June Finished, July Beginning

June is over?  Seems like just yesterday I was typing about what games I had played in May, but here we are on July 1!

Coffees Consumed in May:
Community Coffee Medium Roast Ground Coffee:  We had purchased this coffee in May, and we finished it within the first week of June.  As I said last month, I think the Community Coffee Medium Roast is more of a "light" roast.

Folgers Black Silk Ground Coffee:  My favorite Folgers coffee returned in June, and I still enjoy it a lot.  This coffee was consumed, until we finished the container of it, as some was left over from May.

Trader Joe's Fair Trade Organic French Roast:  This is the coffee that showed up in my mailbox.  If you missed my blog post on it, you can read it HERE.  Reader Nicodemus at Nite mailed me the coffee, as that is his favorite new blend.  I think Trader Joe's Organic French Roast has a good, solid flavor.
I enjoyed the cups I brewed, and Mrs. CwG enjoyed this coffee as well.
I actually saved about 20% of the beans so I could brew some more this month, and I have a pot of it brewing as I'm typing this!

Folgers Gourmet Supreme:  Being that we(or I) consume a lot of coffee, when Mrs. CwG went to the grocery store, she saw the Folgers Gourmet Supreme 240 cup coffee containers on sale.  It was a blend we had not tried, so she purchased it.
I think Folgers does a good job with their coffee blends.  I don't think they are bitter, but are good, solid flavors.

Games Played in June:
Monster Hunter Tri/3:  This monster game starts the list for June.  I ended May with a Hunter Rank of 9, and I ended June now at HR13.  The game is still a lot of fun, and I was able to play some more with Den and Butcher, as well as fellow reader Chuckpebble for the first time!

Ultimate Fighting Championship:  I played this game last month, on the Sega Dreamcast makes the list again.  All I have learned about fighting in this game is to stay standing!  If I get tackled/knocked down in the game; the matches usually end quickly with me getting put in a headlock or arm/leg lock that causes my guy to tap-out.

WCW vs. NWO Revenge:  When I put WCW vs. NWO Revenge back in my N64 and turned it on, the first thought was, "WHOA!  Look at those graphics!"
The wrestlers are blocky/chunky, but as soon as I started playing the game; I could see why this is regarded as one of the best wrestling games ever released.
The number of wrestlers, the number of moves per wrestler, the special moves; all make the game a lot of fun to play!

Rage of the Gladiator:  I am still playing the game using the Wii Remote and Nunchuk controls, but haven't obtained a "Rank: S" in each fight yet; like I did using just the Wii Remote controls.  I posted up a video of a fight against Ixthid in Challenge Mode, back on June 10.  In the fight I used the Wii Remote and Nunchuk controls and achieved a "Rank: S" in the fight.  If you missed the video/post you can see it HERE.

Max and the Magic Marker:  If you missed my blog post back on June 7, I did a speedrun in a Max and the Magic Marker level, as a response to a challenge from the guys at WiiLoveIt.com.  So far though, I haven't seen them respond to my speedrun time.  You can watch the video of my speedrun HERE.

ModNation Racers: I played the demo again, and tried the track editor.  I didn't play it long though, and I'm not sure if I'll play it anymore considering it's just the demo.

Battlefield 1943:  This was a new game on the list for June, and I have enjoyed it a lot.  I played the game a few times with Keith, from RespawnAction.com, and I even made a video from the second night I played it with him.  I never posted the video up, so I'm including it here:


Goldeneye 007:  June consisted of me playing my N64 more than I thought I would.  After watching the trailer for the new James Bond Wii game multiple times, the nostalgia hit late one night, and I put Goldeneye 007 back in my N64 after a 5-6 year absence.
I still see why the game was/is good.  Sure, the graphics look like they are from the 90s, as that's when the game was released; but the game-play and number of weapons in the game I think are incredible.

Backbreaker:  I downloaded the Backbreaker demo on my PS3, when I accidentally discovered it looking for a trailer for the game.  I was already tracking Backbreaker's sales ranks on Amazon.com, and wanted to get a trailer to put up with the data story.
I haven't played the demo enough, to say whether I think the game is worth $50, but I do think it would have been a better decision to release it at $20 or $30 for its first year out.
If you missed the data story, and the Backbreaker trailer, you can see them HERE.

Groovin' Blocks:  Groovin' Blocks literally showed up on my Wii last night, about 30 minutes before midnight!  The guys at Empty Clip Studios had a give-away of Groovin' Blocks, and I was one of the winners of the game.  I played it for about an hour last night, and my initial impressions would describe it as a Tetris type puzzle game, set to music.  It's a very interesting concept, and I enjoyed what I played of it last night.

(What's in your coffee?!)

Thoughts:

Being that I enjoy my coffee drinks black, the fact that the Trader Joe's blend was organic I consider a plus.

Since I don't use cream/sugar in my coffee, and if Trader Joe's blend was fertilizer/pesticide free, I guess that would make it the blackest brew I had without additives?

Being that I enjoyed the flavor of Trader Joe's blend, and Mrs. CwG also enjoyed it; it is the coffee drink of choice for June.

The games that I played the most in June would be Monster Hunter Tri, Battlefield 1943, and probably WCW vs. NWO Revenge.

If you have a PS3 and own Battlefield 1943, my PSN name Hoj_Latte.

If you add me, either leave a comment letting me know, or send me an email to CoffeewithGames@gmail.com, letting me know your PSN name as well.

Totals:

In June, I drank four different coffee blends, and I played nine games/demos.

Questions:

What games did you play during the month of June?

Also, did you have a drink of choice during the month of June?


Also, I would like feedback on the new blog layout.  Do you like it?  Do you hate it?  I am open for suggestions.