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 On 08/03/2014 at 10:30 PM by daftman See More From This User » |
Games Beaten
-Pirate Code (Mac)
Pirate Code is a turn-based game of naval combat. By increasing your crew size and finding new ship designs, you can build a fleet to take on whatever the sea throws at you. There is a lot of flexibility in crafting your fleet and the various captains provide their own bonuses and learnable special attacks. There is plenty of single-player content with a long story and gobs of side missions. The graphics are serviceable but the music is really good. Definitely the standout feature ;)
-Beyond: Two Souls (PS3)
This game fits the mold of David Cage's earlier work. First, the graphics are stunning. Everything looks so real...but the uncanny valley does crash in at times. The gameplay is odd but fits the game's objective, except for the action parts, which feel clunky. But the game is forgiving so you're not too likely to fail. The standout feature is the story and I loved it. Ellen Page, especially, and Willem Dafoe also give great performances. I can see myself playing this again down the road.
-Mario Kart 8 (Wii U)
MK8 is a blast to play. The game looks gorgeous in HD and the music is excellent (lots of variety too). There are tons of great tracks, though I don't like a few of the new ones. The gameplay feels really good and you can tweak your kart to fit your playstyle. The roster seems dominated by koopalings and babies. I wish there was more variety there and the AI can be ruthless and a little cheap. But lots of modes, multiplayer, online—this is a complete package. Hard to complain too much.
Games Bought
July was actually kind of a light month on purchases (that's a good thing; could probably use more months like that). Best Buy ran a buy-one-get-one-free deal on select recent 3DS games (which is crazy!), and my wife snagged Tomodachi Life for her and Kirby Triple Deluxe for me. Two for the price of one! We found a copy of Call of Duty: Ghosts (Wii U) for $12 at Toys "R" Us, so of course we jumped all over that. Rounding out the PAID category is Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon (Wii). My wife found it for a good price and thought I'd enjoy playing it and you know, I probably will 
Then there is the month's assortment of free games. For reaching a certain point threshold on our Club Nintendo account we got a digital copy of Earthbound (Wii U VC). I've played it before but never all the way through to the end. Then there is PlayStation Plus. TowerFall Ascension and Strider for PS4; Dead Space 3 (ironic because I just played the first game on the 360) and Vessel for the PS3; Miramasa Rebirth for Vita; and Doki-Doki Universe pulling triple duty on all three platforms.
See? That wasn't so bad lol.
Now Playing
-Catherine (PS3)
This game is split between a very interesting story about a guy who accidentally (thanks to alcohol) cheats on his girlfriend (everything quickly spins out of contro when he tries to fix it) and his nightmares of having to climb towers made of blocks as everything falls away underneath him (that part is basically a platform puzzle game). The two halves actually go together really well. It's a lot of fun and hard to put down. I'm nearly done with it.
-Monster Hunter Freedom Unite (PSP)
Playing this sporadically. Just reached Hunter Rank 2! I'll probably be chipping away at this for the rest of the year lol.
-Cloudberry Kingdom (Wii U)
This is no-frills platforming (well, maybe minimal frills) and it's a lot of fun, especially co-op.
-Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower (PSP) (PS+)
Another now-and-then kind of game. PS+ has given me a lot of fighting games, so I figured I might as well try some of them out.
I bought Fragile Dreams a few years back. I got it real cheap at Toys R Us. I still hadn't played it, but it does look like something I would like.
I was thinking about getting Tomodachi Life for my wife, but then I would never get my 3DS back. She already hogs my 360.
Hey, but if she's always on the 3DS, then you could use the 360 again 
My wife would play on the 3DS and watch Netflix at the same time. Or my kids would want to play a game or watch Nexflix. I have my own game room and everyone wants to hang out in it. 
Hooray! You got Kirby!
I know! It feels like I haven't played a traditional Kirby game in ages, so I'm looking forward to starting it.
I bought Catherine when it released a few years back, got stomped early and let the game go....then last year during a PSN sale I picked it back up for 10 bucks. It's definitely on my to-do list.
If I recall correctly, I stopped playing during the Katherine (with a K, mind you, lol) boss climb.
What difficulty are you playing?
I had trouble when I first started. It was like my mind had to acclimate to this particular kind of spatial puzzle, but once it "clicked" I haven't had too much difficulty. I've looked at a FAQ...twice, I think?...just to get me started on a partcularly devious section, but it's really satifying to get through by yourself. I'm playing on Normal. Definitely a cool game!
yeah! Your finally playing some of the titles I chose for halloween games back in the past. The only problem I had with Cathrne was that he could've ended his issues at any time if he just told Catherine THAT HE WAS ALREADY WITH SOMEONE?!?! Not that hard really! First time I understand but night after night?!?! How dumb can you get!!!
You tend to pick pretty interesting games for Halloween, so I'll probably play a lot of them eventually...if I have the time lol. But Vincent, bless his heart, is an idiot. He has made everything infinitely worse for himself. A little honesty would have gone a long way.
I recently played through Strider on Steam, and enjoyed it quite a bit. It gets repetitive after awhile... but then again, what game doesn't?
I never could get into Earthbound though. Despite the seemingly endless amounts of praise surrounding it. I guess getting it free off the Wii U's VC is better than paying the asking price for a SNES cart.
Yeah, I'm really glad it's digitally available now. The price of the cart is nuts lol.
I had a really great time with Catherine. It's probably in my top-10 on the generation to be honest. It really hooked me in for the duration.
It has a really good story and characters. I'm tempted to play through it again (on Easy this time) and just be a jerk at every chance just to see how it changes things.
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