We’re back! A little later than usual, but we’re here!
It’s been a packed week for us. Game of Thrones Season 7 has concluded, and now we’re all sad. Be on the look out in the coming days for our staff’s thoughts on the recent season.
Aside from that, playing a lot of games and talking about a lot of games. Without further ado, here’s what we’re up to this week:
Jack
Thrilled to be purchasing and starting Uncharted: The Lost Legacy this week. So glad that one of my favorite series isn’t over yet.
A few episodes into Redemption Island, and surprisingly I don’t hate it. This is a confusing feeling–I don’t know where to go from here.
PJ
I just started and almost completed Super Mario 3D World. Even though I’m very biased toward Zelda games, this has quickly proved to be one of the best Wii U games I’ve played. It’s a perfect hybrid of the linear, 2D games while keeping the controls and platforming from the 3D entries. I’m excited to really hit some of the brutally intense, post-game worlds I’ve heard a lot about.
Otherwise, Breath and P4G. You know the drill.
David
Last week for me was all about Songrunner, a new game by lone developer Nathanael Weiss. Read more here for my full review of this Zelda-inspired roguelike!
Up this week? Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle! Been a long wait for this game ever since it was officially shown off at this year’s E3. While the Switch has had a phenomenal year thus far, things should really kick into gear from this moment onwards, starting with Kingdom Battle and culminating with FIFA, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, and, of course, Super Mario Odyssey! Expect my thoughts on Mario + Rabbids at a later date!
Games purchased: 2
Games beaten: 1
Net backlog: +1
Kei
Trying to play Enslaved: Odyssey of the West, but I’m struggling with the terrible frame rate. However, the art style is great and the gameplay is solid, so I’m continuing with it.
Might pick up Dark Souls 1 again, seeing as how it’s one of the last remaining good PS3 games I have left.
Augustine
Watching this on repeat all week:
Also, Dota 2 and World of Warcraft.
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Huge video game, comic book, and anime fan. Spends way too much time watching things he doesn’t like. Hates Zack Snyder. Mains Falco.
Jack is unsure why he’s a contributor to The Punished Backlog, as compared to the rest of the team his qualifications in the gaming department are considerably lacking. But fun passion projects are right up his alley (he has his own podcast too!), and he is excited to bring a unique, albeit sarcastic voice to the site. You can follow him on twitter @JackLinnehan where he mostly tweets about sports, Survivor, and generally lots of jokes.
PJ's played games for the better part of 16 years. His earliest gaming memory involved going to his neighbor's house to play GTA Vice City way too young. His second was being thoroughly unamused at a demo in Target. It was weird and hard. You had to keep swinging on ropes. That game was The Wind Waker, his favorite game of all time.
He speedruns. He writes about speedrunning.
He plays music. He writes about music.
He Tweets. Find it here: @HashtagPManning
David is the founder of The Punished Backlog. He has a problem finishing games he starts. Just beat: Nine Sols, UFO 50. Working on: Metaphor: ReFantazio. Can't wait for: Hollow Knight: Silksong. Follow David on Twitter at @David_Silbert to keep up to date with all things The Punished Backlog.
Augustine is our resident Blizzard and PC gaming expert. When he’s not playing World of Warcraft, Overwatch, or League of Legends, he’s probably playing some random steam game that looks interesting or is replaying Final Fantasy VIII, the best one, for the 100th time.
