What We Played #224: Elite: Dangerous, Battlefront & Blood Bowl 2

With October well under way and the dry summer months now in the rear-view mirror, the number of quality games coming out is really starting to pick up. We intend to tell you about which of them we’ve been playing in a little piece we call What We Played, which is where we catch you up on what the staff have been playing over the past week. Let’s get right to it.

Dom checked in first and started his week with Saint Seiya: Soldiers’ Soul, and Elite: Dangerous on Xbox One. He says the former can be fun at times but the latter is “absolutely enthralling,” which he explains in his review. He’s also been playing Rock Band 4 for review, and he’s played bits of Etrian Mystery Dungeon while on the road, which he says in a good dungeon crawler. Finally, he picked up Alien: Isolation on the cheap and is getting ready to dive into that next week.

Tuffcub has still been playing Destiny, and though I think he’s still enjoying it, he did mention that it’s more complicated now than it used to be. Next he picked up the second season of The Walking Dead, and says he likes it much better than the first mostly because of the progression of Clementine’s character, but he also said it’s starting to be a bit too much of people arguing for no reason. Finally, he got his hands on Transformers: Devastation right at the end of the week, so you’ll likely be reading his thoughts on that very soon.

Dave checked in next and reported that he’s been playing Tri Force Heroes, Chibi Robo Zip Lash, and Disgaea 5. But the real story from him was his epic battle against Dom in Blood Bowl 2. Here’s how it went down:

The inaugural friendly between the Oxford Piggers – a Dwarf team managed by myself and some High Elf default team managed by Dom was a heated affair. Many elves got injured in the first half, but thanks to some strong defending, the game was tied by half time.

The second half went much the same way, Dwarves beating up Elves and stealing the ball. However a fumble by one dwarf when trying to pass the ball sent it off the pitch before the crowd flung it the other side of the pitch. A swift try later and a desperate yet fruitless fight back later and the game ended 1-0 to the High Elves. The dwarves were so disappointed, they flogged the guilty player who threw the game into the crowd, who promptly introduced his face to their boots, repeatedly.

Elsewhere, Jim has been button-mashing his way through Samurai Warriors 4-II which he still can’t get his head around. Although hyped up as a definitive version of the game, its missing features had him thinking otherwise. Next to that he’s had time for some Metal Gear Online, as well as his mandatory dose of FIFA 16 (prescribed by his house-mates, of course). To round out the week he’s also been plugging away at Mafia II with the end now in sight.

Finally we’ve got Kris and Stefan. Kris spent his week with Prison Architect, which he says “makes you ask real questions of yourself, and is complex in a very smart way.” As for Stefan, he spent his week with Destiny, and reported that it’s been a “real and time consuming struggle to beat Oryx on occasions.” He also played some of the Star Wars: Battlefront beta, which you can read all about here.

As for me, I didn’t have a lot of time again but I did manage to beat Mad Max. Ultimately I thought it was a good game but there was a lot more stuff in it than I wanted to do. Then I started playing Cities: Skylines for the first time, which seems like a fun and very competent city builder. I’ve also got the Star Wars: Battlefront beta queued up, which I’m extremely excited to play.

Now that you’ve heard from us, it’s time for you to weigh in. We imagine you’ve been playing a lot of the same games we’ve been playing, so tell us all about them, along with anything new you’ve come across. If you’ve been playing the same old thing you told us about last week, well we still want to hear about it, so don’t hesitate for a second to head to the comments and chat us up.