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I picked up Exploding Kittens (NSFW Edition) during a Lightning Deal on Amazon over the Christmas holidays, but only got a chance to try it out this weekend. As stated on the box itself, it’s quick to learn and quick to play. It’s actually incredibly fun. I was knocked out of my first two games on my first draw each time, and it just made me want to play more.
Cheap, cute, fun.
What a game. Despite some forum concerns about the lack of real depth in your choices when compared to Fallout: NV, I was very happy with Fallout 4. I preferred the perk systems from the previous games instead of seeing everything laid out in front of me, but I’m so happy to see equipment repair banished. Weight concerns are still a major pain in the ass, though. I would have loved a hotkey to “Send to companion” when I was carrying too much cargo. It got irritating having to strike up a conversation every time I needed to pass off some heavy gear mid-quest to my companion to trudge on. Torchlight’s feature of sending your pet to the closest town to sell gear for you would have been cool too.
While I loved the legendary drops, I found that I had been using mostly the same weapons and armor for about the last 20 levels. Nothing got better in terms of the additional legendary benefits, and since my modding perks were maxed out that hinged on whether I’d move to a new piece of gear.
I’m sure I’ll revisit the Commonwealth, especially when the DLC finally arrives. I have a few behemoths and many bobbleheads left to hunt and while I ran out of new quests as I played, there are large chunks of the Commonwealth I haven’t even touched yet. I’m sure just wandering into a few buildings will bring me more unexpected adventures.
Today is an incredibly sad day, but it makes me happy to see so many tributes in the media and from friends. With such a lengthy and diverse career, it’s hard to find someone who doesn’t like at least one Bowie tune.
I had the absolute pleasure of seeing Bowie live in 2002, and to this day it’s one of the top experiences of my life. He opened with Life on Mars and the crowd just adored him.
I may not have loved all his work, and his endless album reissues hurt my wallet immensely, but he will always be the coolest fucker on the planet and an artist I admire.
I’ll post three songs for you. One of the first songs that got me into him, a song/video that will always make me smile, and finally a performance I just started enjoying.
My listening material for my highway driving this Christmas.
Great, great choices to keep me mentally stimulated through 1600km worth of winter driving.
The Nerdist podcasts are always good, but the standout interviews this time around were of David Spade and Bruce Campbell. David Spade is always funny, but Bruce Campbell was surprisingly hilarious. He had a lot of great stories regarding his own celebrity encounters as a fan and had a wealth of old impressions.
Serial is off to a good start but definitely has a different vibe than the first season. This one is dealing with a US solder’s capture by the Taliban in Afghanistan, while the previous season was about a murder in Baltimore.
Born Standing Up was my first Audiobook experience, which was due to David Spade and Chris Hardwick’s recommendation during their Nerdist podcast. Despite being over 4 hours long it was awesome from start to finish and made my solo driving time a delight. Narrated by Steve Martin himself, the book describes the honing of his craft, his strive for success and his desire to retire from standup comedy after he achieved it. I’ll even admit to tearing up at one point when he talks about the death of his father. Elegantly written and perfectly narrated by the man himself, even going so far as delivering some of his bits as he did them on stage.
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