Old meme is old, I know, but I’ve been in Miami all week and Niero has not stopped playing it. It’s stuck in my head and I feel I must exorcise the demon by posting it on the frontpage. So yes, do please look at my horse. My horse is amazing.
While I am here, I promised I’d give a shout out toDestructoid’s new Steam group, since I am nowa super PC gamerand have been rocking the computer games all week. So yeah, if you’re a Steam user and love Dtoid, check it out!
Anyway, videogames. Hit the jump to find out about all the damn videogames.
Dyson:NSMBW. Working on 100% completion so I can access the extra levels. Aaaaaaaaand, uh,Tatsunoko vs. Capcom. That’s about it. SO EXCITE!!!!!!
Sterling:BeatAssassin’s Creed IIfor review. Long game. Too long. Also been trying to playLeft 4 Dead 2when the lag doesn’t utterly decimate my fun, which it does often and without remorse. I am also a PC gamer now, and downloadedZeno Clashfrom Steam to try it out. I simply adore how weird and original it is, and the first-person combat is interesting. So far it looks a touch repetitive, but it’s early goings.
Also rockedDoom II(nostalgia!),Audiosurf(amazing!) and usedFallout 3to test the new graphics card (outside the vault with all settings pushed to the max and it runs beautifully). I also haveDawn of War IIdownloaded but am yet to check it out. Looking forward, though!
Most of the week was spent in Miami, previewingRaskullsfor XBLA. Our full coverage is coming soon, but let me say right now that it’s a crazy fun party game and I believe my faith in it was justified. Stay tuned for hot video of the game in action!
Bennett:I just startedPersona PSP. I’m super late on getting around to it but I’m just loving every minute of it.
Tolentino:I broke down and rentedModern Warfare 2on the PS3, and about midway through the campaign my launch-model 60gb died, displaying the so-called Yellow Light of Death. Perhaps I am being punished for not taking my PC gamer indignation cross-platform.
In the meantime I completedAssassin’s Creed Bloodlineson the PSP. The latter really does feel like anAssassin’s Creedgame, but sadly plays more like thefirstone than the second. At least I’ll be able to unlockAssassin’s Creed IIgoodies for when I get my PS3 back.
Also, I’m findingDragon Agesurprisingly playable on my dumpy laptop. As an added plus, turning the details down to “low” removes the ridiculous blood spatter effect. People should never engage in such plummy conversation without at least toweling off.
Zimmerman:The stack of games I haven’t played is getting higher, while the stack of games I have, well, isn’t. I’ve been pretty much decimated by some nasty cold all week, which would normally be conducive to playing games but I just kept getting dizzy after a bit.
The other day I was playing the game with a few friends who don’t regularly play videogames. At one point, we were ascending one of the early castles the game (the one with the all the chainlink fences you have to grab onto). Everyone in the room was drinking beer, laughing uncontrollably, generally having an all around amazing time. Even though our progress through the level was ridiculously slow since everyone was dying, all that mattered was that everyone was having such a great time.
It was glorious.
The more I playNew Super Mario Bros. Wii, the more I fall in love with it. The details in the game are so splendid that I really couldn’t have hoped for a better gaming experience.
I know that everybody doesn’tloveit, but it seems that everyone who actually gives it a try at leastlikesit. So far, I’ve played the game with an angry, PS3-loving drug addict; a paranoid schizophrenic who can barely speak; two part-time models who think that videogames are for nerds; some little kids; and, of course, my actual friends. All of them became instantly addicted. They seriously couldn’t put it down.
So yeah, I playedNSMB Wiiwith all those people, and played theBit.Trip BEATdemo (Dtoid mention at the end, hooray!), theFFCC: My Life as a Darklorddemo (which ruled),Pokemon Rumble(which is awfully awesome),Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles(for review), andExcitebike Wold Rally(addictive online). Also revisitedBlast Works/Tumiki Fighters, and theBit.Tripgames, all to prepare forBit.Trip VOID, which comes out tomorrow.
I bought theAbbey RoadDLC forThe Beatles: Rock Bandlast week, but I didn’t actually get around to playing it until Friday afternoon (as you might have gathered, Fridays are usually big gaming days for me). I played through theAbbey Roadmedley three times — I beat it on Hard drums, got 92% through it on Expert vocals before failing, and then went right back at it on Expert vocals andbeat it with five stars! I’m awesome. Then I played a bunch ofLEGO Rock Band, where Igold-starred “Let’s Dance”on Expert guitar. Fun times! That game’s soundtrack is definitely uneven, but when it’s good, it’sreallygood.
Also, considerDead Risingto be a playable game for once!
Zimmerman:I never realized how much an HDTV was going to change my life until it was there. It’s good to have you with us, Ben.
