There are games I play from now and then, usually together with my sons, but do not play enough to warrant a review. Here I will list those games, and say a few words about them, without putting a score on them.
Spelunky 1 & 2
Roguelike, procedural generated platform game. These two games are awesome and they keep up after so many hours of gameplay. However I am terrible at it and usually me and my son die before even reaching level 1-3. But we’re having fun and that’s all that counts.
I play it sometimes when my sons ask me to, but for the most time we just keep killing each others. I would not pick this up on my own.
Horizon Chase Turbo
If you’re as old as I am you played racing games in the 90’s and back then the car was a static sprite and the level was moving around the car creating the illusion of driving. Most famous game is probably Outrun but I liked Lotus Turbo Espirit 1 & 2 more. The music in those games are ace.
Horizon Chase Turbo recreates the feeling of those games and it nails pretty much everything. The graphics are shiny, the music is awesome and the gameplay is really fun. I especially enjoy racing with my son in split screen, hunting trophies.
This is a game that I play occasionally both on my own and with my sons. Wish I had it on my Nintendo Switch. Then I would most likely play it even more.
Fall Guys
This game came from nowhere and suddenly everyone was playing it. It is an obstacle course were you need to complete it before everyone else. I’ve played this with my sons passing the controller back and forth. It is fun for a while and you can easily pick it up, play a few rounds and then do something else. It is a game that doesn’t require much and it will neither leave a lasting impression.
We play it from time to time, but do not invest that much time into it.
Super Mario Bros. 35
How about that first Mario game? How about that first Mario game in battle mode with 34 other people. This is really fun. As you play along and people getting knocked out, the difficulty ramps up. Time is ticking faster and more enemies spawn at your level.
We’ve had lots of fun with this passing the controller around. This is also a game that the whole family likes playing and those are quite rare. My best placing so far is 4th place. Sadly they will remove this game come March 2021.
Golf on Mars
This is silly. Why have I spent so much time in this silly little game? It is a 2D procedural generated golf game. You hit the ball from one hole to another and try to do it in as few hits as possible.
It’s a simple idea really. Since it is procedural generated there are about 25 billion holes. I don’t know why I keep playing it but I have a hard time stopping myself.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
This could be a real review because I’ve played all the tracks of Mario Kart multiple times. I’m not a huge fan of this game but it is fun to play with the kids.
I do wish there was more variety though as you get bored playing the same tracks pretty quickly. We still play this game from time to time. What I enjoy most is that I can play it with both my sons at the same time.
Will keep playing it to kill time with my kids.
Super Smash Bros
I got this for my son because he loves brawlers, but I don’t really favor this one. I think the controls are wierd, I don’t understand the rules and it is lame that you must play so much to unlock new fighters.
What I want to say is that I enjoy Street Fighter 2 much more. I play it when my son wants to, but I would never pick it up on my own.
Mechstermination Force
This is a cool little 2D action game where you fight big puzzle bosses. It is a kind of Shadow of the Colossus but as a 2D action shooter.
I really like the concept, but the controls are way too advanced. I have huge problem remembering the control layout and a hard time to get my character to do what I expect it to. The game is also hard and expects you to have a certain progression, and when you don’t level up your arsenal in the correct pace you will quickly find yourself out gunned.
I will most likely never finish this game.
Helldivers
This is an isometric shooter where you complete short missions, level up your character and fight monsters. It is fun to play together but not so fun to play alone. I’ve played a bit with my son, which is chaotic to say the least. The game has friendly fire and the missions mostly end with us shooting each other or calling down reinforcements on each others’ heads.
It is fun, but I think it could be even more fun if you were a group of friends playing it together. Will still pick it up when we just want to shoot something.
Hyper Light Drifter
I do not understand the hype around this game. I gave it 2 hours and then I uninstalled it. The environments are not interesting, the combat is not interesting, the story is not interesting. There is nothing here to drive me forward in the game, so when I get stuck on some ordinary mobs I just quit.
This was not for me. Deleted and will not return to it.
Worms Battlegrounds
I find it hilarious that Team 17 keep giving out the same old game in a new packaging and are still able to sell it. Worms Battlegrounds is the same Worms I played 20 years ago. There has not been much development. The levels are still generated, the arsenal is pretty much the same and the AI is stupid as hell.
It’s a game that we play once and awhile.
Wipeout Omega Collection
My first Wipeout was on PlayStation 3. The cool thing about it was that you could play in 1080p. That was one of the few games that would run on 1080p on PlayStation 3 and I had a full HD TV.
Wipeout is wipeout. I enjoy the fast paced racing. It is quite different from racing with cars as it should be. Playing it in VR is amazing and much easier. Games based on reaction times are much easier in VR.
A fun game to pick up now and then.
Prey
I don’t understand this game. Monsters on a spaceship – fine, but they are not scary. Instead they are really hard to kill and you don’t have the weapons to do a proper job. Instead you have a foam gun (wtf?).
The story is so generic that I get bored and have to force myself through the levels. I got to a place where the resistance of continuing just got too great and I just quit. I guess this is a game for people that like BioShock.
I will not play this again. It was a bad experience.
Kerbal Space Program
It looks so fun sending small green men to the moon, but boy this is a really bad adaptation of the PC game to console. The usability in this game is so horrible and it doesn’t really help you with what you should do or how to do it.
Nah, this was a horrible experience. Me and my son gave it a few hours but we never got anywhere.
Not going to pick it up again.
A Way Out
I love the idea of a game that is designed to be coop and you can only play it in coop. Instead of collaboration being an option it will instead be the base of the puzzle solving.
Sadly the game is quite repetitive and the story is predictable and boring. Me and my friend never got to the end because we got tired of it, but we played through maybe 2/3 of it.
Not planning on picking it up and finishing it.
Minecraft Dungeons
The latest in Diablo clones. There is nothing revolutionary about this game, but it is a fun game to play with your kids. It is not gory like Diablo 3, but it gives that satisfaction of collecting randomised loot.
The story is stupid and the graphics is Minecraft, but at least it is some hack and slash. I also like that it wi possible to play together even though you are way different levels, and it works. One person doesn’t get unlimited powers while the other dies all the time. It balances out somehow.
Will keep on playing with the kids.
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