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(Tl;dr video companion for this article): We often times take for granted some obvious truths due to being overwhelmed with excitement in the moment Some of these truths are more painful than others, but our inability to notice them all come off tasting just as bitter The transition from Kid Link to Adult Link in… Read more
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(Tl;dr video companion of this article): In the great journey of life, it’s always important to give credit where credit is due Even if it’s one of those “silver lining” credit moments, where the credit is due to something or someone kicking the ever loving shit out of you but it made you better in… Read more
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(The tl;dr video companion to this article): The art of crashing out with respectable tact is a talent reserved for those of us with only the mightiest of constitutions… …or untempered mental health issues, whatever you got in your tool belt, really. While being able to take a break from writing is fine and dandy,… Read more
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(The tl;dr companion video to this article): History has a tendency to repeat itself, it would seem. That would go a hell of a long way in explaining why I have such a strong sense of deja-fucking-vu with these god damn feelings of mubble-fubbles bubbling up When I started replaying Metal Gear Solid 4 (MGS4)… Read more
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As Mark Twain asserted; history doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme. This would go a long way in explaining why my philosophical lamentations sound so sing songy Here we are, at the end of all things. At least, at the end of all things GoldenEye 64 related, as we bring to a close a… Read more
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A sentiment I touched upon recently, and one that relates to an age old wisdom, is that the journey is always more interesting than the destination. The gooners know…good lord, do they know Finally out of the deep, dark depths of the Caverns that our winding narrative took us through, GoldenEye 64 reaches its apex… Read more
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Though this next bit of darkly shaded humor may mean nothing to you at the moment, after reading this write-up about one of the final missions in GoldenEye, I urge you to go read The Myth of Sisyphus (or at least a tl;dr summary), to truly appreciate the idea behind the premise of this article,… Read more
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Sticking the landing is key in any good routine We often end up being victims of our own success After a dreadful mucking about in a metaphoric desert, one overflowing with conceptual sand of a coarse and irritating nature by even the roughest of standards, we gasp dryly for some kind of refreshing sense of… Read more
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We all end up “oofing” every now and then, even the best of us… …it’s only when the oofing continues to persist does it end up turning into a big ole pile of yikes LAST TIME, ON GOLDENEYE Z! 64!, after super sonic racing right through the Archives level, in a fine testament to speedrunning,… Read more
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In times of stressful need, one has to have effective ways to blow off some steam, in order to give themselves a little self love, for the sake of cognitive clarity and psychological well being. …cause it’s definitely going to get worse before it gets better After our brief excursion with ATE’s weekly Words of… Read more
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An old turn of phrase suggests one “stop to smell the roses”. Whoever said this never stopped to consider the possibility of one having taken a shit in the flower bed before you got there, and now you’re profusely gagging after taking a huge whiff of floral asshole Today, on our continuing replay of GoldenEye… Read more
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Andy Warhol was reportedly quoted as declaring the following: “Isn’t life a series of images that change as they repeat themselves?” Look no further than Simpsons shitposting for an example of the cursed standard repetition lay bare, as the recursive nature of history repeating itself sees the very fabric of social connection begin to deteriorate,… Read more
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Amdist the bombast and the bullet holes, the violence born of national woes, stands tall and proud the human spirit, with all of their eloquent prose. Well, if it’s true what they say about people being made in “god’s image”, then god is just some freak ass gooner chud pumping loads to Power Rangers porn… Read more
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“Men are more governed by their passions then reason”, a paraphrasing of a sentiment expressed by philosopher David Hume. In the realm of gaming, this loosely translates to: hang the sense of it, ask yourself the real question: is it cool? Cool happens when your heart is in the right place Dovetailing from my last… Read more
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Flirting with disaster is always more fun when you’re the one holding the ace up your sleeve. After I used the word disaster, Reagan popped into my mind. How peculiar… As we continue on with our little soiree behind the iron curtain, and sally forth with our “Bonding Experience” as we replay Goldeneye 64, we… Read more
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The quote from The Big Lebowski sums it up pretty well: “Sometimes you eat the bar, and sometimes…the bar eats you.” A friendly reminder that life is full of ups and downs, strikes and gutters, and you’ve just got to take them as they come, and maintain your sense of chill and calm no matter… Read more
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The design ethics of GoldenEye 64 brings to mind that quote from Futurama: “When you do things right, people won’t be sure you’ve done anything at all.” And other times, expectations are just too damn ridiculous to begin with Continuing on from yesterday, where I finally made my triumphant return to the world of the… Read more
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Sometimes, the most important thing we can do in a day is make a mistake, in order to learn from it for future prosperity. When life gives you grapples, make grappleade My time with Expedition 33 (E33) has been an enjoyable one, and while I still have a ways to go before I finish the… Read more
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The presence of good does not magically negate the simultaneity of bad by proxy. You’ll have trouble decking the halls once you catch these hands There remains a wealth of content ahead of me in Expedition 33 (E33), of this, I have no doubts. What, with the game mirroring most of the magical machinations a… Read more
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Depending on one’s outlook of what December entails, “the holiday spirit” looks a whole lot different for some people than it does for others. As in, some people feel as if the holiday spirit has evil intent, having violently entered their body, and are now in immediate need of an exorcist to expel the yuletide… Read more
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Remember folks: just because you feel like bucking the trend of traditionality, does not mean it will always work out for the best. “wHy Is ThIs gAmE sO dIfFiCuLt?’ said every loud Metal Gear Solid player ever As Expedition 33 (E33) continues to enrapture me, I soldier forward; its world full of dread and woe… Read more
