Author Archives: Yordie

About Yordie

I'm a blogger and photographer on WordPress. I'm active on Twitter. I'm a U.S. Air Force veteran. I'm a gamer in Fallout series, Skyrim, and other games, including an avatar in Second Life. I wrote the sci-fi novel, The Temporal Expeditions.

Skyrim at Night

The other night I was up way too late playing Skyrim. I was on a quest to a region far away  and I climbed hills and mountains, but then I noticed the beauty of the night being revealed. I looked … Continue reading

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Understanding Skyrim

I forgot to mention that I never changed my setting from Novice (Very Easy). I thought I did though. When I discovered my mistake I decided to continue on until I learned more about Alchemy, Potions, and Magic. But as … Continue reading

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Dragon Hunting Ground

I don’t let games force me along into the mainlines. I like to explore and every game seems to have some built-in system for punishing players who don’t keep moving forward toward completing the main quest. I see this in … Continue reading

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Going Medieval in Skyrim & GOT

Skyrim is a fictional medieval world and I’m spending hours each week roaming the land, killing dragons, retrieving magical stuff and talking to countless NPCs. Then I had the idea that it might be fun to re-watch the Game of … Continue reading

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Skyrim Madness

Yes, I got a case of Skyrim madness this past weekend. I was still playing at Very Easy (“Novice”) and I got totally swept up in the story. I started piling up pages of incomplete quests and miscellaneous quests, and … Continue reading

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Totally Enjoying SKYRIM!

I’m several days into playing Skyrim and I’m so glad I bought into this game. I’m running the Xbox Series X version (it’s also available on PC & PlayStation) and with red hot FPS that translates into a beautiful gaming … Continue reading

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Further Into The Wayback Machine

I finished Fallout 3, went all the way to the end with the Aliens mothership. I played at Normal level, so I’ll prolly go back sometime and play again at Very Hard. I enjoyed Fallout 3 but the landscape and … Continue reading

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Re-Visiting Fallout 3

I started playing Fallout 4 long before I decided I’d like to learn more about the earlier games. I’d seen a few of Oxhorn‘s videos about Fallout 3 lore, but the older graphics and landscaping didn’t entice me into the … Continue reading

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