Running around Gotham shooting things in a highly maneuverable tank. There are some really stupid plot points in this game so far, but I’m too distracted by shiny gadget syndrome to care.

Okay, really late on this, but that sucks, Resistance. And the Fallout games aren’t nearly as bad as some other games – they actually give you the option to avoid some fights or talk your way out of them. And while I can accept violent video games may contribute to violence in RL, it can’t be much worse than anything in TV, movies, or books.

On to my own stuff.

So I’m managing to squeeze in some DA:I every now and then, and I’m rapidly approaching a major decision – mages, or templars? On my first run, I went with mages, because I was playing a human mage, so it made sense. This time, I’m still playing a mage, but a Qunari instead. Part of me wants to go with the templars just to see what’s different, but I don’t know if that would really fit with playing a mage. Plus, this is probably going to be my “official” play-through, if any more games are made, because this run-through has my custom world-state instead of the default.

Thoughts?

Well, I’m going to end up fighting both either way – the issue is more about who I’ll be working with. And I’d think that a Qunari – even a Vashoth mage – might be hesitant to work with people who ally themselves with Tevinter.

That said, the templars were mostly assholes in Val Royeaux, and it would connect better to my DA2 game.

Finally got around to playing KotOR 2 (with the Restored Content Mod, of course). It was fun! It was Star Wars, I got to fly around to random planets and talk to weird aliens and swish swish stab people with a lightsaber. Even with the mod, though, you could see the ragged edges… glitchy as anything, and definitely still some missing bits. But quite fun nonetheless.

Of course I’m going to say the original was the superior game, not just because it was less glitchy/less cut content, but tbh the plot twist was better… I felt slightly let down by the KotOR 2 one.

That being said, on the positives side of things, Kreia is pretty much an amazing character in every possible way, and I like the theme of the game, which is basically that everything you do has repercussions, and when you’re a really powerful Jedi, there’s REALLY REALLY BIG repercussions. You can try to escape or avoid them, but sooner or later you’re going to have to face the consequences of your actions, for good or bad. And I liked that there’s quite a few things that are referenced about Revan and Malak from the first game that aren’t entirely explained, but are understandable to people who played it. The game was closely tied to the original, without (entirely) just copying it.

All in all, fun times with lightsabers.

I dunno, I felt that was intentional—she never was gray, so if you/the exile didn’t figure that out by the end of the game, it’s on you. It’s kind of like “oh, she’s evil. Well—yeah, I guess I shoulda seen that coming.” Kreia (which my phone wants to correct to “oreos”...) can claim up, down, and sideways that she’s not Sith, but if you actually think about what she has to say, it’s Sith philosophy dressed up in nicer clothes.

Playing through Jade Empire and having a blast. Kind of sad I didn’t get around to it when it was new.

Goddamnit, Bioware. I just finished Descent, and you drop another DLC expansion? My credit card’s already stretched thin from going to Dragon Con over Labor Day weekend.

Also, gotta love CD Projekt RED – the first DLC expansion for Witcher: Wild Hunt is available for $10. That’s $1 for every hour of game play they’re advertising.

It’s probably “10 hours of content” in the sense that the DLC is 2.5 hours long, but it also includes two purely-cosmetic outfits for minor NPCs and they count that as making it four times the content.

Well, considering CDPR released a whole bunch of largely cosmetic DLC for free for the first couple weeks after the game’s release, I’m willing to believe them. And they kinda made a big deal out of not charging for crap like that.

And even so, that’s less than what Bioware charges for DLC with actual content.

The only sad part is knowing it’s going to be a long time until the sequel…

Eh, just gives me time to finish my canon play-through. I still haven’t finished with Haven on that run.

For the three people out there who haven’t heard, Undertale is fantastic.

Got back into DA:I now that I’m done with classes. Not sure which romance is more adorable: Cassandra’s saying she doesn’t want romance, storming out, storming back in, and saying she does want romance, but wants it done right; or Josephine’s complete obliviousness and the 50’s movie leg-lift with the first kiss.

I’m not really on here as much as I used to be, but I figured at least a few people would appreciate this. Humble Bundle has Telltale Games as their theme this month, so they have Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, The Wolf Among Us, Tales from the Borderlands and a few other fun ones for ~$12.

Since I already have The Wolf Among Us, here’s a steam ID for anyone who wants to give it a go:

So I wholeheartedly recommend Stardew Valley to anyone who likes farming games. It’s really fun, and has a touch of Undertale-esque whimsy, being sweet and cute without being saccharine. It has consumed my life.

Sorry for the double post, but I had some thoughts that I felt like sharing. To wit, my Rise of the Tomb Raider replay.

So, I played the first one in the rebooted series and rather enjoyed it. Something that I’ve always like about Ubisoft is how they let you roam pretty much freely and allow for all kinds of mobility within the environment (FarCry, Assassin’s Creed, etc.). So I bought the game as soon as it came out and liked it. Time goes by and I decide to play it through and to and do more of the side stuff.

More stuff under the hidey thing.

Just my two cents.

Finished my second play-through of Dragon Age: Inquisition a little while back. Mostly I’m glad to have gathered all the mosaics and whatnot. Not sure if I’ll ever play it again, except to make some radically different choices.

I’ve since been playing Pillars of Eternity, and damn is it fun.