Here’s some more game reviews I’ve written in the month of June 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. I’d appreciate it. OK let’s begin!
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.
...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.
This is a list of the games I played the most in the 90s. There are plenty of ties and a shortlist of games I really want to play still.
I guess I don't have one game I'm totally obsessed with right now, so it's jumping around a lot from game to game. This will change on Nov 5 (I think) when Forza Horizon 5 drops.
This is a games convention local to me here just outside Philadelphia, PA. It’s usually in a big expo center but this time it was in a Hotel with very limited space. There were no celebrities, no stage for a cosplay contest, and a very limited room for game playing with no arcade cabinets, only consoles. But it was better than nothing. I bought some stuff shown below.
I just can’t stop. I’ve got 49 games in my all-time list to build my library from, and I go another page on Metacritic to get more. What’s up with that? It's listomania. I think I’ll stop at games with a score of 90 and then search some other lists to get older games. This current list includes games rated at 91, so I’m almost done.
I finally played the DQ11 demo last night on Switch. I LOVE this game. It's SO good. I was really impressed with the new orchestrated soundtrack, even on the Switch speakers. The Battle music is slamming.
So another E3 has come and gone, and it’s another year where I was denied a press pass. Ever since 1996, I was going to E3 pretty regularly, but for some reason a few years ago, they stopped letting me in. And yet somehow I was able to get a press pass last year. But not this time! They may say it’s because the numbers of the site I write for are too low, but I’m beginning to wonder if it’s really because I’m just too weird for E3. And if that statement has you intrigued, then please read on for my unique reactions and commentary on things I read and watched about this year’s show.
A few weeks ago, while I was randomly looking for things in my library's catalog during work - something I do frequently when things aren't hectic - I came across Skylanders comics collections. I didn't even know there were comics for this game series. Well, I had to start reading them, didn't I, and I have at about 1 per week since then.
I got so long-winded last time when talking about the games in my last blog on the mini PlayStation Classic that I decided to split it into two blogs. So if you haven’t read that one yet, I encourage you to please do so. Anyway, here’s the second batch of games on the PlayStation Classic. I don’t have as much to say about most of these games, so hopefully this will go by a little faster.
I just finished watching this on Netflix. It's a Netflix exclusive show and not even on DVD. Once a year I get Netflix just to watch it and nothing else.
Late to the Party: As always happens after I finish a game that I've spent over 100 hours immersed in, I really hadn't been able to settle on my next game to play yet. So I booted up the 360 for the first time in months (mostly to see what was available as the current Games for Gold download), and cycled through what I had stashed on the hard drive. I frequently download the free games and then forget about them, so I went through and deleted a couple that I'd finished and knew I was never going to play again, and then decided to give Borderlands a try. And surprise! (please read in a sarcastic tone), there was an update. Oh, yay. So it did its thing, and I tried to get the game to play, and it made it as far as the Gearbox logo screen and froze my 360. OK, I'm used to the occasional freeze, usually when playing LEGO games, so I shut down the console and restarted and tried again. Same result. Hmm... Off to the internet; Yup, update breaks the game on the 360. Solution found, third time's the charm. However, I can't play the game online, which I'm mildly disappointed about. Now, I'm not normally into FPS games, but Borderlands is fun so far. I haven't made it very far into the game and I die a lot, but fun is being had. We'll see how far I get and if I continue to have fun before the whole FPS thing gets to me.
I beat 14 games this year guys! I still...bought...alot....but I did atleast conquer some of the ones I did buy. Thats a plus....right?
Turns out Sunset Overdrive and Assassin's Creed Origins do not work on my PC. I've already been refunded for Origins (well, received an email saying I'd see the charge removed or a credit in my bank account within 14 business days) and have been sent an email regarding my refund request for Sunset Overdrive.
I played a little of my Christmas present, Spyro Reignited Trilogy today and I absolutely love it so far, save for a couple spots where I just barely miss a landing out of a glide. It's pretty relaxing overall, focusing much more on exploration than anything else, and with one-or-two-hit enemies occasionally mixed in with the collectibles. There's a lot of personality here and it even looks like a modern day cartoon show with better animation.
I can't resist starting my media searches a little bit early. I love seeing what's coming out and making a list of things I'd like to experience. As for retro, it's not really retro for me in November because I'm reviewing the years 2015-2019, which is recent past, present, and future. Here's some new game releases I'd like to get day-one, if I could.
Here they are, the Skylanders of the air from Skylanders: Giants.
Here are all the Life figures from Skylanders Giants as shown on the poster which came with the game.
These are the undead figures from Skylanders Giants.
These are the five fire element Skylanders from Skylanders: Giants that are on the poster. Two are new to the series (Hot Head and Hot Dog) and the rest return from Spyro's Adventure in new poses.
This here be the Earth element figures from Skylanders: Giants, the second game in the series, yar.