Weekend Warrior 03/12/10

You may have already guessed, but Final Fantasy reigns supreme in games we're playing through this weekend. Read on to check out our other picks, then head over to the comments section and let us know what you're playing this weekend.

Jeff C: Once again, I’ve got about a million things to play and only so much time. The biggest time sink is probably going to be Final Fantasy XIII. I’ve only played a few hours so far, and it’s pretty good. It’s kind of a homework game for me, though, since I’m not the biggest Final Fantasy fan on the planet. I’m hoping the story will start making sense soon, because right now it just feels like a big mess. I also need to put in some more time with Mass Effect 2. Finally, I’m just about over this nasty cold, so I’ll be able to hop online with Bad Company 2. I thought I’d do my potential squadmates a favor and wait for my head to clear up before joining up. Nobody wants to hear someone who sounds like they have a sinus cavity filled with oatmeal.

Kato: One of the big highlights for me last week was shoveling a giant pile of snow and ice off my deck. Now that that’s out of the way I have nothing else to look forward to in life except finishing Mass Effect 2 before God of War III hits next week. I’ve played through Heavy Rain once, and I’m not sure when I’m going to start a second playthrough, but I will at some point. That’s pretty unusual for me since I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve played a game from start to finish more than once. I also just played through the Heavy Rain DLC, The Taxidermist, which has five different endings. I’ve already gotten two of them, but what’s cool – and different from the main game – is not only does the DLC list out the names of the endings, but it gives you three save slots in the beginning, middle, and end of the DLC that you can go back to so it’s easier to restart and replay towards those various outcomes.

Meagan: I'm out at GDC until Sunday, and while I am surrounded by games, they're only brief demos. When I get back, however, I will spend some quality time with my PlayStation 3 and Final Fantasy XIII. I don't expect to come up for air often.

Dan: It almost pains me to write this, but I’m doing my taxes this weekend. Or more accurately, I’m paying some dude to do them for me. In terms of things that I actually enjoy doing, I’ll finish up Heavy Rain, start Bioshock 2, and play Bad Company 2 whenever I get the chance.  

Tim: Final. Fantasy. Thirteen. Now leave me alone.

Annette: I'm making steady progress through Final Fantasy XIII so far and plan on sinking a ton of uninterrupted time into it this weekend. I think about it all day at work and it's destroying my productivity. I want to go home and play. NOW!

That's it for us. What are you playing this weekend?