Brian Riggsbee
  • Home
  • Books
  • Source Projects
    • Left-4-Dead 2
    • Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
    • Counter-Strike: Source
  • Blog

Visiting or Moving to San Francisco? Warning:

7/24/2013

3 Comments

 
Picture
San Francisco has been my home for almost 7 years now, and while I love so much about this city, such as the amazing restaurants, views, architecture, coffee, and abundance of doggies, there are definitely some downsides that I experience regularly. Please accept the below list as a warning to anyone visiting or moving to our beautiful city.

  1. Look before you sit on the bus. 18% of seats have unclassified liquids on them.
  2. Bring a jacket. Everywhere. Every day of the year.
  3. Everyone stares at their smart phone while walking (and many while biking!), so get ready to perform some evasive maneuvers.
  4. Yes, that's poop.
  5. The bums directing traffic don't actually work for the city.
  6. While driving, make sure one hand is hovering over the horn at all times. Someone will inevitably attempt to crash into you or cut you off.
  7. Learn the difference between the diverse neighbors before settling into one. You'll be thankful you selected a hood that fits your style, budget, and safety concerns. And since it is super expensive to rent or buy in most of San Francisco you may want to check out the East Bay first, while you scope out the neighborhoods in SF.
  8. "Never follow a hippie to a second location"  [Jack, 30 Rock].
  9. Yes, that's poop

Have you visited or live in San Francisco? Please share your tips and horror stories in the comments.
3 Comments

Game Review: The Walking Dead: 400 Days

7/16/2013

0 Comments

 
Picture
Warning: spoilers below

400 Days is the latest addition to Telltale Games' The Walking Dead series, where you play the role of 5 different survivors. You select the character order to act out, and the choices you make in the individual stories impact portions of how the other stories act out (at least to a degree). Ultimately the characters all come together, and are offered a proposition by an outsider.

As with the previous 5 episodes the experience is a mixture of rich story telling and engaging decision making. There were definitely a few gritty moments where I was shocked (in a good way) and would cringe at what had just occurred (but again, in a good way). Seemingly missing from this specific episode are the simple puzzles that I enjoyed in episodes 1-5, leading to a much more linear, and simplified experience.

I am a huge fan of the 5 episodes that proceeded this installment. In fact, it's the best iPhone game I have ever played, however I am a bit disappointed in this particular release. While the stories are interesting, overall the experience was very short lived. After completing the episode I was left with more questions than answers, which may prove to be a good thing once the second season of this game is released. Also, I felt somewhat cheated to spend 5 dollars on an episode that now gets packaged for free with the bundle that I had previously purchased, a purchase made before this episode was developed. 

But more problematic than the length and the price was the disconnect I felt from all of these characters. The reason being that the stories, of which there are 5, are spread too thin. By the time I start to connect with a character or understand a fraction of their background, their story comes to an abrupt end, and we move on to another brand new character. Again, my hope is that Telltale Games continues to expand on these characters, but as it is right now, just getting a taste of the intro to a story, with an inevitable wait until the next release, leaves a bitter taste.

0 Comments

    Author

    Brian Riggsbee lives in San Francisco CA. He enjoys gaming, writing, creating art, practicing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, chasing adorable dogs, and spending time with his wife and boy.

    Picture

    Categories

    All
    Art
    Baby
    Castlevania
    Coffee
    Counter Strike Go
    Counter Strike S
    Dogs
    Final Fantasy
    Game Boy
    How-to Mod
    Interview
    Iphone/ipad
    Jiu-jitsu
    Left 4 Dead 2
    Metroid
    Music
    N64
    NES
    Poll
    Resident Evil
    Retro Gaming
    Review
    ROM Hack
    Rygar
    San Francisco
    Star Wars
    Super Mario
    Switch
    Terrarium
    The Last Of Us
    Valve Hammer Editor
    Zombies

    Archives

    December 2022
    October 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    April 2022
    December 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    March 2021
    January 2021
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    April 2020
    December 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    May 2019
    February 2019
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    April 2018
    February 2018
    December 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    May 2015
    April 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    July 2014
    May 2014
    March 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013

    RSS Feed

  • Home
  • Books
  • Source Projects
    • Left-4-Dead 2
    • Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
    • Counter-Strike: Source
  • Blog