What we are playing is a weekly column that appears each weekend. Various staff members let the world know what games had them hooked the past week and which ones they look forward to.
John Laster – I’ve been dabbling in Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning and while I love the gameplay I have no clue what the heck is going on in that universe, it hasn’t sucked me in which is bad for an RPG, but Chakrams rule! I absolutely love Gotham City Imposters, reminds me of Shadowrun. Also I want to play more Shank 2 soon as it is a huge improvement for even less MS points than the original.
Perry Jackson – After finishing The Simpsons Arcade, I went into Shank 2 and was completely floored by it. So much of an improvement with better dodging mechanics, tighter combo system and a much better plot to me even if it’s silly. I also played the Mass Effect 3 demo before the Tuesday release. Jealous? You should be because it’s amazing
Ross Adams – Played through Shadows of the Damned over the last week, as a shooter it was ok but it was the humour and world that really impressed me. Really enjoyable and entertaining experience, glad I played it. XBLA wise I randomly picked up Aces of the Galaxy again, great frantic fun. Still super hard though, never managed to complete the whole campaign.
Todd Schlickbernd – I’ve been playing ridiculous amounts of Shank 2 trying to get all 16 characters. I just beat the game on Hard last night, a laudable accomplishment if I do say so myself, so that’s just one last character remaining. Other than that there’s been lots of Iron Brigade DLC time as well. Weird, almost as if I’m doing a guide for those games. Lastly is Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning on the retail end.
John Drawdy – Been super busy this week, with what little bit of free time I had was spent finally playing through Bastion. Loving the bright colors and art style, but by far the music is my favorite part of the game; nice to finally experience the soundtrack from the game and not just my headphones.
Nathan Bowring – I recently finished Assassin’s Creed: Revelations. They give the old assassin’s the ending they deserved, and I can’t wait to see what they do with the next game. I’m still on the hunt for riddles in Batman: Arkham City; only one more hostage to go!
Ryan Reynolds – I spent a large chunk of my gaming time this week on Iron Brigade’s Rise of the Martian Bear content with highlights including a mysteriously flying breaker and Todd getting stuck behind a plant. In addition, I’ve been playing Gears of War 3 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 online and started a new game in Mass Effect 2 to prepare me for the conclusion to the trilogy.
Matt Liparota – One word: Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. I was a holdout on what ended up being one of the biggest fames of 2011 (mostly for financial reasons), but it was on sale last weekend and I couldn’t resist. Pretty much every free minute I had this week was devoted to the game and I’ve barely scratched the surface. I didn’t use my Xbox for anything else. As for the few times I gamed away from my console, I’ve been rocking Professor Layton and the Unwound Future on my DS. My tastes are nothing if not diverse.
Mark Seymour – Been blitzing through Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary on Legendary this week. The Library sucks twice as hard as it did 10 years ago but it’s a wonderful nostalgia trip otherwise. Also started playing The Darkness II, which gets shooting things in the face so right. Very satisfying.
Todd Pantier – I’ve still been playing a ton of Final Fantasy XIII-2. I’m really getting into it. Multiplayer wise, I’m still on Gears of War 3 and XBLA wise I got Shank 2. I love 2D beat em ups and it’s one of the better ones I’ve played.
