![]() I didn’t make any significant dents into either of these piles, but I did peck away at several games in both. These next few weeks are also the last gasp for me to try to shorten my “catch-up pile” from previous years. For me, this stack of "must-play" 2012 games consists of Dragon’s Dogma, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, and a handful of downloadable and mobile games. The "take a deep breath" realization attached to this day: Little time is left to complete the big releases from earlier in the year. Moving forward from this day, a high profile game releases almost every week until the end of November. This day brings the launch of Sleeping Dogs and Darksiders II – two under-the-radar games I've been looking forward to playing since their announcements. Week 5: From my perspective, August 14 marks the start of video games' busy holiday season. The only thing it's delivered so far is frustration. I don't know if the physics are off or what, but I just can't get the hang of it again. ![]() I put 20 minutes into it this weekend, and couldn't get the hang of it. Given how much I loved this series back in the day, I thought I might like revisiting it. I know a lot of people love the Tiny Tower-like experiences that phones offer, but I rarely feel satisfied after only putting in a few minutes into a game. Jurassic Park Builder is a fun simulator until it wants you to either A) wait around, or B) spend real money. Now that I’m done with Fieldrunners 2, Ben Hanson's blog convinced me that I should be building my own dinosaur zoo. I should be getting the call up to The Show any day now. My flamethrower of a hurler is making his way through Triple A with a fantastic 12 and 5 record with an ERA of 2.45. With my Cubs playing great baseball of late, I had baseball on the mind, and decided to dive back into my Road to the Show career. During this time, my console machines cannot be played. Kelly, my loving wife, holds a True Blood party every Sunday night. It’s almost like I’m playing it for the first time! Yay? My horrible memory can’t seem to recall most of this game. My plan is finish this game up for a second time before Resident Evil 6 hits. I’ll hopefully complete it next Saturday.Ī friend of mine and I are venturing back into this co-op experience. The further I go, the more I’m enjoying this game. ![]() I’m still controlling my character, but rather than firing guns, my fury comes from the robot positioned behind him. The Warhound’s controls are brilliantly tied to standard movement. I stealthily maneuvered through a sprawling airport, and used a robot called the “Warhound” to blow the living hell out of a Hoth-like environment. ![]() With that said, the new levels I ventured into over the weekend were fantastic. If you asked me what this game’s plot was, the best answer I could give is “it involves futuristic technology and bad guys.” My eyes glaze over when story sequences flash onto screen. As always, I turned on my Xbox 360 with a clear idea of what I wanted to accomplish on Saturday, and ended up playing a variety of games I didn’t expect. I did devote most of my weekend to gaming. For those of you wondering what game I am playing, I won’t be able to talk about it until mid-August. Now that I have a game review on my plate, I no longer have the free time on the weeknights to catch up on my backlog of games.
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