As I type this, the office network has just bit the big one. So while I wait for it to come back up, I figured maybe I'd update the old blog! I'm writing this on notepad, then I'll giv'er the old copy / paste.
So I went ahead and finished off Killzone 2. I pretty much left off at the very end of the game, fighting the mass of enemies right before Radek decides to settle things himself. It was one of those situations when I initially came across that level I must've slogged through it for an hour, over and over (it was 3am) until I finally gave up and went to bed. The next time I picked it up a week later, I managed to clear out the rest of the trash the game threw at me the first time I played it, and finally got a shot at Radek - beat his ass, and got that fancy trophy.
I rented Batman: Arkham Asylum over the weekend, and I'm on the wall about how I feel about it... but then again, I don't think I really gave the game enough of a chance - I was busy as hell this weekend and really didn't give it enough time to completely grab me. The hand to hand combat, I must say, is pretty sweet, well done, and there is a lot of variety in the combat animations, which is nice, and the fact that racheting up combos unlocks even more moves that you can perform - it gives you extra incentive to see what Batman might do to a guy. The riddler puzzles are pretty cool, but a bit frustrating at times, especially trying to firgure one out when you're hammered at 2 in the morning - but that can't be blamed on the game. I'm bringing it back to blockbuster tomorow, but I think I'll have to pick it up again to give it another solid shot.
What I have been doing with most of my time, when not working on my bands infernal album two fucking years in the making, is rekindling my love affair with PC gaming. It seems like when all my new PS3 / Xbox 360 have outlived their shiny new luster, I always keep going back to a good old solid PC game.
Medieval 2: total war (and the kingdoms expansion)
Played this for a few days, started an english, spanish, and Scottish campain - a nice and relaxing game when you just neeed to take a break from ultra fast paced types of game. Then it hit me - shit, I'm playing a PC game, lets check out the forums for a few mods. And came upon this
BEHOLD!
Total War: The Third Age
This is one of the reasons I have always loved, and continue to love PC gaming - people actually come up with shit like this, and make it availalbe to you - free of charge. It adds tons of life to games that have been already out for a few years. And hey its pretty awesome.
Dwarves, Men, Elves, Orcs and Southerlings are all available, playable factions in the game, and while Castle / Town battles have not yet been modded into the game to reflect what they would look like within the LOTR universe (as you can imagine it will take some time) it still adds a nice, fresh foray back to an aging game, and into the total war series in general.
I realized last night that I had an unplayed copy of The Witcher : Enhanced addition installed on my machine, so I decided to give it a whirl, I havent gotten very far yet, but so far, I'm pretty impressed with the great combat system, the deep alchemy system and the dark tone of the game in general. I think this is exactly what I need to get into the right frame of mind for my eventual foray into Dragon Age: Origins when it gets released.
Lastly, with the impending release of Borderlands, Dragon Age Origins, and (barring a massive delay) Alpha Protocol, I have resolved to take the money that I have received for my birthday (yesterday, for those of you who might care) to put back into my PC - A couple of extra sitcks of DDR3, and possibly, a new grapics card.
This Holiday, my brothers and sisters, I have resolved to support some good old PC gaming after quite the loss of attention in the platform.
Eye hart u PC gaming. Lets never be appart again.
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