# What video game are you playing right now? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 8, 2012, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-game-are-you-playing-right-now/634070 "2012-09-08T03:05:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mage-girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@mage-girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mage-girl)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2012, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-game-are-you-playing-right-now/634070/1 "2012-09-08T03:05:14Z")
(PC/Mac games count too.) I just started Mana Khemia 2: Fall of Alchemy for the PS2, a birthday present from my mom. I am only 1 hour in, but so far, it seems far less inspired than the original Mana Khemia. Sigh. On the DS, I’m working on Atelier Annie, though I got a bit discouraged when I realized just how much work I was going to have to put in to get the best ending. ☹ My friends are playing Fallout, World of Warcraft, Oblivion, and Skyrim. Oh, and a little Diablo 3. Happy gaming! ---
**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:** [September 8, 2012, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-game-are-you-playing-right-now/634070/2 "2012-09-08T03:15:00Z")
I’m alternating between Skyrim and Mass Effect at the moment. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2012, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-game-are-you-playing-right-now/634070/3 "2012-09-08T03:18:54Z")
I’ve been playing a fair bit of DOTA2 lately. Also some of the new Counterstrike. Waiting on Borderlands 2 to drop on the 18th. ---
**Author:** ![Pine\_Fresh\_Scent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/43a26b/32.png) [@Pine\_Fresh\_Scent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pine_Fresh_Scent)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2012, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-game-are-you-playing-right-now/634070/4 "2012-09-08T03:50:40Z")
I’m playing the Sims 3 on XBox as Walter White from Breaking Bad. He and Skyler just had Walt Jr., but between Walt’s narcissism and his life wish to become a master criminal, their marriage isn’t doing so well. It started off as a joke, but it’s actually kind of nice to be able to check in on the Whites now that I’ll have to wait 10 months for the final season. I gave Walt a buzz cut then made his hair flesh tone to get the bald look, but that caused Walt Jr. to be born with blonde hair. Oh well. I should make Hank and Marie next, maybe even Jesse and his big, empty house. ---
**Author:** ![Silophant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@Silophant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silophant)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2012, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-game-are-you-playing-right-now/634070/5 "2012-09-08T04:00:52Z")
I’m playing some League of Legends with my friends, but I’m mainly playing Psychonauts. I bought it on Steam a while ago, but got frustrated with trying to play a 3d platformer with WASD. I finally got ahold of a wired 360 controller to use, and am really enjoying it. Psychonauts is a great game. ---
**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:** [September 8, 2012, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-game-are-you-playing-right-now/634070/6 "2012-09-08T04:08:55Z")
I’m working on finishing up _Forza 4_ (almost 100% complete after months of grinding it out) and getting spun back up on _Black Ops_ in anticipation of _Black Ops 2_. I try to dabble a bit in _Battlefield 3_ and _MW3_ but I didn’t care for either of them, _Battlefield_ because of the annoying controls and _MW3_ because Infinity Ward’s _COD_ games pale in comparison to Treyarch’s in graphics, gameplay, and overall polish. ---
**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:** [September 8, 2012, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-game-are-you-playing-right-now/634070/7 "2012-09-08T04:31:06Z")
Alice: Madness Returns. “Madness” is about right for describing me playing a 3D platformer these days; thank God my lives are unlimited. I think I’m 40-50% done at 8 hours in, six of which were probably spent watching me explode into a cloud of butterflies. Beautiful game though and interesting enough to keep me moving forward. Got The Secret World the other day but only got as far as making a character and doing the initial introductory mission. ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2012, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-game-are-you-playing-right-now/634070/8 "2012-09-08T04:53:40Z")
I’ve dusted my copy of _Heroes of Might and Magic V_ ; because I realized I had never actually finished the expansions. When I don’t have long stretches of time to play however, it’s time to try and become _King of Dragon Pass_ again. Just one more [del]turn[/del]season. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2012, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-game-are-you-playing-right-now/634070/9 "2012-09-08T08:30:14Z")
I have one chapter left in the Miles Edgeworth game, and I _just_ started Xenogears. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2012, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-game-are-you-playing-right-now/634070/10 "2012-09-08T12:37:26Z")
Guild Wars 2, and only that for that last couple of weeks. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2012, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-game-are-you-playing-right-now/634070/11 "2012-09-08T13:50:18Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > Guild Wars 2, and only that for that last couple of weeks. This. Previous to that, I was playing a lot of Civ V Gods & Kings. Now, it’s GW2, all the way down. ---
**Author:** ![Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swords_to_Plowshares)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2012, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-game-are-you-playing-right-now/634070/12 "2012-09-08T14:47:56Z")
Still Dota 2. Will probably start playing Mount and Blade soon or Tribes Ascend. I’m rather hampered by my computer at the moment, though. The hard drive is almost full, it’s old, and it sometimes overheats during the summer in periods of long gaming. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2012, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-game-are-you-playing-right-now/634070/13 "2012-09-08T15:17:26Z")
Guild Wars 2 and World of Tanks are the only things I’m playing these days. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2012, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-game-are-you-playing-right-now/634070/14 "2012-09-08T15:53:44Z")
Lego Pirates of the Caribbean I enjoy the Lego games quite a bit and have just started this one on the PC. Having just finished Lego Harry Potter Years 1-4, I have to say how disappointed at how glitchy the PC version of that game was. Hoping for more stable Pirates game. ---
**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:** [September 8, 2012, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-game-are-you-playing-right-now/634070/15 "2012-09-08T18:57:52Z")
Guild Wars 2 mostly, with a little Diablo 3 thrown in when I’m in a smashing-stuff mood. I’ve been playing around with modding for the Sims 3 when I need quiet time. I might go back and play Skyrim for a while since GW2’s world is not as fun to explore as I’d hoped it would be. The PS3 and my DS are both gathering dust. My husband uses his DS to play sudoku. The Wii and its games are all packed up and ready to donate to the Ronald McDonald House next time we go to Rochester. ---
**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:** [September 8, 2012, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-game-are-you-playing-right-now/634070/16 "2012-09-08T19:02:04Z")
The past couple of days I’ve been playing mostly Sim City 4. I also have a Crusader Kings II game on the go, and have been playing a bit of WoW since the patch. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2012, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-game-are-you-playing-right-now/634070/17 "2012-09-08T19:12:33Z")
> [@Max\_the\_Immortal](#): > > The past couple of days I’ve been playing mostly Sim City 4. Have you found a workaround for that crash bug? Every time I try to play for more than a few minutes the damn game crashes to desktop. The worst part is that sometimes the act of trying to save the game causes the CTD. ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2012, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-game-are-you-playing-right-now/634070/18 "2012-09-08T19:40:38Z")
I’ve been playing Skyrim to the exclusion of all other games for a while now. A bit obsessively, actually. I’m trying to get the last few non-plot-locked words and master all the schools of magic. Not that I actually use magic, much, aside from some utility spells. (I “cast” explosive crossbow bolts, and things mostly die instantly; what do I need spells for?) I just want to do the Master quest bits for the college. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2012, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-game-are-you-playing-right-now/634070/19 "2012-09-08T19:56:52Z")
Juuust finished Space Marine. Fun game, but WOW the Warhammer40k universe is depressing if you stop to think about it. And yet I keep coming back… **Jophiel** how is the Secret World? It looks interesting. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2012, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-game-are-you-playing-right-now/634070/20 "2012-09-08T20:24:58Z")
Right now? I’m posting on the Dope. I’m not playing any games RIGHT now. Perhaps a round of Skyrim or Arkham City on the PC after work tonight. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-game-are-you-playing-right-now/634070.md?page=2)