Having your power out during 90+ degree weather for 5 hours is not a good way to start off your gaming weekend. Thankfully, the drought of releases hasn’t hit us yet so there are plenty of new things to check out this weekend. Here are my recommendations:
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: Dawnguard DLC
Those of us unfortunate enough to not own it for the Xbox 360 will have to wait another month before we get our chance to play Dawnguard. For the lucky ones though, just having the option of either being a werewolf or a vampire lord is enticing enough to jump back in to the world of Skyrim. The fact that the story for both vampire lord and werewolf are around 10 hours each make the $20 asking price well worth it.
Telltale Games’ The Walking Dead: Episode 2
If werewolves and vampires are not your thing, may I offer you zombies? Just beating out the monthly timeline that Telltale sets for their episodic games, The Walking Dead: Episode 2 will continue the story of Lee and the survivors along with all of the awful choices you were forced to make in the previous episode. From the early looks of Episode 2, it’s going to get even tougher to make those on the spot choices… not to mention the addition of some very tense scenarios when another band of survivors discovers the group.
I Remember The Rain
I became aware of this game through IndieGames.com and was very thankful for it. But a word of warning: you have to go into I Remember The Rain knowing that it’s all story. Very little interaction is required by the player. Although being only 5 minutes long, the story that Jordan Browne constructs after only working on the title for a month is stunning. I must have played it 3 times in a row and each time I was blown away by how I Remember The Rain pulled at my emotional strings. I guess I am a sucker for a good story. I think you will be too.