I played as much of Half-Life 2 as I care to this month. After that I tried out Pillars of Eternity and then went back to chasing rewards points, which let me to playing several other games; all this over a couple of days I call my weekend: Thursday evening and all day Friday. This will change (to what I’m not sure) next week as I switch to a M-F work schedule. So on to details.
Ok so I didn’t get back for my Part II of Adventures At The DMV, so we shall do it here. I didn’t get my Real ID (the fancy smacy one that let’s me into airports). So this is what happened: First I didn’t write down my confirmation code that I filled out the application so I had to do it again. Funny considering that I needed to fill out the application just to get the appointment. It took all of five minutes so no big deal. Next my Birth Certificate isn’t the official one so now I have to get one from the state I was born in, and that’ll take 2 freaking months. MONTHS! A little bummed but I was told since I’ve had a passport I should try and get it renewed and it covers me going on an airplane. So I’ll do that next week.
Here's a few miscellaneous picks. Destiny and Mass Effect have great art and info on their respective universes. Shovel Knight is just a visual feast, both fully drawn illustrations and delectable pixel art. Finally, I'm not the biggest Tomb Raider fan (though I do like the series), but I got this well-reviewed series overview and retrospective new for $5, so I really couldn't pass that up.
I was too exhausted to post anything yesterday and almost missed today too. I'll make it up somehow.
I’m pretty sure this is going to be a two parter BaD today because I am going to the DMV to get a Real ID. I hate the DMV…ok hate is a strong word, I dislike certain aspects of going to the DMV. There are a lot of people, it’s a little chaotic, and there’s some weird odor that just sits there. Depending on the season it fluctuate but it usually mixes with someone’s heavy handed use of perfume/cologne.
The Legend of Zelda series has enjoyed a wealth of supplementary material in the last decade. I don't even have the Arts and Artifacts book! I have, however, read through most of the Hyrule Historia, which I did right after playing Skyward Sword, the game that figures most prominently into the book. Hyrule Historia is most famous—or infamous, perhaps—for providing an official timeline for the series. The other books here were all gifts. I wish I'd had a chance to really dig into Creating a Champion. It's such a huge book! The book on the lower left book is from Fan Gamer and is all about the items and enemies in the series and is written like a field guide. Neat book. The other is an art compilation my younger brother put together one time and sent me a copy. So much good art.
Here’s a continuation of my list chosen using Metacritic’s "All Time Games" as a rough guide. I went through page two and made the list below. One failing in the Metacritic list is that it only goes back as far as 1996. I’ll need a list that includes 80s and early 90s games eventually. For this list, I’ve put my preferred console(s) next to each entry.
Final Fantasy has long been a favorite series of mine, even if I am woefully behind in actually playing them. I haven't worked all the way through that first Ultimania book but it's been a treat so far. I'd love to get the other two. My wife found that FFXIV book somewhere...a garage sale, maybe?...for a couple bucks. And the Yoshitaka Amano books were both given to me. I love his distinctive style. Nothing else quite like it.
The title says it all. Have a good one, see ya tomorrow!
Once again there are too many games coming in and very few getting finished.
I forgot to mention the other day I also played some Forza Horizon 4. I found they added a few things and went about doing them.
I always liked Mega Man as a kid but didn't really get into the series till I was an adult and I found that it kind of stood in for the things I missed in gaming. I really wanted the MM/MMX and MM Zero books but ended up getting the other two because I got them for a ridiculous steal (note: no actual theft involved).
Since I’m on Day 2 of stalling for a theme for my #BaD2020 let’s ramble on about what game I played on the flight home from San Francisco. Remember the past couple of weeks where I bought the IPega Red Knight and combined it with my old music player? Well I didn’t play that, but instead I played a Tecmo Bowl style game on my iPad called Retro Bowl.
I missed the first two days of BaD. I have an excuse. I was sick; chest colds are terrible things. So this is a three-in-one covering what I played last week.