Another year down! What? You don't want to talk about 2021? Can't say I blame you. How about games? First we'll take a look at the games I beat and bought and then we'll move onto the Golden Hippo Awards!
It’s Monday Night here so I’m still on track with my goals for 2022. Good evening Pixlpeeps! So more running around this past week along with today…seriously have you ever had a day where everything just isn’t clicking? That was today for me. Trying to get paperwork printed when printers didn’t work, when the printer did work, it didn’t read the usb stick, pick up other paperwork in a busy location, people not knowing how to drive in a parking lot and then the cherry on top was Panera getting my lunch wrong. It was that kind of day. I did however play some games when I did have time.
At the beginning of every year I like to take a look at the games I’m looking forward to in the coming year and write about them. So that’s what we’re going to do here. Keep in mind that this list is by no means comprehensive, though. There will surely be games announced through the year that I will be interested in. And some of these games might be delayed, and there will be games I may not know about yet or have forgotten about. It’s hard to keep up with all the indie games I might want to play, for instance. But here’s my list anyway.
It’s 2022 and this is the first Monday of the new year. Good morning Pixlpeeps! There is a lot happening on my end right now so I’m a little (a lot) preoccupied with bigger things, but it is what it is. I did however say that I am going to be here more and it is the new year so I’m here. So a quick update of what’s been going on:
It's been quite a year! I played a ton of games this year, and there were plenty of games that I wanted to play that I didn't get to (too many games!). Some of those games will roll over into next year. For 2021, I beat a total of 25 games! Instead of talking about all of those, I'll just highlight the ones I really enjoyed this year and after that, I'll tell you my personal Game of the Year. So here are the games I beat this year that I really loved.
We got adventure, brawling, FPS, open-world action, and a racing game in this group.
Happy New Year! I thought I’d end this year with one last blog with reviews I’ve written lately over at GamerDad.com. Please click on the links and read as many as you can and maybe even post a ‘like’ or comment or two. OK let’s begin!
Another year of gaming comes to an end. I guess it was kind of a sleepy year for games if you like big tentpole titles, but I honestly found plenty to play. Almost all of my gaming was done on Switch, which is set to pass both the Wii and PS1 in total install base by the end of the year. I didn't really bother pursuing the PS5 or the XSX|S this year, as there isn't a lot on those systems to justify a purchase.
Boy this has been one roller coaster of a year, with lots of ups and downs. But it’s the end of the year so you know what that means? It’s time for my “Best Games of 2021 Awards Show!” Keep in mind that this is my list only and no other outside opinions contributed. And if a game isn’t on this list, it either just didn’t appeal to me as much or I haven’t had a chance to play it yet. Ok with that out of the way, let’s begin!
I had to reorganize all my toys-2-life toys in preparation for a move in a few months. Darn, I have a lot of this stuff! I considered chucking it all but I just can't. I have a fascination for the toys-2-life technology and design of the figures.
After I quickly bailed on a few games, I looked through the free-2-play games list in the Xbox store and found some fun ones that took up the rest of my game time on the weekend.
Not just any Switch either, the OLED one. I'm excited. I love OLED screens. I also got the game I've always wanted since the summer of 2017, soon after the Switch came out, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. Here's a pic.
Merry Christmas everyone! I’ve got some presents for you! Game reviews I’ve recently written at GamerDad.com! Just what you always wanted! Please click on the links and read as many reviews as you can, and maybe post some ‘likes’ and comments, too! I’d appreciate it. And in the comments section, give me a pretend present and I’ll give you one, too! It’s the thought that counts…literally!
It was my friend's birthday today and so we hung out and played games. Here's what I played.
I used my trade money to get several games at Game N DVD Exchange today. Then I spent some time with my friend and played some stuff.
I traded in the last of what I wanted to trade to Gamestop today, and just like last week, the salesman referred me to a retro store for selling the rest of my stuff. This was another one I didn't know (or forgot) about, Game N DVD Exchange in Media, Pa, a short drive from where I live. I went there and traded the rest of my stuff for store credit. I got pretty good value, I thought. Here's a video of some YouTubers who went there.
While I was trying to stick to my retro game playing, my friend was still deep into Dishonored 2. As an assassin, he had lots of bodies to hide and it was funny to watch him fill up bathtubs and decorative ponds with them. Kind of gruesome but the physics of throwing a whole body around in this game is pretty funny.
While I dithered around in numerous games, my friend was playing Dishonored 2 exclusively and really enjoyed it.
Well, I got a new console for trade-in value which is not exactly free, but I was happy I had enough to upgrade my Xbox One to a Xbox Series S. Here's a pic.
Took some time on Tuesday to deliver a game to my friend and then stayed and played some games. Here's what I did.
...and I'm thinking about the first decade of the 2000s, 2000-2009. Here's a list of games I want to focus on this month when I'm not chasing rewards points or some new release.