Mortal Kombat X, GTA 5 PC, Disc Golf, Bloodborne

Mortal Kombat X

• The fastest selling Mortal Kombat game in history.
• The most graphic Mortal Kombat game in history as well, some of the fatalities are way out there.
• If you liked the last MK game then you will probably like this one as the games are pretty similar.
• There is a new story campaign that adds quicktime events to some of the cinematics.  I enjoyed the last story campaign and this one is a bit shorter but still very entertaining.
• The graphics looks sharper and the interactive backgrounds have a ton of detail and moving parts.
• The Krypt is back which now plays like a first person dungeon crawl.  This is where you unlock fatalities, costumes, brutalities among other things.  I like the way it looks and watch out for wolfs and spiders.
• They now have living towers which plays like the towers in the old games but adds random elements to each match.  Some are good while others are irritating. 
• The big new feature is Factions which is basically a meta game where you pick a faction and every match you fight, online or offline adds to your factions point total and you get new things every week if your faction is in the lead. 
• I had issues with my Mortal Kombat Fight stick on the PC with the last game as it didn't recognize it as a controller so I had  to map it to the keyboard.  The problem is the move list uses the keyboard keys to show you the moves so it took some extra thinking to remember how I had them mapped which was awful.  That is fixed in this version. 
• So far I'm really enjoying the game, I'm not very good but I'm still trying out new characters to see which one I like the best and then I'll try online just to see how bad I am. 

GTA V PC

• Not many games do I triple dip on and I probably shouldn't have for this game but I did.
• I never finished the game on the previous consoles and we'll see if that trend holds up. 
• The port is actually very good with a ton of graphical options and smooth controller to keyboard transitions.  I need to see if it works with my steering wheel. 
• After the initial load the loading times are minimal when switching between characters. 
• The graphics are amazing and detailed especially in FPS mode. The increased frame rate really helps that mode as it feels smoother and not as janky.  
• They added a new radio station and the ability to use your own music and have the DJ or ads interjecting between songs which is cool.  I did have some slowdown using that feature though, I was using shortcuts to my music drive which could be the issue.
• They also added a video maker so you have total control of the camera and can add people from the single player game into any scene so there should be some crazy videos coming out of the game.  
• I knew that I should have waited for the PC version.  It did take over a year after the initial release but they did add a ton of features and graphical updates to make this the definitive version

Disc Golf

• I think I'm pretty much addicted to the sport at this point as I've been playing at least 2 times a week.
• I went to my parents house this weekend and spent a couple of hours practicing and probably threw 200 discs during the day. Unfortunately it didn't show when I played yesterday in my loss to Mitch.  
• I upgraded my discs which are more durable than my starter kit which have all kinds of dings and scratches. 
• If you've never tried Disc Golf you should give it a chance it's easy to play and good exercise with a chance of frustration. 

Bloodborne

• Still dying away at Bloodborne.  I think I'm about 3/4 of the way through and a little lost at this point on which way to go. 
• I've opened up more doors which shows how interconnected the world is and it's impressive. 
• The patch to improve loading times is coming before the months end but they did not say how much it shortens them.
• This game is really fun to talk about as there are a lot of secrets to find.  Each person I've talked to has faced different bosses at different times so each experience is a bit different, except the dying one. 

​New Releases​ - Quite a few PC releases but nothing major.  Shovel Knight would be my pick this week with DRAGON: A Game About a Dragon and Tea Party Simulator 2015 as runner ups.

PC

Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China (download - $10) - Not sure what this is
Dungeons 2 (download - $40)
Slow Down, Bull (download)
Fermi's Path (download)
Bloodbath Kavkaz (download)
Wild Frontera (download)
Highlands (download)
WE ARE DOOMED (download)
Kiai Resonance (download)
Convoy (download)
The Clans - Saga of the Twins (download)
Airport Simulator 2015 (download)
Will Fight for Food: Super Actual Sellout: Game of the Hour (download)
Judge Dredd: Countdown Sector 106 (download)
Ghost in the Machine (download)
Kalimba (download)
Environmental Station Alpha (download)
Tea Party Simulator 2015 (download)
Mind Snares: Alice's Journey (download)
Hypt (download)
Siralim (download)
DRAGON: A Game About a Dragon (download)
Ballads of Reemus: When the Bed Bites (download)

PlayStation 4

Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China (download - $10)
Shovel Knight (download)
Ziggurat (download)
L.A. Cops (download)
Infinity Runner (download)

Xbox One

Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China (download - $10)
Infinity Runner (download)

PlayStation 3

Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty
Shovel Knight (download)

Wii U

Mario Kart DS (download - Virtual Console)

Vita

Shovel Knight (download)

Bloodborne

Bloodborne

• I didn't get to play as much as I would have liked over the weekend due to yard work, but I finally made some good progress yesterday.
• I was stuck on this one boss, three enemies actually, that I faced about 10 times and the first 5 I barely got any hit in at all.  
• I was able to defeat the boss on my second attempt Sunday and then I beat 2 other bosses on the first try so I was feeling good.  
• I started using the saw blade and then the kirkhammer, now my weapon of choice in the Ludwig sword, that blade is awesome once you've leveled up your character.  I really enjoy the differences between the feel of each weapon and it makes learning the the move sets interesting.  
• In the later parts of the game there are these bell ringing ladies that will respawn enemies until you take them out which makes the levels pretty tough.  You can hear the bell in the distance and then it's a mad dash to get to her quickly and that usually ends in death.  
• If you are playing the game then you need to start trying the chalice dungeons, those are dynamic dungeons that have some pretty cool loot inside and some interesting bosses.  You need to start playing the dungeons early on as they don't level to your character so if you wait you will really be overpowered and not challenged.   Also if you run out of potions during a boss fight and are farming areas to replenish them try the chalice dungeons instead.

New Releases - Some big releases this week.  Mortal Kombat X and GTA 5 for the PC along with Titan Souls.

PC

Mortal Kombat X (download - $60) - Pre-ordered with the season pass.  Looks great.
Grand Theft Auto V (download - $60) - Pre-loaded and ready to play at 6pm a good release time.
Titan Souls (download - $15) - A 2D Dark souls game.
The Reject Demon: Toko Chapter 0 — Prelude (download)
Elementary My Dear Majesty! (download)
Westerado: Double Barreled (download) - Interested
404Sight (download - free-to-play)
Red Storm Online (download)

PlayStation 4

Mortal Kombat X
Titan Souls (download - $15)
Teslagrad (download)
Color Guardians (download)
We Are Doomed (download)

Xbox One

Mortal Kombat X

PlayStation 3

Teslagrad (download)
Gradius V (download - PS2 Classic)

Wii U
Donkey Kong 64 (download - Virtual Console)

Vita

Titan Souls (download - $15)
Color Guardians (download)
Bloxiq (download)
Medieval Defenders (download)

Nintendo 3DS

A-Train: City Simulator (download)

Bloodborne, Disc Golf, Axiom Verge

Bloodborne

• It's about all I played this weekend, probably put in around 15 hours and still loving the game. 
• I've beaten around 8 bosses but only one on the first try and that felt good.  One boss took about 8 trips and when I finally downed them there was much elation. 
• I'm debating on whether I want to replace my PS4 hard drive as it's almost full and I would like to see how much a hybrid drive speeds up loading times.  500GB is way too small. 
• There are so many secrets in the game that I did have to visit a wiki and even then the community isn't sure on a lot of things so it's fun to be in on the early game.
• At one point I noticed that all the enemies were getting stronger and had different move sets also some special enemies would appear in the world.  There is a resource in the world called insight that at first allows you to see a doll that comes to life so that you can upgrade your character.  Other levels do different things in the world and once you gain over 40 then the game gets harder with what I saw in my play through. 
• I opened my first Chalice dungeon which are the randomly generated dungeons and it was really cool.  There are instances that you may need to farm resources except XP and the chalice dungeons are perfect since they are random. 
• I'm not sure how far I'm through the game but there are NG+ so you could easily put in hundreds of hours.

Disc Golf (Outside)

• Yes, I finally did go outside my ManCave and have been playing Disc golf.
• I was interested in playing for real after playing it on the PS3 in the game Sports Champions which was really fun.
• I've played two rounds out at Burns Park and I really like it. 
• Each round takes about an hour to an hour and a half so a round goes by quick.
• I bought a basic Disc set just to make sure that I would like it and now I think I'll need to buy a better set.
• The course layout is the hardest part of the game as you really need a guide the first time you play or you will get lost.
• Mitch has won both rounds so far but I did tie him on the second round and lost on the sudden death hole by about 2 inches.
• It's a fun and surprisingly popular sport that is easy to play and is relatively cheap.  The courses are free so the only cost is in the discs and you can make that as inexpensive as you want.
• They actually had a vending machine at the course that let you buy discs from $10 to $30. 

Axiom Verge (PS4)

• I've only played about an hour but it brings back memories of the original Metroid.
• The tile set, enemies, and even running to the left to start out will be very familair to Metroid fans.
• They game is more focused on fighting so there are a ton of weapons and hidden secrets to find.
• It was made by one person but the games length is around 12-19 hours. 
• The music is really great as well. 

New Releases - A couple of good ones this week on PS4.  Axiom Verge and The Show.  RBI Baseball makes a return this year as well. 

PC

Dead or Alive 5: Last Round (download - $40)
Paperbound (download)
Bloodsports.TV (download - $10)
Attack of the Labyrinth (download)
The Spatials (download)
Gravilon (download)
Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure (download)
Joe's Diner (download)
Motivational Growth (download)
Make it indie! (download)
Jaques Roque (download)
Wildlife Park (download)
Shutter (download)
VoidExpanse (download)
Finding Teddy 2 (download)
Out There: Ω Edition (download)
Crazy Steam Bros (download)
Reverse Side (download)

PlayStation 4

MLB 15: The Show
Toukiden Kiwami
Axiom Verge (download)
Paperbound (download)
R.B.I. Baseball 15 (download)
Woah Dave! (download)
Rack n Ruin (download)

Xbox One

Neverwinter

PlayStation 3

MLB 15: The Show
Anna: Extended Edition (download)
MX vs ATV Untamed (download - PS2 Classic)
Shadow Tower (download - PS1 Classic)
Tabletop Cricket (download)

Wii U

Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures (download)

Vita

MLB 15: The Show
Toukiden Kiwami
Run Sackboy Run (download)
Doodle Kingdom (download)

Nintendo 3DS

Story of Seasons