I finished Bioshock:Infinite last night. My reaction, in brief: - This is most beautiful game I've ever seen. They managed to crank out more detail and depth out of an aging console than I could have possibly imagined. - The game is violent, especially during melee. I cringed, but accepted it; I'd heard the story was worth…
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 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…
I'd like to say that I enjoyed this game as much as I enjoyed Arkham Asylum; based on the on-line reviews I've seen, I seem to be one of the few who was not as impressed with AC. The main difference in the games is the setting. In AA, you were restricted to certain areas of the…