This is a shout out to Kinda Funny Games.
I started following them late last year: www.kindafunny.com
Many are former IGNers who went out and are producing a much more mature and honest approach to video game dicussion.
I relate to them on many topics especially regarding my diminishing time to play games and the nostalgia regarding older games
If you're looking for some great discussion, check them out.
-The Enginerd
Monday, October 19, 2015
Sunday, October 18, 2015
Vikings Win
Vikings win against KC.
It was a pretty dull game actually. Only a few memorable plays, such as Teddy's toss to Rudolph and then KC's long screen on 3 and 10 when the Vikes did an all out blitz.
I'm glad for the win but it was not a real decisive victory against a poor KC team.
Hopefully they keep the momentum going as they need to win these next 4 as well since that's the soft part of their schedule.
-The Enginerd.
It was a pretty dull game actually. Only a few memorable plays, such as Teddy's toss to Rudolph and then KC's long screen on 3 and 10 when the Vikes did an all out blitz.
I'm glad for the win but it was not a real decisive victory against a poor KC team.
Hopefully they keep the momentum going as they need to win these next 4 as well since that's the soft part of their schedule.
-The Enginerd.
Wasteland 2 Director's Cut
Started my party in WL2 DC and so far I'm enjoying it. Game has a very nice graphical upgrade and the new menus are easier to navigate.
Game feels buggy though. A few odd bugs that keep cropping up with this new version. Nothing crazy but just doesn't seem as polished. The character portrait capture cuts off the top of the character's head and you can't re-position it.
More annoying is sometimes skill bars disappear on the character screen. Relaoding the game appears to correct this.
These are pretty minor complains compared to the upgrades to how skills can be used by right clicking and the addition of perks (haven't gotten any yet, but looking forward to them).
Anyone else enjoying Wasteland 2 DC?
-The Enginerd
Game feels buggy though. A few odd bugs that keep cropping up with this new version. Nothing crazy but just doesn't seem as polished. The character portrait capture cuts off the top of the character's head and you can't re-position it.
More annoying is sometimes skill bars disappear on the character screen. Relaoding the game appears to correct this.
These are pretty minor complains compared to the upgrades to how skills can be used by right clicking and the addition of perks (haven't gotten any yet, but looking forward to them).
Anyone else enjoying Wasteland 2 DC?
-The Enginerd
Saturday, October 10, 2015
Fallout 4
Fallout 4. I can't wait. This game is going to be awesome.
As I posted about Wasteland 2... I'm more excited for Fallout 4. Wasteland will be a great bridge into November when Fallout 4 is released.
I love the Fallout franchise. It's been one of my favorites since I played Fallout 1 back in the 90's. The atmosphere is fantastic. The humor was great. The character customization was awesome.
Looking forward to getting lost in that game when it comes out.
I'm sure I'll post more on Fallout 4 as it gets closer.
-The Enginerd
As I posted about Wasteland 2... I'm more excited for Fallout 4. Wasteland will be a great bridge into November when Fallout 4 is released.
I love the Fallout franchise. It's been one of my favorites since I played Fallout 1 back in the 90's. The atmosphere is fantastic. The humor was great. The character customization was awesome.
Looking forward to getting lost in that game when it comes out.
I'm sure I'll post more on Fallout 4 as it gets closer.
-The Enginerd
Friday, October 9, 2015
Wasteland 2 Director's Cut Approaches
Wasteland 2 Director's Cut is scheduled to be released October 13th.
I am highly anticipating this release as I was a kickstarter backer for Wasteland 2 (creators of the original Fallout 1 and Fallout 2 games when Interplay owned the Fallout series rights, I used to play a ton of F1 and F2 and also Fallout Tactics: BOS).
I have played a little bit of Wasteland 2, a very fun isometric post nuclear apocalyptic role playing game. The problem is that as soon as I started getting into it, maybe 10 hours in, I discovered a better party. So being the Min/Max player I like to be when possible, I restarted.
Then I discovered that they were releasing a Director's Cut version with Perks and Quirks and a bunch of other updates and features.
However, your saved game files would NOT be comparable with the new DC version.
So I decided to shelve the game last spring and wait for summer's release... which got delayed until October.
So now it's fast approaching, which means, I need to get my head into survival nuclear mode!
And Fallout 4 is also around the corner in November. I'll write more about that as we get closer to November.
But for now, Wasteland 2 DC is what I'm looking forward to and will be high on the priority list when released.
-The Enginerd
I am highly anticipating this release as I was a kickstarter backer for Wasteland 2 (creators of the original Fallout 1 and Fallout 2 games when Interplay owned the Fallout series rights, I used to play a ton of F1 and F2 and also Fallout Tactics: BOS).
I have played a little bit of Wasteland 2, a very fun isometric post nuclear apocalyptic role playing game. The problem is that as soon as I started getting into it, maybe 10 hours in, I discovered a better party. So being the Min/Max player I like to be when possible, I restarted.
Then I discovered that they were releasing a Director's Cut version with Perks and Quirks and a bunch of other updates and features.
However, your saved game files would NOT be comparable with the new DC version.
So I decided to shelve the game last spring and wait for summer's release... which got delayed until October.
So now it's fast approaching, which means, I need to get my head into survival nuclear mode!
And Fallout 4 is also around the corner in November. I'll write more about that as we get closer to November.
But for now, Wasteland 2 DC is what I'm looking forward to and will be high on the priority list when released.
-The Enginerd
Thursday, October 8, 2015
Video Game Backlog Status Oct 2015
After posting about my backlog, I thought I should publish my current top 10.
1) Still continuing to play D3 pretty regularly, especially with Season 4 out and patch 2.3, which introduced cube items, adding another great customization to how you spec your char. This is an ongoing thing for me, I just like smashing through baddies on my Barb or Sader. Just a good off and on proposition if I'm bored and have 30 min to kill.
2) DA2 has been on my list for a long time. I'm about 60% through it. I waited a long time to start this one, bought it for $10 on a black Friday sale years ago. I had always heard it was not as good as DA1 Origins and you just spent all game in town. I like DA2 and find it really fun, and wishing I would have played it sooner. The problem is not with the game itself, it's finding time on the main TV with the Xbox to be able to play it when my wife and kids often want the TV or are awake. It's my top Xbox 360 game to finish. Then I can add DA Inquisition to the list.
3) Wasteland 2 Director's Cut. Highly Anticipating this one. I'll post a separate topic on this one tomorrow.
4) FB 2012... yeah 2012. It was the last one I purchased. It had custom conferences which made it basically as good as any future year's game. The gameplay is solid and I kick ass in it. I created my sons and nephews in the game at about the age they would be going to college and then recruited them and made some superstar teams. I think I have about 25 seasons completed on this dynasty. Just need to finish a few more seasons with my latest son now!
5) LOTR:SOM is freaking awesome. It's like part Batman Arkham Asylum, part RPG, part action game, plus it's LOTR. I really need to get back into this one and finish it off. It suffers from the same fate as #2 DA2 because of the TV thing.
Fall and Winter are approaching which means I may get more Video Game time. Or let's at least hope!
-The Enginerd
| Game | System |
| Diablo 3 | PC |
| Dragon Age II | Xbox 360 |
| Wasteland 2 | PC |
| NCAA FB 2012 | Xbox 360 |
| LOTR: Shadows of Mordor | Xbox 360 |
1) Still continuing to play D3 pretty regularly, especially with Season 4 out and patch 2.3, which introduced cube items, adding another great customization to how you spec your char. This is an ongoing thing for me, I just like smashing through baddies on my Barb or Sader. Just a good off and on proposition if I'm bored and have 30 min to kill.
2) DA2 has been on my list for a long time. I'm about 60% through it. I waited a long time to start this one, bought it for $10 on a black Friday sale years ago. I had always heard it was not as good as DA1 Origins and you just spent all game in town. I like DA2 and find it really fun, and wishing I would have played it sooner. The problem is not with the game itself, it's finding time on the main TV with the Xbox to be able to play it when my wife and kids often want the TV or are awake. It's my top Xbox 360 game to finish. Then I can add DA Inquisition to the list.
3) Wasteland 2 Director's Cut. Highly Anticipating this one. I'll post a separate topic on this one tomorrow.
4) FB 2012... yeah 2012. It was the last one I purchased. It had custom conferences which made it basically as good as any future year's game. The gameplay is solid and I kick ass in it. I created my sons and nephews in the game at about the age they would be going to college and then recruited them and made some superstar teams. I think I have about 25 seasons completed on this dynasty. Just need to finish a few more seasons with my latest son now!
5) LOTR:SOM is freaking awesome. It's like part Batman Arkham Asylum, part RPG, part action game, plus it's LOTR. I really need to get back into this one and finish it off. It suffers from the same fate as #2 DA2 because of the TV thing.
Fall and Winter are approaching which means I may get more Video Game time. Or let's at least hope!
-The Enginerd
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Video Game Backlog
This may seem like a crazy comment but I have a stressful Video Game backlog. I started to keep a spreadsheet of all the games I own and what I consider the status of each game is.
Why you ask?
I needed to prioritize my gaming, not only on the PC games but also console games.
But WHY?
Because Steam and GOG.com sales cause me to buy way too many titles that I passed over 3-4 years ago because I don't have time to play video games much anymore because I have children!!! OK?!
I found myself buying $50 worth of games on a Steam sale, which could be like 10 Games I'm finding it remarkably hard to not purchase games that I want to try or I know are AAA titles.
However, I feel like I need to back off a bit. Focus on only the games I really enjoy. And also not purchase every good RPG... I don't have time for them, I can only purchase the truly GREAT RPGs.
So what do you think? Do you ever suffer from a video game backlog?
-The Enginerd.
Why you ask?
I needed to prioritize my gaming, not only on the PC games but also console games.
But WHY?
Because Steam and GOG.com sales cause me to buy way too many titles that I passed over 3-4 years ago because I don't have time to play video games much anymore because I have children!!! OK?!
I found myself buying $50 worth of games on a Steam sale, which could be like 10 Games I'm finding it remarkably hard to not purchase games that I want to try or I know are AAA titles.
However, I feel like I need to back off a bit. Focus on only the games I really enjoy. And also not purchase every good RPG... I don't have time for them, I can only purchase the truly GREAT RPGs.
So what do you think? Do you ever suffer from a video game backlog?
-The Enginerd.
Sunday, October 4, 2015
Vikings vs Denver
What a fun game to watch even though the Vikings lost due to a fumble in the final minute when trying to drive down to tie or win the game.
The Vikings have a good team, not great, but good team this year. Their Defense is exciting to watch under Zimmer with lots of blitzes and pressure on the QB. Their secondary has improved a lot and their linebacking core is solid and full of emerging stars. You know the D plays well when they hold Peyton Manning to a 200 yard, 1 TD, 2 INT stat line.
The offense is solid, not great, but they can move the ball. With Peterson in the backfield, we should always have a competitive offense as long as the line blocks well, and Peterson can break one at anytime like he did today for 48 yards and a score when it was 4th and 1. Teddy is poised in the pocket and regularly gives us 250 yds, 1 TD performances. He throws the ball well and the WR are getting open frequently. We just need Teddy to start stepping up for another 50 yds and a 2nd Score... a solid 300 yds and 2 TDS every week plus a TD or 2 from the ground game plus a couple of field goals (if Walsh gets out of his own head and starts making them consistently again) and you got yourself a winning combination.
The bottom line is these Vikings are FUN TO WATCH. It reminds me of 2009 with Favre. They aren't as high powered but I haven't enjoyed them as much the past few years as I am this season. I find myself watching all of the game, instead of shutting it off at halftime to go do yardwork! I'm saving my yardwork until after the game.
Skol Vikings!
-The Enginerd
The Vikings have a good team, not great, but good team this year. Their Defense is exciting to watch under Zimmer with lots of blitzes and pressure on the QB. Their secondary has improved a lot and their linebacking core is solid and full of emerging stars. You know the D plays well when they hold Peyton Manning to a 200 yard, 1 TD, 2 INT stat line.
The offense is solid, not great, but they can move the ball. With Peterson in the backfield, we should always have a competitive offense as long as the line blocks well, and Peterson can break one at anytime like he did today for 48 yards and a score when it was 4th and 1. Teddy is poised in the pocket and regularly gives us 250 yds, 1 TD performances. He throws the ball well and the WR are getting open frequently. We just need Teddy to start stepping up for another 50 yds and a 2nd Score... a solid 300 yds and 2 TDS every week plus a TD or 2 from the ground game plus a couple of field goals (if Walsh gets out of his own head and starts making them consistently again) and you got yourself a winning combination.
The bottom line is these Vikings are FUN TO WATCH. It reminds me of 2009 with Favre. They aren't as high powered but I haven't enjoyed them as much the past few years as I am this season. I find myself watching all of the game, instead of shutting it off at halftime to go do yardwork! I'm saving my yardwork until after the game.
Skol Vikings!
-The Enginerd
Minnesota Twins 2015
Well, the Twins are out of the playoff hunt with another loss to the Royals.
I'll be honest and say that I haven't followed them as closely this summer as I would have liked. I finally have cable TV again for the first time in 4 years and I just didn't have time to watch them.
I guess it's the 2 kids and a pregnant wife all summer that prevented it. That and crazy hours at work.
I made a bet with a coworker on Joe Mauer's HR over/under. I posed the question: Mauer, 14 HRs, over/under, loser buys a round of beers. He said over, easily. Mauer ended up at 10. I win.
It would have been nice to watch Torii Hunter again. I have a authentic jersey from his first stint with the Twins. Good ol #48. I chose his jersey over a little rookie called Joe Mauer many years ago. I ended up having my wife remove Hunter's name from the jersey after he left Minnesota. Couldn't find the flap of fabric when he joined the Twins this year. Oh well.
Hopefully next year I'll be able to put the game on and do other things while it's on in the background.
-The Enginerd
I'll be honest and say that I haven't followed them as closely this summer as I would have liked. I finally have cable TV again for the first time in 4 years and I just didn't have time to watch them.
I guess it's the 2 kids and a pregnant wife all summer that prevented it. That and crazy hours at work.
I made a bet with a coworker on Joe Mauer's HR over/under. I posed the question: Mauer, 14 HRs, over/under, loser buys a round of beers. He said over, easily. Mauer ended up at 10. I win.
It would have been nice to watch Torii Hunter again. I have a authentic jersey from his first stint with the Twins. Good ol #48. I chose his jersey over a little rookie called Joe Mauer many years ago. I ended up having my wife remove Hunter's name from the jersey after he left Minnesota. Couldn't find the flap of fabric when he joined the Twins this year. Oh well.
Hopefully next year I'll be able to put the game on and do other things while it's on in the background.
-The Enginerd
Thursday, October 1, 2015
2015 FF
I'm in 2 leagues this year.
League 1 ($100): My old college buddies 10 team league in which we've all been doing this for 10+ years.
6pts TD for all, including QB
1/25 Yds QB
1/10 Yds RB/WR/TE
No PPR
K and Def required.
Auction League. Way fun for drafting, so much better than snake.
As of week 3, I'm 2-1 in this league and leading the league in Points scored. My RB's SUCK (CJ Anderson and D Martin with some Sankey, Woodhead, and Spiller, sounds like a bad porn lineup)
My WR are kicking some ass: Dem Thomas, Antonio Brown, Keenan Allen and Mr I score 2-3 TD's each week Fitzgerald. (Nice article in SI this last week on Carson Palmer... makes sense why Fitz is playing well).
League 2 ($20): Work League with people I used to work with.... that means before I took my latest job I was in this league and they invited me back for a 3rd year even though I havent worked direclty with them for 2 seasons now...
My WR in this league are the 2008 All Stars... and my RBs look similar to my College Friend League.
I'm 2-1 in this league as well.
I've also been playing quite a bit of Daily Fantasy Football the last few years. I sign up for some free promos and win with the free house money, gain like $3 and turn it into $10... then lose it. Maybe I'll take it seriously someday.
Ok, better help get the 3 kids to bed now.
-The Enginerd.
League 1 ($100): My old college buddies 10 team league in which we've all been doing this for 10+ years.
6pts TD for all, including QB
1/25 Yds QB
1/10 Yds RB/WR/TE
No PPR
K and Def required.
Auction League. Way fun for drafting, so much better than snake.
As of week 3, I'm 2-1 in this league and leading the league in Points scored. My RB's SUCK (CJ Anderson and D Martin with some Sankey, Woodhead, and Spiller, sounds like a bad porn lineup)
My WR are kicking some ass: Dem Thomas, Antonio Brown, Keenan Allen and Mr I score 2-3 TD's each week Fitzgerald. (Nice article in SI this last week on Carson Palmer... makes sense why Fitz is playing well).
League 2 ($20): Work League with people I used to work with.... that means before I took my latest job I was in this league and they invited me back for a 3rd year even though I havent worked direclty with them for 2 seasons now...
My WR in this league are the 2008 All Stars... and my RBs look similar to my College Friend League.
I'm 2-1 in this league as well.
I've also been playing quite a bit of Daily Fantasy Football the last few years. I sign up for some free promos and win with the free house money, gain like $3 and turn it into $10... then lose it. Maybe I'll take it seriously someday.
Ok, better help get the 3 kids to bed now.
-The Enginerd.
Trump for real?
I'm a republican, always have believed in the American Dream of working hard and being rewarded. I'm not against helping people who are in need, but I don't like the loopholes in society that allow those who don't really need it to siphon off the rest of us.
Anyway, I enjoy the political dramas as much as the next person (How amazing is Netflix's House of Cards, seriously, so good).
I've been watching the debates, reading articles, etc... but is Trump for real? Will people really vote for him as the polls suggest?
It feels like when Minnesota elected Jesse Ventura. Everyone was so fed up with the same old politics that any outsider could do better. Trump sort of feels like that right now too.
And maybe he can run the economy well. I don't know.
What I do know is that Trump would assemble the best team possible, that's what a businessman would do. He doesn't have to be the expert, he has to have a good team. Politicians have too many favors to fill, to give back to those who helped them rise. A businessman does not necessarily have that, as he needs a strong team, and he may play favorites but he knows that person will have the strengths for the job.
-The Enginerd
Anyway, I enjoy the political dramas as much as the next person (How amazing is Netflix's House of Cards, seriously, so good).
I've been watching the debates, reading articles, etc... but is Trump for real? Will people really vote for him as the polls suggest?
It feels like when Minnesota elected Jesse Ventura. Everyone was so fed up with the same old politics that any outsider could do better. Trump sort of feels like that right now too.
And maybe he can run the economy well. I don't know.
What I do know is that Trump would assemble the best team possible, that's what a businessman would do. He doesn't have to be the expert, he has to have a good team. Politicians have too many favors to fill, to give back to those who helped them rise. A businessman does not necessarily have that, as he needs a strong team, and he may play favorites but he knows that person will have the strengths for the job.
-The Enginerd
The Enginerd is Back!
Yes, you heard correctly. After a very long hiatus, the Enginerd is back.
You may be asking the following: 1) How did this come about? 2) Why are you back? 3) Where the heck have you been? 4) What have you been up to?
Well, here are the answers you seek.
1) I noticed my gmail sign out button in the upper right had a different logo today. Most people probably have a picture but I just have the first initial of my name. So I clicked on said initial and it said "change" so I clicked and it brought me to a menu that let me select pictures. One of the pictures was of the beer at Target Field from 2011 from this very blog. So I thought I would see if I have this blog link and now I'm here writing again.
2) Why not?
3) Not writing on this blog for reasons in #4 below
4) Oh you know, just having 2 more children and relocating my family for work last year...
I saw the topics across the top and thought: Hey, I could write something about each of those, and so I'm going to try doing that and then also posting more regularly.
Enjoy to those who stumble across this blog.
-The Enginerd
You may be asking the following: 1) How did this come about? 2) Why are you back? 3) Where the heck have you been? 4) What have you been up to?
Well, here are the answers you seek.
1) I noticed my gmail sign out button in the upper right had a different logo today. Most people probably have a picture but I just have the first initial of my name. So I clicked on said initial and it said "change" so I clicked and it brought me to a menu that let me select pictures. One of the pictures was of the beer at Target Field from 2011 from this very blog. So I thought I would see if I have this blog link and now I'm here writing again.
2) Why not?
3) Not writing on this blog for reasons in #4 below
4) Oh you know, just having 2 more children and relocating my family for work last year...
I saw the topics across the top and thought: Hey, I could write something about each of those, and so I'm going to try doing that and then also posting more regularly.
Enjoy to those who stumble across this blog.
-The Enginerd
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