Damn you, Sid Meier!!!

I’ve played pretty much all but the most recent. They have their ups and downs. The first was almost like a proof of concept. Kinda boring, but the story sets up the sequels. There was a good overall story arc in the Desmond/Ezio trilogy (Assassin’s Creed II, Brotherhood, and Revelations) that hasn’t been duplicated since.

AC3 was a bit of a breath of fresh air, being part of the American revolution, but it wasn’t for everyone. The story was being deviated from earlier games too much. AC4 is, for me, still the best single-player pirate game out there. It continues with Rogue. Both of those games I highly enjoyed.

Unity (Paris during French Revolution) and Syndicate (Victorian London) both have fantastic maps and character design, but gameplay and story just wasn’t as interesting to me. The series was feeling stale.

To Ubisoft’s credit, they knew that too and entirely revamped the gameplay and menu system starting with Origins (Ancient Egypt), then Odyssey (Ancient Greece), and Valhalla (Vikings during 9th Century). Valhalla was really fun. I love how they change certain villages up throughout the year… adding festivals/challenges depending on when you play. The maps were just getting too huge and overwhelming at this point.

I play the games now mainly for exploration. Gameplay and story are secondary as they aren’t as interesting anymore. They really put a lot of detail into their surroundings and do their research on history, whether real or fantastical. It’s escapism to another land in another time.

Ubisoft is not Rockstar. The story is no longer the reason to play these games. They are forgettable. The Desmond/Ezio storyline of the earlier games are no more. However, we don’t have to wait several years to play a sequel.

Valhalla was the only one that I paid full price for since it was 2020 and we were still basically trapped in our homes, but definitely got my money’s worth. They seemed to take more time making Mirage so I’ll check that out eventually. They are remastering some of their old games so I’d play those over the dated originals.

The Far Cry series has a similar feeling for me, but with a first person perspective. New lands to explore, new stories and characters, but some are better than others.

To me it’s about balance and design. I’ve been in cars with too many physical buttons and those can be a distraction too.

No way!

Pretty sure there is a Maga coin already.

This is just for Home edition, yeah? Pretty sure Professional still allows you to create offline accounts without a Microsoft account before joining a domain.

So… Instead of attacking the company, they are going after their customers. Awesome.

Computer virus. Okay. Phew.

Though a computer virus could someday be just as deadly as a regular virus.

Did they really say, “We tried to make this work. Gosh, we tried.”?

Well, golly.

Something, something… don’t ask for permission, ask for forgiveness. Yet, they asked for permission and were denied.

Not sure if they thought they’d get away with it or if they just wanted this publicity. I’m thinking it was their hubris.

On the one hand, I hope he loses.

On the other hand, I hope Meta also loses.

Something tells me we are the ones who lose.

Use JustWatch.com or their app.

It doesn’t solve the multiple services issue, but it at least helps you find what you’re looking for.

This is why I don’t post my picture online and I never talk to anyone ever, while hiding my head inside a nylon stocking (unrelated).

This was a triumph.

I’m making a note here: huge success.

It’s hard to overstate my satisfaction.

🎂

Um… Of course it would be. Why wouldn’t it be? It’s not going to be less powerful than the current systems. What a stupid headline.

I’m no GPSjamologist, but if a jammer was running in your car, wouldn’t the signal reach other nearby cars while in traffic or does it do it all within the confines of your automobile?

And the name of the one that passed?

Albert Einstein.

Also, “Only one was found to be acceptable: Lexus’ Teammate with Advanced Drive.”

Thank you, rich people, for testing out these features until they are ready for the normal cars.

Good guy HP: Trying to save the planet by making their printers so bad no one wants to print anymore. 👍