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Minecraft: I quit out of multiplayer because it was seriously not working well. There was a several second delay on just about everything you did; if I killed a cow, got an achievement, or did anything that resulted in a item drop of any sort, it would hold up. Way too annoying. So I played single player for a while and tried to dye things. Still can figure out how to dye my leather armor in the inventory. I've tried just about everything I can think of. My last resort is to make a cauldron and dye it in there. I've never tried that before, but it should work. Then I got really bored playing by myself, so I switched to the game I bought today, Halo 3: ODST. 

Halo 3: ODST: This just became backwards compatible with XBO this week, so I thought I'd get it again. I always liked ODST. It's dark and mysterious. You're not a Spartan, so you're vulnerable and can't do superhuman things. The Covenant are much more threatening. I love the gloomy city streets in this game. It's a great look. I also like your mission to find the other ODSTs. I like the story in general. I've read the novelization of this game. It was kind of weird hearing Nathan Fillian's voice as Buck and then seeing the TV ad for Destiny 2 on Mark's TV where Nathan Fillian is doing the main voice. That's at least 8 years Nathan has been doing this. 

I tried to play it on Heroic difficulty and got several missions in until I really got stuck. Hunters are a pain on Heroic. I liked the challenge of it. It really made the game have its intended amount of tension. I really felt like the lone ODST navigating a Covenant occupied city in the dark trying to find my team mates. I was very cautious in my gameplay, which fits the story perfectly. I guess I just wish I was better at it. Those Hunters seem to always know where I was. I couldn't get a shot at their unarmored backs. 

Level deisign is really great in ODST. You've got city streets and some buildings you can traverse to outwit the Covenant. You can approach it many different ways, which is the beauty of it. 

I put the game back to Normal after a while and it felt like I was a Super Spartan again. Not quite the feel I want but I was mystified at how to beat Hunters on Heroic.

Well, I may game tomorrow a bit since I have to take Mark (he's in a wheelchair) to the doctor. I guess it'll be an extended weekend. I'm really nervous about my career right now though, so I'll be back on that stuff the rest of the week.