Category: Xbox 360 to One BC

Still playing Slay the Spire almost exclusively.  I did beat it with the Silent, taking time to focus on Adrenaline during the first level and Poison the rest of the playthrough.  However, since then I have been playing with the Ironclad and then trying out the other two classes with very little success.  The game has a lot of luck going for it in regards to which relics and which cards you get dealt.  With the same skill, you can get to the third boss in one game and barely make a dent in the first boss in the next.  It’s frustrating and while I enjoy the game, it’s easy to see why many don’t stick with the game long term.  I might need to treat it like I did Ziggurat and play it for a week, and then put it down for a month or two and then pick it back up again.

Anyway, on to the sales which are not so plentiful this week.  Basically, on a backwards compatible level, we get the Knights of the Old Republic games, and that’s it.  The other games really aren’t that interesting and seem to be just something to put up for sale.  Enjoy your week, whether you are working from home like myself or whether you are out there on the front lines.  Just believe in the hope that this will get better, take care.

Pardon this for being a little late.  I’m currently waiting in line at the Live Chat to see if Office Depot is going to deliver me an office chair so my back doesn’t hurt as much (cause what I’m sitting on currently is not helping at all).  I’m #77 in queue.  This might be a long day.  Ooo, ooo, I’m #74.

Anyway, I didn’t pick back up Invisible Hours, it just wasn’t appealing to me.  (Not that I’ve totally forgotten it mind you but I did push it to the side)  But I actually started Slay the Spire which is a deck building rogue-liteish RPG game.  I have not beat the game of course, but I have gotten through the first and second bosses a handful of times.  In my current run, I am playing with a silent and I just started the third level again.  I spent the first level on gearing the deck towards energy and the second level on poison.  I can only hope that it’s enough to get through the third level (at least make it to the boss anyway).  I’m really digging it and since Monster Hunter is kinda pointless (nearly HR 95), it’s keeping me interested.  #63.

We do have a good amount of sales this week.  A lot of it does look like holdover from the previous week (which is good because I was looking in Final Fantasy IX for XB1).  The only thing new I can see is the two Ultimate Vault Hunter Packs for Borderlands II.  The problem with those as previously expressed is that they do not include any of the extra character classes and are merely there for a new challenge map and additional experience levels.  Pretty freaking pointless to be honest.  Hopefully the rest of you are doing okay working from home or just being at home.  If you do happen to be out (because I certainly do understand cabin fever due to the pandemic), be safe and don’t put yourself in a tight situation if you can’t help it.  Take care and try to have a good week.  Well I’m number 37 now, yeahie!  Enjoy.

As mentioned last week, I did finish Sparklite and have decided to move on to other games for the time being.  The first was Invisible Hours which I spent about 1 – 2 hours which was interesting and I’m sure I’ll continue with it but didn’t exactly grab me either.  I also took the time to play Monster Hunter yet again.  The only thing that interests me at this point are the events since they typically provide crowns (I was able to get one more large crown) at a better rate and fighting multiple monsters certainly helps the ole HR counter which is at now 93.  We’ll see where it takes us.

We have a huge sale this week, probably in response to the fact that people are spending a lot more time at home due to pandemics and what not.  Trust me when I say this, it weighs heavy on my heart and I worry constantly about my family.  However, with this being a gaming column I’m not going to spend oodles amount of space going on about it.  In the same breath, I don’t have time to write 200-250 entries of sale prices because I am having to focus on lots of things, so please take a look at Major’s page and go from there.  There are tons of games and tons of DLC as well, so there should be something for just about everyone.  Enjoy.

Well that went quickly.  I have actually beaten Sparklite, the final boss went down after about half a dozen tries.  Furthermore, I was able to clean up all of the achievements about an hour after that (which is really how all games should go).  I was really surprised by the TA ratio for this game and that only 30 something people have 100% the game.  But it’s probably the second best rogue-lite I’ve played (behind only Ziggurat) and a worthwhile playing experience.  In contrast, I tried going back and playing Monster Hunter and got positively bored after 4 or 5 fights and put it back down.  I think the next game I’m going to try and play is The Invisible Hours which I bought a while back since it was a Gamestop exclusive (as far as physical copies go).  We’ll see how that goes.

We don’t have many sales this week but that’s been the norm most of the time.  If you picked up the LA Noire Season Pass last week, you can now get the game for a decent price.  Or maybe you missed Deadfall Adventures from its time as a GWG.  Lego Batman 2 is a fantastic game, but that price is a bit to be desired to be frankly honest.  Whatever you are looking for, may you find it this week.  Enjoy.

Still playing Sparklite.  I am actually quite far in it, having grabbed 21 of the 27 achievements.  I have not beat the last boss but I would venture to say I am VERY close to doing so.  There is some element of luck when it comes to the power ups that you get but I am amassing a pretty strong character and think I have a very good shot at getting all of the achievements.  However, some of the achievements such as All of the Furnaces or All of the Beats might go beyond this week.  But it’s a fantastic game seriously, and I’m very glad I picked it up.

Well this week is kinda odd when it comes to sales.  The odd part is the only “BC” to list below are the two DLC packs for GTA IV.  Everything else is not backwards compatible.  There is probably some value to picking up one of the season passes if you already have either of the Alien games or L.A. Noire on the Xbox 360.  Else, it might be more advantageous to take a gander at the Xbox One list and see if anything suits your fancy.  Take care and have a good week.  Enjoy.

Well, you can rejoice.  I am playing something besides Monster Hunter World.  The game is called Sparklite.  They had a physical copy sale @ Amazon for $9.99 and I quickly snatched it up.  It’s a rogue-lite game which means you die a lot but you get to keep your upgrades (and boss progress in this case) so you naturally get stronger (and hopefully can do more).  I’ve only beaten the first boss, I’ve attempted the second boss about half a dozen times but their log attack gets me every time.  I’ll keep trying for now as I’m loving the Zelda flair to this game and still want to keep trying.

Well on to sales for the week.  I know, you were probably expecting more than Rockstar Table Tennis and that’s it.  Of course Rockstar kinda missed the boat when they did not make Max Payne 3 backwards compatible.  It’s not like they are making a re-master as far as I can tell, so why not throw the players a bone.  Well, we should also get the new Games with Gold statement for March soon, possibly today.  Until then, please enjoy.

Why yes I am still playing Monster Hunter World, however did you guess?  A slow week to be honest, I am HR 91, almost at 92 but I did pick up the 10 small crowns achievement.  I had started the week with seven small crowns and then got lucky with a couple of small crowns out of nowhere.  After that, it was a lot of investigation work until Uragaan became my tenth small crown.  If you are curious about my big crowns, sadly I’m still at 6, nowhere near where I would like to be.  But I still have 8 levels before I hit the final achievement and just maybe I’ll get close enough.

Well, another steady diet of sales for this week.  We got some Sonic, some Mass Effect, Dragon Age and Dead Space.  Nothing new or fancy or even discounted more (though I think GTA IV and RDR – Undead might be the cheapest I’ve seen), but plenty of fun if there is something you have missed in previous sales.  I did find a new game, Sparklite and might indeed start it this week since I’m on the closing moments of Monster Hunter World.  Hope you enjoy the rest of your week.