Oct 03
What I’m Playing Oct 2008
Since I’m just getting my blogging legs back and haven’t been around too much lately, you may not know what I’ve been playing lately. OR you may just not care.
In any event, I haven’t talked games in a bit with you but that certainly doesn’t mean that I’m not playing them, especially since there are still a ton of games out there (and in my collection) that I need to get a few more achievements for.
Are you shocked that they’re all on 360?
Gears of War
Earlier this week I finished up the Solo Campaign on Insane. Let me tell you - I was at that last boss for 3 hours. “On a school night”, that plain sucks. But the game is still phenominal and was a blast to play through again. I DO wish I had found the 4 COG tags I was missing, but I guess you can’t have everything. (#):( Next up, I’m hoping to start playing multiplayer since I hear it’s pretty good and there are multiple achievements up in there too.
Hexic HD
For the hottest of minutes this week, the plague that is the most boring puzzle game of our generation once again ensnared me. Even though I’m still at the top of the list amongst my group of gaming buddies, there is still an achievement or two that needs to be unlocked. (Are you seeing a theme here)?
Project Gotham Racing 3 (PGR 3)
Moving on to a brand new game (”if I haven’t seen it, it’s new to me)… One of the games that has been in my collection for the LONGEST time is Project Gotham Racing 3 for the 360. Now there IS a reason for this… I LOVED the original Project Gotham Racing for the XBox. I mean, I really loved it. I got Gold on every race and just played races over again (even if I had gotten gold) if I screwed up on ONE drift resulting in missing some Kudos. For whatever reason, PGR3 feels SOOoooooo foreign to me. And I think when I initially bought it (like a year or two ago) I had the same feeling so I put it down. This time, I’m committed to giving it a really fair shake. As I see it, here are my biggest problems with the game:
- The Right Car - I cannot find a car that feels right in terms of drifting. And for the AI in this game, I need the right fit.
- The AI - One of the things I liked about the first PGR was that as you got better cars, it showed because your better car performed better than your competitors in those beginning races. In THIS game it seems so far that if you’re racing a Ferarri, all of a sudden everyone else will be driving one too. Which in MY opinion is no good. It’s also this same kind of “match of power” that I hate in other games like Oblivion too. What’s the point of leveling up if everyone else levels up with you? (just my opinion)
Future Games
Now certainly coming up in the queue are two very promising games : Castle Crashers and Ninja Gaiden 2. If you missed it, Circuit City(state-side) had a promotion where if you bought Ninja Gaiden 2, you got a $20 gift certificate by mail, all for $40. Which means this little deal would pay for that *e-tear* 1200 pt XBLA game, Castle Crashers. So maybe when these games “come in”, you’ll be treated to some reviews on them. Keep your eyes peeled. (#):)
What’s everyone out there playing? Are you even playing ANYTHING?
October 3rd, 2008 at 10:53 am
I’m playing Pure on PS3 and waiting for Fallout 3 and a bunch of others. Props for completing GoW on Insane, that’s some feat!
October 3rd, 2008 at 2:46 pm
@Pete - Pure huh? I’ve seen some commercials but wasn’t immediately drawn to it. Is it pretty good? Maybe I should search for a demo on XBL…
October 4th, 2008 at 5:20 am
Whoa, that is alot of games you are playing. :-D
October 4th, 2008 at 8:26 am
Pure is very good, it’s actually the demo which sucked me into the whole game which is very unusual. The demo is worth trying out on XBLM.
October 4th, 2008 at 9:14 am
@Kuanhoong - You know, when you say it out loud I guess it is. (#):) As the week has gone on though, Ninja Gaiden II seems to be the one that has taken the early lead.
@Pete - Alright man, I’m going to give it a try per your suggestion. Don’t you just love how w/ the current consoles you can go and try everything out? We are certainly “living on the edge of tomorrow”. ha ha
October 4th, 2008 at 4:09 pm
Cool man. Currently i am playing Crysis Warhead, Fifa 09 and Mercenaries 2. Warhead seems to be good but my system can only run it at medium setting.
October 5th, 2008 at 11:54 pm
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October 6th, 2008 at 2:17 am
@Madhur - I swear… It’s only when you pop up on here that I remember that you can play games on your computer. ha ha I don’t know what it is, but I just never play games on the PC anymore! (Except for C&C, I’ll always make an exception for that one).
October 7th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
I love Gears of War! It’s such a great game. Can you believe I had the game for over a month before I got around to playing it? I got the collectors edition on release date. I haven’t gotten tired of playing it yet. My daughter has taken over my Xbox 360 so… I’m thinking of buying another one so I can put in my room. Her game time is limited to a few hours weekly, and I choose what she can play.
October 7th, 2008 at 3:37 pm
@Opal - ! Another 360!? ha ha, I say that now but my kids are still pretty young. I know my oldest has already started to game so it’s really just a matter of time. No seriously - I turned my back for a minute and this guy jumped on the couch and thought he was freakin’ Ninja Gaiden!
October 7th, 2008 at 11:44 pm
I don’t play games often but for awhile I was playing Diablo II. I know, old game. I was really getting the knack for it but then got away from it for awhile and it was hard to get back into it. I also like to play Call of Duty: United Offensive. I have to be careful about motion sickness though. ;)
October 8th, 2008 at 8:02 am
@Beth - Are you sensitive to motion sickness? If so I don’t advise coming over to my place and trying to play Gears of War on my projector. THAT can be a bit rough.
And nothing wrong with old games! If there was, XBL and Wii Ware wouldn’t be making any money! (#);)