Diablo IV threatens to take over every minute of my gaming, but I managed to squeeze in some retro and get my GP rewards points done.
Retro Game Boy:
Final Fantasy Legend III - I set up my GameCube and Game Boy Player to play this. My GBA SP wasn't cutting it. The Screen is just too dim for my eyes. In the game, I got aboard the time travel ship and couldn't figure out how to launch the darn thing. I guess I'm stupid, but I picked up the Collection of Mana for Switch, and I'll try the first game in the series sometime.
Retro SNES:
Super Metroid - I really dig the look of this game. I played it on Switch with the subscription. For a while I thought I couldn't roll into a ball but then found the item that you need to do it. It's a very cool game. My tolerance for platforming is low however. I kept wondering why there wasn't a film. To heck with Predator vs Alien, how about Samus or Ripley continuing the fight.
Final Fantasy VI - I got the pixel remaster and was excited for it but got stuck quite early on. You have to fight a guy and his minions and get past them. I got all his minions but he just knocked all my characters back to HP 1. I'm not sure how to proceed now. I'm keeping this in the mix for next time when I look up a guide and see what I'm doing wrong.
Retro Genesis (all on Sega Genesis Collection, Xbox Series S):
Streets of Rage 2 - I really enjoy this. I feel like the weapons don't pop out of your hands as easily as they do in the first one. They let you take a minor hit without dropping them, which I love. I always hated it when the second you get a knife or pipe an enemy knocks it from your hand with a cheap shot.
Sonic The Hedgehog - Doubtfully started but found myself completing level after level and actually enjoying it. What a revelation this game must've been at the time. The speed is great and the replayability high.
Sonic The Hedgehog 2 - Same with 2. I love the transport tubes and twisty paths. It took me a bit to get the hang of Sonic's moves, how to run and tuck into a ball. Once I got it I wanted to go as fast as possible.
Game Pass:
Lil Gator Game - I use this for rewards points in Game Pass, but I've gotten quite attached to it. I'm a bit at a loss now though because I think I need a few more friends but can't find them. So I just run around the islands looking for things to smash and hope to find them. I wish for a quest progress screen or mini map but all you have is the ability to climb to high spots and look out, only, you can't see all that much up there just what's fairly nearby. I enjoy the realism of that, but I still want a map with quest markers.
Main Concern:
Diablo IV - I'm a level 63 Necromancer on World Tier III, Nightmare. I've finished the campaign. After that you get all sorts of new variations on the many dungeons in the world. There's new gear, new glyphs and sygils to find. The amount of tweaking that can be done is almost overwelming. I'm not even going to try and crunch the numbers on all that stuff. It'd be like taking Calculus all over again. I'm just focusing on minion strength and numbers, trying to build a killer army of skeletons and one golem to handle the battles while I loot and snipe from outside the scrum. I'm also generally following an achievement guide to give me some focus because there's a lot to get lost in. I'm really into it.
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