What We Played #191: The Order, Destiny, Apotheon

As we make our way through the shortest month of the year, we again find ourselves tasked with talking about the games we’ve been playing over the past week. And what a horrible task it is, chatting about the hobby we love so much and sharing it with others that have the same interest as us. Just awful.

We start this week with Tuffcub, who has been nursing an illness for the majority of the past seven days, but that didn’t stop him from playing some Destiny with a few friends of the site. He had been grinding it out for a higher level helmet and chest piece and just as he was about to give up on them, the game dropped both of them in a span of only 20 minutes. This inspired TC to keep pushing forward in an effort to rank up his new gear and reach level 32, the current level cap in Destiny.

Next up we have Blair, who claims that The Order: 1886 “stole” his entire week. Yes, what a shame for a video game to come in and be compelling enough to get you to consistently play it. Anyway, his review went up on the site yesterday but in case you just want the high points, he enjoyed the combat, the visuals, and the setting, but wasn’t thrilled with where the story went later in the game, and gave it a solid 7 out of 10 score.

Aran followed with a truckload of Book Of Unwritten Tales 2 for the review he published earlier in the week, but he also logged some time with Apotheon, which wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows.

I also went back to Apotheon and I got in a fight with Ares. In the words of Hulk he was a puny god. Now trying to beat Athena by going through a maze which doesn’t feel very well designed to be honest. Weakest point of the game so far.

Then there’s Stefan, who started off his e-mail to me with a lie about not playing very much Destiny this week, so quite frankly I don’t think anything he said after that can be trusted. He claims to have played a bit of FIFA Pro Clubs with friends, and then “Lara Croft and her Wotsit of Osiris” with Bunimomike and Youles, but again, he’s proven himself less than trustworthy so he’s probably been playing something entirely different and thinks he’s too good for the rest of us and won’t share the real story. Jerk.

Dom takes us down the final stretch this week with another comical failure regarding his completion of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag. He didn’t even try this week.

I’ve not remotely finished Black Flag, but then I haven’t played it this week! It’s like a glorious gust of sea air not to have played it so refreshing it is. And I’ve been having no ill distemper from not spending time in its welcoming bosom. Yar!

I guess we can forgive him since most of his time has gone toward writing for the site. First he finished and reviewed Monster Hunter IV Ultimate, then he played and reviewed Ace Combat Assault Horizon Legacy Plus (I had to take a small break after typing that ridiculous title), followed by the demo for Screamride for a preview piece. He also threw in some Dead or Alive 5: Last Round, and mentioned that he’s absolutely loving his new Nintendo 3DS.

That just leaves me, and I only found time to dabble in a bit of Super Stardust Ultra, and Alien: Isolation this week. I understand why most people are so down on Stardust Ultra, but as someone who doesn’t own a PS3 anymore, I’m thrilled to be able to play it again. As far as Isolation goes, that jerk face of an alien continues to get the best of me, and I’m getting a little tired of hiding in lockers like a wuss while waiting for it to leave. Maybe it’s just the American in me, but I really wish they’d just give me a big gun capable of killing it so I could be done with it.

So, since we took the time to tell you what we’ve been playing, how about you return the favor and head to the comments to brag about your gaming tales?