Just a quick couple of things as long as I am thinking about it. I have not had a chance to put much of any time into The Banner Saga. The title screen is really nice, but that is about as far as I have gotten. Since I quit Cookie Clicker I have returned my laptop to its original storage place under the couch. It usually sits there until I get the urge to update my phone with more Doctor Who. So, I will have to make an extra special effort to pull out the Banner Saga and sadly I do not see that happening anytime soon... I just remembered that I have MLK day off so maybe I will test it out then.
While I have settled into Assassins Creed IV as my console game for the moment, I have been jumping around on the handheld front. I hit a stumbling block in Mutant Mudds and have put it down for a little bit. In the meantime I have put a couple of hours in Symphony of the Night. It is a great game, but I think that the Sorrow games are a little bit more accessible than SotN. I also downloaded Killzone Mercenary because it was only $9 on the PSN. I immediately regretted the decision because it is a 4+ GB file. That regret was quickly washed away when I booted it up and was treated with a far better first impression than Shadow Fall. Yes, Mercenary already feels like a better game that its console cousin. If the initial missions are a look at things to come then it could easily become one of the best games I have played from 2013.
Going off of that, I will say that the handhelds nailed it last year. All of my favourite games from 2013 were handheld releases. I don't know what Sony and Nintendo did, but I hope they keep it up. A Link Between Worlds even won Pixlbit's GotY award. That right there should speak volumes as to how much you need a 3DS and/or Vita. Definitely a 3DS.
I'm gonna pick up Banner saga and a cuople other Steam games once I finish WW and Mario 3D World. Hope to review them for PB.
My brother really enjoyed ACIV for his PS4. I bought it for him not knowing if he would, but he really liked it. IT seems like there was a lot of game there too.
I fully expect you to beat it before me then... I am a disappointing person when it comes to PC games.
Banner saga does look really interesting. I like the whole "Norse mythology ragnarok" vibe they're going for with the visual style.
That is the entire reason that I backed it on Kickstarter. I love Norse mythology and the art style is awesome.
The 4GB download is the main reason I haven't joined you with KZ Mercenaries. So tempting at $9 but that's a huge chunk of my 16BG memory card. I'm glad it's at least a good game
I actaully had to delete some of my PS+ freebies and I have a 32 GB memory card.
What a pain... at least you can re-download if you want I guess but it's another hassle
to be honest, it actually wasn't a pain. The games that I deleted were Rayman Oranges and the Sonic racing game. I have a copy of Rayman Legumes that I prefer to Oranges and I will never play a Sonic racing game because I prefer my racing games to have Mario.
haha I see what you did there 
I've played a few races in Sonic and it seems pretty good. I plan to go back to it a bit once I finish Guacamelee
This is the title screen? Yea, I love it too. Can't wait to play it.
Yep, that is the title screen.
After getting paid tomorrow (woot!), I'm planning on getting Killzone: Mercenary. It will continue my digital-only library for the Vita but $9 is such a good price and I've heard such good things about it. And I definitely agree about handhelds last year. Man, I didn't get to play even half of the great games that came out just on handhelds last year.
I played a couple more levels and it is still pretty sweet. It takes some aspects that are prevelant in the multiplayer portions of games and adds them into the campaign. You get money for nearly everything you do, and you get more money for doing better thinsg. $50 for a kill, but $75 for a headshot. Then you get to spend the in game currency on upgrades and such.
I know I need a 3DS. I also need money. Quiet, you.
Money, the bane of our existence. There is always that bright side though, you have joined us and are able to enjoy some of the past generation of gaming now that you have a better laptop.
Nonsense. You should not just leave Bannner Saga like it is! Play it when your suppose to sleep! You can sleep when your dead! =P
Good point. Death is more important than sleep... wait, that doesn't make much sense.