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Assassin's Creed Valhalla - Flaming Finisher

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I thought I would try dual wielding the Sepulcher Axe and Lagertha's Axe. This is a good illustration of why this game should be played on no difficulty less than hard. But I am so addicted to playing as an unstoppable raging Viking that I can't bring myself to move up from normal.  

Cyberpunk 2077 - To Refund or Not to Refund

A few days ago I decided to go back to Valhalla and wait a few weeks for some updates to Cyberpunk 2077. I am confident that CD Projekt Red will be able to address many of the console issues. The news that Sony had pulled Cyberpunk 2077 from their store caused quite a debate in my household last night. I am not the original purchaser of the game so requesting a refund is not up to me but I am kind of upset. It seems like a really good game and to be honest I was a little bored with Valhalla. We can always repurchase Cyberpunk 2077 but I am quite willing to give the devs a chance to improve the PS4 version. I know I complained about user interface design but it's probably easier to view on a high resolution PC monitor than a 1080p television set.  Or maybe I'm just old. My favourite web design reference site used to be "Web Pages that Suck" which unfortunately has been archived. It's a visual horror show that mostly illustrates what not to do and I retained those l

Cyberpunk 2077 - The Good, the Bad and the very, very Confusing

 Yikes. Yet another massive 3D world to get immersed in. I’ve played through the first act and I am now taking odd jobs and exploring Night City. BECAUSE I NEED MONEY. First the good. Intriguing characters and game play kept me going despite massive eye shock and frustrating crashes. This is the type of game that will be declared a masterpiece after multiple patches and free add ons. Much like Witcher 3. Oh but the bad. I am playing on a PS4 slim and we all know that’s bad. I have turned off additive camera, motion blur, film grain and chromatic aberration. Between that and the latest patch, the graphics are looking much better. Performance has improved slightly too. Objects are still jumping up and down occasionally when I get too close, there’s a bit of lag, brief freezes and mis-rendering but it’s not as common as before the patch. I had one issue with a corrupted auto save but an earlier save resolved it. My latest side job is refusing to complete. Grrrr! BECAUSE I NEED MONEY. I

Red Dead Redemption 2 - Barrel Racing

 As I mentioned in the photo pages, I found actual barrels behind the Valentine stable long after I had attempted using St. Denis' trees as a substitute. I just posted a couple videos to YouTube on the topic. I'm posting links because they are epilogue plot spoilers. Barrel Racing First Attempt Barrel Racing Second Attempt

Assassin's Creed Valhalla - Battleground Bolt Skill

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I did not know that you could throw weapons out of combat.