1. Starfield (General): Since it's release, I have had an unhealthy obsession with this game and have not really done or thought strongly about anything else. I have been so excited for months. I literally bought myself cozy pajamas with stars to wear while I played over the vacation I took this month (specifically so I could play Starfield)...The vibes have been immaculate. I would definitely say it's more "Fallout in space" vs "Skyrim in space" which makes sense since I saw that production started halfway through Fallout 4 for Starfield. Even if I'm not as into Fallout as Skyrim, I've been loving the futuristic, spacey, realistic but also not, physics-magic package. It's very pretty. Being on a moon and looking up at the planet it's orbiting is always breathtaking. It's one of my favorite things and I already have so many screenshots. I haven't had a ton of issues, definitely some but not enough to really fuck up my experience. It's honestly expected this early in release... So because it's all that's on my mind, I'm breaking down multiple points dedicated to Starfield **mild Starfield spoilers ahead**
2. Starfield (Inventory Management Simulator): I would like to preface this with how much I have enjoyed playing this game: It's a ton! But the constant shuffling of items in the early game to ship cargo, tiny storage containers, homes, outposts, and on-person inventory is so fucking tedious. I got sick of that real quick. Trying to make money and not knowing what you need for anything makes me a packrat, but you get to a point there's nowhere to put anything! Many times I have resorted to throwing everything extra on the floor of my ship. And your companions CONSTANTLY harass you about picking stuff up. Even ammo (which is useful and weighs nothing), even important quest items (Sarah literally told me to drop something after I picked up documents in a top secret vault for a quest). I have maxed out the weight lifting skill (which ups your carry weight) and put pockets in every spacesuit/boostpack I can (which also ups your carry weight), plus I have 2 levels in the payload skill (which ups your ship's cargo storage). I don't have an official homebase yet and abhor the thought of that eventual move.
3. Starfield (Sam Coe): Ok. So at first I was kinda upset to hear there were only 4 romanceable companions in the game and comforted myself in the thought that *eventually* *someday* there *might* be more added. My second companion in though... I am into the single dad space cowboy thing apparently. I really like his kid too. It's very fun that after you are in a relationship your partner says romantic (and sometimes scandalous) things to you in passing. That voice saying those things... I apparently need more space cowboy romances in my life.
4. Starfield (Outposts): So a big thing about Starfield that is intriguing and frustrating is that there is basically no tutorials for many of the more complicated systems. Base building is often something I really enjoy, just The Sims that still runs in my veins. I also just love the customization that comes with it and making my home. But it's taken a lot of explanation videos to get as far as I have. I know I have even farther to go since I am still not at a super high level yet.
5. Starfield (Surveying Planets): I went on a little spree of planet exploration to get XP. Fully surveyed the Sol system because I was curious if there would be an achievement for it (there was not). I've also been searching for the perfect beautiful alien planet to put my home base. I want forests or just really pretty landscapes. I have been searching around on the internet as well to see what other people have found.
6. Starfield (Vanguard Questline): So originally I had found out what the reward for this quest was and was interested in finishing it. The storyline was so good though. I loved that there were moral decisions to make, I loved all the different characters you meet, I loved that all your companions have different thoughts about the decisions you make. And the perks throughout were ones I really liked.
7. Starfield (Exploring The Big Cities): There are 3 main big cities and several smaller ones scattered around. I spent some time talking to all the named NPCs I could find to get quests and lore. There are so many interesting characters. It really does suck that there are no city maps because when I started I felt so incredibly lost all the time. There's so much to see in New Atlantis that it took me like a day just to walk around all the places and get a sense of where I was.
8. Sleep?: I'm not going to blame Starfield but... I have been having a lot of trouble sleeping lately. Some nights over vacation I just didn't sleep. Just because I didn't feel tired. I'd even wake up after a few hours and still just not feel tired. Some nights though I'd lay awake in bed with my brain just buzzing. Sometimes this happens to me and I never know why it happens or what makes it go away. I try just drinking water and herbal tea, no caffeine. I try giving myself time without screens before bed. I try melatonin. I try relaxing music. All I can figure is sleep just gets weird the older you get. And then there's the dreams, ugh.
9. Being an adult: Having responsibilities and housework and a corporeal form continues to be the bane of existence.
10. Family Time: My brother was around for a bit and I went to visit my parents as well. Love going home and spending time with them all. Love seeing their garden, listening to lots of music, and making meals all together. Like simpler times.
Top 5 Songs of the Month:
1. Blame Brett - The Beaches
2. Smoking on my Ex Pack - SZA
3. Fall In Love With You. - Montell Fish
4. Is It Anything? - Aaron Taos, Khary
5. Waiting Forever - ODESZA, Yellow House, Preston.
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