Sick Weekend Gaming – 8/19 3

by Adam Blue • Editorial

I came down with a nasty fever. I don’t know if I had strep or what, but I was just insanely tired and had a torturous sore throat. I left work early and just passed out. Sometimes, because of the fever/pain, I couldn’t sleep. I tried playing video games but it was just too much concentration for me. So, I watched Star Trek. So much Start Trek.

So much, in fact, that when I did sleep my fever dreams were taken over by Star Trek. For me, a fever dream consists of being half-asleep, having dreams that seem all too real based on recent brain activity. Though, these Star Trek dreams were exciting. I was arguing with Picard about the space-time continuum, relying on Data for accurate, factual information, and thwarting plots created by evil aliens.

It was the first time I welcomed such an extreme fever. Right now, as I write this, it is Sunday night, and I’m still a little sick. But no more fever. So, once I was able to stay conscious for a period of time, I jumped into a few games: Far Cry 2, Dawn of War 2, Kill Team, and Raventhorne.

I never had a chance to really get into Far Cry 2, but now that I have I am really enjoying it. It’s basically a realistic Just Cause in 1st person. That’s all that needs to be said. I then jumped into DoW: Kill Team because anything Relic puts out is gold, and I’m a fan of that gameplay style. And it works. It’s like a twin-stick shooter but with melee combat. Let’s say, Assault Heroes and God of War. There’s four unique characters, tons of upgrading, and a survival mode. Get it.

Because I was playing a Warhammer 40k game, I was reminded that I haven’t finished Chaos Rising. I jumped into that a little bit. The thing I love most about this game, and I say it all the time, is the Squad load-out screen. Just figuring out how I want to upgrade, outfit my squad, and who to send out. I spend more time there than on a map…

Then right before the weekend comes to an end, Sean mentions a new Xbox Live Indie game, Raventhorne. It is pretty damn awesome. Here’s my description: Side-scrolling Norse beat-em-up, with leveling, spells, dodging, blocking, and punishment for button-mashing. And great hand-drawn graphics. Check it out.

*Sean pointed out that Relic was not behind Kill Team, rather a studio within THQ, and it doesn’t use the Dawn of War monicker. Just WH40K. That’s the most work Sean has done for this site in years…

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