I have to admit that after 10-12 hours a day in a 30 degree office when I’ve been getting home from work this week I’ve just been chilling out, both literally and figuratively, and haven’t even considered playing anything. Luckily the others haven’t been so lax so there is something for me to tell you about.
Kris has finished off the “very disappointing” Battlefield 3 campaign, though he does say that the final level was “good fun and relatively interesting”. He’s used the “pretty fun” iOS version of Ms. Splosion Man to alleviate his disappointment with BF3, and is enjoying the game’s “tricky platforming”. On a less gaming note, he’s also been paying close attention to the Ashes, and is hoping that England can recover from a rather depressing performance yesterday.
It’s been a while since WWP has heard from DanOne, not to be confused with Danone, but he’s dropped by to let us know that his time trying out Gran Turismo 6‘s Goodwood Hillclimb track was “pretty cool”. For mobile entertainment he picked up Donkey Kong on the 3DS. “It feels a bit more sluggish than the Wii version but it’s still a cracking game.”
DanToo wants to start things off by sharing that the “awesome/horrific/completely unbearable” weather had left him stuck to his leather couch as he was writing his WWP report. I think that maybe we should just thank him for his commitment and swiftly move on to what he’s played.
God of War: Ascension‘s camera positioning is causing him some frustrations, as is the lack of strategy in the combat as “it’s all just smash square and triangle”. Despite that, the fact it “looks great” and has “impressive” big battles means he’s looking forward to playing more. F1 2012 has seen rubber laid on some more tracks, and he’s now getting excited for F1 2013’s Classic mode.
Switching focus to his PC, the Steam sale has cost him a pretty packet, as I’m sure it has some of you. I decided not to even look at the Steam Store this summer after last year… Anyway, DanToo reports that Alice: Madness Returns is proving enjoyably “quirky” so far but he’s spent most of his PC gaming time trying to complete the “freaking awesome” Portal 2.
If you spot someone looking smug as they recline in front of their air-con unit you may well have found Tuffcub. While making the most of being able to play at temperatures below the point where neurons start to give up and go home in large numbers (below about 28 degrees Celsius) he’s been playing Killzone 3, Superfrog HD, Thunderwolves, Battlefield 3 and the Vita version of Need for Speed.
Rounding out our overly hot (for us fragile Brits) week of gaming and non-gaming is Aran, who’s been turning to Breaking Bad on Netflix when he’s found it too hot to game. When gaming he’s reviewed the The Serious Sam Collection which “felt dated”, except for the 2D side-scrolling Double D XXL which “proved fun throughout” and added “a fresh spin” to the series.
If you haven’t got any weather to complain about where you are what have you been playing?
teflon
Mmmm DanOne.
element666
I finally managed to stick with TLOU and finish the story,and to be honest I haven’t enjoyed it that much. I picked up GOW Ascension cheap so I started that,and on my Vita I finally bagged the platinum on NFS Most wanted (stupid gates) and it was my 90th Platinum :)
blast71
Still playing Vanquish which is very frantic! Have to counter that with short bursts of the brilliant Pixeljunk Shooter 2 to calm me down ;)
Germanos
Do not try to finish the last Challenge to get a Plat for this game. It’s impossible, I heard somewhere that only 9% of people owning Vanquish have it, rated 9,5/10 difficulty on ps3trohies.
blast71
No chance of that, I’ve only got 3 plats anyway ;)
Germanos
Glad to hear it. I almost throw my dual shock out of the window after 3h of trying ><!
TSBonyman
An eclectic week for me. I managed to progress one checkpoint further past where i was stuck in Trine 2 .. and got stuck again.
I played the first two heists in Payday: The Heist – i thought the scenarios were interesting but the shooting let it down for me.
I tried again – and failed – to beat a boss i was stuck on in R&C (the one you taunt to cross three footbridges) and even though i actually succeeded twice – i kept falling into the flipping lava at the same time :/
And finally on PS3 i played the first few levels of Miami Hotline – which i’m finding more frustrating than enjoyable – but i know the controls are supposed to be better on Vita so i’ll give that a go soon..
..just as soon as i finish Rayman Origins on Vita – i only started playing last night but it’s difficult to put it down once you start playing, it’s an absolute pleasure!
Oh and i’ve also been playing Jak & Daxter Precursor Legacy on Vita – one of my favourite original IPs and now it’s on a handheld and plays beautifully, i’m in Vita heaven! :)
And i guess everyone has been playing Fly Traffic Control/Death Squad- where the objective is to try and herd any flies trapped inside the house towards an open door or window – before tempers fray and chemical warfare is engaged! ;-)