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Games I only wish I was playing
A long time ago, I used to play video games every single day. It was my evening pursuit, something I did right before bed, a way to wind down (and power up at the same time) before hitting the sack.
Now I have a wife, a kid, a Twitter account, two DVRs, freelance assignments and no time whatsoever. I played quite a few games over the holidays, but have found myself unable to play much since then.
Here’s what I’d be playing if I had much more free time:
- “Street Fighter IV”: It hit the streets this week for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 and is by most accounts a game that brings fighting games a step forward while retaining the best parts of this long-time series. I haven’t received a copy yet from Capcom (hey, Capcom! Over here!), but even if I did, I’d be sad not to have time to check it out.
- “Mirror’s Edge” for PC: I wrote a fairly lukewarm review of the console version of this game, but the PC version promises better physics and the possibility of community mods to enhance the very cool, stylized game world. It’s actually on my list to check out and I have a loaner video graphics card that should take advantage of the game’s new physics engine.
- “Flower”: This downloadable game for the PS3 sounds pretty great (and short; I like short). It looks beautiful.
- “Fallout 3”: I started this over the holidays and didn’t get very far before I had to put it aside. I loved what I saw so much that I can’t wait to get back to it, but it sounds like such a huge game world that I’m intimidated to return to it at the same time.
What are you folks out there playing? Post a comment and make me jealous.
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By Mike
February 26, 2009 7:44 AM | Link to this
Being busy myself, I've switched back to the classics on Genesis, NES and SNES. The games generally go by quickly, so I can get some much needed rest. Currently I'm playing Little League Baseball, Final Fight, Kung-Fu, RC Pro-Am and NHL '93. Additionally, I'd love to get my hands on River City Ransom...
By Dave
February 20, 2009 6:36 AM | Link to this
Fallout 3 is the only thing I've had time for. Had to deal with some serious crashes due to its instability with quad-core processors, but other than that it's a great game.
By James Cooley
February 20, 2009 1:22 AM | Link to this
Fallout 3 is enormous and you will hit the 20 level cap fairly early in discovering all that the world contains.
The game sucked me in like Oblivion. It is a game to take your time in.