What We Played #206: Diablo, Destiny & The Witcher

We’re approaching the weekend once again, so that can mean just one thing: it’s time for another edition of What We Played. It’s the piece we do every week to keep you in the loop about what the staff here at TSA have been playing over the past seven days. So, let’s get you good and looped.

Stefan got us started this week with a run on Destiny’s Trials of Osiris, which saw him making it as far as Mercury on two different occasions. He also managed to take down Skolas, which left him grinning from ear to ear for the remainder of that day. He followed that up with the completion of the final GTA V heist with Crazy Del, Youles and his brother at his side. He finished this week off by playing The Assembly, which is a VR adventure game, as well as a couple of other secret titles that even I’m not cool enough to know about.

Jim is up next and had a busy week of playing games, starting with Magicka 2, which he reviewed and gave an above average but not great 6 out of 10 score. He played the game Wander, which he had… strong things to say about. He also dabbled in The Witcher 3 and Steins Gate, but he spent a good chunk of his week with Destiny. Though coming back around to the game after a long layoff was tough at first, he eventually came around.

After pestering Tef, I was able to tackle the learning curve and eventually work my way up to a respectable level. Last week my Destiny fever hit its peak after purchasing the new House of Wolves expansion. Now, many hours later, I can say that I finally “get” Destiny and eagerly await news of its so-called “Year Two”.

Next we have Mark, who spent all of his gaming time this week playing The Witcher 3, which he’s really starting to enjoy. He says he’s finally got a good grasp of the combat and he’s making good progress in the campaign. He has noticed a handful of visual bugs that have been off-putting, but he’s hopeful we’ll get another patch in the near future.

Tuffcub also played a bit of Wander this week, and… he wasn’t exactly fond of it either. I’ll just put this here, in case you want to know more. Other than that, it’s been more Destiny, a dash of Diablo III and a bit of Super Exploding Zoo. I can’t decide if Super Exploding Zoo sounds awesome or terrifying.

Finally there’s Dom. He’s been playing a lot of Splatoon, a game he’s enjoyed so much that his wife had to come remind him at 4am one night that sleep is necessary for human beings. He’s also been playing Monster Hunter 4 and Final Fantasy X, along with Ultimate Street Fighter IV. He had a few things to say about the latter.

USFIV still plays an enjoyable game of Street Fighter, but it’s anything but the definitive edition it should have been. Things have improved with this week’s patch but again early adopters are punished by picking up an unfinished product.

That just leaves me, but it’s been a bit of light week for this guy. I’ve continued my way through The Witcher 3, but after nearly 25 hours I still don’t feel like I’m anywhere close to the end of the game. But I’m still really enjoying it so I’m not too bothered by the length. I also started playing Diablo III with a friend, so we’re methodically working our way through act one of that. This marks the fourth time I’ve played through it so it’s starting to get a bit stale for me, even though the game itself is quite good.

So there it is, you’ve been successfully looped. Now it’s your turn to send us around and around by telling us what you’ve been playing. Head to the comments and catch us up.