The most brilliant business idea EVAR

So tonight my coworkers and I went to the coolest bar ever. When we first strolled up, the neon Atari logo hanging outside caught my eyes.

I had previously not known where we were going, but as soon as we stepped in the door, wall to wall retro gaming consoles greeted us - Right next to a full bar, where all the cocktails had retro pop culture names!

Vodka cranberry in hand (extra lime!), I settled into a nice game of the original Sonic the Hedgehog. I had forgotten that it wasn't until Sonic & Tails that he gained the revving ability, so I died a few times thinking I could rev faster to get away from an enemy. But man, did we have fun!! I only wish I had thought of such a cool business idea!

Fallout 4 day is here!

... Which means I don't personally care, but I'll be heading to GameStop today to pick up Dear Boyfriend's early Christmas present!

Who knows, perhaps I'll watch him play it and actually find it interesting enough to pick it up myself. I've gotta say, if I can play as one of these beauties, I'll be tempted to start a character just for the comedic value! Thanks for the morning lol, Kotaku.

Am I the only one...

... who's not into Fallout? Like, at all? 

I'm surprising my boyfriend with Fallout 4 when it comes out tomorrow (although he kind of accidentally already found out, lol). And as much as I've tried to get into the franchise in the past, I just.can't.do.it. 

Which somehow seems odd to me, since Skyrim is literally my most favorite game EVER (even slightly above my love affair with Assassin's Creed), and I love RPGs. 

But, somehow, the Fallout universe is just too desolate and too depressing for me, and I always felt like the story moved at a snail's pace.

I'm sure Dear Boyfriend will like Fallout 4, though -- He's been talking about it for long enough, ha!

Assassin's Creed: Syndicate

So, with all my marathon training lately for the Savannah marathon yesterday, I've definitely been cut short on gaming time lately. Hence not having purchased Assassin's Creed: Syndicate yet. Thankfully, Christmas is fast approaching, so I'm hoping Santa will bring it!

AC is by far my favorite franchise. AC:2 is my absolute favorite, and Revelations is my least favorite so far. I won't lie, after being thoroughly underwhelmed by Unity last fall, I'm keeping my expectations in check this time around. 

That being said, the various interviews I've read from Ubisoft's developers and writers make me hopeful that this will be a satisfying installment. I'm a big fan of good storytelling, which I think Unity, Black Flag, and Revelations all lacked. Apparently, Syndicate is supposed to go back to the old school AC model of being more story and character driven.

Here's to hoping it lives up to its early predecessors!