PixlBit

I started off with Pinball FX3 on PS4. Then I played it again on XBO. Then I played Pinball Arcade and the simulated tables. After that I played some Gears of War 4 multiplayer and surprised myself by playing it the rest of the time. 

Pinball FX3: I bested Rangergirl's high score on the 5 minute challenge on the Thor table. I doubled some of my other high scores but didn't beat her in anything else. She'll probably top my high score in 5 minute challenge soon enough. Then I bought a Marvel table pack, the one based on the recent movies, in order to take part in the Zen Studios tournament. I'm no where near the leaders but I wanted to participate. It got me a trophy anyway. 

Then I switched to Xbox One and played PFX3 there. I have more tables on that system. I really had fun with it. I used the main page where they suggest challenges as my playlist and ran through a lot of different tables trying to best my high scores. Then I did the matchup challenge where you play against someone's score on a particular table. I would've done the tournament but I didn't want to buy a second copy of the tables I just got on PS4. I'll wait for the next one. Oh, and I was going against scores by MADKRAMMER (Mark) and PhantasyStar77. I think I won some but mostly not. Mark is really good on the Sorcerer's Lair table. 

Then I played some tables within The Pinball Arcade. These are real tables simulated for the TV. The gameplay is quite different. I found the tables much harder. There are many more chances for the ball to drain down the middle and some tables prevent you from trapping by not having a barrier to trap against. These are very fun tables though. I really noticed the higher quality of the sounds on these tables from previous collections. It really makes the experience better. 

Then I cautiously started Gears of War 4 to try Horde and multiplayer modes. I did Horde with several groups of random real players. I played the shortest version of it which is only 25 waves. On one play we nearly got to 25. People seem to bail from the game in the late levels when things get tough. It's really annoying. 

I tried several rounds of multiplayer and basically got my butt sniped like crazy. Then I played a mode where a team of real players battles bots. That was fun. It's like Horde but you don't have to defend. I leveled and checked out the card system which provides buffs and skins for your character. It was surprisingly fun. Mark got interested, so when he gets a copy, we'll play a ton of Horde Mode, I have no doubt.