UNBRIDLED TRUTH

'Twas a step down to four workouts this week, but that was for the good reason of recovering from finishing my COVID-19 vaccination. I was surprised at how smoothly the second shot went, after having had a much tougher recovery after the first shot than anyone else I know. In any case, I'm glad to have the extra layer of defense, but I'm still taking general precautions; I know the vaccine isn't perfect, I want to avoid playing any part in spawning new variants while much o

I pushed myself back up to five workouts this week, which was awesome. Sure, the difficulty of each individual workout wasn't at the level that I've done in the past, but I'm trying to push myself for where I'm at now, and I can't really ask for more than that. I can certainly get annoyed at a lack of recognition in certain circles, but should that become a significant problem, they aren't circles that I feel any real obligation to participate in, so I can just drop out. Th

Rating: C+ Playing Time: 8 hours Visual novels aren't exactly a genre that I'm a big fan of, so I'm not entirely sure how I even ended up owning this game. Regardless, I found myself in the mood for something without a real-time component after my recent run of loot-grinder ARPGs (and Helltaker), so I decided to give this a go. Cinders is basically a retelling of Cinderella, with some alternate endings and modern framing. You get to play through the final week of Cinders' t

With all the hustle and bustle of those last two reviews, I forgot all about making this workout recap. Plus, honestly, there isn't a whole lot for me to say here, either. I'm just trying to get myself to a satisfactory level of fitness, make arrangements to finish my SARS-CoV-2 vaccination, and find some happiness in life. Monday Type: Pass/Fail Close Handstand Push Ups - 3 sets of 9 (pass) Isometric L-Hang - 3 sets of 15 breaths (pass) Bonus: 35 squats Grinding up more wi

Rating: B+ Playing Time: 2 hours Well, this came out of nowhere. I was doing some internet cruising when I came across a bunch of fanart for this game. I had no idea what it was about, but the style caught my eye enough for me to look into it, and the whole thing sounded like a great mixture of fun and weirdness, so I had to try it. Helltaker is (mostly) a game about solving block puzzles so that the eponymous protagonist can fulfill his dream of having a harem full of demo

Rating: A- Playing Time: About 200 hours to date I’ve been sitting on posting a review of Last Epoch for quite a while. When I first started playing it, the rogue class wasn’t even out yet, and resistances were called protections because they worked as a form of stacking diminishing returns (similar to armor in Path of Exile) instead of straight percentage damage reduction. Since then, defensive mechanics have been overhauled considerably (switching to a resistance system,

It was a slow start to this week's workouts, as I didn't want to rush my recovery from whatever trauma I'd inflicted on myself during the previous week. I got things on track, though, and I'm ready to push on. Speaking of getting on track, I've also got a post coming up soon that isn't just another workout recap! I'm still debating just how much preparation to do for it, but in any case, the current streak will end this week! Tuesday Type: Pass/Fail 2 sets of: 5 Pull Ups (p

The back end of last week and early part of this week was busy for me. Nothing unexpected, but it took a lot of time to do and then to recover from, hence both the tardiness and the brevity of this recap. Monday Type: Pass/Fail Close Handstand Push Ups - 3 sets of 8 (pass) Isometric L-Hang - 3 sets of 15 breaths (pass) Bonus: 30 squats Some progress here, in terms of both the rep targets for each movement and adding on a bonus. This was a nice workout. Tuesday Type: Pass/Fa