Scalebound Canceled

This royally sucks. Scalebound has been officially canceled.

http://www.windowscentral.com/xbox-exclusive-scalebound-has-been-canceled

Since the launch of the Xbox One, this is the one game I've wanted to buy since day one. It will never happen now. Such a sad day.

Xbox One Deal

This Might Be the Best Xbox One Deal We've Ever Seen http://deals.kinja.com/this-might-be-the-best-xbox-one-deal-weve-ever-seen-1755695769

Star Wars Battlefront

I've been wrapped up playing Star Wars Battlefront since it came out.  Been skipping TV shows and everything else to play it whenever I can.  So I haven't even thought of posting on here.

I was hoping to have a bunch of friends playing it so I bought it for that aspect too.  I saw a bunch of friends playing it that first week and I've got to play with a few different people.  Even hooked up with some that weren't on my list that I haven't seen for awhile.  The following week though, most fell off and were playing other games.  I guess Fallout 4 just has more appeal along with some other new games that just released.

Ive been doing pretty good on the achievements and was getting at least one a day up until I got sick from a stomach virus.  I didn't play at all and over the next 2 weeks it was short spans of when I played because I just wasn't up to it.

People are playing still but not as often as I thought they would be.  Black Ops 3 still dominates my list of games being played followed up by Destiny.

I've played the single player a good bit.  I've got all the stars for the training missions along withe the achievements associated with them.  I've found all the diamonds on every board in Battle and Survivilists.  Also beat them all on easy.  Got a couple done on hard. It finishing hard without using a heart, even with a coop partner, is really hard to do.  I haven't even tried Master yet.

The game looks fantastic.  Being able to play on both sides, fly, speeder bikes, drive AT-ST's and AT-AT's.  They game is really fun to play.  However some people are really good or doing something as they just dominate the game.  I can't figure out how someone can be that good.

While unlocking cards I didn't realize I could upgrade my cards.  Having them cool down faster really helps. It getting to 7000 to upgrade them takes awhile.  Especially when you still haven't unlocked all the cards.  I just realized the other day there is 4th slot for a trait slot.  It upgrades itself during the match for how good you do.  Those cards can be really handy.

So it's getting close to playing time again.  Later!

Dying Light

Well after finally going back to this game it didn't take me that long to finish.  Even finding all the collectibles didn't take very long using guides online.

What took forever was finding three other players to play online with through five quests.  I tried to randomly find games online but that is where Dying Light had its biggest flaw.  It randomly puts you in a game.  You can't see the games and you have no control over who's game you join.  Also depending on where you are on the map will determine the amount of people on the area you can connect to. 

To say the least, the majority of the games I jumped in only had 1 player. Around 50% would just be standing there doing nothing.  So getting an achievement where you can't find enough people randomly online to play with just isn't going to work.

I asked all my friends but most had either finished the game or gotten rid of it.  Only had one that still had it.

So I setup some True Achievement events that nobody ever joined.  I was making them 1 day after the next.  So I finally made one 3 days out.  A friend who had it but had never played jumped in and a random person joined.  Luckily my 1 friend who did still have it said he would break away from Fallout 4 to help me and he made my 4th person I needed.

We had issues connecting all 4 of us initially but we finally all got in together.  I finished my last achievement to get all 1000 points in the game.

I did get 1 DLC achievement in one of the updates but I'm not going after the other 2 in it.  Plus I'm not buying the other DLC released for it either.

So I'm officially done with this game.

The game was good.  If you like Dead Island, you'll enjoy this game.  It's basically the same thing.  Once you're done though, replaying it can only go so far.

Finally Finishing Some Games

I finally got on a streak and I've finished shed off a few games.

The big one being Happy Wars for the Xbox One.  Getting to level 50 takes some time to do.  Not sure which was harder to get, that achievement or the one for 6 hero medallions.  I got the 6 hero medallions first but only because I got a 2nd NBK for 30 kills in a match without dieing.  I'm definitely glad to have finished it.  Loaded the Xbox 360 version yesterday and played a match which gave some free achievements in that.  Should have looked at the achievements before hand as I could get a few more without having to put in a lot of time.  I'll do them at some point just to get them.

After that I went over to Peggle 2.  I suck at finishing all the challenges but someone had a way to get all the challenges done without having to actually finish them all.  Takes a little time but way less than finishing all the challenges which I wouldn't be able to do.  So I finished all the challenges and knocked that game out.

Next was the Forza Horizon Fast and Furious game I got for free when they put it out.  The game should only take 3 hours but I ended up playing it over the course of the entire weekend.  Found all the extra stuff for the Forza hub.  However, I didn't find 2 boards to break and a I missed a speed trap.  The achievements are done so I might look this up to see if I can find them just to have did everything if the Forza hub counts it.  If not, then I'll be done with it for sure.

While doing all those games I saw someone doing the GoPro camera achievements so I decided to try not to miss a day again.  I always missed the weekends on it so I started last Saturday and made it all the way through 7 days watching 10 videos a day.  So knocked out an App achievement that should have been done a long time ago.

It's nice to have actually finished up a bunch of games after being stuck in Happy Wars for so long.  I actually went back and started playing my Dying Light again.  Definitely need to finish this game off.  Sucks as I just went through some arena and I lost all the stuff I had on me.  Having to find and make all new items again is going to suck.  Trying to remember all the controls after not playing for awhile is a little hard to do on this game.  Mainly the special moves you can do.

I might start up Castle Crashers along side this but haven't decided yet.  I got it for free and I'm guessing if you owned the first game it was free for you to get on the Xbox One.  Not sure if there is a time limit on that though.  I missed that it was released and just so happen was looking through the games and saw it.

GOW Ultimate Edition Beta

I just got a message from Xbox Live with a code to download and play the beta for GOW Ultimate Edition. 

I was debating on getting it but I guess this will really tell me if it's worth buying and playing again with all the upgrades and extra game time they have added in.

Terraria

 I've been playing Terrari since the beginning of January as the game went on sale the last day of the Microsoft sales going on and my daughter really wanted me to play it. 

Terrari will remind you of Minecraft except it's not 3rd person and is a side scroller.   You mine, craft and create things in the same fashion.  One advantage this game has is whatever you're carrying will go with you to the next world you create.  So you can move stuff around if you want.  Even joining into your friends world you can do the same.

So it was a steady pace with my daughter learning how this game works.  I bought Dying Light so that pulled me away some.  The real kicker is when we were finally starting to unlock and get newer cool stuff she got hooked playing Minecraft again as she was playing online with some friends.  So I was full on Dying Light until I saw Fshguy online playing Terraria.  My daughter hasn't played with me since I started playing with Fshguy and I've completely left her behind now in the game. 

With Fshguy I've unlocked all but 3 achievements as of today.   I've gotten most of best weapons in the game. Yet he still finds stuff I don't have just because there is just so  much to find and get.  We worked on killing the temple boss and we never realized he was going to drop as many good items as he did.  We might have to go kill some more bosses to get some more good dropped loot.

Couple days ago I was working to get all the armor.  I realized I had miss making some items as some armor sets have more than one piece of headgear.  The wiki is also wrong as of today as it shows some armor for the PC but the Xbox One got an update so some of those armors are now in the game that you have to get.  So Fshguy comes in to put the armor he hasn't gotten yet and gets the achievement from picking up what I've made.  I didn't get the achievement.  We had no clue as to why but the relentless task of trying multiple different ways to make it pop didn't work.  After trying other accounts and they didn't get the achievement, something had to be missing.  So I went back and organized all the armor in order as the websites showed.  When I got to the very end I finally saw what I was missing.  I didn't have the sapphire robe.  Fshguy had issues that night and deleted that robe before giving it to me.  What I had was the normal silk robe that is blue like the Sapphire robe but no where near as bright and doesn't count.  I really wished I lived close by to go pay him a visit for that.  It might be worth the trip.  Needless to say once I made the robe, the achievement popped right away.  That was two nighttime play times spent trying to figure that out.

One thing Fshguy did tell me as I saw this on his review on Gamertag Nation was how to zoom in.  It's very easy to miss and I've been playing the game the entire time fully zoomed out.  Click start and then use your LT and RT buttons to zoom to your liking. You are definitely going to want to zoom in on this game to play.  Especially if you have someone playing with you on the same screen as the characters get really small and hard to see.

The game overall is pretty fun but can be a bit daunting for all you need to do.  Especially if you're going for 100% in achievements.

All that's left now is to find all the pets, corrupt and hallow most of the world.  Three achievements to go but that's a lot of work that needs to be done.  At this point in the game you will be creating more worlds.  I've been playing in 1 for the majority and have a 2nd one for getting some corrupt items that you can't get on a crimson one I have.

When all is said and done, if the achievements will pop by going in another person's world then I'll be able to really help people knockout a bunch of the achievements really quickly when I'm done.

Xbox One Bundle

That's a pretty good deal of you don't own an Xbox One yet.

Xbox with Three Games for $379, PS4 Bundle for $380, and More Deals http://kotaku.com/xbox-with-three-games-for-379-ps4-bundle-for-380-an-1654960538

Titanfall

Well everyone is playing Destiny now but with all the games I've got to play and finish I have went back to playing Titanfall for some first person shooter action.

I originally played Titanfall when I got it but stopped when I got LEGO Hobbit to play it.  Before I stopped playing I focused mainly on finishing the campaign and that included winning once each on every map for both sides of the campaign.

So starting back into again I went to working on getting to level 50 for a re-up to get 2 achievements.  I also decided to start working on Attrition matches.  50 wins doesn't come quick and there are a lot of modes to win 50 matches in.  

As I closed in on level 50 I realized there was an achievement for unlocking all the guns.  It's not just the guns though, it's all the attachments for each gun including the Titans.  I had been using the Smart Pistol and the R-101C Carbine weapons for unlocking all the challenges associated with those guns. It was then I realized for each weapon you have certain tasks to do in order to unlock those attachments.  Since I hadn't really focused on unlocking all of them and only used a few of the weapons, I went ahead and re-up.  While working my way back to level 50 for a second time I will make sure to unlock all the weapons with their attachments.

I am almost to level 50 on Tier 2 with half of the weapons and attachments unlocked.  Im definitely not leveling up until I finish this off so I don't have to worry about it anymore.  That way I can just focus and use the guns I want to use each time.

I finished off getting 50 wins on Attrition and I just recently finished getting 50 wins on Hard Point matches.  Im currently working on Last Titan Standing and if winning 1 round counts for 1 win then I've got a long way to go in order to unlock this achievement.  Once this is done I will still have to finish Capture the Flag and Pilot Hunter for 50 wins as well.  So I've definitely got a ways to go.

It's very hard to kill an ejecting pilot in this game as I've only killed 2 so far but I need 10 for an achievement.  Really wish I could boost this one some how.

Earning 500 burn cards will come in time along with running 5 kilometers along the walls in the game.  With everything I've got to do still, those will just come in time.

I'm still debating if I want to go for the Gen 10 achievement where I have to get to Tier 10.  Getting to level 50 again in Tier 2 didn't very long but you have to meet requirements in order Gen up.  I guess I'll see how far I get while finishing all these modes off to see if I care enough to finish all the achievements for the initial game or leave that last 0 pointer as it's just not worth going for.

The game is definitely fun and I'm still enjoying it.

LEGO The Hobbit

Switched over from playing Titanfall to get started on my LEGO Hobbit game on the Xbox One this weekend.  They've added a few new things as is with each release so it's not the same game everytime.

You'll definitely recognize the world you're running around in if you play the LEGO Lord of the Rings game.  I can it's going to be a little different but the same even though I'm still currently running through the story line. I've had to stop a few times just to take a better look at the graphics in the game.  The details are extremely good and you almost don't even realize how good they are just running through the game without paying attention to it.  They've done a suburb job on the graphics in this game.

One thing I'm noticing is that when you break certain objects, you get items out of them and not just coins this time around.  Running through the game you will hit spots where you have to use those items to build something.  Without them, you can't do it.  I'm only going to assume that when you're playing during a level that if you break all the objects you'll have what you need in the board at that time to do it.  However, outside of that, you can trade items for other items which means this could be a daunting task to get something if you don't have the materials needed.  You'll be doing some hunting around to say the least.  So far I've been trying to collect all I could along the way and I haven't ran into but 1 place where I didn't have an item that someone wanted.  The game told me I could only get it in a certain board and I wasn't even to that point in the game yet.  I just ran through it so I think I picked up what I needed, just not sure if I got enough of it, which will require a replay of the board.  Not like I won't be doing that anyway to 100% the game.

All the rest of the norm you're use to is back in the game.  So finding and collecting everything is going to be a daunting task as always.  I've finished all the rest up to the point, don't plan to stop now.  Plus my kids always enjoy playing these games so we keep them.

Xbox One Youtube Video

Dead Rising 3: http://youtu.be/TIraq1MPsXw

Actually uploaded a video to YouTube from my Xbox One.  Just now set down to figure out how to do it

Halo Spartan Assault

Well I finally focused myslef and finished off this game.  My friend Fafhrdd finished it way before I did and we started at the same time.

One thing that makes a difference is when you have played a Halo game and know what all the weapons are.  Fafhrdd knew them with ease.  I've never played a Halo game until now so I had to learn what gun was what.  That makes a big difference when going after the assault ops in the game as you have to kill per a type of weapon.  You mix up what it is and you will make no progress at all.  Which I did a few times and that drug this game out some.

This isn't the normal type Halo game though as this is a top down shooter.  I enjoy games like this as it's about dodging along with killing.  Well this game you dont dodge as much as you normally would.  You just can't avoid the shots coming and that's why you have a shield.  If you gotta run to recharge the shield, get to cover and recharge it.

It was pretty fun to play but having to replay the assault ops missions over and over to earn some ops got to be a little bit ridicilious. 

One thing they really screwed up on this game was the multiplayer.  You can't run through the campaign with any of your friends.  Instead you have 5 co-op boards you get to play.  Yep, just five.  So once you knock out the achievements pertaining to that, it's done.  Come on, this is supposed to be about having fun online with friends and they didnt give you any fun at all outside your first run through on those five missions.

I hope everyone picked it up as the free game this month as I bought it when it went on sale a month or two back.  I think  I'll be waiting to buy any more arcade games with the limited selection up right now.

Dead Rising 3 + DLC

I finished up Dead Rising 3 a few weeks ago.  I've been very busy and lazy when it comes to posting on here.  I need to get back into a habit of posting again.

This is definitely a fun game and it's enjoyable to play.  Some of the achievements add a little bit of a grind but it's not so bad that you would skip by it as it's very attainable in a short period of time.  Like 1-2 weeks of grinding out all the massive zombie kills you need for example.

The DLC in the game was definitely intriguing and add some great stories that happened during your story line for how things happened in the city.  The only downside is it's not worth the cost and I got the season pass on it.  Maybe if it was half the price, then it would have been worth it.  It's not worth $30, that's for sure.

I'll definitely be looking forward to a 4th if the put one out but for now, if you're in a zombie killing mood, this game will fulfill your needs.

Xbox One June Update

More updates for stuff that should have already been a day one release.  Maybe by Christmas, 1 year later, will have the box we're supposed to have had on day one.

June Xbox One Update Adds Real Name Support And Other Handy Options http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/kotaku/vip/~3/44JsXFiMyf0/june-xbox-one-update-adds-real-name-support-and-other-h-1579480381

My First Car Pile Up in Forza 5

Was racing along and just didn't see the wall.  Caused my first car pile up in Forza 5.

https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=7C1472E391D59CF5%21158

Update Your Xbox One Controllers

I looked over the updates coming out but I did not see this until a friend told me about it.  Your Xbox One controller has an update and you have to do it manually.  Following the directions from Engadget to update it.

http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/05/xbox-one-gamepad-firmware-update/

What the Xbox One March Update has

​This Month's Xbox One Console Update Changes At Least 15 Things http://feedly.com/e/Bex1zrjW

Xbox One Music Videos

Slowly but surely we getting features back we are missing from the 360.  Today we get some music videos.

Pretend it's 1994: music videos now available on Xbox One http://feedly.com/e/nUoO_I6k

Dead Rising 3

I was enjoying the game but I trailed off playing other games. Thanks to my friend Fafhrdd buying the game, I was re-energized to played again. So I finished the story off and I jumped into his game to help him as he went through it. This game is so much fun and the more we play, the funnier it gets. Mainly because you start learning how to do all these crazy moves and you get more weapons to play with. It's just fun. It's really nice in co-op as you both gain items if either player picks it up. So you can both be collecting different items, clearing Survior challenges, and anything else. The only thing the game isn't good about is the achievements for this part. All you have to do is load up a chapter on your game and any achievements waiting to pop will all pop up with no issues. If you like killing zombies, mix and match items to create weapons. This game is definitely worth buying. We're debating if we're going to hold onto for the DLC now.

Xbox One Update Coming Feb 11th and Mar

I was just talking to a friend yesterday how I couldn't tell how much batter life was left on my controllers like I could on the Xbox 360. Sure enough, this update will add that feature back in along with some more updates. I'll be happy they are finally splitting up the apps and games. It's a pain trying to navigate through everything to get what you want when it's just a game. http://www.engadget.com/2014/02/05/xbox-one-spring-update-2014/