I'm behind the curve on this one, I know. With all the talk of Bioshock Infinite, I thought I'd give the original Bioshock a try. As someone who tolerates FPS for the story, I was pleased overall. The story was as impressive as the Bioshock Infinite reviews (referring back to this game) had made it out to…
I finished the campaign on casual difficulty. My thoughts: - My general opinion of HotS (which I'll just call SC2 part 2) is the same as of part 1: The game was entertaining enough, but too many cut scenes that went on for too darn long, and scenario load times that were seriously too long. - For…
This is a strange game; it might not even be a game at all. I got it on sale for $2.50 from Steam. It reminds me of the game Journey: A beautifully-rendered environment, with the sole purpose of reaching the end. There's no interactivity, just a narration that changes depending on where you choose to go. Without…
I have mixed feelings about this one. I'd like to say it was better than Uncharted 2, but I find I can't. What's better: The graphics, the environments, the storyline, the voice-acting. Everyone put their all into making this the most cinematic of all the adventures. (If I were George Lucas and/or Steven Spielberg, I might considering…
Now this was a horse of a different color. First of all, it had a "very easy" difficulty for us fumble-fingered oldsters. There were no impossible jumps like the one I talked about for U1. This doesn't mean I didn't have to replay some sections more than once to figure things out, but it never got to…
I'd forgotten the reason I hate platformers. I was playing U1 on my PS3, enjoying the story, not getting too bogged down anywhere because I was playing on "easy" difficulty. Then I get to the jump I couldn't make; it's the final vine jump to scale the fortress wall. I tried for an hour, and another half-hour…
If you're looking for a combat challenge, a platformer that requires good twitch skills, or MP PvP extravaganza, this isn't it. This is a gentle game of exploration and light puzzle-solving. There's no combat, and you can't "die"; at worst you can get into a state in which you can no longer search for some optional benefits.…
I just came back from seeing the movie. I’ll get to the review, but first is the tale of my connection with Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Mars.
A heart-warming, feel-good story about a poor-but-honest religious separatist named Anton LaVey who gets together with his friends to put on a show and save the local church. In a world where he’s treated by scorn and derided by neighbors, he rises up against injustice and…
I have a weakness for certain franchises; for example, Stars Wars and Lord of the Rings. So I could not help but pick up Lord of the Rings: War in the North by Snowblind for the PS3. I've played it for about three hours, and already I feel it belongs in this topic: Finished playing. The plot…