VR HMD Upgraded: VIVE Pro 2

I was an early doubter turned early adopter of virtual reality gaming. I really enjoyed the HTC Vive and it has been my sole VR head mounted display for the past 5+ years. When Vive Pro and the Valve Index that came after it showed up later on, they were not compelling enough of an upgrade for me at the time because I feel that I needed to spend more time in VR to justify an upgrade. Last year, I decided to get the Index Controller while still sticking with the original Vive. Now that I am ready, I regretted that decision because to buy an Index HMD these days require you to buy it bundled with accessories via Steam.

My library of VR games has grown substantially over the years.

PC Gamers, Say No to $69.99

The recent console releases, please stop calling them "next gen", came with a test. Developers wanted to see if console loyalists were willing to pay $69.99 as a base price for a new game from a major studio. It is sad for me to report that the console community has failed us all. Yes, people are more than willing to pay for this ridiculous amount for a game since they still continue to ask for this price for more and more new releases. To those who also game on the Personal Computer, now they are testing us. I knew that this would happen. Square Enix has dared to put this price tag on Final Fantasy VII Remake Integrate and the upcoming Forspoken. I beg of you, do not pay this amount for these games. 

Utterly disgusting. And yes, I am also commenting on Cloud's ugly face.

My Switch 2021 Year in Review

It's time for another official Switch yearly gaming data straight from Nintendo! I know I don't game that much on the Switch but I really like that Nintendo put a lot of efforts into the data presentation this year, complete with animated webpages and all. They even include comparison to last year's data, which is delightfully surprising. Well done, Nintendo!

The Steam Awards 2021 Nominations

Steam's Autumn Sale is here (11/24/21 - 12/01/21) and you know what that means? It's time to nominate games for The Steam Awards! As a new tradition I have just started last year, I am posting my nominees on this site. It's fun to go through the inductions of games released this year to find the right one for each category. The Game of the Year nominee is an easy one though but it did take a while for me to fill up the rest. Enjoy my list of nominees!

Miku Hair Emergency!

Something horrible happened today when I was going around the Game Room, checking out games and inspecting my collectibles, which is something I do every so often, especially when I am feeling really down. I was cleaning the dust off the bases of my Hatsune Miku figurines and when I got to the Racing Miku 2019, her left ponytail suddenly fell out of her head! I was completely shocked. I thought maybe the connection was just loose but upon closer inspection, the peg on the ponytail that was inserted into the head had broken off and the other half remained lodged deep inside of Miku's brain.

My poor Miku... I've slathered some glue on the broken peg and begged for a miracle.