Where’d The Day Go? HZD Edition

We had our first cool day in about a week. After the long roast it felt real nice, and it gave me an excuse to play a warm game. 🙂 I didn’t mean to, but I accidentally binge played HZD, which tbf isn’t that hard to do. I cleared all the corrupted zones, cauldrons, Banuk figures in the base game, and I completed all the side-quests in the Frozen Wilds.

Even ran into some friends from the Frozen Wilds when I returned to the base game! I think I’ve earned enough achievements to give this one a little break. The weekend is over, it started with old school Playstation gaming and it ended in modern Playstation. There’s another work week on the horizon (no pun intended) and I think I have enough energy now to work on some different projects, depending on how the weather plays out.

You Like Konami Games!

Took to my Steam Deck during another hot day, and decided to enjoy some Metal Gear Solid in the shade. Calling it quits tonight just before starting the Psycho Mantis battle. Managed a good couple of hours on Steam Deck, By the time I depleted the battery it was cool enough for me to switch over to the desktop.

As glad as I am that Konami did an official PC release – I do wish Konami added better graphic features for their emulator. In epsxe I had it looking a lot smoother and clearer, worthy of a 4K TV. Since I’m mostly playing this on Steam Deck though, it isn’t that big of a deal.

The Wild Bluegleam Yonder

Finished a few quests in the Frozen Wilds tonight. Finally got all the materials I needed to trade for a bluegleam map, and have been making my way around the frozen tundra harvesting bluegleam aplenty. It’s a blue machine gem that you can trade for special valuables like weapons and outfits. So far I’ve claimed over 50.

I would of had more screenshots to share, but for whatever reason the screenshot key wouldn’t save anything while I had screenshots set to a custom folder. After disabling the external folder option I was able to take screenshots again. Strange that it still made the camera noise but didn’t take a shot…

I’m thinking of continuing tomorrow to try and finish up the DLC, might even play it on the big screen! Haven’t turned on the TV PC in about a month, maybe enjoy some cinematic adventures during tomorrow’s breakfast. 😀

Survive, Prevail

I’m getting closer to the end of the Frozen Wilds DLC methinks. I found all the pigments and banuk figures, and I have some hunting to do before I return to the main game. I wish I could say more, but I don’t feel like including too many spoilers in this post. I can only hope the next game will be just as good.

Promoted To Chieftain!

Ah, another Saturday Evening lost to the digital elements of Horizon Zero Dawn. I’m nearing the tail end of the Frozen Wilds DLC – if I had more energy I’d stay up and finish it, but my mind is ready to wind down. Hard to believe I’ve broken 102 hours so far, almost leveled to 55 and over halfway through trophy/achievement hunting.

I’ve had my fair share of Playstation Cinema tonight. I’ll probably play around with some video footage tomorrow from my Skyrim collection. I haven’t really messed with any footage since early in the week… I’ve actually been enjoying my game library. 😛

She Went That-A-Way

Today I continued my adventures in the Frozen Wilds. I’m not sure if we’ll make it out to Yellowstone this year, but on the off chance we don’t I can at least visit it in an alternate universe. I completed a few quests and made it to Level 51, also collected all of the Banuk carvings around Yellowstone. Next time I visit Montana Recreations I’ll be able to hand off the last figure for some swag.

Land Of Electrical Boogaloo

Another weekend has come and gone. Sometimes just two days off in a row doesn’t seem like enough, but I think I’m mentally ready to head back into work tomorrow. Last week left me with both emotional and physical fatigue that I won’t go in depth talking about, but I hope this week will. Hunting bandits and machines has helped get my mind off of things, if only for a small time. I spent the last bit of my evening wandering the frozen wilds. Went up a couple of levels and completed quite a few sidequests.

I had the pleasure of repairing a Tallneck, and then climbing it. Then I also had fun taking out a settlement of bandits. I’ll probably take a break from it for now, been fun playing this over the weekend, but I’ll probably move onto something else tomorrow.

Rainbow Hawk Of The Lodge

It’s been a cozy weekend. Woke up to a fog that matched the fog in my head from a weeks worth of physical and mental fatigue. Certain thoughts keep returning to me, and I’ve been trying to aid them with distraction. I’m sure you can guess what some of those distractions might be. Either way, Aloy is now a proud member of the Hunting Lodge after helping to take down Redmaw. Called it a night when I found a new corrupted zone. I’ll probably pick back up on it tomorrow after taking care of some stuff.

Praise The Sun(day) King

Today was a cozy Sunday filled with plenty of healthy brunch, and a full day of HZD! Finished a couple of quests in the Frozen Wilds. Now I’m back on the main path after a bunch of flower hunting, corrupt machine zone cleansing, and a tallneck was there somewhere.

Haven’t decided if I’ll continue the journey tomorrow, or to move onto something else. I basically put in a full shift of HZD today, a little more than I planned to. Can’t be helped though, it’s like watching a really interesting movie, with the thrill of the hunt! It’s no different than binge watching movies on a rainy day, this one is just interactive… and moddable. :v

To The Frozen Wilds!

Made it to The Frozen Wilds DLC! Really beautiful mountain area, and plenty more time for me to waste enjoy here! I’ve already gained a few quests that will be keeping me busy for a bit.

The Frozen Wilds are home to The Banuk; one of the many tribes you find throughout HZD. They are a people that treat the machines as if they have their own spirits, and the lands are plagued by a an evil daemon. I have to find a Shaman by walking The Shaman’s Path, but not before completing a couple other side-quests that happen to be in easy reach.

I left off entering an old building, with a puzzle awaiting me when I’m slightly less tired. Tonight I put in a good few hours after a bit of animation.  It’s supposed to be raining tomorrow, might play this some more to keep warm. 😛