Random Awesomeness

I love gaming. I love art. Most of this tumblr will be either about gaming or art, or both! Games I love: Mass Effect series Dragon Age series The Witcher series Fallout series BioShock series Knights of the Old Republic 1 & 2, SWTOR, Overwatch Halo series Civilization V,  World of Warcraft

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I’m taking my time with Summerset, and I finally got to this quest. I like the look of this area. It’s a mindscape.

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During the Destiny 2 free weekend event, I made an Awoken warlock. I really dig her look, although the customization were a bit limited. It didn’t matter so much, since you’re in your suit and in first person shooting most of the time. Still, I enjoyed seeing her in cutscenes. I really liked how her armor was looking once I got to Titan.

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I tried out Destiny 2 during the free weekend event they had going on. I quite enjoyed it! I’m not super great at shooters, but I like the aesthetic and music. The music made me pause and listen a few times, it was really beautiful (especially The Farm and Journey). Same with the scenery, I paused to look around often when able.

I mainly focused on my human hunter. Gave her a kind of Commander Shepard look. I didn’t get to level/play all that much, but by level 15 I don’t think I did too bad. Other players were generally nice. Many broke out into dance breaks while waiting for a public event to start, that was fun! I like the human dance emote.

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My smiling, sweet ghoul settler in her cute rainy day outfit.

I was running by to get to the workbench and she was just smiling at me. Thought she was cute!

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I like Edward Deegan.

That random NPC in the background knows what’s up.

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S P O I L E R S

Or possible spoilers for the game, Vampyr. Jonathan and Elisabeth. I finished my first playthrough and enjoy the ending I got. Overall, I really like this game. More roleplaying than action combat gaming, but I like story driven games, too. The story was interesting and a bit of a different take on a classic legend.

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As I patiently wait for the Fallout 76 B.E.T.A., I decided to make another Fallout 4 character. They have the Black Lab dog for free in the Creation Club if you want it and don’t have it! At least I hope it’s still there, I got it yesterday. Also the Chrome Pip Boy skin. Dogmeat is still a good boy.

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Part IV:

The Master Chief is back in Halo Infinite! I’ve always enjoyed the campaign mode in Halo games, so I’m looking forward to this. The setting looks really beautiful. 

Unravel was a cute little game. Unravel Two also looks adorable, and I like that you can play with a friend, or play both yarn people. 

I hadn’t heard of Ghost of Tsushima before, so when they showed this at the showcase, I was stunned by how gorgeous the game looked. You play as a last samurai on the Tsushima Island during the Mongol invasion of Japan.

Open world, Investigation, Lovecraftian - that’s The Sinking City and I am really intrigued. I love this aesthetic, and after playing Vampyr, I want more investigation type of roleplaying games.

 The Last of Us Part II: beautiful yet brutal showing during the PlayStation showcase. I love that they showed the combat gameplay, it seems great. I also want to see more of the story.

Death Stranding is still an enigma, but I can sort of start to guess what it’s about a bit more than before. I really like the look of this world (that lady’s umbrella and outfit was beautiful). I’m very curious to see what it’s all about.

So at the end of the Bathesda showcase, Todd gave us a little tease about two upcoming games: Starfield and The Elder Scrolls VI. With Starfield, he said it was a single player RPG set in space, so I am instantly sold. I have loved the Elder Scrolls, so I am also already sold on VI. 

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[I know I didn’t cover everything, I missed a few that I was interested in looking at. But there was just SO MANY good games this year. It’s going to be really difficult to top my excitement level for next year’s E3. Unless they announce Dragon Age 4, Fallout 5, new/more Mass Effect, and more info on TES VI].

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Part III:

The Rage 2 game play that was shown was actually pretty; albeit a gritty world. Like a punk version of Mad Max and I am here for it. 

I love Spidey, and I’ve seen some comments saying this game looks like Batman Arkham games. I guess I can see it, but it still looked pretty cool. I’m interested in maybe seeing some more game play.

Goat Simulator was such an odd but funny game. So the studio behind that (Coffee Stain Studios) showed Satisfactory during the presentation. As an engineer, you can explore the areas, gather, and build your own factory. They will even allow pets!

I really love the art style of Sea of Solitude. It seems intense and could be a really interesting emotional journey. I look forward to checking this one out! 

Resident Evil 2! The graphics look great. Old-school survival horror game with updated characters, shadows and lighting...I’m excited!

I was a little just “...huh, ok...” about Maneater (I might be a bit afraid of sharks, no matter how awesome they are), until they said you play as the shark. On top of that, you can upgrade your shark (you evolve as you feed)! It’s different, and seems like it could be fun.

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Part II:

That Beyond Good and Evil2 trailer was gorgeous, and really felt like I was watching a movie. The pre-alpha game play also looked stunning. I really can’t wait to see where the story goes!

I enjoyed Assassin’s Creed Origins. Now in Odyssey, you can play as Alexios or Kassandra and I love that! The vibrancy of Ancient Greece shown in the game play footage was beautiful.

I’ve been playing Doom since the ‘90s. I really enjoyed the 2016 game, and having Eternal set on Earth makes me pretty excited. Twice as many demons? Bring them on!

Genesis Alpha One sounds like a mix of  game genres: survival, FPS, and base building. I like that you are the captain,  journeying into unknown space. You need build and maintain your ship, discover planets and scavenge for resources, create new lifeforms, as well as clone your crew. This sounds pretty interesting to me, and could have a lot of various possibilities.

I have loved the rebooted Tomb Raider games so far. The Latin America setting is really pretty and I enjoy mythology (this time Mayan). 

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus was some game. I’m really interested to see where the two sisters in Youngblood takes us. The ‘80s time period and Paris setting also has peaked my interest.  

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PART I:

A bit of an E3 round-up, purely based on my reactions and likes. 

For me, there was a lot of intriguing content this year. Last year didn’t seem to have as much, for me, so this year almost felt like an overload. Not that that is an entirely bad thing...well ok, maybe just on my bank account.

I’m trying to decide what my #1 most anticipated game is that was shown. This was difficult, since I enjoyed quite a bit of them. I am going to go with Cyberpunk 2077. I was vaguely familiar with Mike Pondsmith’s Cyberpunk 2020, so this got my interest. Then the first trailer was shown years ago, and looked amazing. Now that we got to see the official trailer, I was blown away. I have watched the interviews with the devs as well, and I am liking what I’m hearing with every answer. I seriously can’t wait for whenever this game launches!

I know there are some people that are apprehensive about the online aspect to Fallout 76, but after hearing more about it from the Todd Howard interviews and the behind-the-scenes Noclip documentary, the more I like it. I’m really looking forward to exploring West Virginia (four times the size of Fallout 4!) and seeing what it’d be like to scavenge and take down enemies with friends...if they get the game. If not, I can still try it solo, or casually group up with neighbors.

I feel I don’t hear a lot about the Metro series, but I quite like it. I loved the trailer (they used a Massive Attack song!) and the game play looked really fun. I like the dynamic weather system, a day-night cycle, and environments that change along with the seasons as the story progresses.

Anthem looks like such a beautiful game. I like that Tarsis is your hub; a place you can really interact with NPCs and build your story. I also like that you can unlock all the javelins and pilot them, depending on what you feel like playing. The customization also seems pretty cool (did you see that Mass Effect N7 paint job?!)

Control was a surprise for me. I enjoyed Alan Wake, so I am really excited to check out this game. I loved that sort of trippy MC Escher vibe. The pistol you use can be upgraded, but it can also change shape. The supernatural and telekinetic abilities also has me really interested.

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Lady Ashbury painting.

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Dr. Jonathan Reid and Geoffrey McCullum

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Jonathan Reid and Elisabeth Ashbury.

I like this setting, it was lovely. I like the story as well.

(Yes, I ate one guy. Just the one. Just a wee bit). 

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Dr. Jonathan Reid, exploring West End London. Found some clothing places and of course, the chocolate shop. The lightning and atmosphere in this game is so pretty.

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I am invested and interested in the Vampyr story. I finished a few main chapters/quests, and the story is has me intrigued! 

Anthony Howell as Doctor Jonathan Reid is really good. There are some other stand outs, but I won’t say for *possible* spoiler reasons. 

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Just started playing the new RPG, Vampyr!