Back on Cache again, not overly familiar with it yet but that’s fine. Scores is as close as it gets at half time so pistol round as Ts is quite important. Make our way quickly to A site, get the quick plant at default and it’s a 3v3 we got this. Well that 3v3 becomes a 1v3 pretty damned quick and I’m running low on ammo.
Who’s that Pokemon!?
Realistically, it could’ve been a Voltorb, Electrode, or a Jigglypuff seen from above. Also, sorry. Very sorry.
Sneaky bugger
For once I’m not on the receiving end of this.
Clever… bus?
I went through some of my old Steam screenshots and this was the only shot I had from my playthrough of L.A. Noire. While it was some time ago, I do remember what happened. The mission was to find this bus, and when I turned down the street I figured saw on the radar I should be on the same street. However, looking down the road I didn’t see it anywhere. When I got closer, I noticed the bus was showing not on the actual road itself but rather behind a house. Sure enough, I plowed through the yard and found the damn thing. Imagine my surprised when I talked to the driver and he wasn’t shit faced drunk but just really stupid.
Whatever you say, Mr. Billboard!
So I’ve spent a little time recently browsing through r/simpsonsshitposting and since most of the posts revolve around old episodes (which I know like the back of my hand) I catch every stupid reference and get a laugh. And now… the laughter has made me a monster and I’ve made my first Simpsons shitpost. I’m afraid to admit I spent far too long making this and now I need a shower.
Ace, Clutch, or Flop? #20
For the longest time I’ve really only had Inferno in my map queue as it’s simply my favourite since they’ve updated Nuke. Slowly I’ve reintroduced myself to Train and the new Nuke as Inferno was getting a bit stale for me. Now I’ve thrown Cache and Overpass into the mix to change things up (no dice for Mirage or Dust II). So here goes nothing on a map I’m rusty on, should be a simple 1v1.
Soylent Coffee
Shortly after establishing a new rail passenger line to the city of Rotterdam, I successfully delivered my first four railcars full of happy travelers. To my horror, after looking into the port activities, I had discovered the terrible truth of what they did with the visitors. As ghastly as this was, I shook off my fright a reminded myself I’m a business tycoon first and foremost. I quickly offered to transport the new coffee “grounds” to the nearest port for further sale and consumption. While the profits did relax me and and allow me to sleep easy that night, I did not partake in the evening supper down at the Rotterdam hotel.
Data is Beautiful: The Simpsons
At work recently I find myself needing to make some rather boring reports composed almost solely of numbers and values week after week. Since some of these reports are now going to higher up people, who do not need most insignificant details I found myself needing a little refresher on making somewhat decent visuals. So before I dove into throwing those work reports some colour, I decided to practice a bit beforehand. And what better data set than The Simpsons US Viewers and IMDB ratings of course!
While it’s no secret that The Simpsons viewership has declined over the years, it was quite surprising to see how far they’ve fallen. Somewhere around season 12 there was a short lived resurgence but it never made made it back to where to show once was (I’d say this is normal though). And while there is no question about decline of quality, I would argue that it is not the only factor leading to the dwindling show watchers. Keep in mind The Simpsons came out in the late 80s so this was a time long before entire seasons were available on VHS or DVD, before pirating was commonplace, and before TV on demand was a thing. Back then to catch an episode you actually had to tune into when the episode aired or risk not seeing it for years. As technology marched forward, turning on the TV because less important and TV stations all over the world felt the effect. So the quality of the episodes are not only at fault but it certainly does not help that the Simpsons wit was slowly replaced with overused slapstick antics.
As you can see by each episodes IMDB rating (I know it’s probably not the most reliable source) sometime around season 9 the quality began to drop as well. Indeed the golden years of The Simpsons was coming to an end right as I was getting old enough to understand all the clever jokes. Fortunately Futurama came along after!
Unappreciative Preston
After I enthusiastically came back from spreading the word of the Minutemen, doing good and all that, Preston was not impressed at all. In fact all he did was give me a damned cold shoulder and then a little shrug! What an arse hole!
I felt like adding a couple of emotional chords (thanks to radutron.com) would make it kind of funny.
Theme Hospital fans rejoice!
I’m not a huge fan of many big triple A games studios and publishers are pushing out these days so I can’t really say I’ve got any titles that I’m excited for in 2018. But it only took 18 days into the new year to put one on the list. Yesterday Sega tweeted and posted an announcement trailer (above) for Two Point Hospital coming in Fall of 2018. From the limited video and screenshots available, it looks to be fairly cartoonish, which excites me as it indicates that they will hopefully closely follow the mechanics that made Theme Hospital so fun. I’m also happy to see it available on Steam (of course). So if you were a big fan of the original and want to see some updated graphics (and who know what else could be new), put this one on your wish list as it looks promising!
If you’ve never played Theme Hospital, it’s a great sim game and you should check it out. You will most likely love it if you’ve liked games like Rollercoaster Tycoon and Prison Architect. It’s not on Steam, but it is available for at GOG for $7.49 CAD.
Cubicle Coma 