Missed visiting the forums! Life's been keeping me beyond busy! Raising my son (already 16 months old!!!), two teenage daughters, working 60-80 hours a week (varies) and my wife has had TWO shoulder surgeries in the last year, the latest on December 20th for a torn rotator cuff. Ouch!
Since I've been gone, my game collecting focus has shifted to Nintendo for the most part. I've sold & traded all of my PlayStation stuff, widdle my Xbox collection down to just a few dozen items (mostly ID software stuff) and have gone crazy getting Zelda stuff. Breath of the Wild is my absolute favorite Zelda game and ranks in my Top 5 favorite games of all time. Currently working on the expansion pass quests.
I've continued to enjoy the superhero movies and I buy all of those. My Star Wars obsession took a big hit when I saw The Last Jedi. I have issues with that movie that despite everyone critical of it being labeled a "toxic troll" has nothing to do with women or whatever they want to say everyone who hates the movie is. My issues in general are illogical time jumps/pacing, killing characters we barely know/have seen, Luke's completely illogical behavior and the complete dismissal of Rey's prodigy-like skills. The "chase till they run out of gas" was completely groan-worthy. Space-Leia made me roll my eyes. The entire casino subplot was contrived and stupid. And while I have no problem with equality in every facet of life, society & entertainment, the film went out of the at every turn to make the Male characters look & act like dumbasses.
Poe: Disobeys orders, gets stunned AND demoted.
Finn: Staggers around with horses flopping off him.
Kylo: Throws tantrums & gets brow-beat by Snoke.
Snoke: Super powerful, gets offed like a chump.
Chewbacca: Gets shamed & butthurt for eating roasted Porg.
Hux: Gets literally tossed around & beat up like a chump.
Del Toro Character: Stutters and is a slimy weasel.
Admiral Ackbar: Just got offed.
All of the Male Resistance guys: Offed like Star Trek redshirts.
...and finally Luke. Oh, poor Luke. Tosses his lightsaber over his shoulder and off a cliff. Regardless if he rejected the Jedi way, there would be a whole host of emotions wrapped up in that moment. He looked truly emotional at the end of Fprce Awakens when he saw it. Rian Johnson trolled us in Last Jedi. Squeezing blue milk out of a sea cow things tur. The pogo vault to spear a fish. Being a general prick. The whole attempting to kill his nephew. It was all a big crock of shit.
Boy...gotta settle down. Breathe....breathe....LOL. Well, nice to be back. Hope I get to talk to you guys a whole lot more! Hope everyone is in the midst of happy holidays!