Yindy

A few more games beaten this year…

Lego: Lord of the rings

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It’s been a while since I’ve started this one and randomly decided to pick it up again during Christmas.
Turned out, I was almost at the end of the second movie already! So this one was a relatively quick one to finish :)

As for the game: I’m a sucker for Lego games, and I love the Lord of the Rings movies, so there really wasn’t a lot this game could’ve done wrong to me - and it didn’t.
It’s a shame I’ll most likely never revisit it, though, due to the ridiculous size of my backlog… But, hey, at least I’ve played the game, finished the story, and bothered to write about it! :)

Dust: An Elysian Tail

…Have I mentioned yet how pretty this game looks? Yes? Well, I just did it again. :p Granted, I started it because it was one of the few games I own that fit the december theme, but I’m really glad I did: I’ve had a blast with it: I love 2D/platformers/action games, so, yay! Perfect match.

Also, the dialogue/story/music, yup, pretty much everything, was great!
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It’s been a bit of a pet peeve of me: I’m always sitting behind the computer, with a controller in my hand. Because it’s way more laid back to sit with my chair against the wall my neck is always in an odd position during gaming, resulting in sore muscles and stuff.

Also, in my old home, with my crappy laptop I’d already tried plugging a controller in the laptop and the laptop in the tv but didn’t quite like how that turned out…
Anyhow, during the sale I noticed the steamlink had a nice discount, and because it sounds like something I’d definately like (And it’s affordable for 22-ish euro’s) I got myself the steamlink…

And, men, I love that thing! It doesn’t just stream Steam big picture, if I close/minimize it, it streams whichever monitor my mouse is on… So, instead of sitting behind the computer with headphones on watching a movie/serie, I can now watch those on my tv, too! :D Yay!

Costume Quest (& Grubbins on ice) - 100% :D

To try out the Steamlink I randomly launched Costumequest. Didn’t quite know what to expect from it but it was a fun little game. :)

Story:

It’s Halloween, your twin decided to dress up as a candy corn, got himself kidnapped by monsters collecting candy, and it’s up to you to find your missing twin back!
You do this by trick or treating, collecting candy/costumes, and battles:

Based on the costume people are wearing, you gain abilities that you can use in battle: Lady Liberty’s special attack, for example, heals everyone in the party.
The Robot just nukes down monsters with quite some damage, etc.

….Okay, it sounds lame now, but it’s quite fun!
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a very pissed off pumpkin-costume…

Grubbins on ice

Grubbins on ice is a little story/dlc, taking place after Costume Quest.
In this dlc the kids end up in the world of the ‘monsters’ and, in order to save the yeti festival, they… …Need to start trick or treating, beating baddies, collect costumes yet again.
But it’s still fun! :)
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uguleley

Are you using a wired connection or WiFi with your Steam Link? I’ve been interested in getting one but have been put off by some reviews saying that on WiFi there’s noticeable input lag and dips in visual quality, even if the internet connection is fine. It would be nice to play some Steam games from the couch.. :)

Yindy

wired, I’ve read the same + the steamlink is literally standing next to the modem (Horizon/tv box also functions as a router and stuff) so figured it’d probably take more time to bother to set up the wifi on the steamlink than just connect a cable :’)

uguleley

Yeah, better go wired when there is a chance. :) Welp, I probably need to take notice from those reviews and not buy it. I don’t see a practical way to get the Link wired into my router.

I thought that the Link would only work with Steam/Big Picture mode, but that desktop streaming support is pretty cool!

Adelion

Hm, with a bit of luck I may be able to win a Steam Link soon. It does sound neet and it may solve the problem that I can’t start some games while my Laptop is connected to the TV via HDMI. I just need to find somone trustable with a Twitter Account …. or make one myself -_-

Trent

Yay, loved Costume Quest! My kids called it “The Trick-or-Treat game.” We played it after they’d just turned 4. Costume Quest 2 is fun as well.
We also finished Lego The Hobbit this past summer, and I picked up Lego LOTR not too long ago (though we haven’t played it). Lego Hobbit was also a favorite of theirs (and mine!). My daughter loved Bilbo and my son and I loved Tauriel.