LadyCrimson

What I've seen, I like the graphics in PoE. Are they different? Well, sure. The main difference to me (outside of obvious pixel size/detail improvements), is the color palette effect. A lot of the older top-down games - that I've played anyhow - had what I'd call a more over-saturated look, and colors "popped" more. This could create a feeling of more contrast as well. These days what's used is often much less total screen "color pop" with more advanced lighting and room for more variation and subtlety. Depending on the scene and visual preference, this can either feel like an immense improvement over the past or feel a bit too washed out or pastel-y. It reminds me, actually, a little bit of matte vs. glossy photos. Some of us used to get into big debates over that, once upon a time. Some probably still do.

Digital photography has created a lot of editing obsession. Not that you couldn't do it in the old days with the right equipment, but it was a bit more difficult and a lot more time consuming when it wasn't a matter of pushing pixels around with a mouse, so to speak. I find I have to force myself to stop much of the time. Digital is a lot more convenient but ... well never mind. I'm just an old fart sometimes, is all.

Indeed!

TWD - that was unexpected. Well, maybe not entirely unexpected, but I would've expected someone else, is all. I do like that it appears they're going to continue to largely be on the road the rest of the season. Maybe. Rick just gets more awesome all the time. Maybe it's the beard. Better Call Saul - promising start. I loved it. Another one tomorrow night. Yay.

If Star Trek was truly advanced, they'd be using pc's implanted into their brainstems, retina's and eardrums. Like the Borg. You will assimilate. ...I don't think anyone's saying tablets as a whole suck/are useless. Just that in the long run, the market demand for them probably won't be very strong.

I saw that one in the store just the other day, Hurlshot. Right next to a bottle of The Hobbit stout. I almost bought the latter just for the label factor, but it was just paper so...if it had been some kind of etched/melted-in glass design, insta-buy. I'd have hubby drink it and I'd save the bottle. Although...it was like $12 or $15 a bottle. Seemed rather high, but what do I know about beer. >.>

Certainly more entertaining than The Human League's original video.

Yeah, Topher Grace. And I agree...didn't make a cohesive whole at all.

A Rain-X'd windshield and a lot of rain = really fun rainy weather driving. The way the drops look at high speed with Rain-X is always awesome, imo. Especially under headlights. Still raining, which always perks me up a bit, for the sound and sight factor. The messy shoes and home-entryway are another matter.

Take Me Home Tonight. Why I watched it, I have no idea. It was late. In the beginning however I did spot Odenkirk and Michael Biehn in small roles, and that guy from Guardians of the Galaxy, which was amusing. The rest of the movie seemed to largely be an excuse to have a frame for playing a lot of 80's music hits. I like 80's music hits, but there needs to be more to a movie than that. I still think the best 80's movies (that were about what the 80's were like) were actually made in the 80's.

This isn't Diablo or Skyrim. Some games it's appropriate/part of the game design for a lot of clvls, some games it's not. RPG doesn't = must have tons of clvls in order to have chr. customization. I remember while playing BG1, I never felt like the levels allowed was "too low" at the time. The only reason I ever had a thought in that direction is when I wanted to multi-class - which of course equals less "power" for each class ability. Which is sensible and I didn't want that aspect changed. I just wanted a few more chr. levels then so you could get each a bit higher.

It's been raining all day. Saw what looked like a small legless salamander (or some kind of amphibian) dash into the garage under the door. By the time I thought to myself "Temo-capture it so I can take pictures of it!" it wiggled back outside again. It was so cool, looked like a long brown earthworm, moved with multiple body S ripples like a little snake. I'm pretty sure it wasn't a baby snake. I hope it wasn't a snake. Now I want to go digging among the wet leaves ...

Not my video. Game glitches are funny (super-speed paddling glitch). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNeC6twrZTI

Couldn't there be an option setting to use the higher res ones for those who care/have rigs to support it? I don't know if that's possible with the way the game is designed/connected together etc tho....especially loading screens.

But (worn in) flannel is so soft...me likes it. Not that your choice isn't awesome too.

Salt is one reason I don't want to live in a snow state ... or right by the ocean. Although in the latter case, I might deal with it for a private beach on my property....

While one can be rationally aware of the effect/importance of depth perception, it's always weird when you lose it for a while. Everything looks the same, yet not.

@Woldan - that Covenant song really brings to mind Depeche Mode, for me. Which is not a bad thing.

All I know of Milwaukee is Happy Days and Laverne and Shirley. I've been in WI but farther NW. ...getting ready to head out for my dance class. I haven't worn hard-soled shoes in a long time, feels weird.

I can't handle them putting anything down anywhere. I have done so/will if I utterly have to, of course but ... yeah. You don't handle so much as endure while pretending you're elsewhere. Good luck, Labadal ... hope it's not as bad as the original test implied. Keep us posted.

I remember watching the first few episodes of Arrow when it came out, and sorta liking it. But I haven't followed it since. I should really catch up with it a bit (I think the 1st season is on Netflix, at least). The ads for 2nd half of TWD season aren't inspiring but I'll still be on the couch watching, because ... well, because. It's a mystery at times. And also really really hoping Better Call Saul is good. Sunday, not long to wait now.

It is getting to the point, with SSD drives and other things, where loading may be so fast that the "loading screen" as info/something pleasant to stare at may become a bit obsolete. I don't even have a SSD and the loading screens in Borderlands2 went by so fast I couldn't even read most of the "game hints" they always had. But a rest screen could be lengthened, I'd imagine.

There are plenty of styles of games where I don't care if there are day/night cycles at all, but (especially these days) any game that has me marching characters through some role-playing world environment filled with towns, forests and other landscapes had better either have a day/night cycle (even if only visual) or else be surrounded by 3 or 4 suns.

Late night snack/meal: can of Chef Boyardee "spaghetti & meatballs" (a very loose term in this case) w/a dash of habanero salsa. Livin' lazy large!** **ran out of the other EZ but more sensible, foodstuffs...

Stranded Deep - the sand-whale thing was becoming enough of an annoyance to make me want to stop playing (the way they push items around/you lose items). Then I learned you can open the save file with Notepad and alter the whale lines to 'false' - so I assume they don't spawn in that game then. Since whales are cool to watch but serve no purpose yet, I'm fine with that. Maybe now I can build/survive in peace and not have to constantly move to a new island because a whale suddenly decided to camp out near me. Also, finally punched a shark in the nose (with a machete, not my fist) and discovered they're not so tough. Mostly it seems hard to actually get a hit in, but once you do, not so bad. I did bleed into the water a lot tho. Thankfully no other sharks seemed to notice....