Hey guys and welcome to games of the week! You know what to do (hit the jump and read it).
Stevie Grant- Writer of Top 10 Worst and Boss Attack:
I’ve been doing a lot of university work, which is why the intro and ending bits to this article will be major short. I did re-play Limbo however which is fun. Nothing Sega, sorry. Also I completed The Wily Wars which I’ll start writing about again this Saturday. So yeah that’s it.
Alexander Sargeant- Writer of Retro Reviews:
I played JOB INTERVIEW. Which was fun, until I wasn’t called back after they said they’d call at the end of the week. Did I miss an event flag? Do I have to complete another route before this one opens up? Who knows…That aside, TALES OF SYMPHONIA because I haven’t played it since I was fifteen years old and I didn’t really know what Tales was then. Still great. Dynasty Warriors 7 too which is outstanding. Aside from the slightly iffy choice on how to handle the framerate (Jumps from 60/30 based on how much is on screen), all the gameplay changes are utterly interesting. I love the way the campaigns unfold now, and collecting hoards of weapons is a lot more compelling when you can equip them as soon as they pop into your inventory. There’s also a nice ‘7 Blades’ vibe in carrying around more weapons than you can wield.
And of course, Streets of Rage Remake, which is still fantastic. I have issues with how they handled the currecy mechanic, as you would think they’d give you some money as a consolation prize for not making it to the end, letting you unlock at least something to make the whole ordeal worth it. Even then though, every bit of content I unlock tends to be pretty damn substantial. Elle is beyond awesome.
Also every Cave shooter ever, because I seem to be collecting them, and DDP/Galuda II/Bug Panic are all on sale on iOS for a grand total of $11 together, which is RIDICULOUS VALUE BUY DOING NOW GO.
Josh Newey – Writer of With Great Power Comes Great Games and Underappreciated Gems:
I’ve been moving. And moving. And then moving. All damn week. Haven’t gotten internet yet so I’m writing this from a phone. Played a little bit of Typing of the Dead. And then I continued moving.The End…?
No it’s not the end! Still got more to go Josh.
John Doherty- Writer of Take Cover:
I haven’t had any real gaming time this week. I think I played an hour or so of League of Legends, but that’s about it.Who knew going to video game school would cut down on your video game playing time?
Tom Kyzivat- Artist and Podcast Co-host:
Blah, blah, blah. Marvel vs. Capcom 3. Blah, blah.
Alex Riggen- Editor in Chief and Podcast Host:
I’ve made it a goal to play all of the Steam games I’ve bought over the past couple years. I have so many unplayed games that I got for incredibly cheap that it seems time to finally catch up with my backlog. I started with FEAR 2 this week and loved it. It wasn’t as scary as the first game but there was a lot more variety and there were still some creepy moments. I wish I could say I was looking forward to the third game but the fact that its not being developed by Monolith scares me.After finishing FEAR 2 I started up Alpha Prime but ran into some game ending bugs so I can’t say much about it. It seems you have to keep refilling your oxygen tank in the game but every oxygen tank filler machine I went up to exited the game. Thus, I gave up and instead started Cryostasis. It’s an FPS horror game with some similarities to Amnesia and Condemend. The entire game has a theme of ice and cold as you try to keep warm while fighting off crazy people in melee combat. It’s not incredibly scary but it’s a very unique game. I haven’t gotten very far in it yet.
Yeah sorry that this one this week is a little short. But you can help that by posting what you played in the comments! Yep! Do that please. See you next time!
