Guys, I figured it out. I figured out how to record form my PS4. I can't wait to start playing some of those games now. Apparently you have go in to your settings and turn off HDCP. I was under the impression that an update turned that off automatically and you had to turn it on if you wanted to. Apparently the reverse was true. Any suggestion of what I play first?
Games:
Horizon Zero Dawn
Ratchet & Clank
Bloodborne
Grand Kingdom
I am Setsuna
Mighty No. 9
Rime
Friday, March 23, 2018
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
What I've been playing . . .
Just to give you an idea of what I've been playing recently (some recorded, some not). In no particular order.
Lego Batman (Xbox 360)
Lego Harry Potter years 5-7 (Xbox 360)
Voodoo Vince Remastered (Xbox One)
Final Fantasy IX (PS[on my PS3])
Gems of War (Xbox One and PS4)
Skyrim (Xbox 360)
Band of Bugs (Xbox 360)
Back to the Future (Xbox One)
Zombi (Xbox One)
Some of the games pending (which is a polite way to say I need to continue playing them again) are:
Dark Cloud (PS2)
Summoner (PS2)
Psychonauts (PS)
Halo Combat Evolved (Xbox 360 and Xbox One [part of Master Chief Collection])
Dark Souls (Xbox 360)
Rayman Origins (Xbox 360)
And the games that I can't figure out how to record them again:
Final Fantasy X-2 (PS3)
Prototype 2 (PS3)
I started playing the Lego Batman game before I thought about recording it. I generally play a level as a warm up especially if I haven't played anything in a while.
I'm obsessed with Final Fantasy IX. I think it's my favorite Final Fantasy game. I follow the game on Twitch and I'm constantly watching streams of it. I had to do that because my game disk has an error on it and won't let me get through the first 5 minutes of the game (I think I blogged about that). So I bought a digital copy through my PS3 so I could play it. Unfortunately I still can't figure out how to record from my PS3 so I'm just playing it for fun. I love that game.
I started playing Band of Bugs because I missed playing a tactical RPG game. I've loved getting back in to this genre even if the game is not that exciting (I'll have a review up once I've finished all the DLC). There's something about having to plan your move AND your attack that intrigues me.
Back to the Future and Zombi have interesting reasons why I'm playing them. I'm going to do another blog post about that specifically. Can you figure out what they have in common?
Skyrim is a very interesting choice for me. There wasn't any particular reason that I wanted to play that game specifically just that I wanted to play an intense RPG game to scratch a Dungeons & Dragons itch that I have.
Since December I've had a really strong desire/need to learn how to play Dungeons & Dragons. I bought the Starter Kit, Player's Manual, dice (lots and lots of dice), miniatures and the paint the make them pretty (or at least colorful since I'm just learning how to paint them). I talked with my brother dain and he said he was interested too. We even got together and went through the first section of the starter campaign. Since then, every time I try to get with him to play again, he blows me off. You want to clean room instead of play D&D with me? That's like a girl saying "I have to wash my hair" so she doesn't have to go out with you.
Since I wasn't getting my fix in real life I thought I would turn to my digital life to find the equivalent. I was thinking Elder's Scrolls Online, Neverwinter, Oblivion or Skyrim as good choices. With Neverwinter or Elder's Scrolls Online I felt like I had to be able to invest several hours of game time to it each time I played. I wanted something I could pick up for a hour or just 20 minutes. I've probably got about 10 hours in to Oblivion but I think I would be so lost if I tried to pick up where I had left off. I wanted to start fresh and new. So Skyrim it was. The choice then became: on what system?
I have the original on the Xbox 360 and the remastered on the Xbox One. I've played about an hour of it previously on the Xbox 360 and had 2 achievements (from 2013). I could have played the remastered one but then would I be able to go back and play it again on the earlier (uglier) version? I figured I would start over and play it again on the Xbox 360 and just take my time and enjoy it. Once I've completed it there I might play again but on the remastered version and record that playthrough to post on YouTube. At least I'll know what I'm doing and won't be fumbling around so much.
The other games that are pending and I need to play I'm just stuck in or frustrated with. That's what happens when I play games. I hit a block and stop playing. Posting videos to YouTube is suppose to help me keep playing them when I do get blocked. I think I need to work on that.
For those that I'm recording you can check my progress on my YouTube channel. For those that I'm not recording you can check my achievement lists to see how I'm doing. For those that don't have achievements I guess I could start tweeting about my progress. I need to do more of that too. You can find me at @PengwennGamer. Is there any one of those games that you'd like to see me play more than the others? Let me know in the comments.
Lego Batman (Xbox 360)
Lego Harry Potter years 5-7 (Xbox 360)
Voodoo Vince Remastered (Xbox One)
Final Fantasy IX (PS[on my PS3])
Gems of War (Xbox One and PS4)
Skyrim (Xbox 360)
Band of Bugs (Xbox 360)
Back to the Future (Xbox One)
Zombi (Xbox One)
Some of the games pending (which is a polite way to say I need to continue playing them again) are:
Dark Cloud (PS2)
Summoner (PS2)
Psychonauts (PS)
Halo Combat Evolved (Xbox 360 and Xbox One [part of Master Chief Collection])
Dark Souls (Xbox 360)
Rayman Origins (Xbox 360)
And the games that I can't figure out how to record them again:
Final Fantasy X-2 (PS3)
Prototype 2 (PS3)
I started playing the Lego Batman game before I thought about recording it. I generally play a level as a warm up especially if I haven't played anything in a while.
I'm obsessed with Final Fantasy IX. I think it's my favorite Final Fantasy game. I follow the game on Twitch and I'm constantly watching streams of it. I had to do that because my game disk has an error on it and won't let me get through the first 5 minutes of the game (I think I blogged about that). So I bought a digital copy through my PS3 so I could play it. Unfortunately I still can't figure out how to record from my PS3 so I'm just playing it for fun. I love that game.
I started playing Band of Bugs because I missed playing a tactical RPG game. I've loved getting back in to this genre even if the game is not that exciting (I'll have a review up once I've finished all the DLC). There's something about having to plan your move AND your attack that intrigues me.
Back to the Future and Zombi have interesting reasons why I'm playing them. I'm going to do another blog post about that specifically. Can you figure out what they have in common?
Skyrim is a very interesting choice for me. There wasn't any particular reason that I wanted to play that game specifically just that I wanted to play an intense RPG game to scratch a Dungeons & Dragons itch that I have.
Since December I've had a really strong desire/need to learn how to play Dungeons & Dragons. I bought the Starter Kit, Player's Manual, dice (lots and lots of dice), miniatures and the paint the make them pretty (or at least colorful since I'm just learning how to paint them). I talked with my brother dain and he said he was interested too. We even got together and went through the first section of the starter campaign. Since then, every time I try to get with him to play again, he blows me off. You want to clean room instead of play D&D with me? That's like a girl saying "I have to wash my hair" so she doesn't have to go out with you.
Since I wasn't getting my fix in real life I thought I would turn to my digital life to find the equivalent. I was thinking Elder's Scrolls Online, Neverwinter, Oblivion or Skyrim as good choices. With Neverwinter or Elder's Scrolls Online I felt like I had to be able to invest several hours of game time to it each time I played. I wanted something I could pick up for a hour or just 20 minutes. I've probably got about 10 hours in to Oblivion but I think I would be so lost if I tried to pick up where I had left off. I wanted to start fresh and new. So Skyrim it was. The choice then became: on what system?
I have the original on the Xbox 360 and the remastered on the Xbox One. I've played about an hour of it previously on the Xbox 360 and had 2 achievements (from 2013). I could have played the remastered one but then would I be able to go back and play it again on the earlier (uglier) version? I figured I would start over and play it again on the Xbox 360 and just take my time and enjoy it. Once I've completed it there I might play again but on the remastered version and record that playthrough to post on YouTube. At least I'll know what I'm doing and won't be fumbling around so much.
The other games that are pending and I need to play I'm just stuck in or frustrated with. That's what happens when I play games. I hit a block and stop playing. Posting videos to YouTube is suppose to help me keep playing them when I do get blocked. I think I need to work on that.
For those that I'm recording you can check my progress on my YouTube channel. For those that I'm not recording you can check my achievement lists to see how I'm doing. For those that don't have achievements I guess I could start tweeting about my progress. I need to do more of that too. You can find me at @PengwennGamer. Is there any one of those games that you'd like to see me play more than the others? Let me know in the comments.
New Purchase - PS4 Pro
Guess what?
Yes, I know I probably don't need a new gaming system but I couldn't resist and I'll tell you why.
I have a list of games I'd like to own for the PS4 and two of them came up as free games this month for Playstation Plus members. Well, lucky me I'm one of them.
Bloodborne and Ratchet & Clank were/are the free games for the month of March 2018. If I wanted to save some money, now would be the time to get a PS4 . . . except that getting one isn't actually saving me money since I would still have to pay money for the console. But I couldn't pass up the opportunity especially since I got a nice boost in my paycheck with our year end bonuses coming through.
I got the PS4 Pro (1TB) and immediately downloaded those 2 games. I also picked up some free to play games as well just so I'd have something else to play. One of those games is Gems of War.
I have Gems for the XBox One and love it. I'm about level 167 or so and I've put a large amount of hours in to that game. Unfortunately I realized around level 80 or so that I did some things in the beginning that have hurt me later on in the game. At the time I didn't know better because I didn't fully grasp how things would play out. Once I did, I felt like a fool. With getting the game again on PS4 I now have the chance to start over and take what I've learned and maybe be better at training, or faster at leveling up. So now I'm playing the same game on two different consoles.
Of course just having have these few games wasn't enough. Could I call myself a real gamer if I only have a paltry list of games for the latest system? Not in my mind anyway. I've since been on a hunt to find bargins and great deals on other PS4 games. And my wish list is still growing.
I've picked up I am Setsuna and Horizon Zero Dawn. I'm so excited about both of them. I can't wait to play them. The question now is: Which game do I play first? I've got so many games on the go right now it's hard to figure out what to play out of those without adding another one to the mix. But whatever game I pick I was going to record it and post to YouTube. Except things haven't gone has planned.
Once I got the PS4 hooked up and downloaded an update, I turned on the Elgato and that's when things started to go wrong. Even though one of the systems the Elgato is natively set to record from is the PS4 it wasn't recognizing the signal and freaked out like it does with my PS3. (I still haven't figured out why I can no longer record from my PS3. I've been able to do it in the past but it won't work any longer no matter what I've tried.)
Once I gave up on that and just started to play and enjoy my new system the power started freaking out and it would turn off and back on again randomly. The thing with Gems of War is that if you are in a battle and lose connection (either you internet goes out or your power) you get "credit" for losing the battle and a loss goes on your record. After this happened about 3 times I just turned everything off and went to bed.
I haven't given up yet on recording from my PS4, I just have to figure out what went wrong. Unfortunately I haven't had the chance to play from it again either. Like I said, I've got a lot of games going at once. More on that in a later post.
So if you've got a PS4 system and would like to recommend games to me to play/buy I'd love to see them in the comments below. I've ignored the PS4 games for so long because I knew I wouldn't be able to afford the system for awhile so I really don't know what good games are out there; older ones or newer ones. I could really use some suggestions. Any games. Any genres. I'm open to trying new things.
I bought a Playstation 4 Pro
Yes, I know I probably don't need a new gaming system but I couldn't resist and I'll tell you why.
I have a list of games I'd like to own for the PS4 and two of them came up as free games this month for Playstation Plus members. Well, lucky me I'm one of them.
Bloodborne and Ratchet & Clank were/are the free games for the month of March 2018. If I wanted to save some money, now would be the time to get a PS4 . . . except that getting one isn't actually saving me money since I would still have to pay money for the console. But I couldn't pass up the opportunity especially since I got a nice boost in my paycheck with our year end bonuses coming through.
I got the PS4 Pro (1TB) and immediately downloaded those 2 games. I also picked up some free to play games as well just so I'd have something else to play. One of those games is Gems of War.
I have Gems for the XBox One and love it. I'm about level 167 or so and I've put a large amount of hours in to that game. Unfortunately I realized around level 80 or so that I did some things in the beginning that have hurt me later on in the game. At the time I didn't know better because I didn't fully grasp how things would play out. Once I did, I felt like a fool. With getting the game again on PS4 I now have the chance to start over and take what I've learned and maybe be better at training, or faster at leveling up. So now I'm playing the same game on two different consoles.
Of course just having have these few games wasn't enough. Could I call myself a real gamer if I only have a paltry list of games for the latest system? Not in my mind anyway. I've since been on a hunt to find bargins and great deals on other PS4 games. And my wish list is still growing.
I've picked up I am Setsuna and Horizon Zero Dawn. I'm so excited about both of them. I can't wait to play them. The question now is: Which game do I play first? I've got so many games on the go right now it's hard to figure out what to play out of those without adding another one to the mix. But whatever game I pick I was going to record it and post to YouTube. Except things haven't gone has planned.
Once I got the PS4 hooked up and downloaded an update, I turned on the Elgato and that's when things started to go wrong. Even though one of the systems the Elgato is natively set to record from is the PS4 it wasn't recognizing the signal and freaked out like it does with my PS3. (I still haven't figured out why I can no longer record from my PS3. I've been able to do it in the past but it won't work any longer no matter what I've tried.)
Once I gave up on that and just started to play and enjoy my new system the power started freaking out and it would turn off and back on again randomly. The thing with Gems of War is that if you are in a battle and lose connection (either you internet goes out or your power) you get "credit" for losing the battle and a loss goes on your record. After this happened about 3 times I just turned everything off and went to bed.
I haven't given up yet on recording from my PS4, I just have to figure out what went wrong. Unfortunately I haven't had the chance to play from it again either. Like I said, I've got a lot of games going at once. More on that in a later post.
So if you've got a PS4 system and would like to recommend games to me to play/buy I'd love to see them in the comments below. I've ignored the PS4 games for so long because I knew I wouldn't be able to afford the system for awhile so I really don't know what good games are out there; older ones or newer ones. I could really use some suggestions. Any games. Any genres. I'm open to trying new things.
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