What I've Been Playing: Late February/Early March 2017

On 03/10/2017 at 12:02 AM by Halochief90

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition

I whipped through this replay in about two days. I actually enjoyed it a lot more than I remember enjoying Halo Wars. The campaign is still a little iffy but Skirmish mode is a ton of fun. Even just against AI opponents. An excellent prelude to playing...

Halo Wars 2

The campaign is much better this time around. Much more fun and less cheap (thanks to a new save system). Skirmish is almost as great as before, I just think there are likely a few balance issues that need to be ironed out. Blitz mode only gave me a few extra hours of fun, but regardless, I'm looking forward to the DLC (the season pass came with the Ultimate Edition that I ordered).

A King's Tale: Final Fantasy XV

This game kind of sucks. Even as a freebie or pre-order bonus, I was surprised Square Enix released something like this with the Final Fantasy name on it. Then I remembered vanilla FFXIV and wondered no longer. Anyway, this is just a trashy beat-em-up. Good only for easy achievements/trophies and that's about it.

The Last Guardian

Man, I loved this game when I finished it. Key words: "when I finished it." The act of actually playing through this game is frustrating as hell. Whether it's trying to figure out an obtuse way of progressing forward or getting your companion Trico to move to where you want to, playing this game was not what I call fun. It does get to some epic heights that I've never seen before and the overall experience is still a very memorable one though.

It's not quite as amazing as Ico or Shadow of the Colossus because of the aforementioned frustration. For that reason, I would recommend anyone curious to check out those two before playing The Last Guardian (though those two are not without their own frustration as well). And if you already have, dive head first into this game and don't look back until you finish it.

Finally, I got Final Fantasy XIV (with the Heavensward expansion) for PS4. So that's likely all I'll be playing for a while.

Super Step Contributing Writer

03/10/2017 at 12:05 AM

There were definitely frustrating parts in TLG, but i think Trico was more responsive for me than he was for many others. I definitely know what you mean 5though. It's a flawed game, but still great.

Halochief90

03/10/2017 at 01:45 AM

Those frustrating parts fade over time anyway. It was more about the overall experience that I got from it, and it was a very memorable one at that. I'm excited to see what Ueda makes next, though hopefully it will be an indie game that doesn't take ten years to make.

KnightDriver

03/10/2017 at 12:17 AM

I started Halo Wars 2 but got sidetracked by other things. Seemed fine at the beginning. I want to try this new Blitz mode thing. What is it?

03/10/2017 at 01:51 AM

Blitz mode is basically a faster version of Domination in Skirmish. You use cards to summon units and fight against other people. I would recommend playing the other modes a lot first so you can unlock more packs as you rank up or progress through the story.

Matt Snee Staff Writer

03/10/2017 at 12:51 PM

damn the new halo wars looks so much better!

Oh god, I played the original Final Fantasy XIV. What the hell was I thinking???

03/10/2017 at 11:35 PM

Yeah, they made the graphics really snazzy for Halo Wars 2.

I never played the original FFXIV, just A Realm Reborn. I don't think I missed out on much.

03/11/2017 at 02:13 AM

you certainly didn't! The forest zone was especially bad!!!

jgusw

03/10/2017 at 09:36 PM

One of these days I'll get The Last Guardian. I wanted to pick it up when it was on sale a while back, but some other stuff came up.

03/10/2017 at 11:36 PM

No rush, it's a frustrating game. Get it when you're ready for it.

goaztecs

03/13/2017 at 12:22 PM

I'm all for chessy beat'em ups with easy achievements

Halo Wars looks like fun. Shame that the Windows Store App has it at $60 and I never got around to picking it up for the 360. I'm ok with AI opponents but I bet it must be a lot of fun if you can play it online.

03/14/2017 at 07:21 AM

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition should be released as a standalone at some point. Halo Wars 2 is likely to drop in price quickly, and the your not missing much from the story of the first game, so I'd jump on that if you ever shorten that backlog of yours.

03/15/2017 at 11:30 AM

It'll be awhile before I shorten Mount Backlog especially if I keep adding to it

daftman

03/13/2017 at 10:49 PM

I've played Ico and Shadow, so I definitely want to get The Last Guardian. I just finished the story in Gravity Rush 2 but I'm going for the Platinum now. I don't normally do that but I've enjoyed this game so much and the trophies are pretty reasonable. Great game.

03/14/2017 at 07:30 AM

I own Gravity Rush for PSVita even though I don't own a Vita (it was a dollar on a flash sale). Looking forward to playing that if I ever get a Vita.

Good luck on the platinum, I rarely get those as there's almost always one achievement/trophy that is too hard to get.

PixlBit

What I've Been Playing: Late February/Early March 2017

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