This is a very special edition of Games of the week, as this episode, for one week only, it will be rushed! That’s right, you’ll be getting all the thrill of your regular games of the week section, but even more slapdash and last-minute than usual. This is what happens when your humble editor has been too busy stuffing his fat face with cake instead of doing his damn job. Like it matters anyway, nobody reads this bit.
Speaking of reading, we played games this week. As always, hit the jump for the bit that people actually pays attention to.
Razak:I have been playingThe Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road. Yes, you read that right. It showed up on my doorstep so I’m playing it. It’s actually not terrible and as far as game design goes unliike anything I’ve played before. However, I’m not that into obscure Japanese/Gothic Lolita/Steampunk/children’s literature RPGs so it’s possibly its just a bunch of cliche gaming approaches that I’ve never encountered before because of my lack of experience with the genre.
AlsoA Boy and his Blob, and let me just say AAAAAWWWWW.
Zimmerman:I’ve been playing a ton ofDemon’s Soulsagain this week. I’m just about ready to try and finish my first run-through but — despite having invested an unreasonable number of hours into the game — I’m giving serious consideration to starting from scratch with the knowledge that I’ve acquired but using a completely different character build to keep me on my toes. I’m torn.
Holmes:PlayingWii Fit Plus,Domino Rally, and Ju-On: The Grudgefor review. Reviews for all three games could be up by the time you read this. Also bought Obscure 2 for the Wii ($14),Samurai Showdown Anthologyfor the Wii ($20) andMajor Minor’s Majestic March($12) all new. They were all worth the price, but in the case ofObscureandMMMM, just barely.
Also played an unhealthy amount ofCritter Crunch. I love this game. I really love it.
Also tried to get back intoContact, a DS game that I initially enjoyed, then abandoned years ago. I’m totally stuck and have no idea what I’m supposed to do, but it’s still pretty fun.
Sterling:Demon’s Soulsis my reason for existing. I’m still not a very high level, but that’s mainly because I’ve been taking it really slowly. I can absorb hours into that game and still not feel like I’ve done very much. Even then, I still feel incredibly satisfied with the time I’ve wasted. It truly is an amazing title, and I think it’ll be a tough contest between that andDragon Agefor my RPG of the year.
Other than that, moreRock Band UnpluggedandKingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. So yeah.
Holmes:Oh crap, I forgot to mentionA Boy and his BlobandHalf-minute Hero. Both great games that I want to dedicate some serious time to once I clear the rest of my schedule.
Concelmo:After playing through the originalUnchartedagain in preparation for its sequel, I picked upUncharted 2: Among Thievesthis week and have been playing it pretty much nonstop. It is amazing. Seriously, I love it so much.
I also played moreShatterand decided it might be my favorite game of the year. I also think I will play this game every week until the day I die (you have no idea how obsessed I am), so you may see me mention this game in every single one of these posts.
Grim:Dead Space! I’m replaying it for the 3rd or 4th time to get the last two Achievements: only using the default weapon and completing the game on the hardest difficulty. Beyond that, I was trying to finish the third island inPixelJunk Monsters Deluxe, but getting those final rainbows is driving me insane. There’s always one guy that gets through my defense. Always.
Cantler:Street Fightans IV, Super Puzzle Fightans, Professor Layton and the Diabolical box, and someE4. The more I playSFIV, the more I appreciate it. It wasn’t initially very high on my list of favoriteStreet Fighters, but I think that’s changed over the past few weeks. Brad Nicholson and I have been pounding the shit out of each other every now and then and it’s been great fun.
Bennett: Mostly just a lot ofPixelJunk Monsters Deluxe, but yesterday for our Extra Life charity I also playedRock Band 2,Plants Vs Zombies,Resident Evil 4,I Maed a Game With Zombies in itand all kinds of other good stuff.
Which is to say, very.
Ross:Mostly just been playingBorderlands, and a touch ofDemon’s Souls.
That’s good to hear Anthony. I assumed since I didn’t like the firstUnchartedI wouldn’t like this one either. I’m gonna borrow it from someone when they finish, I think.
