What Are You Playing (Summer 2013)?

[NeoZeedeater]

True. And Community to a lesser extent.

I guess reference humor is what tickles kids these days.

At least Community's a good show (and has Alison Brie for eye candy). Retro City Rampage just sucks, at least from the demo I played. I can appreciate its nods to old games and familiar streets where I live but I can't bring myself to play anything for nostalgia. This is why I hate it when people sometimes think I like old games/movies/music for nostalgic reasons when it's pretty much the opposite: I like art when it's well made not because of when it was made.

[No One]

I've sunk 23 hours into EVE Online. I still have no idea what the fuck I'm doing.

Everyone should play Papers, Please.

[Josh]

Dead Rising 2. Case Zero sucked, so I never bothered with this one. Glad I didn't, because its a pretty sweet game for the price of free.

I used some of my ms reward points to buy a sweet set of ninja pajamas.

[GohanX]

I've been playing Final fantasy 3 on the Ouya for the past week. it's pretty much the DS game with some slightly improved graphics, visually it reminds me of an upscaled PS1 game, and I'm fine with that.

I don't remember the DS version at all, other than remembering that I enjoyed it. I can't put my finger on it, but I'm really enjoying the game, it's very relaxing. I think it's a case of the right game at the right time for me.

[MechDeus]

I've sunk 23 hours into EVE Online. I still have no idea what the fuck I'm doing.

I have like three ships and I just wander around lost.

I need to play more.

[Mzo]

I've been playing Final fantasy 3 on the Ouya for the past week. it's pretty much the DS game with some slightly improved graphics, visually it reminds me of an upscaled PS1 game, and I'm fine with that.

I don't remember the DS version at all, other than remembering that I enjoyed it. I can't put my finger on it, but I'm really enjoying the game, it's very relaxing. I think it's a case of the right game at the right time for me.

They keep making you cast mini on your entire party, so you then have to switch to spellcasters and level them up. I got sick of that shit by the third time.

[Will]

I've spent the last week doing a lot of tweaking with my emulators.

Today I did my first fucking around with Wii games. Mario Galaxy 2 looks legit.

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That does look pretty awesome, if only Wii games were in HD

[YellerDog]

ActionButton.net is on point here, re: Dead Space....

The very first Action Challenge in the game requires you — weaponless — to run from a stampeding alien. It chases you down a sloping hallway. An elevator stands, open, at the end of the hall. You run into the elevator, turn around, and press the button. The elevator doors slam shut. The alien jams his tentacles into the door. The doors open partway. The alien sticks his head in. The door slams on the alien’s head. The alien dies. You think: Whew! Close one!

Now let’s try running down the hall, jumping into the elevator, turning around, and not pressing the button. Just stand there, looking down the hall. The alien will literally run right up to the doors, stop, look at you, and then turn around. Come out of the elevator, and the enemy will turn around and chase you again

[No One]

I don't even like Dead Space, but Christ is that website terrible. I don't think I've ever seen such transparent attempts to roast sacred cows for the sake up drumming up some bullshit controversy. It's the gaming equivalent of The Best Page in the Universe.

[Finch]

nooooooo no one, tim rogers is so good

He's the durian of new games journalism: he smells so bad but you can't resist him, his writing is pulpy and succulent, he is the king of fruits.