T w e n t y S i d e d
– Shamus, Monday Nov 13, 2006
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DM of the Rings Remaster XXIX: Organizational Skills a Plus!
Sims 4 Overthinking: Lottie’s BookNook
Time gets the better of our couple for a good while. The year they renovate the new entryway, ‘taking a month off’ turns into six months, turns into a year, turns into things just feeling normal. Logan hits double digits, the big one-zero, ten years old, and it’s like Michael and Kelly blink in unison, and realize all at once how much time has passed. The ‘bookstore’ portion of their house has turned into an accidental playroom. The weird open floor plan upstairs just became a big living room, and they’ve forgotten to do the next steps.
The year is now 2010, and the question of if a bookstore is a good idea crosses both Kelly and Michael’s minds. The conversation they have about it is awkward and clunky, because each thinks the other is going to shoot the idea down. Surely, their intelligent and loving partner isn’t going to swing for the idea of a bookstore when the demographic is clearly turning to digital media…
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The Game Store
I’ve taken a year to think about this, because it’s a huge topic with too much nuance for one person.
Guys, it’s time I tell you.
I disagreed with my dad’s moderation style.
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Wednesday Action Log 7-19-23
This week I am still playing Risk of Rain 2. I’m currently trying to beat eclipse level 8 as artificer, other than that I’ve not played a whole lot.
What are you guys up to?
DM of the Rings Remaster XXVIII: More Magical Topography
Oh look. Another secluded place of secret enchantment and arcane mystery.
– Shamus, Friday Nov 10, 2006
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Break Week: Capsulepon
I have no good explanation or reason, but my brain is fried, and I’m sad. Instead of a Sims 4 Overthinking post this week, I’m just going to throw out my Twitch. I’ve been live-streaming The Sims 4, but I’m also planning to get into some emulated games. Maybe old Animal Crossing or Harvest Moon titles. It’s quiet, no-dialogue streaming. If it’s a quiet game, I put music in the background, if it isn’t, I don’t.
It’s much less of a ‘professional streaming’ setup, and more of just a place to play games without feeling alone. I don’t have a schedule currently, but I play something or other most days in the evening. My handle is ‘Capsulepon‘ because Gashapon (my usual online handle) was taken and my hyper-fixation on capsule dispensing and claw machines only grows stronger by the day.
I’m posting today instead of tomorrow because when this post goes up I should be live, and Fridays are doctor appointment days.
Wednesday Action Log 7-12-23
I’m still playing risk of rain 2 but I also started a game of Terraria with some friends. We just got up to post-mechanical bosses in master mode and it is pain and suffering.
What about you guys?
From The Archives:
Spoiler Warning
A video Let's Play series I collaborated on from 2009 to 2017.
Mass Effect 3 Ending Deconstruction
Did you dislike the ending to the Mass Effect trilogy? Here's my list of where it failed logically, thematically, and tonally.
Juvenile and Proud
Yes, this game is loud, crude, childish, and stupid. But it it knows what it wants to be and nails it. And that's admirable.
id Software Coding Style
When the source code for Doom 3 was released, we got a look at some of the style conventions used by the developers. Here I analyze this style and explain what it all means.
The Best of 2015
My picks for what was important, awesome, or worth talking about in 2015.
Silent Hill Origins
Here is a long look at a game that tries to live up to a big legacy and fails hilariously.
Why The Christmas Shopping Season is Worse Every Year
Everyone hates Black Friday sales. Even retailers! So why does it exist?
Dead Island
A stream-of-gameplay review of Dead Island. This game is a cavalcade of bugs and bad design choices.
The Game That Ruined Me
Be careful what you learn with your muscle-memory, because it will be very hard to un-learn it.
Mass Effect Retrospective
A novel-sized analysis of the Mass Effect series that explains where it all went wrong. Spoiler: It was long before the ending.