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What Are You Playing? July 14th, 2012

Posted on Saturday, July 14 @ 10:30:00 Eastern by

I'm obsessing over my spot on the leaderboard in the warehouse this weekend. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD is spinning on my hard drive and I've only got a few more days of leaderboard dominance until the flood gates open up and every score is maxed out at 999,999,999.

In addition to working on that review, I'll be making my way through Summer in Persona 3 Portable. I started a second playthrough as the female MC to see what's so different. October seems so far away and, unfortunately, so is Persona 4: Golden. *Stares at second Vita memory card* Maybe.... Anyway,

What are you playing?



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  • used44
    used44

    Joined: Mar 2002
    Posted: Jul 14th, 2012 at 10:40 am
    I was showing Jetpack Joyride to a friend the other day and of course it totally hooked me again. Also downloaded Mutant Blobs Attack. Yay for portable gaming!
  • used44
    used44

    Joined: Mar 2002
    Posted: Jul 14th, 2012 at 12:29 pm
    Haha, don't thumbs down me, bros. I'm trapped in a hospital room away from my consoles.
  • 213EDD
    213EDD

    Joined: Sep 2007
    Posted: Jul 14th, 2012 at 9:19 pm
    Asking for sympathy? Downvote.
  • used44
    used44

    Joined: Mar 2002
    Posted: Jul 14th, 2012 at 11:42 pm
    Crop-dusting down the maternity hallways? Downvote.
  • TheJx4
    TheJx4

    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Jul 14th, 2012 at 3:34 pm
    wow...+1 on both comments just to counter the nonsense.
  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff

    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Jul 14th, 2012 at 4:56 pm
    It's Longo and Longo's alt.
  • Sourdeez
    Sourdeez

    Joined: Feb 2012
    Posted: Jul 14th, 2012 at 10:56 am
    Finished Metro2033(Gives a new take on survival shooter which was nice yet frustrating at the same time, I have high hopes for sequal)

    Gotta finish Batman Arkham city now

    P.S. Large Xclass Solar flare to hit earth within the next 6 hours. ill be our drinking and toking all night watching auras.
  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff

    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Jul 14th, 2012 at 4:58 pm
    Are you in the North? Canada?
  • OdiousLupous
    OdiousLupous

    Joined: Jul 2011
    Posted: Jul 14th, 2012 at 11:01 am
    Bulletstorm
    Just Cause 2
    Steam sales you will run my summer gaming schedule.
  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff

    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Jul 14th, 2012 at 4:58 pm
    Nice new icon :)
  • OdiousLupous
    OdiousLupous

    Joined: Jul 2011
    Posted: Jul 14th, 2012 at 7:20 pm
    Hard to find one you can see at that pixel size.
  • Kakulukia
    Kakulukia

    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Jul 14th, 2012 at 11:14 am
    Halfway through MGS3, it will be followed by Peace Walker, the MSX Metal Gear games if they're any fun, MGS, MGS2 and MGS4. Hopefully the trophy patch will be out by then.

    BUT, I've just begun watching Breaking Bad on Netflix, and I borrowed West Wing DVDs from my brother, so I will most likely not play anything (or move from my bed for that matter) for the next day or two.
  • Chunibrow
    Chunibrow

    Joined: Mar 2010
    Posted: Jul 14th, 2012 at 11:40 am
    Diablo 3. Just 45% more to go for my wizard until lvl 50 so I can begin Hell difficulty.
  • StringerBell86
    StringerBell86

    Joined: Mar 2012
    Posted: Jul 14th, 2012 at 11:45 am
    been playing Persona 4 for PS2. Couldn't wait =)
  • TurinAlexander
    TurinAlexander

    Joined: Sep 2006
    Posted: Jul 14th, 2012 at 12:31 pm
    I'll probably wrap up Darksiders at some point this weekend and then move on either Arkam Asylum or The Force Unleashed 2, or maybe From Dust, or perhaps, Terraria. Or maybe Steam will entice me to buy something else to add to the list.
  • Noritama
    Noritama

    Joined: Feb 2012
    Posted: Jul 14th, 2012 at 12:41 pm
    The new tomb raider, Sleeping dogs, Hitman, RE6, DMC, and WiiU
    So far I'm happy with the WiiU and Sleeping dogs is the best in the show now.
  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff

    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Jul 14th, 2012 at 5:01 pm
    This was nonsense.
  • Noritama
    Noritama

    Joined: Feb 2012
    Posted: Jul 14th, 2012 at 10:36 pm
    Eh? How so? Those were the demos they were showing at Comic-con.
    They are basically the only video games I've played. I hated the RE6 demo. Just so you guys know if you hated the gun monsters in RE5 there is a whole bunch of bad AI gunmen in this one.
    Anyways the Wii U is extremely fun and extremely light weight thought I'd snap it in half when I first held it.
  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff

    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Jul 15th, 2012 at 10:13 am
    Oh, now I get it.
  • Noritama
    Noritama

    Joined: Feb 2012
    Posted: Jul 15th, 2012 at 10:58 am
    Don't worry Im being a giant ***** anyways. The smell of the unbathe nerds make me rage . Sunday here I come .
  • Jonathan_Leack
    Jonathan_Leack

    Joined: Jan 2012
    Posted: Jul 14th, 2012 at 1:00 pm
    Alan Wake
    Dota 2

    I'm waiting for more sales on Steam!
  • seesaw24
    seesaw24

    Joined: May 2009
    Posted: Jul 14th, 2012 at 1:32 pm
    Steam sold me NBA2K12 for 10 bucks, so now rookie small forward Boob McTittens is struggling to make it as a member of the Washington Wizards.
  • OdiousLupous
    OdiousLupous

    Joined: Jul 2011
    Posted: Jul 14th, 2012 at 2:09 pm
    We were all pulling for him in college when he got that debilitating nippilitis, good to see him following his dream.
  • used44
    used44

    Joined: Mar 2002
    Posted: Jul 14th, 2012 at 2:11 pm
    His Double-D-fence has really improved since training camp.
  • used44
    used44

    Joined: Mar 2002
    Posted: Jul 14th, 2012 at 2:10 pm
    Haha. That's solid.
  • gunseedam
    gunseedam

    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Jul 14th, 2012 at 2:12 pm
    endless space and loving it also some AC revelations on the side which I got from the steam sale
  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff

    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Jul 14th, 2012 at 5:01 pm
    How do you like Endless Space.
  • gunseedam
    gunseedam

    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Jul 14th, 2012 at 6:29 pm
    I think its awesome very deep tech tree and micro management my only gripe would be the tutorial as I've never played the 4x genre before so a bit of a learning curve would still highly recommend to any fan of civ or strategy
  • Herb211
    Herb211

    Joined: May 2009
    Posted: Jul 16th, 2012 at 9:26 am
    Man, they said that the Mac version was coming out upon release. I guess its the Aug retail release. I'm still anxiously waiting.
  • gunseedam
    gunseedam

    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Jul 16th, 2012 at 10:23 pm
    It'll be well worth the wait, this one will keep you going for a long time
  • Falx
    Falx

    Joined: Jul 2011
    Posted: Jul 14th, 2012 at 2:43 pm
    Just picked up Back to the Future, Alan Wake, and Bioshock 2. Been focusing on alan wake the most. I also have my fingers crossed that Left for dead 2 gets voted to be the next sale.
  • metalimi
    metalimi

    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Jul 14th, 2012 at 2:50 pm
    Dust 514 beta. I'm already bored with it. Very disappointing this far along in the beta. The graphics are awful, the maps (two) are bland, its incredibly laggy, I've noticed lots of clipping... I could go on. This game is free. I get it. However, it's not what I would expect from CCP.
  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff

    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Jul 14th, 2012 at 5:02 pm
    Ouch, did you buy the $20 early access?
  • metalimi
    metalimi

    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Jul 14th, 2012 at 8:14 pm
    Fortunately I am way too cheap.
  • Stickyellowsock
    Stickyellowsock

    Joined: Oct 2009
    Posted: Jul 14th, 2012 at 3:14 pm
    eating some white veggie pizza mmmmm garlic. As for games I'll prolly pour myself a couple of drinks and get as smashed as Max Payne...He makes a good drinking buddy
  • TheJx4
    TheJx4

    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Jul 14th, 2012 at 3:38 pm
    Dust 514.......needs about 2 more years of work. It's at the same level of polish as MAG, at launch.
    Everything is a chore. Killing is a chore. Customizing is a chore. Not quitting the game is a chore.

    I went back to it and tried to see if there was something I was missing, and no, there wasn't. It's mediocre.
    If you like shooters, well hey yeah, there ya go. It lets you shoot stuff. Probably the most fun you'll have is shooting 18 rockets a tank, only for it to kill you with one hit.
  • sliverstorm
    sliverstorm

    Joined: Jun 2007
    Posted: Jul 14th, 2012 at 3:50 pm
    D3 and TF2, as ever.
  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff

    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Jul 14th, 2012 at 5:00 pm
    I picked up Terraria during the Steam Sale.
  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff

    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Jul 14th, 2012 at 5:00 pm
    Meant for Turin
  • OdiousLupous
    OdiousLupous

    Joined: Jul 2011
    Posted: Jul 14th, 2012 at 7:22 pm
    Its a fun game, especially if you grew up during the NES era, lotsa nostalgia on that one.
  • Ananymous
    Ananymous

    Joined: Apr 2011
    Posted: Jul 14th, 2012 at 5:41 pm
    Alice Madness Returns and Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition
  • Crucial-Kenny
    Crucial-Kenny

    Joined: Apr 2011
    Posted: Jul 14th, 2012 at 6:45 pm
    Made $3 between purchase and trade-in playing through Mortal Kombat. And I think I'll start the Ico & SotC collection this weekend.
  • macewindrew999
    macewindrew999

    Joined: Nov 2011
    Posted: Jul 14th, 2012 at 6:49 pm
    Back to Skyrim, god I love that game
  • TurinAlexander
    TurinAlexander

    Joined: Sep 2006
    Posted: Jul 14th, 2012 at 7:22 pm
    ...and The Witcher 2 Enhanced edition is on sale for $15.99 until midnight EST. I know what I'll be playing the rest of the weekend.
  • TurinAlexander
    TurinAlexander

    Joined: Sep 2006
    Posted: Jul 14th, 2012 at 7:24 pm
    Make that 1:00 AM.

    I used to know how math worked. I wonder what happened...
  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff

    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Jul 15th, 2012 at 10:14 am
    Math... Math has changed.
  • crazydanO5
    crazydanO5

    Joined: Feb 2012
    Posted: Jul 14th, 2012 at 8:00 pm
    Sword and Sworcery
    Endless Space
    Dawn of War II (On Hard)
    Dungeons and Dragons Online
  • StringerBell86
    StringerBell86

    Joined: Mar 2012
    Posted: Jul 15th, 2012 at 7:53 pm
    Sword and Sorcery is a gem
  • damo_rox619
    damo_rox619

    Joined: Jan 2007
    Posted: Jul 14th, 2012 at 8:40 pm
    been downloading the lord of the rings online for free on steam. can't argue with that bargain
  • Masterwabbit
    Masterwabbit

    Joined: Mar 2009
    Posted: Jul 14th, 2012 at 9:37 pm
    All the stuff I bought on Steam Sale. Too many to name, so much to do, probably won't finish any of them when the Winter Sale hits.
  • MasterRabbi
    MasterRabbi

    Joined: May 2007
    Posted: Jul 15th, 2012 at 7:43 am
    Board games and FFXIII. I have to level to beat the next area... so I'm slowing down right at the end.
  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff

    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Jul 15th, 2012 at 10:15 am
    I have a copy of FFXIII I haven't opened yet, but I'm hoping to get to it sometime this month.
  • TurinAlexander
    TurinAlexander

    Joined: Sep 2006
    Posted: Jul 15th, 2012 at 1:20 pm
    Keeping it in the wrapper is probably the best thing you could do with a copy of FFXIII.
  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff

    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Jul 15th, 2012 at 10:51 pm
    I've heard people say horrible things about it, and then I've heard them say that it was just OK. I guess I'm hoping for the later :-/
  • damo_rox619
    damo_rox619

    Joined: Jan 2007
    Posted: Jul 16th, 2012 at 4:26 am
    i thought it was better than okay. I was in the mood for a long, emotional, fantastical, story-driven game and in that sense it delivered. i even liked snow as a character, does that make me weird or unique?
  • MasterRabbi
    MasterRabbi

    Joined: May 2007
    Posted: Jul 16th, 2012 at 5:54 am
    Overall I like it. I'm with damo_rox in liking story-driven games, and the character interplay is great. The problem is that, to me, it seems that everything is kind of 'resolved' in the last 1/4, so I think it gets deflated evaluations from that. I'll post more when I finally beat it.
  • used44
    used44

    Joined: Mar 2002
    Posted: Jul 15th, 2012 at 11:05 am
    Which board games?
  • MasterRabbi
    MasterRabbi

    Joined: May 2007
    Posted: Jul 16th, 2012 at 5:56 am
    This month was Lords of Waterdeep, Betrayal at the House on the Hill, and Cards Against Humanity. Big board game fan, and host a monthly board game night. If you find yourself bored in the Midwest...
  • UrbanMasque
    UrbanMasque

    Joined: May 2007
    Posted: Jul 15th, 2012 at 10:40 am
    Dust 514 beta
  • Guernica
    Guernica

    Joined: Mar 2009
    Posted: Jul 15th, 2012 at 3:43 pm
    SWToR and some Terraria. Enjoying Terraria quite a bit for the tiny amount I spent on it in the Steam sale. Also I'm watching the sale closely and buying anything of interest.
  • HorriblePerson
    HorriblePerson

    Joined: Sep 2011
    Posted: Jul 15th, 2012 at 6:20 pm
    Juggling Persona 4 on the PS2 and Catherine. Curse you, Atlus.

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