Thirsty Thursday Culture Cocktail – October 27, 2016

<p>Welcome to this week&&num;8217&semi;s Thirsty Thursday Culture Cocktail&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Fall is finally here so it&&num;8217&semi;s time to bundle up and have even more excuses to stay inside and play too many video games&excl; At Bagogames&comma; we&&num;8217&semi;re all playing horror games to compliment Halloween &&num;8211&semi; and of course because they go great with candy &&num;8230&semi; and all the fall flavored brews&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400">Anyway &&num;8211&semi; time for us to tell you what we’re drinking this week and how we think it’s gonna go down&excl;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;114673" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-114673" style&equals;"width&colon; 960px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><img class&equals;"wp-image-114673" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;10&sol;27131914&sol;3139745-3109605-2k&lowbar;bioshock-the-collection&lowbar;bio1&lowbar;eve-injection&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Bioshock Collection&comma; 2K" width&equals;"960" height&equals;"540" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-114673" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Bioshock Collection&comma; 2K<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>Slightly Spooky Halloween Mojito<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A Splash of <em>Bioshock<&sol;em><br &sol;>&NewLine;6 oz <em>Fallout 4<&sol;em><br &sol;>&NewLine;2 oz <em>American Horror Story&colon; Roanoke<&sol;em><br &sol;>&NewLine;Garnished with the <em>Underworld<&sol;em> Franchise<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>I&&num;8217&semi;m probably one of the few people that doesn&&num;8217&semi;t like traditional horror games&period; I&&num;8217&semi;ve blended up a nice cocktail that consists of finishing my third <em>Fallout 4<&sol;em> playthrough with some <em>Bioshock Collection<&sol;em> for extra creepy atmosphere&period; Like many horror fans&comma; I&&num;8217&semi;ve been captivated by the newest season of <em>American Horror Story<&sol;em> and will be imbibing the newest episode before capping off the week with a marathon of the <em>Underworld<&sol;em> franchise to prepare for <em>Underworld Blood Wars<&sol;em> in January&period; Sometimes feeling awesome while killing splicers&comma; watching vampires fight werewolves&comma; and wandering the wasteland can be just as satisfying as killer clowns and spooky ghosts on Halloween&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>&&num;8211&semi; Alexx Aplin<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;114675" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-114675" style&equals;"width&colon; 960px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><img class&equals;"wp-image-114675" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;10&sol;27132145&sol;marcus&lowbar;closeup&lowbar;4k-fd642a28ec8d4411a28b933ef937429a&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Gears of War 4&comma; Microsoft" width&equals;"960" height&equals;"540" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-114675" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Gears of War 4&comma; Microsoft<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p><strong><em>Crisp Autumn Horde<&sol;em><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>10 oz <em>Luke Cage<&sol;em><br &sol;>&NewLine;10 oz <em>Gears of War 4<&sol;em><br &sol;>&NewLine;A smidge of apple picking<br &sol;>&NewLine;An all too generous amount of yard work<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>As the last ingredient is clearly the most bitter&comma; pour it first&comma; then stir with &&num;8220&semi;apple picking&period;&&num;8221&semi; Finally&comma; thoroughly blend equal parts &&num;8220&semi;<em>Luke Cage<&sol;em>&&num;8221&semi; with &&num;8220&semi;<em>Gears of War 4<&sol;em>&&num;8221&semi; together before adding them to the mix&period; For an optional&comma; more authentic &&num;8220&semi;New England Experience&comma;&&num;8221&semi; pour entire mixture into an extra large Dunkin&&num;8217&semi; Donuts pumpkin coffee before serving&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8211&semi; <strong>Corey Atwood<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;114677" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-114677" style&equals;"width&colon; 960px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><img class&equals;"wp-image-114677" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;10&sol;27132415&sol;78&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Red Dead Redemption&colon; Undead Nightmare&comma; 2K" width&equals;"960" height&equals;"540" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-114677" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Red Dead Redemption&colon; Undead Nightmare&comma; 2K<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>Blood Red Vodka Cranberry<&sol;strong> <&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>8 oz <em>Red Dead Redemption Undead Nightmare<&sol;em><br &sol;>&NewLine;2 oz <em>Dead Rising Remastered<&sol;em><br &sol;>&NewLine;Throw in a tin and shake gently<br &sol;>&NewLine;Pour over ice<br &sol;>&NewLine;Garnish with a little <em>Tokyo Mirage Sessions<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Horror games are my weakness&comma; and October is the best time to play them&period; After hearing the Red Dead Redemption 2 announcement&comma; I had a hankering to get back in the saddle&comma; but I wanted a horror twist to the fiasco&period; Seeing that zombies are all the rage&comma; I also went shopping with my buddy Frank West and picked out a nice sledgehammer while we were out&period; To break up the zombie smashing&comma; I decided to throw in some typical JRPG antics and there you have it&comma; a perfect Thursday night&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>&&num;8211&semi; Jerry Dobracki<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;114678" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-114678" style&equals;"width&colon; 960px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><img class&equals;"wp-image-114678" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;10&sol;27132634&sol;1363207-alan&lowbar;wake&lowbar;apr&lowbar;2010&lowbar;combat&lowbar;013&period;png" alt&equals;"Alan Wake&comma; Remedy" width&equals;"960" height&equals;"540" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-114678" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Alan Wake&comma; Remedy<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>Survival Sunrise Surprise<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>4 oz <em>Alan Wake<&sol;em><br &sol;>&NewLine;2 oz <em>Dead Space 3<&sol;em><br &sol;>&NewLine;A splash of <em>Goosebumps<&sol;em><br &sol;>&NewLine;Garnished beautifully with <em>Black Mirror<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400">I’m drinking a tall strong drink this weekend and I know I’ll be playing late into the night&comma; but don&&num;8217&semi;t worry &&num;8211&semi; I brought plenty of flash bangs and extra batteries&excl; I&&num;8217&semi;m mostly playing through both <em>Alan Wake<&sol;em> and <em>Alan Wake&&num;8217&semi;s American Nightmare<&sol;em> for a features article&period; I&&num;8217&semi;m also playing through <em>Dead Space 3<&sol;em> for fun&period; I had never played the games and just finished the first two in the last three weeks&period; I&&num;8217&semi;m having a <strong>blast<&sol;strong> with <em>Black Mirror<&sol;em> and if you haven&&num;8217&semi;t seen it&comma; get on Netflix right now and start binging&excl; And of course&comma; what&&num;8217&semi;s a month of October like without some classic <em>Goosebumps&quest;<&sol;em><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8211&semi; <b>Josh Nichols<&sol;b><&sol;p>&NewLine;<hr &sol;>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; center"><strong>We&&num;8217&semi;d love to hear what you&&num;8217&semi;re drinking this weekend&excl; Let us know in the comments&comma; or by tweeting us &commat;BagoGames so we can try your recipes the next time we&&num;8217&semi;re looking for something good&period; We&&num;8217&semi;ll see you all in two weeks and we&&num;8217&semi;ll be bringing something cold and refreshing with us&excl;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;