MetalCaveman

DOOM 3: Man did this game not age well. I used to think it was not a bad game, just a different DOOM game. After playing it again after several years... Not sure that holds up. While I didn't have any technical issues, outside of an imp that phased through the floor, the biggest problem with this game is that it uses the exact same jumpscares/spawns/creepy stuff, in the exact same way a ton of times. There's something to be said about every game being "repetitive" but the difference is in the execution, here, the first time you open a door and a demon jumps at you is scary, the third or fourth time it happens, it's annoying, by the end of the game I was just numb, I didn't feel anything, it was just "Oh, there's a door, I opened the door, oh look, another demon." This is all coming from me, someone who is jumpy like a pogo stick, I'll jump out of my chair while playing a Ghost Recon game, and somehow DOOM 3 managed to make me numb to every scary thing it tries. It also gets to a point where you can predict when enemies will spawn and where, you can even tell which enemies will spawn making every encounter feel like a chore. The story was cool though, I liked how Swann and Campbell look like the shady guys behind the conspiracy, but end up being pretty cool dudes. DOOM 3 Resurrection of Evil: Still suffers from many of the issues that DOOM 3 had in regards to jumpscares and enemy spawns, but it being shorter means you don't get annoyed by that stuff that much. It also added the super-shotgun so that automatically makes it better than the base game. I like to think that both the marine and Dr. McNeil survived, since the marine from DOOM 3 just sort of got sent back from hell and all. DOOM 3 The Lost Mission: Super short and actually quite fun, the last boss was more fun than the Maledict from RoE, if only because there were no lava pits/cliffs to kill you. A complaint that I have about all the games is that the auto-aim thingy can be annoying and there's no way to adjust it, trying to shoot a barrel next to an enemy is extremely hard because the aim gets glued to whatever demon is close. Disabling it makes aiming super hard. This is obviously a console issue, PC players will fare better. It also has the weakest shotgun I've seen (in recent memory), even at point blank you can see the wall behind a demon get hit by stray pellets, and anything beyond two meters will not even feel it. Even with all the complaints though, it still has one of the best ending themes of any game ever. \m/ \m/

Well, just had a fun discussion with some relatives in terms of what to do in the coming days. Basically, my father and I told them to avoid going out as much as possible, only go out when necessary, avoid markets and other crowded areas. Their response "Well, we went outside and there weren't many people around, so we'll be fine, whatever." My father told them that they should still take care to avoid certain places and recommended that if they have to buy some groceries, to do it when there aren't many people around, usually early in the morning. "Well, whatever, I still have to stand in line with other people at the butcher, otherwise what am I going to eat?" They didn't like the suggestion of canned food, pasta and other stuff that you can buy that'll last for a while. Sure, it may not be the best, nor the most nutritious/delicious/whatever, but the alternative, exposing yourself just because you don't think it's serious enough is not worth it IMO. They disagreed and now I'm just wondering what to do. I mean, if people don't care about their own health and how it affects others what can you do? At the moment I'm, debating between trying to explain things in a more detailed manner, show them what it's like in other countries, show them what happens when people don't take care of themselves, but then I remember that their attitude towards this is just to ignore it all, to act like it's no big deal, like they're immune to it and I start to think "If you don't fucking care then why the fuck should I, I'll just stay away from ya'll". Not the way I wanted to spend my Sunday. Then again, I guess things rarely go the way we want them to.

Our president said "You know what they've been saying? About avoiding contact? Don't listen to them, everything's alright, hug each other, it's fine, that's how we beat this."

Looks like they're taking it seriously now. Schools will be closed from March 20 until April 20, some colleges like Tec de Monterrey have announced they'll be holding online classes only. Some sport events have also been cancelled. Hopefully it's not too late, but only time will tell. My grandmother doesn't really leave her home that often, though she does get visits from her daughters and I know one of them doesn't necessarily have the best hygiene habits. My mom is the one that worries me the most, she smokes a ton, has some health issues and refuses to see a doctor for most of them because her friends have told her that magnets and garlic tea work better than any medicine. ? She also doesn't listen when people tell her to avoid crowds and other large events. If she gets sick, it's likely that my father and aunt, who moved here after my grandparents died, will also get sick. How do you convince someone like that to not do dumb shit? Another big thing is going to be the ending of Semana Santa (lent?), a huge religious thing where people gather to watch a dude get crucified, I don't think people will be happy to see it cancelled, but they should definitively call it off ASAP.

Though I doubt it'll happen, given our president is all about welcoming everyone because rejecting sick people would be "inhumane" according to him, further, they're refusing to cancel events and won't ban any large gatherings because of the effect it would have on the economy. Closing the border would go against all their pretty speeches and assurances that everything is alright. Then again, it'd be pretty amusing if it did happen.

So that escalated quickly. After our president did everything he could to destroy the health care system we had, leaving hospitals without medicines and doctors, now he and his people are proposing that Mexico allow those people affected by the US travel ban into our country. Not the best time to play the "we being humanitarian here!" card. My aunt had plans to go to Puebla and see the Passion Play there with some friends, I advised her not to since it's only likely to get worse, and she's in that 60+ years old group. Good thing is I currently work from home anyway, and avoiding large crowds has always been my speciality, didn't expect it to come in handy, but hey, here we are.

Played for a bit. Loadouts being a thing changes the game in some interesting ways. Primarily that people just farm money at the start, buy their loadout and then that's it, so you see a lot of people with the same weapons. It also seems like operators can only be unlocked by purchasing Modern Warfare, kinda disappointing but oh well.

Free to play, comes out tomorrow. I'll probably play it, have fun for a bit and then never return, just like with Apex Legends.

SOON

I played the XBOX version, no mods for me. Did have cheats though, which this new version lacks.

DOOM 3 HOLY SHIT, YOU CAN HAVE THE FLASHLIGHT AND A GUN NOW! I played the original one, where you either could see what was in front of you and then get chomped by a demon, or have a gun ready but then bump into everything because you could not see 1 meter ahead of you.

DOOM II A first for me, I had never made it to the Icon of Sin without help and I had never defeated it before. Felt good. \m/ \m/

Horizon Zero Dawn Played on Easy, Normal had some fights that were a bit too much for me, and to quote Michael from Achievement Hunter "I don't want a challenge, I just want to play the game and have fun". Fighting against humans was kind of annoying, but everything else was awesome. Firing a bow felt cool, and was pretty satisfying as someone who shoots in real life. \m/ \m/ The world looks great, machines are fucking awesome, the Thunderjaw is my favourite, weapons are cool, and the story was interesting. I went through the Frozen Wilds DLC before finishing the main story, while fun, it had some parts that were a bit frustrating, particularly with how strong enemies are in that area. The weapons you get are totally worth it though, specially Storywise:

First cases confirmed in Mexico, one in CDMX the other in Sinaloa. I think I'll swing by some stores tomorrow, just buy some stuff to try and stay home as much as possible. The bright side is that I should now be able to finish Horizon, DOOM 2/3 and maybe a rerun of DOOM(2016) before Eternal comes out.

Ultraman! \m/ \m/ I like that the Spanish version uses the old Latin American names.

*Cattle Decapitation intensifies* IOC is considering cancelling the Olympic Games if this thing isn't under control. https://apnews.com/58043910be7bdc6818344bdee2096bc2 Because my family lost a relative to influenza, many are kinda paranoid about this whole thing, I'm hoping it won't be long until it's under control and treatments/vaccines are available, but at the same time, looking at the state of hospitals here, if it hits, it's going to hit hard.

Given what's been shown so far, I wonder if this is still in the game:

They kept it in the US for a year, according to INAI (institute for information access), the Peña Nieto administration budgeted 17 million pesos per year for it's use, the current administration paid 16 million pesos to keep it in storage, plus other maintenance costs which caused it to ascend a bit beyond the 17 million it took to use. Apparently, they brought it back not too long ago, so not it's in SEDENA hangars, costing 80K pesos per week to keep it there (around 4 million per year), plus 100,000 every time they clean it, plus other maintenance costs, the total of which is unknown, but it is supposed to be less than before, so yeah, sorry about that, mistake on my part, didn't know they had brought it back.

https://open.spotify.com/album/2qzn2h9qi6HRQiN1Eogvt9 \m/ \m/ Yeah, there are a couple of riffs that came directly from the Incorruptible sessions, but overall it's a pretty solid album. Hopefully we won't have to wait 15 years for the next one.

FUCAM Which provided care and attention to women with breast cancer has announced they won't be able to provide their services for free after they failed to reach an agreement with the INSABI (the new "healthcare" stuff). In January they stopped receiving funds and had been operating with what they had until now, when it is no longer feasible to provide the attention, medical treatments, medicines, etc. for free. This is added to the many people who have been unable to receive treatment for different kinds of cancer after the government failed to secure the needed medicines. Then there's the case of Fatima, a 7 year old girl that was kidnapped and murdered, her body found in a plastic bag. Authorities have not been helpful, releasing a sketch of the suspect, only to say it wasn't her, then they announced they had found the people responsible, except they did not know who they were, and now, they claim that have arrested the people behind it. One more to the list of murders that target women and young girls, an issue that has sparked protests in the face of a government that not only doesn't care, but actively demonises the victims. When talking about the murder the president said "I'm not going to talk about it, because it'll sour the mood and distract people from the raffle*." When talking about the protests, where people have painted walls, statues and other stuff, his words "Don't go around painting things OK?! We know how to turn things around, so ya'll better do things peacefully, got it?". Meanwhile, rape, housebreaking, and homicides (particularly those targeting women) will no longer be considered serious crimes. On the other hand, if you deposit more than $200 into your bank account and cannot justify them in a way that satisfies SAT, you could be tried for federal crimes, on par with narco bosses, sicarios and others (not really, they get preferential treatment and are more likely to walk away free). *In case you didn't know, the president is trying to give away the presidential air-plane using the national lotto. During his campaign he claimed that "Not even Obama has a plane like this one!", and that he would get rid of it, using the money to give it to the poor. He hasn't been able to sell it, he can't auction it and it turns out it's costing more to keep that thing grounded than it would cost for him to actually use the damn thing. Also, the amount they think they'll make is nothing compared to the "savings" they claimed they would get, specially with how much they're wasting on useless refineries, trains that will destroy the jungle, and airports that will not be usable by some major airlines. It's been harder and harder to predict where we'll be in a few years, though it's certainly a fun thought experiment.

I could see the first season being about Yharnam, people living their "normal" lives, then slowly werewolves and demon crows start to show up, things start going to hell but it's still just that kind of stuff. By the end of the first season we see the silhouette of an Amygdala as the moon turns red. Or something along those lines.

Finally!

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