Hot Heart

"Maaan, this ain't my dad. This is a cellphone. I THREW IT ON THE GROUND!"

A burst shield is usually pretty handy too. Though, I have saved a maylay shield for later on if I decide to go the melee route. Probably not a great gun by certain people's standards (though it works well for my character) but it sure is purdy. http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=99035662

Ha. There's nothing quite like running up around some stairs and jumping down to melee a guy in the back of the head from above. Don't think I've done something like that since Halo Reach. Also, I played the slot machine and won a grenade. A live one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5LXVqV9ESc

So, today, I got a beta invite. Terrible timing. I guess I'll give it a go sometime. Did anyone else try it in the end?

Yeah, I'm slowly feeling myself drawn towards melee with Zer0, so I may respec when I reach a higher level. If I can find a decent mod to reduce the cooldown of Deception it may be more workable early on. Felt like a total badass when there were three guys lined up during one bit. I activated Deception, one-hit meleed the first, no-scoped the second in the face and then one-hit meleed the third in the face (IN THE FACE!) Also, played with a friend (who chose Axton) yesterday and, amazingly, I didn't die once. Sure, there were some hairy situations and Deception acted like a panic button but I think I've got a decent setup at least.

So, I've started watching this 'Battlestar Galactica' show that everyone's talking about...eight years ago. I can see why it's interesting and all, but I really dislike some of the decompressed storytelling aspects or the cheap plot device stuff. Not to say it's bad. I just wish it would get on with it, sometimes.

Not as far as I'm aware. Well, LEGO Batman 2 isn't.

Yeah, there's nothing wrong with it. It's got all the useful PC options like v-sync and stuff (because LEGO games are notorious for screen-tearing). Though I'd hate to think how long it takes to load the open world on consoles... Also, it is good fun. Especially when you're Superman and pretty much invincible.

http://lucilleandmitt.tumblr.com/

'[annoying sound]'

Hadn't heard this before. Maybe I do like a Florence + The Machine song...

Doctor Who homage?

If you're lazy: http://xkcd-map.rent-a-geek.de/#10/0.9997/0.0000

I saw that and got excited. Then remembered I'm in Europe on a PS3...

MILLIONS?! THAT'S WHY YOU SIT ON THE FLOOR BON JOVI YOU PAUPER AND YOU TWO HAVE TO SHARE A CHAIR

Drive. I enjoyed it. I think it has some real strong performances and direction, though I can't help feeling there's too much smiling and staring between Gosling and Mulligan. I know part of it is the characterisation but Irene felt like a very shallow character in some regards. I really liked the score but wasn't too fond of some of the soundtrack. 'A real human being and a real hero' got on my nerves. Partly because it's a repurposing of lyrics and too on-the-nose. At least save it until the credits roll, maybe? I don't know... Anyway, it was an entertaining little thriller and I like the whole 'frog and the scorpion' element that lifts it above just being a cool jacket.

Yeah, long story short but I had Mordecai for co-op while using Roland for solo. Friends ditched the game but I carried on with Roland, turning the game into BOREderlands. Definitely not touching the commando guy. I have no problem with aiming, that's probably one thing I am good at, thanks to the mouse. It's more to do with whether I have to be quite dextrous with moving around, constantly meleeing enemies (because I suck at WASD movement) instead of taking time to pick targets. Even if I've heard the assassin can be a total wrecking machine with melee specs. Though I hear the PC version should support gamepads, which may work out better if I play that way. Hmm...

Yeah, I meant...what a wasted opportunity.

Didn't you tell Kotaku?!