It's fun to go down the list of best of all time on Metacritic and make a personal list of favorites. Here are mine for the original Xbox.
I got through a lot of GBA/PS2 stuff this week and retro on Xbox Series S. I got some good purchases on sales this week too. Also progress through the Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue show, books and podcasts.
Had me some fudge mint cookies not unlike the girl scout cookies Thin Mints. Then been played some games. (Suck it Grammarly. I love red underlines)
For some odd reason my laptop’s WiFi isn’t playing well but I can’t restart the laptop because I’m currently converting some FLAC files into mp3 for my music player. Relax audiophiles it’s a copy and it’s for my big project that I seem to do yearly of making an mp3 or AAC copy of my FLAC library. Anyways while that is going on let’s get started to what games I played (I really only played 1)
Bagels with Cream Cheese and a side of leftover WingStop isn’t the ideal breakfast but it was tasty yet now I would like a nap and it’s only 10:55am. Let’s get productive before I give in and ruin this humid, hazy (lots of smoke in the air because California is on fire) Tuesday morning. Let’s get started with things before I forget. I may have a good rant.
Welcome back to a very different episode of Nerds Without Pants! Why different? Because this time we’re turning the camera onto our lovely listeners to learn how they have been coping during the Backstreet Boys Reunion Tour. We also get a lot of game talk in before having a Star Wars mirror match in the cage.
Welcome to an episode of Nerds Without Pants that comes in at an actual respectable hour count! It’s a lean and mean episode as Julian and Justin use science to determine the most generic video game characters, while Breath of the Wild takes on The Witcher 3 in an epic Video Game Cage Match!
I'm honestly a little upset I didn't get one in 2014. I just would have liked to have a Playstation FOUR in Twenty-FOURteen. Oh well.
Sorry I haven't been blogging. I have a lot of stuff on my mind and a lot going on, so... I actually haven't done any writing since thanksgiving, a combination of the busyness of December and my own burn out. But my brother is headed back tomorrow and I'm feeling recharged, so I'm gonna go back to work in a few days. We've been chilling here, watching movies and playing games, but the only sad thing is my dog Taco Belle is on her last leg, and we will probably put her to sleep very soon. I love her very much and am very sad about it.
Well, it's another Xmas, and my brother arrived yesterday from Maryland to do some gaming! First on the docket is Walking Dead... we did the first two episodes of the latest game last season, but now it's time to finish up the game. After that it's time for Star Wars Battlefront 2, which I know has problems, but my brother wanted to check it out, so... And for Xmas day we have Prey and Evil Within 2 coming. Should be a fun filled holiday!
So next week is Thanksgiving and I do like this time of the year because tons of food, family get together, and of course Black Friday shopping, on Thursday (sorry retail folks). This year is no different with the exception that the local Target has closed down and my only close option is either Toys R Us and Walmart (I really don't want to drive too far out of laziness). Over the past couple of weeks I've been waiting to see the latest offerings from the various stores to see if something appeals to me just enough for me to want to drive to the next town to hit the Target, or if Walmart and or Toys R Us will have the things I want. Thanks to sites like Slickdeals and Cheapassgamer and apps like Flipp I am able to view the Black Friday ads early and plan out what I want. Now I'm not buying a lot but there are a couple of things I want to get along with on the fence stuff
To those who know me they know I am a big fan of the XBox brand. I do love my Nintendo or Sony consoles, but simply prefer the XBox brand. As much of a fan as I am of the XBox brand however, I cannot deny E3 of 2013 was a disaster for Microsoft and its fans everywhere. It even overshadowed Sony's disastrous PS3 E3 debut. Still as bad as it was, that mess was the best thing that could possibly happen to fans. The original they showed off was about as anti consumer as a company can get in the gaming industry. However with the flood of negative feedback Microsoft got they did something unheard of..... they started listening to what fans wanted. We got everything from backwards compatibility to various requested dashboard additions.
I played a little more Golf Story, but mostly on Saturday I was obsessed with Axiom Verge, getting up to and beating the second boss. I really haven't played a game like this in ages, where it requires hand eye coordination and quick reflexes, and I'm really enjoying it. Takes me back to my illustrious youth... sigh. But seriously, I'm impressed. The sound and music is great, the mechanics are interesting, and the control is really polished and tight.
Madden 18. It seems there is going to be some story in this one.
I'm writing this off the cuff, so if you feel I'm missing something you think I'd be interested in, don't be shy about saying so in the comments.
Like everyone else here I've been watching all the goodies going on during E3, and for the most part it is underwhelming. I am expecting more from the biggest trade show for video games but instead I'm seeing a lot of the same games we've seen on older consoles back, and for all that is good why more Skyrim? I mean its slowly becoming Street Fighter II, with all the little upgrades, and hey its now on The Switch, and you can play it in VR. Ooohhh. I am excited over the new God of War game. I also liked the New Forza game, and of course Battlefront II. After that I was done with all the presentations. The new Marvel vs. Capcom game looked like a lot of fun but I own a couple of the previous games and I haven't been sucked into them. This game is a wait and see for me. I thought the name X-Box One X is dumb, the majority of X-Box offerings were destined for the bargain bin this time next season, some of the PS4 titles were iffy, and I fell asleep during the PC presentation. Other than the three games I liked, and the one I'm on the fence about, nothing of interest grabbed my attention.
Took a damn year to get the ONE trophy I needed to get Platinum in Arkham Knight (Brutality 101, where Batman performs 15 different moves without stopping or getting hit), but yesterday it finally happened. ... And it was a bit anticlimactic in all honesty.
I'll post New Year's Resolutions tomorrow maybe, but for now I'll just do a quick update blog about what I've been playing.
I didn't blog on Wednesday because I got a stomach virus. I was fine the next morning but that didn't get in the way of gaming both Wed and Thurs. Here's the breakdown:
Good morning Pixlpeeps! I hope your holiday weekend went well. My holiday weekend is still going so I'm going to make this entry quick but I did want to share what games I have been playing. Sound good? Cool let's get started.
As of Tuesday, first day of my staycation, I've played quite a lot of Diablo III: U.E.E. with Mark; bought Star Wars Battlefront, Mad Max and the most recent Skylanders Adventure pack; and almost finished Skylanders Academy season one. Details below.