Foolz said:

Cheers, mate! I started learning piano for about six months 10 years or so ago, and also learned Mary Had a Little Lamb!

Now I'm getting back into it, and will hopefully stick with it. I have to justify the cost of buying a digital piano, somehow...

Here is a login-free link. (Apparently Vimeo is censored in Indonesia.)

That's strange, the website ate my reply.  

I managed to view the video through your log-in free link and was sufficiently impressed.  I also didn't know we were an Indonesian colony, which is the only reasonable explanation as to why I couldn't see the video on vimeo.

also, my eldest has been learning how to play piano for about 3 years now.  He can play a few popular songs, to which the youngest will sing along in what is a child's approximation of phoneticaly learned English.

robio said:

Hey guys free game alert, and it's actually a good one too. Until tomorrow at 11 a.m. eastern, Steamworld Dig 2 is free on Steam and GoG. If you haven't played it, it's definitely worth picking up. Hell, even if you have played it and you don't have it on PC, this is a good time to get it.

Got it, will have to find time to play it, obviously I've heard how great it is.

Archie started avengers, I need to start it later this month, Spider-Man is coming. I waited long enough.

So Guardians is a great game but very much held up by its great storytelling and pacing, not so much the actual gameplay. It's also a very very by the book AAA game. I addressed my thoughts on gameplay and story in my review, I'll share that section below, your thoughts.

From my Guardians review:

I want to conclude the review by addressing the roles of story and gameplay in games and how many view it differently. For me it’s always been gameplay first but the story can always help tremendously to elevate a game. That’s is clearly the case here, Guardians is just any random average action adventure game but when you add the magic sauce of an excellent story, well written characters, great pacing, all the elements that make a AAA game feel like playing a major movie all of a sudden that average game rises to new levels. I can only go by how much I enjoyed my time playing this game and I had a smile from beginning to end. I laughed out loud plenty of times, I would get giddy with excitement at the idea of where the story was taking the Guardians to next. I would feel heartbreak when one of the characters reveals their most painful memories. It’s why I say gaming could be more powerful than movies or shows, it can do all the things those two can do but they can never place you in control, make you an active participant in the story and that alone makes gaming so much more interesting.


But others don’t feel the same way, I know many players that feel if a developer isn’t going to bother making a game with deep gameplay then it’s a waste of time. Some think a story driven game might be better off leaving behind average gameplay, they might say it just gets in the way. Some people play games in the lowest setting because they find the actual playing to be a chore. And others might be bored of the AAA template this game desperately adheres to. These are all aspects to consider when choosing to play a game like this, if any of what I mentioned above describes your feelings on certain games then maybe this one isn’t for you.

I had toe surgery this morning; permantely damaged middle joint from that car accident I had last summer. i have to wear a special boot for the next 4-6 weeks. We've had beautiful weather in Colorado lately, and it really sucks I can't go hiking.

Anyway, I bought a two Switch games today: Civ 6 ($9) and KOTOR ($15). I've never played a Civ game before, so this should be interesting to learn. I beat KOTOR on the orignal Xbox back in the day. I may do a Dark side charater.

KOTOR still holds up. Nice smooth framerate and graphics. Gameplay is a lot of fun too.

I hope KOTOR 2 gets a remaster as well someday.

Dvader said:

Still have the back issues, those suck? Hope it all turns out well.

Finished Guardians, review is being posted. Started Forza Horizon 5, seems fun, lots to do. Not sure I understand why it's an arcade racer that still feels like a sim. When I have an open world in a racing game it's usually with car chases, and boosting and you know arcade stuff.

Dvader said:

Got it, will have to find time to play it, obviously I've heard how great it is.

Archie started avengers, I need to start it later this month, Spider-Man is coming. I waited long enough.

I recently finished the campaign in Marvel’s Avengers and it’s quite a mediocre game overall. Kind of janky in the gameplay department, convoluted in the menus and UI, and fairly ho-hum in the story with some decent moments here and there.

Been playing lots of Forza Horizon 5 though and absolutely loving it.