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After the Dreamcast anniversary passed I needed a rest so I've not done a whole since then. I continue to play less and less new games too though I did manage to finish Remedy's latest game Control. It's an interesting game that frustrated me on more than a few occasions. Sometimes it was due to my poor navigation using the in-game map, other times it was being sent back somewhat far when having to respawn, and there were times I was simply confused. It took me a while to figure out what to do with the upgrade system too. This is a game with a lot of materials spread throughout the world to collect that likely need to be read to get the full story. Due to a lack of time and having a hard time reading the text (I have poor eyesight and a 42" TV) I didn't look at too many of them. Compared to other Remedy games, I didn't find the characters all that intriguing, like Max Payne and Alan Wake, plus I did have more fun with Quantum Break as well. Unfortunately, it is another M-rated game which seems to be what I mostly play. It probably could have gotten away with a T-rating simply by removing the strong language.
The Sega Genesis Mini released this month though I don't know that I'll get a chance to play it. I can't spend $80 on it even if it does look nice and has received great reviews. Nintendo announced a new fitness device, sort of like a Wii Fit for Switch I suppose. It's called Ring Fit Adventure and includes a plastic ring that holds one Joy-Con controller with the other Joy-Con being strapped to a leg. It's not far off with a release date of October 18th; it will cost $79.99. Also this month Nintendo released the Switch Lite and a Mario Kart game for mobile devices.
There was a Star Wars event this past week that showed off a lot of new products and a trailer for the Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order game. In other Star Wars news, Aspyr published the old Jedi Knight II game (without the multiplayer mode) digitally for Switch and PlayStation 4 at a price of $9.99. No idea how it holds up but it was certainly a great game back in 2002.
I did get a request to play a couple Commodore 64 games. While I don't own Thrust, I plan on getting a One-on-One video up on YouTube this weekend. Thanks for reading the blog and watching the YouTube videos and following everywhere possible and providing feedback!
-Jonathan