Remember Assassin’s Creed Unity? I had totally forgotten about it. Also: lots of retro stuff again!
Play
Sonic 3 & Knuckles (MD)
Which I completed soon after posting about it last week. It was excellent, but then, Sonic 3 and Knuckles was always excellent – it’s the best Mega Drive game and by extension, one of the best 16bit games ever made. Yes, it’s better than Sonic 2.
HYRULE WARRIORS (Wii U)
Played through a few more missions on the Twilight Adventure Map. I don’t think I’ll ever get bored of this.
LocoRoco Cocoreccho (PS3)
Only just classifying as a game rather than a screensaver, this was a free PS+ rental this month and I thought I’d give it a go. It was very (very) short (and I completed it), but I didn’t feel ripped off as I didn’t pay for it.
Magical Flying Hat Turbo Adventure (MD)
Another of the Mega Drive’s very best games. I found it a lot easier than I recall it ever being but then, it was never that hard to begin with. Excellent fun levels with nonsensical baddies and stuff, loads of unused power-ups, and of course, I completed it.
Rainbow Islands (MS)
The easiest version of the game, I’m led to believe, and I’m inclined to agree because it’s the only version I’ve ever managed to finish. It struggles on the hardware a bit, with flickering and slowdown, but it’s still a good conversion.
Gauntlet IV (MD)
Yep – another of the Mega Drive’s greatest titles. I’m ignoring Arcade mode, which is essentially just a port of the original arcade game (good though that is) and am working through the arcade/puzzle/RPG hybrid Quest mode. It’s superb, and I’m pleased that in the 15 or so years since I last played it, it hasn’t aged a bit. I just wish I could hold down Symbol Shift to walk through walls…
Animal Crossing Amiibo Festival (Wii U)
I got lots of Animal Crossing Amiibo and Amiibo cards for my birthday, so we (that’s me, my wife and my daughter) used them to play the game. It might be a simple board game but it’s still fun. I won, by the way, which was a surprise because half way through the game I was on negative money (which loses you a Happy point each turn you’re in debt) and every time anyone rolled a six I lost six Happy Points and 600 bells. And everyone kept rolling sixes.
Assassin’s Creed Unity (PS4)
For some reason, I just stopped playing this a while back. Something shiny must have come along. I’m back on it now, although I’ve not progressed much further yet.
Want
No Man’s Sky (PS4) and Lego Marvel Avengers (PS4). Again.
Bin
Nothing game related.
Expense
Well, I didn’t pay for them, but I got a pile of Animal Crossing Amiibo and Amiibo cards, and the special edition Star Fox Zero and Star Fox Guard pack (Wii U).
I also downloaded the full version of Lost Reavers (Wii U) despite hating the beta, but it was free.
