i love the map part of quest for glory 2.

i just hate filling it in. it's such a dumb busywork mechanic that i want to strangle the coles. this is the first really "bad bad" experience a sierra game has ever delivered and it's compounded by a lack of variety in the "street" scenes.

so, the short answer is: i get stuck in the streets of shapeir [again] but i get to tell a story that i've been meaning to tell for five+ years.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ-zdmGmU5E

since lost eden is done, we're starting on a new adventure.

and it's a fantastic adventure, too. welcome to "the dig" by lucasarts. :)

this week, i talk you through the user interface and we mess around with some non-atari asteroid named atilla.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=690JG0ocAKg

so, we keep climbing the tower of fate in shovel knight, this week.

we also hit one of the spots that's my least favourite in the game [though, i do generally like this level.] - auto scrolling is bad. there's a reason we don't design like that anymore. also, while i'm not crazy about the boss rush [spoiler alert!] - i don't mind it /too/ much.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BBkdA3rCq4

quest for glory 2. and no more streets of shapeir.

if ever i have to go somewhere, i'll just take you there. so. lots of editing from now on ;)

more importantly, though, a lot of plot-critical exposition happens in this episode at the enchantress. plus some wit, some fortune telling and a dance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGuI8xOKXe4

the dig, episode two:

lots of exposition.

plus: SPACESHIP!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZMnqQ4TT2A

shovel knight winds down as we fight the enchantress:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOA5mi3jfDE

this episode is basically an ode to the counting crows.

we spend a lot of time in the desert, aka: this desert life:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4Ng18j_BTQ

in this week's episode of "the dig" we do a bit of...digging, actually.

and exploring. because that's kind of what the dig's about.

exploring, i mean. :P

digging is almost an afterthought ;)

ok. everything: youtube, streaming and reviews will run off schedule as a result of easter. [i have family over. so, i can't guarantee when i will be around/able to do any of the above. regular service will commence when they leave.]

no qfg2 tonight, sorry :(

the friend i was house sitting for wants me to house sit for tonight as well.

here's the dig, episode 4.

all i can really say about this is:

welcome my son. welcome to the machine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GezD5-CFbt0

hearthstone is back for round three!

and this time, it's all new content, featuring the blackrock mountain single player adventure.

this week, i take you on a tour through week 1's goodies, class challenges, boss encounters and the like.

decks are included for those that are trying the same thing. [they're all free decks]:

enjoy:

boss battles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLXnwuU3fXk
class challenges: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdSErIjofsw

[the class challenge the first week was the mage challenge. it was /amazing/]

in quest for glory this week...:

a) i'm sick. so i don't sound the best. apologies in advance.
b) we get all the day one stuff done! finally! we also start picking up all the bits we need for the fire elemental.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2rglh11tJA

in this week's episode of the dig, we get more exposition than puzzle solving done.

there's some weird murals in a weird museum that show us some /very/ odd stuff. plus, we learn that the planet isn't absolutely devoid of life.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkk2Jz0__ZA

hearthstone!

this week, we do normal molten core! [all free decks, as always] - that and the class challenges which were kind of lame during week two: warrior. yaaawn and shaman. less yawn, but that was trickier than it needed to be :)

videos here:

molten core:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDlHrPJwPOM
class challenges:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WoqIPUudfU