Thanks to my PlayStation Plus subscription, the African episode of Assassin’s Creed Black Flag is now free as a stand alone.
The game is dated but I jumped into the Adéwalé character pretty fast and now I know why the following notice is posted on all their games.
Inspired by historical events and characters. This work of fiction was designed, developed and produced by a multicultural team of various religious faiths and beliefs.
Dear White People…run for your lives
It was pretty uncomfortable seeing Black slaves being abused, especially women being chased by White overseers. The game gently takes you through ways of how to free slaves from Plantations and get your own ship.
Gives me a pretty good reason to Level up to slice and dice White people in the most brutal ways just for fun but I guess the game is on the edge of being politically incorrect.
November 17, 2017 – StarWars Battlefront II goes live to the general public. By then the elites, pro-games, streamers and pre-orders would have already racked up hours of gameplay and earns new guns and abilities while they slaughter new or inexperienced players at will.
I’m still undecided as to whether I will be joining the battles. Game sequels carry a mixed taste, basically, you want more of what happened before but you want it 10 times better, faster and bigger. No doubt EA is banking on grabbing at least 20 million players globally with this title and it being a big part of the annual $3.147 billion net sales.
Tales of the Expected
Star Wars™ Battlefront was simply a childhood movie fantasy come alive. I remember the first time my anonymous team brought down an AT-AT walker….sheer geek ecstasy.
Hard to see how that feeling of aweeeeesome can be genuinely repeated.
I last played 30-Sept 2016 at 10:23 am after reaching the maximum level 50 at the time. I never bothered with DLC so Part II kinda feels like a massive DLC. Even if the single game PvE is a good story, the community will be looking at the 40-PvP campaigns.
It’s gonna be absolute carnage.
Time waits for no one
I had a lot more time on my hands in 2016 and would play non-stop for days without anybody bothering me. I don’t have that luxury solo gamer environment anymore so I would have to recreate it or suffer from unacceptable mid-game interruptions.
Only self-paced titles like Horizon Zero Dawn work well for me. I need to be able to randomly play for 10-60 minutes irregularly without it hurting the quality of the experience.
So, I’ve answered my own question. I will not be joining StarWars BattleFront II this November.
“Train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose.” Yoda
Yes, I’ve been a miserable bastard lately and for no good reason. It feels like friends and family are always nagging me and on my case but the reality is really different. My failings are magnified and echo to me 24/7 causing a happy/sad loop. Happy that someone cares, Sad that they are dependent on me.
For the most part, the pressure is financial but actually closer linked to responsibility, dependency and duty.
So, if I’ve hurt you over the past few weeks, I’m sorry.
The Winter months are calling me. Calling me to prepare for the weather and the darkness. I try to get as much Sun time as possible knowing that I would not see it for more than 2 hours a day soon.
Ready for FarCry5 next year
Plenty of new titles will be coming this Christmas and FarCry 5 is set for February 27, 2018 smack on the edge of Winter. By then my life will be totally different, for better or for worst.
I think I’m coming to the conclusion of Horizon Dawn Zero as the game prepares me for what looks to be the final Epic battle.
Right now, I’m swimming in the “get out of debt” river. This has added nothing but daily stress to my existence but this is largely my own doing. I used to check my phones over 100 times a day for incoming messages, social media and alerts. And for a long time, I used people and Loved shiny gadgets and Things.
At the end of a credit line, there is nothing but forced change.
Watch your back on the way down
My minimalist trait has kicked in and I’ve ditched over 80% of my personal possession. I’ll be gearing up for Winter properly this time but only going for things I need rather than things I want.
No extra men left and time running out….pressure is on.
No medication today, No aches or pains, No throat infection
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