# What I’ve Been Playing Recently
I like the idea of this sort of regular, generic post, but I don’t really want to give it a schedule, so I’m just going to throw em out whenever, for now, I think. Considering this si the “first” one, it’s also not clear what “Recently” should mean in this context. It’s my post, my blog, my rules, so I’m thinking, whatever I want to mention really.
Fortnite
Roughly a year ago, I decided I wanted to give Fortnite a go. It’s been popular for years, and i was looking for something relatively mindless to play as a filler game to fill the void left by Overwatch. So I decided to try Fortnite. I had no idea what I was doing, though I managed to win my first match, which felt really cool, until (much later) I learned that all the matches for the first ten levels or so are against Bots. It was Christmas season, so I got a few free cosmetic items, and I even enjoyed it enough to buy a few skins. i also opted to go for the Battle Pass, which I completed to level 200.
I’ve taken a few breaks, but I’m still playing a year later now. Chapter 4 just started, which means a fresh new map to play on. i am pretty sure the new map is a lot smaller than the last one. Honestly, in general, it feels like Epic really wanted to try to break people out of the “Run around and hide” all match mindset. Everything is righter and faster and you’re forced into more encounters. I’m not sure I like it honestly. I usually moved around the map a lot, but I also generally would avoid conflicts. I’ve actually been playing a lot of Bot Matches just so the games are more chill and less stressful.
Something that’s a bit annoying, I actually kind of prefer playing random, NON Battle Royale maps and modes. I played a TON of their Among Us Clone, in the Imposters Mode. Though that got old because groups, completely break that mode. Groups will just tattle on who the Imposter is to their friends. I also do a lot of “Death-run” Obstacle course maps, though there are a lot of these that feel really uninspired these days. Probably my favorite are the Musical Soundwave Series events.
Sky Children of the Light
This one is a super chill “Relaxing” movile game, though it recently came to Switch and Playstation. It’s made by the same folks who made Journey and definitely FEELS a lot like Journey. You float around this world collecting candle wax and meeting people and doing little Spirit Quests. There is only one zone in the entire game where you can be harmed, outside of The End zone. I have not been able to bring myself to attempt The End yet. I hear it’s really hard, plus you lose everything, by default, and start over, after completing the game.
Currently they are having an event themed around the singer Aurora, which was part of why I started playing the game in the first place.
Retroid Pocket
I want to do a proper write up on my Retroid eventually, but I’ve been playing old games on this as well. Nothing in particular yet, I’m still kind of in the “Mess around and see what it can do” phase. Mostly I’ve been playing Genesis and PlayStation Titles, with a few PC Engine games thrown in. I am trying REALLY hard not to fall into my usual Emulation Trap of just playing Zelda and Mario…. again… for the ten thousandth time.
Overwatch 2
File this one under what I’m NOT Playing. I got so tired of Overwatch and it’s unbalanced mess. I quit a year or so ago and every attempt to come back failed within days or hours of every reinstall. I came back more hardcore for the end of Overwatch 1, hopeful that Overwatch 2 would be a fresh, new beginning. I even bought the Battle Pass. Oh boy I was disappointed. I expected nothing and it was worse. Every single match, almost without fail, is a complete steamroll win or loss, and neither is fun. Experience is a slow pain int he ass as well, I gave up on the Battle Pass around level 50 I think. I was not having fun and I didn’t want to grind out 30 more levels. I don’t even care about winning, I just want the game to feel enjoyable I never win in Fortnite and I always enjoy playing. Overwatch should be like that.
It should be fun!
