End of November Update

Gaming was slow this month. Without burdening you all with personal details, I’ll just make it known that I lost a close friend last week. He was the person that I played most of my games with and gaming has not been the same this week. Instead of focusing on games that I played, I want to focus on games that I will be playing soon. Including one of his favorite games (Zero Escape, which I was playing beforehand, so I will proudly continue and beat.) That way I can keep a positive attitude.
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Zero Escape: The Nonary Games

4 hours playtime

0 of 38 achievements
Borderlands 3

9 hours playtime

7 of 81 achievements
We Were Here Together

2 hours playtime

5 of 22 achievements
Life is Strange: True Colors

20 minutes playtime

0 of 40 achievements

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The zero escape series is next on my list of games to beat. Then Life is Strange True Colors (or maybe in between since Zero Escape is technically two games.) I’ve heard good things about True Colors and I’m hoping it’s closer to Life is Strange one then two. Meanwhile I’m still working on Borderlands 3 and We Were Here Together. I’ve heard very negative things about Borderlands 3, but I’m really enjoying it so far. I have very low expectations so that’s helped a lot. Other then that, there is one game that I beat this month below. I hope everyone has an amazing December. Happy Holidays!
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Road 96

10 hours, 8 of 12 achievements

I actually really loved this game.

Just by skimming the description, I thought this game was going to be like a randomly generated road trip where you make choices along the way. It's not like that. Every event is scripted and there are only so many events that can happen. But how you encounter them depend on some choices in the game. Basically there are multiple characters and once you 100% each of their stories, your pretty much done with the game. The replay value is very little after that.

Now that that is out of the way, I loved every minute of this game. You play as different teens trying to cross the border of a fictional country. Different choices you make may lead to different results for your teen. The game is political (which I normally don't enjoy) but it works in this game and leads to some good story beats. I absolutely loved the characters and the atmosphere of the game. The soundtrack and ambience reminded me of Life is Strange. The game does a good job of immersing you into its world. You feel afraid of the unknown and determined to help your character reach the finish line.

There are things I could nitpick about the game because it's not perfect. It's definetely not for everyone, but in the end its about what experience you get from a video game, and I really enjoyed this one. I was sad when it ended because I wanted more.