A Writer’s Story Can Be Another’s Reality

Decided to return to the Remedy Cinematic Universe tonight. Gave Jesse a small makeover, and installed a bunch of mods! The Nexus has five pages worth, and surprisingly some of them range from helpful to entertaining. I figure as Director I can pretty much do whatever the hell I want. Advanced the plot, and even got a small glimpse of Alan Wake:

One of the documents I found lying around mentioned him and Alex Casey, and it sounded like something that might have gone down in Alan Wake 2… of course it’ll be a long while before I find out. 😛 Maybe it’ll release on Steam after I finish Control and Alan Wake…. someday, someday.

The Cozy Gaming Weekend Continueth

Another rainy day where I play more than one game! I finished another Chapter in Control, and learned more about the projector and Jesse’s backstory. During my travels I found a couple jukebox tokens. Next tine I might try the challenges again, in the meantime the Underdark called me back into its void.

Last night I forged some badass armor, and tonight Yutram found some lightning robes that work well with my character. I gave the mushrooms some head (Nere’s) and collected a few fancy titles that will probably never be used on me again. They even threw me a psychedelic dance party.

It was a fun couple hours of adventure. Between yesterday and tonight I think I’ve had my fix until the next weekend. Today was perfect day to play, mostly because we had electricity. We lost power for a couple hours this morning – fortunately for me I slept through most of it. The wind was bad enough that it did wake me up a few times. Everything was up and running though once I came to life. Even did some video work! More details on that at a later date. Today was more of a chillax kind of day. Might do something a bit more productive tomorrow.

Christmas Eve Open Thread

On this Christmas Eve I had awoke from a long winters nap, something that hasn’t happened in I don’t know how long. I celebrated by sitting down with some tea and nog, played a fun game while talking to another friend that was doing the same thing but with beer instead. Time to celebrate surviving a holiday season of assholes, now I can rest for the next one.

I Have Assumed Control

Another busy day passes, and a quiet evening sucks me into Control once more for more other worldly adventures and achievements/trophies to find. I learned to levitate, survived two intense boss fights, and continued to lose myself in the epic awesomeness that is photo mode.

We all float down here…

More pics can be found over at Mastodon!

Time For Your Fave Soda! (You Know The One)

Played through the DLC I unlocked with a hex editor last night for Control. It unlocks three outfits (one I’ve been wearing in all these shots) and “Dr. Yoshimi Tokui’s Guided Imagery Experience” that would only be on Playstation otherwise.

The DLC gives you two tapes to listen to. There’s no battle or anything, just a really weird story on each one. Listening to them makes Jesse feel better afterwards.

Tonight I can say that I’ve claimed 25 control points! I was kind of hoping to get another call from Trench before calling it a night, given the news of James McCaffrey’s passing. I was surprised to find that he played Trench! Now that I really listen to his voice I can hear it.

Another one of those voices I grew up remembering. Max Payne was one of the big games of my older childhood. I remember playing it many a night, even on laptops – before gaming laptops were a thing! 😛 So many memories with a mix of intrigue and mental scarring, the dream sequences used to give me nightmares that only seemed to go away when I wrote about them. His voice though, was a big part of that childhood. He will be missed like so much other talent we’ve lost in recent times.

Controlled My Weekend Til The End

Did a little more exploring in Control. Mostly collecting documents and winning battles. It was a nice getaway after spending the evening working on some animating. I’ve been bouncing in between two projects, and so far they seem to be tied for the lead. Tonight I worked on a lovely campfire scene, and tomorrow I’ll probably work on a comfy couch one. It’s been a nice couple days of R&R, and I know this week is gonna eat it up like a Thanksgiving Turkey.

In Control Of My Own Sunday

It’s been awhile since I last touched Control – long enough that I decided to start over again from the beginning. It gives me an excuse to make a proper config for my gaming keyboard, and to appreciate the 4K experience!

Dressing for the job.

I even decided to follow instructions on the PCGamingWiki to get the Playstation DLC via a hex editor. The instructions were pretty straight forward. I might check out some of the retexture mods at the Modders Nexus next time I decide to play. It could help add a little flair to my Photo Mode barrage. 😛

MY PRECIOUS!!!!!

I re-obtained the Floppy of Telekinesis before calling it a night. I think I’m fully refreshed on how to play again, and I even left notes for my future self to make sure I don’t get lost a second time. It’s one of the unfortunate side effects of traveling in between game universes, sometimes you forget a few things.

Back In Control

Made some good progress in Control! I gained a couple new abilities, fought a lot of Hiss, died a bunch of times… it was fun! I can now produce a shield at will and control weak enemies to do my bidding. It was another one of those games that looks superb on a big screen! Like being in control of a movie, that would be named Control in this case. 😛