RPG Tourist

 The crew is finally headed to the next chapter far stronger than when they arrived. Their roles and character are also much more defined. Like it's a role playing game. I think I'm getting it. Joking aside, I have spent a lot of my time poring over party stats and abilities, carefully equipping them with complementary gear. I am even categorizing items stored on the Lady Vengeance by stuffing them into individual back packs. That's tedious. The results so far: My main character is a chatty, empathetic and visionary shadowblade elf with disgusting eating habits. She dual wields magic daggers. She really doesn't want to stab everything she sees and persuading people is her main job. Sadly, violence frequently breaks out even when she succeeds. Enemies are at risk of being transformed into chickens after she beats them down a bit. Still she has managed to achieve the hero tag. She cheerfully encourages the erudite lizard warrior Red Prince even though he's actually th...

 But where do I park my car?  Yes I am delighted that my favourite conveyance is so readily available on London's streets. Delighted to the point of cocky. Otherwise I am quite intrigued by the deep profiler. It took me a while to even understand it properly but I am starting to experiment with it. I may or may not have a lot to say about it later. Legion isn't as much goofy fun as Watch Dogs 2 but I am very much enjoying the process of infiltrating restricted areas. 

The main antagonist has been sent off to jail now and I'm so happy I'm making a list. Preferred playstyle: Trickster/ghost. Favourite characters: Marcus and Josh. Favourite vehicle: Muh scooter. I can't believe I missed the bottom jump because of that bike in the way.  Favourite game feature: Photo mode.  It's limited compared to more recent games but I love how it's integrated into game play. Games usually include simple quests to facilitate exploration and discovery but I really liked the ScoutX photography missions. It's a welcome change from "please search for that missing person who's probably dead" or "I need you to fetch me something is really the gist of this time consuming story". Favourite location:  San Francisco. Yeah the whole thing.  Favourite NPC interactions:  Occasionally a gang war erupts right where the player needs to start a mission. It changes the whole scenario. Loved that. I sometimes stopped to gawk at multi-car p...

Dumpster fire. That's how it's going.  As you can see by the currently visible toolbar, I am overwhelmed by items and skills. There's a whole lot more not visible. I am a great lover of OC inventory management but this is intense. Left to my own devices, I fail to reveal important clues and quest items, wander off into areas where I am under-leveled, die in relatively lengthy battles and quit. I am still on Chapter 3 and expect to be there for awhile. Guides, maps and forums it is then. 

  This is just one of the many head turning moments I have experienced so far in Watch Dogs 2. I got off to a bit of a rough start. After finally surviving the introductory mission, I tried to talk to some nerds in a game shop but accidentally slapped one around instead. Law enforcement was called.  I developed a distressing habit of shooting up hotel rooms in Red Dead Redemption 2 and got pretty used to waiting  in the lobby for the sheriff and agreeing to leave the area. Not in San Francisco. Player character Marcus actually put his hands up and tried to surrender but nooo, nerd slapping ends you apparently in this game. In fact, you never quite know what all you can get away with. It depends on the NPCs. I tried to do a main mission but failed repeatedly. When I looked it up, I realized that I was likely to just continue failing and decided to explore the city for a while. It turns out that this is just the ideal game for me. You get rewarded for being a tourist and ta...

  I just really like taking photos of horses. Update 04/15/21  I have the impression that some folks are arriving here looking for actual help so I'll try to be helpful for a change. There are known issues that prevent quests from progressing and/or updating in the quest log. No quest objective appearing after pledging to Hamtunscire could definitely result in an empty log if you've done everything else.    Assassin's Creed Valhalla - Known Issues [Updated April 1]  Developers plan to address issues listed in future updates. You can also refer to  Reported Issue Megathread List | Please check here for your issue! [UPDATED 12/04] , Besides waiting for an update, the only solutions I can think of are ones players have probably already tried such as restarting the game or loading an earlier save. My log is empty because I have simply finished all major quests and objectives. If you enjoy viewing video game horse photos and gameplay fail videos or reading debat...

  The crew has adopted a chicken. I have no idea where this is going. This is worth an achievement so I guess it's big. Or maybe the chick will get big because there's definitely something wrong with it.  I was doing pretty good at figuring stuff out on my own until I encountered an unavoidable obstacle that is resistant to everything. Apparently if I had picked up a specific book somewhere in the last act and read it, I would have known perfectly how to eliminate this problem. Check. Read and retain all books going forward because who the heck knows what kind of jams we'll get into. I'm looking at you, chicken. During this session, I also spent what seemed an hour agonizing over point distribution. I'm trying to keep the team balanced and capable considering that we wandered into a dangerous area and got our butts handed to us in short order. There's other stuff to do right now but we'll have to go there eventually. No carefree romping in this game even on ...

 I finally decided that the 30 dollar office chair I bought a decade ago has become intolerable. "Gaming" chairs were probably available back then but I really noticed them on retailer websites this time. I tried to look at the other chairs but like a child, I insisted I wanted a gaming chair which arrived today. So I have my l33t throne, my feet don't touch the floor and I'm not going to grow into it.

  I have lost count of how many times he has appeared out of nowhere and just destroyed an enemy I was battling. I love watching him, mostly because he looks funny when he runs and sometimes there seems to be something terribly wrong with his pants. He's a little skinnier than I would have liked but otherwise he's awesome. He rented himself out only once soon after I hired him. I then felt obligated to hire some player Jomsvikings myself like I was at some Viking style Tupperware party. I stopped when I realized that I could only take six of them on the boat which I was filling with named NPCs who tell stories. So why should I pay good silver for a collection of auto generated avatars? I can't tell by looking at them how well equipped they are. Igulfastr is now fully equipped with mythic gear but some of it is hidden to show off his tats. I'd love to know more about him but alas he can't talk to me. Update: 02/17/21  The River Raid content has arrived. I thought it ...

 I'm loving: Cool Gear Stealth Not: This thing outlasted the black cat