Every night after we put our son to bed, my wife and I will ask each other if either one wants the living room TV. I use it to play games; she’s currently hooked on Orange Is The New Black. Last night, she asked me if I wanted the TV, and I suddenly realized that I’m not going to need the TV for months.
We have officially entered the summer doldrums, and it hit me like a ton of bricks. The next game on my to-do list, according to Game Informer’s Release Calendar, is Oddworld: New & Tasty which is released for PS4 on July 22. After that, it’s mostly odds and sods until Destiny comes out in September. I haven’t made up my mind if I’m going to purchase the remastered The Last Of Us or not (July 29), and while I’d like to play Diablo III (August 19) with my PS4 friends, I’m only doing it if I can carry over my PC characters – and there’s no direct confirmation that I can do that.
I’ve still got quite a lot of backlog to get caught up on – plus a ton of Vita stuff to try – and there are new rumors that Steam’s Summer Sale is starting this Thursday. Thankfully, my Steam wishlist is very eclectic right now; it’s mostly weird indie stuff that I don’t necessarily need right this very minute.
(the top 5 titles on my wishlist)
- Goat Simulator
- NaissanceE
- A Story About My Uncle
- Vertiginous Golf
- Escape Goat 2
Lots of goats on my wishlist, as it turns out – the original Escape Goat is further down the list, too. 2014 is the Year of the Goat, I guess. So it goes.
Looking at that release calendar, it’s hard not to be a little disappointed. There are certainly a few highlights to look forward to, and I remain hopeful that there’s enough stuff between Destiny, Alien: Isolation, Dragon Age: Inquisition, The Evil Within, Evolve, Middle Earth Shadow of Mordor, Assassin’s Creed Unity and Far Cry 4 to fill out the year’s presumptive top 10, but I’m definitely missing some of the notable titles that were delayed until 2015 (especially that new Batman game).
There’s also the notable absence of Civilization: Beyond Earth on that list, which I was pretty sure was still coming out this year, and which I’m very excited for even if I remain incredibly intimidated by the Civ franchise as a whole.
So, then: what are you going to do? Tackle the backlog, or go nuts on Steam? Or both? Or neither, and spend time with your family and read books and enjoy the summer weather? Or maybe go back to writing music on a regular basis, which you’ve pretty much stopped completely ever since your son was born?
Shouts From The Couch 