Vote for Fletcher '85

Mrs. J.B. Fletcher.
 Murder, She Wrote.
Season 1, Episode 12 on Netflix.  "Capitol Offense"

Towards the end of the episode Mrs. Fletcher is asked her opinion about a cannery bill.
 Her speech, concerning business owners and wastefulness of industry as it stands, outlines the inherent problems with the glad handing that happens between government and business.
Problems that have not gotten any better over the last 30 years.
Yes, this episode aired in 1985.
Which means it was written in 1984...so technically 32 years or more ago someone looked at the system and said


And they figured out what it was.
Bad news folks.
Shits still Fucky.

The reason for that?
Dunno, haven't been sitting in congress.
But from the outside...Well.  Let's just say that this here Rogue Librarian has been doing his homework.  And what I've found is pretty much what Mrs. Fletcher stated in that episode.
That those that were in power, are in power, and they are exercising that power to keep themselves in the same seats.  Because they "know better" than "We" do.

And here's how they convince folks...in essence.
'cause brother.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtzWkKxVlBU

In essence politicians have been beating this same drum since the slaves where freed.
"Out with the old, In with the new." They say.
Then, they are so hell bent to get the "bad seeds" out they forget what the hell they were there to do to begin with.

Stop voting for business people America.
Stop putting them in power.
Oh...your individual vote can't do that you say...well you're right.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtzWkKxVlBU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zd5rul6EdF0

So...what the fuck congress?  Why are you letting shit STILL happen?

My answer?  Don't vote.  Send a message to government that they need to pull their heads out of their asses and create a government that represents things the way that they are.  Not the way that people "think" it should be.  

You can't fix a bike if you keep pretending it's not broken.

Word of advice from this uneducated slob?

Keep the Bill of Writes.
Remove everything from the Constitution that was meant to protect any group.  ANY.  And then rewrite the damn thing so that it includes EVERYONE from the start.
 Not this patched together shell game we've been playing the last 200+ years that allows law makers to make decisions based on the concept that anyone is less valuable than anyone else.
And forces good people to concede to shitty deals to make things "a little better" later maybe.  

BTW
Thank you to all of the politicians out there that have been "fighting the good fight."
 Please keep doing that..for now.

But now...it is time to end the war.
We've been fighting long enough.
 And sorry "Glassen''em" isn't going to work white folks.
You can't solve this one with a bomb, or segregation, internment camps or any of that stuff.

The only thing that will solve our problems is a pen and a fresh piece of paper.  
Not the same yellowed sheet that is so marked up it's barely recognizable as a piece of paper anymore.
Why is it that "Law Makers" are all lawyers?
"Because they know the Laws better" you say.
Horse shit.
They only know them better because they're the only one that can read the damn things. (well them, journalists, and the odd uneducated slob)
If you can't explain a piece of legislation, in it's entirety, to an illiterate five year old with out them looking confused or saying "that's not fair" Then you're doing it wrong.

~End Transmission.

AB: Aikido

12

I love the library.  

 I say “The Library” because I find “The Library” to be more of a philosophy than a place.

 -see : Library Sciences-

I found a video. Maybe 10 minutes long.  Called “The Sword of Akido”  in the VHS section.  Mostly the video demonstrated how to hold a sword and a few basic motions.  

From there I used the Library and the Internet to read and learn as much about the history and the culture that this martial art grew from.  And like all martial arts, or any art really, it’s all about philosophy of life.  

Think about it.

From Aikido  I have learned :   

To use the most efficient movements for my body to complete a task and minimize or mitigate as much damage to myself as possible while accepting that pain and injury are unavoidable in life.

Reinforcing many of the lessons I learned from both:

An elderly judo teacher, who I do not recall the name of, throwing me as easily as one might shrug off a shirt, then doing the same to my 6’ some odd inch friend with  the same effortless grace.

And my wrestling coaches who, in a climate and region that was every inch the male dominated patriarchal midwestern/southern sport culture, created one of the most physically demanding environments I’ve encountered so far in my life. All while keeping the well being of the athletes both on and off of the mat at the forefront of their coaching.  

Seriously.

If your grades were slipping then the coaches would sit and tutor those that needed it, during practice hours, so that they would keep their grades up honestly.  And if a wrestler refused the assistance...well...there was always next season.

Some folks chose football and basketball after they learned this.    

I can assure you, this was not the philosophy some of the other athletic departments at my highschool of over 2000 students had.  -see : sports, wrestling, judo-

Now : I still practice with a sword almost daily, and take the philosophy of Aikido into my everyday life.

Fun fact: Morihei Ueshiba's goal was to create a martial art that practitioners could use to defend themselves while also protecting their attacker from injury.  

The Sword philosophy is similar but accepts the fact that death could be an outcome if the opponent escalates it to that point.  Accepting death as an outcome for yourself or the attacker but walking the path necessary to stop the violence, and protect yourself and your attacker from unnecessary harm or cruelty.  

Defending one’s self and injuring or killing someone in such a situation is not a point of pride, but one of sadness.  

Because: If things had worked out ideally, violence would have been avoided all together.

AB: Agriculture

30
Originally posted 10/26/16

Let me put it this way kid.

I’ve always known where my food comes from.  

Start to finish.  

Done it more times than I can count personally, and growing up, if we hadn’t...

We wouldn’t have had much food on the table.  
But being slightly less than mobile nowadays and because money isn’t hard to come by if you’re willing to work, I prefer the grocery store to the woods to track my game.   The hunting is easier and the meat much less stringy. The food sometimes already prepped and ready to eat.   

That said: I have no problem rolling my sleeves up and tilling a garden or cleaning a few fish next to someone else.  

When I was a wee lad almost all of our meat came from the family farm or what we hunted.  

Much of our Produce came from our farm or the neighbors depending on who was growing what and what we could trade for.

So.

You know.  

Ya learn.

                   On the family farm we kept horses, cattle sometimes, chickens, dogs, cats, and even an emu or two when the fad was a thing back in the day.  
Even though I’ve become much more urban as I’ve gotten older and "progress" has creeped all over the farm land surrounding the family farm I still keep tabs on what major crops are being grown around the world, subsidized, and what not. What health benefits and allergies they might contain.  What companies control what bits. Who’s fighting over what patents for what seeds, and the ever frustrating argument for or against GMO’s and industrial farming.  

      Do I think GMO’s are bad?

Not really.  

Spoiler alert: If you have ever eaten an orange carrot you’ve enjoyed a GMO.  Look it up.  

Are GMO's being misused right now? Or rather; "not good" versions being made?
Probably less than you’d think but more than is comfortable even for this carrot muncher.

It all boils down to what sort of Modification is being done to the plant or critter. After all, plants interbreeding and sharing genes is a natural and regular part of the world.  It happens normally.  But in nature these modifications usually manifest themselves in ways to make their tasty bits harder to get to and less desirable to eat for most critters.

So science is making foods more edible now...or they’re supposed to be...We'll see.  

I do support our agricultural framework with everything I have.

I like to eat and I happily eat my orange carrots by the handful.

AB: Definitions for Future Reference (Will be updated from time to time)

Being an autodidact (look it up) means that the definitions of  words are pretty freakin' fluid.

 The way that different dictionaries put together their entries changes from publisher to publisher with generally accepted academic rules guiding them throughout.
Some words aren't even words according to some people.
There are the same words from different languages.
  The same thing said ten different ways in the same language  
Some words are offensive because of their perceived value or lack there of.
Point is: Defining a word for yourself is subjective.
Same with defining words for other people.  The definition an individual may walk away from a conversation with  is subjective to your ability to impart your definition to a person or people followed with how they internalize that definition within the context within which it was explained to them.


So, in an effort of transparency and open communication here are some of my definitions for things.  The list will be updated as posts are edited and words need clarified.     |

Active Study:

Familiarization with basic concepts and aspects of a topic or field of study with periods of practical application.

Autodidact.

Look it up.  

You have google motherfucker.  

I didn’t back in the day, and now I do.

Sucks to be you. =0P~

Bad Math : Misusing, omitting, or changing variables, to verify a desired solution

Colleague :

Person who is currently in the same or similar field of study.  

Common Knowledge

The widely accepted view of events or particular topic. Regardless of informational accuracy.

Co-worker :

Person you work with or are supervised by.

Educator

Person with greater amount of practical knowledge in a field.

Because; Educators have the “unfair” advantage of being able to observe the mistakes of their students as well as their own they are able to garner unique perspectives on problems and tasks.

Hopefully, correcting both in the process.

These people often have few peers in their given area(s) of study.

Apprentice vs. Student

Student -  Attempts assigned tasks.

Apprentice - Works alongside an educator to ensure tasks are complete.

Foul Language

Words, phrases, topics, and viewpoints that are typically frowned upon in polite, or more modernly defined as: politically correct, society.

Genius

According to “common knowledge” Albert Einstein's genius is 2% inspiration and  98% perspiration.  

I think his math was bad.  

Common knowledge forgot the blood and tears.  

Good Math -
Using presented variables to find a solution. Sometimes there is more than one Solution.

History

The, often less than objective and typically censored, narrative of events told by those that survived it. Historical research is why I always require more than one independently written and peer reviewed source as admissible evidence on a given topic of fact.

Jargon

Keywords and phrases used to impart specific information within a network of people.

Math
Verifying findings in a (usually) irrevocable way. "If I have two of these and two these I should have four. " Get paper and pencil "2+2=4...cool."
"If I have 1 person and 1 person...I get three people?" Get paper and pencil "1+1=2" Huh? "1 male + 1 female + 1 coitus = 3 people.....Ahhhh.

Peer

A person with an equivalent or greater amount of academic knowledge or experience in a given area of study.

Response

The act of retrieving the dead and hoping to find survivors while addressing an emergency.

Supervisor

Person made responsible for the actions of those working under them.  

“Walking it Off”
The art of ignoring pains to complete a task.

"You find yourself in a tavern..."

It's been far too long since I've run a proper table top game.  Life changing events like moving, getting married, changing jobs, and plain old writers block have gotten in the way.  Or at least those are the excuses I make.   

In the end I told myself; "Rather than come up with the next big sweeping adventure, I think I’m going to take gaming back to its roots."  I don't need to come up with an intricate story of intrigue, earth shattering events, or thousands of soldiers clashing on a battlefield.  
Nope.   

I need a tavern, some goblins, and a town missing a few sheep.

Sometimes it can be a headache to plan out travel to the next town, figure out fancy ways to write out old characters and figure out hooks for new ones to join in.  Even worse to deal with players that don't show up and you don’t have their character sheet.   

Then it hit me.

In Neil Gaiman's Sandman conclusion "World's End" a weary traveler finds himself sheltering from the storm in a tavern with a shingle out front reading "Worlds End : A Free House."   Through the story you come to find out that this Tavern appears to help people caught in "Reality Storms" and offers them a safe place to weather it.  Reality Storms being the fall out of earth shattering events like ultimate evils being stopped, worlds destructions happening, or not.  Gods warring and dying. You know; grand, sweeping, intriguing story sorts of things.

It is also mentioned in Gaimen’s story that there are four such places, but there is no mention as to what they might be.  At least not to my, nor Wikipedia's, recollection.  So I wondered to myself, “What are these other three places?”

The second one was easy because it’s Milliways of course. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe.  After all, what would be more of a reality warping storm than the End of the Universe? And it's no wonder it's become a tourist destination, everyone knows where it is.   It's at the end of everything.

Number three I had to think about a bit but I eventually came around to Oberon's Three Penny Tavern.

The Three Penny is a roaming wagon that sets up and becomes an open air eatery with entertainment.   A place where you can get almost anything for three pennies. A place where humans often remember paying their three pennies and then not much else after they awake in a forest glade or on a rolling hillside somewhere and what they can call to mind seems an improbable dream.   Others might get more than they bargain for and be ensnared by the fairy court or the butt to one of Robin Goodfellows frolics.

Then there's the fourth place.

The Emerald Inn: "an adventurers retreat"   

Now I'm sure that there are probably many literary examples that could be pulled from to meet my criteria but I decided to make my own and keep it simple.  

Tavern. Adventure.

A lot of great Dungeons and Dragons sessions (and other role playing games) start with the line; "You find yourself sitting in a Tavern…"  Either by appointment, by chance, or by choice it is the cliché that adventurers find work at taverns.

What do you find at the Emerald Inn?

Behind the counter works Hawk, the bartender, keeping her glasses clean and watching every new comer with a sharply arched eyebrow and a half smirk.  She owns the place, along with Amose.  Amose is often seen poking his head in from the kitchen or, more often than that arched eyebrow would suggest is proper, sitting at a table with his feet up sipping at one drink or another.  Ah, and don't forget Mili, bustling amongst the tables serving drink and food as liberally as she does wheeze inducing slaps to those with stray hands or eyes that linger too long.

Rooms are four silver.  A meal, one silver. 
 For a gold you can get your room for two nights, with three meals, and cheese for the road.  Drinks vary by how much you want to spend.  And baths? Baths are a copper. Because adventurers bathe too little as it is.  

 

At some point everyday Amose will poke his head in from the Kitchen door and pass a sheet of parchment to Hawk and they'll talk.  She'll pull out a quill and vial of ink from under the bar and make a few notes on the parchment.  After her and Amose confer a little more she'll take a dagger with an emerald fastened into it's hilt and pin the parchment to a section of wall scarred with scores of knife marks and call out "Contract."

The parchment might be a plea of help from a town council.  A wanted poster from a city guard, a merchants contract looking for sell swords, a scholar looking to have someone retrieve a musty old tome or any other number of jobs suited for adventurers.

Down near the corner of the parchment, in Hawk's flowing hand, will be a reward price if it is not already on the “contract”.   Other notes might include non coin rewards, a recommended skill set needed to complete the contract.  But always a percentage.  The percentage is The Emerald Inns finders fee.  The contract holder pulls the dagger and takes the contract and heads out the door when they’re ready.  

When the contract is complete all an adventurer has to do is look to the dagger.  The emerald in it’s pommel will glow green and as the adventurer points the blade towards the horizon it will grow brighter as it faces the direction the adventurer needs to travel to return to the inn.  

After returning to the inn  there is a slot in the bar that the dagger is set into. Scales fit across the pommel with one tray facing behind the bar lower than that of a another tray facing out into the common room. Coin and/or gems found or paid to the contract holder(s) are placed into the common room side of the scales until the scales reach even.  Many have argued that the scales tried to cheat them, but when the accusers have produced their own scales and weighed out the earnings, painstakingly counting the coins, and had  jewelers appraise their gems.  Each and every time they found the division exact down to the ha'penny.

Hawk takes the Inns cut and slides it below the bar.  

It should be noted that the percentage doesn’t have to be paid, but the dagger will dissapear from your pouch one night and the inn almost never found again.   

Tavern.  Adventure.  

Story’s can be as simple as I need them to be, or as grandiose as I want to make them.  It allows my players to jump into and out of the game.  And it allows characters to blow through and out as need be.  Not to mention open up the possibility of having adventures wherever I want them to go.  

The only limitation is my imagination.

End of an Era: PS3 v.s. 360

As the next generation of consoles looms I still can’t decide which system I like better.  They both outshine each other in different regards and they both have some serious flaws that may or may not be addressed in the newly announced systems.

 So here’s a break down of the issues that I find important as a gamer.

~~Online Play~~~

*PS3
It’s free!  Unless the game you are playing requires a subscription.  Since the PS3 firmware architecture is closer to the open nature of a PC than the Xbox is, the PS3 is opened up to various MMO games like DC Universe Online.  The PS3 dashboard will tell you when a friend is online and what game they’re playing, but it will not tell you if they are in a joinable multiplayer session. There is no open voice chat option to click over too and ask them and if they’re in a game.  And because of the messaging interface they probably will not see that you’ve sent them a text message unless they actively check during their play.  In essence you are at the mercy of whatever multiplayer and chat support a given game has.

*Xbox 360
You have to pay for it. But…  You have “Party Chat” that allows you to talk to friends no matter what you (or they) are doing on their Xbox.   On the PS3 you can only chat when/if the game supports it.  Joining and finding your friends online is seamless on the 360 and easy.   From the dashboard (assuming you already have the game disc in or the game installed on your hard drive) all you have to do is go to your friend on the friends list and click “join game” assuming they are in a joinable game place.  Or you can easily send an invite.  At this point the Xbox takes over, loads everything up and puts the player into the place needed to join the game (or strait into the game if the option is available).

***Winner: Xbox (You get what you pay for)***


~~~Premium Accounts~~~

*PS3

Playstation Plus is relatively new.  It doesn’t change the online play experience much.  What it does offer is cloud saving for games and data, automatic firmware updates for your PS3, (without it you have to update manually as needed), heafty discounts on games and add-ons.  (seriously. I picked up Hot Shots golf for $6.25 because of the Plus discount, usually $15 to $25 game depending on the sale and where you get it)  Timed Trials and Free Games.  

Time Trials let you download the FULL game and play it for the entire trial, (kind of like a rental) and if you end up buying it you get all of the Trophies and other things you might have unlocked during the trial. 

The Free games are full games with all the bells and whistles and are 100% playable as long as you have your Plus account.  PSN seems to rotate the selection once a month or so but once you download the game you have it as long as you keep your account.  Free games include Vita and PSP games that can be downloaded and transferred over to you hand held.  And the titles, so far, have been pretty well worth it.  Quantum Conundrum, Little Big Planet 2, and Spec-Ops: The Line being amongst my favorites. 

*Xbox 360
In essence you’re paying for an Xbox Live Gold Account to play online multiplayer.   Your dashboard is inundated with ads to the point that you don’t really notice if you have a theme or background up.  The monthly deals offered through the marketplace are…maybe $5.00 or $10.00 off of retail for a game.  If you’re lucky you might find an arcade game for half off but rarely does content on Xbox Live drop under $5.00 even for Gold Members.  You must have a Gold account to use things like Netflix and other services.  The only things that you can access without a Gold account is; the marketplace to buy things, the party chat and messaging.  And since fewer games are supporting couch co-op or LAN play this is becoming more and more noticeable. 

***Winner: PS3***

 

~~~The Hardware~~~

There is a negligible difference in graphics quality between the two systems.  It all boils down to whether or not the developer took the time to program the game for that particular system to take advantage of it’s processor and graphics setup.  And since there  have been aesthetic and  functionality fixes on both sides it really boils down to the controller. 
Both controllers are pretty solid.  The Xbox controller feels a little more comfortable in an adult hand and the triggers for the top buttons feel like triggers.   The PS3’s controller is a little lighter and smaller, and if you grew up playing either the PS1 or PS2 it feels a little like coming home. 

The PS3 controller is rechargeable out of the box. Where as you have to buy the rechargeable battery packs separately for the Xbox   But the Xbox controllers either/or ability is nice if you’re in the middle of a game and don’t want to plug in.  Just swap out battery packs. 

 ***Winner: Draw***

 

 

~~~~Game Selection ~~~~

In the age of multiplatform games game selection is similar across the board.  So we’ll bust it down to brass tacks and talk price.  

Xbox versions of games initially came out faster, and since the xbox has better multiplayer support more copies of those games were purchased than the on the PS3.  So there are many more used Xbox games in game stores which drives down the prices. Also, because of the processing structure of the PS3 some games that were ported from other systems got bad treatment resulting in poor graphics or game freezing.
On the other hand, if you invest in premium accounts the Plus account offers so many discounts and free game options for both “Triple A” titles and smaller indy titles it can very easily offset the difference. 
Which one has the better exclusives?    Depends on what you’re looking for.  They each have racing games and licensed titles that need little mention.  But for the series that you’ll continue to see it breaks down to the Notables

Uncharted, Sly Cooper, Killzone, Resistance, and Little Big Planet

V.S.

Halo, Gears of War, and Fable

***Winner: With a very slight edge due to diversity of exclusives, the PS3****

 

Even after thinking these things over, there is no clear winner in my mind between the two consoles.  Much like the Genesis/SNES battle of the 90's it breaks down to how well the games were made for their system.  In the end, the gamers win because we, for now, have two systems worth owning and keep each other in check with regards to both the price of hardware and launch price of games.  Let’s hope that the next generation of consoles sees as much on our end. 

 

 

*Side Note Why didn’t I include the Wii or WiiU?*

Where PS3 and Xbox are both vying for the same demographic of gamer Nintendo’s focus has been much more towards finding innovative ways to play games. And when I refer to demographic I do not refer to Age or Gender, but more the style of game play.   In this case: the hardcore multiplayer gamer and the big budget blockbuster gamer. 
Yes the PS3 has the Move and the Xbox has the Kinect, but both of these things were reactionary additions to their systems.  After the little Wii came along and carved out a whole new niche in gaming with its Wiimotes, both Microsoft and Sony saw this and wanted a slice of the pie as well.  

 

 Look at all of the utilities that have become staples of modern gaming.

 Hand Held to Console connectivity?  Nintendo.
4 controllers?  Nintendo had a multi tap for the NES and SNES
Motion Controls, Voice commands, and now touch screen controllers.  All tried first by Nintendo consoles. 

So, in my mind,  Nintendo doesn’t really belong in a showdown between these two systems.  Because Nintendo (and Sega), through the 80's and 90’s, pioneered and established most of the main stays for modern console gaming and continue to push the boundries and try  new ideas, even if they don't really work. (I'm looking at you virtual boy)

Why not PC?  Because PC’s are where the games are made, taken apart, and put back together again.  Not simply played.   

Lack of Journalistic Integrity: A Rant

After reading through this months Game Informer I find myself...well...as irritated as ever.  I know I've gone on the rant about the lack of journalistic integrity in game rags before, and especially this one, but I really feel I need to point this months issue out. 

It is the “Top 50 Games of 2012” issue.  Now, I agree a lot of the games on this list are legitimately good games, but this list seems to represent the most PUBLICISED games of 2012.  I mean seriously, nearly 500 games have come out and that doesn’t even include small indie titles that didn’t have the official console stamp on them. (Also, there are some games still set to release later this month).  Are you telling me that out of these 500 games and between 20 different reviewers the “best” were Halo, Mass Effect, Assassin’s Creed III, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Black Ops 2…gah!  And “Mists of Pandaria"!? Really?  That’s the same game that has been out for 8 years but now has 50% more Kung Fu Panda …seriously people. 

 

Now, don’t get me wrong there are a couple of toss in art games that feel more like a tack on than anything else. “Here’s the title, a stamp sized picture of the box, and three sentences about it.” “But look over there, a half page on Borderlands, and a full page on Mass Effect, then another half page on it later in the same article:”…buh…

Then there are the editors, 20  of them, and there’s about as much diversity here as a Klan meeting.   It’s all 30 something white guys…wait, there’s a token Asian man, this is the gaming world after all…and…oh hey, is that a girl? 

So…the picture starts to make a little more sense.  All of these games are aimed at the “Target Demo” a 30’s something, white, male…because that’s what the magazine is written by and pandered too. Are you telling me that out of the 500 games from this year the top 10 lists of ALL of these editors look almost identical save for some small variations and the people publishing this thing aren’t seeing a tinsy bit of stagnation and lack of differing opinions.  This is a gamer rag after all, it’s supposed to be about opinion, and having different opinions. 

 

“Did you see this game dude?” “I know dude, it’s totally awesome.” “Hey! Tits McGee, did you see this game it’s awesome isn’t it.”  “Um yeah guys it’s awesome, should I put it on my top ten list.”  “Oh yeah tits, you totally should, especially ‘cause they sent us all free posters and stuff.”

Maybe it’s not that bad, but the “content” of the magazine really doesn’t paint a much better picture. 

 

I am shaking my head right now. Because the irony has not flown over my head

Yes, I am a 30 ‘s something white male, I do play Assassin’s Creed and Halo.  Would I call them the best games I’ve played this year? ….meh.     But when I read a rag of any sort I want to read some news, something outside my sphere of experience.    Not be brow beaten with the same games that advertising has been shoved down my throat since it was announced at E3 two years ago.  Especially when these editors are supposed to be playing games for a living and be, oh I don’t know, journalists.  That’s like a movie reviewer going and seeing ONLY movies that have television spots and then copy pasting the box summary.  “I love this game because you can do *insert game gimmick here*” “I love this game because of it’s awesome shiny graphics.” I hate to break it to you, but a shiny turd is still a turd. And a mouth full of bland ass oatmeal is still bland ass oatmeal even when it has food dye in it.

Big budget, and big production value, and big advertising do not necessarily make a “Best game”.   Best new game I’ve played this year?  Probably the Walking Dead, but then again I like point and click adventure games and it’s been a LONG while since one has been released that didn’t feature Elmo or come packaged with a toy.  And yeah, this game gets drooled over it’s fair share in the article as well but, then again, this same rag tore “Jurassic Park” apart a couple years back for the same reasons it’s drooling over the “Walking Dead” now.  What’s the difference you ask?  Why Zombies of course, and advertising, and Walking Dead is HUGE right now! Dinosaurs are so last century.

Also, a lot of games I play are classic or retro games.  And some of the games released this last year were retro games with HD upgrades to the graphics.  How did these hold up?  Are they still fun to play?  Hell, I still dust “Zone of Enders” and a few others off from time to time for the sole reason of them being damn good, and damn fun games.   Did they fix any of the control issues?  Come on journalists! Be motha fuckin’ journalists!  Tons of retro games were re released and not a one snuck onto the list…but…Mists of motha fuckin’ Pandaria did.

 

So here’s too you Game Informer; and your list of polished turds, oatmeal, and the odd raisin.   

*sigh*
/end rant