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So in my last blog I outlined my older games and what i was going to get cracking on to clear a few of them out of the way. And i did start well, i finished off the story of Heavy Rain...and then i kinda stopped redface. The story had my attention until the killer was revealed, then i thought it was dumb. I will go back to it to try and get the other endings and make the opposite choices, but i was disappointed.
The other thing that stopped me was Fifa. This came as a great surprise to me, as i wasn't expecting to like it as much as i do. My son asked for it in the recent sale, and i had a money off voucher for Argos (other games retailers are available) so I bought it, and...well, i love it. He loves it too, but then he's only 7 so he'd love anything. When i was seven i was playing Erik the Viking and other text adventure games - which, for those of you too young to remember, went a bit like this:
Imagine a black screen with the following line at the bottom:
"You come to a tree, what do you do?"
And unless you typed in the exact response the game required, nothing would happen
"climb tree"
"You cannot"
"cut down tree"
"You cannot"
"poop on tree" (hey, sue me, i was 7)
"You cannot"
And so on. The idea of a Fifa or lego game would have blown my tiny mind back then - i guess kids today demand more. But Fifa is good. Ultimate team especially. The thrill of opening packs is wondrous. I touched on this in a status a few weeks ago, but I used to see Fifa points on sale in the shops for up to £80, and wonder who on earth would be buying them...i can see why people do now - i never will, and my son knows better than to try and buy them in-game, but if I was of a gambling mindset, I would be very tempted. It's taken me a month to get an 83-rated team with 92 chemistry (no doubt you've done it faster, but i'm not the best), and i still want more. The World Cup being on helps, as everyone enjoys the World Cup, right?

I did have to buy a few games that were on sale to ensure that the month wasn't totally 'wasted' playing Fifa, but I enjoyed both Late Shift and The Sexy Brutale - the former isn't really a game as such, and wasn't a very good movie either, truth be told, but it was an interesting experience. I thought The Bunker was better, if only because it featured some collectibles. The Sexy Brutale was much better, but i did need a guide for some of it, as some of the puzzles were tricky. I didn't think it was very sexy though. Also got Boggle, before i realised that no-one is online any more. So if any friends want to do the online trophies, let me know! Even if you're not my friend, let me know!

So am i going to go back to my older games? Yes, yes i am. As soon as the footy wears thin.
Posted by PeeMcPee on 02 July 18 at 12:11 | Last edited on 28 August 18 at 14:21

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Slayer1189 Hey Mr P,

Yeah I get you with Heavy Rain. Whilst I haven't played it, I saw a flatmate play through it and thought the story was pretty lackluster overall. At least it gave way to games that would build on the idea (I'm aware there were games like that before Heavy Rain but that was the one that seemed to make them popular) wink

Man, Text adventure games are so unintuitive! Zork took me AGES to complete, and I still haven't finished the series to this day.

Good to hear your kid is loving the Fifa and LEGO!

Gaming in good ol' 1996
What was I playing when I was 7...

Final Doom
Guardian Heroes
Resident Evil
Crash Bandicoot
Suikoden
Rayman

Games like that were prob the bigger names at least that stand out to me. Though I was prob also still playing a ridiculous amount of Castlevania and whatever other older games I used to bust out often.


Final Point

No... not everyone enjoys the World Cup... laugh

Glad for everyone who is though! toast
Posted by Slayer1189 on 02 Jul 18 at 14:05
StuTheChief I'm down for Boggle whenever mate smile
Posted by StuTheChief on 02 Jul 18 at 17:41
ManuBAD_iT
The other thing that stopped me was Fifa. This came as a great surprise to me ..
Fifa 18 is a drug smile
Remember to contact me if you need help with online trophies. I'm happy to help.


The Woeld Cup …
Here my journey in the FIfa 18 World Cup with Croatia clap


See you around mate toast
Posted by ManuBAD_iT on 03 Jul 18 at 06:18
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