Random Post and What If i Won the Powerball Jackpot

So, no posts for a while, what have I been doing....

Second account stuff (formerly primary account).  I am playing through some game so that if I get the inclination to trade them in, I can (playing through to get 1,000/1,000 or whatever that is with DLC).  I completed Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning and Lego: Pirates of the Caribbean. 

Xbox Next: What Would Make Me Think of Getting One

I am planning for this to be my last generation of video game consoles (Xbox 360, PS3, etc).  What could make me change my mind?

Game Room Report Q1 2013

I know Q1 (Jan, Feb, March) isn't quite over yet, but I did another check on the Game Room leaderboards.  This was made more difficult by the leaderboard/servers being somewhat unstable. 

My rule for continuing to do these "reports" is that at least 5 games have to show leaderboard increases during the period.  I guess there will be another "report" maybe in late May or Early June. 

My Month in Video Games (February)

Another month has come and gone, like months tend to do (for some odd reason)

So anyway, what have I been up to?

Baseless Xbox Rumors (Made Up)

So, the next generation of Xbox should be announced in the next couple of months.  There are numerous rumors surfacing (some leak, some conjecture, etc).  What those rumors have is too much credibility.  What people really need is a rumor that has no source and very little chance of actually happening.  So here goes....

Name: Xbox (simply Xbox nothing else.  Of the rumors, I prefer Next or Infinity)
OS: Heavily modified Windows RT

Xbox Family - Newish Fake Rumor: Tablet
* Name: Xbox Touch (Surface)
* 7-8.9" tablet
* 16 GB
* Released on November 8th, 2013
* OS: Windows RT
* Price: $299.99 (comes with $25 app voucher or several installed apps)
* Does not come with Office Home and Student

Right now I am basically viewing my Surface RT as a portable Xbox system (for Xbox Live Arcade games featuring touch controls, though you can plug a wired controller into it).  This is completely made up based off of existing rumors.

Batman Arkham Assylum (Xbox 360)

Have you ever played one of those highly rated/regarded games and it left you unimpressed?  Well, Batman Arkham Asylum GOTY of the year was one of these for me. 

What I was ok with:
* "puzzles" (though many of them were the same thing over and over)
* Exploration
* Upgrading equipment

What I didn't like so much:
* Part of the game that mimics what happens before one of my past Xbox 360s red ringed (color, pixilation, etc).  I thought my system was having graphical issues. It took me 2-3 times of that scene before I let it go all the way through 
* The Scarecrow levels: I hate these
* The combat:
* The Camera
* Indirect "boss fights"  (I wish "action" games would limit this)
* Sometimes the controls seem "floaty" or not as responsive as I would like

Played:
* Difficulty: Easy
* Died: a bunch of times
* Achievements: 590/1,000 Gamerscore
* Collectibles/Riddles: All
* Challenges: none (I tried 1 or 2, but it was some of the worst parts of the game, to me, like combat)

My Month in Video Games

So what have I been playing since I last checked in?  Games, apparently

my Gamerscore is currently at 52,013.  Odd, huh (thank Mortal Kombat, XBLA for that non-0 or 5 ending)

Let's see I have been playing
* Darksiders 2 (beat on easy, i'll do a collectible run someday)
* Forza 3 - finally finished "Solid Gold" achievement
* Forza Horizon - finally finished the "story" on easy and all single player achievements except the one for doing all PR stunts.  Why would someone pay $20 for the Rally add-on/expansion, when many people got the game for $30 or less? 
* Forza 4: there is a "Bucket List" achievement, nooooooooo!  We'll see if I get my first Unicorn car this month.  This is going to take a while (50+ hours and only 31% done).  I wish the career and event list would have synched better (or at all). 
* Red Dead Redemption: has anyone else in the history of gaming got stuck in the first horse race section.  I keep "falling off of the path" by bridges.  I can't move both sticks at the same time and the fire markers aren't exactly really easy to see.  Has there been a single game this generation where the camera hasn't sucked?  I can't think of one.  And I really wanted the Snidely Whiplash achievement in this game.  Maybe later. 
* Midway Arcade Origins: it is no Game Room.  It is ok to have a retro games compilation, but I really miss the medals and the leveling up system.  That is probably why many of these arcade compilations seem so flat to me now. 
* Gunpowder: I found this to be an interesting game on Windows 8/RT (I have it on my surface).  You essentially draw lines of gunpowder and place explosive barrels so you can blow a safe.  I just wish it would be a little easier.  I have only completed the first chapter so far. 
* Viva Pinata: finally finished the retail version 50 hour achievement.  I think it is at 250 game days.  I tried to finish up the Games for Windows version, but for some reason it won't load (conflict with display settings?)

What games am I looking forward to this month?
* Capcom Arcade Cabinet:  it is a little expensive.  So maybe just the "trial/400 point version.

Retail:
Nothing for a while.  No to BioShock Infinite (BioShock 2 was disappointing), I have no interest in Tomb Raider or Metal Gear Rising Revengeance, Gears of War Judgment (wait until inevitable $20 price tag later in the year, though I am not big on shooters). 

I am pretty sure that I will not be going "next-gen" unless I were to win the lottery.

The only retail game I was interested in was South Park: The Stick of Truth - and that got kind of pushed back with the THQ situation.