What Are You Playing?

[TimLivingston]

FUCK YES FISH TALES.

[Andrew POE!]

Playing Papers Please and on day 7. This is too much like my former job with the Department of Revenue. Sorry you didn't include a W2 with your return, no refund for you!

[odessasteps]

Nice of Martin Tyler to wish me Happy Xmas when i played fifa14 this morning.

[Death From Above]

Little Inferno is really, really weird.

[Tabe]

Started Castle of Illusion last night. It logs gorgeous but the controls are ever-so-slightly imprecise. I've missed a lot of jumps and died in places where I shouldn't. It doesn't help that my platformer skills have rotted from lack of use.

[The Man Known as Dan]

MINECRAFT!!!!

[ultimoDANK]

I don't really get Minecraft. So you create something then what? Just show it off? There is a Minecraft kiosk in the local mall. Seems like the newest gaming fad that will go the way of Guitar Hero.

[MarcosLoura]

lol

[ultimoDANK]

lol

Great response. Care to point out if the lol is directed at me or Minecraft?

[MarcosLoura]

Care to point out what you don't get about Minecraft? Did you even played it?

 

Calling an indie game that has been growing and growing since 2009 a fad and comparing it to Guitar Hero was a nice touch though.

[muhammedboehm]

I don't really get Minecraft. So you create something then what? Just show it off? There is a Minecraft kiosk in the local mall. Seems like the newest gaming fad that will go the way of Guitar Hero.

 

Yep and you explore the world to find other things to use to build other things. I think part of the in enjoyment of Minecraft is that its a true sandlot you can do what you want how you want.

[ultimoDANK]

I've watched videos of some amazing things people have created but aside from the "hey look what I made" aspect I don't understand the appeal. No I've never played it that's why I was asking...

[Death From Above]

I can see the appeal of open ended games with no specific goal (in many ways, the free mode in something like Roller Coaster Tycoon, or just playing a Sim City/Civilization *can* play out that way), but I've never tried Minecraft either.

[Lamp, broken circa 1988]

Minecraft is a survivalist zen garden with randomly generated dungeons. There is an ending, and it's really hard to get. It takes a lot of effort, and a good amount of luck. If you don't want to beat the game, there's plenty else to do. Success in the game is entirely subjective to what you define success to be.

 

like, what is there to be missed here

[Salads]

I have zero interest in Minecraft for similar reasons, but at this point 'fad' should be a compliment because in gaming circles it seems to exclusively be used to describe games that have outsold and outlasted every AAA effort of the generation.

[Chaos]

Gamefly shipped Injustice Ultimate edition for my PS4 last night. I blew through the story mode in a couple of hours. It's a fun enough game with a story that works within the structure even if the battle sequences all play out the same (fight two random characters, a hated rival, and your doppelganger).

 

I am not sure how much more of it I will play. Fighting games seem to have a limited life span with me. This one was much easier to play using the directional pad than it was using the thumb sticks

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[Big Fresh]

I played XCOM: Enemy Within all night last night. Until I got to this crazy mission in a fishing village where Chryssalids wiped out all my best soldiers and MECs. I'm gonna re-try that mission today, because I cannot continue in the game with all those guys dead.

[muhammedboehm]

I love and hate that game at the same time and I know it's my fault but I can't seam to keep my tech level on pace with the bad guy progression

[Big Fresh]

I played Enemy Unknown a ton for a few days then got slaughtered on my first panic mission (just like last night) and gave it up forever. But I'm being smarter this time. I got laser weapons for all my guys, plus the MECs make things easier.

[Big Fresh]

Beat that mission with only one casualty. Whew. That was stressful. Fuckin Chryasslids.

[EVA]

Trying to play Tomb Raider (2013) and....why do people like this game?

Granted, I've pretty much tried to OCD collect all the little items and 100% all the sections I've done so far. But the combat with humans is just bad and I just don't get it.

I'm sure I'll like it more as I get further. I think.

I got this cheap on Black Friday and just started playing it today.

I'm really liking it so far. I mean, it's not going to win any originality awards or anything, but I think it stitches together a patchwork of UNCHARTED and something like ASSASSIN's CREED pretty competently.

[twiztor]

to all the Wii-U peeps out there:

there's a game called NES Remix is available for download on the Wii-U eShop. $14.99. if you're a regular Nintendo enthusiast like i am, this may be the greatest game ever made.

[SirFozzie]

I have way, WAY too many games to play.

 

Along with the usual FM14 stuff, within the last 10 days I've purchased, thanks to the various holiday sales:

 

Baldur's Gate 2 Enhanced Edition

Dominions 4

Warhammer 40K Space Marine

The Bureau (Xcom declassified)

Steam Marines

Pac Man CE DX+ (on PC)

Racing Manager

Bioshock Infinite

Space Hulk

Speedball 2 HD

[Lawful Metal]

Just got beyond two souls for Christmas. Seems like one if those interactive movie type games. I'm intrigued by the story so far, but I've also not had to do any combat yet.

[Big Fresh]

I've leveled up my squad to the point where I'm mowing through everything. Chryssalids, Bezerkers, even Heavy Floaters. Haven't had a casualty in months (game time). And now I met my first Sectopod...... FUCK ME.