Cheerful Ghost Blog

At the time (I can't remember the date, but it must have been in early 2013, though it seems it should be earlier...), I was searching the web for sites that allowed you to catalog your game library, but also had a community. I stumbled on this budding site called Cheerful Ghost (I'm pretty sure it was through a Google search), and loved how clean and simple it was. Cool people that loved games, and a cool place to talk about that shared interest. I jumped in headlong, maybe even a little too headstrong, but you guys accepted me anyway, and for that I'm thankful.

It was just brought to my attention that I actually found this site through Reddit. I've never been a frequent Reddit user, so I probably Google searched, landed on Reddit, then linked from there. I forget things :)

I'm not sure when it was exactly (although I could check my history) I found out about Cheerful Ghost because of Travis. I don't think I got very involved until that one time I was looking for recommendations of a good game to play. I posted in the Video Game Nerds group on Facebook asking for recommendations and Travis (and possibly Jon) replied with something like "...one of us" and suggested Terraria. While I didn't jump on that train immediately, I did eventually and I fell in love with it. I believe that was when I became a regular here. I've been enjoying being part of a great community of gamers. I enjoy writing and gaming, so this site is just really right for me.

So, Happy Birthday Cheerful Ghost!!!! I also want to take a moment to thank you guys (again) for this awesome community. I've visited other gaming communities and I've seen just how different Cheerful Ghost is. This is quite frequently a very positive gaming community. People here don't spew a lot of negativity, hate, and other drama that you see elsewhere. And, even though the occasional typo occurs, people here obviously know how to spell and have a good grasp on the English language. So, thanks again!!!

@Scrypt, awesome job on the pic, man!!!!

Nice! Great job, Scrypt!

Thanks, and thanks, Jon, for project! It was fun!

Thanks, guys!

New Year's Eve game playing: Ark, single player mode

Gaming in 2016: Terraria Otherworld, Terraria 2, Terraria 1.3.1, Minecraft 1.9, and more Ark!

Cheerful Ghost doodles, then Battlefront, then probably tequila, which will be followed shortly, I'm sure, by slumber.

In 2016, I'm looking forward to VR, and how that plays out. No Man's Sky and ABZU are my most anticipated non-VR titles. Beyond that, I'm determined to make my 2016 conclusively more positive and productive than 2015. I'm so done with 2015.

Decisions, decisions, decision. Dang it. I'm having trouble deciding on Triple A Game of the Year. I thought this was an easy win for one of those games, but another got included. I'm thinking I just may vote for the one I have more gaming hours logged.

I'm skipping out on Mobile Game of the Year. I don't know if Fallout Shelter has come to the Kindle yet, but I'm definitely unfamiliar with the others.

I just deleted a post where I had cast my votes in the comments, rather than going to the polls linked above. I'm a little slow today. Still recovering from the flu. Hope that didn't mess anything up!

One thing that was in that post was a vote to update the GotY system for next year. Triple-A vs Indie seems to be less relevant as the years go by. Maybe categories of technical execution, artistic impression, or even genre would be more evocative in presenting our tallies for quality experiences. Update of the Year was a nice addition this year. Something more like that. Anyway, just my $.02 .

@scrypt I hope you feel better soon, bro!!! I also like your categories ideas!!

Awesome loot! The only thing I got worth mentioning (other than a nice check from my grandmother) was a $25 Amazon gift card, which is what I wanted because I'm thinking about buying some e-books for my Kindle. I'm getting all kinds of great loot in Ark though because Raptor Claus drops presents every game day at midnight, which has been pretty cool!

Yeah, it's freaking awesome! There's a raptor flying around on a sleigh carried by 3 reindeer. You hear Christmas music and "Ho Ho Ho!!!" He drops packages, which fall slowly to the ground. So, at midnight, you find out where he is and hurry to get the packages to see what you've got. There's Mistletoe for crafting various holiday themed items like costumes for you and dinos. There's also Coal, which lets you summon DodoRex for 15 minutes, if you collect 100. Other random items can be contained in those packages too like dino saddles or even blueprints for stuff. It's fantastic! The entire map is snowy and cold. Some of the creatures that are bound to the snow biome are now roaming around the entire island, like prehistoric penguins and deer. Check out some of my screen shots: http://steamcommunity.com/id/gawoodruff/screenshots/

Ark has done a few holiday events so far and I've enjoyed the three I've experienced, although Halloween and Christmas are my favorites so far.

Congratulations on the child news!

But yeah, I enjoy holiday themed events in games like Ark and Terraria. It makes me want to play them more during those times to see what's new. I've skipped the last few Terraria events, but Vinny's been playing lately.

Awesome! I wish I could have been there!

As for the Gameboy Advance SP, I remember when it was released and I got one soon after. That was about the time Final Fantasy Tactics Advance(d) came out and I loved that game, too! Unfortunately, my SP doesn't play anymore. I think the battery probably needs to be replaced. I still have it and loved it.

I had Metroid II. I'm not sure if I still have it, but I liked it. It would be cool to play again.

Thanks a lot!!! I really like having all the worlds. I really don't like building and I'm not very good at it, so it's awesome to have some buildings I can use. The arenas are extremely useful, too. It also helps to have these for when I want or need to go looting. Thanks again! Oh and I also appreciate that you've updated them all for 1.3 compatibility. This is something I end up doing on my own as I've kept most, if not all, of the worlds in a back up folder, which means I have to fix them, which is actually easy enough.

I totally agree with Travis! I remember at least one time I wanted to write about a game, but it didn't show up on my list of games to write about and I asked you to add it, but he pointed me in the right direction and reminded me that I had to add the game to the list of games I own.

Being able to edit comments would be cool! That way we wouldn't have to delete a whole comment just to fix one little typo or whatever. Someone else said that and I've realized that's a cool idea.

I sometimes think of things and even if they don't get implemented or if someone shows me how my idea isn't that great, I appreciate you being open.

Thanks for providing a GREAT site!

I agree with Travis's agreement with Adam's agreement with my agreement of Travis's. Do we have enough votes now? LOL

Hi, my name is Jill, I am Greg's cat and I most definitely agree with these humans. Meow! =)

I just thought of something that I think might be cool. Right now, I see the page in pretty much three columns. The middle contains the main stuff and the right now has the activity feed. What if we had something on the left to kind of center it all? I think our profile picture and info used to be there. However, I think it would be cool if it contained a list of titles (along with links to the post), perhaps along with the name of the game talked about, there on the left. It could be like the 10 most recent posts on main. So, it would be a linked list of the most recent posts. I tried to show what that would look like in this comment, but apparently my HTML didn't work, which makes my second idea that more relevant. Perhaps, along with the ability to edit comments, we could have a preview button. That way we can make sure our HTML codes work and everything looks right before posting. Perhaps enticing people to proofread before posting, too. =)