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Blog 4/11/14: Perfectionism, MGS and The Last of US PS4


On 04/11/2014 at 01:31 PM by F1r3inth3H0L3

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Hello all, happy Friday! I have been staying pretty busy with work, so not too much going on with me lately, not gotten into as much gaming as I have wanted, but here is a quick rundown of my recent thoughts/happenings:

Perfectionism

Lately I have become aware of a bad habit of mine, perfectionism. I think that perfectionism is very hazardous to productivity. I mean both in work life and in gaming. It is probably why a lot of the games I own has gone unfinished.

An easy example is the Angry Bird games on my iPhone. I will not move onto the next level until I have 3-starred the current level; Trials Evolution, I will not move on until I have gold medaled the current level and most recently; Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, having to S rank every mission.

I have been forcing myself to try to get over this of late. I have way too many games on my backlog to try to have perfect runs on every single level of every single game! I have to mentally battle my hands to pressing the button to move on, no joke. Trying to break this mental barrier I have created for myself.


Currenty Playing

Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker HD (PS3)

Continuing my play through of the only Metal Gear Solid game I have yet to complete. This game's bosses are tough, you can definitely tell that they were meant for multiple players to be battling at once. Even a simple tank battle seems pretty difficult, which makes it more realistic I think. Single-handedly taking on a tank, jet or Metal Gear should be a difficult task for anyone. But other than the boss fights, taking on the normal soldiers is "easy" to me. I have played so much Metal Gear throughout the run of the series, that Peace Walker seems like a cake walk when dispatching normal enemies. The story seems good and I love the gameplay. I recommend so far.

 


Mercenary Kings (PS4)

This game reminds me a lot of Metal Slug, probably my favorite arcade game of all time. It is pretty tough though. It's pretty cool that downed enemies drop materials that you use to upgrade guns, armor and such. Pretty fun for a free game, I like it a lot more than Dead Nation: Apocalypse Edition.

 

 

Recent Purchases

NONE

Kind of happy I have refrained from buying lately. Chipping away at the backlog.

 

The Last of Us, PS4 Release

This is awesome. I loved this game, I actually just finished playing it about a month or so ago. Loved every minute of it. I may pick it up for PS4 when it drops in price. The game was already gorgeous on Playstation 3, cannot wait to see it in next-gen! I would definitely recommend this game to anyone who hasn't played it.


 

Comments

Matt Snee Staff Writer

04/11/2014 at 03:44 PM

i haven't played LAst of Us yet, so I will wait until I have a PS4 now. 

F1r3inth3H0L3

04/11/2014 at 07:09 PM

PS4 will definitely be the place to play it. I want to play again when it comes out Cool

KnightDriver

04/11/2014 at 04:35 PM

It's really satisfying to perfect a game. I've gotten more into that recently, but sometimes I've got to take a break. I wanted all achievements in Borderlands 2 but I had to take a break after 100 hours. My friend though is still going strong after 300 hours. I don't know how he keeps going.

F1r3inth3H0L3

04/11/2014 at 07:11 PM

Borderlands 2 is worth the time Smile, love that game.

xDarthKiLLx

04/11/2014 at 07:05 PM

Perfectionism. ...its a motherfucker.  I used to be that way.  Youll be a happier and far less neurotic gamer if you let it go bro!

 

Glad you're  enjoying Peace Walker. ..its a personal fave of mine.

F1r3inth3H0L3

04/11/2014 at 07:12 PM

Trophies really add to the bad habit, I feel the need to plat every single game I play, lol, which is just impossible. I am slowly letting it go.

goaztecs

04/12/2014 at 11:39 AM

Oh so that is what Mercenary Kings is. I got it for PS+ because it was the freebie and when I get a PS4, I'll have a decent starter library for it. 

F1r3inth3H0L3

04/12/2014 at 02:56 PM

Mercenary Kings is a fun game, if you like Metal Slug, you will like this game. Did you get Resogun when it was free (it might still be actually). That is worth getting, fantastic game!

jgusw

04/12/2014 at 07:24 PM

I would like to get Mercenary Kings.  Damn shame it's only on the PS4, which doesn't make a lick of sense.  Why is it not on the PS3 and Vita?  May look into getting the PC version. 

F1r3inth3H0L3

04/12/2014 at 07:35 PM

I didn't even know that it was console exclusive to the PS4, it will probably come to the other consoles and Vita eventually. Sony probably paid them to release it early on PS4

Alex-C25

04/17/2014 at 05:42 PM

I don't really care for rankings or getting the perfect score until I had made some good progress in the game or I want to take a break from continuing.

Mercenary Kings looks great. I'll add it to my Steam wishlist then.

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