Lost in Space

2018/04/17 in serialized

Since I’m not one of those assholes, who only watch stuff to then bitch about it, I can safely say the show was alright. It’s not the best show ever and it’s not bad either – it’s just okay. As a “die hard sci-fi fan” there was no question I’d watch it. Obviously I never saw the original show in the sixties (or at any point in time), but the 1998 film was fun for me. Haven’t seen it in years, but I think I’d still like it. At least I immediately recognized Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, who also played Zylyn in Space Rangers, that’s how hardcore I am, not afraid to admit I’ve seen that!

Anyways, the only thing that outright sucked, was Dr. Smith. While I like Posey (after her character died in Scream 3 all the fun was gone), the whole Dr. Smith situation was horribly written. There was just no way, that all these smart, genius-level people would allow themselves to be constantly fooled by this obvious sociopath. You could see her twirling her mustache from miles away, although she didn’t even have one… I genuinely have no idea why and how the Smith-arc ended up such a train wreck. It’s leagues worse than any other element in the show.
What remains? Once again we’ve gotten a show that won’t wrap up in a season. But I guess it does feel like a complete chapter in a book. At least.

Finding Paradise

2018/04/14 in gaming, screenshots

I thoroughly enjoyed To The Moon, so it was a no brainer for me, if I would play the sequel too. After the 2 minisodes and A Bird Story, I finally got Finding Paradise. It’s quite the brave choice, to give a sequel a new name, instead of just slapping a 2 behind the title. I’m glad things like this are still happening. They are also among the last game people who still have a forum – these sadly seem to be dying like flies. Anyway, I don’t intend to go into many comparisons, which game is better, since it’s so hard to judge who is going to connect with which story more.

It’s more important to realize, that they didn’t phone it in and the game manages to offer an experience which has many of the same strengths the first one did. People who liked To The Moon, should like this game as well, is what I’m saying. The same goes for the soundtrack, which is quite moving again. I usually don’t buy soundtracks, which are sold separately, but in this case I gladly made an exception.

My only gripe is, that the story still isn’t done and I have no idea when/how it will be continued/concluded. Will there be minisodes again? Or are there (again) years of waiting ahead, until another full-fledged sequel sees the light of day? While the client’s story of Finding Paradise gets a satisfying conclusion, the overarching story of the 2 doctors remains shrouded in mystery. While I like this tale a lot, I’m still hoping it won’t be dragged out for more than a trilogy. Sequels are never guaranteed and even if they are made, there will still be years between games, which puts quite the strain on the enjoyment of any storyline.

Night in the Woods

2018/04/13 in gaming, screenshots

Just wanted to say that I played it too! Last year!

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines Unofficial Patch 10

2018/04/13 in bugs, gaming

v10.0 06.04.2018
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+Swapped Nines line at Malkavian mansion and added new music there.
+Improved Chateau details and added persuaded Gargoyle and killer.
+Fixed Giovanni Mansion random whispers and added Copper’s remains.
+Modified Ocean House diary and Lily’s photo textures to fit text.
+Restored killing innocents Humanity loss and tutorial guard death.
Made two boxes solid at warehouse and fixed moon of downtown hub.
Darkened more ground floor lamps at beachhouse after power is off.
Fixed computer test of Barabus and Milligan not opening the door.
Moved linux loader into main folder and added warning popup to it.
Modified several dlls to not create empty files, thanks Psycho-A.
Updated SDK and added clarity SweetFX setting, thanks to Psycho-A.
Added missing door to Ocean House and fixed a seethrough railing.
Restored many breaking windows and fixed many minor level details.
Unlocked a door at the Fu Syndicate and corrected more doorknobs.

https://forums.planetvampire.com/bloodlines-tech-support/unofficial-patch-10-0-released!/