Truly an epic battle for the ages.
Games were played this week and they were played by the staff at Destructoid. Read on to find out what those games were. Apply our wisdom to your life and be enriched.
Razak:I feel like a broken record, but with el movie site resume reading, other work and training for a half-marathon I’m still playingBatmanand still playingBowser’s Inside Story.
Sterling:Castlevania HDinspired me to replay the older DS games, so I spent much of my time my time playingDawn of Sorrow, which is still a fantastic little game. Also still rockingThe Sims 3when I get a chance, and am keeping up with my hero inGodVille. That was about it, really. Slow week for games.
Chester:PlayedStarCraft IIto the point where I just became completely overwhelmed by micromanagement and found the game too stressful to play, so I’ve stopped. On “Casual.” Yeah, I’m not very good at real-time strategy games.
Also been playingDragon Age: Originson the PC, which I’m finding to be more enjoyable than the console version I had attempted to play originally; it seems to both look at play better. Went through a few missions of the technically impressiveMafia II(no loading screens! great snow effects!), which I can talk about, but don’t want to since I’m reviewing a full version of the game later this month. AlsoDead Rising 2andDead Rising: Case Zero, neither of which I can talk about yet. I think I’m allowed to say that the game is full of zombies. A lot of them.
Holmes:PlayedBlayzBloofor a bit, review should be up now or later. Also playedNew Super Mario Bros. Wiisingle player, which is something I haven’t done in a while. I should change that.
Also, still dicking around inPersona 3 Portable, but that will likely change next week, after theScott Pilgrimgame hits PSN. I have the feeling that it’s going to be a life changer.
Finally, played someTatsunoko Vs. Capcom. I won some, I lost some, but the game is still fun either way. Still so many new techniques and combos to discover, feels like the replay value is infinite.
Ponce:Totally, completely, 100% trouncedBowser’s Inside Storyover here. Suck on it, Razak!
I also started up a WiiWare game calledViral Survivorfor review. It was released a few months back, but better late than whenever, right?
Razak:Damn you, Ponce! One day I’ll have my revenge!
Devore:Been playing theStarCraft IIcampaign a second time, and also grinding away like a fool inCastlevania HD. Let’s just say I’ve been missing some meals.
Lingen:I’ve always wondered what it’s like to do cocaine, and now I don’t need to. BecauseStarcraft IIhas to be a LOT like it. Now I need to pay attention to both micro and macro in my dreams, and every once in a while I’ll wake up in a cold sweat yelling “ADDITIONAL SUPPLY DEPOTS REQUIRED!”
So that’s what I’ve been playing all week.Starcraft II,Starcraft II, and moreStarcraft II.
Zimmerman:Most of my stuff is in boxes now but I managed to keep a 360 hooked up to a monitor to feed myCastlevania HDaddiction. Played a bit ofFrontierVille. I guess I’ll be down to portables soon.
Oregon, here I come!
Toletino:It’s been allStarcraft IIon my end, with a few forays intoAlpha Protocol, and, wouldn’t you know it, a couple of hours ofStar Trek Online. They gave my Borg dude a laser sight.
Carey:Dipped my toe into the scalding hot water that isCastlevania HD, and promptly pulled it out again. Think I need to do some discrete grinding so that I’m not entirely dead weight for my friends next time around. Beat SEGA’sShining ForceiPhone port, and I was glad to have picked it up.
Most of my gaming time has been spent withCiv Vthis week, and it is scratching my turn-based PC itch like nobody’s business.Singularityis staring at me longingly from the shelf, but I have ignored it so far.
Concelmo:Of course,StarCraft II. It is so good and I am going to be playing it for a long, long time.
Also sat down withMonkey Island 2: Special EditionandPuzzle Quest 2, the latter being just as addictive as the first.
Sarkar:I went to an Activision event on Tuesday and played someSpider-Man: Shattered Dimensions(can’t talk about it yet) as well as one multiplayer round ofGoldenEye 007on the Wii (surprisingly fun, especially because I was playing as Oddjob — bwahaha!).
Otherwise, I’ve spent every spare minute this past week withMadden NFL 11. Look for the review tomorrow at noon EDT, but until then, check out myfinal previewfrom last Monday.
