Every night when I decide it’s time to settle down and do a little gaming, I look at my library and think “this would be better to play on my desktop.” or “this would be better to play on my Steam Deck. So far I prefer playing Counter Strike: Condition Zero Deleted Scenes on Deck exclusively, since I’m more likely to play it there instead of a bigger screen. If it had cloud saves I’d be more inclined to play between all of my systems. But until that day comes, if it even does, I’ll play with it on my Steam Deck. I’m more likely to finish it there than I am on my desktop. As it is I’ve finished a couple of different scenarios tonight.
Good Days, Good Food, Bad Tablet
Been having a great weekend! I made a spicy stew last night and played a bit on my Steam Deck under the comfort of covers on a winters night, and today I treated myself to a Fancy-ish Japanese Breakfast! Then I started tidying up a bit, though not as much as I would have liked… my tablet is giving me hell again and I’m not sure what it is yet. Wifi has decided that it should be slightly above dial-up speed, and I’m not sure what’s causing it. I haven’t run any updates on it, and nothing in the background would have been able to push anything through since it’s Linux. I tried updating the system thinking that maybe there was a driver or kernel update that would fix it, but no such luck.
I’m thinking of backing everything off of the tablet and doing a clean install tomorrow to see if starting fresh would help. Maybe even do a temp Windows install to make sure it isn’t the wifi receiver giving up the ghost.
Although, to end on a brighter note we did do some Quake II Co-op tonight for the first time! We earned a few achievements before calling it a night. Now I can plot my evil tablet plans…
Worlds of Resonite 4
We explore a cool house, a hot tub, corporate hell and the museum of disappointment!
Looking For A Handsome Jackpot
It isn’t quite my weekend yet, but that didn’t stop us from going to the virtual casino tonight to see a familiar old face. There is a casino in Borderlands 3 (DLC) called The Handsome Jackpot.
Though he’d been dead for seven years in this universe, his face lives on in the many statues and holograms that pollute the place. We even rescue one of his doppelgangers. So far this is definitely my fave DLC, or portion of the game. It brings back Borderlands 2 vibes.
A Game of Hide n’ Drink
My final hour of the evening was spent chillin’ on my Steam Deck with Alice. She’s just finished playing hide n’ seek with a drunkard octopus.
Other than some pressure points and having to time my shots for certain targets I had a good time. I’m currently on Chapter two, with a total of six chapters. I’m making sure to pace myself, because after this there is no other sequel to look forward to. It’s a shame that EA had to be EA and let this IP die in darkness.
Oh well… off to my own private wonderland, I guess.
Late Night Open Thread
Tonight is a turn n’ burn for me. I’ve been getting these at least once a week recently. It’s irritating, but I’ve been trying to fit what little I can into these evenings. When I got home I had some sushi and miso soup, gave myself a small dose of spa, and laid back in bed with my tablet to read up on how we’re pissing off each other, and the the rest of the world with maybe some DOOM maps in between. I might play a tiny bit of Ex-Zodiac on Steam Deck before calling it a night.
Open Thread!
Questioning The Castlevania Universe: Gorgons
In the Castlevania universe gorgons look like cows, so does that mean they can be milked? Or do you just get Gorgonzola instead? Does Dracula have a farm of these somewhere outside the castle?
These are the questions that keep me up at night.
What I’ve Been Playing on Steam Deck: Goffik Edition
My Steam Deck has been getting a modest bit of use. Last night I paid a small visit to Castlevania: Circle of the Moon and defeated a couple of bosses. I need to finish up Harmony of Dissonance, but something in Circle of the Moon was calling me in to play last night.
The night before I returned to BloodRayne after a long while and actually made it a few levels further. Something about killing nazis is just all kinds of therapeutic. In fact, it would be cool to see a new BloodRayne game, with the kind of polish modern hack n slash games have these days it would be awesomesauce to have a nazi murdering hack n slash! Especially in these current times…
Now that I’ve finished American McGee’s Alice I’ve been plinking away at the sequel – Alice: Madness Returns. I made out to sea during my lunch break a few days ago. I have to hand it to myself, for not playing these games for awhile I’ve done a good job of remembering the controls for each one. That will come in handy tomorrow when I play something else entirely. :v
Somewhere Between Art & Mayhem
Contrary to the image displayed, it was actually a cold sunless Sunday here at Overlord HQ. It was a perfect day for slapping back cranberry chai and working in Krita on some thumbnails for more upcoming videos! I always like a little virtual photography. Now I just need to set some time aside to do closed captioning and then it’ll all be good.
Other than that, we made time to play some DOOM together tonight. Finished Shores of the Damned together! I guess they added mod support to co-op mode recently. I’ll have to see how it stacks up compared to other sourceports.