SnowRunner Lake Kovd - Idling to Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song

 

Genshin Impact

 I first saw this game a few months ago during a Playstation stream and I was pretty interested.

After getting closer to launch I started learning more and discovered the game would be free to play!

How cool is that!? I was anticipating buying the game but am able to play it for free.

Now as with just about every free to play game these come with some form of micro transactions. Doing a bit of research has shown me that they are pretty mild and that is definitely something I appreciate!

I've only logged a few hours so far but I am definitely hooked!

After you get passed the initial thoughts of how much this is a Breath of The Wild clone, that has also taken a lot of notes from other popular games such as Final Fantasy XIV, I think you'll really see that they have added a lot of their own touch to the game and how much fun it is. At least so far.

I still have a lot more time to put into this game but after the first few hours and this being free I am definitely enjoying Genshin Impact.

Genshin Impact is available on PS4, PC, Android, and iOS.

https://genshin.mihoyo.com/en

You should definitely give it a go! 

You won't be disappointed. Or maybe you will be, but you won't be out anything. (^_^)

Idling at night in the Alaskan wilderness. SnowRunner

SnowRunner

SnowRunner was released on April 28, 2020 as an Epic Games Store exclusive. I have my own opinions on the Epic Games Store but I'll save those thoughts for a later post.

I have seriously been hooked on this game, already logging over 30 hours since release (that's a lot for me!) and loving every minute of it.

This is one of those games that is a break for me from normal gaming.

When I typically have been playing of a lot fast paced and hectic games like Call of Duty Warzone or Star Wars Battlefront 2 it is nice to take a break from the chaos and play something that is a lot more relaxing and calming.

Just put on good music and make your way through some thick mud to recover drowned vehicles.

Or hookup a trailer and deliver some building supplies to the construction site.

This game has been a lot of fun and a great sequel to MudRunner.

I highly suggest it!

Metal Gear Solid 3 Re:Play

I have the bad habit of buying games and never playing them. I recently discovered I owned Metal Gear Solid 3 on the vita which happens to be one of my top games of all time. 

Well in an effort to get my value out of the purchase I fired up the game and played it for about a week straight when I was able to. 

Wow!

This game is still incredible. In this version they've included the additional camera control which makes an enormous difference in the game. Playing through this game really took me back in time. I remember when I bought the game originally and playing it nearly start to finish. I was hooked. I admit I went pretty quickly on this play through and set off a lot of alarms but I had a great time doing things I hadn't the first time around. 

This is absolutely one game you should make an effort to play. 

BATTLETECH

I had my eye on Battletech since it came out but was waiting for a discount since I knew one would come and I also wouldn't put a ton of time into it.

Well that finally happened and I picked it up.

What a cool game!

The turn based gameplay is exactly what I needed. Low stress (so far) play at your own pace gameplay is exactly what I was looking for.

I'm only 2 hours into the campaign so far but I'm really enjoying it.

If you loved the old Mech Warrior games as a kid then I think you'll easily fall for this game.

Legacy Of The Void - Finished

So Starcraft is probably my favorite series of all time. I have played countless hours in multiplayer but have been very slow at finishing the campaigns. Well about 2.5 years later I decided I would set the time aside to finish The Legacy of the Void campaign.

WOW.

I forget sometimes just how good at making games Blizzard are. They are so good at setting the tone and making things feel so incredibly epic. This game was no exception.

I only played it through on normal so I would actually finish it and I do feel like I cheated myself a bit by not going to a harder difficulty but this was the best way of me completing the game.

You should absolutely play through this game (all of them) if you haven't already.