As I kinda mentioned, this is pretty much why I decided to see The Force Awakens. I wanted to join you guys and I was so glad that I was able to.

Sorry I was late, I was busying playing Ark. =) I finished with Fallout 4 and moved on to Legacy of the Void, but I've run into some difficulty and Ark came out with another seasonal event.

=) It was cool being able to watch the roundtable live and particpate. It took me a bit to figure out how to ask a question, but I obviously figured it out. I'd love to join again in the future!

I don't know about the "have enough games for the next couple of months." Ark is in development and is frequently updated, so that could continue to keep me occupied. I took a break from it to play Fallout 4, but then finished with that. Legacy of the Void keeps snagging me. I saw some of the games on sale, including the Star Wars bundle I mentioned, but I still don't know. I can't really think of anything I really want. I absolutely hate the feeling of finishing a game and moving on to something else, or rather especially when I don't know what to move on to. That creates a hole I seek to fill.

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.

Cool interview, it made me want to play Starship Rubicon again! I like Jon's Jar Jar Binks question, but I won't hold Wick's answer against him. Hahaha

I think the neuroscience project he mentioned was really cool. I'm not really interested in neuroscience, but I think that finding a creative way to explain a complicated subject is interesting. I think it's cool that he's tried to make a program to help him and others learn more about it.

Keep up the good work, Wick!!

John de Lancie!!! I can't wait to hear that one!

I think in the end, I'm more of a Terran player. I like the Siege Tanks and the Battle Cruiser. I also LOVE being able to call down a nuke strike with Ghosts!!

I only slightly disagree with you here regarding difficulty. I've found LotV to be a challenge, even on Normal difficulty. Maybe it's because it's been a while since I've played any StarCraft. I've actually looked up some help on most of the missions.

Also, I'm having a video issue. It's hard to explain. I just finished helping Raynor and got the...what's it called again? Crystal? Rune? Something like that. When I freed the big ship and was able to select which planet to visit, I went for Korhal. So, I just finished those two missions. I went back to the Bridge because it said a conversation was available and Artanis was talking to a Terran, but because of a video glitch, I couldn't see his face. Something similar occurred before and I think it had to do with a shadow.

Also, take a look at the picture below. The panel on my Blizzard.net looks funky after I play the game.
http://i.imgur.com/goT9vR1.png

My drivers are up-to-date as of 12/21 at about 8am. But, yeah, you're right. I'm not sure how to get a screen shot in-game, which would be helpful to show Blizzard tech support. I could probably find out though. I do wish the game had an in-game browser like Steam, though.

I finished LoTV a month or so ago and I thought I'd share my experience with you, sorry this is so late. I'll be completely honest with you, I found it to be a bit challenging, perhaps a little too much for my taste. I know I could have turned down the difficulty, but I didn't. I was hoping to get those Normal Difficulty achievements, although what I'm about to tell you contradicts that. There are a few of missions that I decided to cheat on. That would be the last one in the main quest line and then two of the missions in the epilogue. By the time I reached those missions that I cheated on, I was ready for it to be over. I'm not saying it was horrible, but the difficulty was frustrating and I wasn't enjoying it very much. Two of those missions were VERY difficult. The last one in the epilogue with the Zerg, I decided "f" it, I didn't feel like continuing with the challenge.

It took a little while for me to get used to playing SC2 again and with the Protoss, but I managed to get through most of the missions on Normal difficulty without cheating. I often made as many peons (those things that mine minerals) as I could, that was helpful. I often used the ship's ability to harvest vespene gas for me. I enjoyed some of the other abilities with it, too. I did enjoy some of the units, in fact I think I really liked many of them a lot.

Anyway, I just thought I'd share with you my progress on the game. Like I said, I'm sure it's been a month or more since I finished it.

Well, that one character died in the beginning, that was unexpected. It'd be a spoiler to reveal his name, I think I remember it. I liked the John de Lancie voice over, that was cool. I liked how pretty much all the factions needed to come together. Ok, that's a bit of a spoiler. LOL. I liked the ending, I think. I liked that the two Terrans were reunited, one, it seems, was granted salvation.

I pre-ordered the new Ghost missions about the time I started playing LotV. I'm hoping they'll be more fun, kind of like when you control certain named powerful characters. I'm not sure if I recall any of those missions in WoL, but I believe there were some in HotS. There was at least a mission or two where you did that in LotV. I'm sure you know what I'm talking about.

Update of the Year: Terraria 1.3
Early Access GotY: Ark: Survival Evolved
GotY Noms: Fallout 4 and The Witcher 3 I'd kinda like to nom. Legacy of the Void, but I've hardly played it, which will probably change soon.

I think it'd be cool if some of us made a post on the site talking about our favorite games that we've played this year. This includes games that are new or ages old.

Are we submitting single nominations for each category? If so, my nominations are:

Indie: Rocket League

AAA: Psych! I'm nominating The Talos Principle. Fallout 4 is epic, but it's practically the only AAA game I played this year, besides Destiny, which makes me feel kind of ashamed. I feel like I would nominate Bloodborne, if I had only played it :(. Maybe I'll go rent it tomorrow...

Update: Terraria, especially since it was my first time playing.

Every year GameFAQ's polls become a competition between games, people vote on which is better. Final Fantasy VII usually wins, or at least makes it to the end. This year it was defeated by Undertale. I downloaded the demo and briefly played it.

Wow! I severely edited my spoiler-free review because it was originally so very long and I figured no one would read it, so I cut a lot of it.

178 Hours
2nd play through
5+ new games started
Not all quest completed
Not all locations, bobbleheads, or skill magazines discovered
Not all companions at full affinity, actually I pretty much stick with Dogmeat
I may have all the settlements, but I'm not sure at the moment, I should have all or most of all of them
36/50 achievements

At first, I wasn't fond of the music on the radio stations, but they've grown on me. I like them and find them in my head when I'm not playing. As for the game's score, that, too, gets stuck in my head, which is cool.

Great pics! I don't have a Bobblehead stand! My primary base is in Sanctuary Hills, that's where I started. I did create a building to store my Power Armor sets and another empty building after scrapping some junked houses that have no entrances. I've built more on some settlements, but not very much, usually just the necessary crops, beds, and defense turrets.

Yes, those never-ending Minutemen quests get old. After setting up all or most settlements (or discovering them), I give up on those quests.

Great review! I can't see how this game won't be our Game of the Year.

The highest level I've reached it was 51 or 52. I don't think I ever met Strong. I've now finished the game with two different endings. I'm going back to an older save to get another ending or two.

No, but I recall picking up the radio station and never listening to it.