Playing GT6, Crusdader Kings II, Risk of Rain, Counter-Strike

Dec 13, 2013 19:41 GMT  ·  By

Andrei Dumitrescu: This might be the weekend when I finally conquer the Nurburing in Gran Turismo 6 and manage to get though the entire long version of the track without trashing my car in dramatic ways.

The racing experience from Polyphony Digital and Sony is clearly the swan song of the racing game genre on the current generation of consoles and I will give it some time because I remember the great experiences I had with its predecessor and want to relieve some of them.

I am not much of a car lover in the real world, but I find myself starring at all the cool and beautiful vehicles that the developers have included in Gran Turismo 6, wondering which one will become part of my garage when I finally invest my hard-earned money.

And when frustration derived from crashes finally gets to me, I will give more time to the Game of Thrones mod for Crusader Kings II, familiarizing myself once more with its core mechanics as the team prepares to launch a new version that will also simulate the political entities in Essos.

Andrei Dobra: After spending a few weekends with the PS4, it's time to come back to the PC as I certainly miss the old mouse and keyboard setup.

I even have at least one new game to enjoy, in the form of Risk of Rain, a procedurally-generated rogue-like puzzle platformer with a staggering amount of options and mechanics.

While the game makes no effort to hold the player's hand or stress him with various tutorials, it's still quite enjoyable although the action and the waves of enemies are relentless.

When I won't be delving into the retro-looking title, I'll probably jump back into Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, as the recent professional eSports competitions have reignited my passion for Valve's first-person shooter.

Last but not least, I'll probably even fire up Diablo 3 and log into the Public Test Realm, in order to check out patch 2.0.1 and the changes it brings to the RPG.