Over the weekend we did an escape room, my first foray into this new trend in entertainment. The particular place we went was one that was located in a historic site and they actually themed the escape room around that which was a nice touch. Continue reading Escape
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Ads or no Ads?
So I have been finding myself using Hulu more and more and contemplating the option to turn off ads that they offer. For the cost, the time savings might be worth it. I like ads and marketing, but it seems like they have amped up frequency and repetition; probably to sell the no-ads option. That said, I noticed a new type of ad making it’s debut, the interactive ad. The recent Mass Effect Andromeda game is giving an interactive offering on console. If you hit the ‘A’ button, it offers you more info and videos about the game. Just what we need, ads that let you see more ads! Sigh. To pay or not to pay?
Spring Sale
I have to give Microsoft credit. I’ve totally bought into digital games with the Xbox One. Finding sales is still not as easy as physical discs and it takes longer sometimes for same level of discount but it’s getting better. You can tell as I have a backlog of games waiting to be played that I bought while on sale. And next week, the spring sale is back, with more bargains! I still have games on my ‘wait and buy when they hit X price’ list so we’ll see if my backlog gets bigger. At some point, one of two things will happen. I’ll catch up or I’ll have everything I eyed at some point in my backlog. Neither is bad news for me as a gamer.
Enter the Gungeon
As Mythic broke up and went its separate ways, a band of developers formed their own small company to create a game. They put hard work and effort and got it done and did fairly well for themselves. Sadly, they signed an exclusivity agreement with Sony at the time so I wasn’t able to support them as I’m a bit of a Xbox guy myself. Thankfully that agreement must have run out as they released it just this week as a play anywhere title for Windows 10 and Xbox One. I immediately saddled up the money and bought it. The game is pretty well made and has a fun premise. It’s basically a dual stick top down shooter with rogue like elements. If you want guns that shoot guns, this is a game for you. Well done guys!
Crossing the Borderlands
I finally got around to finishing the telltale adventure game, Tales from the Borderlands and enjoyed it tremendously on my second attempt. The first time around I got a little ways in but didn’t really feel it. This time however the characters grew on me and I enjoyed the humor and insanity that Borderlands brings to the Telltale formula. The only negative was you found money randomly and got to use it on novelty customization options during the game. However it felt like anything beyond the free option was always out of reach despite looking everywhere and exploring all options. Why give us options if the economy won’t support them, it’s not like you can go back later for most of them as it’s a linear story. That aside, it was funny and charming and even though the two main characters don’t get together, it was a satisfying experience that I’d consider one of their best.