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The M.P.C.P.M.O.A.T.H.I.K.M.A.I.A.W.T.D.F.A. Wrup

It's all in this super cryptic title....

Anyway, what is everyone playing over the weekend?

Thomas: Got myself a copy of Final Fantasy 12 HD so I might give that a go. Or some Splatoon 2, because the Switch is a less effective heat dispenser compared to my PC or PS4 Pro. That said, the Switch Tablet does get extremely hot while playing Splatoon 2 docked, more so than during Zelda or any other Title I've played on it so far.

Wolfe: final fantasy v:  four job fiesta continues.  mainly, i'm just doing grinding.  it turns out that the first part of the game is the only part where you can get elemental staves.  after that, they're gone forever and so far, my party has no real way of inflicting electricity/electrical damage.  so...i guess i have to get a ton of those.  i'm getting back into quest for glory 3.  this week has been stat bumping week with a little bit of story glued to the tail end, but the story IS moving again.  as for child of light, it sort of looks like it's winding down.  i've already had one "near-ending" where the game looked like it was over, so i feel like we're close.

AJ: Reacquainting myself with GOG. I see they've gotten some interesting new stuff in the past 2 or 3 months.

Scroo: I think just the usual for me. I haven't had a lot of time in The Surge this week sadly, so I'm hoping to remedy that and get a video or two up on the LP channel. Of course more Vermintide and maybe a few more rounds of Rocket League as well -- which still has an egregious problem with leavers that still goes 100% unpunished. That's why I stopped playing to begin with so far back now, but as long as I have friends that want to party up on matches I'll be down. You know, there's even a microtransaction system now with crates that drop during online wins. They can contain everything from special wheels and cars to rocket trails and skins and in lots of ways that's cool because there's all this new stuff but the other side of coin is that they can only be 'opened' by buying a key. I feel like I should write about this actually instead of putting it all here...

Cody: Gonna see how much Rocksmith my arm can take in between DMC and Rocketleague and Watching the Dota 2 International

WPRU WUPR WRUP PURW

I originally wanted to talk about the new Prey here (which is overall pretty good and totally worth playing), or more specific how it’s ending is an absolute failure thanks to it playing it way too save despite having a rather complicated setup, but I guess no one here has finished it so… Go and play Prey (2017)! Read more

Wildfire WRUP

Well here I am again writing a WRUP and since I'm super close to this Detwiler Fire here in CA, that I'm sure people are hearing about on the news etc I figured I make that the subject. Below is a link to the current burn area. It'll take you away from this site but it's worth seeing. Something like twice the size of San Fransisco or nearly 80 square miles. Which is huge but when compared to the Rim Fire in 2013 which was something like 400 square miles it's easy to think that things could be much worse.

2017 Detwiler Fire | Google Crisis Map

Luckily for us around the town of Mariposa the evacuation orders have been lifted as of yesterday the 21st so folks can get back to work and their homes that they've had to leave behind for the last four or five days. Now they've got to deal with things like a fridge full of spoiled food and dead or dying plants and perhaps missing animals in the form of livestock and household pets. And worse like those fifty plus in the immediate area who've lost their homes entirely.

I live about 12 miles outside of town and wasn't evacuated thankfully but the lines were withing just a couple of miles from my home and the road I live on was on notice for a couple of days. We're not out of the woods yet as this thing keeps growing and I'm seeing numbers like 75,000 acres and 25% overall containment (as of the time of this writing) but out here it's just slowed down and isn't moving very quickly. That doesn't mean if the wind picks up it won't charge up the ridge again and frankly that's still pretty scary. To those in the surrounding areas of Coulterville, Greely Hill and Cathey's Valley who are still not allowed to go home and may not even know if they have one any more, I feel you and we all here Twinstiq and our friends wish you the best.

And to settle the word that national news seems to be putting out there and people are misuderstanding, no the fire is not in Yosemite. It's about 30 miles from there actually, just lots of smoke there in the valley. The reports are just using Yosemite as a point of recognition for those who've never heard of our area here. In fact Yosemite actually burns fairly regularly and it's national park so it's usually just allowed to do so with no interference aside from structure protection. It's just nature being nature in those cases normally, lightning strikes and the like.

On a lighter note This is a WRUP so what are you playing this weekend anyway?

Greywolfe: more final fantasy v: four job fiesta. my game got a little held up there while i ground out time magic, but that's all done. heading toward the third crystal. apart from that? more child of light. i've hit a weird wall where i have to kill these spiders, but the damage output is a bit...crazy. so i'm possibly going to have to level up a little? i'm not sure. although, that game doesn't /really/ work like that, exactly. also, more etherlords 2. finishing up the green people's campaign before giving it a short break. and FINALLY, dream daddy is with us. beat it once. it's pretty neat. i'm SO glad someone's attempting to make a game with non-stereotypical characters. it's completely refreshing to see. some good stuff, there. :)

Scrooloose: Well I got power back at about 8:30'ish Wednesday night after being without for about 30 hours from this effing crazy Detwiler Fire out here. Three entire towns have been evacuated now so lots of people have it much worse than I have and I hope everyone's okay. I haven't been evacuated myself but it's come pretty close. Haven't had much sleep for a couple of days but now that the power is back it's a good sign that our danger level has decreased significantly. Anyway hopefully I'll be playing games again this weekend in between helping friends get back to normal and if so, more of The Surge and Vermintide as well as continuing with Galak-Z. Hopefully by the time this WRUP is posted the news will be better.

Andrew: Still more Breath of the Wild. I finally figured out that I could use one of the amiibos I already owned to get a traditional Link outfit. Now it feels like a proper Zelda game.

Yoda: Well I hit that skill wall in DMC. Might lower the difficulty and go back,later but for now I'm enjoying the turn based nature of Wasteland 2 :)

Thomas (Who is a bit late to the party, but thats fine, because Scroo does a better job anyway!): After an exhausting 2 weeks, I spent all of yesterday in Prey and loved it. I was originally a bit worried, thinking it might be a bit too spooky for my taste, but it basically is Bioshock. Tense, atmospheric, but not focused on scaring you. Might also play some Splatoon 2, since that's out.

WRUP-BUG

  1. We now have internet connected padlocks that can’t be opened if the battery runs dry, rereleases of 25 year old consoles that are sold out months before they go on sale anBUGS! A GIANT BUG! For fucks sake… a giant bug just flew in my face -.- I hate 2017.

So, what is everyone playing over the weekend?

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Moday Ind-WRUP-endence

What a bad title for this WRUP...

Well I was out of town helping Yoda move to his new place. Trulegendkiller was also there for a bit and of course Yoda, with a freshly broken arm and no internet for a few days yet to come. So we couldn't post a WRUP. I don't know anyone else's excuse around here is for not getting one done. Eh, well I'm sorry on behalf of the crew for not living up to expectations.

But, here in the states it's a holiday weekend for lots of folks so maybe it's not too-too late. On the way home today I heard some statistics for fireworks related injury during this time of year. Just over 10,000 people nation wide end up in the hospital with various wounds from unsafe fireworks handling. The number seems low to me actually considering the tendency to consume alcohol while lighting hand held explosives. I agreed with the radio personality who made the comment that Florida alone should be like 50,000...

Have a safe fourth!

What has everyone played this weekend?

Greywolfe: child of light and shovel knight.

Scrooloose: Well I'm going to be out of town this weekend so probably no games for me. Sadly that means we get yet another Game Club delay but we'll make it up. More Vermintide and The Surge though when I get back and of course Galak-Z for Game Club.

Yoda: Gonna play the "Wait Six Weeks till my frail body can Move like a Human is supposed to Again Game"

Trulegendkiller: (You've been playing Steep, I know cause I was there) I'll be playing Galak-Z, and more Persona 5.

Andrew: Bonk 3: Bonk's Big Adventure

He's been playing Road Rash AR (actual reality)

Truelegendkiller: ohhh sick burn brosefeno!

Yoda: -.- I'll start posting Road Rash pics you bastards!! Don't think I wont!!!

 

too hot to wrup

I hate summer and I hate my flat.

 

Thomas: Anything I'd play on my PC or console would just increase the temps in my flat even more and it's already a sauna, so maybe some Switch stuff while taking refuge in my fridge.

Grey: i'd like to say that i have been/will be productive, but amfv [a mind forever voyaging] and i are going to get a divorce.  lol.  i haven't played it at all this week and that was sort of my plan [for the weekend, too.] - i finished off costume quest and am thinking about what to put in it's place, but haven't quite figured out what i want.  i'm not sure if i want another rpg or a platform game.  so it's sort of a tie between those two things.  i'm back on the quest for glory 3 story trail, so that's good.  tl;dr:  greywolfe is being lazy and unproductive.

Scroo: Well I waited for the Steam Summer Sale to start and finally picked up 'The Surge' so I'm looking forward to diving into that. More Vermintide as well because that's the bee's knees. But not a lot of either because we're having a family reunion this weekend, so games are taking a bit of a back seat.

Cody: Stellaris! Dr S what have you done!!!!??!??!

Tru: Persona 5

AJ: Knowing myself, probably none of the games I just picked up in the Steam Summer Sale. Maybe some Street Fighter V though. (And Superhot!)

Post Wrup 3

Did everyone get through E3 alive? If so, tell us about your personal highlights. Who “won”? Who “lost”? Is PS VR epic, or is it just great? So many important questions…

But the most important of all: What are you playing over the weekend?

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Wrup 3

Wow, it’s already been a year since the last E3.

Video games are sooo great. Can’t wait for all the amazing new video games from Electronic Arts and Ubisoft and Bethesda and …sorry, I don’t have it in me right now. I have a tooth that’s killing me and I should probably go to the dentist, but fucking dentists… Nobody likes dentists! Dentists most likely don’t even like themselves. I mean, who thinks “Oh gosh, I love teeth sooo much, I think I want to be a dentist when I grow up!”

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WRUP Word of the Day

It's getting hot around here these days and probably where you are too if you live in the northern hemisphere. It's times like this that make me want to sit indoors under the cooler and brush up on my vocabulary so I can hold intelligent conversations with people who are real smart. Lucky for myself and others like me, we have the Pronunciation Manual on the ol' YouTubes to help get us by. I'll post a word of the day below.

Anyway, It's the weekend and you know what that means... I assume.

What's everyone playing?

Trulegendkiller: Reigns for Gameclub, Went back to replay Uncharted 2, and finished (finally) Horizon Zero Dawn.

Andrew: Still hooked on Injustice 2. I hate the forced grind they subject you to if you want to level up and get new gear (and also if you just don't feel like shelling out for premier skins). But fortunately, the game itself is satisfying enough to not make it feel like too much of a chore.

Greywolfe: reigns again!  and more sm3dw.  i'm almost back at the spot i was at before my save got corrupted.  so, yay?  that plus costume quest...and quest for glory 3...and a mind forever voyaging. i've never played through costume quest before [only seen it played] so it's...sort of fun? i feel like it has problems in the "my first rpg" department, though.

Yoda: Reigns and Dota 2

Scrooloose: As with the others I'll be playing some more Reigns for Game Club. Certainly I'll be playing more Vermintide (gotta finish those contracts for epic loots) and I'm very likely to crack and pull the trigger on picking up The Surge this weekend.

Dr. S.: I don't know... he didn't say