Come to Australia / You might accidentally get killed

 So what happens when you complete everything in Borderlands 2? Well, you take a shot at the Pre-Sequel of course!

The Pre-Sequel is of interest to me: It was the final game by 2K Australia and as such, goes for an Australian setting. The music of the Vines features prominently in the opening cinematic and there's tones of Australian Accents and in jokes all around. Considering how much the Borderlands series indebted to the Mad Max movies, perhaps it is fitting that it would have an iteration built off of an Australian setting. 

The problem with this game being a prequel (as indicated by the title) is the same with any prequel: We know what's going to happen. So of the Vault Hunters available, it's difficult to choose between them due to knowing beforehand what fate awaits them in Borderlands 2. So I settled for the DLC character Aurelia because a) I knew next to nothing about her and b) sniper rifles and ice powers - what's not to like?

Which is ultimately a fancy way of saying she's the only selectable character that interested me. 

So here we go into the Pre-Sequel....

R.I.P. William English

R.I.P. William English

Return your logo

Through playing the Command and Conquer, I've noticed this logo being used (this instance from the loading screen):

Gee, when was the last time I saw this logo? I estimate it was sometime in 1991 - which is surprise to me since I thought that this particular logo was ditched in favour of the distinctive EA.
But then again, considering that the afore-mentioned EA has a whole lotta baggage attached to it, perhaps it should come to no surprise that this older logo has been resurrected.

The Tide is High

Could it be? A Warhammer 40,000 equivalent of Vermintide?

Original video located here. Accessed 29th July 2020

Apparently so. 

of course this is a trailer so it's too soon to have any concrete details but it would seem that the players would be controlling a group of Guardsmen - a far cry from what I thought would work in doing a Vermintide-esque setting (that being an Inquisitor and their retinue). 

Still, call me excited.

Todd you so

Original video located here. Accessed 27th July 2020

Not much i can say here except this made me laugh 

Benchtop

Recently, I caved into peer pressure and obtained Tabletop Simulator. 

I've heard some good things about this game. Sure replicating a tabletop game on a computer may not sound like much but what is particularity impressive is that many users have replicated their favourite games, thus resulting in countless add-ons. With such effort invested, something must be there right?

Well, the first thing I did, upon installation, was indeed have a look at the amount of games. And the rumours were true: There is indeed a monumental amount of games replicated. So much so, it is baffling to know where to start.

Although I am puzzled that there is a 2nd and 4th editions of Talisman available but no 3rd edition....

Commanding position

Of course I would buy the remastering of Command and Conquer. I would have to be a complete idiot not to.

From someone who grew up in the eighties, the original Command and Conquer was spoken of in terms of awe. It became one of those games that you had to own. In fact, i think I knew more people who had Command and Conquer than i knew people who had Warcraft. And of course, the only thing that could surpass Command and Conquer was it's successor Red Alert. 

Because I, at the time, was both broke and in possession of a crummy computer, I didn't play a lot of Command and Conquer. So playing it now, complete with modern resolutions, is a new experience. And it seems that it's aged remarkably well. Okay sure the intelligence of my units is woeful (even to the point that their marching right into the fire and ruining my chance of victory) but the rest of the game still holds up. And the music still rocks. 

So, how about remastering Tiberian Sun and Red Alert 2 then?