Games added: Gigantic Army
Last week: Finished Pokemon: Sword, tho I may still play it some off & on - gotta catch 'em all!
Started playing Just Cause 4.This week: Just Cause 4
So a couple months back I took advantage of a promo to get some Microsoft Game Pass Ultimate subscription time for basically the cost of some energy drinks. And I mean I *really* took advantage - I'm subbed through Aug '21.
Anyway, one of the things I really like about the service is the ability to try games I have a passing interest in without spending any money. So as I was browsing for something new to play I saw JC4, thought that might be the kind of thing I was in the mood for, and grabbed it. Full disclosure, I've actually played the opening hour or so of this game a couple times before, but never stuck with it past that opening tutorial/story setup section to get into the meat of the game. So this time, I did, and I gotta say it's kinda hooked me. Now I'll already tell you it isn't a great game - the story is basically pointless, and it can be a touch repetitive. But what it IS is a *FUN* game. Blowing up everything in sight in some crazy and sometimes inventive ways is very cathartic and a great stress reliever. I think it's best to think of the game as a super hero game - you're basically the Hispanic Batman. You can take an absurd amount of damage (and when your health does get low, ducking out of the line of fire for only a couple of seconds or so usually gets you back to the good) and you can cause an insane amount of havok. Seeing an enemy way across the screen that's shooting you, grappling to him (drop-kicking him in the process) then shooting him to finish him off NEVER gets old. Nor does jumping into the chopper that's shooting you & using it to rain down destruction. I may or may not finish it, who knows at this point, but right now I'm hooked and I'm looking forward to playing more. 
