Recently the “Are video games and the accompanying coverage too much aimed at the people who are already intimately familiar with the medium and too little towards those that aren’t”-debate started gaining some traction again and I usually wouldn’t dare to take part in a discussion of such importance to the citizens of this brave new world, but today: fuck it. I’m currently in the process of getting slightly wasted, so I might just start unzipping my food-hole and SPEAK UP! Read more
Well, we completely failed to post a WRUP last week. That's our bad but this week we can make up for it. Lots of cool new stuff is happening in games: Read more
I’m just coming from a quick Mass Effect: Andromeda session and let me tell you this: I wasn’t wrong last week, but I’m actually starting to enjoy it. It certainly isn’t GOTY material, something every BioWare game should strive for, but it’s nowhere near as bad as the early impressions everyone had made you think. If you want a bit more Mass Effect in your life, don’t. Wait, what? Didn’t I just say it’s not that bad? Read more
Guys, I had a 13 hour workday and my brain can be compared to scrambled eggs that went through a blender. But anyway, the Mass Effect Andromeda Trial is available via EA/Origin Access and it’s exactly what I expected after the gameplay videos ...Space Age: Inquisition. Read more
Alright so if you're into games and game critics you'll know that a certain Mr. Jim Sterling has been getting hit left and right with law suits that have basically no base. Most recently is a Trademark attack based on a video he made of a title from a Greenlight developer and is just as silly as the last one he was hit with. The man doesn't need to pay more legal fees for fair use content for crying out loud. Check out what everyone's favorite copyright lawyer has to say about that.
Then there's John Carmack. He's apparently suing Zenimax for some twenty two million dollars for allegedly failing to fully pay him for his time there. Crazy times guys, crazy times.
Anyway, what's everyone up to this weekend?
Andrew: More Breath of the Wild. I'm loving it on the Wii U. Still haven't experienced any noticeable performance issues.
Greywolfe: i'm VERY nearly at a point where i can start doing the story mode of shadow of mordor. just a tiny bit more grinding to go. [250 more "red" xp, aka, fight captains and so on. you'll probably know what i'm talking about if you've played the game.] - other than that? lots of pip adventuring. i'm supposed to also be playing "a mind forever voyaging," but for that game, i have to make a map. and i don't really feel like mapping it :P - so i'm being a little lazy on that front.
Scroo: Well I finished the Darksiders: Warmastered Edition and am currnetly writing about it so probably just more Vermintide for me. I'll have to see if anything else strikes me I suppose.
Dr. S.: Snipperclips with the girlfriend, Zelda mit me, maybe some I am Setsuna and Fast RMX. Yay for the Switch. Finally weekend gaming is a thing again
Yoda: Definitely going to be playing more Horizon Zero Dawn. Maybe I'll buy Wildlands, but I may wait to see if Andromeda is worth getting
Who's your designated WRUP driver this weekend? It's me.
So don't get too drunk [on games] or I might have to throw you out of the car. :P
A couple of things before I write the WRUP.
I'd like to thank all of you for showing up and reading our stuff across the last 1,000 posts. Yeah, we're mainly about WRUP and Gameclub at the moment, but we appreciate that you come here just to unwind.
Secondly: Good God, Shadow of Mordor is grindy. Anyhow, that's it from me, what's the rest of the team playing? Read more
Wow, our server is having a really bad day, it seems. Anyway:
The latest Ubisoft Collect-A-Thon, Ghost Recon Wildsomething, is now in open beta. Has anyone played it besides me? Read more
What the fuck is wrong with the video game industry? I can somewhat deal with a packed Christmas release window by spacing things out, but now they start the year in January? Isn’t that against the spirit of 4iF? Yakuza 0 and Nioh are both amazing. Then there is For Honor, Halo Wars 2, Horizon Zero Dawn, Resident Evil 7, Sniper Elite 4, NieR and Ghost Recon Wildlands? WHY, WHO, HOW? (Oh, and the new Zelda for people who care about that shit) Read more
#4iF folks!
Yep, that’s it from me this week.
But what’s everyone playing over the weekend? Read more
I'm your weekly neighbourhood Greywolfe and we're going to go to the WRUP Bush City Limits.
As some of you might be aware, this is the beginning of February. Lots of people think that this is a time for loooovveeee, but they're completely wrong. Instead, it's Four In February time.
Some of us have written posts about our intentions, so I won't tell you about that, instead, let me tell you about ROME!
And the EMPEROR!
And the many QTE's. Lol. There are SO, SO many. [Mainly for finishing moves, but eh. They're there.]
Otherwise, Rome's quite beautiful, even if it is one super long corridor. Plus, those death animations. Man! They're grisly.
So now you know some of what I'm playing. Let's look at what everyone else is doing:
