...or how I disassembled and reassembled my PS5, and lived to tell the tale. NO I DIDN'T! Three days after I wrote the following article, my PS5 "crashed and burned." I won't go into details, but almost certainly the cause was a flaw in my repair. I've given up and ordered a PS5 Pro. I purchased my…
In my attempts to be a good host, I clean off my gaming table before my guests arrive. According to Jiku and Shuba, any dirt the guests see on the table has nothing to do with them. It must be because Bill didn't clean well enough. Last night we managed to play three games in a single…
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It's been another year of three guys sharing an apartment. Two of them are gay. One of them is human. Hilarity ensues. Jiku and Shuba wish you a Happy Adoption Day!
This is part four of a four-part article that begins here. Observations In preparing this essay, I became aware of how much my process resembles that of making a movie: composing each shot; understanding the properties of the camera; consider what's in-frame; location scouting for the background in the images; organizing the cast (not all characters are…
This is part three of a four-part article that begins here. Poses Let's deal with the obvious: Those four pictures are the same image with different captions. There's no operative difference between that and something like this: Ah, that's better. I picked the name "Tav" because I was trying to hide. The name "Tav" was so common,…
This is part two of a four-part article that begins here. Position Remember when you learned about co-ordinate systems back in high school? BG3's Photo Mode lets you put that knowledge to good use. There are two coordinate systems to keep track of. Warning for the math-adverse: If your head starts spinning, just scroll to the Composition…
Forward This was originally a single long essay. I've split it into four parts to make it easier on folks using phones to read it. If you see something like "I discuss this below" it refers to the entire article, not just the page you're reading. CW: There's at least one photo in the overall essay with…
John couldn't make it, so last night Maria, Andrew, and I made another attempt at Soul Raiders. As a reminder: Last August we played Chapter 1 and got through it successfully in a single night. In September we started on Chapter 2. It's a bigger and more complex story. We were only able to go part of…
TL;DR: I never should have purchased this game. The last time I opened a "semi-review" with those words, it was for Expedition 33. It was a negative review. While I maintain that I shouldn't have purchased 007 First Light, this is going to be a positive review. Why? Let's start with the obvious question: Why shouldn't I…