Destiny Is Almost Here

Destiny releases on September 9th and I can't think of a title in recent memory that I have been more excited for. I have held off on watching too many of the newer trailers or seeing any new posts because I don't want the game to be too spoiled for me outside of what I played in the Alpha and Beta, but honestly the wait for the next 2 weeks is going to be too much I feel.

Destiny ad campaign at Times Square is impressive to say the least.

I am not a big fan of first person shooters, generally I am not too good at them but on occasion I like to play some FPS titles. Destiny has been one that I have really gotten a high level of interest into, partially because of the same kind of shoot and loot style of playing and rewarding that made me like the Borderlands games so much, but also for the world that Bungie has carefully been crafting for the last number of years. I am excited to get the game and start playing with my brothers and friends, in both the Story mode and also in Explore; just roaming around those gorgeous maps is something that I really can't wait for. As far as Crucible, well I am sure on occasion i'll try my hand at some versus but it's not my bag. I am in this for the story and co-op so I am pretty sure I will stay away from that mode.

The Warlock is going to be my go-to character class.

I'm excited to dig into the game but with a new baby on the way am not too sure how often I will play. However, I do recall many nights with my son where I would be up with him in the middle of the night and could not sleep so i would cradle him in my arms and then still hold a controller and play some Mass Effect or something of the sort. I'm sure it'll happen on occasion.

I can't wait to explore Destiny and while I may not have as much time to sink into it as others, it's going to be a title that I treasure for quite some time, I can feel it.

Hands-On Time with PS Now

Now that school has wrapped up for me and I am back from my time working the Squamish Valley Music Festival, I figured it was time to game a little. Imagine my surprise when I realized that PS Now is up and running for PS4 in Canada. I took a poke around at the titles that were available and the pricing for the service.

For those unaware PS Now is the game streaming service that Sony is leveraging for the PS4 utilizing the game streaming capabilities they got access to with the acquiring of Gaikai a couple of years back. For right now they have a few dozen PS3 titles available but I am sure that more will be released down the road and hopefully PS One and PS2 titles will be available. The games are available to rent based on a number of timing options; 4 hours, 1 week, 30 days or 90 days. The prices are still a little so-so I think but overall I think it's not too bad. Before you can even stream or do anything really you can run a check to see if your internet connection is good enough for streaming games, which is great.

Deus Ex Human Revolution was my first go at PS Now

So I ran the check and it said that I was able to stream games, which shocked me as our router is two floors up from us, and I tried to figure out what I wanted to play. I enjoyed Deus Ex Human Revolution on the 360 so I figured I would give that a try. Rented it for the 4 hour option just to see how well it worked and off we went. So the game loaded up and started just as if the disc was in the system. The game started up and off we went. I played the first hour or so of the game, including cut scenes and the great stealth and shooting action that the game is known for and there were no issues whatsoever. I was greatly impressed by how well the streaming worked, and another great thing is that trophies you get in the game can be synced to your trophy list and added to your overall trophy score. Pretty awesome if you ask me.

No one messes with Alpha Protocol

I was impressed by how well Now worked and am pretty sure I will go back and dig into some of the great games they have on there, like Darksiders 1 and 2 and some not-so-great games that I like anyways, like Alpha Protocol. Definitely give PS Now a go and see if it works on your system, and it'll be interesting to see if it works as well on the other devices that it's supposed to come too also.