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"it's horrible"
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1. Someone on youtube made a video that was Outside Xtra's and Eurogamer's playthroughs of Bloodborne edited together, and watching it reminded me of two things:
a) I actually find Bloodborne tedious to watch, and probably would find it irritating as heck to play. I'd actually forgotten I said I didn't like it, repeatedly, back last year.
b) I find the story (I refuse to say "lore") interesting! Well, what I know of it, I do. Apparently it's well-known that basically aliens are responsible for everything that happens in the game? That's not even mentioned in explainer videos, so ???? But yeah, apparently it's all aliens. Which makes sense (there are those Mars Attacks type dudes running around), and I guess it makes everything less frustrating than "it just happened" (although I would also accept that as an explanation, because sometimes things don't need explaining! Unless they are a Soulsborne game, I guess ;) ). I think my brain just accepts that if the setting is pseudo-Victorian England/pseudo-London with a gothic overlay then things are going to be weird anyway.
2. It's been raining! \o/ There was even thunder yesterday! (it didn't last very long, sadly)
3. I had to take Jazz to the vet yesterday for her annual checkup/boosters. She doesn't like her cat box, and I hate putting her in it, so it was fun times for all concerned!
Anyway, she is fine, although slightly overweight, according to the vet (and I checked, looking myself and, yeah, I agree). She's nearly six kilos now, y'all! Obviously, the vet wants her to lose some weight. I think I know what the problem is, I think it's her biscuits, so I'm going to weigh out the amount she should have, rather than eyeballing it and giving her too many.
4. I went back to Nocturne after an almost three week break. I assumed I'd remember where I needed to go, but nope! I had two cracks at the penultimate boss, and almost beat them on my first go, except they got lucky with a Mahamaon and KO'd Hitoshura *shakes tiny fists* (I do have Endure as a skill, but obviously it doesn't always work, otherwise that would be cheating!) Then my second go was way worse, so I gave up after that, heh. I know what I need to do, though. It's not a difficult boss, it's just a bit tedious and they have a gimmicky move that's annoying.
5. My copy of NEO: TWEWY arrived yesterday! I won't be playing it till I finish Nocturne first, though. That's the rule. I need to be better about finishing games, and I'm getting there with that.
(I just did Minamimoto's boss fight in the original game the other day, and I had forgotten how intensely annoying hearing, "DIE RADIANS!" is over and over and over again. I'm now halfway through the third week, I think? I haven't looked at it for a few days because I haven't felt like playing).
6. Further to Rereading Stuff I've Already Read™, I ordered myself a copy of Hexwood by Diana Wynne Jones because I don't already own it. I don't know if it's the weirdest thing she ever wrote, as I've only read it twice, or the second weirdest (in which case Archer's Goon would be first). I loved it the first time I read it, so maybe I will love it again? WHO KNOWS.
1. Someone on youtube made a video that was Outside Xtra's and Eurogamer's playthroughs of Bloodborne edited together, and watching it reminded me of two things:
a) I actually find Bloodborne tedious to watch, and probably would find it irritating as heck to play. I'd actually forgotten I said I didn't like it, repeatedly, back last year.
b) I find the story (I refuse to say "lore") interesting! Well, what I know of it, I do. Apparently it's well-known that basically aliens are responsible for everything that happens in the game? That's not even mentioned in explainer videos, so ???? But yeah, apparently it's all aliens. Which makes sense (there are those Mars Attacks type dudes running around), and I guess it makes everything less frustrating than "it just happened" (although I would also accept that as an explanation, because sometimes things don't need explaining! Unless they are a Soulsborne game, I guess ;) ). I think my brain just accepts that if the setting is pseudo-Victorian England/pseudo-London with a gothic overlay then things are going to be weird anyway.
2. It's been raining! \o/ There was even thunder yesterday! (it didn't last very long, sadly)
3. I had to take Jazz to the vet yesterday for her annual checkup/boosters. She doesn't like her cat box, and I hate putting her in it, so it was fun times for all concerned!
Anyway, she is fine, although slightly overweight, according to the vet (and I checked, looking myself and, yeah, I agree). She's nearly six kilos now, y'all! Obviously, the vet wants her to lose some weight. I think I know what the problem is, I think it's her biscuits, so I'm going to weigh out the amount she should have, rather than eyeballing it and giving her too many.
4. I went back to Nocturne after an almost three week break. I assumed I'd remember where I needed to go, but nope! I had two cracks at the penultimate boss, and almost beat them on my first go, except they got lucky with a Mahamaon and KO'd Hitoshura *shakes tiny fists* (I do have Endure as a skill, but obviously it doesn't always work, otherwise that would be cheating!) Then my second go was way worse, so I gave up after that, heh. I know what I need to do, though. It's not a difficult boss, it's just a bit tedious and they have a gimmicky move that's annoying.
5. My copy of NEO: TWEWY arrived yesterday! I won't be playing it till I finish Nocturne first, though. That's the rule. I need to be better about finishing games, and I'm getting there with that.
(I just did Minamimoto's boss fight in the original game the other day, and I had forgotten how intensely annoying hearing, "DIE RADIANS!" is over and over and over again. I'm now halfway through the third week, I think? I haven't looked at it for a few days because I haven't felt like playing).
6. Further to Rereading Stuff I've Already Read™, I ordered myself a copy of Hexwood by Diana Wynne Jones because I don't already own it. I don't know if it's the weirdest thing she ever wrote, as I've only read it twice, or the second weirdest (in which case Archer's Goon would be first). I loved it the first time I read it, so maybe I will love it again? WHO KNOWS.