Mark and I got the “Map Room” achievement done today in Minecraft: XBO Edition. I jumped into his world and helped him sort out his 9 completed maps and where they should go on the wall. Once he placed the last one, the achievement unlocked. Then I removed one and replaced it and I got it too. I don’t consider it cheating. I did spend an awful lot of time building a Nether Subway system and mapping 4 of the maps in my own world.  It was just a matter of time. Wandering around and mapping is not all that interesting. Figuring out novel ways to do it, like the Nether Subway, is. This isn’t the end though. There is still one more achievement I want.

Free shit I've been playing

SWAP Force was the third Skylanders game and featured figures that you could split in two and swap parts to create different hybrid characters. Since there are more characters than in any game so far, I have cropped my photographs to full Super Pananvision 70mm, or 2.2:1 ratio.  Yea! Just like Laurence of Arabia.

I'm on PSN and I see Capcom Arcade Cabinet on sale for $7.49. Reading the description it says:

These are in order of release date, earliest to latest. Click the hyperlinks to go to the official pages. 

Hey folks, I got another batch of game reviews I’ve written recently over at GamerDad.com.  Please click on the links and read as many as you can and maybe even post a comment or two.  I’d appreciate it.  Also, read on to find out who Farmer Man Cary will marry in the newest farming game!

Here are the variant figures I have for Skylanders Giants.

So this was my Memorial Day Weekend in a nutshell: Sleep, Nap, Eat, Tinker on the Laptop, Nap, Sleep. Rinse Repeat. Not the best way to spend what is the start of summer but it was hot outside (100+ degrees), the AC was nice and cold, and have you ever watched Investigative Discovery Channel? That is like crack. So I didn't move much, and most of my non phone gaming happened on Monday night, so that is my full disclosure.

So, I was going to finish Halo 5, but I felt a little down, and so I played some Minecraft instead. I continued the world I'd started a few days ago and tried out some interesting things with Nether Portals to help me get the Map Room achievement. It was fun, but I can tell already that it is clearly not the fastest way to the goal. 

I had an entire blog typed out and ready for editing but I've put it off for so long that I think I should just give a quick update. I've been thinking on what I should write on my spare time between between everything else and I'm thinking of jotting down some gaming memoirs from my life that I could remember, let alone some other ones outside of video games. Not sure if I should post it here or on the Minds. Maybe both since I don't intend to use many images (unless I think it calls for it) so I could just copy and paste them. What do you guys think?

Lately I've been wondering if I should look to get back into PC gaming or some other thing. I enjoy Nintendo games and I enjoy PC gaming, but it's a bit difficult to do on a 5 year old laptop especially since my the amount of space I have is a paltry 32 GB and I've been itching to get back into it. Also, installing and running games would be a chore of memory management and erasing various other things on my current laptop, I've been meaning to upgrade forever I just keep forgetting lol. I also wanted to do videos and do some playthrough/walkthrough style games for crap that is obscure like all my shovelware games for fun. I'm not in the know on how capture cards work, and I don't really post much on my youtube channel other than smash bros. for glory replays that I think are funny. But I was looking to see if anybody has any advice on gaming/streaming videos. It's something I've been really interested in as of late. Also is there such a thing as a good gaming laptop?

I played about 7 hours of Halo 5 today. After every level, I felt like I was near the end but that's probably because every level has a massive finale that seemed like it could've been the end of the game. It became, after a dozen levels, kind of exhausting, really. 

 Hi. It feels like it's been a while. It probably hasn't. Oh well. It's approaching June, which meanse Winter is kicking in here. It's already gotten down to freezing temps, which ain't cool. It's also been fucking with my depression, which is somewhat seasonal. I've also had the flu pretty bad. That means I haven't been doing a great deal unfortunately.

Friday I played Halo Spartan Assault and Halo 4: Spartan Ops. Then I started the install for Halo 5 and, after a full night and day, it's at 80%. So I played Minecraft while I waited and found myself in a strong position to go for the "respawn the Enderdragon" achievement. I also saw Pirates of the Caribbean in IMAX 3D. 

...Didn't mean to take a bit of a month-on-end hiatus..Guess I also lost track of where I posted/updated on whatever account...With a backlog of photos and doodles.(I haven't posted here and some I haven't quite uploaded elsewhere either..) It was alos interesting to find out that the phat model PS3 my older brother bought and had around when he was living here had it's motherboard die apperently(At some point that I really don't remember..)..The current one I placed in my room.(Poor basterd had dust on 'em..For some reason was on a shelf in the living room.) Has a slidy disk trey..Lid(?) instead of sliding in the disk in a slot as you did with the phat model..Anyway, somewhat reacquainted myself with my games..(And remembering some other stuff.) But was a bit stressful..knowing I have other shit to do..Both around the house and with hobbies..

So May is kind of looking bad on the game beating side. Ive been working on stuff of course but I really dont think anything is close to being finished. Persona 5 Im at 80 hours but there is still quite a bit to go. Yokai Watch 2 I got my ass handed to me by the latest boss so some leveling up is required. I am Setsuna, same story. The current boss Im at keeps kicking my ass and I dont have Setsuna for this fight which she is my healer so it makes it even more difficult. Wonder Boy and Shovel Knight I both havent played much lately. Tales of Berseria Im not sure how far Im in, the same with Toukiden 2 but at the same time Persona 5 has taken up most of time on the PS4. I only have 4 days now to beat a game. Its doesnt look good yall.

So, summer has given me plenty of time to do absolutely nothing, and that means I can sit and listen to NWP without interruption and while typing every random thought that pops in my head. 

This is the current weather situation here: a couple of days ago the weather decided to become an oven and it hit 110. There was no humidity so it was just hot, which isn't as bad as it sounds (don't believe me, I spent the majority of the day inside with air conditioning) and last night and today it is really windy and it will only be 90 degrees. This is what I get for living in a valley.

Here are the legendary Giants figures I have. All of the legendary characters have slightly better stats than their regular counterparts but otherwise have the same skills and upgrades. 

Hi! It's been awhile, and I doubt that I have any followers still around. Still, I just wanted to announce my presence and maybe make a blog(!).

I've finally had enough of Minecraft. I'm totally sick of the incredibly annoying enemy griefing in this game. It's unbelievable. You gather resources for hours just to lose it all when a Creeper appears in the worst possible place at the worst possible time. Or, like today, when I went into The Nether very cautiously to scout for the Fortress, found it, and on the way back was absolutely bombarded by mysteriously appearing Ghasts shooting at the fastest rate I've ever experienced. It's total B.S., and in my mind, completely unfair game design. It's like, remember those monster closets game devs used by in the 90s? You'd pass through an empty room thinking your six was safe when suddenly you would be attacked from behind by a hoard of enemies that seemed to appear for no good reason and in no explainable way. That's Minecraft in survival mode.

I am back in college.

I'm getting off to a slow start this morning. I'd like to blame watching the late airing of the new Twin Peaks on Showtime, and I didn't even finish the big two part season debut. That is one odd show. So I'm a bit sluggish, but I am excited that the warm weather is here! See for the first week or so I am excited that it is warm outside (100 degrees), I don't have to worry about bringing a hoodie or jacket with me, I can wear my summer sneakers with the flowers

Here they are, the Skylanders of the air from Skylanders: Giants.