September 12, 2015

Multiplayer Mayhem!

Date played: September 11th
Platform: PS4
Session fun rating: 10/10

Last night was one of the most epic gaming nights I've had in a long time. We ended up being about 7 or 8 guys playing Rocket League all night, with a few matches of Towerfall sprinkled in. Rocket League is a very special game in a lot of ways. Pretty much anyone can pick it up and play it within a match or two and it's instantly gratifying. Of course, those of us that had more experience were a lot better, but it worked really well throughout the night.

We had so much fun, that we started giving each other some nicknames based on our playstyles. The first was Snake. He's kind of a dribbler and when he scored, it often felt... snake-like. Then there was Spider, who likes to hang out on the walls and boards of the arena. Moose was our expert goaltender. Tiger was the close range striker. Wildcat was a bit of a misnomer. We also called him Cockroach and Rat. Basically, he was a sneaky fucker, always coming out of nowhere.

Finally, I was named Eagle for my high speeds and sniper-like, high velocity shots. I even managed a wonderful aerial goal, rocket boost and all. It was an amazing night. Split-screen gaming is very special. The experience is impossible to replace with online gaming.