I played a lot of games this weekend. I got an early code for the new Smash Bros. on 3DS and had a hard time putting it down. I’ve always enjoyed Smash although I’ve never been especially good at it. I can’t believe how good this portable version looks and plays. I burned through some of the single player content and unlocked five or six new characters. Then I decided to try out the online play. The only people playing right now are in Japan but still my games were incredibly smooth. There’s so much stuff packed into this game that sometimes it can be hard deciding how/what to play. That’s honestly the worst thing I can think to say about it.
I also hit level 20 in Destiny over the weekend. I think I’m the only person in the office who likes this game. I forced Dabe and Kiko to play it with me last week and I don’t think they have any desire to come back. I was trying to figure out why I enjoy playing it and I think it comes down to this. Destiny is very easy to pick up and play. It’s comfortable and relaxing and I find myself playing it at night usually before I go to bed. I’ll often do a couple missions in Destiny to sort of wind down after a stressful evening of League of Legends. The rest of the family is in bed, I turn off the lights, put my headphones on and just sort of chill out until it’s time to hit the sack. Like I said, I only just now hit level 20 so I’m not exactly tearing through the content. I would describe my Destiny play as leisurely.
My wife and I also wrapped up the Avengers play set in the new Disney Infinity. I’m not sure how many hours it took us all together but it felt on the short side to me. There’s still a bunch of challenges and collectables to keep us coming back but the main storyline is finished. We ended up starting the Spider Man play set and choosing some new superheroes to play as. I was a little nervous when she grabbed Spider Man that I’d be stuck with someone boring but I have to say Iron Fist is really fun. They have really done a great job of making each character feel fun and unique.
After reading some reviews I’m even more excited for our Shadow of Mordor live stream today. This is a new type of Penny Arcade presents project. Essentially it’s going to be Tycho and I on a couch with Michael de Plater from Monolith. We’ll be playing through a bit of the game and chatting with folks in the stream. It starts at 2:30 Pacific time and you can watch it right here on my Twitch channel.
-Gabe out
