Hey folks, guess what today, Friday, Sept. 15 is? It’s my birthday! Yay! Just for fun, let’s do what I do every year and you can give me pretend birthday presents in the comments section, please. It’s the thought that counts…literally. Plus the attention is nice and it’s neat to see what you come up with. And even though it’s my birthday, I’ve got some presents for you! More game reviews and things I’ve recently posted at GamerDad.com! Yeah, just what you always wanted, right? Right?!? Anyway, please click on the links and read as many as you can and maybe even post a ‘like’ or a comment or two. I’d appreciate it, thanks!
Another year in the bag! 2016 broke new ground in the "Whaaaaa-! It's already over??" category. Somehow I managed to play some games in there, so let's take a look. First up are all the games I beat this year and then how many I bought or somehow acquired (don't worry, I don't list those specifically). Be sure to stick around for the Golden Hippo Awards after that!
I can't believe it's only 10 MORE DAYS till the Extra Life event! I am super excited to be participating and I have raised $40 so far! I am aiming to raise $100 and the donations will benefit Connecticut Children's Medical Center.
Let me say up front that I didn't follow the Game Developers Conference as it went on this last week and I haven't had time to extensively look at what was there, but I did read about some cool stuff on USGamer. Most exciting for me was the big reveal of details on the third and final Zero Escape game. Now subtitled Zero Time Dilemma, looks like it's moving away from a straight visual novel with puzzles to something more akin to the Telltale style of adventure game, but without sacrificing the narrative focus of the series. It looks good! Most surprising, though, was that it's coming out June 28! The first game in the series, 999, was my favorite game I played last year but I haven't played the second game, Virtue's Last Reward, yet. I gotta get on that!
I finally bought a PS4. I mostly bought it because I wanted a second Blu-ray player, as I have yet to actually play a game on it! There are loads of great exclusives coming out next year but right now there are no games I want to play for it.
Turns out I owe Sony and Aksys an apology for dissing them. If I'd have RTFM I would have known that there's a check box under the power menu that reads Use Touch Screen Pointer In Games that is turned off by default.
I'm certainly glad I didn'y pay money to find this out. I have a PSN+ copy and also bought it on 3DS.
Ok, I have now added Gods Eater Burst and Velocity 2x to the games on my Playstation TV so I now have Steamworld Dig, Zero Escape, Muramasa, Final Fantasy Tactics War of the Lions plus those two for a total of 6 games on my 8 GB Vita Card with about 3.5 GB to spare.
EBgames had the Vita TV bundle for $100 this weekend so I went for it. I needed a new controller for the PS3 anyway since mine periodically makes characters walk around without my blessing. So I figured, controller, system, memory card and Lego The Movie was totally worth the money. Too bad PS3 controllers can only be paired with one system at a time but I guess you wouldn't want more than one to power on with the same button push.
Both Indy and Layton are professors, but one fights with his fists outside of class and the other prefers a battle of wits; one wields a whip and gun and the other a brain. I think I wanted Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy to be more like an Indiana Jones graphic adventure like the LucasArts games.
If there’s one thing that Spike Chunsoft has proven, it’s that they know how to make a damn good visual novel. Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc is their latest title to be localized to America and it stands up to the high standards set by their Zero Escape series. While similar in premise, Danganronpa eschews the puzzle-based design and offers up a unique gameplay style that blends Ace Attorney, Persona Social Links, and a touch of Rhythm Heaven. It all comes together to form a gripping and zany experience that doesn’t let up till the credits roll.
June was not a very good month for games (for me). As you'll see, I didn't have much time to play anything. We moved at the beginning of the month and things didn't let up much after that.
I’m sure I’m not the only one who spent countless hours in the elementary school library reading each and every Choose Your Own Adventure book available, exploring each and every deviating path the story offered. Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward is not unlike these books of our youth; however, it offers an added puzzle-solving experience that differentiates it from its paperback brethren. If you’ve any love for these types of experiences, there’s no question that Virtue’s Last Reward will have you on its hook for well over 30 hours.
