# What Video Games Are We Playing - Spring 2014 Edition **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [April 30, 2014, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-games-are-we-playing-spring-2014-edition/687355 "2014-04-30T13:58:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![MindWanderer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@MindWanderer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindWanderer)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2014, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-games-are-we-playing-spring-2014-edition/687355/41 "2014-07-25T11:46:31Z")
> [@Arrogance\_Ex\_Machina](#): > > [There is](http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Conjure_Frost_Atronach), you just need higher conjuration skill for it. When I go to buy spells at the college, do they only show me the ones I have enough skill to use? Because I never saw that one when I talked to the Conjurer dude. ---
**Author:** ![Arrogance\_Ex\_Machina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/arrogance_ex_machina/32/192_2.png) [@Arrogance\_Ex\_Machina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrogance_Ex_Machina)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2014, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-games-are-we-playing-spring-2014-edition/687355/42 "2014-07-25T12:05:17Z")
> [@MindWanderer](#): > > When I go to buy spells at the college, do they only show me the ones I have enough skill to use? Because I never saw that one when I talked to the Conjurer dude. IIRC you need to be within 10 levels of the required skill to have the spell show up, so you might see it once your conjuration is 40. ETA: “Phinis Gestor in The College of Winterhold sells this spell after the player reaches conjuration level 40.” ---
**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:** [July 25, 2014, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-games-are-we-playing-spring-2014-edition/687355/43 "2014-07-25T12:29:23Z")
I started playing Titan Quest which I got from a bundle or something down the line. ARPG in the same vein as Diablo or Torchlight. Fun if you like that support of gameplay and holds up surprisingly well for being eight years old. Mindless fun while waiting until I decide to get into something “deeper”. ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2014, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-games-are-we-playing-spring-2014-edition/687355/44 "2014-07-25T12:49:39Z")
I’m now completely, utterly hooked on [Space Engineers](http://www.spaceengineersgame.com/). The short description of it is “Minecraft in Space”, but that really doesn’t do it justice. It’s still in alpha, but it’s a very polished alpha, and the devs push weekly updates (this last update added pistons and blast doors). There’s no enemy AI, yet, but you don’t really need it as surviving and building a base is enough of a challenge. In space, no one can hear you scream in frustration when a meteor storm takes out your solar array. ---
**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:** [July 25, 2014, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-games-are-we-playing-spring-2014-edition/687355/45 "2014-07-25T13:12:37Z")
Still way too much DOTA. been playing more ranked matches lately. I played a bunch of Divinity recently as well. Tried the Destiny beta on ps4 and wasn’t terribly impressed. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2014, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-games-are-we-playing-spring-2014-edition/687355/46 "2014-07-25T13:35:14Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > I started playing Titan Quest which I got from a bundle or something down the line. ARPG in the same vein as Diablo or Torchlight. Fun if you like that support of gameplay and holds up surprisingly well for being eight years old. Mindless fun while waiting until I decide to get into something “deeper”. I tried Titan Quest via GameTap a while back. I stopped playing after a day or two for some reason but I don’t recall exactly why. I think it was too repetitive. I might pull out my copy of _Fable_ after the bar exam, though. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2014, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-games-are-we-playing-spring-2014-edition/687355/47 "2014-07-25T14:30:56Z")
Still working with **Borderlands 2** I have a new job that opens my evenings and most of my weekends, and my girlfriend moved away for a new job, so I think my game playing is going to grow in the next couple months. I’m gonna do **Dishonored** , then I might look into getting a GOY edition of New Vegas, then after that I don’t know…Skyrim maybe? ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2014, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-games-are-we-playing-spring-2014-edition/687355/48 "2014-07-25T15:05:55Z")
Been playing the just-rereleased Dungeon Defenders Eternity and loving it. For those unfamiliar with DD, it’s tower defense (think Warcraft 3’s custom maps) combined with action roleplaying. You have 7 classes that build defenses together and then fight to stop hordes of generic (but fun!) monsters. Haven’t been this addicted to a game in decades. For those already familiar with the series, Eternity fixes the client-server architecture in the original so that hacked characters, hosts, and items won’t be as a big a deal. There are also a bunch of other changes they’ve made, and all the DLC is packaged into this one new rerelease. For existing owners of DD, it’s only $6 (75% off). My [Steam review](http://steamcommunity.com/id/pewpewpewbench/recommended/302270), if you’re interested in the changes. ---
**Author:** ![Kiros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/439d5e/32.png) [@Kiros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiros)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2014, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-games-are-we-playing-spring-2014-edition/687355/49 "2014-07-26T01:46:07Z")
A bunch of DOTA for me, though it’s slowing down a bit. Hoping to get into Divinity: OS as soon as I have more than an hour or two at a time to spend on gaming. Also feeling a bit of a MMO yearning for the first time in a year or two, though I’m not sure what I’m going to do with that. So many good games, so little time. ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2014, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-games-are-we-playing-spring-2014-edition/687355/50 "2014-07-26T08:53:41Z")
I’ve finished a second playthrough of _Sleeping Dogs_, possibly the best $5 I’ve ever spent on a game. I’m now seriously getting into _Skyrim_, while dabbling in _Terraria_. ---
**Author:** ![Bozuit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/edb3f5/32.png) [@Bozuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bozuit)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2014, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-games-are-we-playing-spring-2014-edition/687355/51 "2014-07-26T09:48:10Z")
I’m playing various games depending on my mood at the time. I just bought last year’s Tomb Raider from Steam (on sale). It’s OK so far (I haven’t played much) but the quick time events are as tiresome as in every other game. Working through Super Meat Boy. I’m also sort of playing FFIX with no goal except to defeat Ozma. I think I might have to start again, though. A bit of Black Mesa. Still playing Black Ops 2, but I just put some music on and try to kill 250 bots in 10 minutes. It gets frantic! Considering attempting Rocket Knight Adventures on the hardest difficulty again. It’s tough, and I got very good at it a few years ago when I last tried it. ---
**Author:** ![Sterling\_Archer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Sterling\_Archer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sterling_Archer)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2014, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-games-are-we-playing-spring-2014-edition/687355/52 "2014-07-29T19:58:21Z")
Had a blast with the Destiny Beta. Feels like Halo gameplay, but with an RPG wrapper and a HUGE world with lots of other humans in it. I can’t wait to get the game and figure out more about the RPG side. ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2014, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-games-are-we-playing-spring-2014-edition/687355/53 "2014-07-29T21:19:10Z")
I thought I had finally finished Borderlands 2. Then a workmate pointed out that I haven’t finished all the DLC I also got in the Steam sale. So I’m still playing Borderlands 2. 104 hours in so far and doing the Tiny Tina D&D Style Thingamajig. ---
**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:** [July 29, 2014, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-games-are-we-playing-spring-2014-edition/687355/54 "2014-07-29T22:44:27Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > I tried Titan Quest via GameTap a while back. I stopped playing after a day or two for some reason but I don’t recall exactly why. I think it was too repetitive. It’s definitely repetitive. I think repetitive can be fine if you’re enjoying it (Borderlands, for instance) but yeah – what you’re doing in minute ten is what you’ll be doing in hour 30 so if you didn’t like it in minute ten… > [@Bozuit](#): > > I just bought last year’s Tomb Raider from Steam (on sale). It’s OK so far (I haven’t played much) but the quick time events are as tiresome as in every other game. TR2013, on the other hand, actually turns good about an hour in when it changes from a button-mashing QTE exercise into a real game. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-games-are-we-playing-spring-2014-edition/687355.md?page=2)