Video games

Oh great. They’ve announced new DLC for The Witcher 3, a full decade after the last DLC came out.

Have to wait until next year. But I guess that gives me time to replay the game in its entirety.

Rock Band 4 will be delisted this weekend, with its DLC to follow THE LICENSES FOR THE GAME’S CORE SOUNDTRACK WILL EXPIRE ON ITS 10TH ANNIVERSARY

-https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/rock-band-4-will-be-delisted-this-weekend-with-its-dlc-to-follow/

Damn. Better go spend some money on all the tracks I never got around to buying before it’s too late.

Before Christmas, I got to the final mission in Star Wars Outlaws. Instead of playing it, I decided I would explore and do some extra side missions.

Friends, I haven’t played it since. Instead I’ve been playing FC24 and WWE 2K24, and enjoying both way more than I should.

I feel guilty about it, too.

I was not expecting this result. Absolutely for sure 100% definitely thought Jedi Survivor would be my most played game. Shocked.

I just smashed through two consecutive decks in Balatro and now I feel like the greatest human that ever lived.

I’ve spent the past few hours listening to Nintendo Music and I have to say, the urge to go and play Nintendo is strong.

So after finishing Jedi Survivor last week, I decided to move straight into Star Wars: Outlaws. It’s been a bit slow to start, but I’m actually really okay with that. I like exploring, and trying to discover things on my own, rather than chasing icons on a map.

I am really keen to play Star Wars Outlaws. Regardless of the reviews, I’m pretty sure it’s exactly my style of game.

But, I only started Jedi Survivor not that long ago. It’s going to be a while before I get to Outlaws…

I’ve been playing through the _Mass Effect _trilogy for the past year and a bit 🎮. I’m in the end game stages of ME3, and I’m so emotional. I love these characters.

There’s a scene after one of the last missions where Tali - an alien character who has to live in a special suit to keep herself safe from infection - decides to get drunk after a mission.

It’s great, you have a nice conversation with her as she battles her demons. You only experience it if you opt to go to her after you complete that mission.

But then, after talking to Tali, I went to visit another character on the ship - the last survivor of a long-dead alien race who was in stasis for 50000 years before I saved him - and Tali was drunkenly talking to him over the ships intercom.

It was sweet, hilarious and cute at the same time.

There are so many of these little interactions between characters (and my character of course) that I really feel like I know them. It’s not something I’ve experienced in too many games.

I’m going to be sad when I finish it, that’s for sure.

I just finished playing Skyward Sword and I have to say, it seems very much like a prequel to Breath of the Wild. Some of the game mechanics, sure, but also the story.

Could Tears of the Kingdom bring about the return of Demise? I reckon it might. 🎮

I’ve started trying to begin my day with the daily puzzles in Good Sudoku on Apple Arcade. I find that the simple logic and structure helps my brain focus a bit.

It’s better towards the end of the work week when the puzzles are a little challenging, but not impossible.

It’s still school holidays, and today my daughter has pulled out Disney Infinity.

I’ve watched her play through both the Inside Out game and the Star Wars Clone Wars missions.

She is having the time of her life.

I know the toys to life games were such a ridiculous money grab, but I still love the variety of Disney Infinity.

It was such a fantastic implementation of Disney’s many, many IPs. Not just from the characters themselves, but also the story-mission games they launched. Plus there were consolidated games, like the racer and the Marvel brawler game!

I’m still disappointed they cancelled it.

I can’t help but wonder what they could have introduced over the years since it was scrapped.

Combining all the Marvel characters to take on Thanos and the Infinity stones?

Rescuing Grogu as The Mandalorian?

Branching into all the Fox franchises? Imagine a Simpsons game! Even better, being able to play in the Toy Box with Homer and Luke Skywalker.

I guess I should still be thankful for the games we did get in the series.

But I can’t help but wonder what could have been…

I finally got around to finishing Luigi’s Mansion on the Switch last night.

Was cute, simple fun, but I have no desire to go through again collecting Gems and ghosts, or playing any of the multiplayer stuff.

Next up I think I’ll work Skyward Sword off the pile of shame.

Today I pulled out the Rock Band instruments and rocked out with the kids all day. My fingers ache, my shoulder is sore and I regret nothing.

It was worth every single second.

I think I’ve hit the point in Arkham Knight where it’s time to quit. New game plus, most of the AR challenges, and the story driven DLC campaigns all done.

Just don’t think I have it in me to try and Platinum this game. It was fun, but not as fun as the first 2 Arkham games.

This year’s gaming wrapup from PlayStation. So happy I bought a PS5 on launch day to play PS4 games this year!

Today was the first real day I haven’t had to do anything since quitting, and I was planning on doing things. Chores, Christmas wrapping… you know, things.

Instead I played PlayStation.

It can’t last - I have to do things tomorrow - but it was fun for today.