Today I hunted for the Venom figure for the Spider-Man playset within Disney Infinity 2.0. I found a new one at Walmart for $6, so I got that. Then I went to a Gamestop near me that had one used, and got one for Mark too. These Spider-Man playset characters are hard to find, so I thought I’d better get one for Mark in case I have trouble finding more. I mean, I’ll go to Amazon if I really have to, but I like finding them in the wild. It’s more fun that way.
So I have good news. I have since gotten moved back home. Its been really nice, Ive been getting a lot done with unpacking and my dad is giving me his 2010 Jeep so Ive been getting the truck ready for my parents because their selling it.
I have to do a better job of engaging my students in the material. They have to do a better job of meeting me halfway by studying on their own time and taking ownership of what they do with their projects outside of class.
On the weekend I decided to download all of my electronic graphic novels/comic books to one device so that I would have easy access to them all. After a few hours of downloading HD PDFs I finally got to the B's. I have a long way to go.
Project Cars is a hard game to get into because of how unappealing some of the options are .
Saturday night my wife and I had the opportunity to see Video Games Live, Tommy Tallarico's incredible orchestral game concert series. (Tommy is probably best known for the soundtrack to Earthworm Jim, though he holds the Guinness Book of World Records record for working on more video games than any other person. Over 300!) This was our second time going (our first was about two and a half years ago) and it was just as good this time around. They revisited a few of the same games as the last we saw them but it was mostly new stuff. They had a Phoenix Wright medley! I might have squeaked with delight just a little bit when they started that one. Another favorite of mine was the Mega Man medley. Hearing that Wily 2 music from a live orchestra was moving. There were some expected franchises represented like Mario, Zelda, Sonic, Castlevania, and Final Fantasy, which were all really great (Castlevania was a total rock fest with Tommy himself playing the electric guitar). Last time they played the music to the opening cinematic of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm as the visuals played on the big screen; this time they played Warlords of Draenor. Blizzard sure knows how to do those things! They also played League of Legends, Skyrim, and Resident Evil 5. Even though I've played the game, I was surprised by how much I liked the music from Uncharted 2. Metal Gear Solid, Shadow of the Colosus, Mass Effect, Halo, Street Fighter II, Kingdom Hearts (I can never hear "Hikari" too many times)—so much good stuff!
Also known as Marvel Super Heroes, D.I. 2.0 is a really fun game. I've played about twelve hours of it this weekend. I finished the Avengers Play Set story mission and then went about exploring Toy Box Mode for fun and achievements.
I'm getting ahead of myself a little bit. This is my blog of events on Friday, even though I'm posting this early Sunday morning. So Friday I picked up Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright at Gamestop for no money because I traded in some games. I had trade-in money left over so, before I went to see the Deadpool film, I hit a different Gamestop and looked to see what Disney Infinity figures they had. Well they had the playset unlock figure I needed for the Guardians of the Galaxy playset in D.I. 2.0 and two figures, Rocket Racoon and Star Lord. So I got those and two more Skylanders (Zook and Boomer) to fill out the buy-2-get-3-free sale. See pic below:
Alright, so today I learned something new (and kind of annoying) about Disney Infinity and what you need to play two player online co-op in the story missions (called "playsets"). There are special figures that unlock the playsets.
The Martian was like a more light-hearted take on Gravity, starring Matt Damon. I liked it.
Before we get started today, I wanted to spotlight a really great article by Playboy Gaming (Yes, THAT Playboy) interviewing competitive Street Fighter player Ricky Ortiz. Its a lovely piece shedding a light on a often forgotten corner of the FGC, plus Ortiz is a rad player that doesn't get enough props.