Wes Fenlon has been playing his favorite Halo 3 mode, Rocket Race. Teams of two compete to hit checkpoints that spawn in random positions, one player driving a mongoose ATV and the other firing rockets from the back. What makes it interesting is that the vehicles are indestructible, so flipping one with a rocket is only ever an impediment. As Wes says, it's a mode that's still fun today.
Emma Matthews played the Marvel Avengers beta and was underwhelmed, to put it lightly. The demands of a typical live-service game, like balanced characters and a gear grind, seem incompatible with the needs of a superhero game. Thor shouldn't need to upgrade his hammer, and Hulk shouldn't be causing as much damage with a punch as everyone else. I don't HULK SMASH PUNY HUMAN REPEATEDLY TO REDUCE HEALTH BAR being a part of the comics or movies, and it's odd to see in a game.
James Davenport played Teenage Blob, a bundle of minigames structured like a punk album. James has been making videos like this for a while now, and I love how short and chill they are, in contrast to the loud and long videos that YouTube encourages. Even when he's recommending a punk game he's relaxed about it. Anyway, Teenage Blob sounds rad.
Christopher Livingston has been playing Kill it With Fire and trying not to destroy his house. This is a game about freeing your home from spider infestation with over-the-top weapons including a machine gun, dynamite, and a lot of fire, but you can also go low-tech like Chris does. Still, there's enough physics action that not trashing your pad is harder than you'd think.
Rachel Watts played the demo for Dap, a creepy game where you're a forest spirit. The woods are infected, and you have to rescue your fellow daps from whatever spookiness is blighting the place. It's got a real Princess Mononoke vibe, lush and adorable and spooky all at once.
Enough . What about you? Have you been trying to see your house from here in when the best time to give up on a game is? Let us know!
