The "What Are You Playing Now?" Thread

[Delaregar]

In my free time, I've been playing X-COM: Apocalypse. I'm nearing the end on normal having never beaten it before (had one of the bad versions with some corrupted map files or something, causing it to crash whenever you tried to enter one of the alien buildings).

[Yttrium]

I'm enjoying the hell out of my (free) Zombie Nation game. Wow, this is fun. And tense. And nonstop.

I played the demo for Heroes of Might & Magic 1,ooo,ooo: Awesome of the Yeah. Whatever the latest one is - a combination of RPG leveling and Tetris Attack. I liked it, I might get it! I also tried out Borderlands, and I enjoyed the game there, too. It's like Half-Life mixed with Dragon Age, and I would enjoy a game like that.

I also tried out the demo for Dungeon Siege 3 - it was decent, I may try for a rental on it for some more time. I'm not sure.

[Eamin]

I reaaaaally didn't like the Dungeon Siege III demo.

[silverblaze]

I reaaaaally didn't like the Dungeon Siege III demo.

Same here. I didn't play the first 2 so I had no idea if this game is like those, but the control scheme seemed off. Clicking to attack with a sword just seemed endlessly repetitive and, maybe it was because it's a demo, the skills weren't really captivating.

[Eamin]

The dialog and voicework was pretty awful, and I don't know what the hell they were going for with the art style but it didn't work.

[Maledict]

I played the demo for Heroes of Might & Magic 1,ooo,ooo: Awesome of the Yeah. Whatever the latest one is - a combination of RPG leveling and Tetris Attack. I liked it, I might get it!

That's Clash of Heroes, a very addictive puzzler.

I'm playing Infamous 2 right now, and loving it - hugely improved graphics, and great city traversing fun.

[Wool]

I started playing Avalon Code. It's a DS action rpg made by the company that did the Final Fantasy DS remakes. So far it's much better than I was expecting, with how little buzz it got.

The premise of the game is that the world is ending, and you have to use a magic book to record all the things worth bringing over into the new world that gets created.

You can also edit the attributes of various things you have collected. So if a monster has stone skin, you can remove the stone element, reducing it's hitpoints. If a villager is sick, you can remove the illness, making them better, then give it to a monster to make it easier to kill.

I kept dieing on the first boss, so screwed around in the book and looked up a sword recipe I found earlier. I took data from various other objects I had discovered and made a sword that killed the boss in five hits.

I don't think it's going to be a very hard game, but it's cool so far.

Same here. I didn't play the first 2 so I had no idea if this game is like those, but the control scheme seemed off. Clicking to attack with a sword just seemed endlessly repetitive and, maybe it was because it's a demo, the skills weren't really captivating.

You might could use a gamepad, if you have one. I think it's a 360 port. Smashing a button to attack might feel less awkward.

That's Clash of Heroes, a very addictive puzzler.

I'm playing Infamous 2 right now, and loving it - hugely improved graphics, and great city traversing fun.

I don't know how far you are into it, but eventually your mobility gets kicked up a notch with some powers I very much enjoyed. At one point the game gave me something new and shiney, and I shunned it, because what I already was using was so good.

Spoiler for specifics:

Referring to ice jump. With improved thrusters and ice jumping from the tops of buildings you can cover ground ridiculously fast. I barely even bothered with climbing or power lines after I got this.

I can't imagine how much it's going to suck when I do an evil/fire playthrough and don't get my precious ice jump.

[Yttrium]

Demon's Souls - finally got it. Best decision ever, trading in COD:SameOpsShittyServers for a new game This game is awesome, and I'll be sinking a LOT of time into it.

[Eamin]

Awwww yeah.

[silverblaze]

I really wish they had ported Demon's Soul to 360. It's one of the few games that makes me want to buy a PS3, but I can't justify the cost for a couple of games. I saw at E3 they have the next game in the line and its both 360 and PS3.

[Silke]

I've been replaying the single-player campaigns of Modern Warfare 1 and 2. Finished the first one and moved on to 2. I know the games are pretty polarizing (people either love them or hate them) but I'm very interested to see if they can pull off Modern Warfare 3 come November. They left 2 off with a lot of loose ends and with the whole development team bailing, it's going to be interesting to see if they can pull off 3.

[Ruldar]

Rift and something called Cities XL I impulse bought off of steam a few weeks back. Most or less a Sim City clone, I think, but it's been pretty entertaining.

[Ronaan]

Fallout New Vegas is in the mail (have to pick that up from the post office, rated 18+, so they won't just drop it in the mailbox or give it to your neighbour, they want a personal signature. Le sigh.
Got it as part of a 2-for-1-deal on amazon, Prince of Persia trilogy is the other game(s) I picked. €30 for a relatively new game and a few classics, not too bad.

And I'm still on Ratchet & Clank: Crack in Time.

[Atelen]

Just finished DA:O (and Awakening for the first time) and ME2 re-playthroughs. My female Shepard now correctly is involved with Liara, and man am I glad I fixed that; the LotSB DLC is amazing when that dynamic is introduced.

Otherwise played a little Magicka, still need to finish off Deus Ex for the first time (hush), and then have a couple of Humble Bundle games to get through. I'm leery of Amnesia: The Dark Descent though. That one may stay unplayed. Also successfully got my old Arcanum discs installed and working, so I may try getting a playthrough of that in.

[Eamin]

Amnesia is awesome, but I haven't gotten that far into it personally. I find that I have little interest in sitting down at a table with a mouse these days.

[Yttrium]

I'm still playing some Demon's Souls - using a Thief character, despite all the naysayers. I'm really enjoying the tense nature of the game. However, the missus doesn't find it engaging to watch, so I play it when she's doing other things.

Also, taking a note from Silke, I'm playing through Modern Warfare 2 again, but on Veteran. I die - a LOT. However, it's a very crisp game with a great implementation of story and voice acting. In fact, I offer that the multiplayer is a completely separate game (which I'm no longer interested in), and the rest of the game is Very Nice. I should probably get the first one for cheap... This one, too, I play when the missus isn't around.

When she is, however, I'm playing Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (the first one). This game is awesome! I look forward to the times to play it some more

If you're looking for a mindless team hack/slash diablo-esque clone, Dungeon Hunter: Alliance does a lot of multiplayer stuff right (like loot) and is easy to pick up. We're enjoying it when we sit down to play together

[Ronaan]

I finally found a way to squeeze some play time into my daily routine:
GF gets up at 4:30 and leaves for work around 5:45...
I could sleep until 6:30 and get ready for work then... or I could get up around 6 and play for 30 to 60 minutes.

Worked great so far. I'm having a blast in Fallout New Vegas, and since you more or less autosave every 5 minutes at the least, I should come out fine. Though I guess I'll leave the larger missions out for when I have more time in one block.

So, yeah, FO:NV is my current game, and I'm having a blast.

[DietCanada]

I'm trying to rework my daily routine some to game more in the morning. just to tired when iget home now to really game like i use to.

Right now taking a break from wow and MVC n workin gon resident evil 5 and some arcade games

[Wool]

I finally finished Avalon Code, it was cool but had some design flaws that severely hampered the overall enjoyment of the game. Will finally start Ocarina next, and I'm trying to convince myself to finally try Demon Souls. Playing Motorstorm on the side in the meantime, and as I finally got a new mouse, I'll probably play Fear 2 over the weekend.

[Yttrium]

When you do pick up Demon's Souls, I highly recommend staying away from spoiler sites or the (quite thorough) wiki site. There's so much spoiled so fast, it really takes the "oomph" out of the game. If you have technical questions (or, WTF do I do HERE?!) questions, you might try us here, first, Wool.

I could be wrong, but I would hate for you to make the same mistakes I did and accidentally see the guy behind the curtain.