Hunting a Rathalos in expedition mode, getting him near death and having him leave the locale is the Dark Souls of Monster Hunting.
Good news: I'm saving $14 off the retail price of MHW. Bad news: the Amazon delivery window is all day until 11pm. Better news: I have 5 sick days available & the flu is going around at work; in my case it's the Rathalos strain.
Listening to Chelsea Wolfe and reading about the Eltanin Impact (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eltanin%20). I need this solid combination of doom & gloom to make it thru my workday.
Gamestop is selling The Witcher 3 Complete ED. for $24.95; their used copies are $44.95. Guess which one they sold out of first. Also, Agents of Mayhem is totally worth its $10 price tag.
#XmasToid Who loves Xmas music? Why, you do, of course! So here's something to help you get in the mood for this very festive season.
2B is the robot you *want*, but Aloy is the robot killer you *need*.
This the trailer for Peter Jackson's new film called Mortal Engines and it's the most anime-looking live action film trailer I've seen all day.
A few quick thoughts on that MHW beta: mounted felinxes are very handy & enjoyable to watch in action. It's very easy to get sidetracked with alt boss-level beasties; open world games should never *ever* have time limits, mission-specific or not.