skyrim daily blog

So i continued on my epic adventure that is skyrim.

what did i do.... well i went around and gathered sidquests.  that is always fun.  basicly the way to get sidequests is to talk with people, normally the people who are talking when you arent trying to interact with them. In white-run, there are a bunch of side quests that you can do aswell as the skyforge.(the best forge in the game that i know of)  Aside from picking up about 12 quests, i also completed about 3.... not a very good ratio, but good for 2 hours of game time.


OH YEAH! i also killed my first dragon.  that was fun.  because the dragon can fly around and hit you with fire, a good strategy would be to utilize some sort of ranged attack.  Since i am playing an orc, his main attack is with an axe, which you cant throw.  so i had to resort to using a little magic and when the dragon landed, wailing on  it with my axe.  Not an efficient strategy, but it worked.



Man Vs Dragon picture from here

Skyrim first impressions and orc play through

I got a hold of skyrim just the other week.

The game is so much fun.  I havent been able to complete the game, but who has.  You are able to do so much different stuff.  From being able to forge different weapons to creating poisons to enchanting armor and weapons.  Aside from the great game play, the game looks great.  i mean you have a great world that has different environments.  The people and creatures also look really good. (it probably looks better on a PC)

I started playing as an imperial first just too see what the game is like with both magic and melee.  I now want to play as an orc because the orc starts with a bunch of points put into hand to hand as well as forging.  I find that i really enjoy creating weapons, and the orc starts with points in that.  he also has points in enchanting, so it sounds perfect.



skyrim orc from some ones blog

Rainbow six: patriots

I love the rainbow six series.

I first read the book a few years back, and it was awesome.  I have played most of the games and my favorite being Vegas 2.  That game was a blast. I really enjoy the premise of the games,  you are an elite force who is called upon to take on terrorist activities.  In the book, the force takes on a many scenarios culminating with the destruction of a cult that wants to destroy civilization.  Tom Clancy has always seemed to create scenarios that seem hyper plausible. And the new game is no different.  due to the recession, you are taking on a home grown terrorist organization who desires a new government.

I read about the new ranbow six in "Game informer" (I love the magazine btw)  the new engine is retrofitted from the one that runs Assassins Creed. (another game i love)  I am really looking forward to smarter teammates, as well as the hard decisions that the game is supposed to make you make.  the breaching system was fun to control in the previous games, but now it seems like you will have many more options, and that will be a blast. It also seems like there is going to be a lot more replay-ability.  The game does not stop you from killing civilians which allows you to try many different things. in other games where you have civilians, you have no option but to save them, otherwise its game over.  from what i read, you can make a choices, and there will be repercussions from what ever you do.

I think some shooters keep the game on rails far to much. what i mean is that you have to do a certain objective and there is only one way of doing it. I really hope that Rainbow Six will get the balance of freedom and straight forwardness right.


Rainbow Six image from game rant
Tom Clancy from B and P book dealers 

I finished the story for ACR

I finished playing the main plot for Assassins Creed Revelations.

Its a really fun game.  I havent completed all the side quests and such, which will take quite a while.  i still have to find all the collectibles, and complete a few side missions.  I already completed the side dungeons which were very fun, I like the platforming that assassins creed uses. 

I felt that the story was a bit short. I mean, if one wanted to beat the main plot, you could do it very quickly.  this may not be true at all, because i spent a lot of time playing the game.  but the short story is made up for in the side stuff that you can do. 

image found here

separating workouts

i like having 2 or 3 workouts that work all parts of the body.

I like being able to alternate my workouts. So i mean that I like having my exercises split up so that i work my upper body one day, and my lower body the next.

So for my upper body, i like doing something for my chest (typically fly's) then shoulders, which now a day's is assisted chinups.  Then i work my Triceps, i dont work my biceps mainly because i worked them a lot when i was younger, and you work them when you do chinups.  i also work my back (tycically bent over rows).

For lower body, i like to do squats, lunges and then stuff for my calves. I feel that these are the three basic exercises that you need to do to make your legs stronger.  there are probably things that i am missing, but you can add those in as you want.








This picture just made me laugh


THank you DrLagos for the pic here

first look at Assassins Creed Revelations

So i just picked up the new Assassins Creed.


I have only played for an hour, and i have to say, I am having a blast.  The story is great.  It feels like the story hasnt missed a beat going from 2 to brotherhood, and how revelations.  I am really looking foreward to learning how it all plays out.

I really like the look and the feel of the game.  It feels like not a whole lot has changed.  If it aint broke dont fix it.    They have added a couple of things.  the hook blade and bombs.  I havent had a chance to try out the bombs very much, but the hook blade allows you to scale higher buildings and get places faster.  For me, getting places was half of the fun.

the game looks very similar to the other ones, but it looks really good.

All in all, i have to put more time into the game,


 but i love it so far




old ezio here

looking foreward to Assassins Creed

I loved the first 3 games, and now cant wait for the next one.

from what i have read about this game, its going to be concluding the story of Ezio and Desmond.  just like in brotherhood and assassins creed 2, you get more weapons then the game before it.

I am really look foreward to playing the game again because it was the first game to get free running right.  you could jump from building to building fluidly.

its going to be so much FUN!!!!








female assassin by Wizzzzz

WATER

water is the most abundant resource on the planet, and yet we try and make it better.



Yet we still try to augment it to make it better. In my opinion, you should do nothing to water.  If you are eating a complete diet then you dont need to have all the sugar and other additives that Gatorade and other companies are putting in water.  




The sports drinks are nothing more then water with a little salt.  NOW I am not a chemist or have any kind of  background in anything, but I know that when i drink Gatorade, all i want to do is drink more.  and i dont even feel refreshed.  the flavor component is also really lacking in those drinks, it feels like they dont add enough of the flavor.  Like the red powerade.... it taste like red.  Your choice of drink doesnt matter, it will never quite satisfy your thirst.  its the same trick that soda companies play,  they add salt so that you need to drink more to "satisfy" your thirst, but you never really will


I just hate it when people advertise sports drinks as better then water, because nothing can replace water as the perfect beverage.






drinking from a river by Nazca

dead lifts

the dead lift is a good exercise for your back.

the dead lift is core movement for power lifters.  The exercise consists of lifting a barbell from the ground to your hips.  you are lifting with your legs, and when you stand up straight, you are using your back.  I really love to do this exercise. This is because it works your lower back and your forearms.  I use the move to build power, there is a huge difference between strength and power.

Power is overall strength, while strength is more isolated.  an example of this is some has very strong arms or shoulders.  but then you have some one who is powerful.  if you have strong arms you dont necessarily have strong legs.  while a powerful person, is more well rounded.

I would rather be powerful because, from there, you have a better base to become strong in an area.




sleepy lion by Syxxsevn

gaming gear

Now that I am a young adult, I have gotten more gear to make my gaming fun.

I use a big TV, wired controllers, and a nice set of headphones.

My TV is a 55" LED Samsung.  The picture is solid and looks really good. my one problem that I have with it is that you need to be in a completely dark room so that you can get a really good image.  the problem that i am encountering that i am having is that there is a mad amount of glare.  but now that I have black out curtains, the picture is getting better.

I prefer wired controllers to wireless only because, I dont have to change batteries.  i hate when i have long gaming sessions and im in the heat of battle, and then the screen stops and says reconnect your controller.  I HATE THAT.  plus, I dont sit very far from my TV, so I dont have to worry about cord length.


and my head set, is the steelseries 4xb.  I really like the head set. and my favorite thing about them, is the retractable mic. besides that, you are able to adjust the volume of the game, and your team mates on the fly.  the headset comes with this thing called a live mixer.  It allows you to use a dial to adjust sound.




I like my gear, but i need a good chair. something comfortable, that all i need.







tron controller here
steelseries pic here

assisted chin ups and dips

chin ups are so hard.

so now I am starting to do assisted chin ups. chin ups are a really good thing for your strength. The reason that this exercise is really good.  what chin ups do for you is it works your shoulders and back more then anything.  it also works your biceps, but to lift your self up, you use your shoulders more.

Dips are very similar to chin ups, but instead of using your biceps, you are using your triceps. the entire time that you are doing dips, you are supporting your self by your shoulders.  this is also a great exercise because you are using working multiple muscle groups

but since i am a bigger guy, i can't do a full chin up or dip.  So i am using the machine that assists you.  what you do to use the thing is you step up to the chin up bar, and step on this other step thing. The thing that you step on weighted so that it makes you lighter.  I really like this because this makes it possible for me to try and increase the amount of weight that i can lift with just my shoulders.

i am really excited about it.


lazy fox by Light

thoughts on the Joker

I have been playing Batman: Arkham Asylum.


In the opening sequence you have the joker in your car, and you are taking him to Arkham.  After he gets there, they strap him to a gurney like they would with Hannibal Lecter.   I know that in Joker's little character bio (its built into the game) it says that he is abnormally strong, but in no other batman thing have i seen it portray Joker as really strong.  Is this just Rocksteady Studious taking liberties with the Characters?

Or am I not a big enough geek to know that his strength is part of the lore.  Also, Joker seems to use gadgets a lot, and typically, they are long range.  this would lead me to think that he doesn't do well fighting hand to hand. but again in the Bio, it says that he is good at hand to hand combat.  I would seem counter intuitive that he creates long range weapons if he does just fine up close.

I am by no means bashing the game! I love it! Its awesome!  I especially like that the villains are different compared to the comics, and the cartoons.  Poison ivy is very sexy, as well as Harley Quinn.  I like that they made the game more mature.


Joker image by Loki, another god of mischief
Poison Ivy image from Creative Uncut