Status update

Seeing as how I've been pretty slow on updating lately, I figure I should at least give mention to the things that are distracting me from putting any time into the blog.

Heavy Rain Demo - PS3
To say that the game looks amazing is redundant and an understatement. The visuals themselves are what you'd expect, but the real height of this game is the movement. This is the first game that, to my knowledge, has completely eliminated that annoying jitter in between movements. Seeing a character react to what's happening around him or her is just something you have to see to believe. You can forget this is a game while watching it, and it's due the terrific animation and visual techniques - not the graphics themselves.

Bayonetta - PS3
Haven't touched this since opening week since there's too much to play in my stash. I will probably return to it soon, since beating it is something I should do sooner than later, but mindless killing is something that's currently being taken up by...

Afro Samurai - PS3
As much as I praise Bayonetta, this has much more style to it. I love it, and I can't believe I've ignored it for this long. The presentation is probably the best I've seen in a game for a long time, and that's saying something with all the impressive efforts that have come out lately. Insanely fun and addictive, and very inspired in design.

Night Trap - 3DO/Sega CD
It's a rite of passage I never quite got the hang of until recently. I'm going FAQ-less to purposely get back into the old-school pre-internet mindset of "working" on a game rather than just being handed solutions on a silver-platter. Except for Megan. I keep trapping her for some reason, and I can't figure out why just yet. I might have to resort to Kega Fusion just so I don't have to keep replaying. More on this game later on, as I'm hoping to vlog the experience later on.

White Knight Chronicles - PS3
Got it on a whim as I craved an online game that wasn't Call of Duty or Burnout, but I'm not sure how to feel about it just yet. As per RPG standard, it takes a while to really pick up, but it's the gameplay transition that's really getting to me right now. I know I'll get comfortable with it later, but there was simply too much information thrown at me from the get-go. Adjusting is going to be a little difficult at first, but I'll see how it turns out.

Armored Core for answer - PS3
Also a whim, as I figured it was time to see what all the fuss was about. Thankfully it's not Gundam based, so I think I can deal with the mechs in this game. I hope it turns out the way I'm expecting it to, as this seems like something I could really get into. I'm not sold on the flight mechanics. They feel restrictive, unintuitive, and frustrating to pull off. Once again, this is also a case of too much information at once. My second mission into the game, and became clear that my loadout was just not up to the task, and while there's loads of customizations in the game, it's all very technical with very little assistance to a newbies understanding. I see lots of promise, though, but it'll really come down to how I adapt to the controls. I'll learn the technical side soon enough, but if I can't fly the thing smoothly, then there isn't much of a point. I'm hoping, though, so fingers crossed.

Psychic Detective - 3DO
So very promising, yet such a disappointment. I knew this, though, going in. It's actually funny to play this when Heavy Rain is coming out, because there's so much shared, yet they have nothing in common. The trouble is that everything about this game is vague, which is a pain in the ass when the endgame occurs. You have no idea what you're really doing, even if you pay attention to all of the asides going on . I have so much to rage about, but that's something for another article which I should get to soon about FMV's in general (yes, again).

Myst - CD-I
Don't ask. I just never played it. When I was little, the game ran slow on the PC, was boring, and went overboard on the intellectual part. Not that I was a stupid kid, I just didn't see the fun. So, I'm trying to get into it now.

Persona 3: FES - PS2
Played it, beat it, loved it. Replaying it so I can hopefully do something with the gameplay footage.

Batman: Arkham Asylum - PS3
I've had it for a couple months now, and it needs to be beaten.

Demon's Souls - PS3
Halfway through the game, just can't seem to bring myself back to the table with everything going on. It takes some devotion to succeed, and I just can't give it the time it deserves.

Oh, there's more. These are just the big ones at the very moment. As you can tell, a lot on the plate, but I'm trying to expand my horizons beyond what I usually play, and that means playing 20 games at once. Yikes is about right. Digg It Stumble it ! Reddit