What We Played #290 – Overwatch, Nioh & Kingdom Hearts HD Final Chapter Prologue 2.8

Well, that’s another week gone, and with it we can nearly kiss goodbye to January already. What this means is that we’ll start getting a few more new games each month, and that we’re one week closer to Nintendo’s Switch, and Scorpio for that matter! We’re probably one week closer to a surprise hit, a disappointing sequel and a by the numbers blockbuster too, but it’s way too early to guess how stuff is going to fall.

Of course, loads of my friends have already got their hands on the first real blockbuster of the year in Resident Evil 7, and though their ravings about it are mildly tempting me, I’ve just gone off playing games that are designed to scare me. The idea of playing it in VR is completely out, as the real world is plenty scary enough at the moment without adding to it.

Instead I’ve been playing Kingdom Hearts HD Final Chapter Prologue 2.8 which has a stupid title but really shows just where the franchise is heading, as well as finally completing Uncharted 4. It completely blew number three out of the water, and the setting, acting and exploration are as sublime as everyone says. The shooting is utter bobbins, mind you. Besides that I played Arkham VR which is just cool as hell, some Forza Horizon 3 and the weekly staple of a few rounds of Overwatch.

Jake dropped in, but he’s been so busy with his new day job that this week has only seen a little Titanfall 2 multiplayer and some Pokémon Sun and Moon to tinker with the new bank update. Jim has hit a competitive rank of 3000 on Overwatch which he was suitably chuffed about, while also continuing to enjoy Watch Dogs 2 and The Witcher III Blood & Wine.

Steve platinumed the PS4 edition of Ratchet & Clank, beating his old nemesis the hoverboard, while reviewing Memoranda and playing the first Uncharted on PS4. Aran completed Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, which he enjoyed until the ending failed to satisfy him, and on the Football Manager front he’s top of the Vanarama National League with ten games to go. Fingers crossed!

Dave dropped in to let us know what he’s been up to;

I’ve completed Poochy & Yoshi’s Wooly World for our review, and begun Diluvion – a PC submarine exploration game that’s a little like FTL. It’s also been compared to Dark Souls, but I’m not seeing the comparison in my play time.

I also played and loved the Nioh Last Chance Trial over the weekend. Beat everything and everyone with a combination of skill and, in one instance, some real cheesing of the Samurai’s AI. I’m now extremely hyped for Nioh, simply because it’s scratching a particular itch that wouldn’t be scratched again until March.”

It was Tuffcub’s turn to apologise, to both me and you dear readers, as he has played Titanfall 2 yet again. That said, he also loaded up Bioshock Infinite and was immediately reminded why he didn’t enjoy it the first time, which mainly seems to have been the ridiculous idea of putting a morality system in an FPS. I’m not sure I would have bothered putting the game in the drive to be honest, but I guess he was just making sure.

Miguel has made a start on Final Fantasy XV while continuing his love for Overwatch. Also on the agenda have been Gravity Rush 2, Payday 2 and Danganronpa 2, which all have something in common. Check back next week to see if your answer matches ours.

Last but by no means least, Tef has been dibbling and dabbling with a few different games. There was a spot of the Halo Wars 2 Blitz Beta over the weekend, and he also crashed through the last few missions of the Halo Wars Definitive Edition campaign, to get ready for the sequel’s release. He bragged about doing all of this in 4K, and he saw how far he could push his PC by then playing Forza Horizon 3 at 4K as well – only on medium settings and never quite reaching 60fps, but still very playable, he says.

Oh, and he played Dirt 4 yesterday.

So, now it’s your turn. What have you been playing?