The Streak!

Ok, not THE streak.  That can only be accomplished by Undertaker.  More accurately A streak.

I'm playing some Rocket League since the winter event, Frosty Fest is going on, and I just scored the winning goal of the game, giving my team the win 2-1.  After the match (where I unlocked the common Green Explosion and some snowflakes) I unlocked a bunch of achievements, including 2 I didn't realize.  1.) that was the first game I played in where I won MVP, it went to overtime, and my team won.  2.) apparently the stadium the game was in (don't remember which one it was) was apparently the only one I hadn't played in, unlocking that achievement.  3.) That was apparently my 10th win in a row!

So I'm going to keep playing and see if I can't extend that streak.  Maybe to 21-0?  (or most likely I will lose the next game.)



Update:  Turns out I was right.  Lost the next match 2-6  But in my defense, 1.) they all apparently had been playing alot already because they had ma bunch of Frosty Fest stuff unlocked already (or they bought them, which also means they play alot.  and 3.) I'm pretty sure my teammates were bots based on how they played.

Oh well.  Time to start a new streak.  Hopefully not a loosing streak.

Also, WTF!!! I didn't get any snowflakes!? Do you only get them for winning or something?

Jack Baker--Resident Evil 7

When I came to, the guy was dragging me towards the big house I had seen earlier.  He was also carrying Mia's body.  Inside someone said I had work to do and it looked like my hand had been reattached some how.  When I Finlay woke up I was in a room lit by candles seated at a table.  the guy who punched me, as well as a woman and a younger guy were eating.  The woman seemed to be crazy.  the got a bit mad when I asked where Mia was.  The younger guy threw some food at me (looks more like organs of some sort, hopefully from animals.) and she called him Lucas.  So I'm guessing this is the Baker Family and the guy who knocked me out is Jack.  He grabbed Lucas and cut off his arm, who said "Not again."

So super strength, regeneration.  Anyone else thinking Uroboros or a new version of G-Virus?

Jack forced me to eat something while the woman, guessing it is Marguerite, got upset that Ethan didn't like it.  Jack then stabbed me some where in the face.  HE was about to do it again when the phone rang.  He told Lucas to answer it, figuring it was "That cop" again.  Looking around, it turns out there is an old woman there as well.  she seems to be asleep.  or dead.  This is Resident Evil, so either is possible.

I managed to tip over the chair and get free.  Checking my inventory, I saw that they had taken everything.  Opening it also showed that they had stapled my hand back on and I had a heart beat monitor on. Nice way to bring back the old school health bar.  Found a receipt for a saw, a lot of rope, and a bunch of dog collars.  With this family, I'm not sure I want to know what those are for.  The calender on the wall is either inaccurate or it is for March of 2017, which is after the tape I saw earlier, and I think the game is supposed to be in July 2017.   On the fridge were several notes describing people and how to cook them.  Now I really don't want to know what they were trying to force feed me.  I also found an Herb!I also found some ammo and a news paper talking about how the film crew from the tape are missing.  Apparently they filmed videos and posted them online.

As I explored, I saw Jack appear at the end of a long hall.  I backed away since he didn't see me and hid in a room off the kitchen.  He walked into the dining room and saw that I was missing.  I hid in a corner before he walked into the room, but didn't check there.  While he was checking the living room, I left and went down the hall I first saw him in.  I found the Hatch key and wondered if it fit in the locked hatch in the room I had been hiding in.  I snuck back in and opened the hatch, dropping into a crawlspace.    At least if he finds me, he will be crouched down too and not able to swing that shovel.

Also, apparently they let me keep my flashlight.  The crawlspace lead to the Laundry Room.  there I found a tape recorder, a trunk with Mia's e-mail and license in it, a lock pick, and some chemicals and herb needed to make First Aid Meds, which I did.  I also found a bobble head wearing a football uniform that looked like the Viking's away uniforms.  It had a shark on the side of the helmet, so I'm guessing it was for a fictional team named the Sharks.  I think there is an achievement for breaking these, but I didn't have anything to break it with.

As I was about to leave, the phone int he laundry room rang.  It was Zoe again.  She said there might be a way out through the main hall.  She also said the heart beat monitor I'm wearing is called a Codex and that it is important.  Don't lose it.

On the way there I found a picture of a girl.  IT was laying face down and her face was scribbled out.  Someone they used to know but don't like any more?  I also found pics of Lucas from 2013 and Jim and Marguerite from their 25th anniversary.  Not sure how long ago that was, but they seemed normal enough then.  and from the sounds of it about a year later is when Andre said they disappeared.

I went to open the door to the main hall but it was locked.  The door had a carving of two centaurs, with the body of one missing.  Hopefully Jack is gone so I can look for it.

As I went towards the dining room again in case it was there and I missed it (There were a few locked doors and I have a lock pick now) I heard knocking.  Turning the corner I saw someone banging on the window.  I couldn't tell who it was, but then I heard a door open so I ducked back into the laundry room.  I didn't hear anything else, so it might have just been me opening the door that I heard, cause when I opened it again to leave, it made the same sound.  With no other choice, I went to check on the guy.  Jack and the old lady were gone, and the guy was telling me to open the door for him.  It was a cop.  There had been some missing person calls and he asked Ethan if it was his house.  Ethan said that he had to help him and there were crazy people trying to kill him, but the cop didn't seem to think Ethan was that sane either.  There had been several missing person calls, and as an outsider, he felt Ethan might be involved.  He said to meet him in the garage.  Ethan asked for his gun, and not to surprisingly the cop, a deputy, said no.  He did end up giving me a pocket knife though.  better then nothing.

Before I left, I looked at some of the notes in the dining room closer.  Once said "Someone (scribbled out) is not dead"  another said "Take Marguerite to the hospital."  There were others, but I couldn't quite make out what they said, or if I did, they didn't make sense.  just a word or two.  On to the garage.

Why do I get the feeling Deputy is about to die.

Deputy asked what Ethan was doing out there in the middle of the night and then the garage door started closing.  As he told me to open the door, I saw Jack behind him.  He cut Deputy's head in half with the shovel and broke it on him.  Then he grabbed an axe and it was time for a fight.

I managed to avoid Jack long enough to grab Deputy's gun.  I also grabbed a First Aid Med and some car keys.  Trying them in the car (Which looked like the one I came in) I proceeded to ram the car into Jack several times until he didn't get up.  or so I thought.  turns out he had gotten onto the room, tore it open, and was right beside me.  I tried to escape, but he had us lined up with some girders.  He was going to take us both out!  I muse have ducked at the last second or something, because the one meant for me missed, but Jack was impaled.  I got a feeling though that he isn't dead yet.  I would shoot him in the head to avoid the Last Second Scare, but I don't want to waste bullets, especially since it wouldn't matter here anyways.

Sure enough, the car caught fire and he got up.  I shot him once or twice, but then the car blew up and seemed to stop him.  Looking around for a way out, I saw a ladder, but before I could climb it, Jack grabbed my hand.  Then he grabbed my gun hand, said "You're about to see something wonderful" put the gun in his mouth and pulled the trigger.

Still not convinced he is dead.


Scare Count--5
Jack searching for me
Jack takes control of car

The Guest House--Resident Evil 7

I was bummed when I woke up because I forgot to pre-order Resident Evil 7, so it wasn't waiting for me on the Xbox One.  So I had to get it at Walmart.  I had been planning on playing some 6 or something while it installed, but as soon as I put in the disc, it said an Update was needed to play!  I downloaded the update (played some Stardew Valley while doing so) and as soon as it was done, I could play!!! No Installing required!!!

Time to kill some zeds.  Or whatever they are called this time.  Also time to figure out how this is connected to the rest of the franchise.  All we know is that in the demo there is a picture of a helicopter with the Umbrella logo on the side and a note "They are watching us."   Why is Umbrella watching them?  Was this a testing place fore a precursor of the T-Virus?  Maybe where they tested the Plagas sample Ada brought them after 4?  Something else they were working on?  Who knows, but I can't wait to find out.


Opening cut scene shows video of apparently my character's wife.  She is coming home soon.  And his name is Ethan.  Before sending that, she recorded a another video.  Her arms are covered in blood and she is scared of something.  Sshe lied about something and told Ethan to stay away.

Three years later, Ethan is driving and calling someone.  Apparently his wife's name is Mia and she isn't dead.  And he is going to Dulvey Louisiana to get her, or to see if someone is playing a prank on him.  He drove to a place, got out of the car and...I unlocked and achievement.  Yep.  For playing the cut scene.

I followed a path to a large house.  Because last time this series went to a large house it went so well.  Everyone had a good time and there was a lot of cake eaten.  Totally not a zombie outbreak.  (See Resident Evil 1 if you are unfamiliar with the franchise.)  The gave to the house was chained shut, but there was another path, so I followed it and soon found a van.  There were tripods next to it, and cords and a tarp.  guessing a camera crew of some sort.  Inside was a project proposal for "Sewer Gators Episode 17: Sneak Into a Louisiana Ghost House.  On the back, written in possibly blood, were the word's "Join Us"  There was a fence nearby with a broken in gate and a sign reading "Accept Her Gift.  I went in.

As I followed the trail on the other side, eerie music played and I saw some guy walking ahead of me.  I followed from a safe distance and found some crows eating what looked like a deer.  Near by was a gate made out of more animal pats and saw blades.  Dead birds littered the path as I walked towards some smoke in the distance.  The smoke was coming from the remains of a fire, which included a purse.  Inside was a damaged driver's license from Texas.  It's Mia's!  It's covered in something, with the Texas part seemingly wiped clear.

There was a house next to the fire.  Also I found out I had a print out of Mia's e-mail that brought me here.  It said that she was at the Baker Farm.  So I'm guessing that is where I'm at.  I soon found a door, and while looking around, I saw that it was open.  I could have sworn it was closed when I first saw it.  I slowly entered the house.

The door closed behind me.  Fortunately Ethan has a flash light  soon found myself in a filthy kitchen.  a pot on the table has some sort of stew in it.  and cockroaches.  There was a bird in the microwave that someone apparently tried nuking whole, and their fridge is dirtier then mine.  And it has been a while since I cleaned mine.  On the table is a local paper with a head like saying "Over 20 (presumably people) missing in 2 years."  Also something about ghosts in the bayou.  I also found a photo in a drawer, but couldn't tell what it was of.

I found myself in a living room with a TV on.  On the coffee table (which looks a bit like one a friend of mine use to have) I found a photo of a guy's shoulder and some one's legs on a bed.  I also found a pic of a girl, possibly Mia?  Her face looked messed up, but it was hard to tell sure to the low quality of the photo.

Up some stairs I found a video tape and a tape recorder.  the recorder is apparently the new typewriter, only with out the need for Ink Ribbons   The tape was labeled Derelict House Footage.  I put the video into the VCR.  (possibly a typo, it says it was filmed in June 2017, which is when the game is supposed to take place., and the game looks like more time has passed then that, At least a month or so.)  The video was from a show about paranormal investigators or something and I was the camera man.  Apparently I was new.  And this is a filming of the show Sewer Gators.  I like that the quality sucks, like on a VHS tape, but if this was recent, why were they filming on film period, let alone VHS.  What shows, even amateur shows, use anything but digital cameras anymore?  Also, apparently they were in Amarillo (Texas) 2 years ago.

They entered the same way I did, kicking open the door (so maybe it wasn't closed)  They said the house had been abandoned and the family had gone missing.  Foul Play was suspected.  They disappeared 3 years ago (around the time Mia disappeared?)  And apparently my name is Clancy.

The house was owned by Jack and Margarite Baker.  Apparently their son Lucas was a bad seed.  as Pete (the host) and I were setting up a shot, Andre (the other guy with us) wondered off.  We called his name but no answer.  As we walked by the room I was in (outside of the video) we heard a noise and entered.  For some reason (to give a clue) Pete started looking at the fireplace and found a lever that opened a secret hatch.  We entered and there was a hole int he ground leading down.  I went down and Andre was standing in the corner.  He had been impaled on a hook and was dead.  His body fell on me and then the camera showed a pair of legs coming to get me.  There was screaming and that was the end of the tape.

I opened the secret door and went down the ladder.  It broke part way down and I fell.  As I got up, I looked at where Andre was found.  the ground was still covered in blood.  I made my way into a flooded tunnel.  NEar the end, a bodie floated to the surface.  It was Andre's.  At the end of the tunnal the walls were covered with pictures of people, but no clue why.

On the other side of the tunnel I found a room that had some plywood on it.  On the wood were stick figures and some drawings and words.  "I'm Sorry daddy.  I will not be bad anymore."  After that I found a room with a metal cell door.  on the other side was a well lit, padded room with a cot, and on the cot was Mia!  or atleast it looked like her.  the door was chained shut, so I went looking for a key or something.  I found a piece of paper with names on it and "Dead "or "Turned"  the last three were Peter, Andre, and Clancy.  Clancy's entry just said "L"  I found a bolt cutter and cut the chain.

It was Mia!!!  She asked why Ethan was there and then told him she wouldn't have contacted him.  at least she didn't think she did.  then she asked if anyone, particularly "he" saw me.  She said Daddy is coming and they needed to go.

Mia lead me through a room covered in blood.  there were several pairs of shews laying on the ground.  Mia said that the family used to bring her food through the tunnels we were in.  We made our way to a room that Mia remembered and she said there was another door, but it was gon.  then she said some kind of crazy things and collapsed on the couch.

I found a picture of a lady in what looked like a wheel chair.  it was hard to tell, but she looked like she may have been infected with the T-Virus.  of course that might just be me trying to find connections to Umbrella where theyere aren't any.  on the back of the pic it said E-001.  I went looking for an exit, and when I did I heard Mia scream.  when I got back to the room, she was gone and the hidden door had been opened.  I climbed a flight of stairs and the door at the top opened by itself.  It was storming out now.  In the bathroom I found a few first aids and hears some loud, rythmic knockng.  I closed the door, hoping that, if it was getting closer, they wouldn't come in because it was occupied.  

Eventually I left the bathroom and the knocking stopped and I heard what sounded like a door creaking.  with all other doors locked or boarded up, I returned to the basement to find the lights were now off.  as I went down the stairs, it triggered a cup scene of Mia, crawling up the stairs and looking like she had been infected with something, threw me up the stairs and through the door.  She attacked me with a knife and drove it through my hand before I knocked her back.  After getting my hands all cut up, Mia came to her scenses and was back to normal, saying she could feel "her" inside trying to escape.  She proceeded to hit her head against the wall till knocking herself out.  after healing (cause the game said to) I went to check on her and Dark Mia was back, throwing me through the boarded up door (and wall) and proceeding to break off a piece of wood to attack me.  I grabbed an ax off the ground and defended myself, but was forced to kill her.  As she died, Mia seemed to return to normal.

The phone in the hall was ringing, and after checking out the room quick, I went to answer it.  The voice ont he other end said I shouldn't have come.  She said her name was Zoe and there should be a way out through the attic.  when I went back to say good bye to Mia, her body was gone, leaving the axe behind.  I also heard a door opening (possibly by whoever took her body?)  It was the locked door neat the TV room.  I went upstairs and saved beforehitting the button to lower the stairs, but it didn't work.  remembering the fuse box in the TV room, I went back and saw that the fuse marked Stairs was missing.

I found the fuse int he chained up cupboard outside the kitchen and used the bolt cutters to open it.  As I was walking abck I saw someone, walking through the hall to the TV toom.  it looked vaugly like Mia.  I replaced the fuse and she jumped out of the storage room under the stairs (which I thought I checked before replacing the fuse.  she said it was ok and she knows I didn't mean to hurt hur, then Dark Mia showed up and threw me around for a bit.  After saying it hurt (really?  an axe enbedded in your neck hurt? who would have thought) she stabbed my hand with a screwdriver, pinning me to the wall.  She walked away, but came back with a Chainsaw.  she cut off my hand and walked off, saying something about "Contain it" and then "Must burn it all down."

After saving and using a First Aid Med to stop the bleeding on my stump (although now that I think about it, I didn't seem to be getting worse while it was bleeding) I hit the Stairs button and made my way into the attic.  I found a gun, some ammo, and some meds.  I also found a maniquin that I destroyed because I didn't want it to be a Weeping Angel or something.  The attic had a ladder leading to a hatch and I climbed it.  as I got close, Mia broke the window with the chainsaw.  as we fought, she said something about me not understanding and "It is my (Mia's) job."  I shot her several times, including several hed shots, but she didn't go down.  After about 14 bullets she finaly collapsed, saying "I love you"  Unlike the last time, there was blood on the ground under her body, so I think she is dead.

Also, the chainsaw disappeared.  I thought maybe she was on it, but it didn't look like it.  it just disappeared when she dropped it.

Never mind.  It fell a little ways away next to a door where I found some ammo earlier.

As I was about to see if I could grab it, I was grabbed from behind by a guy who said "Welcome To The Family Son" (the shot that was in all the trailers) and he punched me.  I fell, looking at Mia's body  before he hit me again and knocked me out

Good opening and the first time in the series I've been scared (also, one of the few times period when playing a game.)  I got the She's Alive, A-Ha, Behind Closed Doors,and Master Of Unlocking, and Welcome To The Family, Son achievements.

Scare Count-3
Door closed and lights went out.
Andre's body foated to the surface
Mia grabbed me from the storage room under the stairs.

2017--The Year I Do Stuff

So every year it seems I post a "This is what I want to do this year" post, and pretty much every year that is as far as it goes.  So why do I think this year will be any different?

Because I do.

Here are the games I am hoping to beat this year.  They will be added to the side bar and I will add new ones as I beat them.

Valiant Hearts (xbox one)  Technically I already beat this game.  but I want to get all the collectibles, so I still have a few to go.  shouldn't be hard and the only reason I haven't gotten this one yet is because I haven't played it for a while.

Lego Indy 2 (360) Lego Indy is my favorite Lego game, and I just remembered I got Lego Indy 2 a few months back, so I added it to the list.

Assassin's Creed 2 (360) I've been wanting to play this for a while and am finally going to start.  Not sure if I will consider all game score the completion point like I did with the first one, but I will decide that as I play.

Stardew Valley (PC) Technically I already beat the "Story Mode" but there are some side quests I want to beat before I consider it done.

Resident Evil 7(xbox one) It comes out near the end of this month so I will be getting it and playing it.

Resident Evil 6 (360) This is the only one I'm not confident I will beat, simply because I didn't like the demo much and because 7 comes out soon.  But I will give it a try.

19,000 Points!!!!!!

That was really fast!!  Only took a little over 2 months to reach 19,000 points!  The one that put me over the top was "Dropping Like Flies (20 gs) from CastleStorm: Definitive Edition.  So thanks Carson for getting me to play that.  He is a friend's kid who wanted to play the original CastleStorm, and after he went to bed, I decided to play the updated version.

In the interest of being transparent, I am posting this in 2017, and I am already at 19,240, so expect another post like this in a couple months probably (136 achievements for 2,660 gs in 2016 according to True Achievements!)

Prologue--Final Fantasy XV

After work and YFC, I swung by Walmart and picked up Final Fantasy 15!  As soon as I got home I put it in and it started installing.  It also started the 10 gb update!!!  Wasn't the reason it was delayed to avoid a massive Day One update?  Oh well.  It installed while I slept, and unfortunately I didn't have time to play yesterday, so I am finally playing it!

Starting of, Noctis (are they just pulling random letters from a bag to name characters now?  because Noctis is the most normal looking name I've seen so far) is greeted by some sort of bunny-cat thing.  seems this is the old training room from his dreams (WTF?) time for a tutorial.  It was a combat tutorial.  Combat is going to take some getting used to.

After the tutorial, I checked out the Lore Guide.  Seems there are 6 gods who are sleeping now, preparing for the coming of a plague known as Starscourge.  There is also The Oracle, who is blessed by the gods.  There are two warring countries in this world.  Most of it is controlled by Niflheim, a warlike nation.  The other is Lucis, who resists them.  Their capital city is called Insomnia, but Niflheim is closing in on them.  There are hordes of daemons roaming the land.  seems they strike mostly at night.Nights have grown longer recently and so have the Daemon's attacks, but no one is sure if there is a connection.  And finally, Lucis has magic, which comes from a Crystal (this is Final Fantasy after all) It has a mind of it's own and grants it's power through the Ring Of The Lucii, which is worn by the current monarch.  Rulers in Lucis can summon weapons, and close attendants can also access the Crystal's power.  There is currently a magical barrier, The Wall, that is keeping out Niflheim, but keeping it up as a big strain on the King.

With that out of the way, time to start the game.

And the loading screen has a variation of the opening screen from the first game!!!!

some glowy guy is panting.  the game IDs him as Noctis, but it doesn't look much like him.  He and his friends are fighting some sort of demon king guy.  Noctis caught on fire and Prompto put him out (he looks more like he does in the tutorial)  They, as well as Gladio and Ignis, take cover as the thing throws fire at them, then it is time to fight.

Or not.,  it seems that was a flash forward.  Then the game takes us to "Before the fall"  King Regis sends Noctis and his friends on a journey (to be the very best, like no one ever was?)  As they walked out, the king followed.  He looks like he is in  pretty bad shape.  He asked the friends no to guide Noctis, simply to stay by his side.  They are going to Altissia.  it seems that Regis and Noctis don't get along very well, but it seems to be more of a standard "I know more then my parents" thing then outright hostility.  While Noctis is going to meet his Fiance, Regis is speaking with some people from Niflheim.

Not too much to the Prologue.  the graphics are gorgeous, and so far, while I want to smack Noctis around a bit for having an attitude, the king seems pretty cool, as do Noctis' friends.  I unlocked the Insomnia's Waking Nightmare achievement.  On to Chapter 1

Big Trouble In Big Town--Fallout 3

Don't remember where I got this quest.  It's been a while since I played, but it says "Ask the people of Big Town about their captured friends.  And since I know Big Town is a location I've found, I figured I would head there next.

Outside of Big Town I encountered a Super Mutant Brute.  Surprisingly, my trusty assault rifle was better and more accurate then my Sniper Rifle.  Apparently they are constantly under the threat of attack from Super Mutants, who come from the direction of Germantown and from Slavers from Paradise Falls.  Everyone in Big Town is from Little Lamplight, where everyone over 16 is kicked out.  They had a doctor, Red, but she was captured in the last raid.

After I returned to Megaton to sell some loot I got, I headed to German Town.  On the way I found the Hallowed Moors Cemetery.  Fought a few Super Mutants and a Centaur there, none of which were too hard.  It was the Super Mutant Master that was tough.  Took several Stim Packs to keep me in the fight.  It also took a lot more ammo then I would have liked.  After beating him and a couple more Super Mutants, I looted the church/base and freed a captive their had in there, then kept going.

I got to German Town and found the Police Station.  I admit, that I got there and then didn't play for a while, so I honestly don't remember if I fought anything before entering.  Inside I fought a bunch of Super Mutants and Radroaches.  I made my way to the ground floor and fought some more before I found a prisoner named Red.  She said that there was another one named Shorty who had been taken down to the kitchen.  No one ever returns from the kitchen.

I fought my way though the basement and found Shorty.  rescued him, went back to get Red, and we left.  On the way back to Big Town, we fought a Centaur and some more Super Mutants.  I was watching Rooster Teeth's Extra Life stream while playing this and Micheal just announced that he and his wife were going to have a kid!  Congrats Mogar!.  I got everyone back to Big town and after Shorty and Red thanked me, I unlocked the achievement for the quest.  It wasn't quite done though, because I was asked to help deal with some Super Mutants that had been attacking.  I took them out.  Big town should be safe for a bit.

After wards I went back and repaired my Sniper Rifle and Combat Shotgun (Which had broken during the fight to protect Big Town) and realized I have no idea where my dog is!  I will have to look through the entries and try to find out.