Mister Jack

Aw man I hate when that crap happens. It drives my OCD absolutely nuts.

Beat the Control DLC. It was okay, I guess. First one wasn't really anything special and it spends way too much time in the astral plane but it wasn't terrible. The extra little bit of intrigue between two certain characters/entities was kind of neat. Second DLC was short but much more interesting. The final boss was total bullshit, though. There is clearly a right way and a wrong way to fight it because when I tried to use anything but the spin gun the game just laughed at me. That is not good boss design.

Easily the best part of the game right here.

I understood the basic plot of the game eventually but I'm still in the dark about the lore. I got the "what" but not so much the "why" and the "how". I understand that this setting and the themes at play will inevitably mean some things are left up to interpretation but I feel like they relied on this a little too much. The whole ending chapter and the part after it made no sense to me and I eventually just gave up on trying to wrap my head around it and pushed forward to finish the game. You are not wrong that this game is less, as you put it, "TV-ified" than their earlier titles, but it's still in there and I'm starting to see that this just seems to be their trademark. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. I thought it was okay here but didn't think it really added anything special. Except for the music video. That was pretty enjoyable, not gonna lie.

Control Okay so I know everyone fawns over this game but for me it was a bit of a mixed bag. The psychic powers were a lot of fun to use and definitely the best part of the game and the presentation is unique, but everything else came up a bit short for me. The story is incomprehensible and even after finishing the game I barely understand anything that happened. Maybe the DLC clears things up a bit but I subscribe to the belief that a story should make sense without having to buy extra chapters to fill in the blanks. The environments are rather dull and not very exciting to explore with one exception near the end that was actually pretty cool. I like the idea of a transforming gun with different fire modes, but it feels like wasted potential when you can only have two modes active at a time. There aren't that many enemy types and the ones you get aren't all that interesting to fight. None of these issues were obnoxiously bad, but they do drag a potentially great game down into being just a "good" game, and while I still enjoyed it this is probably my least favorite Remedy game, at least that I've played. I never played Quantum Break. On a side note, it's super obvious that Remedy really wishes they were a tv studio rather than a game studio. It's almost kind of depressing. Having said that, there's still fun to be had here and anyone with PS+ might as well give it a whirl this month. I don't usually do numbered scores but if I were to give one to this game on a scale of 1 to 10 with 5 being considered average, I'd probably give this one a 7.

Seriously, I can't remember the last time it was cheaper to build your own PC than to just buy a prebuilt. And this does not bode well for my chances of getting a PS5 anytime soon, maybe even this year.

Just a couple hours so far. I'm sure they flesh it out later on but they start off just throwing so much shit at you at once that it's impossible to process.

I downloaded Control on PS+ and played it for a bit and uhhh What the fuck is going on in this game?

I was thinking about finally trying out that series on PS4 now that they've added VR support to the whole trilogy, but the disgusting 99 dollar fee they're charging for the pass to just one of the older games is really putting me off.

I use the moves.

Man, magic is so much more useful in the VR version of Skyrim. Having the ability to aim independent of the camera position changes everything.

It was on sale for a really good price

Skyrim VR is 70% off today on PSN, down to 17.99

Could we please get a Bloodborne remake next?

Trophy hunting is part of the fun. I never bought into the naysayer argument that hunting for trophies has no point. Bitch, it's a video game. It didn't have a point to begin with. It's all for fun. If going to a little extra effort to get 100% makes the game more engaging then why not do it?

Doesn't that disc come with the PSVR already? Maybe unless you buy a bundle with some other game, I suppose.

I still have to unplug cables. It's just less of a hassle with the adapter. It's basically a dongle that has two female HDMI ports. When I want to play in HDR, I unplug the cables from the box and plug them into that. It's still more inconvenient than I wish it was, but it prevents me having to go behind the tv or the PS4.

This is the most amazing news story so far this year. You couldn't pay for entertainment this good.

Is there something I don't know about 505?

Star Wars: Squadrons This is a pretty fun dogfighting game that borrows a few things from the old X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter game. More than just flying around and shooting lasers, you need to micromanage your ship's power supply to decide when to prioritize speed, weapons, or shields. When piloting a shielded vehicle you also have the option to strengthen the shield on one side at the expense of weakening it on the other. I was honestly kind of surprised that every vehicle felt different to fly and it wasn't all just cosmetics. The game is also super immersive if you play in VR. It's probably even better when you add a flight stick, but I don't have one of those. The campaign is mostly a glorified tutorial to prepare you for the multiplayer, but it's a decent enough length and the story it tells is serviceable on both the Empire and the New Republic sides. Your fellow squadmates are likable enough, although they probably won't leave a long-lasting impression. I mostly appreciated that the campaign missions actually had some interesting variety and it wasn't just 6 to 8 hours of basic dogfighting in space, although there is plenty of dogfighting to be had. It should be mentioned that every level takes place in space, so don't expect to go flying through Hoth or Endor or anything like that. I paid 20 bucks for this game and I feel pretty satisfied with that. If you're a big X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter fan and intend to play a lot of the multiplayer then you could probably justify paying full price for this. If you're mostly interested in the single player I'd say wait for a sale.

February is going to be a good month! We got Control and Concrete Genie, which is great for me because I haven't played Control yet and Concrete Genie gives me another excuse to bust out the PSVR.

It looks like London Studio, the developer that made Blood and Truth for the PSVR, have posted job listings for their next VR project. They also posted listings specifically for "next gen hardware." While it's possible they might be making a normal PS5 game and a separate PS4 VR game, I think it's much more likely that they're working on something to present with the next iteration of the PSVR.

Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners is officially platinumed. I ran into a bad glitch that required replaying the game to get every crafting recipe because one I needed had disappeared, but it gave me a chance to go for a different ending and the second playthrough was much faster so it wasn't the end of the world. What an amazing VR experience this was. I might try the new horde mode sometime, but for now I'm moving on to Star Wars: Squadrons.

Microsoft is doubling the price of Xbox Live, which pretty much draws a clear line between Xbox and PlayStation. You want the Game pass? Go with Microsoft. Not interested? PlayStation. Apparently the subscription will also now be required for free to play games.