Back In The Nick of Time

Yes. I'm back, just in time to do at least one post in January. And there is no way you can prove I'm writing this in February.

So I'm back, as promised, and although I don't have any stimulating content just yet, I do have something just as exciting.

Say hello to Mycroft;

Yes, I named my new computer Mycroft, deal with it.

Of course the real computer is out of shot, sitting under my desk. It's a Dell Inspiron 580, with a 3.2Ghz i3 processor and 4GB of RAM. It's also black.

As you might be able to make out in the picture, I've been downloading a lot of my unplayed Steam library. Torchlight I've admittedly played before, but it's nice to be able to run the thing without it running at 1 FPS. Tales of Monkey Island works far better than it ever did on the Toaster (Requiescat in pace, Toaster).

I also spent some time downloading TF2, and when I say spent some time, I mean about four hours. The bandwidth in the flat is all over the place. It runs okay, and whilst the graphics aren't perfect, it's still a better experience than playing it on the XBox.

As we speak I am downloading S.T.A.L.K.E.R Call Of Pripyat which I'm quite looking forward to, ever since I read an article detailing the Emission events. I'm not sure how well I'll be able to run it but I'm hopeful. I'm sure it will be able to cope.

So there we are. A new year and a new computer. Also a new phone but that's not really relevant at this juncture. Stay tuned for compelling updates. Next time; the future of the Assassin's Creed franchise.

iWant... So Much Stuff

It sucks being a student. You get up, go to a place to do some work, and then LOSE money. And now I want stuff. SO MUCH STUFF.

New Laptop/PC. Been thinking about going in for a PC instead of a laptop. It's not like I need to move the thing around anymore, so it would make sense to have reduced mobility for increased power. The way I described it there was like having a choice of weapons in an RPG. In Borderlands, I always seem to choice rate of fire over accuracy. I do use a lot of shotguns. I guess I assume the more I can fire, the more likely I am to hit the Jason-Vorhees-a-likes trying to kill me.
Tangents aside, I'm looking at something around the £400-500 mark. I think I can get something quite good for that, right? RIGHT?


iPad. Apparently, I'm one of about twelve people on the Internet who is genuinely excited about this thing, although that twelve does include Stephen Fry, so I'm with good company. A lot of people are saying it's just a bigger iPhone. As far as I can remember, the iPhone is doing pretty well for itself. I was very excited by the idea of iBooks, which is insanely hypocritical of me, because I've been against the idea of electronic books since the start. eReader, Kindle, nook, all of them, but then Apple does it and bam! I'm desperate to start reading off a screen.


This is all just me talking rubbish though. I definitely can't afford both, and buying even one would result in me having to save money by eating roadkill.

You see if I was employed, I'd be loaded, and be able to buy "dis shit". This is my understanding of how having a job works.

Me Have No Game Time

Yes, I've had very little gaming time over the past couple o' days. What with school, revision, girlfriend, and family, anybody would think the world is trying to stop me from playing games.
Today I was unfortunately too busy to game as I was tidying a garden. Might not seem like something that would take an entire day, but I'm being paid £120 pounds for it, to give you some scope.

HOWEVER, this evening, I made a purchase via Steam of the Uplink/Darwinia pack. Initially I had only planned to buy Darwinia, because I've recently started following the Introversion Software blog, but since Uplink is essentially thrown in free, I thought I might as well get the whole kit and kaboodle.

As of yet, I've only played Uplink, which for those of you who do not know is a hacking game, and I've very much enjoyed it. I don't wanna go into it too much since it'll gimme something to talk about during the week, but first impressions are good. I find it's more exiting if I pretend it's real, but at the end of the day, that's the same with all games!

Anyway, until I get back to this blog mid-week (probably Wednesday) I bid you adieu...

OH. I'm still playing Wolfenstein, but my iPod has become slightly broken, which makes it a tad difficult to play.

I'm done.