Single-player, multiplayer, PC, console, mobile--doesn't matter.
Tell us what you've been playing lately!
I'll go first: I've been spending more time than I care to admit playing Puzzle & Dragons, but I think I'm about burnt out on the game. I really like the puzzle gameplay, but leveling characters is abysmally slow (especially for players like me who like to run multiple teams for specific purposes) and the energy system is obnoxious. Puzzle game: Good. Free-to-play mechanics: Bad. I plan to pick up Puzzle & Dragons Z for the 3DS when it's released in North America because I <3 good puzzle games but I want to just buy the game once and be done with it.
Side note: I haven't spent a single cent on PAD and I don't intend to as the Rare Egg Machine is a stinkin' slot machine. It even looks like one. I do NOT recommend this game to anyone. If you're a puzzle fanatic, just buy a 3DS if you don't already have one--and WHY would you not already have one?
--and get PAD Z when it comes out.
I also recently finished Zelda: A Link Between Worlds and, like a really good book, I really enjoyed the last section but was sad to see it end. This is the first Zelda game where I've ever completed a "collect x number of y items/creatures across the world" (100 Maiamais, w00t!) and I had a great time doing it.
I've started Shin Megami Tensei IV and enjoyed what I played so far, but I miss the Social Links features of Persona 3 and 4. Dungeon crawling and playing "gotta catch 'em all" with mythological creatures is great (especially for someone like me, who really enjoys reading the back story on various creatures), but I miss having S.Links to round out the gameplay and break things up a bit.
I'll be starting Bravely Default (which I got as a birthday gift from my wife last month) once I finish SMTIV.
I'm approaching the final area of Guacamelee and really enjoyed the game--except for the 1-2 hours I spent trying to get to the top of the Tree Tops section, which were awful. But aside from that one area (which was probably a response to players who didn't think the game was difficult enough), the game's been a blast to play.
I all but dropped Ni no Kuni for now, but I'll probably get back to it after I finish Guacamelee and Dust: An Elysian Tail (next in my PC game queue after Guacamelee).
And, of course, I'm still playing Team Fortress 2 on Tuesday nights with ToJ (TF2sdays still rock!) and I sneak in the occasional round of SMITE with Elihu as time allows.
So what about you all?
Tell us what you've been playing lately!
I'll go first: I've been spending more time than I care to admit playing Puzzle & Dragons, but I think I'm about burnt out on the game. I really like the puzzle gameplay, but leveling characters is abysmally slow (especially for players like me who like to run multiple teams for specific purposes) and the energy system is obnoxious. Puzzle game: Good. Free-to-play mechanics: Bad. I plan to pick up Puzzle & Dragons Z for the 3DS when it's released in North America because I <3 good puzzle games but I want to just buy the game once and be done with it.
Side note: I haven't spent a single cent on PAD and I don't intend to as the Rare Egg Machine is a stinkin' slot machine. It even looks like one. I do NOT recommend this game to anyone. If you're a puzzle fanatic, just buy a 3DS if you don't already have one--and WHY would you not already have one?
--and get PAD Z when it comes out.I also recently finished Zelda: A Link Between Worlds and, like a really good book, I really enjoyed the last section but was sad to see it end. This is the first Zelda game where I've ever completed a "collect x number of y items/creatures across the world" (100 Maiamais, w00t!) and I had a great time doing it.
I've started Shin Megami Tensei IV and enjoyed what I played so far, but I miss the Social Links features of Persona 3 and 4. Dungeon crawling and playing "gotta catch 'em all" with mythological creatures is great (especially for someone like me, who really enjoys reading the back story on various creatures), but I miss having S.Links to round out the gameplay and break things up a bit.
I'll be starting Bravely Default (which I got as a birthday gift from my wife last month) once I finish SMTIV.
I'm approaching the final area of Guacamelee and really enjoyed the game--except for the 1-2 hours I spent trying to get to the top of the Tree Tops section, which were awful. But aside from that one area (which was probably a response to players who didn't think the game was difficult enough), the game's been a blast to play.
I all but dropped Ni no Kuni for now, but I'll probably get back to it after I finish Guacamelee and Dust: An Elysian Tail (next in my PC game queue after Guacamelee).
And, of course, I'm still playing Team Fortress 2 on Tuesday nights with ToJ (TF2sdays still rock!) and I sneak in the occasional round of SMITE with Elihu as time allows.
So what about you all?
