Tuesday, 1 July 2025

Games, games and more games....

Another 'while' since last posting, time flies when your 'having fun', also known as existing. Time is indeed a time sink. The more things change the more they stay the same..... Gaming is gaming, life is life. The gaming goes on.... As does life. Time to patch all my waffle into a post..... 


I've had a bit of a retro blast bringing my old saves back to life in the Need for Speed game Porsche 2000(also called Porsche Unleashed). A game I really got into back in the day. One that can just about run on modern systems. It looks it's age, but the gameplay and nostalgia is still there. The music does a lot of the heavy lifting on that front. Maybe that's more a 'you had to have been there' thing.....



Which got me looking back at another game, Motorhead. Not as nostalgic but again with the music and 'back in the day' elements..... I had it on pc and a cousin had it on the PS1.





I've been playing more of the Starship Troopers Terran Command Urban DLC, which has been good but I end up reaching a roadblocks and need a break away from it before getting back to it... Not a bad thing but it is drawing out the 'done' factor. 
 

 
  
 
  
After watching Splattercatgaming do a vid I picked up this gunship game:
 
 
Metal Thunder is in early access but is still very playable. Finally a game that is that level from Call of Duty.






RoboCop Rogue City saw me finish the game. The further the end level went the more glitchy the game became; But I struggled through.







The action on the very end is a little underwhelming as an end, due to it being like an override no matter what you do..... May be the issue with having to choose endings. That said the choices made during the game and displayed as an ending(the best ending for me) were confusing. Choices I made were not shown or alternative choices I went against were shown as if I had chosen them.... Again a problem with a precut video ending of multiple choice endings.....
 
Overall I think I was just about done with the game and glad to be finished with it..... Now as for the soon to be released DLC.....? Time again will tell.... 
 

 

 
The next iteration of PowerWash Simulator's Muckingham Files 6 have been released. While I had a burst of interest to catch up with 5 and then 6, it quickly faded; More in a burned out kind of way. Also with the second game due.... I've lost the will to PowerWash now that the devs are all in on the second game.... Another less cynical way is to say too much of a good thing. But knowing that the second game was well in development makes me look back at the older dlc content as not having as much as it should have if the dev's were still 'all in' with it. Lost potential, lost effort to make things better when they 'just' went to the second game doing it better there. So it seems to me. 
As into the first game as I was, the spark is gone and I've no interest at all for the second. 
 





My wife saw a recent sale on World of Warcraft's latest expansion and took up the offer. I've spent some time sorting through old and new addons for her game client. It's been a while since either of us hase played WoW. Part of the recent updates is a one button, button...... Thought the WoW crowd would be more 'up in arms' about it....  An interesting vid on it from wowcrendor  :  'One Button Rotation in World of Warcraft (is it Good or Bad for WoW?)'





Marathon was interesting then that excitement died wiht the looter shooter lack luster evidence of what it was. So no surprise on this news: Marathon DELAYED..now what? from Jake Baldino
 
The Cinematics in promo of the game before any had any hands on showed a lot of promise.... Pity.
 
 

 
Spray Paint Simulator was available on Xbox Gamepass so I tried it out. It's the reverse of Powerwash so is a good mirror to the same gameplay enjoyment. But it's not got the same 'hook' to playability. Not for me. Good to try, enjoyable in it's own way. Maybe I've been too coloured(pun pun) by my Powerwash meh'ness but as least I tried it.
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Euro Truck Simulator 2 is getting the odd bit of game-time here and there.....
Patches as always are great for the quality of life updates and ongoing improvements.
 
 
  
Another DLC coming up, Introducing Iceland, which makes me ask more than ever where the details on the Ireland map are..... 

So that's 2 DLC's on the wishlist as well as that other one that we won't mention (if you know you know).
Besides those there's also the Coach incoming which should be interesting. Makes me wonder if garages will get some extra slots for these new additions.....?





A trailer for a game called  Sword of the Sea peeked my interest.... I suppose it could be called Journey 2. A style of game I've gotten more into over time (as I've mentioned before).
 
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Some game news vids of interest also include these:
 
TheYamiks had some interesting vids of late. Both of these are worth a watch. The Failure of BattleBit Remastered  &  The Failure of Game Graphics
  
Accursed Farms had an update and probably finale to the project to stop killing games..... It is what it is.  The end of Stop Killing Games. It may be the end days of the project but it's going out screaming from what I've seen of late.
 
 
gameranx had an interesting vid on Game prices: 
 




While I still have No Mans Sky installed and I see the updates when they hit, it's a game I still can't get back into. The more there is the more I 'm turned off playing the game. Interesting to see all the updates and changes but...... Just not to play. No Man's Sky - .Beacon Update: 

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System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster is of interest; But I've had no issues running the 'old' version. Given my never ending nostalgia I'm ok with that and playing my old saves via the Steam version of the 'old' game. Still it's interesting to see the 'remaster details.
 
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Ghost Master was is still a great game that plays well. I've the original disks and the GoG version. While it's been a while since I last took time to play it I've never had any reason to find an alternative. A new game based on Ghost Master called Ghost Keeper seems to be coming out.... It's been in development for a while. I think I saw it first announced in 2024. From the trailers I've seen it seems to have less character, fun and overall seems like a watered down take by comparison.....imho.
 
 
The original Ghost Master had an Addams Family fun take; Ghost Keeper is very much more The Sims. Each to their own fun. I'll stick to the original. 




Speaking of remakes, the classic T2 game from the 90's is getting a remake amd looks interesting. What I didn't like is the way Devs in the promo vids were putting down all the old iterations/versions of the game. I played the Ocean T2 game on cartridge on the C64c, loved it and due to that my interest was peeked by this new remake... I don't need the Devs telling me the version I played was shít etc etc.... Talk about taking the good with the bad.... I may use IGN uploaded trailers a lot but they can take a running jump as well with their attitude. *grumble*, *grumble*, added to Steam Wishlist.
 
 
 
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I was surprised by another game I'd not given any attention before, Maestro. I'm very much into Beat Sabre(even through I don't buy it's add-ons) but had never seen anything else really like it, till this. Official Star Wars DLC Announcement Trailer 
That said and it being a game I'd be into just as much as Sabre.... But the price needs to be right..... I'll have to keep an eye on it via Steam wishlist..... Steam sale on at the moment......
 




Another interesting game to keep an eye on if nothing else: Felt That Boxing 





Death Stranding 2 is of interest but not a sequel I've waited for. I was into the first game, first on xbox ultimate for PC, then the directors edition via Steam. Both played through and both in which I went all out to upgrade everyting etc etc.... So interest in the second is a lot like the first before I got it, vids and playthroughs.  
 

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jacksepticeye's starting is DS2 playthrough 
 



 
Subnautica 2 devs released the second dev update which is interesting. I got the feel from it that they are looking to capture lighting in a bottle from the first game; And are trying hard to make it happen. Which I hope they do as Below Zewo was a bit of a disappointment?

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As for Below Zero I did enjoy a playthrough from Angory Tom.... He has his comedic moments.
 

 
 
 

Star Citizen has GONE TOO FAR! from AngryJoeShow 
 

 



Planet of Lana II got a trailer. I'm not sure I needed a second game but this looks like it's not just a cash in sequel(for now). 
 



Gates of Hell Ostfront is a game I picked up with the summer Steam sale on..... I'd been watching 
TheXPGamers playthrough....
 

 



Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 - Official Announce Trailer is another of interest but time will tell..... It is what it is and the second game is very much going to be the same....
 

The same time as that release Warhammer 40k Boltgun Words of Vengeance was available...... It's free and fun..... As typing games go... Too ridiculous to pass up....






Star Trek Online is as ever my multi platform daily driver......... Xbox and PC. PC main and Xbox offhand. As I've said before playing it on Xbox is the same but different. The control methods make the console version 'easier' or less hassle to play in a very casual kind of way. I've been enjoying the alternative realities of the game via platforms for years. Each to their own as they say.
 
On Xbox I created the mirror image of my PC Motion picture Vulcan to take advantage of a Temporal recruit event...... So he has been my 'muse' and current played character..

 
That said a lot has happened since I last posted. Across both platforms, events, dailies, fun and frolics. The enjoyment of 'just' being in the game is as good for me as ever.





The game is as quirky as ever. A patch will lead to a patch for the patch and either could introduce strange happenings.
 
Like NPC vendors doing or being in strange places. 
Ship NPC no longer behind his console, but on the walkway ramp......
 

Costume NPC not at his shop......
 

....But in the first changing room.
 

Then there's the more usual strangeness that's 'normal'....


The Endeavor System Update was an expected surprise, very 50/50 in what its adding; Making me all very 'meh' about the new additions.... 
 
The summer event is set to start and then reward ship is 'meh'; The Starship Trait from what the meta is saying is more of a player preference than a necessity. No surprise there. 
 
 
I do like the chill vibes of the event and I'll be there.... No summer clad Gorn or Jem'Hadar this year, plain old uniform character..... If I'm feeling the daily do's I'll do as I go......
 
 
Reward ship details: The Federation Intel Holoship






Eve Online is my other MMO of choice to play pretty solo.... Like STO. In game I'm as same'ol same'ol as ever. Mainly Industry for cash generation. Not that I've need for the Isk. This long time I've had way more than I've needed. Buying Marauders, Freighters and Bowheads seems almost casual now.... Pottering about is hazardous for a player with nothing better to do.... A distant base for mission running becomes a hub for gathering ships, some upgrades are done etc etc... Next thing I know I'm spending too much time there 'pottering' with one activity or another.


Beyond my in game Industry and pottering the rest of the universe is best known via OZ_Eve and 
Ashterothi.

Otherwise the games latest expansion narrative or not (like here and here), in game wars, CCP as a company and other Eve games are all 'meh' to me.
 






Planet Crafter has seen a lot of time sunk into it. While I've been finished with the latest update and Moons transformation. I've gone back to moons and applied more than what was needed to do the actual transformation. This has lead to a lot of overstocking of 'stuff' in a lot of places. The ultimate goal is to up the solar system overall terraforming level buy boosting all the planets beyond 'just' what was needed. The next DLC is a new planet(moon?) so I have no doubt that gathering more than I need on a second planet (Humble) can be used for the new DLC when it hits. For now I'll 'potter' on the 'lesser' moons(Aqualis and Selenea); Aqualis is the more valuable to me and has been getting way more in the comfortable phase rather than just being bare survival. Like putting up posters, statues and furniture....

The moons update has been and is enjoyable.
 












It was good to get back to Humble. I've set it up to be as good as Prime given it has all the same resources and allows portal exploration etc.
 

 
 
The crabs via Aqualis allow for some interesting DnA mixes. 



 
 
 




All fun and games...



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