1. I’m only about a third of the way into John Wray’s “The Lost Time Accidents“, but let me say this: if the rest of the book is just half as brilliant as what I’ve already been through, it’ll still be one of the best books I’ll have read in 2016. I’m reluctant to discuss anything so far, if only because I clearly have so much more to get through, but MAN – this is a great, great book. What a great feeling it is to be incredibly excited for something and then have it be just as good, if not better, than one had hoped.
2. I played through the first day of Firewatch last night. It’s quite something, I’ll say that; the prologue, a text-driven series of events that sets up your character’s motivation for taking the park ranger job, is far more emotionally heavy than I was prepared for. I’m thinking I might wait for the much-needed frame-rate patch to land before I continue. The frame-rate hitching isn’t necessarily a deal-breaker, but given that the game is so beautiful and the atmosphere is so intoxicating, I’d rather experience it without being unnecessarily distracted.
3. Also played through a little bit of Klaus, a very stylish 2D platformer that uses the PS4’s touch screen to great effect. I can see that this one is going to break my brain in short order.
4. Also, for some reason, I’ve been playing through the Batman: Arkham Knight Season of Infamy DLC, which is far better than any of the side-story stuff that had previously been released. It’s short, but it’s well-written and visually striking, and there’s some pretty heavy-duty stuff that happens along the way.
I thought I’d had enough for a #5; I guess I didn’t.
Shouts From The Couch 