Balls and Walnuts
more than you ever wanted to know
You know you play too much Oblivion when . . .
. . . you find yourself coveting Benirus Manor.
It’s in the coastal city of Anvil, and it’s a steal at a mere 5000 gold pieces. The place is a mess (hey, it’s sounding like my OTHER coastal home!), but once you rid it of its curse (rats in our Oregon house, ghosts in this one), it repairs itself (sadly not applicable to our Oregon house).
Why do you need a house in Oblivion? To store all of your crap, naturally. You know, the loot you find that you don’t want to use right now but don’t want to sell. Books that might turn out to be quest items. Various herbs and vegetables used in alchemy.
I was playing Dragon Age, and I think I’m about 5/6 finished with it, enjoying it very much — tremendous writing; the banter between characters is so good, I’m tempted to post a video — oh, hey, what the hell:
The woman, Wynne, is about 90 years old, but she looks pretty decent for all of that. She’s sort of a priestess mage and rather preachy. Zevran is the elf with the Ricardo Montalban accent. He’s an unrepentant assassin and he’ll screw anything with a heartbeat.
Anyway, I was playing Dragon Age, but got a bit of Dragon Age fatigue and decided to reinstall Oblivion. It’s a 2006 role-playing game with this rather novel plot about saving the world from the gates of hell blah blah blah. Terrible voice acting, mediocre writing, and yet there’s something about the world that draws me in and won’t let me go. It’s a huge world and you can explore just about every square inch — unlike Dragon Age, where your ability to explore is nonexistent.
Sometimes, a guy feels like exploring.
I want that house. And I can almost afford it. Right now, all I can afford is this shack:
. . . which is also on the waterfront, and looks a good deal like our house in Oregon when we first bought it.
I bet the shack has rats, too.
D.
Husband loves Oblivion. He’s made whimpering noises around Dragon Age, but I just bought him Assassin’s Creed 2 so he’ll have to finish that before he gets any more new games. (He got two for X-mas)
I’m still playing Legends of Zelda Spirit Tracks. It’s pretty good.
Let me know how he likes Assassin’s Creed 2. Usually not my cup of tea, but I’m always on the lookout for a good game. But with Bioshock 2 coming out soon (and Diablo 3, eventually!) I suspect I’m fine for 2010. Not to mention, I never did finish Fallout 3!