So I've been working hard on writing articles on the Nintendo E3 presentation. Day 1 is up and Day 2 is already sent for finalizing and posting. Since I did two articles this week that means I could play some games outside of the daily 3DS grind, right?
Well another E3 has come and gone, and this was the first year in a long time that I wasn’t quite as interested in it as I usually am. But there was still enough stuff that I could write a blog about, so here it is!
So... I'm back to looking for a demo code for a Nintendo release. Nintendo's strategy with these scarce, partial code releases is really something, though. Definitely gets people talking about the games, if not just to try to mooch a code off of someone else! Anyone get one that feels up to sharing?
I got Dragon Age Inquisition for like $8 on PSN. I enjoy the series and need to finish it, but the open world direction just put me off. I would have preferred a more directed experience like DA2 or at least something similar to DA1, but maybe this game has something in it that will make me like open worlds, or keep on hating them, I don't know? I'm not that excited to see Zelda go Skyrim, or HD versions of Skyrim for that matter. I need an entry point I suppose. Xenoblade chronicles was great, as well as FF12, but those games weren't empty and always gave you somthing to do, like in an MMO. I might be confusing Open Worlds with Sandboxes, as these two words are used interchangeably.
I'll see ya'll after 100 hours of Inquisition, or 10 if I get bored...
Only 4 dungeons?
This is something i've wanted to post for a while and perhaps have entries once in a while. Ever since setting a Backloggery account on December 2015, i've been focusing a lot in beating games and honestly, I think i've beaten more games in the past few months than I had ever done last year and even past years for that matter. My best hope is to have atleast 20 or more games finished by the end of this year. I was going to dump every game in one single blog, but because it's gotten pretty lengthy, I decided to do two-partner. With that said, let's get to the games by the order i've beaten them:
Hey Pixlpeeps! I saw this article on my Twitter feed and I thought I'd share it with you
So, there's been some E3 stuff, and I'm going to talk about it. If you want a better intro than that, think of some vaguely menacing threat that I'd usually concoct and then follow through with it on yourself.
Yep, I preordered one: 2TB hard drive and 40% smaller, I'm in. As a side benefit, I will be handing down my current XBO to my friend Mark. Then we'll both be up to current gen standards; however, only until sometime next year when the next XBO console with upgraded guts comes out (I forget that catchy name they gave it at the moment). I probably won't get that one, though, because I don't have a 4K TV and I am not too interested in VR games.
I have yet to be able to catch them exactly when they strike but I have been able to eradicate their garbage within about 20 minutes of them posting.
Good morning Pixlpeeps! Before I head off to get my day started I wanted to give some thoughts about the one presentation I always watch during E3, and that was Sony’s. The only reason why I watch Sony’s is because that’s the only console I actually care about. X-Box and Nintendo consoles I tend to buy a generation later so it really doesn’t matter to me what is the latest and greatest for them because when I buy games for other consoles they are usually older titles. Overall I liked the Sony presentation because it was (borrowing from a Sum 41 album title) All Killer, No Filler. Their presentation started strong and didn’t let up for an hour. If you follow me on Twitter (sorry for live tweeting) I shared my thoughts about the presentation. Overall there was only one game I wanted and that was the new God of War. Everything else showcased were solid but they weren’t “must haves” for me.
I missed Sony's E3 press conference livestream due to work, but was able to catch the highlights. Looks like they have a pretty great lineup:
My Body is Really Feeling It oVER 9000!!!!
I wanted to play some Saints Row Iv today (Monday) but cloud saves were offline, so I played some Miinecraft instead. Then I watched the MS E3 Conference live on Xbox 360 and then back to Minecraft because I got somewhat disinterested in Saints Row IV even though cloud saves came back online.
I hesitate making this blog on this site because I know most of you are either console-only gamers or retro gamers, which I am also, but most of you probably won’t care about the little old ‘PC Show’ that aired between MS and Ubisoft conferences. Nick Dimola tweeted something about consoles being dead and I was like, why? You didn’t like the MS games? They looked pretty sweet, and I don’t even own an xbox. Then I watched the MS conference in full, and basically most every console exclusive is coming to Windows10, and there is cross-buy and cross-play in some cases which basically turns Xbox into more of a gaming service more than a console. So, most XBox games are coming to PC, most Indie games are already on PC or at least start off there. Japan is releasing more and more games on Steam, like Final Fantasy etc. Then there are games on PC that may or may not go to console. The PC is in a pretty advantageous position right now if you’re a gamer that wants to sample a bit of everything right now, and some would argue always has been, but I also love my console and portable games so it’s not true for me. I’m not a PCMaserRace snob at all, but as a gaming enthusiast, I want to play every type of games. I’ve even setup DosBox, if you don’t know what that is, don’t ask. It is severely nerdy to discuss and I feel shame admitting it.
So we have had 2 almost full days of conferences and Im ready to blog a little. I know Sony still has their conference which isnt till later but Ill possiably be able to blog a whole one over what they do....that is if there is enough to interest me. Here is what interested me from all the conferences so far*except PC*
Good morning Pixlpeeps! In about two minutes or so I have to flip over a record I’m copying to my computer so I will have to stop for a couple of minutes. Well that was fun, anyways I did some sorting over the weekend and I have five square slots in a shelving unit reserved for lp’s and out of the five I have either copied over, sealed copies, or already have the album on CD. I also have maybe two stacks of 20/30 ish on the floor that have yet to be copied. I’m excited because almost all of my vinyl will now be digitized. The one part I am not looking forward to is the shoebox full of 45s. Anyways the record talk is reserved for Friday’s blog entries and today is all about video games.
I had to work around my neice's dance recital today, but I got some gaming in.
I got all 4 of the Kirby set. When they first launched King Dedede for Smash Bros I couldn't find him. I was definitely getting his this time around. I then decided to get all 4 and thanks to that Amazon Prime discount I saved quite a bit.
Grabbed this from PC Gamer site. E3 starts Sunday afternoon with EA then later Bethesda, MS/Sony Monday, Square Enix Tues.
As I'm posting this, I recently finished up the recent Ratchet & Clank. I did unlock Challenge Mode but I'm going to send the rental copy because 1) hoping I can get Uncharted 4 or Doom next time, 2) someone else needs to play this fun-as-hell game, 3) I plan to buy R&C and when I do, I can launch into challenge mode. I finished the story with all gold bolts collected, a majority of holocards collected and the RYNO acquired at the end.
Not too much to report here. Since we've been short one person up until this point (new guy starts on Sunday! Yay!), I've been spending a chunk of time in the booth. Some of that time is very, very slow, as the kiddos aren't out of school yet up here. I've been taking the 3DS with me and have gone back to Fantasy Life. I'm mopping up quests and then I'll move on to the next part of the main story. I have to say that this game has so much to it that I really haven't felt too compelled to hurry up and finish the story.