Be Excellent To Each Other

And yes... it is good! Very stylised and a bit confusing but I'm enjoying it.

Some GOG bits from their sale <12.74>
Painkiller Black Edition
Prince of Persia®: The Sands of Time
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
Blood: Fresh Supply
STAR WARS™: Dark Forces
STAR WARS™: Rogue Squadron 3D

<0.75> Slither Loop (Switch)

<6> Part-Time UFO (Switch)

Layers of Fear (Xbox) <3.99>

If anyone is interested, the Gods remake is £1.67 on there too, but I was never much for the original, so I won't be bothering.

Apparently it hasn't got the original song and, if you ask me, looks worse than the original did! There's a toggle for retro graphics though so I'm still slightly tempted.

<4.64> Touring Karts (VR)

This is fucking garbage

<44.99> Spider-Man: Miles Morales (PS5)

I was going to suggest that https://kartkraftgame.com/ is what you want.

How so?

No weight to the cars, no personality to the racers. It's just bad

I've had a Steam refund. First time I've bothered to do that

<-4.64>

Ps5 Spiderman <50>

Ps5 <450>

You do know it won't play CDs don't you?

Knowing Sony it won’t play DVDs either

PS5 <450>
Pulse 3d headset <90>
Charging dock <25>

I suppose these are inevitable later so

about <45> Miles Morales: Spider-Man
about <55> Watch Dogs: Legion

<-90> I changed my PS5 model to the digital one

Super Mario Game and Watch <44.99>

I've also sold a Dreamcast pad that I backed on Kickstarter but it looks like I never added it to my spreadsheet... Hmm... A stock take could be long overdue!

<239.99> Nintendo Switch.

Technically it's my son's birthday present, but it's my money and I'm obviously going to be playing with it so... here it is

<32.85> 12 months of PS+

Ubermosh:Santicide (Switch) <0.08>

There are a few other 8p games available too. You can see them here. Could all be a load of crap, but 8p.

<13.14> Humble VR Bundle

Quest of Dungeons (Switch) <0.81>

Buck Bumble N64 <11.00>
Defender Gamecube <8.00>
GDEmu <32.29>
Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the Necrodance featuring the Legend of Zelda - Switch <29.85>

Oh, and Arcade Racing Legends on the Dreamcast <43.58>

That's right, a brand new game for the Dreamcast. Amazing.

Yakuza Kiwami (PS4 PSN) only <4.79> ! Loved Yakuza Zero, this is the next one chronologically.

Speaking of Dreamcast have you been following any of the recent Atomiswave stuff - i'll stick a link here :

https://www.beexcellenttoeachother.com/ ... 7#p1058297

I have indeed! That was the main reason that I bought a Gdemu. I've been putting it off for ages since I've got a lot of the heavy hitters on disc anyway but the promise of Metal Slug 6 tipped me over the edge.

PSN sub <50>

Every year I forget to turn off auto renew.

Turn it off now ? - you can just login and hit the button then worst case next year it does not auto sub and you have to click a button to get it on PSN or you get it somewhere else cheaper

(*) yes i know you wont but i can point at this message in a year and say i told you so !

<32.85> PSN 12 months

<59.99> Sackboy for PS4 Pro (includes PS5 version)

Still Life (GOG) <0.59>

Watchdogs <39>

Fallout 3 GOTY (GOG) <4.99>
Castlevania Anniversay Collection (Switch) <3.99> (The Konami Arcade Collection is also the same price, but I already have that on the Xbox)
Sega Ages Thunder Force AC <2.57> (Seems all the Sega Ages stuff is discounted)

<0.08> Knight Swap 2 (Switch)

I've made no estimate as far as I know, but figured I'd get in on this game. It's a been a surprising year of gaming for me. I had no idea I was going to buy a Switch for a start. It's my first console since the DS Lite back in 2008, and only my third ever, the first being the Amiga 500 if you count it as one. Already I feel it's something of a landmark gaming device for me.

Looking through my Steam purchasing history, I see there's a few DLC I immediately forgot I bought straight after buying them, namely the Stellaris and Cities Skylines DLC. To be honest I think the Stellaris money is a bit of a waste. Like most Paradox grand strategy games I just bounce straight off them, despite thinking they're great for me in theory.

Favourite purchases so far...? For PC it's definitely ATS: Idaho and Colorado. I suspect ATS is in my top three PC games of all time now. On the Switch? Outside of the initial Animal Crossing outlay probably Katamari Damacy, which is utterly splendid. Mario Kart 8 hasn't arrived yet, but am super-eager to play. Whelp, time to see the summary and wince!

Nintendo Switch Animal Crossing Bundle with Carrying Case <344.00>

Switch Online Membership <17.99>
Wargroove <11.19>
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney <14.99>
Streets of Rage 4 <20.24>
Katamari Damacy Reroll <7.99>
The Long Dark <24.29>
Stillness of the Wind <3.49>
Mario Rabbids <11.09>
Jenny LeClue <2.99>
Shantae: Seven Sirens
Mario Kart 8 <36.99>
80 Days <1.99>
Red Wing: Aces of the Sky <1.44>


PC Steam:

American Truck Simulator: Colorado <8.99>
American Truck Simulator: Idaho <8.99>
Townscaper <4.79>
Stellaris Utopia DLC & Stellaris Distant Stars <11.08>
Mount & Blade Bannerlord <31.99>
Cities Skylines Campus DLC <10.29>

Ohh, what's that like? I've chucked a fair few hours into Warband, even though I utterly suck at it. For a long time I assumed it was total vapourware, so I'm impressed they managed to release it at all.

It's not worth the money yet. It launched in quite a sorry state given the build up of weekly dev teasers.

I think it's fun, but with sizable caveats.

The battle mechanics are great, the map and world lush, the feel and the handling and the graphics all work well together. Core gameplay of beating up peasants lobbing stones at you and progressing to field mighty armies and crying havoc is satisfying. I've had some stunning battles out in the desert as one of the tribes out there, doing my Lawrence of Arabia cavalry charges across sweeping dunes. Owing a town is a bit of a thrill.

There are still big issues with it though. Despite the Reddit butterlords scoffing mightily at the ease of running a kingdom and arranging alliances and wooing lords, the entire framework for doing so is rather obtuse and clunky. The risk / reward system of lords liking and hating you straitjackets you somewhat into similar nice guy playthroughs, despite my desire to villainously twirl a moustache. Village quests are super-valuable for the money they give you until you can get the coffers filled by managing a fief, but the repetition of the simplistic missions is a bit dull. It is still a bit buggy.

All the same I've sunk 116 hours into it, and not even conquered a kingdom yet. Probably because I keep restarting. I'd say it's worth it on balance, and they are beavering away updating it, but it is still somewhat unpolished and there are elements missing.

<4.99> Legends of Runeterra Starter Bundle

Mad Carnage (Switch) <0.51> Looks like a bit of a basic Battlecars ripoff, but it's only 89p (51p after a gold points discount) so figured I'd try it.

<24.99> Space Invaders Forever (Switch)

<19.99> Coins in Legends of Runeterra, I'm just buying cosmetics as the game is plenty generous enough with cards, but there's a gameboard I want and one of the Guardians. (More will follow I'm sure.....)

<245.00> PlayStation 4 Pro
<17.99> Jedi fallen order

Couple of cheap bits from the GOG winter sale:
Carmageddon Max Pack <1.89>
Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders <1.59>

Also, if you visit their Homepage, you can get Prison Architect for free. And Covert Action that I mentioned on here a little while back, is £1.39 at the mo.