old 2D sonic (even though by the time i was born the genesis was far gone). I even put on the CRT shader! I didn't know much about Mania though and figured it was an original thing, and from what i can tell it *mostly* is, but the first zones of the first two levels are not. I believe this game has also elected to fuck with me, because they included Chemical Plant zone which scares the fuck out of me. It's like specifically engineered too make me panic, especially with the section above with the moving platforms. I *always* struggle with it and it lives rent free in my head. Still like the level though, just fuck that specific part really.  The second parts of the levels are cool, like unique ideas. Chemical plant had these jelly things with syringes that were fun to do. It was fun to press down on it and learn what all the different jelly colors do.  Then there was the Mean Bean Machine minigame, which was awesome to see. I don't have much to say about it lol, i just thought it was cool to see them pay reference too it.  The boss for the 3 level was cool, it was a high speed chase where you had to hit certain rockets back. I lost it and took that as my cue to put the game down for the night, but it was a unique idea. This game seems to be doing a *lot* of unique boss ideas. It feels loyal to the original idea of the Genesis games but also a lot more unique because of the new hardware it can use. I'm enjoying it, though i probably will shelve it for now until i have another night where i just want something quick and easy to play.

Today's game is some more Ocarina of Time. I dove into the bottom of the wall and cleared the Dead Hands boss fight. It's one of my favorite Mini-bosses. I really wish it would be brought back in some form. It would probably scare kids shitless though so maybe not. Still though, really fond memories of stumbling into this room and getting the shit scared out of me by it. The bottom of the wall still unsettles me to this day with it's freaky vibes.  Dead hands doesn't make it any better either because he dies with his jaw unhinged like some corpse snake. I'm like 90% sure he could swallow me whole if he wanted too.  I went ahead and used my time today to finish up some misc stuff before moving onto the main dungeon. Namely i got Epona and started on the Biggoron sword quest. I got all the way too the broken biggoron's sword before stopping. The race to get the mushroom all the way to the Potion shop was tense though because Epona wouldn't make a jump i thought she could. I ended up cutting it close though with like 20 seconds left.  I didn't entirely neglect the other dungeon though. I stopped Link while in Goron city to get the Fire tunic so i can do the dungeon when i finally get the Biggoron's Sword. Then it's off to the last 2 i need (Spirit and Shadow).

Today's game is Sea of Thieves. For the first time ever me and some friends managed to get a full crew together and sailed my ship. We even managed to get our resident chef and arsonist to join us. He adds an extra challenge because the only thing he really does is stand at the stove and let food cook. He never really cycles it off so we have to make sure to regularly take food off the stove for him. He does help out though, like in the screenshot above where he fell asleep at the map. He was talking in his sleep about Gophers. I ended up laying down next to him and joining him for a little nap. He ended up sleeping through an entire battle with a megaladon.  The fight was over the ocean during the middle of the day, and i don't know if it's my fancy new gaming rig or the water got an update, but *god* is this gorgeous. The light was playing with the waves and it looked so good i almost forgot we were being attacked by a huge ass shark and down a man.  We did a sea fort, and while my friends were looting it, one of them tried bringing the boat up and got it stuck, and i went to go get it unstuck. I ended up getting it free quickly, and i got this *lovely* view of the sunset.  We ended off our night with this wonderful parking job done by my first mate, who was distracted after our chef threw a fire bomb at him and then stopped the anchor from descending. It all turned out okay though, because my ship was undamaged. Just stuck in a tight squeeze. It's future me's problem though.

Today's game is Barony. A friend gifted it to me since it's on sale (and both the DLCs). I ended up making a Succubus Rogue named Olive who I intended to be a very normal person. None of the usual Succubus tropes, complete subversion. Somehow my friend ended up taking the Tropes instead somehow as the Autmatron, and he named himself Sir. Bimbo Grunty after mashing the random button for a while.  I ended up collecting a ton of rocks. No reason why, but i guess Olive needs hobbies so she gets to collect rocks. She's also been carrying Cursed Bread through the floors too. I refuse to get rid of it because it's so amusing to me that someone took the time to bother to curse bread.  Poor Olive can't go near Humans because they'll attack on sight, so we send my friend in ahead of me to befriend them first. Olive is just a victim of unfair discrimination and stereotypes. Luckily she has a Polymorph spell to at least help her hide.  Enough about Olive though, and more on the Gameplay. It reminds me of Daggerfall kind of without the open world bit and more voxel arty. Oh, and also multiplayer. The stats are a bit easier than daggerfall (as evident by me *not* having to read a guide to understand how to play. Still love Daggerfall though.) Mechanics are a bit complicated though, and the controller controls definitely could use some work. Still though, it's fun to play with my friend. Roguelikes like this arent really my jam but i had fun just messing around with my friend. We were talking about picking it up again tomorrow to play some more after some other stuff.

Today's game is Ocarina of Time. I went and got the Master Sword today and got this screenshot of it in it's pedestal. Getting it again reminded me so much of why Ocarina of Time is one of my favorite games. The scene where you get the Master Sword is so well executed that i can't help but love it. The Soundtrack is excellent and even though it's not really setup, it does an *amazing* job at making you feel that *this* sword, is important. And the scene where link pulls it out? Just as good. Though, i might be biased because growing up i was a huge fan of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Seeing Link pull the Master Sword out though is amazing, and it couples well with how much i love his Adult Look. The center part is *perfect* and he rocks that green tunic so damn well. And pairing it with the Hylian Shield? Amazing. Perfect even. I could spend all day ranting about how much i love OoT Link's design if i had the time.  Coming back as an Adult, Sheik had their foot stuck in the pedestal while i was looking to get a screenshot of them chilling their. I've opted to believe they in fact are standing their *not* to stop Link from going back in time, but instead because their foot is stuck and they don't want Link to catch on. Because that would be embarrassing (i know i'd be embarrassed if i got my foot stuck in a rock of some holy importance).  My first stop was the Hookshot and the Sun's Song. While getting the later, i had the absolute privilege of seeing the redead's again. They're still just as creepy as the last time i saw them. Absolutely terrifying how they can just freeze you and leave you powerless. Even when they're stunned it spooks me a little bit to go near them.  I ended today with getting the Steel Boots and going to mess around in the Water Temple. I swear i remember being able to do it first instead of the Forest temple, but i must have remembered wrong because i ran into a spot i'm pretty sure i need the bow for since the hookshot wasn't working. I didn't feel like picking up the Forest Temple with the current time so i stepped away there. I'll probably pick it up tomorrow assuming my friends don't steal me away to play something else (or my attention doesn't get sidetracked like what seems to happen so often)

Today's game is some more FBC Firebreak. Me and my friends (who have this) have been playing it Non-stop since launch. Today we tried to tackle a challenge that has been eluding us which is the OSHA Compliant one. It has us do a Extreme Difficulty Level without being downed. We got it our first try but it was definitely a struggle. We came out of it feeling so proud though. I feel like it really helped highlight why we're enjoying this game so much too. It required such tight teamwork from us that i feel like we don't get to try in a lot of Games. For example, in the Screenshot above my pogo is excellent at crowd control, so i was holding a doorway to buy the other's some time to escape. Then when they were far enough back i sent out my Gnome to Thin the horde a little bit to buy us some extra time.  Another example is here. I had to hold this staircase to keep us from being swarmed. It also though shows how hectic things can get fast and call for split second decisions, because both the other players i was with needed to heal so i was alone holding this and we were about to be flanked. I made a split second decision to leave my post and take out a heavy enemy which would have stopped us from escaping. I'm not sure if any of this is making sense, and it's probably sounding *really* game ad heavy but it was the best way i could think to explain why i'm loving this game so much. The escapes of this game are *really* awesome too though. They're a mad dash to the elevator to get out and they make you feel really cool (and if you're playing with others) coordinated. It's such a badass feeling to hold the elevator door down to the last second to keep from being swarmed with your friends.  We got the stoplight OOP for the first time ever today. Sadly didn't get to experience it as we quickly eliminated it before it could *stop* us. Out of all the Corrupted items it's definitely the weakest i feel like because we stopped it just like that. It is scary though if you're that invested in a run and can't find the Black Rock neutralizer, because i have *no clue* what it does (and i kind of want to find out myself too). I dont know if it just freezes you if you move, or does Damage, or maybe it just decides to insta kill you. Either way, Scary if you can't find the BRT, but if you have it not so much. While i don't mean for today's post to come off sounding like an essay or review (it's just me sharing my thoughts and some images) or even an ad of some sort, overall i'm really loving the game. Maybe it's because i'm playing with people i know i work well with together but the general loop of get in, do the job, and get out is super addicting for us. Not to mention i feel like the "Hard Mode" isn't nightmarishly hard. I *love* a good challenge, but also not when it depends on others or i'll be doing it multiple times. Take for example Halo 2's Legendary. Loved it, never want to do it again though. Firebreak having a Hard mode that's challenging but also not Nightmarishly hard is highly appreciated by me.

Today's game is Some more Ocarina of Time. I made it through Dodongo's Cavern today (and without a shield surprisingly enough, all the fire stuff there makes it almost impossible for me to complete it without a shield) and i made a stop by Zora's domain to end of my night. It's probably nostalgia bias because Ocarina of Time was my first brush with Zelda after getting it on the 3DS (The game play and *just right* combination of Heroics and Arthurian Elements was enough for younger me to be hooked) and I loved it immediately, so when i say "Ocarina of Time's Zora's Domain is one of my favorites" nostalgia is probably doing a **lot** of heavy lifting there. It's just the ambience is perfect to me, and i love the design. Not to mention the abundance of water here. I do have a soft spot for BoTW's Zora's Domain too. It's just as gorgeous.  I went by the Fairy Fountain and saw everyone's *favorite* Owl again. I hate him, but still have a nostalgic soft spot for that hate. Still, i appreciate him acting as a shortcut down the mountain. After all the stuff he puts me through it's the least he could do for me.  Dodongo was just as familiar as ever too. I've done these *so* many times they're like second nature to me. It has a good example of why i love this game's puzzle's so much. I love the "Drop the Bombs in the Eye Sockets" puzzle. It fun and creative, plus it makes excellent use of ambient clues to tell the player how to do it.  Since i'm going backwards through my gameplay session, i may as well end off with one of the earliest screenshots i took. When I went to see Zelda, I went in at night and almost got caught. I could have sworn they caught you immediately but maybe i was wrong. Regardless i quickly backpedaled to and waited out the night until i could safely go in.

Today's game is Super Mario 64. I guess i'm on a N64 binge because Me and my best friend downloaded [sm64coopdx](https://sm64coopdx.com/) which is a Multiplayer mod for it. We ended up playing through the entire game today. I got this Screenshot of him as Peach whooping bowser's ass (in actuality Toad ended up having to do it because he kept missing all the shots).  Moments earlier though i tried using the BLJ to get to the top earlier and beat Bowser (for fun). I ended up doing it. Me and my best friend (who was Daisy at the time) got into a PvP match though and i BLJ'd up to the top of the Stairs so he couldn't reach me. He pointed out that it's not fair since he can't BLJ after me, so i ended up trying to teach him. He never did learn, but her certainly tried.  Because i beat Bowser using the BLJ, we headcannoned that our *legit* attempt at the fight was Toad going back to just fuck with Bowser while he was trying to leave (we've also Headcannone'd that N64 era Toad is just a Psychopath, i mean listen to him. We think something Happened between N64 Era and Gamecube era that just... mellowed him out), and Peach tagged along for revenge. Poor Bowser was probably sick after being spun around so much.  The end credits were interesting, because Toad and Peach were inside eachother, not to mention Peach kissed Peach. Towards the End i guess Toad's model went into the crouch position for some reason so his Mushroom Cap thingy was sticking out of her feet.  This was the first time my friend ever played Super Mario 64 to completion. Though a non vanilla experience wouldn't be my first choice for a first playthrough, i was honored to be able to show it to him since it's one of my favorite 3D Mario Games (Though, for me personally the competition list isn't very big. No offense to Sunshine but it's just not for me and i'm neutral on odyssey). We ended up being up way later than usual today trying to get the last few stars to beat it. I'm honestly surprised we beat it so fast though. I guess it's because we had 2 people working simultaneously to get stars, along with the Mod not automatically booting people out of the Level when beating it. Still, i'm not complaining, it's one of my favorite 3D Mario Games. I can sit through it for *hours* and not get bored. Mostly because it's such a core 3D Mario Game. It's one of those games where if i was Stranded on a Deserted Island with Video Games? *This* is one of those games i'd consider bringing with me. 

Today's game is Ocarina of Time (my all time favorite Zelda game). Playing Mario Kart 64 yesterday had me in the mood to play this again. So i downloaded Ship of Harkinian and set it up along with a OoT 3D graphics mod that took longer to download than it should have. It looks really good. I have it upscaled to max resolution 60 FPS (my monitor isn't 120 FPS or else i would) and MSAA 8x. Runs smooth with no issues whatsoever outside of a bug with the Graphic mod. I usually try to crop screenshots with the HUD out so the people who like to guess the game can do so, but i ended up doing it for all of them. Something about the 4:3 crop i really like.  I talked about this last time i played this, but OoT has some of my favorite water. I keep a spreadsheet of Water in games, and OoT is at the top next to Super Mario 64 and Galaxy. Nintendo is just *really* good at making water i guess. By association now too, whenever i hear [this song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW5oAH2yDOQ) i always think of the word. Incidentally i had it playing while typing this too, really put me in the right mindset for this lol.  During the Ghoma fight, i made quick work of her by knocking her down with the slingshot. Hit her right in the eye and thwacked her. Whole fight was done in probably less than 30 seconds after the final cutscene. Before she dropped down i managed to peek up and see her which was fun. I took the opportunity to nab a screenshot.  After that i booked it to castle town. I almost made it before nightfall but a *certain* owl had to stop me. Luckily SoH has a toggle to flip the usual dialog options, i kind of was tempted to leave them on though just for the experience. Unfortunately the owl kept me too long and it fell night. I ended up using the Stalkids though as target practice to get back into shape with the Z-Targeting.  I stopped after getting the Egg though. I could easily clear the first 3 dungeons in a whole day, but sadly i don't have a whole day. The fact the game crashed though wasn't a solid motivator either. I have an idea of how to fix it, but definitely a tomorrow project.

Today's game is Mario Kart 64, i found out [SpaghettiKart](https://github.com/HarbourMasters/SpaghettiKart) (a Project done by the same people who did Ship of Harkinian) was released today, so i was eager to give it a try since 64 is one of my favorite Mario Kart titles.  I did a time trial first on Rainbow Road (ft. a screenshot of Everyone's favorite Ape in a tie), which is my all time favorite track. I just kind of enjoyed the drive. On the Second Lap i discovered free cam though and took a photo of the front of toad, which is something i realized i hadn't really ever seen.  Not wanting to just drive around though, i hopped into a race on Wario's Stadium (a track that i think **needs** to come back some day) and raced that. Completely kicked everybody's ass, except Mario who was right up my ass for the entire race.  After that though i went to have some more fun with the Freecam. I did Bowser's castle and did like a little Photoshoot. There's this one i took of the garden's. Something about the freecam interestingly messed up to lighting on the statue i think, which is interesting to see.  I also got a photo of Marty the Thwomp and the other ones, I think out of **all** the photos of the ones i took this is my favorite. Something about the angle and the subject are interesting to me and look good.  I also took a photo of the Spiral, a part of this level which sticks with me quiet a bit because i've had so many close calls up this thing during the last leg of the race.  The same can be said for this section, which is the last photo i took. I almost exclusively go the right side of the track for some reason. I never can figure out why but only catch myself doing it post race. Maybe it's because i'm right handed? Or maybe it's just familiar. Who knows?

Today's game is some more Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition. I was waiting on something to download from Steam and just kind of... chilled. It started raining while i did that, and the Game's Soundtrack started playing. It was a nice experience, i wish i got a screenshot of it.  Of course, i didnt want to spend *all* my time just standing there, because that's not really playing the game at that point. So i started doing tasks around my base that needed done, such as harvesting crops and keeping an eye out for Endermen so i could go to the end.  I took a trip over to the local village to steal (and replant) some of their crops too. I stopped to see if they had any good trades but couldn't find any. On the way back i passed by the Ravine in the middle of the usual route there and back and stopped to catch some animals. The ravine seems to act like a natural trap for them for some reason so i usually have good chances of getting it there.  I went home and watched the rain some more as night fell and i cooked my potatoes. After a bit though i went to bed after remembering my first night in the Treehouse of being killed by a spider. I went to sleep and ended the day at that.

Today's game is a game called PEAK. My friend that i usually play games with gifted it to me after seeing it online somewhere. From what i can tell it's made by the same studio that made Clustertruck (that game about platforming on moving trucks). It's like a weird combination of climbing games and survival games. You have to climb to the peak of each mountain after crashing on an island.  Honestly though, me and my friend spent way too long just dicking around in the lobby. I have a clip that i've been sharing with friends of him just ragdolling off the top of a structure in the lobby like some Garry's Mod Ragdoll.  Once we actually *got* to the island though (after seeing how far we can exploit the climbing mechanic), it got a lot more difficult. The game's VC is proximity chat, but it has an echo to make everything carry. On top of that the landscape got wacky at some points.  We kind of quickly dug our own downfall though after my friend, while trying to make his way over to me too follow me up, landed on a Jellyfish and slid *all the way* down to the bottom of the mountain. He took a ton of damage, which in this game hurts your ability to climb. Luckily we were able too make it to the next section of the game.  Due to his injury though, he had landed *right* on a flower that explodes into some weird neurotoxin cloud and put me to sleep. Causing *me* to fall all the way down. If you take too long on a section the game throws fog at you which causes you to take damage like some weird battle royal ring. It slowly circles up so you have to hurry. When i fell i fell *right into the fog* and died there. My friend, too injured and stuck without me to help him up, decided to just throw himself into the fog.  We stopped our run after messing around in the lobby again for a while and having maybe just a *little* too much fun with the games emote system and physics. It's fun to see the character's models get shoved around by others. We spent maybe a little too long ragdolling off the top of things too (again).

Today's game is some more FBC Firebreak. We got all the jobs to clearance level 3 today and started messing with the corruption. Our favorite so far was a job where you have to clear out some Freeze Anomalies. At Level 3 for the cold job it ends with this fun little manhunt where you have to hunt down mannequins and toss them onto a ski lift. we found two of the mannequins hiding in the Bathroom. We grabbed them and princess carried the mannequins all the way up in a frenzy rush to reach the Ski Lift (which was on rotation). I had the last one and just barely made the throw to get it on.  The entire map in level 3 has a blizzard the regularly storms the area and slows you and the enemies down. You have to take cover from the blizzard in structures around the area. Though, now that i think about it you might be able to carry a heater to negate the cold. The heaters are what was used to destroy the freeze anomalies, and the emit fire. So i imagine they help. The game has a lot of these mechanics that play really well with each other. It's kind of cool. Like an example is the splash kit can place down a humidifier which sprays water. They also have an attack they can charge that replaces their water with fire. They can fill the humidifier with fire instead of water to light everything within radius on fire and help them cover another role.  We did another quest with the Sticky Ricky that appeared in the trailers. He's this big creature made of Sticky Notes. His whole boss fight kind of feels like a Zelda Boss or a 3D Mario Boss. There's 2 pipelines you have to manage, one for electricity and one for water. You have to keep both running and flip them on to shock Sticky Ricky to death. It's a fun fight. We ended up with me manning the power station, one of the other players manning water, and the third one running inbetween stations too help out.  Finally, Our character designs were also kind of finalized by us (if you can call it that). I like the character designs for this because it's kind of like Halo's Spartans. You can kind of insert whoever you want into the role and make up whatever you want. Maybe it's yourself, or maybe you just made up a whole new character for the role.

Today's game is FBC: Firebreak. I usually avoid buying games Day 1, but i watched the Gameplay trailers and was honestly really excited. I bought a copy for me and a friend, and i had my brother drop in for player 3. Honestly really enjoyed it. A lot of people have been saying that it has a lack of Tutorials, and yeah, i get that. Once we got everything figured out though it kind of became a lot more fun. The first difficulty was quick, but kind of like a tutorial. The difficulties kind of build off each other to teach the basics of each game mode, which i like. I do think it maybe could use a labeling as a tutorial, but besides that it works in a way i enjoy. Once we get to Level 3 of it, we kind of just start randomly shuffling them (The game definitely needs a built in shuffle option though). It helped keep everything kind of fresh and fun. We've been treating it less like Left 4 Dead and more like something Like REPO or Lethal Company and honestly i think that affected the mindset though.  The game has a lot of depth mechanically which i love. Me and my friend's favorite combo right now is him Soaking the enemies and then i shock them. It does massive AOE damage to all the soaked enemies. I just have to be careful not to get wet myself. Speaking of the weapons, the game has a system called requisitions which is similar to Helldiver's Warbond system (at least that's what i've heard it compared too, i've never played Helldivers). It introduces new functionality to the weapons and tools in a manner that rewards you for playing. Honestly i really like it, it's fun having an option of choosing where to progress my tools and unlocking them in that manner.  The game *is* a bit light on story, but honestly i think it might be for the best. It's not a sequel but it also needs to build off of Control's world already, so for anyone who hasn't played control it's the basic setup of "You're in the Oldest House, You've been trapped here for 6 years, And you're a volunteer squad who stops things from falling apart". I feel like that is a good enough gist that if you're new you don't need to learn much more, but it gives you little pieces of lore you can look into on your own that if you choose you can look into. It borrows a *lot* from control too. And i don't just mean the world. I mean graphically. It feels like I was ripped straight from control's metroidvania like game and crammed into this first person shooter. It makes everything familiar to me and it's just cool to see these from a first person perspective. It does show how this game had a smaller team though with it reusing models of the enemies.  So far my favorite mission (or i guess game mode) is the Furnace one (pictured above). You have to have your water guy micromanage your heat so you dont burn, and you have to repair the fans and make your way to the furnace to seal it up. It definitely provides a good framework too use the mechanic's of the game together with since you have to really work together to keep from burning alive. I believe this is the same furnace from Control too which is even more fun to see. Another game mode that i feel like had good mechanics to work with the game is one where you're harvesting leech pearls. They cause radiation, which hurts you. But you know who else gets hurt by radiation? The hiss, so you can strategically place the pearls or cause them to fall in a way that will hurt the hiss and support you. All the while you're being kept safe by your water guy Overall, I'm definitely wanting to play through this to completion. I'm really enjoying it (though i probably say that about most games so i probably sound like a broken record) and i'm literally planning to hop into another round with friends after i post this. Though, my fun may be vastly different from everyone else's because i was fortunate enough to gather 3 friends i know i can work well with to play it with, as opposed to strangers. We're also a far more casual group so that may affect things.

Today's game is Fallout 76. I went ahead and did one of the Ally missions in the game. They're like the companions from Fallout 4, except they squat at your base 24/7. The ally i did was an astronaut lady who fell to earth after being in space when the bombs drop. She had me go to this Manor to recover some codes for something. The whole place was infested with Mothman Cultists. Luckily i was able to pick them all off with a sniper rifle without getting swarmed.  On the way there, i found this Scrapper hanging out on a cliff with a clipboard. I was confused what they were doing up there and why they looked like some health and safety inspector. They said they were checking out the landscape and pointed me to the same manor i was heading towards. Never got an answer for the weird getup, but i like to imagine they're apocalypse OSHA.  After the codes, i had to go into this mall for a Receiver of some sort, which was full of scorched (who are like feral ghouls but can use weapons). I snuck through the entire thing without being seen to avoid conflict because all my crowd control weapons were broken.  Somehow i managed to get through this Scorched infested mall without so much as being seen. The silent crossbow made it easy too, but i was able to mostly sneak in, grab the receiver, and sneak out. the most harm to me came in me catching a waterborne disease while wading through a room full of water.  To end off my night i popped home, finished up that quest, collected my water, and fished for the next 10 minutes. A nice and relaxing way to end off my day.

Today's game is some more Starfield. I continued on with the main story and met up with another member of the main faction (Constellation). Before going to talk to the guy i went rummaging around for stuff i was allowed to swipe to use for crafting. I ended up stopping in one of these tunnels and seeing a gorgeous view of the neighboring planet. I ended up just kind of stopping for a bit and enjoying the view (while eating dinner). Almost makes me wish for a VR version of this game, but also with No Man's Sky that might be a bit redundant.  The main story took me to this cavern to get another relic like the one from the beginning of the game. I had to fight my way through a cave of Spacers though (like Space Raiders). The whole cave system had a massive drop at the end which gave me Dunwhich Bores vibes from Fallout 4. Part of me wonders now if this game has any Lovecraft references like Fallout does. It would be a missed opportunity with the whole space thing.  After collecting the Artifact, i decided to step away from the main story and chase after this side quest i got from a slate. It took me to this hide out taken over by Spacers, and it turned out to be owned by this vigilante called the mantis. To get through i had to do this letter puzzle like in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. It was really cool seeing something like this done in a Sci-fi game. The quest gave me a spacesuit that i *was* going to share an image of, but it turned out to be nearly 20 mb in size no matter how i compressed it and lemmy wont upload something like that for me, and pixelfed limits everything over 15 mb. It was this sleek white armor though. It looks neat, not to my personal taste though.  The quest also gives you a cool spaceship to go along with it called the Razorlead. I think i'm still going to keep the abomination i made as my home ship, but having this to use is nice. There were some armor stands in the upper area where i dropped off the armor set since i wasn't going to use it. Figured it deserved at least a proper home. No stand for the suit itself unfortunately, just the helmet and the backpack.