13 Days Remain to Download Celebi for Pokemon X/Y and Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire

If you own Pokemon X, Y, Omega Ruby, and/or Alpha Sapphire, then you're in luck. The Pokemon Company is currently giving away a level 100 (that's right: level 100) Celebi for owners of the aforementioned Pokemon games on the Nintendo 3DS. Celebi is one of the 11 Mythical Pokemon being released throughout the year.

To acquire your level 100 Celebi, all you need to do is start up whichever Pokemon game you on he 3DS, select MYSTER GIFT, followed by RECEIVE GIFT. After that, choose GET VIA INTERNET and you'll be on your way to downloading Celebi.

If you've already done so, I apologize for the late news. If you haven't done so, then why are you still reading this? Turn on that 3DS of yours and get a(nother) Celebi for free!

PlayStation Plus Games for March 2016

A new month means a new list of PlayStation Plus games available for free for PS Plus subscribers. Earlier this month, PS4 users were able to vote between Assault Android, Action Henk, and Broforce. I, of course, voted for Broforce. Please watch the following video to understand why I voted for Broforce. You will not be disappointed.

Now do you see why I voted for Broforce? Do you?

Anyway, enough about Broforce... here is March's lineup of PlayStation Plus games and their platforms. I'll also include their original prices and the total amount you'll save as a PS Plus subscriber.

March

Broforce — PS4 ($14.99)
Galak-Z — PS4 ($19.99)
The Last Guy — PS3 ($9.99)
Super Stardust HD — PS3 ($9.99)
Flame Over — PS Vita ($9.99)
Reality Fighters — PS Vita ($13.49)

Total for March: $78.44

March appears to be the lowest amount thus far, but you're easily getting more than what you pay for as a PlayStation Plus subscriber. Whether or not you like these games is a different story though.

With the new PlayStation Plus games list, the grand total has increased to $323.32. That's about $17.96 per game.

What are your thoughts about March's PlayStation Plus free games lineup? Let me know in the comments section. Thanks for reading!

Less Than 4 Days to Get Mew (Technically 3)

If you own Pokemon X and Y and/or Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, then you might want to go to your local GameStop and pick up a download code for Mew. The unfortunate thing about Mew is it only knows Pound and is already maxed out at level 100. But, hey, that's one more Pokemon to add in that Pokedex.

Anyway, I hadn't realized there was a full list of the Pokemon we should expect this year. It is the 20th anniversary of Pokemon after all, so you'd think I'd be up to date about all things Pokemon. You weren't either? Now I don't feel so bad.

For those wondering, the full list can be viewed on the Pokemon website here. If you don't want to click on the link and see the fancy page, you can read the following list to maybe encourage you to visit the website. The layout is actually pretty cool.

• Mew: February 1-24 at GameStop
• Celebi: March 1-24 via Nintendo Network
• Jirachi: April 1-24 via Nintendo Network
• Darkrai: May 1-24 at GameStop
• Manaphy: June 1-24 via Nintendo Network
• Shaymin: July 1-24 via Nintendo Network
• Arceus: August 1-24 at GameStop
• Victini: September 1-24 via Nintendo Network
• Keldeo: October 1-24 via Nintendo Network
• Genesect: November 1-24 at GameStop
• Meloetta: December 1-24 via Nintendo Network

Personally, I only recognize 3 out of the 11 Mythical Pokemon being distributed this year. Navigating through the website, I have discovered that all the Pokemon will be level 100. Still, it's kinda cool that we will be able to have these Pokemon free of charge—you might have to leave the house to get some of them, but whatever, right?

I'll be sure to post when a new Pokemon is available and how to get it.

PlayStation Plus Games for January and February

Starting mid-February, I will post the games received as a PlayStation Plus subscriber. I'll also list the current prices of each game on the PlayStation Store to give you an idea of the amount of money you're saving. Of course, if you already own the game or don't care about the game, then it doesn't really matter.

January

Hardware: Rivals — PS4 ($19.99)
Grim Fandango Remastered — PS4 ($14.99)
Dragon Age: Origins — PS3 ($19.99)
Medal of Honor Warfighter — PS3 ($19.99)
Nihilumbra — PS Vita ($9.99)
History Legends of War: Patton ($29.99)

Total for January: 114.94

Of the six games given to PS Plus subscribers, I already owned Grim Fandango Remastered and Dragon Age: Origins. Unfortunately, I don't really care to try any of the other games I managed to acquire last month.

February

HELLDIVERS: Democracy Strikes Back Edition — PS4 ($19.99)
Nom Nom Galaxy — PS4 ($14.99)
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax — PS3 ($39.99)
GRID Autosport — PS3 ($29.99)
Nova-111 — PS Vita ($14.99)
Lemmings Touch — PS Vita ($9.99)

Total for February: $129.94

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax is the only game I owned in this month's list. Besides Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, which I already own anyway, I didn't care much for February's PS Plus games either. Still, we ended up getting $129.94 worth of games this month. In total, we've gotten $244.88 in games. Essentially, PS Plus has paid for itself already.

I'll make sure to post March's list much earlier. I'm barely getting back into blogging, so that's my excuse for writing this post so late into the month.

What are your thoughts about January's list and February's list? Let me know in the comments section. Thanks for reading!

I'm Back! Again...

It's hard to believe that the last post I wrote was about my lack of blogging. One year later, this post may be pretty similar to the last one I wrote.

Despite the lack of writing, I'm still playing games. I gave up on recording Let's Plays and writing about games because of school and work. It also stopped being fun. Gaming in general had stopped being fun. I had too many games and too little time to play them, let alone decide which ones to make Let's Play videos for.

The story remains the same (to some degree) today. Lately, I've been playing more multiplayer games and indie games. I've discovered that I have a commitment issue with games. That's a little sad considering I grew up playing JRPGs. I can't even remember the last time I actually finished a JRPG. Anyway, I'm getting off topic.

Even though I have less time to play games, write about games, and record Let's Play videos, I still want to do these things. It's a fun hobby to have. It's also nice to take a break and get lost in a game, much like getting lost in a book or movie. I'd personally like to write and record on a weekly basis, but I honestly don't know if I can even commit to that. I'll do my best though. Rather than stress out about it, I should have fun with it. I don't know where this will take me, but I might as well enjoy the journey. I keep coming back to it anyway.

Until next time!

Let's Give It a Go

The last time I wrote on my blog was two months ago. It definitely took more than a month to write a new post.

I hadn't forgotten about my blog. I continually thought about my blog and I even came close to writing a post at least three times. That ends today. I think...

Where shall I start? In early November, I ended up selling both my Elgato Game Capture HD and Elgato Game Capture HD60. I gave up. I didn't want to make any Let's Play videos, I didn't want to make any video reviews, and I didn't want to record myself playing games. Earlier this month, I ended up buying another Elgato Game Capture HD because I wanted to give it another shot. Today, I chose to ship it back and get a refund. After giving it some thought, I have decided to make video content using my PlayStation Vita and my wife's Nintendo 3DS XL. Her 3DS XL can record while mine can't record gameplay.

Deep down inside I still want to make video content. Because I can't legally get rid of my Vita and my wife's 3DS XL, I thought, "Why not give it another go? After all, I'm stuck with these devices one way or another. I might as well take advantage of them."

So that's what I will do. I'm still trying to figure out which game I should record first. I've got plenty of Vita games and 3DS games, so the only problem is figuring out which one to record. I'll save that decision for another post. For now, I'm back and I'm ready to give it another go. Aren't you happy for me?

Where Do I Stand?

It's been a while. Nearly one month ago I wrote a review for the iPhone 6 Plus. I had planned to do more after writing that review, but all the excitement I once had slipped through the cracks. I began to wonder if what I was doing was even worth it. I haven't been secretive about it; I have been wanting to make money from writing reviews about the video games I have played and the tech I have used. I have also been uploading video content onto YouTube since mid-August. Looking back, I was beginning to be desperate. I constantly tweeted links of my blogs and videos on Twitter. I made sure to post my new content on Tumblr. I was doing my best to use social media as an outlet for what I enjoy doing: playing video games and writing about them. I battled with myself to make it a priority rather than a hobby.

Having given it some thought I have come to realize that that thought process was a mistake. I see others with successful blogs and YouTube channels and began to wonder if I could ever compete with them. I'm not sure I can because I can't see myself making this a full-fledge priority. Rather than make it what I strictly do, I will go back to making this blog and my YouTube channel a hobby. If success comes, then great. If it doesn't come, then that's okay, too. I have been placing too much pressure on myself which hasn't garnered much fruit. Reviews and video content cannot come to fruition if I'm constantly bombarding myself with different games to play at the same time. Instead, I'll game like I used to game: for fun.

Recently I spoke with a friend about my gaming habits. I told him that as a child and teenager, I was a better gamer. He told me that he feels he is a better gamer now than he was growing up. I think the spark he has in regards to gaming was alive and well during my adolescent years. It has died down since that time. I even came to the point of selling all my gaming hardware and software because I felt I had lost that desire. It is still there, but I have come to see that there are more important things in my life than video games. I will continue to play them, but I doubt I will ever get back to how I was as a child.

Gaming will be a hobby. It may become a career someday, but for now it will be a hobby as I find what I can do to contribute to this world—what my identity is. That being said, I won't promise anything pertaining to new content on this blog and YouTube channel. If it comes, it comes. If it doesn't, then it doesn't. Right now, I have other things to take care of. New things will come, but they won't come as regularly as I would have liked them to. I've chosen to be okay with that. It wasn't an easy decision, but I am actually okay with that. It has relieved me of very unnecessary stress.

Let's see how long I take to write something new on my blog. Hopefully it doesn't take me another month to write something.