05 | December | 2015 | "DESTROY ALL FANBOYS!"

(Thanks, GameStar!)

While I speak not a word of German, it’s not needed at all in this GameStar video preview of the upcoming PC version of Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen. I’m loving the now silky smooth frame rate and upgraded textures quite a lot and am definitely looking forward to diving into the game all over again. While some PC-only gamers may consider this “dated” by current standards, DD:DA has a fantastic sense of atmosphere that brings a solid level of realism to its graphics.

Well, if your description of realism includes a bestiary of mythical beasts trying their level best to kill your user created character dead and many times at that. Look for this one early next year, particularly if you happen to love action-heavy RPG experiences that do a few things differently and quite well at that.

shocker_mp And shockingly so. Well, I was shocked. Anyway, I wasn’t expecting the new laptop to pop up until Monday at the earliest thanks to the vague expected arrival date of between now and next Thursday. But I got the Gomer Pyle reaction as I was walking out the door earlier and the intercom blasted my ears awake. Yup, it was the postman (who sometimes does ring twice!) with my new baby.

Of course, this means I now need to spend a chunk of time setting up the new laptop, deleting apps and bloatware, updating to Windows 10 (eek), and hoping I can recall all of my blasted passwords. Well, I did get into my WordPress, Gmail, Yahoo, Steam, my virus scanner and a few other accounts with not so much trouble at all. But I know there’s going to be some issues with a few other passwords I’ve changed a few times and can’t recall for the life of me as to what they are.

And NOPE, I don’t use a password site because nothing is THAT secure or guaranteed secure online. I’m going to just save all my passwords to an SD card and USB stick and keep one handy and the other one vaulted away, changing whenever necessary. A little paranoia about the right things goes a long way. Hokay, to the bloatcave! Back in a bit (tomorrow) with some posts I did in the interim that need to get up and read.