It’s hard for me to admit this, but I feel I must be honest; I’m starting to get a little squirmy for the new consoles, even though (a) there’s nothing on them that I need to play just yet, and (b) I simply can’t afford them. My plan has always been to wait until the spring, when more (and better) games are due to arrive, and each console would have had their chances to get the inevitable patch-jobs that fix the many things that need fixing, and – most importantly – that I’d have enough information to make a definitive decision between the PS4 and the Xbox One (since, at this point, I can really only buy one). See, while my heart is with the PS4 right now, I’m still a 360 fanboy, and I’d like Microsoft to get their shit together and make a more compelling case. (To wit: I’m gonna need more than Titanfall.)
In the meantime, I’m still working on the 360/PS3 farewell post(s). I’d like to think I can get them up by the end of the week, although who knows; every day for the last week, a new category will pop into my head that’s mind-bogglingly obvious, and I wonder why I hadn’t already thought about it, and then my lingering paranoia rears its ugly head about this thing not being as comprehensive as I want it to be, and on and on. Even so, it’s over 5,000 words now, and I don’t have an extra set of eyes to make sure it’s doing what it needs to do.
And as for games – I continue to plug away at Lego Marvel Heroes, which continues to be fun and frustrating in equal parts. Also, Steam had Rayman Legends for 50% off this weekend, and I felt compelled to pick it up at that price. (I’d very much enjoyed my time with it on the 360, but had to send it back to Gamefly before I was done with it in order to keep the Queue moving along). The PC version looks and plays flawlessly, as you might expect.
All that gets pushed aside this week, though, because the PC version of Assassin’s Creed 4 will be at the top of my to-do list. Oh, and I think that new 3DS Legend of Zelda game comes out later this week, too, and that’s been getting really great reviews. And once I’m finished with those two titles, I think I can start putting together my 2013 Year In Games post – I don’t think there’s anything of any significance due to arrive this year (except maybe Walking Dead Season 2, which I’m not 100% sure I’m going to pick up – as great as the first game was, there’s only so much darkness I can deal with these days).
Shouts From The Couch 