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Helldivers 2

  Hello everybody, and welcome to the March edition of the Black Alcohol Gaming blog!  Hope since the last read, everybody is doing well. If you haven't already, please go check out my other avenues of gameplay and reach:  Linktree - BlackAlcoholGaming  - here you can follow me on all social and streaming platforms, as well as connect with my affiliates and partners. Ok, now that the shameless plug is over...Helldivers 2. Man. What can I say about this game that hasn't been spoken for itself already? The overall majority of people I've seen play it, as well as my own experience...well, it's been pretty great! And for $40 bucks on the PS store or PC? Can't really beat the bang for your buck that you get. Literally.  To start, this game is super light on the story angle of things. If you are into a deep storyline, this will not be the game for you. If you are into a solid, full of action co-op experience, then look no further. Diving in(ha!), from the gate you are...

Marvel's Spider-Man 2

  Sorry for the skipped month in February, but here is the Feb blog post. Just a little late. No excuses; just the life grind. Spider-Man 2. What can I say? I waited a good while for this to come out, and man oh man, I can say that overall, it was a great addition to the collection. Between the amazing scenery while you are swinging through the city, to the very satisfying fighting that comes along with almost every game in this series...you can't go wrong. That said, there is definitely something missing and I've struggled to put a finger on it until lately as I was rewatching some other streamers play the game. It's the cutscenes. They are the con. Let me explain. So to be a bit repetitive, I LOVE the storyline, from the first game released, to Miles' spin-off, to this one, absolutely. But when watching the cutscenes which help to deliver the story, I feel like I'm watching something from the early-on PS4 or even at the very worst, the late end of the PS3. I mean,...