Beware The Frog

Once upon a time I made a blog about video games. And this is what's left of it (mostly tweets).

29 September

RT @netsabes: Pour fêter l’indépendance créative conservée d’Ubisoft, voici son tout nouveau jeu : [youtube.com]

# 2016/09/29 - 17:04

28 September

Obviously it doesn’t help that I got a taste of Driveclub VR last week, but I don’t think that’s the whole reason.

# 2016/09/28 - 01:17 — originally published on @commandergaroo

Everyone said Forza Horizon 3 was the best car game ever so of course I’m finding the tone and structure less enjoyable than Horizon 2.

# 2016/09/28 - 01:16 — originally published on @commandergaroo

27 September

“30% installed, but you can start playing right away!”

starts the game

“Forza Horizon 3 needs an update”

I hate this console so much.

# 2016/09/27 - 21:23 — originally published on @commandergaroo

Finally found the one place in the Xbox dashboard where the installation progress counter isn’t stuck at 0%, so I guess I’m fine.

# 2016/09/27 - 21:14 — originally published on @commandergaroo

I deleted the game to start over and now installation is stalling at 4%. If my Forzabox is dying just before its last hurrah I’m gonna be 😡

# 2016/09/27 - 20:53 — originally published on @commandergaroo

Left the Xbox on to install the game and do its thing while I worked. It turned itself off because I was idle and now appears to be stuck 🙄

# 2016/09/27 - 20:15 — originally published on @commandergaroo

Forza Horizon won’t be here until tomorrow and I need to take my mind off PSVR and maybe I should have bought it online even at 20€ more.

# 2016/09/27 - 15:39 — originally published on @commandergaroo

The next portable Playstation should totally be a gamepad-battery-case for iPhone

# 2016/09/27 - 13:08 — originally published on @commandergaroo

Terrible news! This site exists and now I know about it

# 2016/09/27 - 00:09 — originally published on @commandergaroo

23 September

RT @ultrabrilliant: This is so Deus Ex.

[twitter.com]

# 2016/09/23 - 13:52

RT @kezamacdonald: Some of the comments on Palmer Luckey’s now-deleted Reddit account are quite, quite extraordinary. Amazing how fast money can strip empathy.

# 2016/09/23 - 11:53

22 September

Got a few days to see if I cancel my Forza Horizon preorder. Feels silly to waste time on my 20-inch screen just before I get Driveclub VR.

# 2016/09/22 - 20:11 — originally published on @commandergaroo

I don’t give a fuck about the iPhone 7 anymore.

# 2016/09/22 - 18:25 — originally published on @cedricbozzi

Didn’t seem possible to disable traction control in Driveclub VR; looks like they want to make sure you won’t do donuts until you throw up.

# 2016/09/22 - 18:17 — originally published on @commandergaroo

La démo Playstation VR est à l’angle de la rue des Archives et il y en a pour tous les goûts, si vous n’y allez pas vous êtes de gros nazes.

# 2016/09/22 - 17:23 — originally published on @garoo

I don’t think it made me queasy (unlike Rush of Blood) but the lack of G-forces when you hit the brakes hard in Driveclub is extremely weird. Wheeeee! Suddenly you’re in zero-G!

# 2016/09/22 - 17:12 — originally published on @commandergaroo

And Rush of Blood is very good at what it does but oh my god demoing a rollercoaster to VR virgins are you fucking mad?

# 2016/09/22 - 16:55 — originally published on @commandergaroo

The VR mode in Bound is definitely pretty but having to keep teleporting manually in addition to controlling the character is too much of a pain in the ass.

# 2016/09/22 - 16:53 — originally published on @commandergaroo

The Tomb Raider PSVR experience is uninteresting and looks like shit because they’re going for photorealism without the power to achieve it.

# 2016/09/22 - 16:50 — originally published on @commandergaroo

Went to a PSVR showcase and somehow chose all of the worst demos. Except for Driveclub — Driveclub on a wheel is awesome.

I need a wheel.

# 2016/09/22 - 16:47 — originally published on @commandergaroo

20 September

I love Rez but, judging by the tone of everyone’s previews, there must have been MDMA in the water at the hands-on event.

# 2016/09/20 - 21:28 — originally published on @commandergaroo

“Rez Infinite: Area X reveal trailer”

I guess the music isn’t as bad as Child of Eden’s and I’ll get used to it.

# 2016/09/20 - 19:33 — originally published on @commandergaroo

I like to think the odds are pretty good that SteamVR will be compatible with Playstation VR headset and controllers by the time I get a PC.

# 2016/09/20 - 18:41 — originally published on @commandergaroo

19 September

It doesn’t look like I’ll get a PC+Rift in the next couple of months, so I couldn’t possibly risk missing PSVR’s release.

# 2016/09/19 - 16:22 — originally published on @commandergaroo

Gave in and preordered the PSVR headset. Wanted to wait in case they released a complete bundle, but I’ll look for secondhand Moves instead.

# 2016/09/19 - 16:21 — originally published on @commandergaroo

18 September

Almost lost my streak on a stupid mistake — I was so close to giving up

# 2016/09/18 - 15:05 — originally published on @garooscreens

The Forza Horizon 3 demo was full of diverse cars at launch, but now all the drivatars are driving the same blue BMW we’re all locked to 😄

# 2016/09/18 - 00:13 — originally published on @commandergaroo

# 2016/09/18 - 00:11 — originally published on @garooscreens

17 September

Metal Gear Survive gameplay video

I don’t really enjoy wave-based survival modes, but this looks more than decent.

# 2016/09/17 - 12:03 — originally published on @commandergaroo

16 September

For a game where your gear levels up, customization is so much better than The Division’s

# 2016/09/16 - 22:45 — originally published on @garooscreens

Didn’t expect to have so much fun in this game #PS4share

# 2016/09/16 - 22:39 — originally published on @garooscreens

Two things Overwatch gets right that For Honor mysterioulsy chooses not to: your allies are always the same color, and you can change heroes at respawn.

# 2016/09/16 - 02:33 — originally published on @commandergaroo

I’m finding For Honor completely amazing (in 4v4, mostly) but I’ve never played, say, Chivalry, so what do I know.

# 2016/09/16 - 00:57 — originally published on @commandergaroo

15 September

Ohh that’s fiendishly clever marketing

# 2016/09/15 - 17:56 — originally published on @commandergaroo

Slayaway Camp is a legitimately good free puzzle game with excellent style (via Eurogamer)

# 2016/09/15 - 15:00 — originally published on @commandergaroo

RT @MarcusGrayDoor: In my Game Time w/ @burnie, I mentioned that design inspiration can come from anywhere, this is exactly what I mean. [pic.twitter.com]

# 2016/09/15 - 02:04