# So what are you playing now (or in the near holiday season?) **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [October 26, 2011, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-you-playing-now-or-in-the-near-holiday-season/600833 "2011-10-26T09:40:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-you-playing-now-or-in-the-near-holiday-season/600833/1 "2011-10-26T09:40:13Z")
There are lots and lots of new games coming out around this period. What’s occupying you? For me it’s Dark Souls, and I probably will give Skyrim or Desu Ex a try if the price drop on Steam during the Christmas season. ---
**Author:** ![MJinks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@MJinks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MJinks)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2011, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-you-playing-now-or-in-the-near-holiday-season/600833/2 "2011-10-27T00:48:34Z")
Football Manager 2012 should sustain me until Skyrim, then I should be able to fit in the new Assassins Creed before SW:TOR is released. Of course, being a PC gamer, Skyrim will have crippling bugs, Assassins Creed will be pushed back until after Christmas and SW:TOR will be unplayable for weeks after release. I wouldn’t have it any other way! Then again, if Peterborough United don’t start defending properly then I might not have a monitor much longer… Useless bastards! BREAK HIS BLOODY LEGS!!! Ahem. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2011, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-you-playing-now-or-in-the-near-holiday-season/600833/3 "2011-10-27T00:59:57Z")
Having fun with the new Heroes of Might and Magic game atm, also being made to feel like less of a man in Battlefield 3 but enjoying it none the less. ---
**Author:** ![Sudden\_Kestrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@Sudden\_Kestrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sudden_Kestrel)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2011, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-you-playing-now-or-in-the-near-holiday-season/600833/4 "2011-10-27T01:32:05Z")
I will be playing (or trying to play) _Skyrim_ nonstop, probably until the election in 2012. During breaks while I await mods and/or patches, I will cheerfully pretend _Diablo 3_ is imminent and brush up on strategy. ---
**Author:** ![Silophant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@Silophant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silophant)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2011, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-you-playing-now-or-in-the-near-holiday-season/600833/5 "2011-10-28T01:39:53Z")
I’m going to be all over Goldeneye Reloaded when it comes out on Tuesday. 007 Goldeneye was my youth. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2011, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-you-playing-now-or-in-the-near-holiday-season/600833/6 "2011-10-28T01:46:24Z")
Fallout 3. Yeah, I’m a bit behind. But it was only $10. ---
**Author:** ![DadWagonDriver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/edb3f5/32.png) [@DadWagonDriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DadWagonDriver)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2011, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-you-playing-now-or-in-the-near-holiday-season/600833/7 "2011-10-28T02:12:05Z")
I’m still working on Dragon Age:Origins. I figure DAII should be nice and cheap by the time I finish! ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2011, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-you-playing-now-or-in-the-near-holiday-season/600833/8 "2011-10-28T14:23:07Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > Fallout 3. > > Yeah, I’m a bit behind. But it was only $10. You and me both; there aren’t many games I’m willing to buy at full retail, so I wait. I just started **Assassin’s Creed 2** last night. heh. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2011, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-you-playing-now-or-in-the-near-holiday-season/600833/9 "2011-10-28T14:31:05Z")
> [@wmulax93](#): > > I’m still working on Dragon Age:Origins. I figure DAII should be nice and cheap by the time I finish! That reminds me, I still have to do the final bit of that game (plus the DLC plus Awakenings). Not feeling too motivated, since I’ve been spoiled on it. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2011, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-you-playing-now-or-in-the-near-holiday-season/600833/10 "2011-10-28T14:37:00Z")
BF3 until Saints Row comes out. Once I tire of that I’ll play the new Assassin’s Creed. And once that’s done I’ll finish Batman. I’m so excited for the Christmas break. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2011, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-you-playing-now-or-in-the-near-holiday-season/600833/11 "2011-10-28T15:01:59Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > Fallout 3. > > Yeah, I’m a bit behind. But it was only $10. I bought a crapton of stuff on the Steam Summer sale and still haven’t finished. Fallout 3 is still on my “to do” list along with FO: New Vegas. In the last couple months, I did Dragon Age: Origins and the DLC/expansions, Far Cry 2, Portal 2 and am just starting Batman: Arkham Asylum. By the time I’m done with that and Fallout (not counting all the less intensive non-plot-based games) I should be well into the Christmas sale season. Thinking about getting STALKER: SoC on the weekend Halloween sale. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2011, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-you-playing-now-or-in-the-near-holiday-season/600833/12 "2011-10-28T15:22:29Z")
I’m still screwing around with _Black Ops_ a little, but right now most of my gaming time is being spent on _Battlefield 3_. I’ve already got _Modern Warfare 3_ on pre-order. I’m also trying to get into _Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit_ and thinking about _Forza 4_, but I don’t really have the time to play and get really good at any of them so I’ll probably skip it. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2011, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-you-playing-now-or-in-the-near-holiday-season/600833/13 "2011-10-28T15:28:48Z")
PS3: I’m still rocking the MLB: The Show 2010. And I just picked up Driver: San Francisco, not too long ago. PC: Sims 3, believe it or not. I keep going back to that one, and I just got he Late Night expansion – which brings a little more adult fare to the franchise. I did recently get Men of War: Viet Nam, but it is so geared toward hardcore war-gamers that it isn’t really much fun. I haven’t even been able to complete the first mission, in about 20 tries. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2011, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-you-playing-now-or-in-the-near-holiday-season/600833/14 "2011-11-07T04:29:17Z")
No official word for Torchlight 2 yet but I’d be surprised if it’s not out in time for Christmas. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2011, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-you-playing-now-or-in-the-near-holiday-season/600833/15 "2011-11-07T04:47:16Z")
I’m waiting for Skyrim on Friday, so I don’t want to get into anything too involved. I was on the brink of giving Dragon Age another shot yesterday, then thought better of it. I picked up Terraria a little while ago, and it’s been a worthy diversion, but I’m just about done with it. I’m also playing Patrician IV, which I find soothing and oddly engrossing. It’s a game that I can leave alone for a few months and then come back to hardly missing a beat, so it’s good filler. Too bad some of the cities are getting near their maximum size; that might take some of the fun out of the game when I hit that plateau. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2011, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-you-playing-now-or-in-the-near-holiday-season/600833/16 "2011-11-07T05:39:07Z")
Right now I’m alternating between City of Heroes and Fallout: New Vegas. When Skyrim comes out, that’s what I intend to play. ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2011, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-you-playing-now-or-in-the-near-holiday-season/600833/17 "2011-11-07T06:00:07Z")
I’m still playing FO New Vegas (console) and just finished the final downloadable content pack (Lonesome Road) . The game is all but finished but I just can’t let go! I’ve decided that I cannot finish up until I have one of every single weapon available (and the mods) and all in perfect condition, stored away in my footlocker (it’s a big footlocker :P). I’m almost finished doing this, and when I do I’ll probably move on to clothes/armor to make sure I have at least one of everything available, and all in perfect condition. After that I’ll probably do something with my ammo - convert all ordinary ammo to specialized rounds/overcharged etc. Then I might go scrounging for dishes, mugs and other houseware for Muggy and crew. I just can’t let go. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2011, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-you-playing-now-or-in-the-near-holiday-season/600833/18 "2011-11-07T06:17:59Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > In the last couple months, I did Dragon Age: Origins and the DLC/expansions, Far Cry 2, Portal 2 and am just starting Batman: Arkham Asylum. By the time I’m done with that and Fallout (not counting all the less intensive non-plot-based games) I should be well into the Christmas sale season. Thinking about getting STALKER: SoC on the weekend Halloween sale. Never did start Batman:AA as I bought Stalker and have been working my way through that. On the plus side, I’m guaranteed to have enough to keep me amused until the Steam Christmas sale.