We were busy little gamers in March here at Warp Zoned. We spent plenty of time in South Park, used lots of amazing new powers in InFamous: Second Son, got ready for our Titan in TitanFall, and even snuck around a bit in Thief. We also dipped into some of our favorite older games as well, keeping ourselves – and our thumbs – busy as always. Read on to see the complete list of everything we played this last month!
John Scalzo
Editor-In-Chief
My “What I Played” list for March looks a lot like a repeat of what I played in February, and that is in no way a bad thing. Asher Vollmer’s Threes and Kumobius’ Duet continue to dominate my iPod time, but I jumped on Sega’s gratis download of Crazy Taxi and it feels like 1999 all over again. The arcade game is great in short bursts on mobile devices and I’m actually looking forward to the upcoming Crazy Taxi: City Rush.
Speaking of the 90s, Nintendo released Dr. Mario on the Wii U eShop in March and downloading it was a no-brainer. The puzzle game still holds up surprisingly well and it just reinforces that the mandatory inclusion of Off-TV Play in Virtual Console titles is one of the smartest things Nintendo has done in ages. Finally, I put a ton of hours into D3’s Earth Defense Force 2025. You’re more than welcome to check out my review but, suffice it to say, if you liked Earth Defense Force 2017, you’ll love Earth Defense Force 2025.
Nicole Kline
Senior Editor
I played about a zillion games in March. I played and beat Yoshi’s New Island, which probably would have been better had I not just finished Yoshi’s Island. I beat Torchlight II and worked on the Trophies for Diablo III a bit more, and I also spent some time chipping away at Ni No Kuni.
Anthony Amato and I played Dead Nation: Apocalypse Edition from start to finish on the PS4 (despite already beating the game on the PS3 years ago!) and have also had a hard time not playing TowerFall: Ascension constantly. In fact, the only thing that has peeled me away from those two games is InFamous: Second Son, which I played and beat in under a week. Right before it came out, I took a day and played InFamous: Festival of Blood from start to finish. I’m all juiced up on superpowers!
Other than that (like that’s not enough!), I’ve been playing tons of other games here and there: Samurai Gunn, Inazuma Eleven, Resogun, Intake, and Luftrausers. I know 2048 is the new craze, but Doge2048 is the only one I can beat. Oh, and even though I did everything there is to do in Fez on the PC, it hasn’t stopped me from buying it for the Vita and starting it from the beginning. Oh, Gomez…
Dan Hobbs
Contributor
March was just downright absurd. With publishers pushing out games before the end of the financial quarter, the month was awash with titles – and awesome ones at that.
I wrapped up the end of the reboot of Thief, a game which turned out to be rather tedious. South Park: The Stick of Truth, however, was a totally different story. It was hilarious from start to finish, with just the right amount of role-playing elements to keep me engaged through the hours of jokes. As far as I’m concerned, it already has a firm place in the Game of the Year discussion for 2014.
TitanFall fell onto my doormat next but it just could not hold my attention for more than a few hours. Call me crazy, but after the initial moments of “HOLY JESUS THIS IS SPECTACULAR,” I fell back into the routine of spawn, run, shoot, die, repeat. Lacking a single-player campaign to jump back into, I slipped TitanFall onto my game shelf without a second thought. Then, the best day ever arrived when I picked up Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes and InFamous: Second Son on the same day. As a huge fan of both franchises, I couldn’t have been happier. Of course, I love them both, but how much? Well, you’ll have to read my reviews (only MGS5 is up at this point) right here on Warp Zoned. /Shill
Andrew Rainnie
UK Correspondent
The month of March was spent on an epic real-life game called “Finding a House and Getting a Mortgage.” You can keep your Thieves and your Sticks of Truth; “Finding a House” is infinitely harder than Dark Souls II. Seriously, game designers, if Papers, Please can be a great game, someone can surely come up with a concept of working out which estate agent to go with (they are all crap, but some are crappier than others).
Once I found a house, I relaxed by continuing with Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Blacklist on the Wii U, which had been taunting me from my shelf. It’s my first flirtation with Ubisoft’s series, but I absolutely love it, and it’s got me revved up for The Division.
Mike Ryan
Staff Writer
I spent the majority of my March playing South Park: The Stick of Truth. After so many delays, the final product is definitely worth the wait. As a gamer who likes his RPGs with less “role” and more “playing,” Stick of Truth was right up my alley. And as a fan of the show, I found it to be absolutely hilarious. I also played through the PS4 version of Rayman Legends. This game is a work of art. Rayman Origins is such an amazing game, and this one brings more of that magic sidescrolling fun.
And because I hate myself, I played Telltale’s The Walking Dead Season 2: A House Divided. Oh, so many feels. I don’t like all the feels. But it’s still a great game regardless. I also dusted off Animal Crossing: New Leaf to see how my town was faring in the wake of my three-month absence. After a bit of fumigation and weed-pulling, I’m happy to say that it’s almost back to its former glory.
