Endgame Viable

Hi! This is the blog of a reclusive Gen-X software developer. I write twice a month about games or whatever else is going on. I was diagnosed with cancer in 2025.

A Plague Tale: Innocence

UltrViolet 13 October, 2021 at 8:17 PM 426 words

A Plague Tale: Innocence is good, with some caveats. (426 words.)

FFXIV - Shadowbringers 5.2, Echoes of a Fallen Star

UltrViolet 12 October, 2021 at 8:47 AM 628 words

Notes on the Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers Patch 5.2 Content, Echoes of a Fallen Star. (628 words.)

Automating Blog Notification Tweets with Zapier

Tom 8 October, 2021 at 9:37 AM 331 words

Some time back I mentioned that I wanted/needed a service that would listen for updates to my RSS feed. (331 words.)

Now What?

UltrViolet 6 October, 2021 at 4:48 PM 1,319 words

Searching for the next game to play, and also apparently listing every game I’ve looked at recently. (1319 words.)

New World - The End ...?

UltrViolet 4 October, 2021 at 10:04 AM 778 words

On the seventh morning of New World I think I can confidently report that this game isn’t for me. (778 words.)

New World, Day Six Bullet Points

UltrViolet 3 October, 2021 at 10:47 AM 1,005 words

Bullet points because I don’t feel like writing an essay. (1005 words.)

New World Three-Day Saga

UltrViolet 30 September, 2021 at 12:49 PM 1,625 words

The worm turns quickly for New World. (1625 words.)

New World, Launch Day, Zero Hour

UltrViolet 28 September, 2021 at 10:24 AM 451 words

New World launched and I was there recording for the historical archives. (451 words.)

New World Next Week

UltrViolet 25 September, 2021 at 9:25 AM 685 words

Amazon’s New World is about to launch. For real this time. Maybe. Probably. (685 words.)

FFXIV - Shadowbringers 5.1, Vows of Virtue, Deeds of Cruelty

UltrViolet 24 September, 2021 at 8:55 AM 949 words

Notes on the Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers Patch 5.1 Content, Vows of Virtue, Deeds of Cruelty. (949 words.)