@BlAcK_Sw0rDsMaN I admire your focus. Just to look at it from a different perspective — couldn’t one say that video gaming is an amalgamation of all those different recreational diversions? Art, music, literature and storytelling, news and journalism… there’s a form of each of those pursuits that are inherent to the hobby. The interactivity component of gaming definitely sets it apart as a different beast, but I often think of my gaming hobby as a way to dip my toe into several different types of recreation at once. 😄
That said, there’s value in direct engagement of all those subclasses of creative consumption. And if you’re like me, your life goes in phases and cycles. I find that I will sporadically get in the mood for certain distractions. I’ve kept my gaming interest for a long time now. I often wonder how long until I hang up my controller. I think I might be gaming until I die! 😅 I look at my backlog and definitely feel like I’ve got years and years of it ahead of me.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
@Th3solution That'd be one way to go, a guy frozen stiff from rigor mortis, in nothing but his boxers, holding his controller in a vice-like grip in his hands. 😂
Edit: And it would have to be whilst playing a FromSoft game, with the fitting caption "You Died." on the screen.😂
@BlAcK_Sw0rDsMaN Lol, I think I just decided what I want my tombstone to be engraved with! 😂 Big tombstone in the shape of a controller, etched with the saying “You Died.” and instead of flowers I’ll have some estus flasks and all the different version of grass from Demon’s Souls.
@Jimmer-jammer Haha amazing, yeah my wife's eyerolls are the most dramatic. I'm wearing my uncool dad badge with pride brother ✊ you have quite the brood there mate, I thought two was hectic enough 😂
It seems the 'Red Dead' announcement was for some Gaming Expo event in Florida that most of the cast is appearing at. Oh well, I'm sure they will do some sort of update/remaster eventually.
@RogueCooper@Jimmer-jammer@Thrillho only just stumbled on this dad-chat… and it made me think of a reply I added earlier today to a group chat old Coop is actually part of:
“Not having kids is maybe the best decision I ever made… I’ve even disowned the step-daughter!” 🤣
@Jimmer-jammer I certainly wouldn't change anything, it's an incredibly unique experience despite billions also partaking. I remember that feeling well, couldn't quite get why they thought I could parent
@Thrillho Haha yeah I thought this initially but I'm so glad I made a second, the contrast and friendship between them both is amazing. Almost everything I expected from the first is evident in the second not to sound harsh but their natural propensities and character balance beautifully
@graymamba Haha I love that mate, you're my pre-30s spirit animal where I thought producing my own humans couldn't be more selfish and still to this day terrifies me
I was reading the Life & Arts Section of the FT Weekend Paper in a bar this afternoon with a glass of wine and enjoying the British summer after going to a jazz gig ,earlier in the afternoon. Definitely feel like it was a good choice to transition from Literature to Newspapers and Magazines, and I haven't changed my mind so far. Now chilling out, listening to hip hop.
@Th3solution Something just occurred to me about my upcoming playthrough of the Elden Ring DLC (If I can get through the rest of Sekiro and play all the way through Nine Sols first, of course - made some progress in Sekiro against the final boss now, just finalising my strategy)
So I thought I'd mention you and get your thoughts, as we've hard quite a few FromSoftian bonfire-side chats over the years.
But, yeah, it ocurred to me that due to the fact that some describe the DLC as being the experience they initially wanted from ER ,and comparing it to FromSoft's previous output (i.e it's basically 'Big Dark Souls') plus doing it with a Sekiro build,
It ocurred to me that I'll essentially be playing three games in one (Sekiro, Dark Souls and Elden Ring) and therefore it should be one of the best gaming experiences of my lifetime! Can't wait! .
I feel like I have acquired a new sound, the sound I had been looking for all along, on the electric guitar. I feel like this has been an ego boost, now that I have attained the ability and style for soloing that I had been looking for, from a psychological perspective. It has taken a long time, and slow but steady progress, but I would definitely encourage everyone to pursue their dreams, if you can achieve just one of them, no matter how small, it's worth it.
@BlAcK_Sw0rDsMaN Sounds really awesome. I look forward to hearing more of your FromSoftian adventures. I’ll be curious what your final rankings will be of everything after you’ve completed it all.
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