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The Conduit: one-hit killed

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I have still played relatively few first person shooters using the Wii remote, which is surprising when you consider how well it works. It's easy to aim at an enemy quickly, and as long as you fiddle with the sensitivity settings it can be much quicker to turn than a pad.

I enjoyed my time playing The Conduit's multiplayer, although I was hopeless. I'm pretty sure that a couple of the games I played were ruined by hackers - people who came into a room, survived a few headshots, and killed me with one shot. If they're not good enough to play properly, so be it.


I may well try the single-player game at some point.  It was great to see a vibrant community playing the game, and I hope that they can find another similar game to play going forwards. Maybe The Conduit 3 on Wii U …

TV CatchUp – Justified & Mentalist

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Have not started anything new on the gaming front since completing Portal instead I've been catching up on episodes of Justified & Mentalist.

I very rarely watch weekly episodes of any tv series with Games of Thrones being the only exception. I usually tend to have a fortnight cycle so I can watch two episodes together.

Timothy Olyphant was excellent in Deadwood & carries on his great acting in Justified playing the role of Deputy US Marshall Rayland Givens. I also like the Boyd Crowder character played by actor Walton Goggins.

There are only 13 episodes per season with no what I like to call filler episodes (the episodes which do not contribute to the main story through the season).

I've also been catching up on Mentalist which has also been renewed for another season. I still feel they should have ended the show with the culmination of the Red John story.

Unlike Justified, Mentalist has quite a few filler episodes (this happens with all shows that have a 20+ season run of episodes) I tend to get bored with longer run episode shows after a couple of seasons & give up but I have stuck with the Mentalist. I'm hoping the renewal for next season gives the writers a chance to end the series.





History Update – Wii U is back !!

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With the upcoming release of Mario Kart 8, I have decided to give the Wii U another chance.

Nintendo's offer of a free game with Mario Kart 8 is a very good deal & I will be going for Zelda Wind Waker. I have also purchased New Super Mario Bros, Super Mario 3D Land & Zombi U.

Will look at also purchasing Nintendo Land & Wii Party U which I know the kids will enjoy.