re: Games you have played recently

Mortal Kombat XL

I'm enjoying the single player experiences NetherRealm has managed to put together in their fighting games as of late. I log on every week to play the latest premier tower.

Earthlock: Festival of Magic

Great, great game. The story felt a bit rushed, but it seems odd to say that about a game that took me close to 40 hours to 100%. Xbox giving this away for free on the release date was huge.

Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China

Another free games with gold game. I love the Assassin's Creed series, but haven't had much interest in the side-scrolling options. I never would have played this if not for the games with gold offering. It was fun for a 6 hour run-through, and a decent GwG offering, but it didn't persuade me to buy any of the other Chronicles offerings.

Mirror's Edge

Another free games with gold title. Complete garbage. I really enjoy the free-running and the style of gameplay, but when the bullets start flying the game gets unplayable. I'm not sure how this game ever got any kind of following. I cut it off last night after getting gunned down by an untouchable helicopter for about the 10th time in the exact same spot where I can't run anywhere else. Nonsense.

I've also been playing through Dark Souls, and beat MGS: Ground Zeroes, Pneuma: Breath of Life, & Witcher 2 for the first time all within the last month. I've been on a bit of a gaming binge.

ETA: I've also been playing some "games" on my Gear VR. Mostly just glorified videos, but it's still fun. The Suicide Squad shooter game is too repetitive.