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I recently got Wolfenstein: The Old Blood. I've played Wolfenstein 3D quite a while back when it was released, and I was a huge fan of other ID games, such as Doom and Quake, which I played for endless hours. This one is made by MachineGames, instead of ID. Lately I haven't played many ID games because they usually were buggy on my hardware, such as Rage or the latest Doom. When this Wolfenstein was on sale on Steam with excellent reviews, I though I should try it. I'm glad I did - it is very good. I particularly like how they allow you to choose (not always, but a lot of the time) to take a stealthy approach or go guns blazing. The guns are pretty good, there are plenty of them and in an old school way, you can carry almost as many as you want (except for the big machine gun). In that sense, it is quite different and smarter than the old ID games, and there is a lot of alternative options - such as little tunnels - to use. There are also some secret areas. I also l...

I've noticed Rocket League mostly for the videos/GIFs that are posted on Reddit. It made a silly proposition seem fun. So I wishlisted and there was a sale these days on Steam. I got it and it is interesting. I still find it quite hard - specially jumping, but it still is fun vs the lamest bot setting (it'd probably be too frustrating against humans or better level bots, though). I think part of the problem might be my insistence on keyboard/mouse. Having the acceleration switch to part of the rotate controls on jumps is confusing. I really like the graphics, and the music is particularly good. Overall, well worth checking out.