To take a chance or not with Sacred 2…
Man I am really starting to feel like I’m “leveling down” on my gaming as of late. With my new locale, job, and commute, I’m pretty fried when I get home and have only a couple of hours to play something but mentally I’m not even “there”. I started Conan on the 360 this past week, but it’s really only been a decent title at best. Instead, I’ve spent most of my gaming these past few days on Defense Grid and Starcraft (just beat the vanilla campaign, so I’ll start up on Brood War at some point in the near future). I’m not sure, but even with my huge 360 backlog, nothing is really standing out much that I want to play immediately. Part of me doesn’t even want to play a hardcore game these days, just because I need to veg out or something each night. I wonder if this means I’m growing out of gaming?
Or, it could very well just be that I’m currently on a gaming “low”, as there’s just nothing out or coming out that I’m super interested in playing right now. Give me Starcraft 2, Bioshock 2, Final Fantasy XIII, Modern Warfare 2, Dragon Age, Bayonetta…any of these!! Instead I have to wait at least another half year for all the awesome titles. Why can’t they stagger it a bit more so we get big titles for the summer too? Oh well. Hopefully I get into the Starcraft 2 beta this summer. And if all else fails, maybe I’ll finally dive into the definitive version of Team Fortress 2: the PC version.
Still, I’m looking into Sacred 2, which just released on the 360/PS3 this past week. It’s gotten hammered in reviews, but this is perhaps the best implementation of a 4 player online co-op Diablo style game on the 360. But the thing is, am I going to spend my gaming time playing another mediocre title? And will I even be able to find a core group of players to play it together with each night? At least there’s Mother 3 to keep me busy on the subway, as I’m only about a quarter way through the game…
I hear you, with wedding planning I am feeling the same way. I think the whole gaming scene is in a bit of a lull right now though, there are very few must have titles coming out. I say skip the mediocre titles and just check out some of the better games you’ve missed! Or buy a PS3.
There are plenty of games we missed on that system.
or play some more halo wars!! online pwnage still feels good! =)