For starters I played BioShock Infinite and it is just as awesome as everyone has been saying it is. Talking about it here in so little detail does it an injustice. I really regret not writing a review closer to when it came out. If you haven't played it yet, please do so. BioShock Infinite is one of those rare games that help to define a generation.
I also replayed some games I already own like Batman Arkham City and Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker due to new games being announced in their respective series. Both games still hold up really well despite coming out 1-2 years ago. I've always appreciated how the Batman games engulf you in the universe of the Dark Knight. You truly feel like you are Batman when playing this game. You have all of his gadgets and all of his skills. There's a certain sense of glee you get when you get into a brawl with a bunch of criminals. That same sense of glee is amplified when you are picking each of the thugs slowly one by one while the others slowly get more scared knowing that Batman is in the same room as they are but they just can't find him.
As for Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker I still enjoy it. Even though I'm playing the PS3 version as opposed to the PSP version nothing is lost in translation; it's still a fun game. The main draw to the Metal Gear Solid franchise has always been the story and I always liked the story of Peace Walker as it continues the story of Big Boss and what he did after Snake Eater. (still need to replay that and the other Metal Gear games as well) I decided to hold off on getting Metal Gear Rising for the time being. I've heard good things about it but I just couldn't justify paying full price for it in this day and age. Maybe when it becomes a greatest hit I'll get it but for the time being I feel that I can live without it.
Speaking of the Metal Gear Solid series it's finally been revealed that The Phantom Pain was really Metal Gear Solid 5 the whole time. Yeah we all expected it but it's still nice to get some clarification. I'm still a little confused whether or not Metal Gear Solid Ground Zeroes is going to be a stand alone game or if it's a part of The Phantom Pain but either way I'm looking forward to the next installment in the Metal Gear series.
Going back to Batman, the newest game Arkham Origins seems pretty interesting. While it's a bit annoying that we're going back to Batman's early days even though that story has been told so many times that it's been done to death. After reading about it in Game Informer though I feel pretty confident that Warner Bros. knows what they're doing.
I am considering not getting Remember Me. Capcom, the publishers of Remember Me, has received a lot of scrutiny this generation for doing some shady business practices such as cancelling numerous games in the Mega Man franchise, releasing new versions of games even though they could just release DLC, and including DLC on disk and making you pay for it to unlock it. While Capcom does have me intrigued with a remake of the old NES DuckTales games I'm more than a little concerned that we're going to see Remember Me Super Hyper Mega Edition in a few months after it's released. If anything it's going to be like Metal Gear Rising where I get the game after a price drop. For now though I'm remaining skeptical.
I'm actually surprised that I haven't mentioned a word about the PS4 on this blog considering how much of a PlayStation fanboy I am. There's already several games announced for it that I am interested in. Assassin's Creed 4, Destiny, Diablo III, the newest game in the Infamous franchise, Killzone Shadow Fall, and the previously announced Watch Dogs. While early details have been pretty interesting (except for the lack of backwards compatibility, though as long as I hold on to my PS3 I'll be alright) there are still a few unknown variables. I am very interested in what Sony is planning on showing at E3. Hopefully we'll see more details about the games I previously listed as well as some new games announced.
Lastly I'm starting to feel really glad that I bought a 3DS. While I'm finally getting around to playing The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of time I'm also excited about games further down the pipeline such as Donkey Kong Country and the newest Pokemon game. What really has piqued my interest though is a new Legend of Zelda game based off the old Link to the Past game. I really like what I've seen so far and I think it might be nice for the Zelda franchise to return to basics after heavy hitters like Skyward Sword.
So yeah that's what I've been playing as of recently. Maybe I'll go more in depth in the future but for now I'm going to get through the rest of this semester.
