RPG Tourist

Sometimes I think Ubisoft makes games for me specifically.  By terrible I mean the seriousness of the subject matter. The writers do make some points about violence, corruption and power. The question of whether the ends ever justify the means hangs over the main story missions right to the end. But otherwise it's all just ridiculously over the top. This is only my second Far Cry game but I assume this is typical for the series. I was so entertained by exploration, random encounters and playing in the sandbox that I hardly needed a mission structure. A half hearted attempt to get some achievements only led to more nonsense and photo shoots. The crafting system had me enthusiastically infillitrating military targets. Unfortunately the process usually began with me doing careful recon and noting priority targets only to hit the wrong buttion and fire a grenade. Chaos! Incoming air support! Military vehicles headed your way! Playing on PC with a Steam controller only added  to the fun

Ended the game with another peeping thing. It only took like five months but I finally calmed down enough to finish Divinity Original Sin 2. So now I'm all puffed up because I didn't need to go online for help. It only took dying a few more times to see the path through. I have to confess though that I had forgotten all about the weapon I had been saving for this exact moment and pulled it out just as all was to be lost again. Eureka!  That bad feeling I had that my heroine maybe shouldn't be doing all this stayed with me to the end. My ultimate decision was good in the short term but had long term negative consequences. I don't feel like contemplating the political philosophy of that and I'm just letting it go.  I did watch The Cantina's YouTube video on Why Skyrim is Not an RPG  right after. I can't say that I disagree with anything he said. My issue with Skyrim is that you can role play within it's systems if you like but Bethesda doesn't offer an

Drax is the best Guardians of the Galaxy is populated with great characters but my favourite is Drax. Edios-Montreal went their own way with this title but stayed faithful to the tone and charm of the movies. Not an easy feat. The music, the writing, the artwork and the gameplay all just worked together as an experience. When I first entered the ship as Peter Quill I felt drawn in by it's imagery. Combat might be a weaker aspect but the game has momentum. As usual, I didn't find much of anything. I didn't even save many photos or clips. I was just swept along. There is an option to start a new game plus and look for those missing collectibles but for now I'm savouring a first trip through. It wasn't entirely bug free and there was some frustration with loading screens and repetition but the game never broke. There's not much else to say besides this is a likely game of the year contender. Oh and I shut the fridge door.