Dear Chlorine,
It has been almost a year since my last post. In that time, you’ve had your second birthday, became an expert walker/runner, and learned a few phrases. What have I been doing, you might ask.
I’ll try to quickly narrate my past year, mention the games I’ve played, and give a quick comment or two.
A few months after my last post, I got hooked to biking (i.e. riding a bike). I was still able to play the occasional video games every now and then on my PC, but the hobby itself took a lot of my time. By the time you read this you’d probably have seen a lot of the Facebook pictures I took at our biking destinations.
During the holiday season, we bought a Wii U. Your Uncles and I played a few games in that console, most notably Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate and Super Mario 3D World, before we eventually sold everything. A little parting words on this console – true to its status of being the Wii’s successor, it’s actually a very fun console that really shines when played with friends or family members. Unfortunately, it has poor third-party developer support, which leads to few games.
You got sick at around the time of your second birthday. You were confined in a hospital for almost a week. Nothing to note here except that it was a sad experience. You seem to be over it by now though. 
Later, your Uncles, some Ninongs, and I, played another MMORPG – Star Wars: The Old Republic (SWTOR). Despite the inferior graphics (compared to Guild Wars 2), I did miss the traditional, World of Warcraft-like MMO system and the availability of hard mode dungeons (called flashpoints) and raids (operations).
I actually spent about 4 months on this game, making 4 maximum-level characters, the most of any MMO I played. It really helps if you have a lot of friends to play with; in fact, I was so focused on the game that I still wasn’t able to get back to blogging.
Here’s a video I took of one of the cinematics in SWTOR. It’s short but I found it funny:
After SWTOR, I decided to go back to my consoles. First, I played Pokemon X on my 3DS. It was as you’d expect in a pokemon game, and more. With online capabilities, it’s easier to trade pokemon or battle friends. It’s easily the best pokemon game, in my opinion.
Then, I went back to my Vita and played Ragnarok Odyssey Ace. If you’ve never played Ragnarok Odyssey, “Ace” is the way to go. It just feels like the more complete game, and the way the game is meant to be played (for instance, Mages actually cast spells and not just do melee attacks).
Then, a couple of weeks ago, we finally bought a PS4. As you probably know by now, it has the ability to record (and even livestream) video gameplay. This is one of the reasons I got excited to get back to writing this blog.
The PS4 has been out for about nine months now so I knew a lot about it even before I got one. Still, I was pleasantly surprised at its capabilities. I can only get excited as more games (LittleBigPlanet 3, Uncharted 4!!) are set to arrive this year and next.
Rest assured, I have so much to write about.
Right now, I have five PS4 games, two of them I got from my PS Plus subscription. I like ALL of them and I’m planning to write a post for each one as soon as I complete them.
Stay tuned!
