Hmmm, so after that huge blog about EBF4, I labelled myself unemployed and didn’t think about work at all for a month or so. Here’s what I’ve been doing.
• Got a new bike and started doing a decent amount of cycling. The weather’s been really nice, but it’s getting worse now, so I haven’t been in a while. I almost got knocked down by a car once. Good thing I learned not to cycle through a busy roundabout without actually being killed.
• Managed to run 5km. Didn’t even seem like a big deal once I actually did it. Maybe I should go for 10km after all. Also dug a bathtub-sized hole in the garden in one session. Felt pretty manly after that. I guess I’m reasonably fit now.
• Been doing a lot of driving lessons. Like 4 per week. Failed my theory test by one mark. Sat it again as soon as possible and almost got full marks. A lot of it is down to luck with the questions, which is horribly unfair and stupid. Booked my practical test. I didn’t realize the waiting period would be so long. I should have booked it much earlier, because now I’ll be waiting for months, and I’m almost ready already.
• Started volunteering at a charity shop, in an attempt to make some friends and maybe get some sort of work experience. There seemed to be a lot of cool younger people there at first, but now it’s mostly just old people and guys doing community service for drinking too much. I was also hoping to get first dibs on cool items, but it turns out you can’t do that. So I’m not really getting a lot out of it. I think I’ll stop working there and just stalk that one girl I like as a customer.
• Got talked into volunteering at a community center and teaching IT to newbies. Just starting with this. It could be interesting. It seems I’m more qualified than the guys that were originally supposed to take the course, and I’ve kinda taken over things. I plan to teach HTML and Javascript, cause those are kinda fun and not too hard. Plus, it’s an excuse for me to actually do some HTML again.
• Been wasting too much time on Minecraft again. I tried to beat survival mode without cheating for the first time. I fell into the void 3 seconds after entering The End, and lost all my best stuff. Fuck that game.
• Finally played VVVVVV. It’s a great game, but it does just feel like a Flash game. Also played Evoland. It was fun at first, but became pretty mediocre once the gimmick got boring. There’s a bunch of other indie games on Greenlight that I’m looking forward too (Shovel Knight, Secrets of Grindea etc). If you guys know any fun retro/indie games on steam, let me know. Preferably platformers, or action-adventure games.
• Got a new phone (Samsung Galaxy Note 2)! It’s awwwwesome. It’s the biggest phone there is. It’s great for movies, photos and games, but slightly awkward to use for simple stuff like checking the time or actually phoning people. I’m doing a lot of “research” in mobile games, since I’ll have to start developing those eventually. Cut the Rope is amazing. Labyrinth 2 is also great fun. World of Goo works really well on touchscreens. It’s interesting to see what sort of game mechanics are possible with very simple touch or motion controls. If you guys know any fun games or apps I should check out, let me know.
• Going to Sweden for 10 days in one week! It’ll be quite different in the summer. Sadly most of the students I got to know last time are gone.
you should carefully expand when running. There’s many ways to gather trauma and inflammation, so make sure to do it gradually and rest well. Your health simply is that important. Don’t listen to modern tips about training, because most of the modern population is unhealthy, even when it comes to training.
Intrusion 2 is a really nice platformer if you want a free browser game.
Nice weather in Northern Sweden today, but there’s plenty of water around lately. Will keep raining for a bit more eventually
Have you ever explored the Nitrome website? They have been developing some nice games, and (although I admit I never tried it) they did this “Touchy” app for both the iPhone and the Android that is supposed to allow you to use your smartphone as a controller. The details are on their site.
You might find some games that you will like.
I love Nitrome! 😀
A good indie game that you might like is Rogue Legacy, its a RPG/Platformer/Adventure game, it remembered me Castlevania, but its for Hardcore players only. You will get crazy in the first 60min of game
cause its really hard, but with practice and some upgrades you will die less.
Go for FTL or Knights of Pen and Paper. The second one actually surprised me in quality, even through it is kinda boring between end of actual plot and end of the game (yeah there’s a 5-10 lvl hole for grinding there unless you want to spend real money on it).