Saturday, April 8, 2017

Gaming Purchases - April 2017

April 8th:

Went to the local GameStop and got a couple of more Vita games alongside some other gems and a bunch of cheap PS3 games I'm going to use the cases to replace broken ones I have, also a DS game to use the case for one of my GBA cartridges that lacks the original box, haven't decided which one yet.

DS:
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (no manual)

PlayStation Vita:
One Piece: Unlimited World Red (new, factory sealed)
The Muppets Movie Adventure (new, factory sealed)

PlayStation 3:
Alone in the Dark: Inferno
FIFA 12
FIFA 12
FIFA 12
NFL 11 (no manual)
NFL 11 (no manual)

Xbox 360:
NeverDead
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena + Escape from Butcher Bay Remastered


Also got some Orbeez from BR Toys.



April 27th:

I ordered some games online but they won't be arriving until May so I'll write about them when they arrive.

Now Playing - April 2017

Continuing with Sly Cooper Thieves in Time on Vita and PS3 while also testing some other new games.



Sly Cooper Thieves in Time (PlayStation Vita)
Nearing the end now, on the final episode.
UPDATE: 10th April around 23:00 I completed the Vita version.

Sly Cooper Thieves in Time (PlayStation 3)
Catching up, only slightly behind where I am on Vita.
UPDATE: 12 April I completed the PS3 version.

NeverDead (Xbox 360)
I've heard bad things about this game but I'm having fun with it so far. It can get a bit choppy when there are lots of enemies spawning and a lot of environmental destruction is going on and the physics and controls with the main character's body dismemberment can be a bit unresponsive and bouncy, but the action is great. The rest is good too, I don't have any big complains yet. At least as far as the beginning of the game goes it seems to be a bit of an underrated hidden gem.

Earth Defense Forces 2 Portable (PlayStation Portable)

Smart As... (PlayStation Vita)
Been playing this on a daily basis doing the daily challenge and some additional free play of the minigames. It's a mixed bag in just about every way. Some minigames are challenging, others are not, some are forgiving, others are not, some control as they should, others do not, some are well designed, others aren't, some of the rules are fair and make sense, others don't, some use the Vita's different features well, others don't, some are unplayable augmented reality games because they require AR cards that don't come with the game, other AG games work fine without them, and so on.. I enjoy it for the good parts but the bad parts constantly make it a lesser experience than it should be.

The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time (Nintendo 64)
Just reminding myself of all the reason why this game sucks.