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Far Cry 4
December 14, 2014 by Adam in Adam's Games
 I ended up with two copies of Far Cry 4 after my recent hardware purchase. Sam and I have been playing on occasion, fighting with the rebels against the evil overlord of an imaginary India-like country. The coop has been fairly entertaining. In general, it's a lot like Far Cry 3, with some slightly different window dressing and generally smoother gameplay. I do still run into the occasional bug, which is always amusing. How he balances on that pointy post, I have no idea.
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Assorted Thanksgiving Break Games
December 01, 2014 by Adam in Adam's Games
 I've been playing a ton of Terraria with Emma and Berry last last few weeks. We're all pretty super powered at this point, easily flying around with nearly ultimate weapons and such. A few days ago Emma and I defeated Duke Fisheron, apparently sending him to a watery grave. The only thing remaining is the Frost Moon event, fighting evil Christmas themed monsters. Should be entertaining.
Sam and I played a ton of Rome II yesterday and the day before. I was Rome and he was Carthage. Mostly we tiptoed around each other, until we clashed in an epic battle and I ran away with my tail between my legs. Fortunately my ally took him down the following turn. I'm sure he'll want to continue our epic campaign.
As for me, I've been taking advantage of the wife and kid free day to play some Shadow of Mordor. Basically I've killed a lot of orcs.
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Crusader Kings II
October 14, 2014 by Adam in Adam's Games
Sam's gotten me into Crusader Kings II, which is a medieval dynasty simulator. I'm playing the Kaiser of the Holy Roman Empire and Sam was playing a Countess in Italy. He schemed and imprisoned his way to become Queen of Italy, while I slowly but nicely expanded my empire and birthed a couple heirs. Eventually Sam turned against the Pope, got excommunicated, and lost a war because his character was old and infirm. After complaining for awhile, I had his character imprisoned and executed, which cheered him up immensely as he could then play the son of the Queen, who people generally liked.
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Flashpoint
September 23, 2014 by Adam in Adam's Games
A few days ago, I forced the children to play a board game with us. We picked Flashpoint, the firefighter rescue game. Things went badly and the house collapsed and not enough people were rescued.
Apparently this made a big enough impression on Berry that she demanded we all play. I went to fetch Sam from his mom's house, and found the board elaborately set up by Honoka, a cute altar of damage blocks neatly arranged. All six of us played and somehow managed to save enough people to win. It was quite satisfying.
It inspired me to order Mice and Mystics, another cooperative game. At least Berry will play with me.
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Monaco
August 02, 2014 by Adam in Adam's Games
I played Monaco with Sam, Josh, and Matt last night. It was a zany good time.
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Arma 3 and the Wolf Among Us
July 31, 2014 by Adam in Adam's Games
Sam sometimes whips up little scenarios for us in Arma 3, a military simulator. Inevitably, things go badly, which I think is his favorite part. We generally have a good time, and when he dies, he'll come over and watch me, a bit too eagerly in my opinion.
I finished The Wolf Among Us, which was a fun little game. I guess I'd describe it as a detective novel in a world where fairy tales have come to life. Anyway, time to pick a new game out of my vast library.
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So Many Games
July 11, 2014 by Adam in Adam's Games
Post Steam sale, we've been wading through games pretty endlessly. I finished up the new Wolfenstein game, which was much better than expected. I've been playing Bookworm Adventures 2, one of my favorite casual games. I'm slowly going through the latest Splinter Cell game, though I'm pretty lousy at being sneaky and most of my missions end in a big shootout.
The real gem of recent games, in my opinion, is Divinity: Original Sin. It's a classic RPG, with turn based combat and all sorts of interaction with the environment. It's also coop focused, so Sam and I are wandering through the world, getting into fights and having strange conversations with people, ghosts, and beings from other dimensions. Good stuff.
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Space Engineers
June 19, 2014 by Adam in Adam's Games
Sam and I have been playing Space Engineers occasionally. Calling it Minecraft in space is simplistic, but generally describes it. Last night we were creating little rocket cars to race around a track, run into each other, and generally cause trouble. Later we built big ships and slowly maneuvered around each other until the automated turrets blew off all the armor and disabled the engines. Good times.
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Dark Souls 2
May 13, 2014 by Adam in Adam's Games
So I've been playing a lot of Dark Souls 2. It's an unforgiving game - small mistakes are quickly punished by your enemies. On the plus side, when you accomplish something, the sense of accomplishment is palpable. I spent the first part of the game dying a lot.
After getting into the game ten or twenty hours, I started to feel competent. Of course, now I'm lost and unsure of where to go next. Sam, who's finished the game, refuses to tell me. I don't mind running about and finding little secrets I missed the first time through. Eventually I'll win the game, but I'm in no hurry.
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A Little Scribblenauts
April 22, 2014 by Adam in Adam's Games
I played a little Scribblenauts Unlimited. I always try to do accomplish the task laid out for me using the most weird objects possible.
If you're curious about my conversation with Sam, it's because he's playing a pirate game and prostitutes can be hired to distract guards.
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Old School
April 18, 2014 by Adam in Adam's Games
Sam's making me play Shadow of the Colossus. It's supposedly one of the best games from the PS2 era. So far so good. It took me a while to figure out what I was supposed to do, though getting dropped in a world without much of a clue should prepare me well for Dark Souls 2. The latter comes out next week, and will likely be as exhilarating and frustrating as the original. 
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Endings
April 05, 2014 by Adam in Adam's Games
 I've been playing the Bioshock and System Shock games for a couple decades now. I'd describe them as a thinking person's shooter. Yes, there are monsters and aliens and lots of guns, but there's also Objectivism and the nature of games. The characters are compelling and the endings are somewhat emotional.
The studio that made them has closed down and they wrapped up the last of their stories. It's possible the series may come back in some form, but it sure felt like the end of a story. It was a strange tale, full of tragedy, but with elements of hope.
There are some other games I've tinkered with - Metro: Last Light, the Far Cry 3 coop multiplayer with Sam, and a little more Space Engineers. Nothing is too compelling. Dark Souls 2 comes out in a few weeks, and I suspect that will consume me for a good long while. I expect tears and cries of exultation.
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Space Engineers
February 23, 2014 by Adam in Adam's Games
Sam and I have been playing a game called Space Engineers. It's in alpha, one of the many early release games out there. You can build your ship and fly it about. Eventually they plan on adding mining and other features. For now, it's entertaining making weird designs and seeing what happens. We had a great time playing yesterday.
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