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Well, so much for the "Cleaning up My Vita" idea. Over the past couple weeks I have been trying out a lot of my PS+ games, but if I am not feeling them within 30 minutes, I delete them. I know that it could be percieved as being a little unfair, but I should know early on if I am going to like a game or not. Let's see if I can remember some of the games that just weren't for me. A Virus named Tom was one of them, and Flame Over, Nova-111, Shutshimi, Nihilumbra, Actual Sunlight, Rocketbirds, and Nidhogg come to mind. I also played through Organ Trail once, they made some design choices that made me think the iOS version was better. I have also added to my endless Vita backlog. Recently, I have downloaded Helldivers, Risk of Rain, A Boy and His Blob, Tachyon Project and Axiom Verge.

I finished up Half-Life 2 yesterday, and it reminded me how much I wish Valve would have made Episode 3. At the very least they could have avoided making the Episodes and subsequently leaving the series on a massive cliffhanger. The game is still as amazing as I remember, but it really wasn't built for the Xbox. There were too many moments of slowdown and I could tell that the console was being pushed to its limits. I may to borrow my brother's 360 or get a better computer for the next time I want to play through Half-Life 2... ... ... I also want to be able to play through Episode 1 and 2 again.

Every since I played through Crimsonland a month or so ago I have been bitten by the twin-stick bug.  Crimsonland wasn't enough, I need more. That is why I downloaded Super Stardust Delta, Helldivers and Tachyon Project to my Vita, with Dead Nation being one drink away from being purchased. I have also been following Alienation the past few weeks and cannot be more excited for that game. There is just something about the arcade-y nature of the twin-stick shooter that really appeals to me at the moment. You don't really have to worry about story and the gameplay is simple enough to learn, but also requires plenty of time for true mastery. And that is all I am looking for from games at the moment.

In other news, Bloodborne has been on my mind a lot recently because of the release of Dark Souls 3. My copy of Bloodborne is with my brother and he picked up a copy of Dark Souls 3. So, I have to wait to see him again to play either of those games. I am shocked that I haven't picked up Ratchet & Clank yet. I will get it someday, I just haven't been to a store that would sell it, or had it in stock. There is one other thing that surprises me everytime I think about it... I have not played Fallout 4 yet and I don't expect to get to, worse still, I don't know that I ever will.