This week I returned to an abandoned Borderlands 2 character. For some reason I just didn’t enjoy BL2 when it first came out and the three characters I’d started all got left at around the mid-teen level. Having continued where I left off with Zero this week felt like a welcome reunion with an old friend and I think that somehow I might have recaptured that indefinable something that made me enjoy the first Borderlands so much.
There’s also been more Warframe whenever I get a spare half hour or more. It has just received its 11.5 update which adds trophies (unfortunately not retroactive) alongside fixes, new weapons, the Oberon Warframe and The Cicero Crisis in-game event. Warframe’s still providing me with a generous helping of fun and sense of progression, without forking over wads of cash, so I can’t see my play time reducing any time soon.
Peter has finally sat down to begin Assassin’s Creed IV: “The Piratey One” and says that “it looks gorgeous on PS4”. He’s finding it a bit weird that you get your full complement of assassin skills “simply because you’re a pirate but aside from that, I’m very much looking forward to 60 or so hours of stabbing and running and sailing”.
I also played a little bit of OlliOlli on Vita. It’s really, properly good but I am already completely sure that I will never be very good at it and that’s a shame because it is going to be so much more enjoyable if you’re swapping high scores with a friend or two.
http://youtu.be/yAc1tXpH6Ns
I’m sure he’ll eventually find something he’s good at. How long is it until the sun burns out? I mean even Tuffcub found an FPS he enjoys and is pretty handy with. I had to wait until he got to a loading screen before he could let me know that he was playing Killzone: Shadow Fall and has also played a bit of Resogun this week.
Aran’s still busily mopping up the single player trophies in AC4: Black Flag with a few story ones still to get and the trifling matter of needing to beat every legendary ship. He’s been colouring the air sea blue as each encounter so far has left him frustrated and sinking.
He’s been enjoying Driver: San Francisco too, “shifting into different vehicles and the excellent soundtrack linked with some fun driving” has seen a few hours disappear. “If you watch The Crew trailers you can see how Driver San Francisco has influenced its game play.”
Lastly we get to Blair who is keeping his spirits up despite being on the end of a regular FIFA 14 trouncing from his flatmate. “It’s so much fun even though I get defeated most of the time. I suppose that makes the few victories even better though!” You can read his OlliOlli review to discover his thoughts on that though he won’t share his experience of playing a far-from-release game earlier this week…
So, what have you been up to in your gaming sessions this week?
Taylor Made
Been playing Killzone putting in hours on the MP, it’s so hard trying to adjust to another rank, after maxing out support, I have moved on to sniper rank thing it’s so hard to get used too.
A bit of Tearaway, I don’t see the charm everyone talking about it’s borrrrriiiing
Tuffcub
Don’t play Killzone like that – swap between classes depending on what you need to do. If you stikc to one class it will take forever to do the challenges, plus you imbalance the game. No point playing Sniper when need a spawn point to win the objective.
Taylor Made
Classes that’s the word I was looking for not ranks :)
But the problem I have with shooting games, once I get used to a gun, that’s all I’m going to use & what I found out about Killzone no one is ever a medic so no spawning points or revives, that’s why I ended up just being a medic & maxing out all the requirements but now I need to unlock the other classes requirements & just can’t adjust to other classes
R1MJAW
Mainly Fifa 14 on PS4 and OlliOlli on Vita.
Really enjoying OlliOlli but it is quite difficult, especially some of the challenges on the later stages.
TSBonyman
Tomb Raider – i mean Minecraft, on PS3. Started playing it a few nights ago and for every task i begin i’m coming up with about five other’s i also need to do. Will it ever end!
ArrebatoTarugo
I have been playing Persona 4 on Vita. It does go on a bit but it has its moments.
Cron_13
PS4 wise, the plus competition got me back into Resogun in a big way, so much so I ended up playing it loads and managed to get my platinum trophy. Can’t wait for the DLC now, its such a good game.
Also completed the story on Assassin’s Creed 4. Loved every minute of the game – finished with a 70% sync. In two minds whether to keep it and try for 100% or to sell it while its still popular. Looking at the platinum I don’t think I’ll be going for that anyway.
Vita wise I’ve been hooked on Hotline Miami and Olli Olli. HM is a cracking game, I know its been out for a while but never played it. OO is also a fantastic game, highly addictive, just hope its patched soon because the crashing is really ruining it for me atm. Had a great bug yesterday where it crashed for the 5th time in an hour… the thing was I’d just completed a task as it crashed, when it restarted it showed I’d not completed it… but the thing was when I went back in and did the task again it wouldn’t recognise the achievement. Ended up having to restore the save from the cloud, luckily I’d only sync’d it an hour before.
element666
I’ve been finishing off single player on AC black flag,really enjoying it. I’ve also played a bit of the multiplayer.
On vita,I’ve played a bit of tearaway and that’s it this week :-)
Cron_13
What do you think of the multiplayer? I’ve not even looked at it yet! :/
element666
I like it,as it’s the only multiplayer game that I’m any good at!haha.
Wolfpack mode is great,you should give it q whirl :-)
blast71
I’ve been ploughing through the excellent Resistance3 story, loving the combat. It must be good, it’s kept me from Skyrim for a week. ;)
parryman
I restarted some BL2 last weekend.
Kicking off with some mechromancer action.
Steelhead
Playing Persona 3 Portable on the PSP, I’m enjoying it but fail to see what all the massive fuss was about, and I say that as a big jrpg fan. Also dabbling in Rayman Origins on the PS3, which I have enjoyed far more than expected. I only bought it because my colleague wouldn’t shut up about it and it was in the January sale.
Lyts1985
Finally earned my AC4 platinum on PS4. Thoroughly enjoyed every minute of the single player (even the legendary ships…) but the multiplayer was a real chore. I’m just glad I played the story first or the MP would’ve really put me off! Also been playing a bit of Resogun to try and better my high score with little luck :-(
Lastly, I’ve been working my way through GT6. Not sure I’ll bother aiming for the plat on this one – the mileage trophies are off putting to say the least, not to mention the loading times! Just finished IA class and working on earning gold on all the S licence tests then might leave it there for my own sanity!
I’ll submit my Resogun score tomorrow morning (later?) as I’m off out to watch Jason Manford live in the eve so won’t get time to work on it anymore before the closing date. I’ve also updated my trophy card :-)