I feel like I'm gaming a bit too much right now, but that's all going to change soon. I'm already planning much more work for myself this summer and the next school year. So guilt aside, I played the heck out of Letter Quest today with Mark. Neither of us could stop. I'm certain to 100% this game in the near future. Here's a nerdy screenshot I made. 

I didn't buy anything on the Spring Sale today. Most of the games I wanted were stuff I'd like to have as physical copies, so even though they were at bargain bin prices, I'll wait to get hard copies later. I looked at the trailer to Thimbleweed Park hoping it was like The Cave, made by some of the same people, but it is a straight up point-and-click adventure. That's cool, but not my bread-and-butter. The puzzle/platformer that was The Cave was more my interest. 

Did I tell you I got Ni No Kuni 2? I'm not very far, just finished with the first mission, but I love it already. First of all, the combat system is totally different - more like a modern FF or Tales game, where you control a character you attacks, blocks, runs around, and uses skills; while the computer controls the other characters. It's great. 

I watched Star Trek The Motion Picture (1979) today, played a whole ton of Letter Quest and then checked out the Spring sale on Xbox today. 

*I tried to upload this earlier but Flickr wasn’t working.

Spring is in full force, and so are my game reviews!  Here’s another batch of them I’ve recently written over at GamerDad.com.  Please click on the links and read as many as you can and maybe post a ‘like’ or comment or two.  I’d really appreciate it.  OK let’s begin.

Hey everyone - hope you're doing well out there! I know it's been a while since you've heard from me. I've been pretty busy in general lately, between both work and my family. I did recently return to working on PixlCross though and I've finally got the rebooted PC release of it all finished up. I've already shared it with the PixlBit staff, but I wanted to extend the offer to anyone on here interested.

Just saw this today on an IMAX screen. I loved the first one mainly for it's cartoon/anime quality. This one has a better story and takes longer to build, but isn't quite as exciting overall. Good plot twists though. I'll give it that. It was worth the watch. I had to see it on the biggest screen possible. Wish it was in 3D though. Here's the collectible ticket I got: 

Maniac Mansion, easily one of the best Adventure games ever, is now available for the first time on GOG.com. It's also on sale for only $4. This includes the original version and enhanced edition. 

Today I packed up Gamefly's Just Cause 3 and joined Game Pass. I started the download for Sea of Thieves and, while I waited, played about 35% of Quantum Condundrum in tandem with Mark. Then I played Sea of Theives for a long while, and then I played Letter Quest the rest of the time. Details below. 

I think I might stop Gamefly rentals and join Game Pass on Xbox One. I want to play games day one and this will let me do it cheaply. Sea of Theives is out and I can jump right in. This will limit what I do on PS4 and 3DS and such, but I probably should narrow my interests anyway. I don't think I'll trade in anything. I still might pick up some games on other systems when there's a sale. So we'll see. I'm kind of excited. I want to get in there with games when everyone else is and get the best multiplayer experiences. I never thought I'd say that, but I'm kind of interested in exploring that right now. So on to today's gaming. 

I downloaded the demo for the new Kirby game, and while I really liked it, I don't think I'm going to buy it yet. Maybe sometime if it's ever cheaper. It's cool, and cute, and clever, but it's really a kids game, and I am so overwhelmed by my backlog, not to mention the fact I preordered Ni No Kuni 2 the other day. So it's just not meant to be right now.  

Seems like a lot of jumping around from game to game but it was mostly Minecraft today because I had Mark to play with; although, he doesn't seem too keen to have me in his game anymore. It's kind of a strange turn of events, so I'm already thinking of other kinds of multiplayer gaming to do. On to the details. 

I checked my email an hour ago and it turns out someone created an Epic Games account with my email address. I changed the password and user name but I can't find a way to deactivate this account. I went to their Help page and it really is no help, and eventually I managed to send off an email about my problem and I was met with a quick reply of "Your email is not being monitored". This is frustrating. Apparently there is no way to cancel this account some yahoo made, and their help section is of no help. I also reached out on Twitter but after this experience I doubt they will get back to me. If you any you folks know a workaround I'd appreciate the advice. Anyways check your email and make sure someone didn't open up any accounts on their site. 

I decided to go straight 5-year spans. I'm using this list for all media, not just games, so this will make it easier for music, film and books. Here's the revised list with consoles placed in the range where they released, not their life span. In playing the games, I'll stick to a console but play any game that came out for it regardless of release date. 

Pixlpeeps, Happy Monday! I went to the gym earlier this morning and this new guy keeps taking “my” treadmill. That’s fine because the one next to it has a better view, but this is what bugs me. Since it is a neighborhood gym the rule is that once you’re finished wipe down the station and there are two dispensers at either end that have those Clorox Wipes. Guy just hops off the machine, and walks away. Gross. Anyways that’s my random morning rant. Let’s get started with What Chris is Playing!

I was like a vulture today swooping over the local mall, which didn't open in time before I had to go to work, and landing for a quick peck at the dying Toys R Us, which still isn't running a clearance sale, even though they could close any day now. It's just as well, I've been well fed this past week anyway. Over fed, really. 

I had to hit a couple more Gamestop's on the way to work today to take advantage of the sale on last gen games. Pickings got meager and a few were too pricey for what I think these games are worth. Here's what I got today:

It's been a while guys, but I'm still here. How is everybody? I've been watching a lot of twitch and playing Bloodborne again. More details below...

So, while Yakuza 0 quickly became one of my favorite games of all time when I rented and eventually bought it last year, the remake of the original Yakuza  game, subtitled Kiwami (meaning "extreme" in Japan) really brings attention to and intensifies some of the issues I had with the former game. 

Happy Friday Pixlpeeps! Winter is making it’s last stand outside and it is cold (California Cold = high 60s) so here I am updating what has been going on in the non gaming stuff I have been up to. Sound fun? Alright let’s get started!

The breaks are on but the car hasn't stopped. That's how I describe my game buying binge at the moment. I stopped the more recent game purchases but this buy-2-get-1 free sale on last gen stuff at Gamestop still has my soul until the 18th, Saturday. This time I found six games at $4 each, my prefered price range for older stuff. Here's the list and some notes:

Several weeks ago, I was in the mood for an RPG, so I dug out Tales of Berseria, which I bought when it came out, started, and never finished. Almost a year later, I knew I wasn't going to remember a thing about it and just started over. I just finished it last week and spent some time mopping up the last of the side quests and grabbing a few trophies. No way will I ever get a platinum in this game, some of the trophies require multiple playthroughs and who has that kind of time?