WRUP: Waking Redemption edition

by Alexander Sliwinski on May 21st 2010 9:45PM

Both Alan Wake and Red Dead Redemption came into our lives and delivered solid gaming experiences this week. Heck, this year has been a delicious smorgasbord. We're so fat on gaming it's ridiculous. No, really, we're getting pudgy from all the extra time inside. Remember sunlight? Yeah, sunlight was awesome.

What's everyone playing?

Alexander Sliwinski (@XanderSliwinski): Playing London: The Wandering.
Andrew Yoon (@scxzor): My weekend will be spent playing even more Mario Galaxy 2. It is amazing.
Ben Gilbert (@BigBossBgilbert): Hopefully I can stop playing Trials HD long enough to play anything else. Oh, and probably Portal, because it's right here and, well, why not?
Christopher Grant (@ChrisGrant): I've only got one day at home this weekend, so instead of making minimal progress in Final Fantasy XIII, I'm going to take my old friend Sam Fisher out for a spin.
David Hinkle (@DaveHinkle): When I'm not cursing the rubber banding AI in Split/Second, I'll likely be cursing the Taken in Alan Wake, who like to pop out from the brush when you least expect it. Thankfully, I've become quite adept at shooting those people in the face with a flare gun.
Griffin McElroy (@griffinmcelroy): Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands is on its way from GameFly, but it's going to have a hard time pulling me away from Red Dead Redemption. Speaking of, if anyone wants to play online with me, just look for the crazy old prospector, slapping wildly on a banjo, vehemently insisting that thar's gooold in them thar heeels.
James Ransom-Wiley: I've got Alan Wake and Red Dead on my plate this weekend -- but not much time to eat. Good thing game discs are nonperishable!
JC Fletcher (@jcfletcher) "I am only a man," which means I'm probably going to be reduced to tears by Bit.Trip Runner.
Justin McElroy (@JustinMcElroy): (Lost in Red Dead Redemption or Alan Wake)
Ludwig Kietzmann (@LudwigK): I have an eclectic weekend planned: Some chip-tuned platforming with Bit.Trip Runner; some freelance police work with Sam & Max; and a belligerent breakdown of brickwork in Battlefield: Bad Company 2. I might also replay Alan Wake, if only to see his uncontrolled caffeine kleptomania reach its sad conclusion (I'm missing nine thermoses!).
Mike Schramm (@MikeSchramm): All Red Dead Redemption, all the time. Giddyup, pardner.
Randy Nelson (@DangerPenguin) I've spent the week playing Super Mario Galaxy 2 (it's great!) but this weekend is all about Red Dead Redemption. They're pretty much the same game, right?
Richard Mitchell (@SenseiRAM): BioShock 2 is done, so that leaves more time for God of War 1, Torchlight, 3D Dot Game Heroes and maybe Panzer Dragoon Saga.
Xav de Matos (@Xav): I'm taking a trip into the harrowing future in Metro 2033 and jumping back to the death of the Wild West in Red Dead Redemption.

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Reader Comments (89)

Red, Dead, Redemption.

On the Triple.

Game of the Year.

Confirmed.

wazzatriple?

I wanted to get RDR but i'm so backed up on gaming right now I'm playing

Eternal Sonata
Valkyria Chronicles
Mega Man 10
& Infamous..............

FYI I sold my TV and went without TV or PS3 for over a year that's why I'm playing all these oldish games but now I have a 47" LG LED to play on =)

If you play RDR with Griffin, expect your horse to be killed while you're riding. Distance will not protect you either. He will snipe that horse "from downtown", as he would put it.

There is a angry god killer who would like to have a quick time event with you :)

Super Mario Galaxy 2.

On the Wii.

Game of the Year.

Confirmed.

/roar

Agreed!

Search your feelings, you know it to be true.

I WANT ALL THESE GAMES!

I would be giving Monster Hunter Tri a sendoff before it goes on hiatus a few weeks for Galaxy 2, but i had all four wisdom teeth pulled this morning, so my parents will only let me play DS (yes, even at 20 they still have that power), so its Pokemon until Sunday

How is the online connectivity with Tri?

I've only tried one game online with my Wii, Smash Bros, but we all know how that panned out.

I dont get how playing wii effects your teeth? But Pokemon is still a great game non the less.

Stability-wise the connections are fine. The worst you usually get is de-synch, where you'll see your teammates slashing at thin air and then the monster halfway across the room collapses and dies, but the de-synch never works against you (such that you'll randomly be hit by a monster that's far away from you)

Occasionally you'll get booted, but there are varying degrees of booting, some easier to deal with than others. Booted out of quests, out of rooms, off the server, or off the service entirely, but that's rare.

I've given up hope for Modern Warfare 2, so I've been playing World at War all week.

Such a better experience.

I'll be picking up Mario Galaxy 2 as well as Alan Wake next week.

I recommend a dose of Bad Company 2 to go with that

Seriously considering trading in MW2 for BFBC2

Soulsilver still. Only have about 20 more to complete my johto dex. I might end up getting Alan Wake this weekend but we'll see. Other than that some TF2 and Sega All Stars Racing.

SoulSilver aswell. Only at Ecruteak and having trouble with Morty. I do not remember it being this difficult (if difficult is the right word to use with a pokemon game) 10 years ago! Maybe I'm getting crap in my old age...

Without a ghost, dark, or psychic type, he can be pretty tough. I must admit i imported a Spiritomb to deal with him, but my Noctowl pulled a good bit of that fight too.

Trying to find the last 3 thermoses I missed so I can get the final achievement in Alan Wake. That game was seriously amazing. I need a sequel now!

Otherwise, I might start Valkyrie Profile DS while marathoning Six Feet Under this weekend...

i'm proud of you

I've been playing Final Fantasy 7 on my PSP.

I live in the past.

I look forward to getting to this point myself. Working through Kingdom Hearts 358/2, then I have FF7 on PSP waiting for me. Then FFTA2:Grimoire of the Rift. I do enjoy me some portable games. KH: Birth By Sleep will probably come after FFTA2.

FF IX then Chrono Cross thou shalt play nexth

I ordered Super Mario Galaxy thru Amazon... but the game will arrive to sheppy's house... that's the game we will be playing.

I will be in Terre Haute next monday for training at Sony. Yes, I work for them now as a graphic designer (really).

David's house (sheppy) is in Urbana, IL, and I will get to meet him. He will pick me up on weekends to play games, drink some beers and stuff...

Any other Joystiqer in that area? I will be in Terre Haute for a month...

Good for you, buddy. Know you ran through some rough times, sounds like a great, great opportunity and exciting thing for you to have in front of you.

Hey, that's cool! I'm going to school for Graphic Design in NYC and would kill to work for Sony! Are you excited about the job?

Yeah.... I'm very excited about the job. Well.... I have been working for 3 weeks now, but they still want me to take some training in Terre Haute...

I'm in the pre-press area... we print and replicate discs. Basically, studios send us the designs and we have to check the designs, correct them, print the films and stuff....

Pretty cool job...

Didn't you hate sony?

Bringing Sony down from the inside... clever tactic. In a few months we'll all be discussing the 'penis disc design' scandal.

coool man , im getting my b.des in graphic design at ocad in toronto, didnt know you were a graphic designer. sounds like an awesome job you got with sony!

RDR n GoW3.. damn Hades is givin me problems

One more for Red Dead Redemption.

God of War 3 and Forza Motorsports 3

Alan Wake.

It's like Twin Peaks meets Resident Evil 4. This game can give some horror films a good run for their money. The combat is surprisingly satisfying and deep, with the light/dark element thrown in.

Some of the damn creepiest woods in gaming history. And the music when the Taken appear makes my skin crawl.

And does anybody know the name of that Roy Orbison sounding song that plays at the end of the first episode? It, unfortunately, wasn't included on the LE soundtrack.

I was wondering the same thing the other day! After episode 1 closed my jaw was hanging and I listened to the whole song.

In the options you can listen to all the songs in the game, they show the title there. I dug that song as well.

Oh, it actually is Roy Orbison! The title is "In Dreams".

Fitting music. But it should've been included on the soundtrack CD.

Trying to get back into Demon's Souls. Don't remember why I stopped playing...and just overall trying to be a trophy whore :)

*picks up a coffee thermos

WARUDO NO WARUKURAFFU (how do i unromanized word?)

mostly because my xbox 360 is in storage somewhere.

i really want to play redemption! but i can't afford a new game right now yet, and i get enough desert as it is. :(

He's playing World of Wariocraft.

IMMA WARIO, IMMA GONNA GANK YOU

Blue Toad Murder Files, Megaman 10, and Episodes from Liberty City.

I'm playing both Alan Wake and Red Dead Redemption. I beat Alan Wake today. I really enjoyed the story. One of the best I've seen in a long while. Red Dead will take me a while to complete.

My sis and I just did the Guardin' Gnome achivement in L4D2

Ep 3 of Alan Wake coming up tomorrow

Super Mario Galaxy 1 during my rainy day sunday to prepare for the awesomeness to arrive in the mail later this week.

You know what the saddest thing is?

I still have a wrapped copy of Mario & Luigi 3 on my shelf purchased on release date. That's how swamped I've been with great games in the past year.

WINterfang ( Now with the power to piss himself off )

Alan Wake or SMG2???

I can only afford one game right now, so Im leaving my purchase up to the good people here at joystiq. Help me out folks.

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