140 - Baldur's Gate 3.

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Beyond Good And Stupid. I've been quietly following the development of this game for several years now. Considering the current climate (both in the west and Europe) I did not expect BGaE2 to be any good. But I did enjoy the cinematics trailers (Yes I know there will be a movie now. Don't care. It's gonna suck.) And now I hear that Michel Ancel got fired. I wish I could say I am surprised, but it's been happening for quite a number of years now, with BioWare, NaughtyDog, you name it -- talented oldschool creators who build the success of the brand get slowly replaced by the modern day weirdos who have no idea what they're doing. Well, whatever, I had no plans to buy that game anyway.

Baldur's Gate 3. The game showed up on my radar by a complete accident: I got their "Romance and Companionship" video in my recommendations feed. After watching the said vid (and half a dozen others) I sort of became a fan. I may be wrong about this but I think they have actual game developers working on this one. I think there could be even some writers involved. But the most shocking part for me personally is that from the looks of things they also employ actual artists and an art director. The game looks vibrant, the characters don't look like clay golems, in this day and age it's quite amazing really. 

 

The games I play. I continue to play ToCS2. About 70 hours in. Finishing act 2, about to take back Thors academy. Finally! If all goes well the operation will commence tonight before I go to bed. Really looking forward to it :) Other than that I have nothing to report. I also continue to slowly make my way through Breath of The Wild, absolutely love every second of it of course.

 

Intersperses Reviewers. Got recommended this show. Watching it now. Loving it. Honestly Japan is our planet's last hope.

 

Zettai Ryoiki. Speaking of japan, are you familiar with the term "zettai ryoiki"? I only discovered it recently by pure accident. But I am so glad I did. To save you some time here is the wikipedia description: "Absolute Territory refers to the area of bare skin in the gap between overknee socks and a miniskirt (or shorts)". There you go. I continue to spread knowledge. Give ma the noble prize already.

 

My new T-Shirt. When Shenmue III was announced (feels like it was a hundred years ago) I got a bit emotional and made a pledge on their Kickstarter. For the life of me I could never tell you how much did I pledge back then. But few weeks ago I finally received my backer reward. Two things about this truly astonish me. Number one: I got that t-shirt only now (It's been years). And number two: they actually ship stuff to the communist Russia. 0_0

The work. *Sigh* Don't want to talk about it. I am making good progress, but since this post is not titled "Ep11 Release" you know what I will say: "I am working guys, thank you for your patience". So yeah. Thank you for your patience. -_-

And that is it. As always I'll leave you with a cool gif and see you all next week :)