Your latest gem.

[SquidVicious]

Torchlight II

I bought the original one back in 2010 on a steam sale and it was fun, but I really lost interest towards the end and was pretty much just grinding my way to the end. The sequel has a lot of potential, but I find the story to be pretty lame, and pretty much plays out like that mediocre Hunted: The Demon's Forge from last year where you have one goal that has moved on by the time you get there. It's left me pretty unmotivated so I've started playing Diablo III which has a far more interesting story. So I guess those are my two games, although I think I"m also going to buy Spec Ops: The Line and play it over the Thanksgiving weekend because my girlfriend is going to visit her family.

 

[Iwata]

X-Com: Enemy Unknown.

I was excited/afraid for this game. I've bought every single X-Com game, and the last few instalments (Interceptor/Enforcer) made me feel bad for the franchise. But this is not just a great reboot, it also streamlines the gameplay immensely, making it more fun and less reliable on micromanagement.

I am very, very pleased.

 

[hermes]

Assassins Creed 3. I am fairly early in the campaign, and kind of getting boring. Maybe I am missing something, or maybe its just early, but it feels extremely clumsy compared with 2...

XCOM. What a game... If you haven't played it, at least try the demo. Its the most fun and tension I had in a long time. The addictive game design of Firaxis combined with the ruthlessness of the best tactic games out there. It will punch you in the face, kick you in the groin, and call you names... and you will love every moment of it.

 

[Skeleon]

I just bought Costume Quest and I enjoy it a lot. Has a "South Park"-y feel to it, sort of. It seems like losing battles has no negative consequences, though, which is odd?

 

[Myndnix]

Let's see...a week or two ago, a friend gifted me Bioshock on Steam, and I finally got around to playing it- and it's awesome. How the hell did I miss this game back when it came out?
Another friend was insisting I try Dark Souls but it has no demo, so I ended up renting it. It's quite an enjoyable game and the difficulty is only bothersome if you let it get to you (Though I didn't actually find it all that difficult, I think people are just wimps). That said, I did send it back before I finished it, but it was actually because I got bored of it, due to it eventually dropping any kind of motivation to give the player. Good game while it lasted, though.


And if the topic will allow me to get away with it, I've actually been playing the hell out of a classic gem lately. Or a remake of a classic gem. Whatever the hell it is. Star Fox 64 3D. Remake of one of my favourite games of all time, so naturally it's getting a lot of my love this last week.

 

[MopBox]

X-Com.

It's prettier than a picture and fun to play to boot!