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On 01/09/2024 at 02:54 PM by goaztecs

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Well good morning and long time no talk. Since the last time I posted here I’ve had some changes in life. The last time I wrote a blog here was a couple of years ago? No idea why I stopped but I did, anyways I am back so let’s do a little catching up

 

-Last time I wrote to you all I was in Hawaii. That time was good, I spent time with the family, played some games, my Switch got banned from the network (I may have tried some jailbreaking or whatever they call it for the Switch) and overall just kind of fell out of gaming for a bit. I got tired of some games, while others I just casually played.

 

-I now live in Las Vegas which is kind of crazy. The area where I live feels like a small town but with a 20 minute drive I am on the strip (I’m never on the strip). The closest I get to it is when I am at work. Speaking of work, it’s a job I absolutely love!

It’s weird not being in California but this feels more and more like home. I still don’t know the streets as well as I want, and I really don’t venture out of the area surrounding where I live and certain spots in the valley, but I’m getting better.

 

-A couple of months ago I went and got a library card and it is wild to see that people have the ability to check out games. There are a bunch of libraries here and the one that services my area is pretty big and there’s a whole section to somewhat modern games.

 

Ok now for gaming:

 

In a nutshell I’m not really playing a lot of games, at least as much as I used to. I subscribed to Google’s Game Pass on my Android Tablet, and I have Apple Arcade on my phone. I think combined I spent maybe $80 a year on, and I play random games on both. I also got back into:

 

Asphalt 9 - Android: I got back into this game mainly due to wanting to collect things in a game. I don’t spend any money. I collect random blueprints, race occasionally, and then go to sleep.

 

Sodoku - Android (Game Pass): I just like puzzle games. I like to think I’ve become really good at the game, but then reality slaps me in the face with a hard puzzle. On medium I can run through a puzzle. Hard, it’s sometimes easy and then like I said I get slapped in the face.

 

Skate City - iOS (Apple Arcade): Sometimes on break I like to play a quick game on this skateboarding game. You do tricks and you unlock levels. Nothing really fancy

 

Asphalt 8+ - iOS (Apple Arcade): This is basically the regular Asphalt 8 game except you don’t have the limitations of a F2P game. I bought a clip for my 360 Controller where I slap the phone into it, and then I just play a driving game. This setup is perfect for sitting in bed, on the couch, wherever you bring a controller to. I took with me to get my oil changed in my car.

 

Spider-Man Remastered - PC (Steam): This is the game I’ve been spending a lot of time with because it’s fun. You swing around, stop crime, unlock stuff, and just tour a really REALLY nice setup in NYC. What I like is that I can kind of button mash and get things done.

 

Other Gaming

-I think I’m officially done with console gaming. I love the consoles but I spend a lot of time in front of a computer that I rarely turn on the consoles. They’re sitting under my TV. Handhelds I’m the same way. I like PC, and phone/tablet gaming.

 

-I upgraded my gaming situation. I no longer play on a gaming laptop, I bought a prebuilt desktop back in I want to say September. It has an Nvidia 3060, and it plays everything at the highest settings (I also don’t play anything really new so that probably helps). I also have a dual monitor setup which makes things a lot easier.

 

 

Pickups:

There have been a lot of really good sales from Black Friday to now and I bought a couple of games

 

Games

Spider-Man Remastered - Steam

Spider-Man Miles Morales - Steam

Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition - Steam

Red Dead Redemption II - Steam

Gotham Knights - Steam

Marvel Avengers - Steam

Steep (whatever the fancy editon is with the DLC is called) - Steam

Lawn Mowing Simulator - Steam (I bought this purely for the hilarity of mowing lawns as a game)

Heartwood Heroes - Steam

The Wild Eight - Steam

Windward - Steam

Metro 2033 Redux - Steam (Mystery key game from Fanatical)

Ludus - Steam (Mystery key game from Fanatical)

Eternal Edge - Steam (Mystery key game from Fanatical)

Chenso Club - Steam (Mystery key game from Fanatical)

The Deed Dynasty - Steam (Mystery key game from Fanatical)

Internet Cafe - Steam (Mystery key game from Fanatical)

 

Alrighty Pixlpeeps I am off. Have a good one!

-Chris

 

 


 

Comments

Cary Woodham

01/10/2024 at 07:47 AM

Good to hear from you again!  

I would say you should read my blogs for game recommendations, but since you mostly play PC games now and I mostly play consoles, I wouldn't be of much help to you.

I went to Las Vegas once.  That place is crazy.  But at least I got to experience it.

How much is a subscription to Apple Arcade?  I've been debating trying it recently so i can play that Pac-Man Party Royale game on it.  Plus there's a couple of other ones I'm curious about.  But if I told you what they were, you'd laugh at me.  Well I'll tell you anyway.  There's a Hello Kitty Island game and a new Tamagotchi game I want to play on there.

goaztecs

01/10/2024 at 01:52 PM

Vegas has a lot to offer especially if you leave the strip. The vibe is completely different once you leave the strip and in some parts it doesn't feel like the Vegas you see on TV until you go into a grocery store or gas station and see slot machines.

Funny thing about my shift to PC gaming is that the game I'm really enjoying is from the consoles. I logged into my PSN account so I could unlock some extra Spider-Man suits.

I believe Apple Arcade is $5 a month. The games on there are solid so the ones you mentioned are probably fun games. I played through a couple of games on there and I wished that I had more patience to play through the Ninja Turtles game but I'll probably go back to it eventually. There's a Star Trek turn based fighter that's also fun to play.

Cary Woodham

01/11/2024 at 07:51 AM

Yeah one of the days that I visited Vegas we left the strip and went to see the Grand Canyon.  Which was nice since pictures don't do the Grand Canyon justice.

goaztecs

01/11/2024 at 05:41 PM

I have yet to visit the Grand Canyon. The closest I got was a random weekday trip to check out the Hoover Dam. Every other word I said was Dam, and it Dam Fun!

KnightDriver

01/13/2024 at 10:40 AM

Good to hear from you again!

I've been playing Suduku on Android for about 8 months now. I just finished every achievement I thought I could get and retired it. I'm still at Mahjong and Wordament though for another month or two. Daily challenges have me coming back for more medals month to month.

I've been thinking about a holder for my phone, or, like you're doing, a controller with a phone holder.

I remember dual monitors. I loved doing that when I was playing on PC years ago. One of these days I'll get another PC and go triple monitors like they have at NASA. LoL.

goaztecs

01/16/2024 at 08:33 PM

Hey!

Yeah I need two more achievements on Sodoku before I earn them all. The daily puzzles are the ones I've been playing. Once I finish that puzzle I'll go check out an older one.

The controller with a phone holder made it easier to play some games. The Ninja Turtles game is a lot more fun with an actual controller.

Multi monitor setup is just fun. I don't do the whole game spread over the screens but it's nice to hit pause and check something real quick without having to minimize the game.

KnightDriver

01/20/2024 at 10:45 AM

I gave up on some of the Suduku achievements like getting all the corners last, or make an X in the center square. I tried the one you have to end with 6 7s but it's so up to chance how the board generates. I'm not playing chance, only skill challenges. But, I will be 100% completing Wordament next month when I finish the last daily medal. 

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