Smell the Power Glove

Author: stauf7

Summer Steam Sale!
Steam Sale!

It’s that time of year again!

Here’s what I’ve picked up:
- XCOM: Enemy Unknown DLC: Slingshot & Elite Soldier Packs
- Knights of Pen & Paper DLC: Haunted Fall
- Valkyria Chronicles
- Sir, You are Being Hunted
- Magicka DLC: Dungeons and Gargoyles
- Octodad: Dadliest Catch
- TowerFall Ascension DLC: Dark World Expansion
- Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic
- Besiege
- Road Redemption
- Transistor
- King’s Bounty: Warriors of the North (The Complete Edition)
- Red Faction: Guerrilla
- Spelunky
- The Fall
- Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition
- Postal 2 DLC: Paradise Lost
- The Long Dark
- I am Bread
- Gifts
  - Secret of the Magic Crystals
  - Multiple copies of Goat Simulator
  - Goat Simulator DLC: GoatZ
  - Postal 2
Now that I’ve compiled a list of everything I’ve bought during the Steam sale, I’m pretty embarassed. Sure, most of the games were incredibly cheap and nothing above $10. But that’s still a lot of games.
June 12, 2015
Podcasts for the Road

For many years now, whenever I’ve driven across the province solo I’ve listened to podcasts for the bulk of the trip. They keep me mentally engaged for the 7 hour trip and they often leave me laughing, thoughtful or with a mental list of books and movies to check out.

Jay & Silent Bob Get Old

For those of you who watched Kevin Smith’s films during your formative years, I encourage you to listen to the first 6 episodes of this series. For many years, Mewes was suffering with an on-and-off drug addiction, and these episodes are an honest and unapologetic telling of that story in an effort to keep him honest and keep him sober.

The Nerdist

Despite Chris Hardwick’s need to name-drop or compare his career to some formidable guest, The Nerdist podcast rarely disappoints. This week I listened to guests Adam Savage, Bill Gates, Gillian Anderson and Pauly Shore.

Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History: Wrath of the Khans

After hearing enough glowing reviews from podcast and history enthusiasts, I decided to try Dan Carlin’s Wrath of the Khans mini-series from his Hardcore History podcast. Despite being the first podcast I’ve ever listened to that was a single person talking for hours without even a musical break, I was very impressed. He paints an in-depth picture of the Mongols that is both fascinating and disturbing.

Hardcore History 43 – Wrath of the Khans I

May 12, 2015
Game Time: Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

Pow!

If you combine the best elements of the combat of the Batman Arkham series with the exploration of the Assassin’s Creed series, and then add the surprisingly awesome Nemesis system, you get Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor.

#selfie

Despite loving Dragon: Age Inquisition, I needed to take a break from my 120+ hour save to try something new. I had picked up Shadow of Mordor during a recent sale and kept hearing overwhelmingly positive reviews, so I decided to give it a try. It was exactly what I needed.

Great creature designs.

April 10, 2015