A Kiwami Dilemma

On 09/08/2018 at 12:53 AM by Super Step

Since Kiwami means Extreme, not really. It's a pretty mild problem; also one I only have the luxury of being entwined in because I'm still looking for gainful employment.

But I'm loving my playthrough of Yakuza Kiwami 2 in the midst of so many games releasing I get exhausted just thinking about it. Oh, and recording a yakuza-themed podcast with Julian for Nerds Without Pants didn't help my yakuza fever. But Yakuza games are HUGE and I want to make room for:

Spider-Man most of all

Tomb Raider Reboot Part III next (that one might be a sale-priced pickup, since I doubt the gameplay has changed in any significant way; but I do love the gameplay in the first two)

and I still want to buy Detroit: Become Human and progress beyond level one or whatever in my copy of God of War. Oh, and I never did finish Horizon: Zero Dawn.

Meanwhile, I played Life is Strange 2's demo, Captain Spirit and that game will likely be a day one purchase. At least it's just one episode. I've also been playing A Hat in Time, which scratches my Gamecube-era 3D platformer itch so well in ways Yooka Laylee just wasn't well-designed enough to pull off. My only complaint is even with mechanics more suited for the game, STEALTH SECTIONS NEED TO STAY IN STEALTH GAMES.

Not to mention there are games like Red Dead Redemption 2 on my holiday radar. I should play 1 first, but I'm not buying a PS3 to do so.

At least I finished the main storyline and a huge chunk of the side content in both Yakuza 6 and Gravity Rush 2 recently.

I also might renew my PS+ contract so I can play God of War III and get other "freebies" that are usually better quality around the holidays.

My kiwami problem: the extreme amount of blockbuster games getting released these days. I know you're all playing DQXI, but for my pocket book's sake, I am SO happy I don't enjoy that genre.

And I just realized I can buy Cuphead and Doom for my gaming PC. No way I can actually buy ALL of this stuff and stay within budget though. FOMO is a bitch.

Ranger1

09/08/2018 at 07:35 AM

Luckily for me, I can usually wait to buy games until they go on sale or I can find them used. This month, I was very bad and bought two new games. But II understand your dilemma.

Super Step Contributing Writer

09/08/2018 at 10:56 PM

I'm usually good at forgetting something i want is out there until it's on sale, but I've got a lot of free time at the start of holiday season, so ... Yeah.

KnightDriver

09/08/2018 at 09:20 AM

I want so many games coming this Fall, but will not get them. Unless they appear on Game Pass, which means only MS first party titles. I can't complain too much. I have so many games to play between retro, Games with Gold and Game Pass. If I had PS+, what more? I may consider it instead of buying new.

Good luck with the job search. I'm going to hit that a little harder near the end of this semester. I've had enough school, I want to work.

09/08/2018 at 11:01 PM

Good luck! I forget, what are you studying?

09/09/2018 at 11:49 PM

Help Desk/Technical Support, although I think I'm not into it anymore. I refuse to work in a call center, absolutely the worst possible job for me. I'll think of something.

Cary Woodham

09/08/2018 at 09:53 AM

Yeah there's just too many games coming out now!

There were never this many AAA games I actually wanted in the olden days.

Matt Snee Staff Writer

09/08/2018 at 05:30 PM

I could use a Kiwami Cheese Steak on these diet days, I'll tell you!

I never finished the first Life Is Strange, but I'd really like to. I played the first episode and reall liked it. I'd like to play Detroit too. I really liked Heavy Rain, but I skipped the game after that.

I really loved Red Dead Redemption. I don't finish a lot of games but I did that. And I played the zombie DLC. Good game.

09/08/2018 at 11:03 PM

I played heavy rain recently and thought b they went overboard with button presses. You should finish LiS and Detroit's demo was awesome.

Yeah, I wish they'd port it to PS4 but I'll be thankful if they don't: one less game to buy.

09/09/2018 at 02:35 AM

yeah... the thing about Heavy Rain is it isn't the best game, but the interactive story nature of it is really good. I kinda imagine his other games are similar.

SanAndreas

09/09/2018 at 12:28 AM

I want Dragon Quest XI, but I already preordered the collectors' edition of Valkyria Chronicles 4 for the Switch. So DQXI will be on the back burner for a bit. I missed a couple of other games I wanted too.

09/09/2018 at 12:31 AM

I'm not interested in either of those, thank God, cause I have enough longass games to get through. I actually just bought a SNES Mini and have been enjoying Earthbound and playing FFIII, to my surprise. Not sure how long I'll actually stick with them. I've been playing each game until I die. So far, I've gotten farthest in Donkey Kong Country.

daftman

09/09/2018 at 07:07 PM

I'm hoping to pick up Spider-Man come Black Friday. I don't have time for that right now though. The new Destiny 2 expansion is eating up huge chunks of my time.

09/09/2018 at 09:21 PM

I never could get into online games. I'm super-grateful for how much single-player goodness has been released of late. Blessing and a curse.

PixlBit

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