It is Saturday morning and I literally just woke up. You would think that since it is the weekend I would sleep in a bit and I kinda did, but it would be nice to wake up a little later than 7:40am but here I am. I guess I should explain why this is being written on Saturday instead of Friday. Let’s get into that.
I was waiting to get a few newer gaming experiences under my belt before making a new blog post.
So with spring nearly over and summer almost here, I thought I’d go over the movies I saw in theaters this past spring. I’ll try to keep the spoilers to a minimum, but one or two may seep out here and there, so you’ve been warned!
Mostly failure in the games I played today but ended on a higher note, and then I had fun adding a bunch more short-play games to my list to check out.
I wish I could say I spent the majority of my weekend playing games that explore random galaxies, taking out the bad guy, racing, or at least driving around a copy of Los Angeles in the Batmobile listening to 90s Gangsta Rap (gotta love mods in GTA V) but instead I’ve been playing Gems of War. Yeah a match three game.
Another game off my short games list and on Xbox One's Game Pass. This is a horror point-and-click adventure that would probably work very well in VR. It's in first-person and a lot of crazy stuff happens to warp your perception of the environment, stuff like the sudden appearance of baby doll heads (pic below). I expressed many mock emotions of shock and horror playing this game just to entertain my friend Mark, who was playing Golf.
I had a blog all typed up yesterday, got sidetracked, grilled some steaks because it was warm outside and then promptly took a nap. The excitement of the start of my weekend right there. Anyways we haven’t talked this week and we should change that. Let’s get started with another Quick Hits of randomness.
On a list of short games to play, I came across Disney Infinity 2.0 and 3.0, so I thought I'd revist them on Xbox One and then decide what to do with these piles of figures I'd accumulated a few years ago.
My friend Mark Michel, whom I play video games every weekend, has just published his first book with celebrity Claudia Christian, Snack Hacks: Over 100 Fast and Delicious Recipes for Gamers, Coders, Freaks and Geeks. It will be available on June 12th on Amazon.
OK detectives! The mystery is afoot! To solve the case, read these reviews I’ve recently written at GamerDad.com, and maybe even post a comment or ‘like’ or two. Read them all to solve the mystery! What is the mystery? Well I don’t know yet. I hadn’t thought that far. But read as many reviews as you can anyway, please.
Well, I finished Shenmue after playing it for pretty much the whole day yesterday, and ... I have very mixed feelings. Very mixed feelings. Most of them regard not being able to get the Gacha Gacha III achievement with my completed game save file. What the hell?! Warn me! I was almost to 50 capsule toys, now I'll have to spend another who knows how many hours and in-game yen on doing this over and over:
Just by accident the other day, I noticed I didn't have 100% in Minecraft on Xbox One. I found out they added a new achievement. So, of course, I had to tackle it today.
I came across this looking through new releases on Xbox a month or so ago. I didn't know about this pinball maker, Zaccaria, at all. Well, it was a free download and comes with a free pinball game. So why not?
I played this the other day and finished it. Of course, it's not really finished because there are more achievements. I haven't decided if I'm going back in again, though. I've left it installed in case I feel like it.
Good morning Pixlpeeps! It is Friday, the weather here has been 20° below normal which is always good and I am ready to catch you good people up on my Quick Hits. Sound like fun? Let’s get started!
I've been playing this game in the margins as well as Rush: A Disney/Pixar Adventure, also from Game Pass. I found it really interesting. I like playing these "walking simulators" in between big games.
I'm quite behind in blogging the games I've been playing. Rush: A Disney/Pixar Adventure is one I started months ago. I've been playing it in between bigger titles. It's also on my list of short games to play. I enjoy the casual game now and then and this is a pretty good one, especially if your a fan of Pixar movies.
Nope, it's not a prank.