17/02/2024
Tried and True Titans Ah yes, video games! Now there’s a curious phenomenon for you. These contraptions hold millions of people utterly engrossed, wouldn’t you say? Let’s have a gander at what seems to be captivating the younger generations these days… well, and some of the older ones too, I suppose. Fortnite: Remarkable staying power, this one. Like a vibrant tapestry that constantly shifts and changes, with peculiar dances and…
Gather ’round, fellow champions of the Lands Between! A wisp of news curls and swirls from the enigmatic depths of FromSoftware. Yes, it concerns that tantalizing DLC, the enigmatically named “Shadow of the Erdtree”. Scant details may we have, but a sliver is more fodder for theorizing than a gaping abyss, wouldn’t you agree? So, let us dissect this morsel like a particularly cryptic map fragment.
Aha! Computer games in 2024? They just get flashier, louder.. the youngsters with their “Metroidvanias”… bit foreign and frantic for my liking. Give me Pong any day! Still, let’s crack on so I don’t look out of touch. So today, a mix of new releases and remakes, here’s what I make of it all:
The images that grace our screens and ignite our imaginations – nebulae sculpted by unseen forces, distant galaxies shimmering like cosmic jewels – often find their origin far beyond Earth. Telescopes like Hubble and JWST, sentinels in the silent vastness, have journeyed away from our home planet not merely to draw nearer to their targets, but to free themselves from the subtle distortions of our world. Consider the atmosphere that…
Bloody hell, here we go… the Great Reset and the Great Replacement. It’s like watching a pair of toddlers bicker over a broken toy, except the toy is our entire freaking world and these prats might actually smash it beyond repair. So, first up – the Great Reset. Brought to you by those wankers at the World Economic Forum – annual billionaire sleepover in Davos, don’tcha know. Suddenly, they’ve seen…
10/02/2024
Oh, look! Bitcoin’s doing a thing again! Suddenly it’s worth some imaginary made-up number, and those crypto-bros in their dad’s basements are acting like they’ve cracked the secret to eternal wealth. What happened? Did Elon Musk tweet an emoji again?
the thrilling promise of possibilities mixed with the stomach-churning fear of the unknown.
10/02/2024
Maybe Starfield’s core lack of personality marks a deeper malaise, a sign that all the polish and promise in the world can’t save a game with a busted soul.
10/02/2024
Site of a horrific genocide not that long ago? Well, now it’s set to be Britain’s official dumping ground for desperate folks seeking safety. How bloody noble of us. This isn’t a policy, it’s a moral bankruptcy sale. ‘Buy one act of desperation, get a lifetime of trauma free!’
10/02/2024
Look, I’m going to say it flat out. Gaza? It’s not just a mess, it’s a bloody disgrace. It’s a humanitarian catastrophe that we’ve all just let fester for far too long. It’s this open wound, seeping into the collective conscience of the world, and what are we doing? We’re squabbling, finger-pointing, and mumbling diplomatic jargon that means nothing to a child trapped under rubble.
After what felt like eons I’ve finally finished Final Fantasy XVI; what a wild ride. Square Enix has pulled out all the stops, delivering a dark, complex, and action-packed adventure that redefines the Final Fantasy experience in almost every way. A World of War and Intrigue Final Fantasy XVI transports us to the world of Valisthea, a land divided by warring nations that draw their power from mystical Mothercrystals and…
21/10/2023
No posts for a while, but still heaps of gaming, spoiled with 3 epic AAA titles, that I’ll be playing for a long time, not even including Street Fighter VI! A Final Fantasy Title for the Ages: Final Fantasy XV Introduction: Final Fantasy XV is one of the most ambitious and visually stunning Final Fantasy games ever made. It features a vast open world to explore, a real-time combat…
01/07/2023
After quitting Twitter in December, yesterday I closed my Reddit account, for a new digital home in the Fediverse: Mastodon It’s going to be intersting to see how the communities evolve, I’m already seeing some of the more devisive themes being represented. Meanwhile I’ve been playing more with Google Bard, OpenAI Chat-GPT, and Bard; their functionality impresses me on a daily basis. From having discussions with the bots, having them…
01/07/2023
& stoked Blanka is available from launch, and managed to get to Silver rank yesterday! I chose the PC version over PS5, as my FightStick-Pro connects without a delay inducing dongle. Accumulated ~90 hours of gameplay, and I understand about as much as when I was about 90 hours into Elden Ring 🤣 The new mechanics flow beautifully, more reminicent of Street Fighter 4’s counter system, but I’ll write more…
Hey tarnished! Now, we all know how important shields are, right? They’re not just for looking cool, but they’ve got a whole array of uses, from blocking and parrying to bashing and performing unique Ashes of War abilities. Now, one thing I absolutely love about shields in Elden Ring is the Guard Boost feature. As you upgrade your shield, you’ll gain Guard Boost points, which help determine how much stamina…
01/05/2023
Playing around with ChatGPT & Google Co-lab, I have this working script, that trains a model using neural networks, to play Mario. I’m really keen to play with this more, just need more time in my days!
29/04/2023
After 326 hours of game play, I’ve finally beaten the final boss, what an experience, that I don’t want to end! Starting out with a Mage build, I switched to Faith, and now to a Black Flame meta. I’m finishing off collecting items to take to New Game plus, before I choose an ending. It really is the greatest game that I’ve played, such a pleasure, truly epic, with a…
29/04/2023
Think this is nearly the longest I’ve gone without posting! Feel online life has changed this year: Musk buying Twitter has killed off my bots, and the platform seems to have transformed into a right wing conspiracy echo chamber, so my interest has gone. AI chat bots have changed everything; Chat GPT has come a long way from my first experiments. Gone is the day of having to compile and…
16/01/2023
https://tds.fandom.com/wiki/Gamemodes I’ve access to Sony’s Playstation cloud based catalog, Microsoft’s Xbox Gamepass library, Steam, and others I’ve forgotten… but the one game that’s consuming my gaming hours is Roblox’s Tower Defense Simulator, with my BFF / son 🙂 We’ve spent enough time, and a small amount of Robux, to build up our preferred inventory; and this evening I felled my first Fallen King! [ myself, son, and a lvl 0…
24/09/2022
I’m in a routine of running update and upgrade each time I logon… today Debian returned an error dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libffi 8:amd64: I tried several things, configuring the erroring package, reinstalling, removing, purge… no success. So how did I resolve my dpkg dependency problems? Navigate to the Debian package management info directory: cd /var/lib/dpkg/info/ Burn all of the prerm files: sudo apt-get remove *.prerm Then update…
