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[SubRosa]

This morning I shot the front nine at Banff Springs, and the front 9 at Harbor Town. I scored about -3 under par at each. So I got cocky, and tried increasing the difficulty to the next level. My first shot was into the woods! Now I am back down to the easiest level...

[haute ecole rider]

For the past several weeks I've been immersed in Skyrim. Yup. Finally bit the Steam bullet and purchased the Legendary Edition. I had a character from Oblivion who had a lot of promise, but never really told me her story because Oblivion wasn't her "home" the way it is Julian's or Tallei's. So I called her to Skyrim, and she took to it like a duck to water. This is definitely her "home," and her story is beginning to unravel to me. It's tough, but I am enjoying really getting to know her in this wild, remote and strange country with so many flaws (can anyone spell racism?) and yet so much going for it.

I took my time playing through the vanilla Skyrim (and both DLC's) with only the UOP's as my mods. It was good to see how things play out, though my character never picked a side in the civil war (and neither did I). There's a lot of room for political intrigue, strategy and plotting that I never quite saw in Oblivion.

There's a few things I don't miss about Oblivion. Goblins (maybe Julian cleared them all out over 200 years ago when Legio VI was posted there?). Imps. But there's a few things I do miss about Oblivion. Normal proportions and postures in the NPC's and PC. And the horses! Oh, for a well-proportioned light breed that won't break down in Skyrim's rugged country! For normal gaits and riding habits! Have you noticed that the Skyrim horses move like dairy cows? They look damn uncomfortable to ride! My vanilla character won't waste 1,000 gold coins on one of those! But thanks to a couple of mods, the animations have been fixed, and now the big ponies' endearing personalities are growing on both of us.

I'm heading back to Skyrim now . . .

[Acadian]

Rider, welcome to Skyrim. Sounds like you're settling in well! I did the same thing you did - played for quite awhile using pure vanilla (+ DLC) before starting to mod.

Buffy's quite fallen for the heavy horses!

[SubRosa]

I tried upping the difficulty level again, and shot an even par for all 18 holes at Banff Springs! W00T!

[mirocu]

In between Oblivion sessions last night I took the opportunity to play through Ducktales 2 on the NES. Have beaten it several times on the Gameboy and gotten both endings, now I got the mapless ending.

[Callidus Thorn]

XCOM: Enemy Within.

Turn based strategy defending Earth form alien invasion.

On the higher difficulty settings it's downright hellish.

[Cardboard Box]

I've been playing a fair bit of Binding of Isaac at the moment. Think Robotron, Zelda and Rogue get fused in a hideous teleporter accident and coated in the strange, eldritch ichor that oozes from Edmund McMillen's pen. Yes, the same guy who gave us Carious Weltling, Super Meat Boy, Aether and Time Fcuk.

Basically, its gameplay is simple to learn and easy to just pick up and play, and I don't feel that the level generation is as unfair as Spelunky was. If I'd only zagged instead of zigging...

Also, the Viscera Cleanup Detail alpha. Basically, the space marines have done their bit, and you're cleaning up after them, space mop and all. For some reason I find mopping up gore and painstakingly picking up bullet casings and body parts oddly relaxing.

[Kiln]

I've been playing a fair bit of Binding of Isaac at the moment. Think Robotron, Zelda and Rogue get fused in a hideous teleporter accident and coated in the strange, eldritch ichor that oozes from Edmund McMillen's pen. Yes, the same guy who gave us Carious Weltling, Super Meat Boy, Aether and Time Fcuk.

Basically, its gameplay is simple to learn and easy to just pick up and play, and I don't feel that the level generation is as unfair as Spelunky was. If I'd only zagged instead of zigging...

Also, the Viscera Cleanup Detail alpha. Basically, the space marines have done their bit, and you're cleaning up after them, space mop and all. For some reason I find mopping up gore and painstakingly picking up bullet casings and body parts oddly relaxing.

That is an interesting way to try and sell your game, create a game where you play a janitor in the aftermath of the fight.

[SubRosa]

I played all 18 holes at Augusta tonight. I have to say, it is a really nice course. It is up there with Banff Springs and Harbor Town as one of my favorites.

[mirocu]

I played all 18 holes at Augusta tonight. I have to say, it is a really nice course. It is up there with Banff Springs and Harbor Town as one of my favorites.

Are we including analogue activities too now in this thread?

[Callidus Thorn]

Finally making some progress in XCOM: Enemy Within, might manage to survive the first three months of the game, which is when it's at its most brutal.

Also fired up Etrian Odyssey 4: Legends of the Titan again. This time I'm determined to complete it, and y'know, playing a game where I get to be a Runemaster searching for Yggdrasil just never gets old

[Acadian]

I played all 18 holes at Augusta tonight. I have to say, it is a really nice course. It is up there with Banff Springs and Harbor Town as one of my favorites.

You're getting to be quite the pixel putter!

[SubRosa]

I played all 18 holes at Augusta tonight. I have to say, it is a really nice course. It is up there with Banff Springs and Harbor Town as one of my favorites.

Are we including analogue activities too now in this thread?

Entirely digital! I have never swung a golf club in my life. Let alone owned one.

Finally making some progress in XCOM: Enemy Within, might manage to survive the first three months of the game, which is when it's at its most brutal.

I have not gotten around to trying the new Xcom game yet. But I have the original two, and I still play them once in a while. They were tough in the beginning too, when you didn't have any armor, and your weapons were limited. Terror From The Deep became really difficult once the Lobstermen appeared. If you didn't have sonic weapons by then, you were screwed.

I played all 18 holes at Augusta tonight. I have to say, it is a really nice course. It is up there with Banff Springs and Harbor Town as one of my favorites.

You're getting to be quite the pixel putter!

I can knock those digital skulls around the graveyard with the best of them!

This post has been edited by SubRosa: Aug 7 2014, 02:11 PM

[Callidus Thorn]

Finally making some progress in XCOM: Enemy Within, might manage to survive the first three months of the game, which is when it's at its most brutal.

You see this, that's me jinxing the game, right there.

After that, two missions got all my good soldiers killed.

There's no coming back from that...

Finally making some progress in XCOM: Enemy Within, might manage to survive the first three months of the game, which is when it's at its most brutal.

I have not gotten around to trying the new Xcom game yet. But I have the original two, and I still play them once in a while. They were tough in the beginning too, when you didn't have any armor, and your weapons were limited. Terror From The Deep became really difficult once the Lobstermen appeared. If you didn't have sonic weapons by then, you were screwed.

XCOM Enemy Unknown wasn't so bad, but with the Enemy Within expansion they upped the difficulty of the early game. And playing it on "classic" difficulty with ironman mode on for no reloads, you can be literally one wrong move away from disaster.

Damn good game, but one that really makes you work for victory. Which is how it should be, of course, with a strategy game. Which is why I keep trying...

[mirocu]

@Sub - Oh! I thought you meant the real thing! I forgot there are computer versions of golf...

[SubRosa]

@Sub - Oh! I thought you meant the real thing! I forgot there are computer versions of golf...

There are computer versions of everything worthwhile in life. No point ever leaving the house...

This morning I played all 18 holes at the TPC of Scottsdale. That was another lovely course. And I shot 5 under par!

[mirocu]

@Sub - Oh! I thought you meant the real thing! I forgot there are computer versions of golf...

There are computer versions of everything worthwhile in life. No point ever leaving the house...

Leaving the house is overrated...

This morning I played all 18 holes at the TPC of Scottsdale. That was another lovely course. And I shot 5 under par!

That is good! Congrats!

[SubRosa]

Leaving the house is overrated...

I went outside once. The graphics were really good, but the gameplay was boring.

This morning I played all 18 holes at the TPC of Scottsdale. That was another lovely course. And I shot 5 under par!

That is good! Congrats!

What I find fun is playing a course in Links, and then googling the same course and looking at RL pictures of it. These places are beautiful

This post has been edited by SubRosa: Aug 7 2014, 04:35 PM

[haute ecole rider]

Leaving the house is overrated...

I went outside once. The graphics were really good, but the gameplay was boring.

Obviously you didn't have horses in your game. Try riding a green horse that has never been backed (saddled and mounted).

[SubRosa]

Started Neverwinter Nights 2 yesterday. I have not played it in years. I created my old standby, an Elven Ranger. The last time I did it I went the dual weapons route. This time I am trying archery instead. So far it is has been fun.