Gaming

Naah, it was definitely the naked chick.

And speaking of friendly animals, one perk I got from finding all those tablets on the mountain in Skyrim was that I was granted "Voice Of The Sky." Which means for 24 hours wild animals will neither attack nor run away.

So I thought I'd have a stroll with a wild bear without getting attacked!





Enjoy it while it lasts, bear. I'll probably have to kill you next time.

Despite my reservations about corrupting my saves, last night I did indeed try out Skyrim on GeForce Now. To protect my modded saves I started a new game and just played through the opening in Helgen. The Ultra graphics are not enormously different from what I normally get (a bit more detail, a few more trees etc.) but the framerate was delightfully smooth.

And I continue to hope that they eventually sort out the Epic/Steam discrepancies on the platform, even more so after noticing that this week's Epic Freebie is Kingdom Come: Deliverance!
I'll be grabbing that on Thursday whether I can play it or not.

Ori and The Blind Forest is currently cheap on Steam. I'm tempted, but research suggests that it's only borderline playable for me so...
Always liked the look of it though. It's one of those absolutely beautiful little games that make me want go back and try to code something again. But I know I won't.

Gwent sounds better than Dice Poker.
And that's some excellent stunt riding there, Banj!

I have now claimed Kingdom Come Deliverance and patiently await an announcement from GeForce Now. Sadly all their recent announcements have been about removing games from their list.

Meanwhile I'm currently hunting bears for their pelts in Skyrim. And on my travels I found a butterfly in a jar!

I wanted to but there's no way to open the jar.
I wonder if I can break the glass somehow.

Probably not. But I have collected it and will take it home with me anyway.