Howdy folks. I'm sick. Been hacking my damn lungs up for the past two or three days with a cold, which is really driving me nuts. It makes smoking a hell of a lot more of a chore, I'll tell you that much. Nonetheless, it's kind of put my gaming pace at "dead stop". However, there are those moments where you feel like you just need to get some shit off your chest, and this is definitely one of those moments.
Disputing the Undisputed
Here's what I like about UFC Undisputed 2010: they took all of the complicated controls from last year's offering, toned it down just a smidge, and lessened the chances of flash KOs. For anyone who remembers my original thoughts on Undisputed 2009, the flash KOs turned me off from that game because they frequently popped up from the middle of nowhere without any explanation as to WHY they were happening. It seems THQ really took that to heart and made this a GAME...like it's supposed to be.
That's the other thing: the career mode doesn't take very long, which is a blessing and a curse. I'm blessed that I don't have to play through more than maybe 7-8 hours of career mode to get a decent character...but I'm cursed if I want to get a GREAT character, as well as the fact that it's nothing but menus for 6 hours, then 1 hour of post-match interview bullshit and "story", then maybe 40 minutes - 1 hour of actual gameplay. If I'm going to have such a limited amount of gameplay, then WHY would I want overly complicated controls in order to do so?
I will say, however, that the counter system is pretty excellent, and moving between transitions has been GREATLY improved.
I'm looking forward to EA Sports MMA after listening to Brian and Jeff talk about it on the podcast, as it seems like something I'd be more interested in. For those who dig the UFC and liked 2009, you'll like 2010. However, I just don't really enjoy the game as much as I wish I could. I guess I'll just have to stick with using Bruce Banner on Smackdown: Here Comes The Pain! on my PS2.
I Am An Unabashed Fan of LEGO Games
Redcliffe, I Fucking Hate You
I rebought Dragon Age. I think I might've mentioned that somewhere at some point on the interwebs. If not - I rebought Dragon Age. I had heard there was an update that was released after the launch of Awakening, so it seemed like another chance needed to be given to Bioware, especially after how impressed I was with Mass Effect 2. Unfortunately, that update did NOT fix the Redcliffe glitch that hampered my original save game, so I have had to bid farewell to my original Dwarf Commoner Finlee and restarted the game with Dwarf Noble Finlee. It's interesting to see the way Dragon Age is playing out a second time around, as it feels like a totally different game in many ways for me. I'm not taking the Redcliffe direction right now (obviously) and instead went to some docks where I'm in a dream world or something. It's weird, but I'm enjoying it. It'd be great to one day play the PC version of the game to see the differences, but alas, the 360 version will have to do.___________________________________________________________________________
That's gonna do it, folks. I've got to go pump more Dayquil down my throat and work through these 11 issues of Sweet Tooth by Jeff Lemire. Why haven't I read this book until now?!
Until next time, piece!
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