What we are playing: May 12
What we are playing is a weekly column published on Sunday. Select members of the team talk about the games they’ve been playing over the past week and which they’re most looking forward to.
Kevin Plumtree – I’ve been fairly busy this week, but I did have time to finish [easyazon-link asin=”B007XVTR3K” locale=”us”]Call of Duty: Black Ops 2[/easyazon-link] on Veteran difficulty. It was the easiest one in the series to date. I also played my weekly game of [easyazon-link asin=”B002I0H2AG” locale=”us”]Gears of War: Judgment[/easyazon-link] to progress toward the Syrabite medal.
Nick Santangelo – Dove into some [easyazon-link asin=”B004FYEZMQ” locale=”us”]Mass Effect 3[/easyazon-link] DLC this week. I don’t bother picking up any DLC for most games, but I’m a huge Mass Effect fan, so I made an exception. With the Omega DLC in my rearview, I’m now working my way through the Citadel DLC and loving it.
Shawn Ryan – I was close to the end in a bunch of different games, so decided to beat them in hopes I could start to clear my backlog. I finally finished [easyazon-link asin=”B0010AYJXI” locale=”us”]Alan Wake[/easyazon-link], [easyazon-link asin=”B0050SY77E” locale=”us”]Crysis 3[/easyazon-link], and [easyazon-link asin=”B0050SYX8W” locale=”us”]Halo 4[/easyazon-link]. They all have their moments, but none of them stood out as must-own games. Playing them all right after beating [easyazon-link asin=”B003O6EB70″ locale=”us”]BioShock[/easyazon-link] the week before was probably a bad idea!
Chris Leggett – Like Nick, I revisited the Mass Effect universe and played through some of part three’s DLC. I finished Omega and Citadel, and I’ve just made a start on Leviathan. I’ve really enjoyed the return trip, and it’s reminded me that it easily has to be my favorite franchise of this gen.
Ryan Thompson – I played some Geometry Wars 2 as I took breaks from writing term papers — it’s good stuff! I especially like the modes that restrict your firing capabilities, as the emphasis on dodging and positioning is a great deal of fun.
Christine Mitchell – I finally picked up [easyazon-link asin=”B004XLA1OW” locale=”us”]Final Fantasy 13[/easyazon-link] and have been making my way through that this week. Enjoying the battle system but not so much the abundance of cut scenes.
Matthew Smail – Bah, it’s been an awful week of gaming for me! I just haven’t had time, what with personal and work issues keeping me busy. That said, I did have chance to spend maybe 10 minutes on the wonderful [easyazon-link asin=”B007A7UJ4S” locale=”us”]Ni No Kuni[/easyazon-link], and had a couple of nice easy games on Magic 2013, in preparation for the new game coming up in the next few months!
Your turn.