I did an editorial about games so bad they're scary and how they're needed to make us more thankful for the better games not long ago. Felt it was appropriate as we move from Halloween to Thanksgiving. Check it out here: http://plus10damage.com/blog/2014/10/30/halloween-games-for-scaredy-cats
A review I did of Video Games: The Movie is on the front page as well, but I already blogged that on here. I did a recap of Nintendo's Direct yesterday that's currently under review, so we'll see if that gets posted.
I was planning on writing up some first impressions of Sunset Overdrive, but the Let's Play session planned for today got cancelled. Might ask a friend or two to watch the Mavs game with me at a bar or something.
Speaking of sports, despite being a Cowboys fan, I'd be ok with the Texans becoming a winning team. I really would. But their fans hate-follow the Cowboys more than their own goddamn team and it makes it incredibly hard to want them to have anything to celebrate. I guess this is how Yankees fans feel about Red Sox fans, but I don't think I was ever as annoying as these Texans fans are on social media at least (granted, I'm also a Texas Rangers fan, so maybe that helped me be less annoying having another team to follow).
IT is coming to look at my work computer even though it wound up being ok after it froze and told me it was checking the consistency of an NTFS file in my C: drive (I don't know what that means either, don't worry). I figure better safe than sorry though, may as well have them look what's ailing my PC so it doesn't wig out on me again. Whig out on me? I dunno. I've been having issues uploading music to Wide Orbit anyway, only that's a call to Wide Orbit, not university IT. Why can't all computers just have one team look at all their problems? I get tired of calling three different IT helpers all saying it's the other guy's problem and hell if I know whether it is or not or what they can or can't do according to contract.
I've been watching Philly Kutt's comic blogs and it makes me want to read some comics. Gonna start by getting the Avatar comics I can afford off Amazon. I remember when there was a comics store right next to SFA, but it hasn't been there since I was a Freshman or Sophomore 6-7 years ago and everything that replaces it in that location fails. Too bad Not Just Games couldn't make it.
I think that's all for now. Back to work.
I forgot about Naughty Bear this year. My sister and her family were into that game one year. I was a little surprised, but they thought it was funny. It was a stark constrast to my other sister's family who would've never let their kids near a game like that or even near an Xbox.
Those two families should fight. Using electronic teddy bears to determine the winner.
Ha ha. That would be funny.
oh, have u played Sunset OVerdrive? We're planning on getting my brother the discounted Xbox package for him for xmas.
No. I wanted to, but it got cancelled cause the guy running the play session is too busy.
Dammit!!
Oww, Sonic 06. I haven't played the game, but I already know how much of a trainwreck is by watching half of this legendary LP. And a sad thing about is that the levels looked to have some nice designs and there was potential for the good game that Sega wanted, but alas, christmas rushed.
Yeah, I've seen a few LPs of it online going over how bad it is. I just remember the Grumps one. Wished they'd have finished it.
Sunset Overdrive has been fun so far in my playthrough; I'm digging the humor of the game.
It's getting great reviews.
That's a great way to look at it. The succession of holidays leading up to the new year. I never thought about that before
I'm very into yin and yang philosophy. Can't know what's good without the bad.
I always tell folks when in doubt, wipe the computer and start over...but backup everything important first. I keep seeing that Video Games Movie on Netflix. I want to watch it but I'm waiting for a point where I have a block of time instead of my usual watch 20 minutes of Netflix and start to fall asleep.
The Cowboys, Yankees, and Notre Dame have fans and the people who root harder for them to lose than their own team to win. I know people like this and I call them out on it all the time. I won't be rooting for the Texans but if they make the playoffs that makes the Dallas win against them a quality win.
I don't know if this is a big enough issue to reformat the computer to be honest. Seems to have resolved itself. Also, I'd need another hard drive of quite a few GB to back up all the songs we have as well as FCC-related files etc. so that'd be a work order in itself I'm thinking. Video Games: The Movie is a fun watch, but I think most gamers would already know a good bit of its factoids. 20 minute chunks sounds like a good way to watch it in all honesty.
I'll be totally honest, as a Red Sox fan, I totally root for the Yankees to fail, but I usually do so fairly quietly unless a Yankees fan is being obnoxious in a ... Texas bar? GTFO.
I need to check your list to see if it truly fits the season of what you speak of.
Still need to watch that movie. And Video Game High Schoo.
They're not based on the seasons exactly, just on the spirits of them. The bad games I mention aren't horror titles, they're just so bad they are scary, while the good ones you should be thankful for.
Video Game High School looks hit or miss to me but I'll watch it too, I guess.
even better! I had a request from someone on IGN saying I should do a similar list of horror games that are scary but not generally meant to be scary (ex: brittney's Dance Beat, Barbie's make up kit, Tommy Wesau's The Room) so it's good to see that others have the same idea. Can't wait to check it out. I hope Dirty Dancing the offical video game made the list!
Sadly it did not. lol I tried to make the games to be thankful for match up with the scary ones and I never did play Dirty Dancing ... or know there was a game based on that movie. lol