Random Game Room Moment

Don't you just hate the look of an empty shelf?

Games Played 02/03/2014 - 02/09/2014

- 02/03/2014 -

Audiosurf - PC

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - PC

Marvel vs. Capcom 2 - PlayStation 3

- 02/04/2014 -

Baten Kaitos: Origins - GameCube

Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F - PLayStation 3

League of Legends - PC

- 02/05/2014 -

Audiosurf - PC

- 02/06/2014 -

Audiosurf - PC

Jets'n'Guns Gold - PC

League of Legends - PC

Oniken - PC

- 02/07/2014 -

Audiosurf - PC

Baten Kaitos: Origins - GameCube

League of Legends - PC

- 02/08/2014 -

Audiosurf - PC

Guardians of Middle-earth - PC

League of Legends - PC

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game - PlayStation 3

Smart As... - Vita

- 02/09/2014 -

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - PC

League of Legends - PC

Screenshot of the Week:

This is why I try not to use fast travels.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Personal Computer)

Random Yoshi Moment

So relaxed. Let's switch places sometimes.

EA Origin: Can't Wait Anymore

Electronic Arts released a new patch for their Origin client yesterday and you guessed it, they still haven't fixed the problem with the client not tracking gameplay time of non-Origin games. I have contacted them twice, maybe three times, about this and yet, they are still not willing to fix the problem? It's not like I am begging them for a new feature but this is something that was already there to begin with that got broken somewhere along the line. So I have had it with Origin. The gameplay time tracker for non-Origin game was the one shining feature that Origin had over Steam but it is apparent now that EA just doesn't care. I have decided to move all those non-Origin games back into Steam. It's too late now, EA. I will only use your client for native Origin games. You lose.

Welcome back to Steam, League of Legends.

Update Note: 9:30am - And oh, I will also launch Origin from Steam again because... That is something you surely deserve.

Combating Depression with Redecoration

The spouse, who has been in my life for 15+ years, knows that I like to move things around in my Game Room every so often. I never pondered about it before but I always have a Game Room setup in my life with my then-significant other since the beginning of our relationship. Well, there was a period of a couple of months when all my gaming materials were packed away because we were in a state of transition, searching for our very own place. I had just completed my undergraduate studies and was in the process of looking for a job. I remember playing Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete on the PlayStation One during that aforementioned period and I didn't get back to my other gaming platforms until we found our apartment. I am trailing off quite a bit here so let's get back to the main story. Redecorating my Game Room is a personal and soothing process. It's the one thing that I know I have control over, a constant element in this ever fluctuating, unpredictable life that I, and perhaps you, live in. Thus, on top of the obsessive Audiosurf sessions, I am also redecorating my Game Room to help manage my current problem with depression. I am not doing anything major though because I don't feel that adventurous, but the room will look better I believe once I am done. At least, that is what I planned on accomplishing.

A change driven not by choice but by necessity.

It's all about evaluating spatial efficiency here and I have already found several problem areas that needed to be addressed: like that GameCube media tower of mine that shouldn't be placed in front of a window because it's blocking the only source of sunlight coming in. I did pick up a new media organizer last night to occupy the one last bit of empty space I have in the room. It's really there to address the small amount of physical games that I am sure I will still be forced to bring in since only Personal Computer gaming has long embraced the digital distribution bliss. I am sure that I will have the Game Room fully functional again by sometime this evening. I do know that I wouldn't be able to game until the place looks somewhat ready. Besides, I desperately need that unmistakable feeling of euphoria that will certainly accompany the project's completion as well.