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Watched a movie, visited a few Xbox One games, watched my friend play Battlefield 1, played a PS4 game, and watched another movie while played my PS4 game. Further details follow. 

Ant-Man: Almost saw this in the theaters back in 2015, but because I'm not a big fan of Paul Rudd, I didn't go. I wish I had. It was a good one. Shrinking down to ant size was really cool. I wish I'd seen it on IMAX or in 3D, if it came out that way. I was rooting for Ant-thony, Paul Rudd's flying ant steed in the movie - my favorite ant. Now I want a game where I fly on an ant's back. 

Forza Horizon 4: Tried to get the weekly challenge. I had to earn some money to get the Super GT required, so I raced in all the Seasonal Championships. I made a little bit there but it was the Super Wheel Spin I got for playing Team Adventure last month that won me the money I needed. Every month or so the game gives you rewards for ranking in Team Adventure. Then I played a Team Adventure round and a Forzathon match to earn Forzathon points. The second weekly challenge was earning 100 Forzathon Points. I think I got about 60. I'll do more tomorrow and see if I can get to the third and final fourth challenge. 

Battlefield 1: I watched Mark play this while I was playing my own games. It looks great. They definitely play loose with the facts in this game: automatic rifles with huge cartridges, sniper rifles, and double-barrelled hand-held machine guns, but it's ok. You got to make it fun. I want to drive those tanks. They remind me of that game Steel Batallion: Heavy Armor. You're in these cramped metal boxes. 

Sega Genesis Classics: I played Gunstar Heroes. I really like this 2D side-scrolling shooter. I used the lightning gun. In the first mission area you ride a kind of skateboard and can switch from floor to ceiling. Fun stuff, but the boss robot beat me up good. So I moved on to Kid Chameleon. This is a great one too. You play through 2D levels for time and score. In essence it's like a Mario Bros game but you can collect gear and transform into a ninja. Seems like he wears a Samurai helmet though. I never could get those two straight. You jump a lot and swing a sword here and there. On another level you get a different suit that seems like a kind of demon with claws and a rush attack. I got stuck where I couldn't go any further on that level. I'm not sure how you are supposed to go straight up with that suit. 

Ni No Kuni II: Decided to play something new and got hooked on this the rest of the time. It's very actiony and not the turn-based style I keep expecting from this game, even though I know what the first one was like. Battles are more straight forward and you can use helper Higglies by activating them during battles. I like using my powered up attack and then activating all my Higglies and stand back, shooting with my gun, and then running in to finish off any downed enemies. The Higglies come in a large variety of types but the first ones you get create an artilery piece that bombs the enemies. It's fun to watch. 

I'm on a section now where I have to solve environmental puzzles. You are given a story and then have to activate statues representing people or things in the story in the proper order. They are all on a grid of stones that won't allow you to retrace your steps, so you have to do it right the first time. I had to stop after the first puzzle. 

Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer: I watched this on Mark's TV while I was still playing Ni No Kuni II with the sound down on mine. An old chestnut that's still fun to watch. I kind of identify with the "misfits" in the story: Herbie, Rudolph, the prospector and the misfit toys.