Jimbob

I have a plan to not buy any games until Spring, i want to at least make a dent in my backlog. Which grew a bit at Christmas, the Mrs bought me Doom on PS4. I also had a PS4 voucher and i picked up the Ezio Collection and Shadow of War. Did finish Concrete Genie just after Christmas, and i had planned to finish another game, but this blasted bug hit and knocked me for six (still have the remnants now) Probably halfway through Assassin's Creed II now, and have made a start on Doom. Hoping to get both done by the middle of the month. Games i'm looking forward to this year, there's a few Animal Crossing New Horizons Cyberpunk 2077 Last of Us Part 2 Doom Eternal* Watch Dogs Legion** *Possibly birthday present **Possible PS5 launch title. Probably be a few Switch titles in the mix, that would depend on any upcoming Nintendo Directs

Finished up Concrete Genie. Not a bad game, simple and clean fun. Very colourful (once the paint is put down).

The past few months I've been noticing how lazy some people on my team are. Instead of actually doing work, they've spent half the day on Reddit and Wikipedia. Even going as far as hiding any piece of work that involved effort into a folder marked "can't work due to lack of info". The lack of info part is incorrect as if you look on the document, it has the piece you need to be able to link it to a case. Outside of 2/3 people out of 10, no-one else searches for the case. I note that this post is ironic as i'm posting online over doing work myself, but i'm off work today myself.

6 years ago today the PS4 came out in the UK. Still got the launch model, still working well. Resogun was one of the first games i played on the machine, and it still looks good to this day. Couldn't quite hit the high scores people were getting, but it was a fun experience none the less. Another of my highlights include Horizon Zero Dawn, that was just a fantastic experience throughout. I plan to replay it before the PS5 comes out, and hopefully Platinum it. The PS4 was my first proper experience of a PlayStation machine, and can't fault it. Got a Vita soon afterwards on a recommendation from @Sheikah.

So far, no-one has been round to canvas. Nor have i had any leaflets in the post, however i've seen the Labour MP wandering around in town talking to people.

I'm curious about this, the reviews are what i was expecting. Probably get this as something to play over the holidays or early next year before Last of Us Part II. Kojima certainly is one to push the boundaries with each game he creates.

I'll be playing this evening, forgot it went live today as i could have thrown a few games in at lunch.

Done 2 Darkrai raids, 50% success at catching. Thought it was a cert to be caught on the 1st raid, 2 spins and kick-out (not with a nice/great/excellent throw), so thought if i hit a great/excellent it'll go in. But alas no. Did a raid yesterday during raid hour, same again but this time it caught with an excellent throw.

I remember that vaguely, didn't that have Voilet Berlin. Which reminds me, she also did Gamepad.

Just on this part, you reminded of some TV series i used to watch. Mostly Gamesmaster (as i reckon many of us watched here). I also watched Gamesville (all i remember about this was that Guru they had) and one other i can't remember. Most of my gaming info came from the likes of N64 magazine, NGC Magazine and the Official Xbox Magazine. Didn't bother with the likes of Edge or Gamesmaster, being a mostly Nintendo-only gamer in the 90's/00's they didn't have a lot on this.

I'm showing my age here, but the first console i "technically" had was a GrandStand I say technically, it was something my Dad owned from his days in the Army. It was my first experience of gaming, and it was a good little machine. Took (i think) those big round batteries (D i think). I can't remember which way around my first proper console arrived, but i did have both a Gameboy and an NES within a year of each other. The NES i had for Christmas and the Gameboy for my Birthday. Mostly had these because my Dad wanted to play, and the deal between him and my Mum was that he had to share. The Gameboy came with Tetris, and the NES came with Super Mario Bros and Duck Hunt (complete with light gun). I did get a few more games on both machines over the years, most notably Super Mario Land and Dr Mario on the Gameboy. Somewhere in the 90's, i asked for a SNES for Christmas. However, i ended up with a Mega Drive II instead along with a copy of Columns 2, Super Hang On and World Cup Italia. Went to a local market a few weeks later and picked up Sonic the Hedgehog (complete with the cheat code written on the cover). No complaints with this machine, was the first games console that got me into gaming. Before this, the Gameboy and NES were mostly shared machines for the family. However, the Mega Drive was the first console exclusively for me. I had other games for the Mega Drive, including Alien Soldier, TazMania, Toy Story and Aladdin. I had borrowed Sonic 2 along with Sonic and Knuckles from my cousin around the time he got a PlayStation with Tomb Raider. Can't say i missed not owning a SNES at the time, i was having a lot of fun with the Mega Drive. However, because i had the Mega Drive, the Gameboy and NES became my sisters. And she was not happy with sharing, and the urge to play Nintendo creeped up. I was around the age of getting pocket money, and around the time of my birthday, i had saved some of it up and along with some birthday money, i nabbed myself a Gameboy Color Because of my sisters selfishness, my parents took her copy of Pokemon Red and gave it to me to go along with it (she kept Blue), i had also picked up a copy of Link's Awakening and re-acquired Tetris from a box in the attic (i did eventually get all the Gameboy games back when she threw them in the bin one day). This was my own Gameboy, and i got my urge filled for Nintendo. Because of this, i asked for an N64 for Christmas of 1999. I got one, along with Ocarina of Time and Super Mario 64. Both these games alone was more than enough to last. It was around this time i had a paper round, so was able to buy the odd game here and there (wasn't a regular round, more cover for someone as and when). It was also around this time i discovered that N64 games were expensive, so quite a few of my games came from Gamestation's pre-owned area. The likes of Mario Kart 64, F-Zero X and Turok 2 were fine examples which cost me a couple of pounds instead of mega bucks. The first N64 game i got new was Banjo Kazooie, which i got from my wages on the odd round. Only a players choice copy, which wasn't expensive (that range of games was a godsend at times). Majora's Mask followed in 2000, and so did Donkey Kong 64. Ended up with a copy of GoldenEye and Perfect Dark down the line (Perfect Dark was from a friend, he got bored of gaming. GoldeneEye i got at a carboot sale) The N64 was the era where i got into my gaming magazines, of course it was N64 magazine i purchased. It was here i learned about E3 and the gaming world itself, so i knew when things were coming out. More so, the GBA and GameCube, both machines i had a keen interest in getting. When i did get a GameCube and GameBoy Advance, these 2 machines were the last ones i got from my parents (well, they contributed to the GameCube, i got the GBA). They nearly got me a Dreamcast, but went to the Nintendo route (and i guess i was lucky as the Dreamcast ended Sega's console business soon after). The rest as you say, is history. I did get an Xbox 360 (the first non-Nintendo machine since the Mega Drive) over a Wii as i wasn't happy with the route Nintendo were going after the GameCube. The 360 introduced me to the world of Online gaming (and the price tag). I did get a Wii though a year or so later, but this era was the first era of owning 2 home consoles over just the 1 and a handheld. Have owned a DS, 3DS and WiiU for Nintendo (can't say no to the Big N). I would have got a Xbox One, but the last straw was E3 2013 (i was growing tired of the 360 in the last 2 years leading to this, with their focus on media and Kinect coming through). So for the first time, i got a PS4 and have loved it. Unlike the 360, where i had 3 consoles in it's lifetime (Premium, Elite and Slim), the PS4 i have is the launch model i got nearly 6 years ago and it's still going strong. And over a year ago, got a Nintendo Switch which rekindled my Nintendo love again.

People are hoping a delay will happen, but would the EU agree to another extension seeing as the last one they said this would be it. Lot of people doing the march on Saturday. Once we either leave or remain in the EU, i'm not sure what the media will be able to talk about.

I think the Halloween event spawned early, i've seen shadows appearing on the map for a Weedle and a few others (which i already have caught many times over).

If the "Colossal Discovery" event is akin to the GoFest, then i might consider giving the ticket a go. If not, then forget it and i'll wait for it to appear on EX Raids.

Played about 1/2 hour earlier before work, i'm liking it so far. Nice to have another game that uses some of the PS4 controller features, and as HoT said, this is only the 2nd game for this developer. And it's a step up from what i've seen of it so far, no complaints here.

Watched Dynamite on ITV Hub in the end, there were some technical difficulties so i did get the Fite pass as a back-up. Wasn't a bad show, strange hearing JR commentating on something other than a WWE broadcast. Will be interesting how they go from here, and will the ratings continue to beat NXT. Hopefully this might wake WWE up a bit and encourage some better RAW/Smackdown broadcasts.

Probably not bothering with the SNES controller, if i do get something, it'll probably be one from 8bitDo or something. Used one in the past, felt comfortable. In terms of games i'm looking forward to for the SNES online app, outside what is most likely obvious being the Donkey Kong Country trilogy, i'm hoping they bring Earthbound and (would they though, seeing as it would be a SNES mini selling point) Starfox 2

I'm guessing a Switch version of this will be coming in the not too distant future. As a mobile title, it's not bad. Still getting used to the controls, but i'm liking it so far. Saw the monthly fee to access a few items, not a chance unless it's included in the Switch online sub costs.

99 Gem apples is the icing on the cake.

Not sure what to think. The concept is good, and it'll attract the audience it's aimed at. But please, please, please. Don't make videos like this again Nintendo, or use the most QVC esq hosts you could find.

This year there's certainly more coming to the Switch i'm interested in over the PS4. Pre-ordered (Physical) Link's Awakening Luigi's Mansion 3 Pokemon Sword/Shield (not decided which one to stick with) Going to get digitally Ori and the Blind Forest Yooka Laylee and the Impossible Lair Considering A Hat in Time Shovel Knight is a cert, but as that's coming as an update for me, it's not on the list. If Silksong comes this year, i'll certainly get that as well. I look at some people's lists, and i do wonder how you'll find the time for all that. I know Hero-of-Time seemingly has infinite time (i swear he's got a time machine or something), but respect if you can find the time.

Closest i've ever gotten to a Maximus was 4, and i got there over the past weekend.

That's a great list to launch the SNES service on the Switch. So, so many great games to choose from.

I re-bought Yooka Laylee on the Switch (well, won a £20 eshop card and it was on sale), considering getting this on the Switch to go alongside it. So far, it looks good and much better than the first. They have said that this style would suit the game better.

Didn't think they'd do a 2nd one, but i'm all for it. Loved the 1st game.