Well I didn’t finish any games this month, but managed plenty of gaming. Also made it up to Newcastle for one of my favourite gaming events, and attended NERG 2023. Lots of arcade games and pinball were played there.
Games played during July
Octopath Traveller 2 – PlayStation 5
Properly into this now and progressing nicely. Was a bit worried for a while that I was going to struggle getting back into it but all is well.
It’s on Switch and PS4 as well, which may suit. I was glad to get another reason to play some PS5 though, and picked up this physical edition*.
Hollow Knight – PlayStation 5
I was helping my mate with the hornet boss fight, and started a new playthrough to get back into the controls. Ended up playing quite a bit, don’t think I’ll finish it again but it was a lot of fun. I do wish they’d crack on and release the new game, Hollow Knight: Silksong.
A Variety of Tekken
My Newcastle trip involved a lot of Tekken, various editions of the game on multiple platforms. All of them involving my “Paul” smashing my friend about. I’d forgotten how much I enjoy the game.
Animal Crossing New Horizons – Nintendo Switch
Still playing a bit everyday, trying to complete more collections but also doing some island improvements.
Surely you’ve got this already, but it’s here if not*. (And yes I will call you Shirley.)
Pinball FX 3 – PC & PS5
Thanks to playing a bunch of pinball at NERG, I found myself getting back on this when I got home.
Vampire Survivors – Xbox Series X
I noticed they’d added a few more achievements in another free patch, so I spent a couple of hours mopping all those up to maintain my 100% completion.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Nintendo Switch
Another wave of the expansion pass courses came out last month, and I have been enjoying playing the 8 new tracks. I still maintain that the gaps between the releases have been much too long, but I do enjoy the prompt to go back to the game when a new set of tracks appears.
Rollers of the Realm – PlayStation 5
Not sure how much of this I’ll play really, but I started replaying it on my PS5 just because I’m on a pinball kick. It’s fun but not really very polished.
What’s been on the arcade?
Didn’t spend a lot of time on my own cab, but thanks to the trip to NERG 2023, I did play a lot of arcade and pinball games. Definite mention of Guitar Hero Arcade, for being great fun and reminding me how much fun those games were back on the 360.
Pick ups during June
Tekken 7 Deluxe Edition – Xbox Series X
Obviously prompted by all the Tekken we played, I grabbed this in an Xbox sale. Just need to find time to play it online with my mate now.
Humble Bundle “At-Home Arcade” Bundle – PC
A few games that I largely own on my consoles, that I was mostly grabbing for potential future use in an arcade machine. The bundle included Mortal Kombat 11, House of the Dead Remake, Redout 2 and a couple more games, but also included the Indiana Jones table for Pinball FX3 and Pinball FX. The Indiana Jones table is one of the digital replicas of the real life machine, a table that I played a bit of at NERG. Very pleasing.
Pinball FX tables – PlayStation 5
I grabbed the Williams bundle 1 and Wrath of the Elder Gods tables on PS5. I mostly prefer pinball on my PC with my pinball controller, but wanted a few tables on PS5 so I could high score chase with my mate.
Arkanoid: Eternal Battle – Xbox & PC
Another friend suggested this was a fun game for a couple of quid. It plays very well with my Spinner too.
Halls of Torment – PC
The best Vampire Survivors clone I’ve played since the actual game. This is still in early access, so I’m looking forward to it gaining more content, but it is already very promising. It plays as a cross between Vampire Survivors & Diablo. Very well done indeed.
God of War: Ragnarok – PS5
Criminal how long it has taken me to get this, but I traded in a couple of games at CeX and managed to get this without spending any money. Only thing is I want to finish Octopath before I start it…
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