![]() ![]() I tried one of them and got my shit rocked so I’m good for now. ![]() I haven’t gotten the platinum trophy for it because it requires that I beat the challenge modes on the hardest difficulty and, yeah, no thanks. ![]() I really loved my time with the first game, so even if this game was more of the same, I knew I was going to play the hell out of it. Jurassic World Evolution 2 was also one of my most anticipated games of the year, and I was more and more excited about it as we got closer and closer to the release date. They’ve fixed/addressed some of these issues in a recent patch, so maybe they’re no longer applicable, but aside from these complaints I had a great time with Back 4 Blood. The clothing variety is also severely lacking. Why can’t I just earn things for my character? Why do I have to unlock many, many cards and accessories for characters I never use, just to get one thing for my own character? And why can’t I earn experience in solo play? This is not a competitive game. The card/cosmetic progression is also very weird and annoying. We only tried a few times but had no interest in beating our heads against the wall. We have yet to beat the final stage, in fact. We usually play games on “normal” difficulty, but we unanimously agreed to play this game on “recruit,” and even then, we found certain levels very, very hard. The fun came with some frustration, however. ![]() The running around and shooting zombies part was as fun as I’d hoped it would be, so the fact that I came around on the two things I was worried about – the card system and character classes – means that my time with this game was fun and filled with great moments with friends. That was good enough for me! Once I started getting cards that significantly boosted my already increased healing abilities, though, I decided to become a great healer in order to help the team out. Again, I could ignore them if I wanted to, and I didn’t give them much thought when choosing to play as Doc. Clearly, I was more into the card system than I thought I would be. Before I knew it, I had a regular run deck, a healing deck, an endgame deck, and a grinding deck. I did want those boosts, though, so I began adding cards here and there, looking for cards that fit my playstyle. They boost and modify your stats, but I could safely ignore them and still contribute to the team. Almost immediately I realized that I didn’t need to use the cards at all, if I didn’t want to. I’m personally not a fan of card-based systems usually, so the idea that I’d have to worry about building and managing decks instead of just running around and gunning down zombies did not sound appealing. I was very worried about the card system that the game introduces to the Left 4 Dead formula. The best parts of my experience with this game mostly came from playing with friends, but there were some things I really liked in the game itself. It was mostly just my friend Ron and me playing those games, but this time we had a full crew, as we were joined by my friends Tab and Paul. īack 4 Blood was one of my most anticipated games of the year, due in no small part to my love for the Left 4 Dead games. Grab a mug of your favorite hot beverage (I’m sipping hot chocolate out of a Meg Turney mug I bought myself for Xmas) and join me on this meander through the many games I’ve played through fall and into winter. Given that my last post was in August, I have a lot to catch up on. For now, I’ll continue to post some general musings about the games I’ve been playing (if you’re interested in more regular thoughts, feel free to check out the podcast!). I love writing about games and, with some luck, maybe I’ll do it professionally someday. Wow, it has been a while, has it not? 2021 was a light blogging year for me, mostly because recording/editing the Pretty Pixels Podcast takes up the time that I would have been normally dedicating to writing about games. ![]()
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