"All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware." — Martin Buber
Video Blips:
• I have a feeling I'll spend all my time in The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim either plumbing its bountiful mysteries or getting hopelessly lost. I'll probably earn a reputation among the rural villages as "that creepy guy who stares at the aurora borealis for too long in the middle of the forest."
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK_Qnsh7D0o?rel=0&hd=1]
Continue after the break for corporate malevolence of an ancient degree in Assassin's Creed: Revelations, 13 minutes of the most brain-melting promotional content ever for Saints Row: The Third, and L.A. Noire: The Complete Edition's PC release.
• Abstergo Industries' initiative for motivating its employees includes encouragement for killing virtual Turkish people in Assassin's Creed: Revelations. Or it's just a ploy to keep you in the Animus' cushioned, comforting interior while the science team hogs all the donuts in the break room.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yn6kCQKvr_E?rel=0&hd=1]
• Combining Saints Row: The Third's psychedelic Professor Genki with the deranged minds of filmmaker duo Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim seems like a good idea — on paper. Now that I've watched this normally, it's time for a batch of mushrooms and another press of "Play."
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83xTyMV373Y?rel=0&hd=1]
• Detective Phelps' loud voice, leering police captains, and exploding houses all arrive in the PC release of L.A. Noire: The Complete Edition. Crisper graphics mean more vibrant expressions of dismay whenever I expose someone lying to my face. I'm perfectly fine with this.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHSQpiTo2K0?rel=0&hd=1]