Week 27 in Gaming - Saturday

On 07/08/2017 at 10:15 PM by KnightDriver

Duke Nukem 3D: Played three episodes and got tired of it. Tried to play Duke Nukem Forever but found out it’s not backwards compatible on XBO. I could have sworn it was. It’s just as well, I don’t really want to play it again. Thus ends my retro revisits. Onto games of relevancy.

Minecraft while Kane & Lynch 2 installed: Mark and I created a flat world in creative mode and built lots of rail lines. Then we put mobs and animals in minecarts for fun. I built a small rollercoaster. I was able to leash animals while in a moving minecart. That was funny. Then we unleashed the Wither and had a lava vs water battle that ended in the destruction of a village.

Kane & Lynch 2: A 360 game that just got added to Games with Gold, hence the relevancy. Pretty good game. A very solid third-person cover-based shooter. You fight in Shanghai, China in a mall, city streets, shipyard, warehouse, highrise buildings, from a helicopter, who knows what else to come. I’m probably half way through it. The two main characters are engaging. Good writing and voice work. I’ll probably finish it on Monday.

I’m quite tired from both work and school at the moment. Hence the casual nature of this blog.

daftman

07/09/2017 at 12:45 AM

It was cool when co-op shooters were suddenly a big thing in the 360 era. I wish I could have played more of them. Never played either Kane & Lynch game though.

KnightDriver

07/09/2017 at 08:49 PM

There were those Army of Two games also. I never got to any of them. I like a little bit of autonomy in my co-op games. These seemed to make you very dependent on your partner. In other words, I don't cooperate too well, I guess.

Super Step Contributing Writer

07/09/2017 at 02:15 AM

XBO Gamesx with Gold gets more AAA than PS+.

07/09/2017 at 08:46 PM

I looked through the PS+ list for this year. EDF 2025 and Day of the Tentacle got on my list. I wonder if I signed up for PS+ right now, would I have access to all these games and the ones on the list for past years? That would be kind of cool.

07/09/2017 at 09:20 PM

You'd have access only to what you claimed in past years, I fear with tears.

07/09/2017 at 09:28 PM

So, today, I would have what just released and that's it. Oh well. I was considering it for a second there.

07/09/2017 at 09:44 PM

Is games with gold different? I wouldn't think so, since after the month you can get them free, they just go back on sale, right?

07/10/2017 at 11:28 PM

So, if you get a Games with Gold game as a member, you keep it forever whether or not you continue your subscription. I like that. I wouldn't want a bunch of free games that I know would disappear if I stopped being a Gold member. he he. I said gold member.

Matt Snee Staff Writer

07/09/2017 at 04:39 PM

yeah split screen co-op games were a big thing for a little while for that gen. I think it's a good genre, and I used to play with my brother a lot. Never played this one though.

07/09/2017 at 08:43 PM

I would have thought Mark and I would have played this but no. He wont even download it for free right now. I think he doesn't like playing bad guys in a game. The game didn't seem to need the second player though. I've been playing it solo and it works just fine. Once I ran out of ammo and let Kane (or is it Lynch?) do the shooting until I found some. The A.I. did it's job.

07/09/2017 at 10:36 PM

next the AI will do our jobs, ha ha ha :)

07/10/2017 at 11:23 PM

It will. I sometimes wonder if it's wise to learn any job skill since it'll all be taken away by A.I. anyway. I should just wait for universal basic income.

goaztecs

07/13/2017 at 02:23 PM

I remember how bad everyone said Duke Forever was, and I waited until it was $5 at Target. It wasn't that bad, but I only played a handful of levels. Shame it isn't backwards compatible.

07/14/2017 at 09:55 PM

It baffles me why it isn't. Duke Nukem Manhatten Project is and every other Gearbox developed game is. What gives? There's still some good ideas in the game. It's just old design spruced up to play on modern consoles.

PixlBit

Week 27 in Gaming - Saturday

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