Darkest Dungeon is a GREAT game, but it's pretty darn difficult. It's very inventive though, and has its own unique style. The gameplay loops is pretty addictive, but it can also be pretty unforgiving.
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 On 07/28/2021 at 07:50 PM by KnightDriver See More From This User » |
...a wild variety of games as I complete Game Pass quests and try and clear my hard drive going from smallest file size to largest. Sometimes I even add a new game or get a new addition on Game Pass just because. Makes for a chaotic but fun and hyper game session - just how I like it.
Halo: Master Chief Collection: Played for Game Pass points. Just needed an achievement so went for the complete campaigns for all games. The only one I hadn't finished in this collection was Halo Reach, so I started it. An achievement appeared after clearing the first chapter of the game so I stopped there. I always liked the gameplay of Reach. My friend doesn't like it because of the downer storyline and no Master Chief, but I am never turned off of a game just because of the story. The action and graphics of this Halo game make it one of my favorites of the series.
Midway Arcade Origins: I specifically went after achievements. They are all tied to doing things in Score Attack mode in each of the games. Score Attack mode is like having only one quarter for the machine. Previously I had already gotten the achievements in half of the games so I only played those I hadn't. I was successful with Defender rescuing three humans from the aliens. I still don't like how the game controls though.
Some others I played without getting an achievement, but learned some new tricks and started to enjoy them more. They were: 720 - a skateboarding game. I actually got away from the "skate or die grim reaper" and completed several skate parks. DIdn't get gold for the achievement in any of them though; APB - a vertically scrolling game where you drive a police car and pull over lawbreakers like a police-themed Spy Hunter. Almost got the first boss but failed; Championship Sprint - one of those top-down car racing games. I needed to win three races and could only win the first one. Controls are really tricky on a modern controller. Defender II - Hate the way the ship shifts the screen when you turn around. It gets me killed every time. Gauntlet - Seriously this game is mega unfair. You cannot avoid enough damage to get to level 6 or whatever it was for the achievement. Better probably in co-op; Joust 2 - is pretty fun but a few levels in and your enemies are so fast it's hard to play; Rampage - couldn't quite clear level 3 with one life; Sinistar - one of my favorites in the arcade but here it's just difficult with an analog thumb stick. I find it hard to pick up those one pixel-sized sinibombs. You need 13 to break up Sinistar. Also he appears on the screen so quickly. I need to watch the mini map a little more next time; Smash TV - Twin-stick shooter gets really crazy a few rooms in. Fun though.
This is a pretty great collection. It was part of Games with Gold recently. I had the physical disc which is backward compatible on Xbox One but now I don't need it with the free digital copy. I'm totally converted to digital. What else will go fully digital, me?
Ryse: Son of Rome: Again this is made part of a Game Pass quest. This time I needed 35 kills. I did that pretty quickly. I like the battle system but there are a lot of buttons to press to activate finishing moves. I need to play from the beginning every time to refresh my memory.
Minecraft: So now Mark and I are cheating our asses off to make sure a fortress and stronghold are findable in a reasonable amount of time on a world we spawn. We start in creative mode and find both those locations and mark them so when we turn survival mode back on we can harvest them for their riches. It disables achievements but we've got all of them already anyway.
We also discovered a new material for better armor and weapons. It came out a year ago but I guess we missed the update news. It's a material in the nether rarer than diamond. You use it to coat your diamond tools/armor and give them an extra plus in damage and reduce knockback. I forget the name of it offhand right now. It's something I'll be mining for in future game sessions.
NIghtmares from the Deep 3: I finished this and really want to play the first two games in the series now. It's fun and I love that you can never get stuck because you are allowed to skip a puzzle or in some cases substitute a Mahjong match instead. You may miss an achievement by doing that but I don't care that much. All point-and-click adventures should have a hint system or ability to skip something unpleasant in order to enjoy the story.
Peggle 2: Presentation in this game is so fantastic. Such eye-popping colorful graphics, music and funny characters. I bought the two DLC characters and their levels and played through as many as I could. I still have some trial and story missions unbeaten.
Stern Pinball Arcade: I bought a three pack of tables and played Ripley's Believe It Or Not. I was going for the achievement to get your high score in the top three on one of the leaderboards. I did that locally but I think I need to do it on a different board for the achievement. Next time I'll figure that out.
Darkest Dungeon: So this just got added to Game Pass. I had it already on my PS4 but I was thrilled to have it on Xbox where I play most. I so love the presentation of the opening of the game - so dark and grim and ominous. It's like an Edgar Allan Poe story made into a game. I ran my team through the first dungeon and second dungeon and then started getting stimied. I kept running out of food and starving. I love how the characters are affected in psychological ways while fighting monsters. They take on phobias and disagreeable behaviors that have to be cured in the temple or relieved in the tavern. I love this game a lot and will keep playing it.
Rock of Ages III: I always liked the Monty Pythonesque animation in this series but I'm not quite happy with the controls. In this one you not only roll a boulder through an obstacle course but defend a castle against enemies boulders with towers and such. I played a few levels and then got disinterested. I don't like constantly flying off the course ala Marble Madness.
State of Decay: The first game in the series originally made for Xbox 360. I've only recently gotten into it through the second game via Game Pass quests. I really like this game. Fight them zombies and manage a fort with compadres, gather supplies and build new facilities as you go. The third-person action is solid too. I'll keep this in rotation for a while I think.
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