As I mentioned earlier, I actually have been playing games, but nothing recently. Our recent Gamefly delivery brought two games, one for me and one for the kids:
Left 4 Dead – No need for details here. There are four of you and thousands of them (Zombies). I will say, however, that while the game is okay with computer-controller teammates, I really want to experience some real-life teammates. If you see me on Live and want some to blast some zombies, let me know.
The shotgun is very satisfying. I have a need to explode some zombie heads.
Hasbro Game Night – This is one we picked up for the kids to try out on the Wii. The kids love boardgames, but sometimes it’s nice to just have the computer handle all the details. Plus, there are no pieces the one year-old can put in his month. There are (Connect Four, Yahtzee, Boggle, Sorry, Sorry Slide, and Battleship). The older kids are still to young for Yahtzee and Boggle, and Connect Four is easily played without the Wii, but the absolutely loved playing Sorry. After they got the hang of it, they played it daily for about a week.
That is not, however, enough to deem a purchase. This is a renter at best.
Resident Evil 5 Demo – It was interesting to see the chatter (on Twitter mostly) shortly after this demo dropped. Most complained about how horribly it controlled or how slow it was or whatever. I had a similar initial impression. But as I played I realized what I needed to do. My suggestion (which took a while for me to figure out myself) was to put yourself in a Resident Evil 4 state of mind. From then on, I really enjoyed this demo.
Again, the co-op play has not been probed. I hope to rectify this situation, as well.
Dawn of War II Multiplayer Demo – I have been out of the RTS game for so long, this felt like reconnecting with a high school buddy on Facebook. I had a blast playing DoW II. I am not steeped in the Warhammer 40K mythos, but after playing this, I want to be. I suddenly feel a need to buy and paint little miniature metal figurines.
– How many times are they going to go to the Retro Well?
– Looking interesting. I need to play the demo, but I’m intrigued.
– Two things geeks (and men) love: Bikinis and Zombies. What could be better?
– Yeah, this is going to be an awesome month.
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– Why not?
– I love, love, loved the original Rygar. I think adding Wiimote controls to the game could be interesting.
– I don’t know why, but I’m intrigued by the idea of playing as a tarantula, attacking humans.
– Will Nat pick it up? Will he (us) be soul-crushingly disappointed? I hear Otis coming through on the walkie-talkie: “Don’t do it, man. Do not open that door.” We know how well things turned out last time we didn’t listen to him.
– Now they’re just getting lazy. No “My French Coach” or “My Drivers Ed.” Now it’s just “My DoItAll.” I’m in the wrong business
– Alright, now we’re talking, Nintendo. I am anxiously awaiting new Fire Emblem goodness.
– Very nice! Two solid JRPG franchises in one month. This is more like it.
– Oh, never mind. Why do I even try?
– I’ve always meant to play Puzzle Quest, but never really got around to it. One of the days…
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– I think this one is going to get some playtime around the Buttonmashing HQ.
– I do love me some Prinnies.
