What I'm Currently Playing [September 2017]

Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite (Sep. 19)

 It's September and summer's nearly over. As we approach the fall season, high-profile games are starting to come out such as the likes of Destiny 2, Metroid: Samus Returns, and Dishonored: Death of the Outsider. Upcoming games that I'm excited about are Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony, Cuphead, Gundam Versus, and Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite. Recently, I haven't been playing much games due to being pre-occupied with college life, but thankfully I've found some time to sit down and get started on Gravity Rush 2, which I've been procrastinating for months, and Yakuza Kiwami. That aside, I haven't been playing much except FFVII HD and Metal Gear Rising on Steam. So here are the games that I'm currently playing at the moment!


Yakuza Kiwami (PS4)

 Yakuza Kiwami is a remake of the original 2005 Yakuza and is the follow-up to this year's excellent Yakuza 0. Centering on "The Dragon of Dojima"  fresh from prison, he's immediately dragged back into the world of the Yakuza when 10 billion yen from the biggest yakuza family ends up vanishing and the key to finding it is through a mysterious little girl. After spending loads of hours into Yakuza 0 and enjoying everything it had to offer, naturally I was anticipating the release of Yakuza Kiwami. Filled with more action, drama, and odd over-the-top humor, it aims to expand over the original game and please fans and newcomers alike.


Gravity Rush 2 (PS4)

 The long-awaited sequel to one of the PS Vita's best titles, Gravity Rush 2 expands and improves upon everything the original game had introduced. Kat's back again with new gravity-based powers and is on a quest to defeat another evil threat. The new areas are densely-packed and more open than before. Also, the vibrant visuals make great use of the PS4 capabilities and extra power of the PS4 Pro. Gravity Rush 2 is packed with new mechanics, side-content, and a new odd online mode, and I'm having a great time with it. Unfortunately, it has sold abysmally in it's launch period in Japan with over .... units sold. Sad really when the game is pretty fun.

Final Fantasy VII HD (Steam)

 What is there to say about the industry-changing legend? Square Enix's Final Fantasy VII was a world-wise hit ever since it was released way back in 1997. Packing then cutting-edge visuals, a memorable story with great leads, and an involving battle system, it was a recipe for success and has spawned many follow-ups and sequels over the decades. As we wait for the highly-anticipated PS4 remake of the classic that was supposedly due out this year but got pushed back to who knows when, I'll be going over the development and some of the aspects that made FFVII what it is today, so stay tuned for that!

Metal Gear Rising: Rvengeance (PC)

 It's been a long while since I last played the hack-and-slash Metal Gear spin-off, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. Developed by famed Platium Games with input by series creator Hideo Kojima, Rising takes places after the conclusion of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots and follows the adventures of cyborg ninja Raiden. Instead of focusing on stealth this time around, Rising is a full-blown action hack-and-slash game in which you control Raiden as he mercilessly cuts his enemies to ridiculous amounts of pieces. Despite its brief length, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is full of over-the-top action, slick looks, and interesting characters. After all, it's developed by Platinum Games.

  Well these are the games I'm currently playing, if you notice some slowdowns during the month, well it's most likely that Yakuza Kiwami is grabbing my undivided attention with its overblown content. On a side note, I'll be skipping this month's Top 10 in favor of working on the Final Fantasy VII retrospective, I could have tackled them both but I've got a lot to talk about FFVII, so I had to sacrifice doing a list this month. That's all for now,  until we meet next time!