Time for some shameless self promotion! In case you haven’t heard, I’m a regular on a new podcast that discusses all things Sega. It’s calledSega Addicts. That’s a nice name. It also features Topher Cantler who you might remember from some cartoons that you watched on the Internet. Chad Concelmo is going to do occassional appearances too, allegedly. I hope so. He makes me hard.
In other news, we played videogames. Were any of them Sega related? Probably not. Hit the jump to read about them anyway.
Razak:It was all Wii for me this week. I finally openedDead Space Extractionfor more than five minutes, and after a slow start I am really enjoying it. They did some very cool stuff with it. It’s not a great game by any means, but since it’s not too expensive anymore I recommend it to anyDead Spacefans.
Also been playingMax and the Magic Marker, which I’ll have a review for soon. My DS has laid dormant since I beatSpirit Tracksso I have to change that. Not sure with what yet.
Bennett:Well after 25 hours and despite being a ‘hard-core fan’ I have finally putFFXIIIto one side and in its place isDragon Age. Really enjoyingDragon Ageso far, the spell casting is a little difficult to understand and the battles can be a bit ‘cluster-fucky’ for my liking but flirting with fictional characters helps fill that dark hole in my social life right now.
Zimmerman:Cave Storyon WiiWare, which is so incredibly good it defies further description. I’ve also played a bunch of Wii games, includingDragon Quest Swords,The MunchablesandCursed Mountain.
This week, I’m going to try and get into the online play inWhite Knight Chronicles.
Ross:Still working throughFinal Fantasy XIII, although that’s been pushed to the side a little bit. Tried out someJust Cause 2, which has been fun but slightly frustrating, played some moreStarcraft II, and checked out this neat little game on Steam calledConiclysm. On the handheld front, I finally finishedMiles Edgeworth, and have been devoting my full attention now toSoul Silver
PerLee:So I’ve been trying to play my DSi more, and I’m working through a copy ofPokemon: Diamond. It’s slow and boring, and I wish I had an emulation of it so I can crank the speed up and edit the shit out of it. I know the games are for kids, but fuck, there is so much damn menu hopping to get the most basic shit done. I can’t believe I used to tolerate this stuff for so much.
Other than that,FFXIIIis still rocking my world. I don’t know if it is because I never properly beat theFFgames I played in the past (last bosses inIV, VII, andX), but I find this game really refreshing and fun. I even love the battle system and am finding the characters to become interesting, especially Fang.
Oddly, now that I’m in chapter 11, I hate how the game opens up and you have to grind. Go figure, I’m the living inversion of all otherFFfans.
Oh, and I boughtGears of War. If I getHaloand play them both, will I be a proper Xbox fanboy?
Sterling:FinishedRed Steel 2today, and it was surprisingly awesome. I was hoping it would be good, but any cynical doubts I had have been blown away. If you have a Wii, you really should check it out. Still trudging through3D Dot Game Heroes, which is still good fun, but I’m getting sick of wondering where to go in between dungeons. It’s really dragging the game down. Also been playingAGAINfor DS. It’s made by theHotel Duskguys, but it sure as shit ain’tHotel Dusk. I’ll leave it at that. All this is in between anOcarina of Timereplay andGod of War III, which I am trying to play for fun but simply haven’t found the time to get too far in.
Also,Torchlight. Trying to grab as many minutes in that as my spare time allows. So, not many!Holmes: I don’t know what the hell you are talking about, Ben.Pokemonboring? For kids?
Holmes:I don’t know what the hell you are talking about, Ben.Pokemonboring? For kids? Next you’ll say something really crazy like “Super Metroidisn’t that good”.
As for my games this week, playedCrazy Otto(the game that would go on to becomeMs Pac-Man),Jr. Pac-Man(the game that would go on to drive me insane), andDragon’s Lair(the game that’s likeHeavy Rain, except fun) all at the PAX East Free Play Arcade. It was an amazing time. I really wish arcades weren’t dead, or that PAX happened every weekend.
Also at PAX, I playedCrackdown 2multi-player,Bit.Trip RUNNER,BlazBlue: Continuum Shift, andLimbo. I liked them all, but not equally. The controls forCrackdown 2were a bit crap.
Grim:Bunch ofPatchwork Heroeson PSP, which is super rad. I’m also slowly getting back intoDeadly Premonitionnow that I have a tiny bit more free time to work with. This game makes me wish I liked coffee.
Concelmo:FinishedGod of War III, which I, of course, loved. Now back intoFinal Fantasy XIII, which I amreallyenjoying.
Tolentino:PlayingResonance of Fatelike a bullet through butter. Or trying to, at least. The game is dense as kevlar, and I’m going to have to step up if I intend to get the review in on good time.
Chester:Surprisingly little, considering I was at PAX East. Checked out Ska Studio’s beat ’em upCharlie Murderand itsDishwashersequel,Vampire Smile. I also ended up playingPrince of Persia: The Forgotten Sandson a huge screen in public on the show floor. New found respect for the people who have to do that all day long; I had never played before, but even if I had, the pressure of screwing up would still be incredible.
