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Weekend Confirmed 141 - Far Cry 3, Skulls of the Shogun, Darksiders 2
by Jeff Mattas, Nov 30, 2012 11:00am PSTFor November's final Weekend Confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, and "Indie" Jeff Mattas are joined by Jake Kazdal of 17-BIT Games, the indie studio behind the upcoming strategy game, Skulls of the Shogun. Far Cry 3 gets much love from Mattas, Cannata talks about his joyous return to Darksiders 2, and Garnett gives an update on his slog through the final hours of Lost Odyssey. The lively discussion includes a whole lot more, before the crew's Finishing Moves and post-show TailGate cap things off.
Weekend Confirmed Ep. 141: 11/30/2012
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Comments
1) The Walking Dead - Yeah, it's probably technically a cheat to pick 5 episodes as one game. And yeah, at times it feels less like a game than an interactive novel. Screw it. The game was still one of the most gripping, entertaining, and genuinely moving experiences I've had in years, and I agonized over every choice.
2) XCOM: Enemy Unknown - When the FPS XCOM was announced, a lot of people were upset that they weren't getting a TBS game. I was not one of those people. I played the orignal XCOM and while I enjoyed it, it did not become a religion to me. So I went into this one with some excitement, but no hype. My boss actually set up a meeting with me about 2 weeks after the game was released to ask about the sudden drop in productivity at work... this game owned my life.
3) Halo 4 - Spartan Ops feels like a missed opportunity as they recycle assets and push players through mediocre net code, and I'm still not sold that I enjoy the weapon drops more than fighting over spawn points on a map. That said, the core gameplay in Halo 4 is so smooth and well balanced, and the single-player campaign, minus button pushing being the only objective, was perfectly paced and pretty gripping if - like me - you enjoy the lore. Definitely going to get the most hours of any game released this year, that's for sure.
4) Mark of the Ninja
5) Assassin's Creed 3
6) Darksiders 2
7) Dishonored
8) Borderlands 2
9) Journey
10) Mass Effect 3
Honorable Mention: Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, Max Payne 3, Torchlight II, Diablo III, SSX, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
Feel free to add your own.
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1.) Mass Effect 3. Love the series and felt this was a worthy conclusion. I'm on my third play-through right now.; damn DLC.
2.) Walking Dead: Great series. I would literally play through an entire episode the moment it dropped. Some of them most gut-wrenching moments in gaming...ever. Episode 3 was my favorite.
3.)Max Payne 3- Played like a great movie.
4.) Diablo 3- Wasn't as into it as I was D2. Still, I had fun playing and I know I'll go back for second time.
5.) Rayman's Jungle Run- My most favorite iOS game in looong time. I think it actually improved on the Rayman Origins formula. And really, really pretty
6.)Trials Evolution- Pure fun. Some of the most fun I've had playing games this year was at a friends house, doing the 'launcher' level someone made and seeing how far our rider could fly
7.) Alan Wake's American Nightmare- Granted it had it's problems but it was a blast to return to the World of Alan Wake.
8.) Halo 4- That's some Halo-ass halo. Plus it is g gorgeous
And in the too soon to tell but likely candidates: Farcry 3 and Forza Horizon
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