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I'm Incredibly Bad at BaD


On 03/01/2017 at 10:46 AM by Blake Turner

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 So Bad in fact that I avoided it entirely. Sorry, but I moved this month, and there was no way I was posting every day or keeping up with your 400ish posts, especially as I wasn't going to have internet for the last stretch. In fact, I only got the internet set up today.

 It's been a busy month for me. I moved into a 3 bedroom house in a new town with Bilby and her brother is also staying with us to help pay rent. It's actually a really nice house and I'm enjoying living here quite a bit, especially as we're quite close to town. The atmosphere here is quite nice too, and they have some really nice book, geek, and music stores. There's a second hand book store that's bigger than some libraries, and it has seperate Sci Fi and Fantasy sections, as opposed to the half assed grouping I usually see in book stores.

 Oh. We also got a kitten. Her name is Arya. She's 9 weeks older and FUCKING ADORABLE!

 She has extremely sharp claws though. My arms and legs are covered in scratches. But she's so gosh darn cute I don't care half the time.

 Honestly, I haven't been playing that many games lately, since I've spent a lot of time either reading or looking after the kitten, and the game I have been playing is a mod for Skyrim. It's called Enderal, and if you have a pc and a copy of Skyrim on said PC you need to play it ASAP.

  Calling Enderal a mod is almost doing it a disservice, since it has 100 hours of content in it. It's a full game, with a brand new story that's actually really cool and surprisingly dark and adult. The opening sent shivers up my spine.

 It has surprisingly good voice acting as well. In fact, I'd go so far as to say a lot of the voice acting is better than Skyrim's! Some of it is atrocious unfortunately, but that's usually found in the sidequests. Kids are especially cringe inducing.

 Enderal changes a lot from Skyrim though. For one, there's no fast travel. Instead you have to use teleport scrolls or a public transportation system not too dissimilar to Morrowind. The leveling system has also been entirely replaced, and combat is a fair bit tougher now.

 But man, the world is breathtaking. So much love and care has gone into the landscapes and vistas of this world that I feel guilty for getting this game for free. And if you love lore, there's a lot of it in this game. There's also Mass Effect 2 style loyalty missions you can do for your followers to like you more, a new gambling mini game, it looks better than Skyrim. Fuck it, it is better than Skyrim. As far as I'm concerned, this is Gothic 5, or the sequel to Risen I always wanted (seriously, fuck Risen 2 and 3.) This is a goddamned good game and you need to play it!

 Anything else? Oh, I've been reading Prince of Thorns, which is a fantasy book about a seriously fucked up kid with a very warped sense of morals that leads a pack of bandits and raids and pillages people. It's also post apocalyptic, but there's magic and shit. It's pretty neat so far. And I've been watching South Park. I'm on season 4, and I have to say, for episodes that aired in 2000, this shit is far too fucking relevant. Anyway, I'm going to bed. Or to pat the kitten. Goodnight all!


 

Comments

Matt Snee Staff Writer

03/01/2017 at 12:03 PM

hey man, nice to hear from u. BaD wasn't the same without you!!!  

Nice cat.  Have fun, and enjoy your new house! Wish I had some geek stores near me.  

Blake Turner Staff Writer

03/01/2017 at 10:19 PM

Haha thanks. Sorry I missed it this year. I will have fun and enjoy my house. And oh well, that's what online stores are for I guess!

Super Step Contributing Writer

03/01/2017 at 12:56 PM

"Are you high or just increibly stupid?"

"I assure you, I am not high." 

I lost it when I heard that in a SP episode that aired maybe 2004ish?

Sounds like your life is picking on up ... to the high rise apartment in the sky. 

That cat is adorale. Catara has sharp claws too. 

Blake Turner Staff Writer

03/01/2017 at 10:18 PM

My favourite so far has been voting to change the flag. When they did the poll, they had 3 for change, 3 against change, and 2194 undecided. Some things never change I guess.

 How old is Catara? And how are you doing?

Super Step Contributing Writer

03/01/2017 at 11:47 PM

I never caught that one. She is 4 i believe. Was about 1 when i picked her up October 2013. Left her w patents for apartment (roommate allergic). Miss her.

I'm doing really well.

KnightDriver

03/01/2017 at 10:54 PM

Oh man, that mod looks great. Just watched the trailer. I hope it comes to consoles. It totally could now that the Special Edition has mod support. 

asrealasitgets

03/02/2017 at 12:54 AM

Your new neighborhood sounds great! Hope it is an upgrade from where ever you were before. I have a cultural bookstore in my neighborhood which has open mic nights with poetry n stuff and its a great place to hang out in. They also have writing workshops, bookclubs and such. I've never heard of this patch for skyrim. I'm interested in playing it now. A whole game in another game? Is this like how they put pokemon full game in minecraft? Hope to see more game stuff from you.

Blake Turner Staff Writer

03/02/2017 at 03:40 AM

It's a mod that some guys made that took them 5 years. It's essentially a new game made using Skyrim's engine and some assets. You can check it out here: https://sureai.net/games/enderal After hearing about your problems with open world games, I think you might like this one. It's a bit more directed and story focused, and the sidequests often tie back to the overarching story or world lore.

asrealasitgets

03/02/2017 at 07:21 AM

Yup. I bought Infamous Son on PS4 in recent flash sale and got completely bored very quickly. It's pretty as hell, but visuals don't make a game great. I'm sure there is some technical acheivements being made, but it all just feels like work. I actually like the kid and his little backstory, but got tired of running around. Also, it's trying to be a shooter with no real cover and melee is out of the question becaue I lack any real form of decent armor. I'm sure it's a 10-9-8, but a real snore for me. 

Blake Turner Staff Writer

03/02/2017 at 07:39 AM

It's a 7. I like a lot of the things they were going for, but the execution leaves a lot to be desired. There's a lot of potential if they make a sequel though.

goaztecs

03/02/2017 at 11:33 AM

Hey there you are! Congrats on the move, it sounds like nice place to live. Also you can't go wrong when there are second hand stores and music stores in town. That is a cute cat and the scratches are worth it. I only played a little bit of Skyrim but I'll check out Enderal

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