6.10.16
In
this entry, I'll be discussing the videos I uploaded two days ago
which are Touring Brooklin High School [exterior], Trans-Canada
Trail: Southern strip off Highway 2, and of course Asphalt 8: Rushing
RUFs in Barcelona.
This
video took place on a Saturday in May when
it was pleasantly sunny, but not as warm as I'd like to be. Not
cold per se, but could have been better.
I was thinking about where I wanted to go on the weekend during that
week, but wasn't entirely sure. I wanted to go somewhere I haven't
been before, so I eventually looked at Brooklin and decided that I'd
definitely head there over the weekend. When I arrived there, I
filmed Brooklin High School. The school looks quite new and fresh, as
it was apparently opened just last year in 2015. Wow. Nothing jaw
dropping about the architecture or anything, but it was still a nice
area to tour. I explored some of the other streets within the area as
well. Based on my first impressions, Brooklin is a nice looking,
picturesque town with A LOT of gorgeous detached and semi-detached
houses. It
wasn't caught on video, but there was also a moment where I heard and
briefly witnessed some kind of 2-door Porsche zipping by with its
powerful, sporty exhaust note. Rich, suburban town? Yeah, I think I'd
say so. I may come back to explore other areas in the future, though
I'm not exactly sure when.
As
mentioned in the video description, this area wasn't exactly new to
me, but what is new was the fact that there was a southern portion
that I've never trekked before, so I decided to explore it on either
the 28th
or 29th
of May, or possibly the 5th
of June. Can't believe I forgot the exact date already! Oh well.
Anyways, I was expecting this place to be your typical trail with
paths, lots of trees and maybe creeks and streams, and it was. But
there was
also a lot of unexpected colourful graffiti and other oddities here
and there. Quite a lot of the paths in this place will often take you
to dead ends near cliffs, while others bring you out to streets.
Either way, it wasn't difficult to find your way here and there,
especially when
compared to the winding
paths on the
northern strip, nor was getting lost an issue. This
is kind of random,
but apparently the creek in this area seems like it had a bit of an
issue with eel lampreys, so there was a structure installed in the
creek to curb the breeding. I honestly wasn't 100% what those things
looked like, but when I Googled them and saw their appearances, and
what they do to other fish, I was
just like “Ouch!” It's really not pretty…
In
this playthrough of Asphalt 8, I play in Barcelona with the two
Porsche
(ok, I probably need to stop with these
cheesy Porsche-RUF jokes) RUF cars RT 12 S and CTR 3. The purpose was
to compare the speeds, but I didn't drive too
well during the onscreen recording with the RT 12 S, so you'll see
quite a gap between the two, but when I did again off screen it was
only about two seconds or so. Still, the CTR 3 is the better choice,
because it's still faster despite it's fake top speed, handles better
and has a slightly longer lasting nitro. Now, there is a poll present
that asks which of these two cars you like better and for me it's the
--------------------------- RUF RT 12 S! For some reason, even though
it's supposedly weaker than it's Class S counterpart, I just like it
better primarily for emotional reasons: it just looks better, sounds
better (in game), has an accurate speed bar and just appeals to me
more overall, despite it's flaws compared to its sibling and even the
other Class A cars. Regardless,
I must admit that I enjoy wrecking RUFs when I'm not playing as them,
and I've heard about others that do too! Their big circular eyes,
the way they zip and zigzag, and awful CP manners makes them such
desirable knocking targets!
So
I guess that concludes it for this entry. No commentary on other
videos this time, but maybe next time?
