It has been a long time since I have
wrote a blog, 3 years, what can I say, life just gets you wrapped up
in so many other things. I have taken up some new hobbies (intramural
sports and photography). I have not wrote a blog since I changed my
job and my location. Since then a lot has happened in my life; I was
in a long-term relationship that recently ended, I purchased a home,
I took a big promotion at work and a slew of other stuff. Going on a
trip to Thailand later this year, looking forward to that, if anyone
has been there and has any traveling tips, much appreciated.
Being that as it may, my video game
life usually revolves around two games; Rocket League and Enter the
Gungeon. I have been playing and still play those games for years
now, both since they were released. It looks like the final update to Enter the Gungeon is on the way:
I still manage to
buy a shit ton of games though that just sit on my shelf. Funny
because I tend to buy a lot of re-releases; Onimusha (PS4), Street
Fighter Anniversary Collection (PS4), Devil May Cry Trilogy (PS4),
Shenmue 1 and 2 (PS4), Mega Man Legacy Collections 1 & 2 (PS4),
Megaman X Collection 1+2 (PS4), Bioshock Collection (PS4), Crash
N-Sane Trilogy (PS4), Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age (PS4) and
Burnout Paradise (PS4). I just need a Mass Effect Trilogy released
for Playstation 4 and I will be happy AF.
Also some newer releases; Spider Man,
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Neir Automata, God of War, Dragon Ball
Fighterz and Wolfenstein II; all for Playstation 4. I bought an Xbox
One S to use as a 4k bluray player (I wish PS4 would’ve done this)
and I actually purchased my first physical copies of games for that
system, it was a awesome deal I found online where I got new copies
of Sunset Overdrive, Dead Rising 3 and Titanfall 2 all for $5…total.
Sunset Overdrive was the reason I bought that.
GAMES COMPLETED
Horizon Zero Dawn – When I first
started Horizon, I wasn’t drawn into it. I believe I have the old
mentality when it comes to games where I really want a good story and
gameplay. Nowadays it seems developers are more concerned with having
gamers spend more time in their game than any other one and therefore
inflate them or add unnecessary multiplayer, loot boxes….etc. As I
got more and more into the story, I therefore put more time into
upgrading, finding the metal flowers, climbing tall necks and all the
“other” stuff that doesn’t progress the story. Open world games
in general I tend to lose interest over time because there is too
much to do, it’s overwhelming.
Horizon had enough of an interesting
story and I liked the gameplay to keep me through to the end. Taking
down the various machines, analyzing their weakness, looking for rare
components to upgrade weapons and armor; I was sucked in. I enjoyed
the hunting aspect of this game more than in any other game I played,
because it can get old fast killing all the wildlife you see. There
was always a sense of danger where things could go horribly wrong and
they can, this may have been the key.
I do not want to spoil too much about
the story because that was the draw that kept me going, but once you
encounter “Hades”, that wonder of who and what the he is kept me
intrigued. The graphics in this game are pretty gorgeous and it
wasn’t until I started God of War (see below) did I think there was
no way they could be topped.
I recommend Horizon Zero Dawn, it lives
up as a flagship title for Playstation 4. Stick with it even if it
doesn’t immediately hook you, I have that feeling often and always
feel more of a connection as I become more invested.
GAMES STARTED
God of War – I have played all the
console God of War games and it has always been one of my favorite
series in gaming. GOW:Ascension is where fatigue set in though and I
am glad they gave the series a breather because this iteration is so
damn good. The visuals are pretty amazing, Sony always steps up to
the plate with their exclusives, have always appreciated that. The
Order 1886 was pretty damn impressive at its time and I enjoyed my
experience with that game, and Uncharted 4 as well. I thought this
was a reboot but then after the early hours of the game you realize
it references events from past games, which I greatly appreciate
having played the previous titles. The gameplay is pretty awesome, I
didn’t think it could get better from previous titles, glad to be
proven wrong. I am still early on in this game so enjoy my
screenshots:
