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What I've Been Playing


On 06/05/2013 at 07:05 PM by Casey Curran

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Kind of turning into one of those ghosts around here, been busy lately. Thought I'd post a few thoughts on some games I've been playing though. 

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Magic is the only way to play these games

Yeah, I just now finally got around to playing Skyrim. With how much I loved Fallout 3, you'd think this would have been a day one purchase for me, but fantasy just bores the crap out of me. I'm fine with it in Dragon Age because it has that Bioware magic and Zelda because Gorons and Zora are so much cooler than anything those other fantasy worlds have. So I decided to wait for the complete edition when all the bugs are out and I can get all of that sweet DLC. 

I started it up yesterday and have already pumped nearly six hours into it. I thought it would be closer to Oblivion quality (meh) than Fallout 3 quality (fucking incredible), but it's actually closer to Fallout 3 quality. Not as good, the leveling's too simple for my taste and discovering new areas doesn't have that feeling of awe Fallout 3 gave. But it's still a lot of fun, I'm taking the Hank Scorpio strategy with everything I see.

New Super Mario Bros U

I held this game off WAY too long, primarily because I didn't have a Wii U until recently. Now that I do though, I'm loving this game. I'm not far enough to say it's the best of the NSMB game yet, but I'm having more fun with it than I did in the first few worlds of the other games. The flying squirrel suit is a little uninspired, especially since it makes too much sense. I would have preferred if they had a mouse or elephant suit where the ears were used to glide. Other than that, no complaints, level design has been top notch with just enough gameplay twists that haven't been done before in Mario.

Call of Duty Black Ops 2

I'm not that big on Call of Duty, but I saw how the Gamepad works for local co-op and decided I need to try that for zombies. That part alone is definitely worth the $23 I paid for it. Which is good because the single player is designed for people with ADD while the regular multiplayer can best be summed up by this: 

Seriously, with the amount of health you have, if you surprise someone, they're automatically dead while if you get surprised, you're automatically dead. Just not my thing. Zombies meanwhile is great. One match I can survive 10 rounds, the next I'm dead before the first ends. And I dig that. Haven't done too much of it co-op, but using the pad and TV for seperate screens is all kinds of cool.

Phoenix Wright: Justice for All

I really like these games. I've been catching up on them lately, but they're great. Well, more like half of them are great. Inside court, finding evidence to prove witnesses are lying is so intense and satisfying, but investigating is pretty tedious and the only reason it shouldn't be thrown out is because of how much it develops the story. I'm at the fourth case now and especially love rival lawyer Franziska von Karma. She has a funny way of reacting to out of control witnesses and the judge by whipping them which goes great with Phoenix's witty remarks. Really all the characters are great and the story is told in a great way which even with the minimal amount of gameplay, makes them a lot of fun to play.

Oh, and one more thing: Fuck Assassin's Creed 3.


 

Comments

Cary Woodham

06/05/2013 at 07:40 PM

The Phoenix Wright games are my favorite game series on the DS.  I'm so glad we're getting the 5th one on the 3DS in the US.  I'm a bit bummed it's download only, but I'll still get it anyway.

Casey Curran Staff Writer

06/06/2013 at 01:14 PM

I'm excited for 5 too now that I'm getting caught up with the series. Hope I can finish them by then.

Alex-C25

06/05/2013 at 07:44 PM

I hope to get Skyrim and the first Phoenix Wright game sometime. The former, because every info I know has caught my attention and the latter because it looks a lot of fun.

Also, now that you have a Wii U, what do you think of it so far?

Casey Curran Staff Writer

06/06/2013 at 01:15 PM

I'd say give Fallout 3 a try before Skyrim because it's the much better game in my opinion. I'm enjoying my Wii U, just don't have enough to play on it. Have a hard time recommending one to others, especially if they don't have a PS3/360.

leeradical42

06/05/2013 at 09:00 PM

Skyrim is an awesome game and if things are to easy remember you can adjust difficulty ingame, i like Skyrim better then Oblivion but really cant compare it to Fallout 3 just cause of the whole apocalyptic thing but Skyrim is one of my favorite rpgs on the 360 mainly for the freedom to do whatever you want i completed the main quest line and word of advice dont do the dark brotherhood quest till you completed the main questline trust me i had to start over.

Casey Curran Staff Writer

06/06/2013 at 01:16 PM

I think it's fair to compare them since they're almost the exact same game in different worlds. Though I do like Fallout's leveling a lot more.

FAF101

06/05/2013 at 11:05 PM

Phoenix Wright one of the best game series ever! I cannot wait for the 3DS one (number 5) to come over to the US!

Also Skyrim will consume you...I do like it better than Oblivion. I hated Oblivion for some reason. But there is soooo much to do in it.

Casey Curran Staff Writer

06/06/2013 at 01:17 PM

I didn't like Oblivion either.

Coolsetzer

06/06/2013 at 12:00 AM

I played some of CoD2 and Skyrim, and thought they were alright. Neither of them are my favorites this gen, though. And I really want to play NSMBU. The game looked great.

Casey Curran Staff Writer

06/06/2013 at 01:19 PM

CoD's not my favorite still, but I'm digging zombies. Think Skyrim's great so far.

Blake Turner Staff Writer

06/06/2013 at 02:04 AM

 Goddamn it I need a 3DS... so many great games in need of my purchase...

Casey Curran Staff Writer

06/06/2013 at 01:19 PM

You really do. Everyone should get a 3DS

Chunopo

06/06/2013 at 03:44 AM

I'm still giving COD zombies plenty of love, especially since Mob of the Dead was released, tommy guns plus the undead make for hours of fun. I'm also enjoying State of Decay on live arcade, its the open world zombie game I ve always wanted for my x box!

Casey Curran Staff Writer

06/06/2013 at 01:20 PM

I just heard about Mob of the Dead, but it seems to be getting a lot of attention.

Chunopo

06/06/2013 at 10:21 PM

It's one of the better new Zombie maps but they have a system where if your downed you enter 'afterlife mode'. This means that you can go down at least once and revive your self which is cool, I just wish they would add anothet transit mode to their game, that is awesome!

Matt Snee Staff Writer

06/06/2013 at 03:54 AM

I like Skyrim, but I haven't finished it yet.  I play like two hours a month.  They've added up though.  IT's just a nice place to hang out in. The combat is kind of blah though. 

Casey Curran Staff Writer

06/06/2013 at 01:20 PM

I've been playing it a ton these past few days. Really glad I got it.

jgusw

06/06/2013 at 08:35 AM

One of these days I'll get Skyrim.  

Casey Curran Staff Writer

06/06/2013 at 01:21 PM

I'd recommend it.

F1r3inth3H0L3

06/06/2013 at 11:00 AM

What about Assassin's Creed III don't you like? I'm curious about the game, haven't played it at all. Just curious to hear what you like and don't like about the game before I decide if I want to purchase.

Casey Curran Staff Writer

06/06/2013 at 01:22 PM

There is way too much I don't like about that game to sum up in a comment. Just don't buy it.

Captain N

06/06/2013 at 06:56 PM

The Wii U is a great system but there really isn't alot to play on it right now but hopefully E3 changes that. But Mario is fun as always, I'd say get Nintendo Land if you want something else to play. Also, you could always get the Rayman Legends Demo and app thing unless you have already. Might get Skyrim, the one with all the dlc but till it drops in price.

MotDrum

06/08/2013 at 01:25 AM

I could never play well at all with magic in Oblivion. I've played friend's copies of Skyrim so I agree that magic is a lot of fun. Maybe I'll finally buy it for myself, reading A Song of Ice and Fire makes me want too have my own story

NSonic79

06/29/2013 at 02:58 AM

That game...

It must've scarred you for life that even after playing the games you've enjoyed you still can't get it out of your head.

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