GFMSL #5

So far I've shown you cars with football, games based around grinding and a rather odd simulator but this time we go to a special place called Pandora. 

I've had Borderlands 2 for 3 years now and i'm just about to reach 100 hours in the game. I own every game in the series with all the DLC (I even have Tales From the Borderlands) and I have one thing to say about the game,

It's awesome. Everything from the guns to the maps, Borderlands has it all. You may see a theme occurring with this blog involving RPGS but Borderlands is a hybrid of shooter and RPG which turned out well. 

Borderlands is one of them games that have their own genre. A game that can not be copied. With 4 characters (6 with DLCS) to choose from and each with their own unique skill tree. Here's a rundown:

Pros:
150 hours of gameplay 
Skill trees
Memorable characters 
Humorous dialogue 
Great locations
GUNS!

Cons:
Optimization issues
A grind sometimes
Claptrap


Overall this is going in the good category for the huge amount of content packed into one game.

Weekly Roundup #18

This week has seen many new releases, news and updates to games you wouldn't expect to have, Here's 5 stories from the gaming world.

First up Ubisoft's 30th anniversary year is almost up. Each month we've had classics like Beyond Good and Evil and Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon but December has fans in for a treat.

On the 7th December, all Uplay users will be able to download and keep Assassins Creed 3. This announcement came during this week after a month of speculation of what the next game will be. Will you download Uplay and get AC3? Let us know in the comments.


Speaking of surprises Grand Theft Auto 4 got the first update in 6 years. The patch notes are below:

• Added error code "WTV270" to indicate a problem with connecting to Windows Live Sign in Assistant / Games for Windows Live Servers.
• Added Windows 8, 8.1, and 10 to compatible OS check.
• Added Display Controller image in Controller Configuration.
• Fixed a bug which made completing "Out of Commission" mission impossible when frame rate exceeds 60fps.
• Fixed a bug with the "Resource Usage" indicator on graphics cards with more than 2GB of VRAM.
• Fixed a bug that restricted settings changes when using modern video cards.
• Fixed a bug with the map crosshair on certain resolutions.
• Fixed a bug with text scrolling in "Brief" Menu.
• Fixed "drawlist overflow" crash.
• Minor performance optimizations.

The patch doesn't add any content but fixes some important bugs (such as the games for windows live servers).

No Man's Sky has been cleared of their investigation into whether or not the games screenshots are misleading. the ASA have 'ruled in favor' of Hello Games and will take the investigation no further.

 

Fans are getting back into the game after the foundation update which brings basic base building and models for future updates including a station to build vehicles.

Steep, an open world skiing game was released on Friday and looks a lot like SNOW. After a public beta in November, Ubisoft pushed the game out just in time for Christmas. 

Yogscast has partnered with Humble Bundle once again to bring fans the Jingle Jam 2016. Gamers can pay $5 (£4) to get DATLOF and a shoutout on the Yogscast stream. Pay $30 (£23) to get over 50 games throughout December. 

Every day until the 31st December a game or 2 will be released and available to buyers of the bundle. So far Kholat, Psychonauts, Goat Simulator and many others have been revealed and at the time of writing the 4th day is yet to be revealed. 

Alongside the games, members of the Yogscast team will be streaming different games every day. All proceeds from both twitch and the bundle will go to various charities. Visit here if you are interested in buying $650 worth of games.

GFMSL #4

Welcome back, We haven't posted in a few days due to being busy but it's now the weekend! To start it off here's a game that I bought a while back but never played, Grind Zones.

I got this game (along with 9 other games) for less than £2. I didn't really pay attention to it until now. The game is an endless grind fest where you go around the same map killing hordes of zombies. While this may seem like a chore to some, it's a heaven for me. 

Something about endlessly killing mobs, leveling your character and getting better gear appeals to me. The difficulty gets harder as you pass more levels and quests ask for larger amounts done. 

Here's a summary:
Grind-fest 
Leveling
Quests
Better gear
More potions
Harder Enemies 

I'm putting this in the good section but this game needs new maps. 

We're going to start a series on Youtube where we showcase the game by playing it as far as we can get, the first episode will be up shortly.

No Man's Sky 1.1 is Pretty Good

The 1.1 foundations update came out yesterday for No Man's Sky and we've been playing it. 

And it's pretty good.

The new update not only brings a building feature, freighters and a bunch of other features too. The new building features give players a goal to work to even after reaching the center as most things need blueprints to build. 

Even for the people who hate mining can also benefit from the update. An auto miner can now be built in order to harvest massive deposits. 

Weekly Roundup #17

A LOT of things have been going on this week, here's a full rundown.

First we'll start with the obvious. On Friday Hello Games revealed the Foundation update for their open world survival game No Man's Sky. Not much was known until an hour ago when Sean Murray posted this on his Twitter:

"If you could have lived our lives over the last months, you'd know how meaning full this is.

Here's update 1.1:
http://www.no-mans-sky.com/foundation-update/ "

The link shows a 6 minute explanation of what's coming in the next update which includes building bases and freighters to store resources. It's uncertain when the update will launch but we know it will be next week sometime.



Next up the Steam fall sale launched on Wednesday. PC players have access to discounts to over 13,000 games and can save a big sum of money for purchasers. 

you can check out all the deals here.


Alongside the sale valve has released the first ever Steam awards. Users can nominate games for 9 categories  including an option to make their own. 



The winners will be announced in December.

No Man's Sky Devs FINALLY Respond

No, this isn't just a patch. 

Sean Murray has finally announced the foundation update for No Man's Sky 2 hours ago titled the 'foundations' update. 

They haven't released a date but we know it's coming next week.

Weekly Roundup #16

We've been inactive this week due to a sickness going around, but here're some news stories you might be interested in.

First off the dino shooter Orion is getting an inventory wipe soon. Trek Industries announced the removal of certain items in the game for the new 2.0 update.

The items being removed are: 

Ion Currency
Trek Credits
Inventory/Gear
Guardian Levels
Skills/Progression

Trek has offered a reward program to users where depending on what they had in the older version will be traded for certain items in the new version. The reset is due to augments for gear being used to exploit the virtual currency. You can read everything here.


We asked the developers when they plan to release the update and responded with a date of 20th December. 



Lara Croft fans have been treated to a sale of all Tomb Raider games. The sale lets you purchase the games for up to 75% off and even lets you buy every Tomb Raider (except Rise of the Tomb Raider) for 81% off its original price! 

This includes all DLCS.

That's all for now but stay tuned as we'll keep you updated about next week.