(Okay, I'm cheating a bit. It's 9 pm on Thursday where I'm at. ::))
It's my fifth Friday of unemployment and boy, am I envying the retired folks here. Been on a big Red Dead binge lately so some Morricone feels like an appropriate way to kick off the weekend. :coolsmiley: I'm also making steady progress through
Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy, so that rounds out the western vibes for me.
A buddy let me have her Xbox 360 for super cheap, so I've been catching up on some exclusives I never played over the last decade. I'm playing through the campaign of Gears of War and it's.... okay, honestly. I can see why it was huge at the time, but since I don't have any nostalgia tied to it, it just feels like playing a clunkier version of a dozen other games I've already played. Red Dead is kinda the same way, except I've got nostalgia coming out the wazoo for that game. If anyone has great memories of any 360 exclusive titles I should pick up, I'm all ears.
Aside from that, maybe some
Unity of Command II? I've now officially been eliminated from every one of my
Dominions 5 MP matches, so maybe I should get started on another of those so I can get my dreams of godhood crushed all over again. :'(
You are forgiven the gun jumping as you used FRIDAY properly ;) The last time sink I had on a console was Guitar Hero/Rock Band. Learned a whole bunch of new tunes I'd never heard before and got to be a passable (fake) guitar player.
This weekend will see me try to hang on to, and advance, my newly acquired Diamond ranking in MtG:Arena. Got there with a Black/Red sacrifice deck. EPL is off the International break so there will be football Saturday and Sunday. Gaming will consist of some form of Civ IV/Warlock MOtA/p&p D&D research. Feeling the itch again. And no, Lotrimin will not cure it.
Quote from: MetalDog on November 20, 2020, 01:01:49 AM
You are forgiven the gun jumping as you used FRIDAY properly ;)
I see what you did there, partner. :cowboy:
Lotrimin cures everything! Prepping the hand over of my current rig to my younger daughter and comparing purchasing options for the new machine...there are so many configurations, brands and options to choose from it is bedazzling.
My World of _ gaming continues apace as I'm looking to do my semi-annual thing where I plunk my ass down and seriously try to grind stuff out via Premium Time and whatnot. The fact that Wargaming is waving multiple Premium Shop coupons in front of my face and tempting me has nothing to do with this decision either ;).
Now, to download the mod that replaces my tank crew voices with that of the Minions from Despicable Me and I'll be set...
Have a good weekend, all!
Great song choice a_i. Been on a solitaire board game kick of late. Getting into Warfighter WWII by DVG. Tons of fun. Computer gaming...frustrated with HoI4 I'm giving HoI3 another go.
Oh this reminds me I need to get my act together and purchase the Dollar Trilogy on Bluray, finally! :cowboy:
Probably going to start a JTCS East Front PBEM for the weekend. Oldie but a goldie.
Quote from: Crossroads on November 20, 2020, 09:30:51 AM
Oh this reminds me I need to get my act together and purchase the Dollar Trilogy on Bluray, finally! :cowboy:
On Amazon, I think, there are a slew of Italian Westerns to enjoy currently. Can't get over how many dark complexioned but blue-eyed (and very, very sweaty seeming) cowboys there were running around in those days.
And speaking of movies to pick up, think I'll pony up for the Zatoichi set at some point or another.
Good stuff - I've been eyeing RDR2 for a while now. Have you ever seen it go on sale? How's the story rate up ?
I'm enjoying The Witcher 3 so far - can't believe I missed out all this time. I've got the White Orchard theme stuck in my head all day now and it doesn't go away. It does remind me of Game of Thrones when they follow The Hound and Arya through the ravaged countryside.
I did snatch up Elite: Dangerous on sale on Steam today - that was too good to pass on and hope to to try the tutorial out this weekend a bit.
Witcher 3 - one of my all time favorites.
Quote from: Rayfer on November 20, 2020, 08:44:35 AM
Great song choice a_i. Been on a solitaire board game kick of late. Getting into Warfighter WWII by DVG. Tons of fun. Computer gaming...frustrated with HoI4 I'm giving HoI3 another go.
Boardgames! Yep...and World of Warships.
Agree on Witcher 3, great game.
Do you play with controller or keyboard and mouse?
For me this weekend:
Nantucket (Steam sales)
This war of mine (Ditto)
Pick up my Crusader Kings III campaign...
DCS, DCS, and DCS. Then, maybe some Ghost Recon Breakpoint. It's great when a developer listens to its fans and actually changes a game to make it closer to what they want. Also, Phantom Brigade, War Room and maybe some Mission Mars.
Fran how is Nantucket? Been interested in that one for a long time.
Quote from: fran on November 20, 2020, 11:37:43 AM
Agree on Witcher 3, great game.
Do you play with controller or keyboard and mouse?
Still using keyboard/mouse for now. I'm going to start looking for a controller set soon on the side once my son is ready to play Lego Star Wars or Indiana Jones together though.
Quote from: Dammit Carl! on November 20, 2020, 10:07:24 AM
Quote from: Crossroads on November 20, 2020, 09:30:51 AM
Oh this reminds me I need to get my act together and purchase the Dollar Trilogy on Bluray, finally! :cowboy:
On Amazon, I think, there are a slew of Italian Westerns to enjoy currently. Can't get over how many dark complexioned but blue-eyed (and very, very sweaty seeming) cowboys there were running around in those days.
And speaking of movies to pick up, think I'll pony up for the Zatoichi set at some point or another.
Had to google that, looks super!
On the gaming front, seems I will be in for my first ever VASSAL game this weekend. Good times! :bd:
Quote from: Crossroads on November 20, 2020, 12:57:57 PM
Had to google that, looks super!
You will not be disappointed - in one movie, there is a fight scene in a bath house that runs like a deadly Benny Hill skit where dudes are naked, but items block the naughty bits at the right time as they all go swinging swords...ahem...at each other.
Wanna say Hulu, or some streaming movie service, had all the Zatoichi movies as well as numerous other samurai films available at some point, but it's been a bit since I had time to sit down and enjoy them.
Quote from: endfire79 on November 20, 2020, 10:51:36 AM
Good stuff - I've been eyeing RDR2 for a while now. Have you ever seen it go on sale? How's the story rate up ?
I think it went on sale for the holidays, but I don't remember how much. The singleplayer is a great fun, both for the western movie feel and the awesomely recreated historical time period. The gunplay itself is quite meaty and satisfying, but honestly super clunky and awkward (even clunkier than RDR1, imo). It's definitely workable once you're used to the controls, but I found myself running into a lot of "WTF just happened?" moments when messing around outside the story missions.
Quote from: Rayfer on November 20, 2020, 08:44:35 AM
Great song choice a_i. Been on a solitaire board game kick of late. Getting into Warfighter WWII by DVG. Tons of fun. Computer gaming...frustrated with HoI4 I'm giving HoI3 another go.
I gave you great, new, tracks two weeks in a row and NOTHING. I'm beginning to think you don't love me anymore :( (J/K)
FAYI (For All Y'alls Information), I believe it is naught more than a rumor, but, there supposedly is a remake of The Wild Bunch in the works. And you'll never guess who one of the stars is...Peter Dinklage.
Hahaha, what?? :o I never realized until now that Peter Dinklage rootin and tootin in the old west is exactly what I need in my life.
He'll probably wind up looking something like this.
(https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/yosemitesam.jpg)
Oh man ;D
I neglected to mention that two other actors are rumored to be attached to the remake...Michael Fassbender & Jamie Foxx.
Been on a game buying spree lately....i know it makes absolutely no sense with my massive backlog :idiot2:..but...but..they were on sale.
Picked up Fury of Dracula. Never played the board game. Finished 4 solo games, its fun as the hunters but not that interesting as Dracula in SP. The AI wasn't even close to finding me, and I didn't really know what I was doing. Once they expand the MP to 1 vs 4 might try some online games. Probably play a few more games as the hunters this weekend.
Also picked up SuperHot and Void Bastards on sale, might try those out.
Haven't been much for any thinking type games, been spending most of my time playing Prodeus. Finished the EA campaign days ago but keep going back in to look for secrets and play on harder levels. There are also some really good user made levels already. If anyone has enjoyed Quake or Doom games this is a must buy IMHO. The guns, the levels, the music are all top notch and i can't wait to see what campaigns the user base comes up with. It's like a Quake and Doom baby, the level design is top notch. Not to be missed if you enjoyed Quake or Doom, I enjoy it more than Doom 2016, haven't played Eternal yet.
Picked up Deep Rock Galactic on sale a couple of weeks ago have to give that game some time also.
Have a good weekend Grogs.
Quote from: MetalDog on November 20, 2020, 07:31:17 PM
I neglected to mention that two other actors are rumored to be attached to the remake...Michael Fassbender & Jamie Foxx.
After reading your post about the Wild Bunch had to go looking. Looks like Mel Gibson is co-writing and directing the remake. The original is a classic curious to see how this turns out.
Quote from: -budd- on November 20, 2020, 07:39:19 PM
Quote from: MetalDog on November 20, 2020, 07:31:17 PM
I neglected to mention that two other actors are rumored to be attached to the remake...Michael Fassbender & Jamie Foxx.
After reading your post about the Wild Bunch had to go looking. Looks like Mel Gibson is co-writing and directing the remake. The original is a classic curious to see how this turns out.
I saw the original earlier this year for the first time. Not super impressed, but, I am not really the audience they were shooting for.