Blair’s been a bit remiss in his gaming lately, choosing instead to work on some trivial little dissertation or something. Sounds more like a careless disregard for what should be his real priority. All he’s done this week is play a bit of Threes! and set a new high score:
I just scored 25,563 in @ThreesGame! http://t.co/xzB317TVqL pic.twitter.com/UZe5snj1C6
— Blair (@mynameisblair) April 2, 2014
He’s not alone in omitting video games from his schedule this week though as Aran’s only played a little inFamous Second Son, which he is still “enjoying” as he steadily works through clearing all the districts.
DanToo has been letting Uni get in the way of gaming recently but has finally come to his senses in so far as he’s also playing inFamous Second Son.
The story, which I’ve only just completed, was surprisingly good, and quite emotional at times, especially some of the karma decisions. The powers are bloody brilliant too. I went into the game without knowing there was more than one power (silly me!) and now my least favourite is actually the starting power!
He’s played a little more of the “utterly bonkers” Rayman Legends and persists in declaring himself “a big fan of” Thief, “despite its flaws”. There was also a bit of showering race marshals with carbon fibre shrapnel while playing so-called friendly games of F1 2013. His descriptions make it sound more like Death Race 2000 rather than a leisurely drive around Monaco.
Much like last week, we just can’t escape iFSS and Dom’s still plugging away at it, though he feels it is starting to become “a little repetitive and easy”. You will soon be able to read elsewhere on these pages what he thought of Fez and its Cross-Play-ability but in short “it’s excellent, with the cross-save feature working exceptionally well”.
Other than that I pined after Advance Wars releasing on the Wii U, so I downloaded a Gameboy Advance emulator for my phone. It’s perfect for Advance Wars but Mario Kart is utterly unplayable on a touchscreen without causing me severe rage!
Stefan brings us to a close this week with more praise for Fez. “It really is a fantastic game, whether you like Mr. Fish or not, which gradually pulls you ever deeper into the wonderfully complex game world and the puzzles which it has tucked away in every corner. Those QR codes are going to date it like lens flare in recent films, though.”
And he’s finally cracked the first DLC map in CoD: Ghosts’ Extinction mode this week, ably assisted by regulars Youles, McProley & AddictedAndy, with a cameo from Wick. He says that it was a “hugely gruelling task” but quite rewarding for all of that. He finishes up by saying that “Extinction is quite probably the best thing about this game” which sounds to me a little like ‘damning with faint praise’.
All that’s left for me to add this week is, what have you played?
blast71
Still slowly getting through my backlog, finished Bioshock this morning, what a great game! Played a couple of hours of Guacamelee and liking it so far.
Decision time now, what next? Back to Skyrim to finish the dlc, start another new (old) game? Assassin’s Creed Revelations, Hitman Absolution, or Crysis2?
Youles
I’d say Hitman, providing you have the patience to go slow – it can be hard or frustrating at times but is very rewarding, and is very nice on the eye too!
Or just stick with Guacamelee which is just awesome!
blast71
Guacamelee has been pissing me off! Currently stuck trying to get to the top of the big tree thingy, had to quit before I smashed my Dualshock.
Youles
If you’re playing on PS3, I’m pretty sure you can use 2-players to keep re-spawning so you don’t die and have to start from the last checkpoint…if that makes sense?! It might help!
blast71
Good shout with the 2 player option, I’ll try it if I’m still having trouble with it. Gonna have a break from it until next week so I can come at it fresh, sometimes after I’ve left a frustrating game for a bit, next time I play it I get past the bit I was stuck on easy! Here’s hoping…
R1MJAW
Stupidly, instead of trying to get through my backlog, I decided to buy some more games. I picked up Fallout 3, Fallout New Vegas, Fuel, Painkiller (collector’s edition) and Tornado Outbreak for the paltry sum of £28.
I’ve been mainly playing more Diablo III and Fuel, which is actually pretty enjoyable.
I’ve also made a start on Motor GP on Vita.
blast71
The two Fallout games are time-eaters, I put over 230 hours into them combined. Very enjoyable time-eaters tho.
Jim Hargreaves
Currently smashing through my second playthrough of inFamous. Wasn’t too sure on the game at first but it definitely picks up; looks stunning too!
Aside from that, I’ve dipped into Killzone as well as Game of Thrones for the iPad.
Lyts1985
It’s been all about FFX for me this week and am loving it, so the trophy whoring has been put on hold for a while with no plats this week for a change :-)
Aside from that, I grabbed ‘Threes’ on the iPhone. Blairs score is crazy, I can manage 4k max at the moment!
DividSmythe
Yay I used finally platted Lego the movie also been playing Hotline Miami a bit of Fez and a bit of all new PS+ games.
MrLeeches
Same as everyone else really. Playing through Infamous, plat doesmt seem too tough. Finiahed the main story last night now to clear the city and then do an evil run through.
I find it interesting looking at the percentages for evil and good completion on thw trophy list….currently 18% for evil and 36% for good.
Picked up TR in the sale too and loved every minute of it…is it worth trying the multiplayer??
MrLeeches
Excuse typo’s, that will teach me to type it on my phone this early in the mornong!
Steelhead
Sat down Friday night with a few cans of cider and finished Resistance 3. Last few levels get really hectic, the lack of regenerating health really ups the ante. This game helped remind me why the FPS genre was my favourite on PS2/early PS3, and now its a genre I rarely play, due to its watered down nature. Resistance 3 has its share of faults, and a few glitches but it helped remind me of my golden years as a gamer.
Also started Gravity Rush on the Vita. A very beautiful looking game but I’m having some difficulty with the gravity controls, and the combat feels a bit clumsy. Not sure where I stand on this one yet, hopefully it will grow on me.
I bought Dark Souls II this week which I plan to start next week on my days off. It’s my first Souls game. I am prepared to die. A lot.
blast71
I also enjoyed Resistance 3, it shows the CODs & co how you should make a solid FPS, without the need for flashy gimmicks.
Steelhead
I completely agree. It saddens me that the game did so badly. Sony really dropped the ball on this one, they failed to support the game. I can’t remember seeing a single ad for it. With Insomniac leaving the series behind I fear we may never see another decent entry in the series.