How I’m going outside while staying in during quarantine
Progress Update Mar 18th, 2020
Wow seems like forever since I wrote about #TwelveGames. Sorry for the long hiatus, and late post. Been moving, and then immediately had to deal with the Covid-19 epidemic. Sure you would think with everyone having to stay inside I would have tons of time to write about video games but I was too busy going store to store looking for a few rolls of TP. Seriously, I’m sure we are all going to laugh about it later but when you don’t buy stuff in bulk and suddenly you need it and everyone is in the same situation and bought it already, things get a little worrisome. Thankfully my family and I are doing well and I hope you are all doing the same. Now for some more cheerful things, like the fact I haven’t beaten a video game in 2020 yet and it’s been 2 and a half months… wait that was supposed to be cheerful?!?!
Yes, I’m almost 3 months into my challenge and I still haven’t beaten a single video game. The worst part is are started new ones! I knew this was going to be challenging but this is really tough. I seem to be running into the problem I always have in that I’m either getting bored of the video game or I’m getting distracted by other things. Right now because I’m juggling multiple games it’s a bit of both. Marvin and I have put down Resident Evil 6 for now in favor of finishing Divinity: Original Sin. I still haven’t touched Darksiders 1, and I have only played Phantom Doctrine Twice. In Phantom Doctrine I was able to progress further from the spot I was stuck at for a while, but now I’m not in any hurry to return to the mission. So here’s a quick update of all the games I have been playing, and as always I will put all the spoilers if there is any at the end.
Final Fantasy X HD [Nintendo Switch]
This is one of my main games at the moment. I can’t seem to put it down. I was able to progress past the boss I was stuck at, but now all I’m doing is running around grinding and trying to find secrets. I said in one of my first blogs, that I am definitely not going to run around dilly dallying and will just shoot straight for the end. Well…I got a taste of that grind and now I’m hooked. The boss I was stuck on caused me to have to run around and grind and collect materials. The thought of getting the best piece of equipment and having my favorite abilities on the characters I want was too tantalizing and now having passed the boss I’m just stuck just grinding. Unfortunately I haven’t made any progress because of this. I have no idea how you would find out in the game but I remembered where a secret location was from when I played the game on PlayStation 2 and it is kicking my butt. I keep trying to clear it and I have put almost 3 hours of progress into the game and I keep dying. So I lost a lot of the wind that was in my sails but I think I’m going to jump back on that horse tonight and try and sail this boat home.
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon [Nintendo DS]
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So I almost feel like this is cheating because I’m almost half way through this game, but in reality its me finishing my work and I shouldn’t feel bad. I started this game last year and had put it down for a few months after getting the Nintendo Switch. For those that have never heard of this game, it’s a remake of the very first Fire Emblem for Super Famicom. It doesn’t have a very complicated story, yet they don’t talk about it a lot so I don’t know it really well. Compared to Final Fantasy X where they repeat key elements a few times, FE doesn’t hold your hand and goes by quick with the story and focuses on the combat. The basic plot of Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon is that you are avenging your family. You play as a teen Prince, and after being rescued from a castle under attack, you are left with no family and no place to call home. So through very fun chess like battles, you gain new allies and slowly fight the enemy forces across the land. The game has perma-death so things can get stressful at times but no worries as there are many save points just in case you are a maniac like me and can’t let a character die in a game. It’s an easy game to pick up and put down so it is basically my game before bed when I am too tired to concentrate on story and I can only think strategy. It’s a game that’s not currently remastered or ported to any current generation console, and finding this game new was a little expensive on eBay, but if you’re a fan of strategy role playing games and can find yourself a copy I would definitely recommend grabbing it.
I’m going to try and get pictures for FE:SD but I don’t have a capture card
Divinity: Original Sin [PC]
Ok, so this is probably in my top ten games of all time and that’s only because I haven’t played Original Sin 2 yet. This is the best version of pen and paper Dungeons and Dragons in video game form that you will ever get. It isn’t super unique, in that, all the races and tropes are the same as most fantasy games, movies, and books. However D:OS just does it in a slightly different way that makes it just unique enough to be its own thing and really set it apart from other fantasy strategy games. This game is great with a friend, and really adds to the adventure as well as being helpful (you will need so much help/luck with the DnD style puzzles). Playing with a friend definitely seems to add playtime though so keep that in mind if you are short on time when playing video games. Regardless it will still take some time to complete this game. Maybe it’s just that I’m only playing when my bud Marvin is available but this feels like it could be the longest RPG I have ever played. I’m going to do my best to bring screenshots of this game but every time I play since starting the blog I completely forget to do it. Maybe you can add that as a good review since I’m too distracted by this amazing game to do my job.
Farming Simulator 2019 [PC]
So much fun! …oh you want more, ok. So all jokes aside, this really is a fun game at the moment. The graphics are good and the animations are cute. Getting to operate the farm equipment is really neat. It’s definitely not super super realistic, but its enough for someone like me who doesn’t know much about farming to be pretty wowed. I played this game mainly because I had been playing too much of the same type of games and needed something fresh. I got it free off of the epic game store sometime around Christmas so no loss if it was bad, but I think I would actually buy this game for $20 or less if I had to. I have barely scratched the surface on all the different equipment I get to use and things I can do but I don’t think this is a game I’m going to pick up and put down so quick.
I haven’t been keeping up well with the blog but I have been keeping up with my gaming. I still have to write it up but I should have a another blog out within a day or two with a big surprise :). Take care and have fun gaming!
