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VGC: Far Cry 2
A couple of months ago Steam had a sale for the entire Far Cry series. I'd had the original Far Cry years ago, but I tried installing it a few months back without success. I've reached the point where all of the 10+ year old games on my shelf are just easier to pick up from Steam or GoG, rather than try to fight them into installing from CD. (I ( Read more... ) -
Another Childhood Confusion Explained
When I was a kid, we had an LP of 101 Dalmatians. It was the audiobook of a longish film picture book, but it also had several songs. At the end, the song "Dalmatian Plantation" was performed.
When my kids first watched the movie some years ago, I was baffled by the "Dalmatian Plantation" song. The version in the movie was not the version I ( Read more... ) -
This May Be Relevant to Some People's Interests
Found via Fark, a new comic to follow. It's only a month old, so no overwhelming archive.
SuperCakes site
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VGC: The Witcher
A couple of years ago I got The Witcher for Christmas. I played it through the Prologue and first chapter, then got distracted for a while. Last month, I took it up again to finish off the rest of the five chapters and Epilogue.
From the closing credits, I learned that this is based on a fantasy series by a Polish author. I may have to hunt it ( Read more... ) -
Dreamwidth real estate
I've finally surrendered to making a Dreamwidth account. It's the same username as here, psi_star_psi. -
VGC: Evoland
Evoland is a quick trip through 25+ years of CRPG history. You start out in monochromatic 8-bit graphics with no sound then unlock various upgrades (sound, combat, better graphics, etc.) as you go. The plot riffs on the giants of the genre, the DQ, FF, and Zelda series, with a few other things thrown into the mix. It was a quick play (Steam says ( Read more... ) -
VGC: Duke Nukem Forever
The legendary mythical game, Duke Nukem Forever, 15 years in the making. Was all of that time well-spent ( Read more... ) -
An Afternoon at the Opera
Yesterday, aelfie and I set forth with the three older kids toward San Francisco. A quick lunch at Burger King, then we went to the pre-game workshow for The Barber of Seville for Families. We were joined by allanh and his husband, who is a huge classical music geek. In the workshop, we learned a bit about some of the characters, broke into groups to ( Read more... ) -
Disneyland 2009, Day 4
Now, let's see... where was IWe set out after breakfast to return home. The traffic was horrendous. We finally arrived, starving, at some restaurant. It may have been Andersen's. We fell on the food, then cycled through the restrooms. The girls took the opportunity of my inattention to play in the mud puddles in front of the restaurant. Their ( Read more... ) -
VGC: Sleeping Dogs
Sleeping Dogs is yet another of the open-world, gangster-fest games like GTA or Saints Row. This one has just the slightest bit of morally redeeming value though. In this game, you play Wei Shen, an aspiring member of the Sun On Yee triad, the strongest of the gangs controlling Hong Kong. You've just returned to your hometown after a couple of ( Read more... )