Zero Lives: 2022/06/13

~ Ride on Shooting Star ~

Jun 13, 2022

Work has been nuts this past week with all of the gaming conferences. The Modern Warfare II reveal, Summer Games Fest, and the IGN show were all lackluster. There wasn’t anything that popped and grabbed my attention.

Then the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase blew everything else out of the water. There were so many games that I’m excited to play. But I will note the disappointing lack of Hellblade. It will come out sooner or later. I just have to be patient.

I’m planning on rebranding the newsletter as my main site at some point and relegating the old site as an archive. Something about a fresh start feels good and Substack has everything I’m after. Hopefully, we’ll have that ready to go by next week. It shouldn’t change how you read this. It will still be emailed like normal and posted to all the usual channels.

What I’m Playing

I’m eyes-deep in Destiny 2. Things are going well with the new clan and I feel like I’m devouring this new season. It’s certainly buggy and there are clearly some issues, but it feels like I’m actually on top of it.

I finally logged back into FFXIV after taking a month off. Not much has changed. I’ll have to see when the next patch is dropping. I’m missing my boy, Hildebrand. The RP is off the charts on my data center, so nothing really has changed on that front. It’s a lot of pointless drama. I did end up making another character on another server with the intent of starting fresh. Then I realized just how much shit there is to do and abandoned that.

With the Xbox Showcase, I ended up resubscribing to Game Pass. There are several titles that I’ve been meaning to play. Between that and upcoming traveling, it looks like a good time to delve in. I opted to start with Guardians of the Galaxy.

What I’m Watching

The boy and I started Assassination Classroom and it’s certainly a unique concept. I don’t know how I feel about it being two seasons and roughly 50 episodes though.

I’m working through season two of Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans. It’s a slow go, but when the action ramps up and the Barbatos comes out, it’s all worth it. At this point, it’s definitely my favorite mobile suit.

The anime train keeps on a rolling as we also started watching Spy x Family. I don’t know how important that “x” is, but it’s there. This show is super adorable and each of the characters is intriguing and engaging. It’s fun and light-hearted. I highly recommend it to anyone looking for something different.

What I’m Reading

I finished the first six issues of The Nice House on the Lake. It’s definitely got a good concept. However, it’s been a super slow start. I’m worried it’s going to barrel into an ending instead of breathing properly.

I’m done with Batman. Too many issues and arcs ended up going nowhere.