Tuesday, May 24, 2016

They got the subway stops right!

Installed SOMA late last night. Finished SOMA early this morning. Only games I can recall ploughing-through like that are Psychonauts, Portal, Portal 2, and BioShock Infinite.

SOMA's incredible. The premise, the narrative, the presentation, the engine, most of the voice acting, the survey - seriously, the survey... They even set it in Toronto! I'm from Toronto! Basically, everything's dope... Except the monster/stealth stuff transplanted from Amnesia; that was stupid. Didn't ruin the game or anything, but there must've been a better way :\ Oh, and the protagonist's a fool, but then that's alright because I'm not sure we're supposed to relate to him anyway.

Thursday, May 19, 2016

Game over, man? Game over, man.

Finally got into Alien: Isolation and ploughed right through it. I know I've said it before, but I'll do it again with a little more authority: It's an amazing game, incredibly well-designed, stunning to look at, and downright unnerving in some of the most ingenious ways. My only complaint is the time wasted replaying failed sections... But such is the nature of what seems to be a predominantly unscripted experience. I should probably complain that I was able to stockpile so much inventory by the end that I felt a little overpowered, but honestly, after the brutality leading-up to the final few levels, it was kinda nice to just kick some ass :) Buy this game on any platform if you haven't already.

Installed Aliens: Colonial Marines immediately after... Mostly to see if, even after the dust had settled, it's as bad as everyone said it was... It was. I got 20 minutes in before I promptly deleted it from my PC. Ergh.

Still grinding-away at Marvel Puzzle Quest... Cordy 2 when I need a break from that.

Dark Souls and Deadpool were put on hold, but not for long.

Looking to pick-up Severed for Vita and Forza 6 for Windows 10.