Saturday!
So he’s allowed to play “T” rated games and the two game systems he has are the Wii and the PS2 and I don’t know that he even turns the PS2 on anymore. So, for the Wii, I’m thinking Smash Brothers and Metroid.
Or should I shoot for the moon and go for Twilight Princess?
Or am I overlooking something really obvious and I should go and get that? Quick! Tell me!
Personally, I’ve been playing Heroes V and having an absolute blast until I hit the Necromancer level where I have to curse all of the Wizard castles. They sent down someone loaded for bear into my Castle area and knocked out Isabel. So I have to go back 3 turns or so.
So… what are you playing?
For the Wii:
Mario Galaxy 1 and/or 2
Twilight Princess
Muramasa: The Demon Blade
Okami (if he never played it on the PS2)
I’m playing “help take care of the newborn and toddler while desperately trying to get ready to move tomorrow morning.”Report
Oooh, Okami! Brilliant suggestion! Thanks!Report
I picked up:
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2
Star Wars The Force Unleashed
Okami
And, it’s E, but it’s awesome: Zelda Skyward Sword.Report
I have recently been made aware that there’s a thing called Twitch, which allows people to watch other people play videogames, and that it’s wildly successful. Can someone explain to me why this isn’t the stupidest thing in the world?Report
Dude, we just finished a period where everybody in the world was watching other people play soccer.Report
And are just finishing a period where a whole bunch of people watch other people ride bicycles for 3 weeks. (though that is more a France travelogue than anything else)Report
I’m going to play brdge with some friends next Friday. I’ll try to remember to bring a webcam.Report
I was never a HUGE gamer, but for the period when I did game, it was usually a social activity – me and someone else would take turns playing a FPS or “Crash Bandicoot” or whatever.
I enjoyed watching someone else play as much as I enjoyed playing. Maybe more so. I’d probably get back into it, if I had anyone to play with now.Report
not my bag, but hardly alone in terms of weird things to watch other people do.
people watch bowling on tv.
hell i just watched some dude sand furniture for 20 minutes.
and of course baseball. which is like watching other people sleep, plus millions in tax subsidies.
also chat roulette.Report
@mike-schilling
I don’t get it either, but then I also don’t get people watching sports either. It seems like one makes about as much sense as the other.
The one exception I have is a show like Tabletop, but they put a lot of production work into making it entertaining. Also, it’s no coincidence that most of the guests they have on the show are actors.Report
Yeah, people watch sports and those don’t even have aliens, robots or explosions; let alone alien robots exploding. If I have to watch one or the other, I know which way I’d go.Report
So far, there have been two kinds of explanation:
1. It’s just like when once every year ( or every few years) we watch a competition between
the best in the world.
2. It’s like a social thing with friends, other than not being social or with friends.Report
I’ll try to offer a third: De gustibus non est disputandum.Report
@mike-schilling It’s also useful for people who are good at a game, but not great, to see how those who are better do it. When I was big on World of Warcraft, videos showing how top guilds downed bosses were a handy way to learn tactics and excution for my own guild’s attempts.Report
Playing Civilization V and trying to win the “One City” achievement. It’s not working…Report
Pity. That’s the game that’s mathematically impossible to fix.Report