gamerdad Ah, well. Call it a break from farming or whatever but between my efforts of school bus spotting and actually doing the farming bits, I may have accidentally gone for a run.

Backup. Ok. So I’m a runner. In real life. If you are just stumbling on this and looking for a short short bio. I run. It’s my other hobby.

Running is a vibe. All those other games make running look like effortless sprinting, you know? Run in No Man’s Sky for example and your avatar is bounding and striding and galloping It’s not realistic. It’s simply utilitarian and fast.

I didn’t expect much for Farming Simulator 25 but between the nature trails and the bird sounds and the sluggish and basically awkward jog by little Farmer Brad, this game has the vibe. You know. It feels like trail running. It sims it better than most. Call me crazy but there’s something there.

The video started as a gag, a bit, but there’s something there. Really and I had to share it up.

8r4d The objects in the mirror are further than they appear.

Until next time…

gamerdad I can’t honestly explain why I’m in such a vibing place for this silly game.

I mean, maybe it’s the prospect of a game with low stakes flow, you know? Like, nothing to kill, nothing to evade, nothing to quest, nothing to skill-based reflexively button mash. Just, like, build a farm from scratch and chill.

I rarely #preorder games. What with the whole game industry releasing beta junk and patching later thing that has been going on, and as much as initial reviews are complaining that this is yet another incremental update to the series, that’s kinda what I wanted. The latest version to replace the one in my library that will be going away when my PSPlus subscription deliberately lapses next month.

We were on vacation when this went live, on our way home though, and so I remoted into my PS5 and installed it anyways and then played it using the Remote app on my iPad to push through the #tutorial level—which honestly I didn’t need to play but figured, y’know, just in case something changed that was important enough to put in the tutorial.. gotta play it. The controls via the app are a #pita though so I finished the recap of the skills and I’ll dig in properly when we’re home and in from of my big screen. Until then, here we go…

bradsalomons The Canmore #coffee scene has a #paranormal vibe that I’ve incorporated quite judiciously into my fiction #writing — that is to say the fictional City of Birchmont and setting for my recent word-craft is based heavily on this little town, no doubt, and influenced by our frequent visits. Yet somehow I hadn’t noticed the #cryptozoology vibe in the town until I started writing paranormal fiction—but now I see it everywhere.

I got a couple scenes written while we visited this weekend, so inspiration meets perspiration, huh? The first book in my Stories from Birchmont series will be completed soon, maybe even by the end of November if I stop goofing around and write the last few chapters!

adventuredog All aboard the puppy express. It takes a lot of guts to ride a train this old even if it hasn’t moved in years!

8r4dsfeets Man, hole! So #grate

8r4dsfeets the big giant head, oh my

pixelazy Scenes from a #mountain town

adventuredog When you can’t go inside you go upside. #shopping

8r4dsfeets #railway is the cross way

pixelazy #mountain #reflection

8r4d A little stroll through the wilds of our favourite #mountain town.

8r4d We tried a second #hike this morning stopping by nearby Johnston Canyon, but there was so much ice and traffic on the path that we gave up after only about one klick.

8r4d Last time we came out to the mountains we met a real bear in the woods. This time we settled for something a little less dangerous but still quite bear-able.

8r4dsfeets Lunchtime in a #mountain town…

8r4d Lunch on the patio in 1C because #dogfriendly is the key to a #mountain vacation getaway!

8r4dsfeets #mountain #hike #banff bailed because of icy trails

8r4dsfeets #mountain #hike #banff stepping off a cliff

8r4dsfeets #mountain #hike #banff

8r4d Oh sure, it was a short but mighty #hike on a chilly November morning, but the view was worth it.

8r4d A scenic #hike to an impressive little #waterfall just off the highway connecting Banff and Lake Louise

pixelazy Our first icy #hike of the trip took us up and into Banff National Park and Silverton Falls, a short climb up to some #waterfall scenic views.