February Report
Hard times for my playing part, and for my backlog killing! Lots of things to do, not much time, and a more or less free subscription to Xbox GamePass kept me away from Steam. I played a couple of nice games, anyway, very happy about playing Gris and My Friend Pedro.
Steam Backlog
Won on SG
Out of This World
This month I was unable to play any game fitting the theme, next month may be better!Love Is A Hurting Thing
Nothing to see here, either.My Friend Pedro
This is a fantastic game. And I typically don't like shooters. Not much story, of course, but a lot of actions, new ways to move around and kill enemies, and of course a floating banana to help you, say senseless things and rate your performance at the end of every level. A great way to spend some hours.
Played on Xbox GamePass.
Gris
An amazing experience. Visually stunning, a real work of art. The vision, the colors, the sound... This is not precisely a game, the puzzles are quite simple. There is not a real story. It's an exploration, an exploration in the mystic landscape of emotions. Probably a couple of runs should be needed to get everything, to understand everything. Also because the first time it fills your senses so much with its beauty, that you may lose the underlying message.
Played on Xbox GamePass.
Silence
A nice, short adventure in a magic world. Visually it's pretty good, and most of the riddles are quite easy, so that the game results relaxing. But there are some absurd puzzles; the controls are sometimes clunky; and the story has some weak parts.
Played on Xbox GamePass.
We all have those months where real life just takes over and we don’t have too much time for gaming. But luckily there are better months as well — at least most of the time.
Sounds like you had a fun time with the GamePass. I only played Silence and it was quite enjoyable visually. I’ve heard so many good things about Gris, I have to keep my eyes open for it. 5 hours seems like a reasonable time investment for such a much praised game.
Gris is a really interesting experience indeed, even if not much a game. And yes, the launch promotions of GamePass offered me the chance to try some games I was really interested in, but I didn’t feel comfortable in spending money on. So, it was a great chance indeed! :D