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Hunting Achievements in the Mojave Wasteland

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 A little over a week ago I decided that I was going to clean up the last of the achievements in Fallout: New Vegas. Not my favorite Fallout out of the 3D titles, but one that I don't mind playing again. Many of my remaining achievements were ending and faction based, so there was not much trouble there. The big hurdle was going through the casino bans and caravan games because I had always found them to be annoying and wasteful of my time.  Much of my early time was sitting at the Blackjack tables or farming Ringo for Caravan wins. Without the helpful guides that have been made over the years and watching Fallout related videos on YouTube, I probably would have left the game unfinished. While Caravan can be gamed pretty easily, getting kicked out of the three major casinos is tedious. This was especially true when the dealer top decks an ace and a face or 10 card. It really made the experience feel like a chore more than an achievement. On the upside, the money I got for this achi

Scream VI: Almost There

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 Scream VI has recently released and I was fortunate enough to see it last week. For me, the movie was great as a horror film but leaves a bit to be desired in the Scream department. My reasoning boils down to the mystery being lost in this film as the Ghostface crew this time around felt half-baked. If you couldn't tell already, I will be going into spoiler territory. Now let's dig in. In Scream VI, we follow the Carpenter Sisters along with Chad and Mindy to New York as they attend college. Very similar to Scream 2 when Sidney and Randy head off to college. When we get into the Ghostface department, the VI team seems to just kind of blend into the background. Being an ensemble film with a large cast, it is hard to give every character their time. Yet the core returning cast felt very defined and established when the credits rolled and I was very content with where the Carpenter's and the Twins were heading.  This led to the new characters who were mostly killed off except