Stephen Jackson – Chief Editor
This week, I’ve been spending most of my time trying to gain my competitive rank in CS:GO and all was going well until my computer decided that it didn’t like CS:GO and began shutting down on me unpredictably. The funny thing is, any other game it is fine and can run all the latest games on high settings yet CS:GO it just does not like. My computer seems to have issues running games which shouldn’t be very demanding. Safe to say that it put an end to me playing CS:GO competitive as I don’t want to get penalized again for leaving a match which wasn’t my fault.
I picked up Fallout 3 on PC during the flash sale as I’ve been craving some Fallout action ever since I pre-ordered my copy of Fallout 4. It’s been years since I have graced the Capital Wasteland on my Xbox 360 and even thought I played all the DLC and completed Fallout 3, I’m enjoying going back to the base game after so many years. It’s amazing how many new things you pick up as you get older, as well as the memories of that time.
Asides from that, I have been giving Life is Feudal: Your Own a really good go. I purchased the game when it first came out last year but never really played it. The release of Wurm Unlimited got me interested and then I remembered Life is Feudal. It’s had a lot of updates and now looks brilliant and runs much much better. It’s definitely a niche game and not for those short on time but if you are looking for a hard hardcore survival game, Life is Feudal should definitely be on your radar.
Once the beta of Football Manager 2016 hits though, hopefully later this week, I expect that to be all I’ll be playing.
Michael Fitzgerald – Writer
In the past week I finally bit the bullet and picked up a Nintendo Wii U. This was mostly a result of watching the excellent Super Mario Maker videos on Game Grumps (Just as Scott Keith did. Nintendo really ought to think of cutting Arin and Danny a cheque for all the great free pub they’ve been getting for the game). They made the game look a lot of fun so I finally plumped up the cash and bought a Wii U boxed with Mario Maker itself. It’s pretty cool actually as I got the console itself, Mario Maker, an Amiibo figure and a really nice art book all boxed in together. Additionally I picked up Super Mario 3D Worlds and Super Mario Wii U, because I bloody love me some Mario.
Thus far I’ve been mostly playing Mario Maker and I’ve been enjoying it immensely. The only annoying thing is that you have to start out with a basic pack of tools before you can upgrade and start making more interesting levels. That being said, the game is a lot of fun and I love challenging myself by trying to create a level that could actually pass as something you’d get in a real Mario game. I don’t quite think I’ve managed it thus far, but I’ll stick at it and I might even share some of the levels with you fine folk at some point.
I’ve only played about 30 minutes of 3D Land thus far and it’s alright but I’m not over enthused as of yet. As a general rule I prefer the 2D Mario’s and quite frankly I find the cat suit power up silly even for a Mario game, and that’s saying something! I do like that you can switch between Mario, Luigi, Peach and Toad ala Super Mario 2 and I certainly didn’t hate the gaming experience. I’ve barely played it thus far so maybe some more time with it will change my tune? I’ve not played the 2D game, but it’s on my “to do” list.
I’ve also been playing a very well known game for this weeks Retro Respawn, so make sure to look out for that one on Tuesday!
