I also have the Zone or the Enders HD Collection, and I still have yet to play it. I’ve never played the series at all. I hear the first one is especially good.
BaD #1: January 2019 Recap
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 On 02/01/2019 at 10:46 PM by daftman See More From This User » |
Here we are, February first and I've got nothing special for Blog-a-Day. Oh well, I guess I'll give it a try anyway, against my better judgment. The response to my earlier blog was pretty encouraging. So here's BaD #1!
Games Beaten
-Mega Man 11 (Switch)
Mega Man 11 is what I had hoped for from Might No. 9. It's just a really solid MM game. Nothing about it is truly exceptional—though I do think the Double Gear System keeps it from feeling too rote of a sequel—but nothing really pulls it down either. That said, I was disappointed with the forgettable music. But on the whole it is a very good, if very conservative, game. Hopefully we'll get some more and hopefully Capcom will take more risks.
-A Way Out (PS4)
It's not an ugly game but neither is it good looking. The play mechanics are a little stiff and uninspired but they never get in the way. The story is fine. The one thing I think it does quite well is the interactions between the two main characters...but I feel that is undermined by the ending. So I have pretty mixed feelings. But hey, it was cool to play a game designed for co-op rather than "doing the same thing...together!" co-op. I wish more games were like this but done better.
Games Bought
January was a big Switch month for me. I bought a Flip Grip and imported the two Psikyo Collections, which each have four old arcade shmups on them like Gunbird and Strikers: 1941, and they're reeeeally hard lol but fun. So that's technically eight games. I also bought a physical copy of Salt and Sanctuary for the Switch, which I've been wanting to try ever since it came out. I ended up grabbing all the PS+ games for January. Zone of the Enders HD Collection (PS3) is probably the most likely to get played, though I have enough fond memories of SSX that I couldn't pass up STEEP (PS4). No doubt it plays nothing like SSX. Oh well. Fallen Legion: Flames of Rebellion (PS4/Vita) looks like it might be a cool action RPG. Amplitude (PS3) is a Harmonix rhythm game. Portal Knights (PS4) looks like a Minecraft-informed action RPG that my kids would probably get a kick out of. Super Mutant Alien Assault (Vita) is quite the mouthful of a title. Also, looks like a fun bite-sized action platformer.
Now Playing
-Cave Story+ (Switch)
I've wanted to play this game for years and so far am enjoying it. Currently looking for dogs in the Sand Zone.
-Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Switch)
Playing this very sporadically. I need to get back to the Spirits mode.
-Destiny 2 (PS4)
I'm trying to get the Whisper of the Worm gun right now and it's pretty tricky.
-Earth Defense Force 2025 (PS3)
Slooowly working through Inferno with my Ranger.
I think this is my sixth year doing Blog-a-Day 
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