Manhunt is an excellent standalone game (it has a sequel but they’re unconnected) that has a simple premise for essentially playing the villain in a slasher movie, made more palatable by virtue of you hunting down and killing other violent criminals who are specifically after you. I sometimes envision Hitman stabbing, strangling and bludgeoning animations incorrectly before realizing that I’m picturing 47 performing kills with the same animations as this game, which frankly I wish could be done. The extremism of this game, in its violence, profanity, and overall adult themes, is wonderful, rivaled only, in my opinion, by The Suffering.
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Alrighty spent the last two days at the Halloween 45 Years of Terror Convention. Overall I had a blast and concluded I will be at H50.
I met a lot of great people, and plenty of celebrities who were in the movies. Had some highs and some low moments. A lot of resellers came to nab up a lot of the Exclusives but I managed to get the one I wanted which was the Dan Challis Figure since I’m a big H3 fan and it was limited to only 1000.
I got to meet Stef Hutchinson who was the writer for a lot of the Halloween Comics released in the 2000’s. Not many know of the comics, so he didn’t get a lot of people coming up to him. I met him on the first day and he showed me the progress on something Halloween related he is trying to finish, but they’re going through the legal process of doing so which is exciting. I visited him today thinking about picking up an Issue or two and he gave me a Comic Script half off which was limited to 31 people and followed me on Instagram he also signed it for free! It was a very memorable experience that I wanted to share :).
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Reached the Finale/point-of-no-return section of God of War. (The typical part in the RPG where someone says “Hey, make sure you’re prepared before doing this, because you’re locked in once you do this”)
Just triggered the boss battle’s start, but I’ll leave that for another time when it’s less late and I have more time for it.
I really appreciate the lead up to it, as it’s smart in a kind of cheesy way that the sequence starts off with you entering The Belly of the Beast – both figuratively and literally as shown by a Location pop-up lol
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If you’re in the United States, FEMA will be testing the national alert system tomorrow (October 4) at 2:20 Eastern Daylight Time. Everyone’s phone, radio and TV should sound off the alert and it is only a test. No need to worry about it.
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Gearing up to make my first big boy purchase… a car.
Usually I had the help with my father in the past since he is the car guru, but not me as an adult now I’m on the market trying to find something relatively “new” with of course affordable monthly payments.
Fortunately I have found some listings that meet my standards and am gonna keep an eye on them. Hopefully by the end of the month/early November I’ll be on the road with something less death trappy and something more new.
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Holy shit Fishtank entered the stock exchange…
Shocked I tell you. I’m almost convinced to put an investment towards it.
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My colleague, and friend, was fired today after it was discovered she’d engaged in months of theft using an exploit in our POS system.
Huge breach of trust. Not good.
And I am the one who found, by accident, the evidence. (I don’t think she knows this.) Once I pointed out the list of irregularities to my boss, it was game over, man.
Conflicting emotions.
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After living at the same apartment for 5 years I have finally moved to a nicer place that is more importantly right by my job.
No more 90 minute commutes and coming home too exhausted to do anything anymore after work. Now I can get home within half an hour and have the rest of the night to relax.
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There’s a show that I’ve loved for years now called Last Podcast on the Left, it’s been kind of a staple for me through good and bad times. Sadly, one of the co-hosts, Ben Kissel, was recently let go. He’s always had issues with alcohol and mental health, and it seems like it’s gotten the better of him as of late. His ex very recently spoke online about some awful treatment that occurred last year, and within days of this it was announced that Ben would be taking a break to work on his issues. Yesterday, it was revealed that Ben will no longer be a part of the show.
Honestly, this is heartbreaking to me from all directions. I don’t know the guy, but he’s been a part of my life in a way for nearly ten years now. A comfortable staple, him and the others make me laugh and help me feel comfortable with finding humour and levity in subjects that 99% of people meet with upmost seriousness. They make me feel more comfortable with my own sensibilities, less alone. So to “lose” one of them so abruptly is honestly just a little bit devastating. I don’t really follow any social media feeds, so while everyone else was keeping up with this in real time, this was my experience:
A few weeks ago: I hear it stated in the show that Ben will be taking a break to work on himself 
A week or so later: One of the episodes opens with a message, saying that fans of the show have been harassing his ex and his co-hosts would not stand for it. 
Precisely right fucking now: Ben will be leaving the show, and had behaved abusively towards his partner 
Apparently the stuff with his ex has been public for weeks now, I just don’t tend to follow any of this bullshit I just listen to the show. So it all just hit me very suddenly and it sucks. Speaking strictly as a fan, I loved Ben. I got to see him and the other guys, Marcus and Henry, perform live twice in Toronto over the years and I’ve always considered it a privilege. Having that be so firmly set in the past, never to be repeated the same again, it carries a kind of hollow sadness. But I guess that things happened the way they had to happen, he has issues and they’re worse than anyone really understood. It’s a shame, but the show must go on. I wish Ben the best of luck.
Pictured: he’s the big guy
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During my downtime away from the forum I managed to get a bunch of subscribers and make something out of my youtube channel.
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Just recently discovered It Takes Two has a “fuck the Oscars” easter egg! I was stunned!
Like… you can really have a bleeped F-word in your game and it can still get rated T for Teen? Huh.
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I am once again asking IOI to take the damn Epic deal and get 47 in Fortnite.
Alan Wake can do it! Uncanny, but… lol yeah!
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I mean this crossover was expected since the game is Epic Exclusive. But this one is out of left field.
To be fair Malek Akkad did say something Video Game related was happening but no one expected Fortnite 
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I recognize I have sinned. 
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I’ve been playing hardcore mode for a little over 2 weeks now constantly only to keep losing when I’m far along because of bugs or bad RNG. The weapons wall is nearly empty. I’ve also now learned that there’s no turning back if an assassin spots you through a wall.
It sounds insane but at this point I’d rather buy the hardcore mode reward suit than earn it. This feels hapless and not fun. It’s like the Wrath Termination all over again but x10. Wasted so much time on it…worst of all, there’s no way to ask for advice on this. Freelancer is about rolling the dice. You can only hope it goes well. 
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Got my flu and COVID-19 vaccinations for the year last night and am feeling pretty low and my arm is sore as hell. Definitely not going into work today.
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I haven’t beaten a hardcore campaign either, at this point i just don’t care anymore 
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Today I did something in Hitman I’ve never done before: I actually used the Fake Surrender mechanic!
I was on Alerted Hokkaido and while dumping Nails’ body into the closet in his room I got seen by a guard who I forgot comes in the room on that difficulty. I used Fake Surrender, lured him into the room, and was able to KO him, take his disguise, and escape before other guards came in. Turns out the move isn’t totally useless!
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