Something For The Weekend – 09/09/17

Love it or loathe it, Destiny 2 is one of the biggest games of the year. Now that you’ve had a few days to put some hours in, how are you guys finding it? Does it live up to your expectations?

In the News This Week

• The First Month Of Destiny 2 Activities Have Been Revealed
• Destiny 2’s Cosmetic Shaders Are Now Single Use, And Fans Aren’t Happy
  However, Bungie have responded to the controversy saying you’ll be swimming in shaders before long.
• L.A. Noire Is Heading To HTC Vive, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, And Nintendo Switch
  “Pant poopingly awesome news,” says aerobes, “one of my favourite games ever.”
  
• Malaysia Has Completely Blocked Steam Because Of One Game
• Star Wars: Jedi Challenges Is The Virtual Lightsaber Game You Always Wanted
• Amazon Prime Video Now Available On PS4 And PS3 In All Sony Europe Nations
  What are your recommended shows?
• Dead Rising 4 Makes It’s Way To PlayStation 4 This December
  Starman is full of praise for the game, saying it’s the “best zombie game I’ve ever played. Buy it!”
  
• Forza Motorsport 7 Goes Gold, Demo Out For Xbox One & PC On 19th September
• Nintendo Brings Switch Online To South America, Updates Splatoon 2 Balance

Competitions & Giveaways

Round 2 of the TSA Video Game Pub Quiz is currently live, and while there’s no prize this week, last week’s winner was Kevling, who took home a copy of Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun for PS4.

Games in Review

Despite the release of Destiny 2 this week, it will be a while before we get our review of this live MMO together. In the power vacuum that left, Knack 2 was the strongest contender (no, really!) according to our scores:

• Knack 2 – PS4 – 8/10
• X-Morph: Defense – PS4, XBO, PC – 8/10
• Absolver – PS4, PC – 8/10
• Sneaky Bears – PSVR – 8/10
• Monster Hunter Stories – 7/10 – 3DS
• Dead Alliance – PS4, XBO, PC – 2/10
• Tyranny: Bastard’s Wound – PC – DLC, No Score

This Week’s Features

Starting with Destiny 2, Stefan was on hand to offer his initial thoughts from the first few hours of the game. Dave explained how Phantom Doctrine was his favourite game from Gamescom – think “X-COM with spies” he says. Of the other VR games he tried out at Gamescom, he’s thrown together a handy round up of the titles we can expect to grace our headsets in the future, and then took a visit to Middle-earth: Shadow of War.

His last preview came in the form of LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2, while Tef got behind the wheel for some fun with cars and bikes in The Crew 2, which he called “a strange lovechild of The Crew and last year’s winter sports bonanza, Steep” thanks to its seamless vehicle switching.

Sticking with racers, Tef also had a look at Forza 7 – and decided it could be the ‘most refined racer of 2017’, in comparison to GT Sport and Project Cars 2. And, if you prefer arcade racers to sim games, then Gravel may be more to your liking with more ‘accommodating’ handling.

Wrapping up, Tef decided that the numerous delays to South Park: The Fractured But Whole have been worth it, Jim reckons Call of Duty: WW2’s multiplayer is the best he’s played since World at War, and Kris has fallen in love with Sonic Mania’s Boss Battles.

Finally, What We Played featured Knack, PES 18, and of course, Destiny!

Trailer Park

The Japanese Destiny 2 Live Action Trailer Is A Fantastic Dance Off

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vII1AGyantY

The First Tempest 4000 Gameplay Video Has Landed

Aquanox Deep Descent Gets A Gameplay Trailer

Alex Hunter Appears To Be Hunting For Pastures New In Latest FIFA 18 Trailer

Your Achievements

Andrewww finally finished of Fallout 4 and promptly picked up Elite Dangerous as his next game to overdose on, while JR. completed Resident Evil: Revelations. He thought it was so good, he immediately bought the sequel, but has also found time to enjoy Knack 2.

MrYd has been enjoying the latest PS+ offerings, with RIGS being fun but suffering from a lack of online players.

In between the usual gaming, Pixel_nme aimed for his 40th platinum to coincide with his 40th birthday, but sadly the stars did not align. At least he’s got a whole year to plan his 41st platinum now!

The Week Ahead

It’s like we never had a break from the game releases over the summer, and now we’re into the busiest part of the year. September is the home of sports games, but that’s not all there is this week.

• PES 2018 – PS4, XBO, PC, PS3, 360 – 12/09
• Rayman Legends Definitive Edition – Switch – 12/09
• Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana – PS4, PS Vita, PC – 12/09
• Divinity: Original Sin 2 – PC – 14/09
• Baja: Edge of Control HD – PS4, XBO, PC – 14/09
• Dishonored: Death of the Outsider – PS4, XBO, PC – 15/09
• Metroid: Samus Returns – 3DS -15/09
• NHL 18 – PS4, XBO – 15/09
• NBA Live 18 – PS4, XBO – 15/09

That’s all for this edition, see you again soon!