MyNameIsAtticus

3 More Days until a Year! Today's game is Sea of Thieves. I figured I took a screenshot of some fish and jellyfish i saw in the water today and thought "Why the hell not, let's see if i can keep this fish train going". The fish in this one are far more cartoony, which is to be expected for Sea of Thieves. They're a personal favorite of our Crew's chef too, who likes to use them and burn them to a crisp (along with burning my ship)

We were doing a quest today, which took a lot of time, but got attacked by a Skeleton ship. After sinking it we decided that was enough for today and sailed for the port. We made off with a fuckton of loot. On the way back though we got attacked by a Megalodon and i got knocked off the ship. It left me alone so i just got to float peacefully in the ocean in the dark. It's pretty; this whole game is honestly pretty.

Another example is the sunset. I stayed behind to watch the ship while my crew was still doing the quest. And climbed up to the crows nest. It was so pretty watching the sun go down. It almost makes you forget the ocean wants you dead.

On our way back into port today we accidentally contributed to the reef extinction (sorry coral reefs, i didn't mean too) and nearly sunk before selling everything we gathered. Luckily we managed to get everything off, but it was close because our earlier battle with the Skeleton ship took all our wood. We didn't stock up before ending for the night, so that's something we have the joy of doing next time.

I feel like the game's servers are shrinking. It's sad, but to be expected. It's fun to hop in with friends, and i hope when the servers go down Microsoft/Rare allows for P2P multiplayer so we can keep doing that. My hopes arent high with them, but we'll have to see. I've seen crazier things happen.

4 Days until a year! We're getting close! Today's game is some more The Last of Us. I made my way through the Hotel level and found a Fish. I didn't know there were fish in this game. It's a really pretty fish. It made me consider this games water too, and on my Water Scale i've decided to give it a 7/10. It can look really pretty, probably wouldn't drink it though. This got me thinking that i don't feel like video game fish get enough attention. Maybe i should start a fish Ranking too.

The fish picture doesn't showcase my water opinion well, and i mainly just wanted to show off the fish anyways. So instead there's this picture which shows off the water far better. I love the transparency and the reflections. FSR ruins it a little bit, but if i turn it off it looks gorgeous imo.

Moving on from the water, You want to know what the Hotel reminded me of? Silent Hill 2. The entire time i kept thinking "This is just like Silent Hill 2!". I even had a metal pipe. The only thing i was missing was a dead wife and a haunted town.

I ended for the night after Joel took a nasty fall down an elevator shaft. That's when the game decided it was a lovely time to crash. I don't know what's causing the crash because it's not graphics but it's starting to get annoying. The game will freeze but sound will keep playing. It's a shame because the game is otherwise amazing in my opinion. I'm going to try and power through it but god is it driving me crazy.

I would have posted a picture of the creepy ass elevator shaft, but i couldn't whip out the photo mode due to the crash. So instead have this lovely photo of the Hotel lobby, complete with sexy light beams and water.

5 more days until a year! Today's game is Halo 3. We just decided yesterday "Let's play Halo 3 again". And so we did. Never has a game made killing your friends more fun. Somehow it can simultaneously make it seem goofy as fuck and also Bad Ass.

Take for example this picture of me slamming into a Ghost my brother was driving (classic Halo 3. Never change.) Screenshot looks pretty damn cool, at least in my opinion. But then the scene where it happens was funny as fuck because i turned around and barreled past him after he asks me to pick him up.

Bonus points too because he landed like this.

There was another moment we got struck by a tank and the Warthog crushed us all to death. We got this screenshot of my Friend crushed under the warthog that looks like something out of a slapstick.

Moving on from dying in funny ways, the game somehow makes us all eachother's greatest enemies and i love it for that. Later in that very same level my friend had a gravity hammer and was terrorizing us with it. I made the ultimate sacrifice by taking it and jumping off the edge to defeat the greatest enemy, my friend with the gravity hammer.

We did all the other levels, i swear, but Theater mode makes it so damn fun to get screenshots that i took a ton of just this level (i would have gotten a ton of "in the moment ones" but Halo doesnt seem to like Steam right now). Legit it's such a weirdly well crafted tool for a fucking Xbox 360 game. It has no business being this good. My only complaint is the lack of a Rewind button. But still, for running on the 360 it's damn impressive and i won't cast any shame on it for the lack of that. So instead to end off tonight, here's a screenshot of the 3 of us dying together so i don't upload like 80 more 4K Uncompressed Images.

Today's game is some more The Last of Us. I was going to do Halo but for some reason Halo doesn't want to work with Steam Clips or Screenshots today. So i had to do this (not that i'm complaining, this game is addicting, just today will be a bit lighter than usual).

I got the Pump Action Shotgun and this thing is a fucking powerhouse. It feels like an instant death stick basically. I do feel like the game maybe gives me a little to much ammo, but maybe it's just because i'm more experienced at shooters than what Standard players are meant too. But it's still fun to play with. The bombs you get i've been hesitant to use, but i want to set one up to use.

I had this glitch where the wall was rendering through the doors which was fun. I could still walk into the main chamber so ig Joel has just gotten the power to walk through walls.

I had to redo the Alley escape bit, but i got Joel a little turned around and ran past the door. I accidentally got killed Joel killed because of this and spent too long try to figure out where to go for an embarrassing amount of time.

I've been spending a lot of time in this game looking at all the Assets it has around. It reminds me a lot of the stuff Remedy makes with a bunch of Unique feeling assets used as decoration. Idk, it's just something that's been catching my attention about this game.

The final part i did was the Graveyard, which i finally managed to use the Bow in. That thing is hard too actually get comparable at using, but god it's satisfying. Eventually though i went through all my arrows and fell back on the shotgun after my attempts at stealth failed.

Today's game is the Last of Us. I made it to the part where you try to get the car running with Ellie today. So far the game is holding up amazingly to my opinions yesterday. The clickers especially are scary. Usually Zombies don't scare me, but it's so hard to tell if they saw you or not so it can make it scary and lead to some really tense moments.

One issue i'm having is with crashes. The game will randomly freeze and just stop. Also textures are just... really compressed until they suddenly pop in. The second one isn't too big of a deal though (you can see it on the above screenshot though on the Clicker's t-shirt).

The enviroments are still amazing. I loved especially getting close to these toppled over buildings. It was cool seeing them far away and even cooler seeing them up close. We should start building buildings like this in real life, preferably with all the nature still.

After Tess's death (which hit way harder because i assumed she lived for some reason), I was sneaking out of the Capital building and got seen by some guard's. Luckily they only started looking but they followed me out of the building. They just ended up standing there.

I tried waiting them out but they just didn't leave, so i ended up killing them and running. I wish i didn't kill them though because i feel like it was a waste of Bullets.

The subway section was creepy, i kind of liked it though. The game showing the Spores in the air is really cool and really makes you feel like your in danger. I mean, you're basically surrounded at all times and the only thing keeping you safe is a Gas Mask that could fail. I like the choice to go with the Fungal Spores, and as a bonus it gives me major I Am Legend vibes which is always nice.

I ended off tonight in the section where you meet Bill after falling into his trap. The section where you fight off the Zombies upside down is fun, albeit i did struggle a bit with it. Still, after the third attempt i made it and did the escape down the alley. I ended off in the diner as i felt that was a good spot to stop.

Today's game is The Last of Us. Nearly 13 years it's been out and i am astonished it took me this long to pick it up. And jesus christ am i glad I bought a copy instead of borrowing one or other things for my PS3. It makes me glad to see Naughty Dog's story writing skills are still stellar.

The story so far is great. Especially the opening. With Joel losing his daughter it really hits hard for me because i grew up an Older Brother and in some respects i am responsible for parts of their upbringing even if it's not in a parent role, and on top of that children are wholly innocent. And because of this a really good way for a story to get to me is to include children in that way. It's one of the few things that can almost make me cry nowadays, along with pets dying. So that opening was like a gut punch and almost made me cry seeing him lose his daughter,

Graphically it looks amazing too. Naughty Dog always seems to know exactly how to work the graphics and this game is no exception. Everything looks great and i get pretty good framerates. I'm not a fan of having to use FSR, but it may be partly my fault due too running the game at 1440p on High. And besides i can't really tell a difference after a while.

The environment design knocks it out of the fucking park too. I love city environments and even more so i love seeing them coexist with nature like it does in the later parts of the game. The city environments feel realistic and like actual cities which is more than most games can claim, at least in my opinion.

The lighting is gorgeous too. Not much beyond that lol, but that sunset looks mindblowing. I want to eat it.

My one complaint so far i think may be a Proton issue but i'm not sure, and that's that my PS5 Controller i game with on PC just doesn't seem to work with the fancy Bells and Whistles the game has (even with Steam Input off). Adaptive Triggers don't work unless plugged in and Rumble is just dead. Something about the speaker on the controller needing to be turned on.

Besides that though the game has been fucking great. I'm excited to get back into it tomorrow and maybe finally pick up the Second one during the next Steam Sale.

Today's game is Ocarina of Time. I finished my 10th something playthrough today and even fought Ganondorf off with a bottle. I know i already chose a picture of the Master Sword for a screenshot, but this really feels like an appropriate screenshot to end off on for one of my favorite games of all time.

I also considered this for the the screenshot but ended up going with the Master Sword. It just looks far better. It did give me this amusing photo of Zelda though:

During the tower escape i stopped to take a picture Ganondorf's corpse. It was another one i was considering, but i can imagine how humorous the conversation is as Link is telling Zelda to hold up so he can take a selfie with the corpse.

Of course, i couldn't talk about the boss fight without mentioning the epic final battle. It taking away the master sword and leaving you to fend without it, only to get it back and slay Ganon with it is an epic scene. It was amazing dodging his attacks with the Z Targeting and rolling under his legs to get his tail. It's a simple and basic fight, but an amazing example of where i feel like this game shines. Honestly, i think it's a contender for a good core Zelda game.

What i mean by that is it's what i'd recommend to someone who's never played Zelda but wants to give it a try. Is it a little rough graphically? Yes. But It covers all it's base's amazingly and i feel it's amazingly accessible to newcomers. The story is basic but epic, it's not too long and doesn't have too many Gimmicks, and i feel like the characters are so damn lovable. I feel like from there people can branch out and find their Zelda game (or stick with OoT if that's there favorite, like with me).

Anyways, i'd like to end it off by showing the Dorky animation for Zelda as she follows you to escape. It was funny, but what wasn't funny was her standing there watching Link get humped by a Redead right at the Exit. Thanks for nothing Zelda.

Today's game is Sea of Thieves. We hopped on to do a Tall Tale today and settled for the Pirates Life one (it's the last one we haven't done and we've been putting it off for ages). We've technically done this one before, but never finished it and we had a new person on, so we started it up all over again to do it through with them from the beginning.

It's cool that the levels are a recreation of the ride, because it lets me experience it without going to Disney Land (because 1) not a fan of disney right now 2) even if i wanted too i am not made of that kind of money).

Moving on from me talking about companies though. We spent a good while just dicking around on the ocean (our favorite. At this point we should just buy a real galleon and sail out to sea). For a good bit i neglect my captain duties and just danced on the Mast. It was fun until i turn around and they crashed my boat into a rock. Just kicking back in this game is a lot of fun, especially when you have a group you just vibe with. It's pretty and it's fun to just mess around and see where the wind takes you.

For another while we just followed eachother around pointing at eachother while playing instruments. It got really humorous for some reason too us. This photo i took is my favorite out of all of them.

We even got a perfect parking job. This is rare for us as we usually just crash head on into a rock or a dock or some other object and patch the holes. This though? Perfect. Pulled up perfectly parallel and sold everything. Made a good chunk of cash. We're closer to our goal of a brig too to add to our fleet (currently we have 3 ships). We were going too have one of our friends buy a sloop to add to the fleet, but they ended up spending all their money on Hats instead, which honestly, i can respect. We all need a good hat every once and a while.

Speaking of them, i think it's fitting to end off with a picture of them chilling in my captains chair after stealing it (and flaunting their new hat). Don't appreciate my chair being stolen, but love the hat so i let them have it and just took my bed instead. Captain can work from his bed anyways.

Today's game is Ocarina of Time. I cleared the last of the Temples today and opened up Ganon's Castle after kicking Bongo Bongo's ass (along with a discovery that i can use Arrows to stun him). I'm excited and sad to be finishing this game. It's one of those games that every time i beat it i'm left wanting more. Very few games i can see leave that impact on me.

Backpedalling to Ganon's Castle though, The cutscene for the rainbow bridge is another perfect example of why i love this game. It leverages the Soundtrack and the Camera Angles to create a really epic cutscene. I feel like the Journey too is what helps the moment. While the cutscene was playing i couldn't help but think of the Kokiri Forest at the beginning and go "Wow, Link really has come this far". It's just a really good Hero's tale imo.

While i was doing the Shadow temple i backed up a bit to try and get a good screenshot of the boat, only to discover that the back half isn't flat. I fell straight off the back and accidentally killed poor link. I then did it again trying to figure out what happened. I nearly died on the ship a third time because i didn't realize it was about to sink but luckily i just barely made the jump and watched the Stalfos plummet to it's death.

I ran into a door with a suspiciously Elder Scrolls Imperial shaped crest on it. Ironically, my friend was in VC with me playing through the Bottom of The Well at the same time and came to a door with the same texture at the same time as me. We both stopped and went "Dude, is that the Skyrim Logo?" to eachother.

I of course beat another Dead Hand too, and he died as he always does. With his freaky ass Jaw unhinged like a snake. It was a lot easier this time as i had a longer range with the Master Sword. My spin attack covered a lot more area and took him out way faster.

I ended off tonight in Ganon's Castle. I'm not quite ready to say goodbye again too Ocarina of Time tonight (and it's late) so i plan to finish it tomorrow hopefully. maybe the next Zelda game i do will be me finally finishing Twilight Princess (i have started and stopped the game so many times now)

Today's game is Ocarina of Time. Figured for the screenshot i'd go with is one of this statue, which just today i found out was known for it's chest being hookshotable? It's an iconic set piece in my mind, still, can't say i knew it was famous for that lol. I knocked out the Gerudo fortress and the child half of the spirit temple today in total so all in all i made pretty good progress.

I found out you could stun the Gerudo Guard which is nice. I've always snuck past them but being able to knock them out with a bow and stroll past makes my life way easier. Especially because their detection seems to have such BS range compared too the Hyrule castle Guards.

During the cutscene where you learn the Warp Song, Kaepora Gaebora is usually scene, but due to playing with 16:9 forced, i got this humorous screenshot of their being two (terrifying, i know). You can see his foot there on the stone and the usual one flying away as well.

I ended for the night in this mirror room after getting attacked by a Floormaster and deciding i was done for the night. I stopped to get a screenshot and got pounced into a corner basically before i could get the lense out. Teaches me for not checking first lol. All in good fun though because i was needing a point to get off anyways as it was late (and i wasted an embarrassing amount of time trying to solve an earlier puzzle with a switch on the ceiling)

Today's game is Sea of Thieves. Me and my friends hopped on and just messed around for about 50ish minutes (which is honestly one of the best ways to enjoy this game imo). When we spawned in we were greeted by a wonderful sunrise so it seemed like a good way to start off our session. I got this screenshot of the port right as we were leaving.

We ended up deciding to go do a Sea Fortress for today because they're good money and there was one nearby we saw. It was an impulsive decision but the sea forts are always fun so we had a good time. They're fun to tackle with friends and honestly are a good showcase of the games combat, albeit they're a lot of work to loot.

While unloading chests from the fort i annoyingly got a chest stuck on a ledge none of us could reach. We spent a good 10 minutes trying to get it before one of my friends got the idea to use the Harpoon to grab the thing. It's embarrassing it took us that long but i'm just glad to have grabbed it.

The trip back was rather uneventful (as was most of today) though it was a very cozy drive home which i enjoyed. we even got to watch the sunset as we sailed home. We sold all our stuff to the sovereigns and i let my best friend drive, which he promptly crashed into some rocks to show i can't trust to let him drive my expensive galleon. Still, we got the ship patched up and we sold all our stuff to the sovereigns for around 30k gold. A rather nice haul and a good step to my goal for a Brig (i only need around 50k more).

Today's game is Ocarina of Time. After getting the Biggoron sword last time, I decided to tackle the fire temple today. I cleared it all in one fell swoop. Going into it, i don't know why but it's occurring to me that this is the first time i'm hearing the original version of the Fire Temple theme. I don't know if last time i play SoH i somehow played a version of the game without the old theme or if i played it with the sound off, but this is the first time i'm hearing that chanting.

I ran into my first Like Like, which, i hate these guys. I've hated them with a burning passion ever since i played Majora's Mask for the first time and they didn't drop my stuff back for some reason. That one took my shield and tunic but luckily i was able to get them back after killing it.

There was an elevator that i discovered had a lava texture on the underside i don't usually see. I usually only pass through this room once so seeing it was something new.

To end of tonight's post, i wanted to show off the boss room. For an overglorified game of Whack a Mole, the game does an awesome job of making it feel epic. I was able to clear the boss fight fast too using the Biggoron sword to deal extra damage. It's really come in handy, especially when i forget to use the shield. I'm definitely switching back to the master sword though because it paired with the shield is just a badass combo.