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I went straight form playing the Outer Worlds DLC (Murder on floaty planet) to playing OW2, so it wasn't much of a transition. I also didn't run right to the town. I explored the landing pad and cracked some shellfish first. Otherwise I'd probably agree that it throws a lot of story and people at you early on. I'm pretty comfortable at level 8 now. The perks are pretty dang cool. The weapons are nice and the inventory and crafting is a good upgrade from the original. The exploration is improved with a lot more verticality and movement (jump boots!) I hate my hat, but I keep it on because it gives me great bonuses. I'm stuck at work and can't wait to play until I get home, so typical Obsidian game for me.

Started Outer Worlds 2 (using Gamepass) and played through the tutorial. It was great. The graphics are improved from the original. So far so good. I don't think it will win you over if you didn't like the original, but it seems like a solid sequel so far.

I signed up for a full Ironman with my wife. I did one in 2019 in Santa Rosa and it was pretty miserable. It took me 15 hours. I had a good swim, an ok bike, but terrible run. My stomach was a mess and I walked most of it. Anyways, my wife watched me suffer and has been bugging me for the last 6 years to do one with her. So we signed up for Ironman California, which is in Sacramento. It is still a year away. We volunteered at the race this year and paddle boarded for the swimmers in support. The swim looks amazing, it is downstream and should be fast. It also looks like a fun run snaking around the Capitol Mall. But now that I've paid for it, I'm in training mode, and that is a different lifestyle. I'm not out of shape, but I'll be pretty much doubling my training hours over the next year. It should be fun. I hope I can nail the nutrition this time.

The original had a fantastic romance between Pavarti and that other lady, so I guess you just mean your PC can't be a horndog with multiple companions. Oh no.

Jesus. The complete waste of resources is what I think should be unifying people here. These guys are paid by taxpayer money to do what, exactly?

I got my wisdom teeth out around 35 years old and it was not a fun time. Good luck with the recovery.

I'm pretty busy. Maybe in November. 2026

Huh, bummer. I wonder how much of an end the game has? It looks like it has a pretty solid foundation. It's surprising they couldn't get someone to pick it up. I don't blame a solo dev for walking away though. There is a reason game development teams are huge nowadays.

I enjoyed that John Candy doc as well. The other doc I watched recently was My Mom Jayne, which is Mariska Hargitay's investigation into her mom. It was phenomenal. I expected a nice feel good story about Mariska learning about her mom who died when she was only 3. But instead I got this incredibly complex family story filled with all sorts of revelations. It was really just jaw droppingly good. I knew very little about the whole story, but it was super engaging.

Starcom: Unknown Space - I grabbed this on GoG for cheap and it has been fun. It is lot like Star Control. Less silly, but still has lots of weirdos to meet and planets to explore. It's good. I never played the first one, I guess this is a sequel, but they don't seem too connected.

There is a story, and it does lead to some conflict with these robot things. But it is mostly exploring and resource management.

I definitely agree with Obsidian being the S-tier games. Bit surprised the Pathfinder games aren't lower, and Wasteland is a bit low for my tastes. But overall I agree with most of it. It would be interesting to see this with the FPS RPG's like Skyrim, Kingdom Come, and Avowed.

Yeah, majestic grudge watches every episode for some reason.

It's a Tyrantifa Rex, be careful.

Rings of Power is great, so you should give it a try.

WoT was less than zero, so I don't know what that does to your math. Negative number x 100%?

It seems overly complicated. I think they needed to release a tutorial, this looked like some sort of mid-game thing.

Judging by the Pathfinder games, it won't be.

How do you expect the bills to stick when you are rolling around, then?

I did a teacher training with the Marines a couple years ago. It was surprisingly progressive, and the explanation was we need to constantly recruit teenagers, and we can't afford to turn off young people. That doesn't mean it is easy or the bar is low. Far from it, they were really pushing for the kids that want to further their education, because the military will pay for it. Anyways, I haven't seen recruitment numbers recently, but I would think they are going to take a hit. I'm sure they'll just bring back he draft to compensate. That will be popular.

This made me miss @Krookie

I liked that Superman was weird. The new one really embraced the bizarre, and I thought that was the right choice after the seriousness of the Zach Snyder stuff. Peacemaker is also goofy and weird and I'm enjoying that too.

Looks like Jimmy Kimmel is coming back Wednesday, which is was either the plan all along, or Disney desperately trying to hit the undo button after getting lambasted by everyone that isn't on Team Maga. My guess is the latter.

Wartales has a new expansion coming out that lets you create your own fief. I've been playing through the Pirates of Belarion and enjoying sailing the high seas. I also started a new game of Return to Moria. It has been awhile and they've added a lot, but the big thing I'm looking forward to is the next expansion, which will add other dwarves and exterior areas. So my dwarf has been swinging his pickaxe, singing some songs, and preparing for company.