And we back

And we back. And we back, and we back, and we back, and we back. And we. And we back, and we back.

So, it’s been a while, huh? The last entry I wrote after hours at work waiting for some coworkers to finish a project so I could grab a beer with them. 

Then that job ended. 

Then I found out the bookstore near me had a killer used comic section with a ton of out of print books. 

Then I read all of Warren Ellis and Darick Robertson’s Transmetropolitan.

Then I got on a plane for the first time since I started having anxiety attacks.

Then I was in Maine for like two months and worked as a bartender/waiter. 

Then the Patriots were something like 8-0. 

Then I got a side-gig hosting Pub Trivia at my favorite bar. 

Then I went to LA for Christmas and had an awesome time with my brother’s family. 

Then the Patriots lost their first round bye in the playoffs. 

Then Mookie Betts was trade to the Dodgers. 

Then with the help from an incredibly awesome art director, I re-did my portfolio.

Then the Patriots lost in the playoffs. 

Then I started a new side project called Shortbox Summary and read like 9,000 comic books without doing much else in my spacetime.  

Then Billie Eilish won like every Grammy. 

Then the Niners lost a Super Bowl they should’ve won. 

Then Parasite won like every Academy Award. 

Then I started feeling like despite the Celtics record they had a really good chance of making it to the Eastern Conference Finals and making it to at least six against the Bucks. 

Then the government told us there was no Pandemic. 

Then there was about to be tipoff between the Utah Jazz and the OKC Thunder and something as banal as a man running from the locker room to the officiating table quickly became one of the most surreal moments of my life. 

Then it turns out there was a pandemic. 

Then Tom Brady signed with Tampa Bay.

Then 10 weeks passed. 

And that’s pretty much everything that’s happened to me since the last post. It was nice doing things for myself and not writing about them, but my fingers are starting to go a little stir-crazy for something besides a controller so I’m going to use them now. 

I haven’t written about games in a hot minute but that’s not to say I haven’t played any since my last post. In fact, I’ve played a shitload of video games. How many games go into a shitlo-489. 

Sorry, I got too excited to not share. I’ve played 49 video games since the last time I wrote about them. 

And I’ve watched all of Seinfeld twice, but that’s a story for a different post. I’m not going to write about all of these (I’ll bold the ones I intend to, though in a much shorter fashion than before), but I can absolutely rate them, so, let’s go. 

18 - Spider-Man (PS4) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

19 - Assassin’s Creed Origins (PS4) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

20 - Stories: Path of Destinies (PS4) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

21 - Lego Batman 2 (Vita) ⭐️⭐️

22 - Heavy Fire: Afghanistan (PS3) ⭐️

23 - Heavy Fire: Shattered Spear (PS3) ⭐️

24 - The Walking Dead (PS3) ⭐️⭐️⭐️

25 - Burnout Paradise (PS3) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

26 - GTA Vice City (PS4) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

27 - Far Cry New Dawn (PS4) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

28 - Horizon Chase Turbo (PS4) ⭐️⭐️⭐️

29 - Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune (PS4) ⭐️⭐️⭐️

30 - Blood and Truth (PS4) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

31 - Tearaway (Vita) ⭐️⭐️⭐️

32 - Batman (PS4) ⭐️⭐️⭐️

33 - Assassin’s Creed Liberation (Vita) ⭐️⭐️

34 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (PS4) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

35 - One Night Stand (PS4) ⭐️⭐️⭐️

36 - Lara Croft: Go (Vita) ⭐️⭐️⭐️

37 - Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7 (Vita) ⭐️⭐️⭐️

38 - Reverie (Vita)  ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

39 - Burnout Paradise Remastered (PS4) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

40 - Driveclub (PS4) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

41 - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Switch) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

42 - Super Mario Odyssey (Switch) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

43 - Full Throttle: Remastered (Vita) ⭐️⭐️⭐️

44 - Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey (PS4) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

45 - Goat Simulator (PS4) ⭐️⭐️

46 - Aer (PS4) ⭐️⭐️⭐️

47 - Star Wars Battlefront II (PS4) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

48 - Adam’s Venture: Origins (PS4) ⭐️

49 - Trover Saves the Universe (PS4) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

50 - Music Racer (PS4) ⭐️

51 - Drowning (PS4) ⭐️

52 - Uncharted 2 (PS4) ⭐️⭐️⭐️

53 - Uncharted 3 (PS4) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

54 - Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader (GameCube) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

55 - Tomb Raider Definitive Edition (PS4) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

56 - Assassin’s Creed II (PS3) ⭐️⭐️

57 - Star Wars Battlefront II (Xbox) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

58 - Ultimate Spider-Man (Xbox) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

59 - Gears of War Remastered (Xbox One) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

60 - Gears of War 2 (Xbox 360) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

61 - Gears of War 3 (Xbox 360)  ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

62 - Gears of War 4 (Xbox One) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

63 - Star Wars Battlefront (Xbox) ⭐️⭐️⭐️

64 -  Hitman Go (Vita) ⭐️⭐️

65 - Far Cry 3: Remastered (PS4) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

66 - Super Mario Galaxy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I know, right? That’s insane. That’s so many games! Some of them took over a hundred hours (I’m lookin’ at you, AC: Odyssey, you little slice of wonderful) and some took a little over 50 minutes (Drowning means well, but isn’t worth the money or even the abbreviated time). According to the time between first and last trophies, some took years (AC: Liberation, Drake’s Fortune, Uncharted 2, ACII, Lego Batman 2, Burnout Paradise, Driveclub, Star Wars Battlefront II, Lego Harry Potter).

I’ve purchased properties, earned revenge, robbed banks, conquered worlds, uncovered ancient secrets, bested gods, and even left a one night stand’s house wearing their underwear. Video games are freaking awesome, man.

But there’s one in particular I’ve got to talk about first.