I might have gotten confused, frustrated and dead in many of them, but I enjoyed them all. Who says you got to finish stuff? It's the journey not the destination, I say.
The dreaded stealth gameplay got to me again in several new games I tried out this week. But I finished Doom Dark Ages, discovered some new Atari games, and got sucked into an old classic again.
Nintendo may be one of my favorite video game companies, but they’ve certainly had their share of big mistakes. Most notable ones are things like the Virtual Boy, or refusing to use CDs instead of cartridges in the N64 days. I feel they’ve even made a big mistake pretty recently, and while it’s not as grand of scope as the goof-ups mentioned before, I still think it’s a big mistake. And that’s the way they handled the release of the NES Classic Edition last year. I mean, what a mess! Nobody has been able to get one of those things! It frustrated me to no end! And they’re poised to do it again with the SNES Classic Edition (I really hope I can get that one, though). I was so mad about the whole situation, though, that I went out and bought a competing multi-game console called Retro-Bit Generations.
Over the past month I came into a little money and went on a little spending spree. I probably boosted my collection by about 80 physical games and around 30 or so digital on various system. I also managed to snag a back-up Vita, a New 3DS, PS Vita TV, PS4 VR, and a Retrobit Generations. I've also boosted my Skylanders collection quite a bit as well. I've recently cut myself down to 1 day a week at work due to health reasons, so I currently have plenty of free time to enjoy my new goodies.
Lots of games smashed through this week. I imagine when I finish these under 10 hour games on my list, the amount of games I play each week will reduce to just a few. I kind of can't wait, because it'll make writing these blogs easier. Anyhow, here goes another blast of video games.
Last week I collected 9 Miis and then had a party running them through the six Mii Plaza games. Here's some of the things me and my Mii friends did.
Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. I visited my family (about 30+ of us) in a Thanksgiving dinner. It was calm and I watched some football and took it easy. In the past, I have gone to Black Friday sales, not this year though. 100% of my Black Friday purchases were online, no fighting in stores for me. So picked up some great games:
Even after playing, and enjoying games with heavy stealth influences like the Batman: Arkham series and The Last of Us, I wouldn’t say that I prefer stealth games. So, going into Splinter Cell: Blacklist, I was hesitant. My past experience with the series is terribly limited, having spent the most time with 2010’s Splinter Cell: Conviction. Though I initially worried that I wouldn’t find my footing, I quickly found that Blacklist had a lot to offer and by the time the credits rolled, I was more than happy to have experienced it.
The gaming season is about to heat up. It hasd been a pretty decent month for gaming. There wasn't much I am interested on the 360. I used to get all my third party titles on the 360 but I decided to change that since my PS3 is getting more attention by its many exclusive titles that are coming out over the last year.
All this past week at GamerDad.com, we’ve been celebrating Capcom’s 30th Anniversary (way to make me feel old, Capcom) by featuring the games found in the downloadable Capcom Arcade Cabinet. So here’s links to the reviews of games showcased each day, please click and read as many as you can and let me know what your favorite Capcom classic arcade games are in the comments section!
Years ago, it just so happened that I was in the market for a new game right around the time that the original Splinter Cell came out. While browsing at Gamestop, I narrowed down my choices to either Metal Gear Solid 2 or Splinter Cell, but the in-store representative assured me that Splinter Cell was the game to get. Thankfully, I listened, because after a few short minutes with the game I fell in love. Hiding in the shadows, avoiding enemies, and killing only as a last option was unbelievably fun. But not only was it fun, it was completely unlike anything I had played before. Fast-forward to 2010, and Splinter Cell has had a number of iterations, insane plot twists, and with this latest sequel, some revamped gameplay.
Given the holiday, this week was somewhat slow both in general gaming news and on PixlBit. Regardless, the crew has managed to release the standard number of reviews, the podcast, the latest Developer Special podcast, as well as a steady stream of news.
Electronic Arts announced today that the Mercenaries series would be officially continuing. The title, Mercs Inc, currently has not solid release date nor a specific platform, though the Xbox 360 is a likely candidate.
According to a banner on the Data East website, Bloody Wolf is due for release on the Virtual Console Arcade.