# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![norunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@norunner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norunner)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-game-are-you-playing-right-now/634070/61 "2012-09-20T02:18:14Z")
I’ve just finished Binary Domain and despite a few minor niggles I absolutely loved it. When I say niggles they’re those which come down to how picky a gamer the person playing it is. I’ll get these out of the way first. ---
**Author:** ![Dave\_Hartwick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7feea3/32.png) [@Dave\_Hartwick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dave_Hartwick)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2012, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-game-are-you-playing-right-now/634070/62 "2012-09-21T02:49:57Z")
Anno 1404 and SimCity Social. Tried picking up Fallout 3 and Skyrim again recently but felt liked I’d already done everything that I wanted to do in those games, twice. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2012, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-game-are-you-playing-right-now/634070/63 "2012-09-21T02:54:08Z")
I’m playing through Dragon Warrior/Quest 4 on an NES emulator. Only played through part 1 on the actual console (a game I thought was so-so), but saw a bunch of reviews saying it’s the best RPG for the NES, so decided to give it a shot. It’s pretty good so far (I’m on Chapter 4), but no Ultima IV. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2012, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-game-are-you-playing-right-now/634070/64 "2012-09-21T14:18:10Z")
I just got back from a trip to Italy and before I left, I did some “studying” by replaying Assassin’s Creed 2. Now that I’m back, I picked up Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood and I’m playing that. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2012, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-game-are-you-playing-right-now/634070/65 "2012-09-21T14:52:10Z")
Finally played some Mass Effect 2 (PC) last night. It was getting on my nerves because I kept getting stuck in the air, finally figured out I could run (in place) and keep doing melee attacks to get down. And even though there is a quicksave, it doesn’t work all the time. After 2 playthroughs of the same ~10 minute segment to rescue Archangel ending in defeat, I quit for the night. I’m trying to like the game. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-game-are-you-playing-right-now/634070/66 "2012-10-12T14:16:32Z")
Just finished Bioshock (20 hours of playing according to Steam), now starting **Bioshock 2**. I really enjoyed the game, and frankly would have been happy to have my arsenal reduced to three weapons - wrench, shotgun, and flame thrower. The wrench was my go-to weapon, so much so that I just beat on the final Boss with it until victorious. ---
**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 12, 2012, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-game-are-you-playing-right-now/634070/67 "2012-10-12T14:22:37Z")
Just finished **Spec Ops: the Line** which was a great game for what I paid. At $30, I’d have been less impressed but, for $6, it was well worth it. Started **LA Noire** the other night but it’s not grabbing me. I’ll give it a little longer but may wind up calling it a loss. ---
**Author:** ![Trion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-game-are-you-playing-right-now/634070/68 "2012-10-12T14:26:44Z")
The **Legend of Grimrock** level editor just came out so I’ve been playing some custom made dungeons on that while working on one of my own. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-game-are-you-playing-right-now/634070/69 "2012-10-12T14:53:40Z")
Never did get back to Mass Effect 2 much. Just doesn’t grab me. I’ve been looking for a good fantasy mod for Civ V, but that doesn’t seem like it’s happening. So I went back to Civ 4 and the Fall from Heaven 2 mod. I had played it years ago but not much. Now I’m trying to figure it out, it’s much more complex than vanilla Civ 4, but it’s very well done. I keep getting killed by a big stack of doom, which I think means I need to get some good spells or units that can attack a stack at once. I think the author got hired by Stardock software. ---
**Author:** ![And\_his\_buzzer\_goes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/and_his_buzzer_goes/32/377_2.png) [@And\_his\_buzzer\_goes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/And_his_buzzer_goes)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-game-are-you-playing-right-now/634070/70 "2012-10-12T16:01:43Z")
I picked up Black Mesa (retro trip) and Dishonored. ---
**Author:** ![Wolverine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ba9def/32.png) [@Wolverine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolverine)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-game-are-you-playing-right-now/634070/71 "2012-10-12T16:19:23Z")
> [@Wolverine](#): > > I was playing Theatrythm: Final Fantasy and got inspired to play Final Fantasy XIII. I’m halfway through it right now. I plan on playing The Last Story for the Wii once I finish XIII. Finished **Final Fantasy XIII** , but I didn’t switch to **The Last Story**. Instead, I finally got around to playing and finishing\*\* Torchlight\*\* (the first one) and am now playing **Xenoblade Chronicles**. I’m also helping my 5 year-old son with **Mario and Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story** on the DS. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-game-are-you-playing-right-now/634070/72 "2012-10-12T18:04:17Z")
I’m playing some XCOM: Enemy Unknown. Not the 1990s version, but the new 2012 reboot. Excellent game so far- captures the creepy tense feel of the original, and the excellent graphics/sound don’t distract like in some games. ---
**Author:** ![Pseudogenesis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@Pseudogenesis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pseudogenesis)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-game-are-you-playing-right-now/634070/73 "2012-10-13T02:47:29Z")
The Binding of Isaac. Best $8 I ever spent. I must’ve put well over 30 hours into this beauty already, and I only bought it a few weeks ago. ---
**Author:** ![Cubsfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-game-are-you-playing-right-now/634070/74 "2012-10-13T03:02:10Z")
Still subjecting myself to Diablo 3. Not totally sure why. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-game-are-you-playing-right-now/634070/75 "2012-10-13T03:09:41Z")
Still playing Chrono Cross. I’m waffling between going to FATE and trying to collect some more Level 7 elements. ---
**Author:** ![magnusblitz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@magnusblitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magnusblitz)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-game-are-you-playing-right-now/634070/76 "2012-10-13T04:43:14Z")
League of Legends and Guild Wars 2, with a bit of Torchlight 2 here and there. ---
**Author:** ![CapnPitt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/edb3f5/32.png) [@CapnPitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CapnPitt)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-game-are-you-playing-right-now/634070/77 "2012-10-16T17:26:06Z")
Solium Infernum and Portal Yes, the original Portal (I’m the only person in the world that hasn’t played that game until this year). Solium Infernum is an awesome strategy game. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-game-are-you-playing-right-now/634070/78 "2012-10-16T17:34:30Z")
I’ve kind of given up on **Bioshock2**. They remapped some of the controls (WHY?), and I’m starting out as a “Big Daddy”, which f-ed with my preferred “beat their azzes with the wrench” play style. I don’t feel like finding drill fuel box after drill fuel container merely to hit someone, and I don’t feel like playing long enough to find out if I get out of the “Big Daddy” suit so I can get back to my wrench. Yeah, I know - stupid reason to stop a game. But life is short, y’all. ---
**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 16, 2012, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-game-are-you-playing-right-now/634070/79 "2012-10-16T17:36:23Z")
Started **Bad Company 2**. It’s making me feel like I really suck. 'Cause I sorta do. But more so than I usually do in FPS’s so I dunno what that’s all about. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-game-are-you-playing-right-now/634070/80 "2012-10-16T17:36:49Z")
Thinking of starting up **Mafia**. Any thoughts on it? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-game-are-you-playing-right-now/634070.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-game-are-you-playing-right-now/634070.md?page=5)