Games we are Playing Now!

Well into Skyrim now and it's all the better with new evga 560 GTX graphics card. This game has near-infinite content - I can keep installed and play along on it for years to come. There's a now a new major addon available. @ $19.95, might as well buy and install.

Assassin's Creed III ordered and coming in October. I'm looking forward to playing at high graphics settings, though even at lower settings AC games are the best I've ever played on the allround visual end. Dead reliable and bug free as well.

Other good prospects out there. W/new 500GB HD, I've room for half a dozen big ones, at least.

Fallout 3 and Oblivion were buggy on my system, lot of crashes and blue screens, and I regret that because both are great games.

 

I was wondering how that was, I played the demo on PC, not too impressed, but it is a demo. I thought the combat was fairly hard as well.

 

A buddy of mine living with us is starting to get me hooked on Sid Meier's Civilization 5.

However, I'm having to resist heavily, as my PhD Candidacy qualifying exam is scheduled for Oct 19th.

After that, Game on!

 

It took me a few weeks since your recommendation, but I finally just got this in yesterday from Amazon. I love it! Honestly I think I like it better than GTA4/Gay Tony... the grappling hook makes the game. Just plain fun. For me, this is exactly what I think a video game should be. Most new games are too complicated... I just want to fly around and blow stuff up for no reason.

 

F1 2012 for the PS3, just picked up my copy!

 

That is just.....awesome. I love when the guy picks up too much stuff and is over encumbered and moves slowly. So true.

 

Picked it up this morning, it's taking some time to figure out the gun system, kind of strange. The world looks great and so far seems to be a lot bigger.

 

My order page on amazon says it will ship on 11/20. No big deal - I'm still playing Skyrim and have another couple of new and unopened games.

 

One thing that threw me at first was the need to target an enemy before firing, I need to spend some time messing with it to try and figure out the system since it's unlike any other shooting game. Catches you off guard when you shoot someone and can't immediately shoot another.

PC?

 

Yes.

 

Dead Space.

Had overlooked this one. Really engaging and spooky.

love it

 

Any feedback on AC3 now that some of you have played it a bit more?

 

I need to play it a bit more, haven't put more than an hour in so into it.

 

Played a bit more and after my disappointment with Forza Horizon I can't tell if its just not that great of a game or if I've just lost interest in video games.

 

One thing I've noticed is that most of the current games are using the same engine - so things feel similar in all the games. This has definitely shortened my attention span for most games.

 

I'm debating on getting AC3 or COD:BO2...tough choice to be honest.

 

I just don't have the urge to play that I used to have. I remember not being able to put a game down and having nothing else on my mind except the excitement of getting home and playing. Now I don't even have the urge to pick up a controller. I think GTA V may be the last game I buy for a long time.

 

For me, PC games are the same as reading and movies - cycles of interest and disinterest.

 

What you guys are experiencing is what happens with al consoles. Near the end of a generation - things get stale.