I’m struggling to find both the time and enthusiasm for gaming at the moment and that’s reflected in the fact that all I’ve played this is a bit of the brilliant Pikmin 3 while dinner was cooking at the weekend.
DanToo doesn’t seem to be having anything like the same issues of focus and desire if his WWP list is a reliable indication. He’s been heading into the expanses of his unfinished game collection and started with Rage.
I really like it but sadly my eyes don’t quite feel the same. The texture pop in and general look to the game gives me motion sickness. I had the same problem with Resistance 3: after playing 2 hours I was ‘sidelined’ for a day and a half, without being able to stay on my feet! So I think Rage will go back to collecting dust.
Not an auspicious start but did it get any better when he tried Castlevania: Lords of Shadow? “I quickly realised why I stopped playing it – a puzzle which I can’t complete. That went and joined Rage.” Ah.
Next up a game that is winking at me from my own pile of shame Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Dan says “I was absolutely loving up until I reached the second boss fight”. and goes on to describe feeling about the game that many of us have shared:
I’m playing through the game on Hard, so it’s really difficult, and the boss fights are competently out of place with the stealthy nature of the game. Really poor design choice. Other than that it’s a wonderful game.
Couldn’t agree more. His last gaming adventure this week was to give his fingers and thumbs a good workout in the ring with Real Boxing on PS Vita. Watch for his full review early next week but he reckons it’s a great game for filling those odd ten minutes.
Running a pub and trying not to ignore the wife too much has seen Dom’s limited gaming time shared between Tekken Revolution on his PS3 and still more Monster Hunter on his 3DS. Remember those thing? They’re like a weird Nintendo 2DS that’s been snapped in half and patched up with a hinge.
Dom has come up with a sneaky way to build more gaming time into his life though by hosting a monthly Fight Game night in his pub! Featuring Street Fighter 4, UMVC3 and others. It was a good excuse for investing in a new arcade fight stick too…
Another of our merry band stuck in “a bit of a weird funk game wise” is Aran. He’s played through Castle of Illusion HD for us, another review to catch next week, and dabbled here and there with Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning and New Little Kings Story. He’s quickly bored of all of them though.
Meanwhile Blair has been playing Jak & Daxter HD, which he described as a “great platformer” and “a nice, fun distraction”. It’s also the first game he’s played in the last month that he hasn’t done so for the purposes of writing about (well he has now!). He has also been playing Killzone: Mercenary on his PlayStation Vita, though he’s not ready to talk about it until the review embargo lifts next Wednesday.
Whether it be the relentless march towards the end of summer here in the Northern Hemisphere, having too many other things to do or something else entirely we’re not the happy little gamers we normally are.
Even the prospect of the next generation hasn’t really got me excited despite the fact I’ve got my PS4 on pre-order. Are any of you feeling the same way? Or if you have in the past, how did you shake yourself out of it?
Motalla
I played a couple of hours of Saints row IV, dipped my toes into Payday 2 and sniffed a little on the last of us.
AND I pre-ordered BF4 for PC and I went “balls deep” ALL-IN, game+premium.
TSBonyman
Resistance Burning Skies, for an FPS that was developed for the Vita it seems quite clumsy and unwieldly at times.
Then last night i started up Stealth Inc: A Clone in the Dark and contrary to my expectations i found myself instantly hooked!
Also chipping away at another replay of HL2/Orange box on PS3.
bmg_123
Only Assassin’s creed 3 this week. It’s all rather easy so far. Wanted to get The Last of us but I spent all my money at Reading festival!
boyinastairwell
I have pretty much played the Killzone Beta all week. It’s pretty good and convinced me to preorder it
ron_mcphatty
I’ve played a lot of Sonic Generations and MGS4, aiming to get both platinumed at some point and then rest the plantinum hat on its platinum peg for the rest of the PS3’s life, instead ill probably just sit back and enjoy the last games this generation has to offer. I also started up Thomas Was Alone, at one point I thought there’s gonna be a point when I get bored of these puzzles, but then I noticed I’d been playing for two continuous hours haha. Excellent game :)
tactical20
Finished Ghostbusters, which I thought was ok. Script was funny, gameplay got a bit tedious. Then in a bid to find something to keep me occupied until 17th September, I too started playing Castlevania. It’s an odd one. There are bits I like, and bits I really don’t like. Certainly seems like there is a lot to do though, I’m just not too sure on the dodgy camera angles. Will keep going… well until I reach this tricky puzzle you mentioned!
ron_mcphatty
What’s happening on the 17th? There’s been so much gabbing about the date, anyone would think there’s a new Grand Theft Auto out…
Youles
Not as much Killzone Beta as I’d like, (out of Wi-Fi reach you see), therefore I was stuck with a bit of Blops Declassified.
On PS3 I 100%’ed the BioShock Infinite Clash in the Clouds DLC which was awkward at times…and as glitchy as hell! I also platinumed Dead Space 3 with McProley and 100%’ed the DLC too. We also played a bit of MW3 and Blops 2 MP too.
Gonna play a bit of The Last of Us tonight, along with some Blue Toad Murder Files and possibly some Black Ops 2 MP if it’s Double XP.
Eldave0
The new Ghosts footage put me in the mood to play some Black Ops 2 this week so I’ve basically been on that where possible – still brilliant.
Other than that I’ve chipped away at a couple of medals of Gears 3 (only 22 of 132 to go) and played a few rounds of FIFA.
Basically I’m just killing time until the X1 release, which is taking foreverrr!
McProley
As Youles mentioned, we finally got the shiny plat each for Dead Space 3 and 100%ed the DLC. I really fun game but 4 playthroughs is very much overkill and spoiled it a bit. I’ve also been playing Lego Lord Of The Rings on vita which I did the first playthrough of yesterday now I’ve just got to mop up the collectables on free play for another plat.
hornet1990
Did Tomb Raider SP to 100% this week, just because. Started playing Spec Ops: the line last night but got annoyed with the controls after an hour, so went back to Black Ops 2 MP for a bit.
I want to start a new game of The Last of Us on survivor but I’m not convinced having completed it once won’t somehow ruin it for me :/