What games are you playing currently?

[BlueMetroid]

Just unlocked all the characters in Smash Bros on the 3DS. Including that one sniggering bastard from all those years ago. Not so funny now that we can actually attack you, is it?!

Having fun with it and looking forward to the Wii U version, especially after that 50-facts (or 54, who's counting? ) video yesterday. But I don't think that I'm actually that good at the game. It just seems like I have a hard time actually trying to land attacks properly. Maybe I just need more practice.

I've been playing it constantly since release....well, as constantly as a married full-time workin' dude can

So far I'm at 100/105 Challenges done and 648/685 Trophies acquired. I haven't been able to play online much because the lag is so incredibly bad.

What fighters are you guys using? Zero Suit Samus for me!

 

[Lonemagpie]

Just stumbled across a clear Outland reference in Alien Isolation! Huzzah!

I've always felt that Alien and Outland universes would make great crossovers. I mean, the visual style and corporate natures are just so similar.

In fact, I would love to do a crossover story of the Alien, Outland, and Blade Runner universes.

Weyland-Yutani (Alien), ConAm (Outland), and Tyrell Corp (Blade Runner) as competing corporations with their own private military forces. And the Colonial Marines as peacekeepers caught in the middle, and often on the bad side of all three.

In fact, in the bios for the Nostromo crew in (I believe) the blu-ray of Alien (in special features), I believe it had Brett, the assistant engineer, having a prior work experience with a Tyrell Corporation.

When I was a kid - I was about 10 when Alien came out, and 12 when Outland came out - I thought Outland was meant to be a sequel to Alien, because all the spacesuits and stuff looked exactly the same to me. I guess they probably reused a lot of props...

 

[USS Fardell]

Civilization: Beyond Earth.

 

[martok2112]

Just stumbled across a clear Outland reference in Alien Isolation! Huzzah!

I've always felt that Alien and Outland universes would make great crossovers. I mean, the visual style and corporate natures are just so similar.

In fact, I would love to do a crossover story of the Alien, Outland, and Blade Runner universes.

Weyland-Yutani (Alien), ConAm (Outland), and Tyrell Corp (Blade Runner) as competing corporations with their own private military forces. And the Colonial Marines as peacekeepers caught in the middle, and often on the bad side of all three.

In fact, in the bios for the Nostromo crew in (I believe) the blu-ray of Alien (in special features), I believe it had Brett, the assistant engineer, having a prior work experience with a Tyrell Corporation.

When I was a kid - I was about 10 when Alien came out, and 12 when Outland came out - I thought Outland was meant to be a sequel to Alien, because all the spacesuits and stuff looked exactly the same to me. I guess they probably reused a lot of props...

I was thinking the same thing at that time

 

[Lonemagpie]

Met the Alien. Died. Not impressed by how far back you respawn...

 

[martok2112]

Sometimes it does depend on where you save as to how far back it will throw you in terms of respawning. I've only been in a couple of areas where I was thrown back so far that I got frustrated.

BTW, great avatar, Lonemagpie. Buffy the Vampire Slayer is my number two favorite TV series, right behind M*A*S*H*. (Although I do have to say I put The West Wing right up there with M*A*S*H*).

 

[BigFoot]

So I'm now about 8-10 hours into Shadow of Mordor and I am absolutely loving it. And so far it definitely isn't too hard, so I'm glad I got it.

 

[SPCTRE]

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel (couch co-op with the fiancé)

Left a pretty shoddy first impression (bouncy-floaty physics and movement), but a couple of hours in it's starting to grow on me.

 

[RoJoHen]

So I'm now about 8-10 hours into Shadow of Mordor and I am absolutely loving it. And so far it definitely isn't too hard, so I'm glad I got it.

Yeah, it's so much fun. I beat the story last week, and that was actually one of the first things I thought: It wasn't too hard. Some parts were challenging, but I never found myself getting frustrated like I do with some video games.

 

[Kelthaz]

I finished the final post-game level in Super Mario 3D World after about 3 hours and 100 lives spread out over a week. I love difficulty like that, so every single second of that level was pure joy.

Now to move onto Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and die a few more hundred (thousand?) times. I can't wait!

 

[kirk55555]

I'm about 2/3 of the way through South Park: The Stick of Truth, and its awesome. The gameplay is fun, and the story is amazing (and very memorable). Its just a great game overall.

 

[Owain Taggart]

Currently playing Alan Wake and Divinity 2 on the PC. Divinity 2 really strikes me as being MMO-like, both in terms of how the world is designed, the loot and reward systems, and the combat, which makes me wonder if they were originally considering an MMO.

 

[martok2112]

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel (couch co-op with the fiancé)

Left a pretty shoddy first impression (bouncy-floaty physics and movement), but a couple of hours in it's starting to grow on me.

well, it does take place in space and on a moon, right?

 

[Kemaiku]

Yeah but it makes all movement kind of weird, it's been crazy trying to hit things even compared to 1 and 2.

I've only gotten to the Meriff scene so I'm not that far into it, Janey has been awesome so far though.

 

[martok2112]

I am back to playing Destiny, working toward my Exotic Pocket Infinity Fusion Rifle.

Lord Martok wants the fusion rifle E.P.I.F.R!
And with this rifle he'll kill much foes. Har dee har har har!
With a zap phwap here
And a ook, ack! There
Here zap
There vwack!
Everywhere a quack quack!
Lord Martok wants his fusion rifle E.P.I.F.R..... R.I.P. y'all!

 

[kirk55555]

I finished South Park. The game was amazing, I don't think they could make a better South Park game. It was fun to play, and its story was great, especially for a South Park fan (which I definitely am).

Next I'm probably going to finish off a few side quests in Arkham Origins (not all of them, but probably the Anarky stuff and an investigation). Then I'll probably start on Metal Gear Solid 2 (from the MGS HD Collection disc).

 

[BigFoot]

I am having so much fun playing Shadow of Mordor. Ratbag cracks me up.

 

[Jax]

Gabe has stolen my money again with today's Steam Halloween Special, been waiting to play Contagion with friends on 4 player co-op and also brought I Am Alive - £8.32 combined price

 

[Lakenheath 72]

After playing Halo, which I am keeping, I played Turok and History Channel: Civil War - Secret Missions.

The floor fell for me in Turok when I was battling a giant eel-like creature with tentacles. It was a creature design with poor anatomical design.

The other game, although short with at least two missions lasting three minutes each, was a Call of Duty-lite game that was enjoyable. I liked using guns that required more thought, because of their limited loading and distance capacities.

 

[Random_Spock]

Been playing quite a bit of Smash lately. Did my first 17 minute battle today, came in second to Little Mac. Played some Tomodachi Life as well. Just bought Bayonetta 2 and I hope to play some of it this weekend.