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So, I thought I'd bring up another Lego game, as they are great for mindless entertainment. There is an absolute ton of these things too. Today's Lego game is Lego The Incredibles, based off Pixar's The Incredibles. (Probably the best theme music for an animated flick too). This game is narrowing in scope of something like Lego Marvel Superheros 2, despite having super heroes being a common thread. The story follows both The Incedibles and The Incredibles 2 and is an enjoyable romp through the highlights of those movies. The city, New Urbem, has lot of different superhero activities to stop crime. The races in the game are mostly manageable and the flight races are a LOT better done than Lego Marvel Super Heroes or Lego Batman anything. I'm almost done wrapping up the achievements, which has been considerably less tedious than some of the other Lego Games. Though the 75 hit combo is tough since the AI often gets in your way or kills the guy you need to complete the combo. Fun game and a great distraction from stress. (mostly) (If you buy from the links above, Gay Authors gets a small affiliate fee)

I have always been a sucker for roller coasters since I was tall enough to ride them. I've driven all of the eastern United States to ride real coasters and even made Six Flags Over Texas an essential part of the 2008 Dallas GA get together. From a gaming perspective, I've owned all the Roller Coaster Tycoons and a few of them more than once. So that brings us around to Planet Coaster Console edition, which is a Launch Title on Xbox Series X and being part of Xbox Game Pass (i.e., you can play it free if you have Game Pass). So, of course, I loaded it up on the new system. The gamepad control of what is considered a PC game took some getting used to. However, outside of some quirkiness in Roller Coaster design mode, it works really, really well. On the Series X (and presumably Xbox One), you can also plug in a keyboard and mouse and play that way as well. I've been playing the game to relax from all the stuff going on and avoid the stress of work. It's fun. The game looks great, and it sounds great too. I will say there are a few weird freeze bugs that I hope they correct soon. However, it could always be related to being in Alpha Pre-Flight (buggiest software) for the console with bugs. Which is to say, I see more bugs than most console people see since my Xbox is running experimental operating system software. Has anyone else played yet (on Xbox, PC, etc.)? What do you think?

This is good... I'm 3 episodes in.

I must concur with my esteemed colleague, @wildone that Alex Rider is good. I've watched 3 episodes and had to drag myself away because I have work tomorrow.

So, with Microsoft announcing that they are buying Zenimax Studios and its subsidiaries, including Bethesda Studios, the next big title has seen a bit more news. Starfield, presumed to be coming in holiday 2021 timeframe, has a single announcement trailer. This thing is looking to be more hard science fiction. The trailer's visual and music gives off a 2001: A Space Odyssey/2010 vibe to it. (I like 2010 much better than 2001, from a movie standpoint while acknowleding that 2001 broke a lot of new ground and did some really cool stuff for it's release date. It's just too SLOW from today's short attention span perspective). Anyway, Starfield. This looks like a day one pick up. Though, it will be under the Microsoft umbrella by then, so this would be a free release to Xbox Game Pass subscribers. (really hard to beat that price) Anyone else looking forward to it?

I do love the books, though I need to read the last couple still.

Ubisoft ended up shifting a lot of games to this holiday dropping 3 major IP's in a 4 week window. Immortals Feynx Rising (originally Gods and Monsters) is a new game world. This is high on my list, as I like the look, the gameplay as described and a general interest in Greek Mythology. I will most likely get this near launch. The character seems very highly customizable, which is cool. Anyone else interested in this game?

I use spellcheck, MS Editor, and Grammarly and @Cia still hits me on who/that. (among other issues)

For those interested, this is out in the US now on Amazon Prime's IMDBtv channel. I have have 8 episodes in my queue.

This game was released in 2017. I finally wrapped up 100% the game over the weekend. If you have played the Lego games, then you know the formula here. From a story and humor standpoint, this is another entertaining game from Lego. But it also has the the Lego Game downsides here that are amplified. Flight controls and vehicle controls particularly in the races you are forced to do to 100% the game lose the game 2 stars right off the top. They are horrible. You fight the controls or the camera or both in the flying races. On the ground races, you have to race through an uncleared course, so random cars, pedestrians, or your own partner appear randomly and block your path, throwing you out of the race. The only improvement here is that it has an option to restart the race anytime you don't get gold. The other horrible downside is the character Gwenpool. Think the worse, obnoxious, air-headed Jersey Girl type that is constantly butchering English with horrible trite phrases. Until you beat all her missions, which involves beating all the story levels first, she's a constant nagging voice that loses the game another 2 stars. Although I have all the Lego Games to date, future ones are now on the "Wait List". Is the game worth it? Well, the story levels were fun and the story interesting (for a Lego game). The frustration doesn't really strike hard until you attempt to complete the 100% achievements. If you don't do that, it probably won't bug you.

I have just started my own personal blog that will focus on my adventures in being a casual hardcore gamer. I'm simply doing too many things to dedicate time to gaming, but gaming is something I'm passionate about. So I've decided to start blogging about various game related things. Hardware, new games, etc. I am primarily an Xbox gamer, though I dabble in PS4, Switch, and PC. If you are interested in gaming and related topics, pop over to my new blog and give me a follow: I'll end up posting more if there people end up showing interest. My new Xbox Series X arrives tomorrow. It feels like the only positive in 2020's goat rodeo. (There I used the Word of the Day again!)

I'm glad to hear that you're getting a good reception to your story.

Part of human nature. the "what's in it for me?" Even today's biggest philanthropist, Bill Gates, is trying to make up to the whole world for foisting Internet Explorer on us...