I game less than an hour during the week but on weekends I try to put in a few hours each day. It's a slow process but as I've said before I never know when my daughter and grandson stop by
Borderlands and Gaming Cutbacks
On 01/17/2017 at 01:17 AM by KnightDriver See More From This User » |
Today, a lot of the first Borderlands. I thought Mark and I might finish all the DLC and start Borderlands 2; but no. there's a lot of content in those DLC missions. Also, I'm thinking I might start cutting back on my gaming time on weekends. Further info below.
Borderlands:
Mark and I finished the main game of Borderlands 1 and then went right into the DLC, doing them in order of release. The first one was The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned. This was a great zombie shoot and it wasn't that long. Then we skipped Mad Mozzi's Underdome because it's mainly an arena battle and not so much a story mission. So we started The Secret Armory of General Knoxx and didn't finish it before the day ended. This is a very large bit of DLC featuring lots of driving missions. It's absolutely excellent.
One thing that sort of bugs me a bit is how much distance you have to run or drive in Borderlands as a whole. Often missions have you dashing from one corner of a map to another. The travel isn't that boring, there's lots along the way to explore and shoot at, but it does seem a bit like padding. After a while, I was really wishing for some kind of fast travel, but that would kind of spoil the whole open world feel of the game. I'm amazed at how much was made to fill out this game - so many locations and so much detail in every corner. Also, so much voice work. There's funny dialog scattered all over the world. It's quite an achievement.
So my plan is to finish General Knoxx and then Claptrap's New Robot Revolution to finish all the missions with significant story lines.
Then I noticed today that I still have about a dozen achievements I never got. I think the first time around I did the DLC kind of casually and behind Mark's character, which probably means I didn't complete the stories. If you jump into a person's game, and that person is ahead of you in the story, you don't get credit for any further progress even though you can play along and level up. It kind of sucks, but that's how it is. But what's great is that I'll have some further play time with the game chasing those last achievements. Looks like B2 will probably have to wait a while.
Cutbacks:
Lately I've been getting more done with my exercise and job research, and with that, I've begun thinking about how to get even more time in with those things. It's hard to do enough during the week with a full time job. Also, whole day gaming sessions, while awesome, seem a bit over indulgent on a regular basis. I think half-days are more reasonable, with the other half day devoted to other things. I'm not sure yet what exactly.
This might change how I play, or what games I choose. I may stick to a single game for a long time or choose shorter games, I'm not sure yet. I just know something has to change.
And that's a week. Keep the trottle full forward Pixlbiters.
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