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 On 07/20/2015 at 11:55 AM by goaztecs See More From This User » |
Good morning Pixlbit Nation, how are you on this fine Monday morning? Currently here in what is usually sunny Southern California, it is overcast after a weekend of rain (we’re in a little drought) and there should be more rain coming later on today. I am excited because I get more opportunities to practice taking photos of water. Since the weather was a bit gloomy I decided to not go out and instead spend time with the PlayStation family along with some iPad gaming. It has been a couple of days since my family from Hawaii have left and this is the first time I played the PlayStation without having to load the second controller and wonder why the second controller has chicken grease and why the nub has a little piece ripped out (a 6 year old told me the bump was bothering him so he had to scratch it out…while eating a piece of fried chicken.) Anyways let’s get started with what I played
Ooh before we get to that I don’t know if I mentioned this but while the cousins were down I gave away two of my PS4 games. Call of Duty Ghosts and Lego Movie were the games. I had no problems giving them away because I’ve played them multiple times on different consoles, and my cousins would get a lot more enjoyment out of them. Of course the 6 year old cracked the PS4 case within a couple of days. The 10 year old who got Ghosts quickly placed his game in his backpack and never touched it. I might send him a GameStop gift card on his birthday. The 6 year old will probably get something that can’t be broken.
Another Game Off Mount Backlog
As much as I loved this game originally on the PS3, it became a chore on the PS4 and I grew tired of it. I uninstalled it on the PS4 and it wasn’t until my family came to visit that I started playing it again. The 6 year old and I completed the game, and I made him do most of the heavy lifting in the game.
During the free play I would quickly pick Superman and make his character explode because it was funny. He then wanted to try it on my character so I said sure, and before he could switch to Superman I would shoot lasers at his character again and make him explode.
Oh so for the game, its still the same game that I played on the PS3. We ran into a couple of glitches but nothing too bothersome. I’m happy I finished this game because I can take it off Mount Backlog, and on the PS4 hard drive. Because of this game and not wanting to finish off the DLC for Saints Row I’ve decided to no longer buy ports of games I already played just because they are on PS4. I do however at some point need to finish off Grand Theft Auto V because I spent $30 on it.
The $5 Hour: Spider-Man 2 – iPad .99 cents from iTunes
Plot: If you ever wanted to play one of the Batman Arkham games on an iPad, with Spider-Man, in the daytime, this game is for you! You take the web slinger for a cruise around New York City as he stops crime, figures out who is causing trouble in the main storyline, and sign autographs (no this is actually in the game) all while earning coins to buy upgrades, and if you can’t wait you can use real money.
Gameplay: The gameplay is quirky. You can hit any section on the left side of the screen to use the nub but the right side buttons are stationary.
The camera is the weak point in this game. It isn’t as fluid as it should be and often I found that I would have to either stop what I am doing to rotate it or just push right through it until it catches up. Many times I wouldn’t know where I am web swinging because of this and instead of swinging up to a building I would have to run up the side. This wouldn’t be that big of a deal with the exception that a couple of objectives are time based and this kills five 5 seconds which, is a lot considering you get maybe a minute to reach the area and defuse a bomb.
After the Hour: The game is fine, especially for a game made for the iPad and for .99 cents it is a deal. I wish some of the objectives were a bit deeper than meeting fans who want an autograph but this is probably due to the size of the storage on the iPad. Since the missions are really short I can see myself playing one or two missions before logging out. I shall call this game, Daytime Batman.
Other Games I Played:
NBA 2K15 – PS4: So I must have hit the point where my starting SG and SF are down with significant injuries. The positive is that at the SF position I have Jabari Parker as the backup so scoring from that position has gone up. The long time bench player I have at SG is doing really well, but I will still draft a SG in the next NBA Draft. I currently have four picks in this draft and I thought about packing three of them along with OJ Mayo or Giannis Antetokounmpo to the Cavs for LeBron. It will probably not work but I managed to trade 2nd round picks for a 1st round lottery pick so I guess anything is possible.
The Crew – PS4: I spent a lot of time Saturday playing through this game. What takes up most of my time is driving to new points in the game. I never realized how short the actual story missions are because I knocked out two sections of the story and I am currently almost done with the 3rd section. Since this game is always connected to the Internet I got a couple of in game requests to help on missions. I declined because I was going through my missions. Well a couple of the folks who I declined decided it would be funny to go and ram my car. Once it was while I was competing in slalom while a couple of other times it was when I was driving to a location. The last time is when this kid wouldn’t leave me alone so I was a bit heated, pulled a pit maneuver which spun him into a guard wall, and I proceeded to ram his car a couple of times. Seriously what is wrong with people online?
Rocket League – PS4: So I suffered my first defeat at the hands of the second place team. We are both something like 13-1 but they have a lost from another team so I am in first. I do like this game but it is a lot more fun in multiplayer. I learned a couple of tricks from my younger cousins but I think they all stole my boost during the start of the match to hit the ball into the goal from midfield. My cousin tweaked it when she said to jump a little before hitting the ball. It works too. Anyways just like everyone else I am caught up in Rocket League feaver.
Geometry Wars 3 – PSVita: So it’s been around 24 days or so since I booted up the Vita (Treasures of Montezuma Mesa says so) and my only reason to fire it up was because of this game. I was jealous that the 360 had this game and when I “enhanced” the PSP, I saw a homebrew of it and I played a bunch of it. I think that was my favorite game for a while. Anyways this game is more of that goodness and I have ventured farther than any of my friends in the game (seriously only 2 folks are playing it.) Such a fun game. I’ll probably play a little bit of it later on today instead of reading/replying to your folks blogs. Blame PS+!
Marvel Future Fights – iPad: So when I was buying those .99 cent games last week I stumbled upon this game and at first I thought it was the card game I played awhile back before realizing it was a beat’em up.
I’m running with the three-startup characters because well I forgot I unlocked this guy
The game is fun, it gives you a lot of energy (it takes energy to play through a level and you can wait for it to recharge or pay. The usual freemium standard) I think I am just starting the 3rd chapter of levels and I’m going to log in everyday so I can get this guy
I wish Lego would just release the Red Hulk already. Thank you Fake Lego Lady for the Red and Gray Hulks.
Injustice/Mortal Kombat X – iPad: Injustice I haven’t played much but this character is up for grabs
She’s in the new show on the CW along with Fake Iron Man, and the good Canary from Green Batman
From MK X I unlocked this guy
Props to my 10 year old cousin for unlocking him before I did with fighters that are much less powerful than the characters I run with (three level 50 characters)
Simpsons Tapped Out – iPad: The Tapball event is almost over so I thought I’d share the Tapball stadium I made for my team
The gold might be a little much…
Alright Pixlbit I am off, I need to go find something to eat, jump on some projects, and start reading my backlog of blogs.
That’s all for now, more later!
-Chris
still playing Tapped Out? Man I missed the boat on that one. I love the Simpsons.
don't fool yourself, a six year old could break anything. 
weather has been gloomy and rainy here too, I guess cause of the same hurricane on the west coast. It's not so bad though, I like it.
I think I am on year 3 or 4 of Tapped Out. The best thing about it is that there isn't a lot of me doing anything. Place the people of Springfield in jobs and I don't have to check it for 4-8 hours.
6 year olds are little hurricanes that leave a path of distruction everywhere. My cousin is perfect for this but he's a cool little kid.
Yeah what used to be a Hurricane is going nuts over Southern California. I'm enjoying the rain but right now the sun is out which is a bummer
So six year olds are a metaphor for the first goomba in Super Mario.
I might challenge you in Rocket League later. I easily became the champ in Rookie mode by doing that goal from mid-field start trick, but it didn't work so well in the Pros. It is most fun online for sure, but I'm always afraid of scoring an own-goal when the on-ball camera goes above my head and I can't see what I'm doing lol
I'm playing Arkham City via a PS Now rental and getting the Riddler trophies since my GOTY copy on Steam is wonky. Sadly, so is PS Now's Internet connection. So I have Arkham City woes. I played Batgirl DLC for Arkham Knight and ... kinda regretting buying the season pass.
Hahaha yeah they are.
Oh nice go for it, we both can get that trophy for a friend challenge. I haven't tried anything past the initial setting my cousins set the game to. I've scored a couple of own goals trying to get the really cool huge save...and sometimes I just knock it in.
I need to finish AC. I couldn't find Mr Freeze and just stopped playing. I bet if I jump into it now, I could probably play through it. I haven't played through the Batgirl DLC yet, but it better not be as short as the Harley Quinn level.
It's not, but it's definitely pretty short. I beat the story in one sitting (took me two weeks to get through main Arkham Knight game), spent a bit of time breaking the objects and finding the tapes (which admittedly are pretty cool and fit the sinister nature of Arkham series) and have I think one maybe two trophies left in the DLC. All of that took maybe two hours? And the story itself is hardly worth writing home about. No real depth to it at all.
I remember not being able to find Nora, is that what you mean? Cause I don't think Freeze leaves GCPD until after you beat him and find Nora. I know what you mean though; I know it might make Riddler trophies too easy to find, but I'd love for Arkham to have 3D maps like the Metroid Prime games. Guess they're done with Batman though. To be honest, I'm getting a bit tired of him myself.
I haven't been on PS4 today, but I'll get us both that trophy. lol
I think you might have solved my problem that I had with AC. Maybe I should go check it out later. Who knows maybe this is what gets me to finally finish it and move on to Blackgate. I find a new place to get stuck at on the Vita version.
I saw on my iPad that you left an invite on the PS4. I'll check it out later.
I want to spell "collection" with a "k" from now on.
Hahaha when my 6 year old cousin was here he pointed out that I'm playing a game that doesn't know how to spell.
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