Dying Light: The Following, Firewatch, Rocket League

Dying Light: The Following (Steam) on all Consoles

• I loved Dying Light and thought it was one of the best games last year so I was excited for this last part of the Season pass.
• This DLC has a land mass of twice the original game so it's massive and it needed to be because the biggest addition to the game is a car.
• Chopping zombies up in various was is fun, but plowing over groups of zombies is even better. I just have the base car now so it's bare bones but there are a ton of upgrades for the car with some pretty awesome weaponry.
• They've added some other improvements as well so there is a good reason to return to this game and even play for a second time.
• If you didn't play this game last year now is the time to pick it up.

Firewatch (Steam) also on PS4
 

• Saw the demo at E3 and the game looked amazing. You play as a lonely fire spotter in a vast wilderness and your only contact to the outside world is by a radio talking to your supervisor. That was basically the trailer so you really didn't know much more than that and the game was really intriguing.
• I bought the game and finished it on the same day. It was around 4 hours long.
• I have mixed feelings about the game. It was good but not great.
• The story was interesting and I did like how the character interactions worked and the dialog was good but I thought the ending was very underwhelming and the story had too many red herrings.
• The wilderness you are exploring looks really nice but it isn't that large of space so you will be walking across familiar territory often.
• The neatest feature of the PC version is that you get a camera at some point and you can take some great pictures and actually have them sent off to get real pictures made which is a neat idea. It does cost money though I think around 5-10 dollars.
• It was interesting to play but at $20 it did feel a bit steep because the amount of interaction was very low so you are basically playing a short story.

Rocket League (Steam) also on PS4 and Xbox One Next week

• Season One wrapped up yesterday afternoon and though Robby and I tried we just couldn't get me to the silver level in doubles so I had to get the bronze crown. Robby did get the Silver though so good for him.
• In the Second season they have changed the way you are ranked. In season one each match you would lose or gain points whether you one or lost so each game so even if you were getting better you could still be ranked low. Now they are basing it on your performance and if you are improving. They aren't clear though how that is being evaluated so I'm not sure if it will better or not.
• They also added a report feature that you can use if someone is being abusive in the text chat and it will send a log with your complaint which is a nice feature. Most people are polite but there are always a few who are jerks.
• One other addition is some random loot drops for your car, the more you play the better the drop rate.
• The Xbox One version will release next week and I'll get that one as well. There are a couple of unique cars in that version and it includes all of the previous DLC. The biggest omission though is cross play support which is a Microsoft xbox policy. Can't believe they won't let you play with steam owners and Sony will. Crazy.

New Releases - Couple of good releases this week. Top pick Dying Light: The Following.
 
PC

Assassin’s Creed Chronicles Russia
Arslan: The Warriors of Legend
Dying Light: The Following
Firewatch
Unravel

PS4

 ssassin’s Creed Chronicles Russia
Arslan: The Warriors of Legend
Breath of Fire 3 - PS2 classic
Dying Light: The Following
Firewatch
Level 22
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
MOP: Operation Cleanup
Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 4
Rugby Challenge 2
Siralim
Unravel

XB1


Assassin’s Creed Chronicles Russia
Arslan: The Warriors of Legend
Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 4
Unravel

PS3

Level 22

Vita

Level 22
Siralim
We Are Doomed