What are you doing during this event break?

adammeadeisd wrote:
Hey, good post.
I took the time earler to really zoom in on my town and stroll around the streets at zoomed in max view.
With all of the capturing of elves and what not going on of late I have not taken the time for a closer look in ages.
There is some sweet detail in this game, nice to have a bit of time to check it out.

Me too! :D
One of my favorite things to do with this game, is take some extra time when reassigning tasks to everyone, vs. Tapping the character locator and selecting the 24hr task as quickly as possible.

I love to zoom in tight, still use the locator tool, but instead just watch them walk through town a few seconds each. It really makes it feel like watching some raw footage from the show itself. This is one of the primary reasons I love my town modeled like scenes from the show. To have the "camera" follow Lisa as she passes CBG standing outside his store, for example, makes me wish the text box listing their task choices was not dead center of the screen

But this particular break I decided to hook up my PS3 and take another stab at GTA4. I got it as a present when it released but it was giving me motion sickness so I didn't get past the first mission.

After 5 hours of continuous play I think I better go to bed. And that was after 2 hours of practicing guitar with Rocksmith. Heh but what a difference in game play, trying to learn 30 different functions on this six-axis controller; or a real guitar, vs. just tapping a screen. So much more involved and exciting.

I sense a huge shift in how my free time will be spent over the next few weeks. A welcome change.