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Review - The Elder Scrolls IV - Oblivion Remastered

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“ The Elder Scrolls IV - Oblivion Remastered ” is a 2025 remaster (go figure) of the 2006 action RPG "The Elder Scrolls IV - Oblivion." Oblivion came out originally on Xbox 360 and PC, which I had neither at the time. It came out later on PS3, but for whatever reason I never bought it. Oblivion Remastered was my first opportunity to play through this classic on my own. But wait. This is a remaster of a nearly 20 year old game, the fourth of a pretty popular series. I feel like I need to roll it back and give some context on the series as a whole, in addition to my own personal context. I've often said that Morrowind was my first Elder Scrolls game, but that's perhaps a bit misleading. Morrowind was the first game in the series that I personally owned. Oblivion was the first one that I played, and I didn't buy Morrowind until after I had played Oblivion on a friend's 360. We were in Kohl's sometime in 2006 or 2007 and saw Morrowind for the original Xbox on ...
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Thirsty Thursday Eve - Margaritaville Drink Mix

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For the first time in Thirsty Thursday Eve history, I'm covering a non-alcoholic drink. Don't worry, there's still alcohol involved. It wouldn't be Thirsty Thursday otherwise. Name: Piña Colada and Strawberry Daiquiri drink mix Source: Margaritaville Price: $1 for 6 packets My wife loves flavored water drink mixes. I mean, she LOVES flavored water. And because she drinks so much of it, I've kinda picked up the habit at well. Admittedly, it's better than the sodas we were drinking, so I suppose it's an improvement. And I would say she has a problem, but they're so ridiculously organized, it's kinda just how things are. Regardless, she's always on the hunt for new flavors and brands. She's tried pretty much every variant of every brand regularly offered at Walmart, Target, and a Ingles. Oddly enough, Dollar General has a stellar selection of drink mixes, it's closer to my house, and it's often cheaper. Therefore, we've taken to maki...
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Review - Ratchet & Clank (2002)

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“ Ratchet & Clank ” is a third-person shooter platformer released on the PS2 in 2002. As the progenitor of a new intellectual property, this game kicked off a series that is now more than two decades old. This one entry has been released, re-released, and "re-imagined" to the degree that the original might have fallen into obscurity a bit. Going back and playing it in its unadulterated and unedited form, how is it? Ratchet & Clank is a classic for me. It was one of the first games I got on my PS2, and I played every game in the series on that platform. The humor was a little edgy, the gameplay was simple yet satisfying, and there were explosions - TONS of explosions. When the remaster collection released on PS3 in 2012, obviously I had to get it. I heard several complaints about the quality of the port, but personally I didn't mind it. My biggest issue was the exclusion of Deadlocked. It seems to be the red headed step child of the series, but the gameplay is grea...
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