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Game 1: Battlefield Hardline (Xbox One) - 01/24/16 - 7 hours
I played this back when EA Access was free for the weekend. I was curious to see what the singleplayer was like and couldn't say no to the low, low price of free.
I like it, the police show style presentation was engaging despite the obvious story beats.
Gunplay was as satisfiying as a (modern) Battlefield game should be.
Game 2: Dying Light (PC) - 02/02/16 - 33 hours
Picked this up with 3 other friends and we had a blast with it.
The overall story was OK, nothing to write home about. Most of the experience was running around with my friends and bashing some zombie skull.
Game 3: Streets of Rage 2 (Sega classics) (PC) - 03/04/16 - 4 hours overall
A classic beat em up I decided to spend time with and it was a classic experience, I'll say that.
It's a pretty straight forward game that gets tough and borderline frustrating near the 70% of the game. I did have to use save states because of the problematic hitboxes of certain enemies but it was worth it.
Game 4: The Division (PC) - March 2016 - 30ish hours
Played The Division with 3 other friends, and I'll say that it's the best way to play the game (I don't trust randoms). It's a fun multiplayer experience, just like Dying Light
It has a fun gameplay loop but it sadly get too repetitive for it's own good. Near the end , the fatigue was certainly setting in.
Game 5: Gears of War: Ultimate Edition (Xbox One) - 04/09/16 - 10 hours
It's Gears, in it's most janky version. It was definitely a good time with my brother. save for those sections where you have to split up and the game gets super tough for no reason.
Pulling off headshots and perfect active reloads still feel satifying as all hell.
Game 6: Rayman Legends (Xbox One) - 04/30/16 - 40 hours
As one of the many Ubisoft games I've gotten thanks to GWG, I wasn't expecting to sink so much time in Rayman Legends.
I booted it up to play a quick platformer while cooking and got sucked into the fun platforming and french humor.
I basically 100% the game, save for 3-4 achievements.
It's a really great game and any one looking for platformer should look out for this.
Game 7: Call Of Duty: Black Ops 3 Campaign (Xbox One) - 04/30/16 - 8ish hours
Played most of the campaign with a friend and couldn't pay much attention to the story. Abandoned the game for a while and came back to it today (04/30) to polish it off. Sadly, story prgression was linked to my friends profile and I couldn't continue normally. SO I go through "Mission Select" and do the last 3 mission left.
A ways into the last mission, the game crashed on me. Because I didn't have any saves, I had to start it over. I get near the end, about 5 minutes from the credits and the game crashes again. There, I gave up, I didn't have the drive to do it again.
For a COD campaign, I was disappointed by the extremely convoluted story.
Shinobi602 summed up my feelings in one of his post about this game.
Game 8: Rainbow Six: Siege (PC) - on and off - 60 hours so far
This is a great game. Most people here on GAF have praised this game for it's team centered gameplay and they're right.
With 4 other friends, I've spent countless adrenaline filled nights on this game.
Game 9: Street Fighter V (PC) - on and off - 26 hours so far
Getting in on Street Fighter V as it's in its launch phase is great, I get to play and learn with everyone. Simplified mechanics ( compared to 4) make it less frustating to pull off combos and I actually feel like I can be good at the game.