Finished super Mario 3D World this morning, I found it to be one of the weaker Mario’s.

I will continue my GTA V Playthrough next. I might switch to Halo Remake first due to Gamepass ending sometime in September. At the current prices I don’t want to subscribe again for now.

Just Finished: Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 (PS5)

I have a soft spot for Black Ops III because it was the first online co-op game I played through with my current gaming buddy back at the start of the Covid pandemic. Since then we have played through dozens of online games together. We also regularly play COD multiplayer together. Strangely however, after BO III the COD games dropped co-op campaigns for a long time. Black Ops 7 features an online co-op campaign as one of its main selling point. While I am glad the feature has finally returned, this game's story and campaign were rough and quite a slog to get through. This series has gone completely off the rails in terms of storyline. The fantasy and hallucination aspects of the story give the developers free reign to do whatever they want, and the game feels absurd when you are shooting hordes of skeletons and giant monsters in what was once a realistic shooter franchise. The campaign level design is not tight. The open world elements make navigation a slog. The enemies respawn way too much. A lot of the story seems to take place in futuristic Japan purely for aesthetic reasons. While I like the Japanese aesthetics, they also make the game a confusing visual jumble. I hope they keep co-op campaigns going forward but this one was a mess. The game is packed full of content and takes up an absurd amount of hard drive space. The competitive multiplayer is a mixed bag. They keep swapping in and out game modes seemingly just because they feel like it. It can be annoying though I also welcome some of the experimentation the devs have implemented. For instance there was a free running game mode added a while back. While it was frustratingly difficult it was also a nice change of pace. The zombie mode is overstuffed as usual. The post-campaing open world mode reminds me of Helldivers in its mission/exfil structure. A tighter more cohesive package would serve this game well. It can be fun in spurts but overall its a mess. 

Score: 6/10

Full Completed 2026 List:

• Bayonetta 3 (Switch)
• Control: Ultimate Edition (PS5)
• Super Mario Sunshine HD (Switch)
• We Were Here (PS4)
• Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze (Switch)
• Lego Horizon Adventures (PS5)
• Advance Wars 1 + 2 Re-Boot Camp (Switch)
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 (PS5)

Just playing online games, PvE mainly, Space Marine 2 and HD2 but paused to play a small puzzel game, The Pedestrian.

Fun little game, with come clever thinking behind it all. Got stuck once because I didn't realise on a mechanic more than puzzles being too hard and the ending section was real clever. Not sure I could work out the plot though.

Beaten stellar blade this weekend and Turok
All on ps5 and physical.

In order from January to current:

1. TMNT: Splintered Fate PS5 (Platinum’d)
2. TMNT: Splintered Fate PS4 (Platinum’d)
3. Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune Remastered (Platinum’d)
4. Achilles: Legends Untold PS5 (Platinum’d)
5. Raji: An Ancient Epic (Platinum’d)
6. The Division (Platinum’d)
7. The Division 2 (Platinum’d)
8. Double Dragon: Gaiden PS5 (Platinum’d)
9. Double Dragon: Gaiden PS4 (Platinum’d)
10. Scars Above PS5 (Platinum’d)
11. Absolum PS5 (Platinum’d)
12. Absolum PS4 (Platinum’d)
13. Scars Above PS4 (Platinum’d)
14. Marvel: Cosmic Invasion PS5 (Platinum’d)
15. Marvel: Cosmic Invasion PS4 (Platinum’d)
16. Dragon’s Dogma 2 PS5 (Platinum’d)
17. Contra: Operation Galuga PS5
18. Astrobot PS5
19. Dragon’s Dogma Dark Arisen PS4 (Platinum’d)
20. A Plague Tale: Innocence PS5 (Platinum’d)
21. A Plague Tale: Innocence PS4 (Platinum’d)
22. A Plague Tale: Requiem PS5 (Platinum’d)

1. Akatsuki: Lord of the Dawn
2. Crescent Tower
3. Final Fantasy II: Pixel Remaster
4. Resident Evil 5
5. Beholgar
6. Ghoulboy
7. Cult of the Lamb
8. Octopath Traveler
9. LUNAR: Collection
10. Metro Quester: Osaka
11. Touhou Luna Nights

NEW:
Children of Morta
LiveALIve

Add to games to the list. Children of Morta and LiveAlive. If LiveALive came out earlier in the SNES's life it would of been the Chrono Trigger in stead of Chrono Trigger

Finished Xenoblade Chronicles 2. Picked it back up after the Switch 2 upgrade dropped.

PS5
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2
Astro Bot - Platinum
Nioh 3 - Platinum
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered - Platinum
Cyberpunk 2077 - Twice - Platinum
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
Resident Evil Village
Resident Evil Requiem
Tales of Graces f Remastered
Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection - Platinum
007 First Light - Platinum
Life is Strange 2 - Platinum
Life is Strange: True Colors - Platinum
Life is Strange: Double Exposure - Platinum
Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced - Platinum

Switch 2
LoZ: TotK - S2E
Xenoblade Chronicles X: DE - S2E
Star Fox(All Medals Acquired, and all Challenges complete. 60hrs.)
Mario Kart World(as much as you can ever finish it) Pokemon Violet
Splatoon 3 - Single Player Campaign
What Remains of Edith Finch.
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds - S2E