Ugh

I hate these guys, but more on that below.

I think I probably just experienced two of the worse dragon fights imaginable this morning. The first one happened in a town who's name I can't remember. It was out there and just randomly I noticed a number of the guards drawing their bows and looking to the skies.

Uh, wonder what that could be?

So there was a dragon flying about overhead, blasting guards with it's ice breath and just having a merry old time. Me being an avid hunter of these poor creatures, I spring into action and blast it squarely with my recently unlocked fire shout which caught the dragon's attention. It took a couple of shots before it retreated onto some rocks on the outskirts of this little town. Seeing how the guards are not pursuing the dragon, I continued my chase alone as my wander companion decided against jumping into what I assume was freezing water, and opted to find a better route.

As I got to said dragon, it blasted me over and over though I did return the favor with shots of fire to it's face. Trying to jockey for a better position and perhaps get near enough to make use of my sword, I run and hop around the rocks beneath the dragon and then I get stuck.

Yes I was, in fact, stuck between a rock and a hard place...

There Be Dragons!

So my sessions have shorten down a little, I think mostly because I'm actually starting to be able to fast travel between places and that speeds things up some. That isn't to say that I've given up exploring, which I spent much of today doing. I've come across trolls and vampires and abandoned prisons in some extremely out of the way type of places.

I even advanced a little in the story, picking up some cool new tricks in the process. But I was not satisfied, because something very important was missing and I just didn't feel right about it not being there. What was this you may or may not wonder?

The one thing that was lacking was dragons! Where were the dragons? Why were they not terrorizing the skies as I imagine these awesome beasts to be doing?

First Impressions: The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim

So I did make it out for the midnight release for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim on Thursday night and I was a little surprised to see so few people. I guess I was expecting somewhat of a line like we saw with Halo: Reach, but I suppose that is entirely different animal all together. Still, there was a decent collection of guys that were far more into this game then even I was, as hyped as I thought myself to be.

Watched three guys hugging and jumping up and down like a bunch of little school girls or something, which was odd. Watched another guy rip the game open before he even left the store, just to pull out the map inside to show off to his friends who also got the game.

I don't feel so bad anymore...

Anyhow, shockingly I've put away about 10 hours into the game today and it was just about ten minutes ago that I came across my first dragon (and finally unlocking one of the dragon shouts). I was kind of expecting it to happen sooner, though I'm not complaining in the least that it happened when it did.

Destiny Begins Tonight

So it looks as though I am actually going to be heading out for the midnight release for Skyrim after all. I suppose it is for the best, considering all the madness going on with APEC and what not. I surely wouldn't want to get caught up in that mess tomorrow. Now as long as everything moves along smoothly, it looks like I'll be exploring the world of Skyrim before the sun rises tomorrow morning!

Here's hoping that works out...

The Plan

At this moment I'm finding myself sitting in front of my computer, just staring at the clock and willing it to hurry the hell up. Needless to say, that plan isn't working out all that well and it just makes time seem like its going even slower then normal. Surely I could continue playing other games, because I'm a little backed up at the moment, but that isn't going to happen. But my focus is aimed directly towards one game and one game alone at this point. Unlike how I treated my short time with Oblivion, I'm intending on fully dedicating my time solely towards Skyrim.

In some ways, its like my entire gaming world and life have come to a sudden, violent stop and now I'm waiting on bated breath to see and hold and play this gaming legend for myself. There is just so much to see and do in Skyrim, I'm hoping I don't get overwhelmed and lost in the process of wandering/exploring.

So sorry Rage, it looks like your time is up.

The Time Is Near

I'm thinking it is pretty safe to say by now that The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim may very well be the death of me. Okay that statement might be a little too far to the extreme. I think, at the very least, Skyrim will be the death of me financially. Though whist I'm still alive, the anticipation for this game is reaching staggering heights. I feel like a kid again!

A very broke kid...

As it goes so far, I've pre-ordered the collector's edition for both the game itself, as well as for the guide also. Why I pick up guides anymore in this day and age is a little beyond me, but I like how they look? It's an expensive love affair some days. Now thanks to the fact that I've been listening to the main theme song for the game (titled "Dragonborn"), I've even gone as far as to pre-order the 4-disc soundtrack on top of all of this!

What? It's supposed to be a signed copy from the man beyond the music for this game. I don't think I've ever gotten an autograph anything as far as video games are concerned...

But this madness must end and end soon, though the wait for that day is just a mere 3 days away. If life and my plans were to have worked side by side, I'd have been off of work from Friday until Monday. But damn you life! Way to ruin what could be a non-stop gaming session that would stretch on for days!

It doesn't matter though because I fully intend on playing the hell out of this game come Friday and I don't intend on stopping until my eyes dry out. Or I have to head out for work. Which ever happens first...

Interesting...

So, digging through my junk mail tonight I find a most interesting email apparently from "Blizzard" which states basically there is "strong evidence" that my account is either being traded or sold and that is a violation of their terms and policies and what not. So with that, I should click on the link provided in the email to "verify my password."

Um... no?

I haven't logged into my account in quite a few months by now, so I'm afraid I'm just going to have to call bullshit on this. If it is actually legit, then they can go ahead and lock up account up all nice and tiddy if they so choose. If not, well how much money can a person actually make off of a level 20 Orc anyway? Now unless the level cap was dropped to 20 and my dude suddenly gained massive god-like powers, I don't think that will amount to anything.

Ah, junk mail... thanks for the laugh!

Bastion

Bastion was a game I initially played the demo for during the Summer of Arcade this past Summer and I've been pondering about this game for quite some time since. I really liked the art style and the narration as you move along was a nice touch. And the music? Pure awesome.

Truthfully though, I didn't pick it up then and I sort of forgot about it up until only recently when I seen the game on sale on Steam. More then that, there was a bundle that included the game AND the soundtrack. I am a sucker for soundtracks...

So now Bastion has become my go-to game on PC, since I've played Bejeweled 3 to death by now. From the little time I've spent with the game so far, I am enjoying it as much as I expected I would. I'm mostly curious about how this story will unfold. What happened to the world? And where is everyone else? Just writing about this makes me want to fire the game back up right now and play...

Damn you adult life and your need to throw grown up responsibilities at me!

One Week Away

It's always hard to believe that a game, after being hyped endlessly for months (sometimes years), is actually nearing it's release date. As a manner of curbing my overly active geekness (RPGs are one thing, but fantasy? With castles and dragons and magic and all of that good stuff? I'm practically a kid in a candy shop!) has been to tell myself the game could get delayed at the last minute.

Of course if that did happen, I may just lose my goddamn mind. I wonder if  a workplace would keep in their employ a person who drools mindlessly and just mutters incoherent nothings about missed release dates and eternal gaming damnation?