Focus Forward

There are these abstract, amorphous things called 'life lessons' people are supposed to learn. I am not sure how many of us do, but undoubtedly we learn them in different ways. One of them I have been learning for far longer than I wish is to focus forward. Do not let setbacks actually set you back but find a way to keep moving forward. Sometimes that means changing directions and sometimes that means going ahead regardless. It can be hard to know which it is you should do, but it is very much worth figuring out. Personally, I think the path I am on is the path I am going to stay on if only because there is no other path I can see. Options would be nice, but when you can find a measure of satisfaction and happiness with what you are doing, why abandon it?

Black Panther and Kingdom Come: Deliverance

So I've been busy for a bit more than a week now as I have been working on a review for Kingdom Come: Deliverance, a game that can take over 100 hours to complete, and because of how I play/enjoy games, I may approach that before writing the review. Good news is, I am enjoying it and having fun. Do have some criticisms, but most are not too major. (Personally I do not have an issue with the save system, unless the game crashes, then I am peeved.)
What I think I can more freely talk about is Black Panther, which I saw just earlier today. I do think it is a good movie, but it too has some weaknesses. Some aspects of the story are cliche, but I'll be fair and say being an origin story can almost require cliches (plus, cliches work, but one should still be cautious). There were some plot holes at the end, like resolving why M'Baku came and what his new status is, so I am hoping there will be deleted scenes explaining this, as even a couple lines like, 'It is time we came down from the mountain,' with a positive and affirmative response would do the job. The main criticism I have is a certain weakness to the beginning as I felt the Wakandan tribes were not well introduced. The movie provides very little information about them or their roles, so the conflicts between them and their members felt more hollow than I wish they were. Still an enjoyable movie though and I am looking forward to seeing what comes next.

Congrats Philly!

Wow! That was an amazing game to watch, even if it did not have my Packers in it, and I am very happy I stayed up and tuned in. I doubt this Super Bowl went anything like what most people were expecting, but that is part of the fun of any game. Good job, Eagles, but next year, it's going to be healthy Aaron Rodgers leading the Packers to victory in LIII.

Wow, I have been forgetful

I truly have not realized how much time has passed since I last posted here. This blog has just been slipping my mind as I have been focusing on other things, of which there have been several. I had TBOG recordings to make, a book to finish and publish, and some other odds and ends.
Now, what can I share... Actually nothing good is coming to mind. Everything I am thinking of is too far off or not something I want to share yet... I really can be a boring person at times, even when there is stuff some might find interesting. Hopefully that will change by next week. (And I remember to post something next week.)

Awesome Opportunity Taken

I've been busy the past few weeks, and the primary work consuming my time has been working on a couple reviews, and one of them has gone live! I was very fortunate that I was able to receive on loan some Lenovo hardware to review, including the Lenovo Explorer, the company's Windows Mixed Reality headset. It has been a pleasure to work with it, in part because of how easy it is to get working. There is no special set up to speak of, and in all of the SteamVR games I have tried it in, it just worked and worked well. It leaves me looking forward to the WMR platform continuing to develop, including receiving formal SteamVR support, as it is currently in beta.
So cool, but I have to get back to some other work now, and post something on the Body on Games blog.