Blacklight: Tango Down: This is a very basic FPS, and does attempt to be anything more. Futuristic society, police vs rival factions, you've seen it all before and it skips straight to the chase. This sounds like a good plan for just a small, casual game, and for the most part the game delivers. It's easy to pick up and play, and considering the 1200msp price having a co-op enabled campaign as well as competitive multiplayer it's not bad, though I would say due to the lack of depth in the gameplay it's not exactly something I could play for hours on end.
Condemned: This, in short, was great. In the 20 minutes the game gives of gameplay, I could see that the game is incredibly innovative and delivers in many areas most horror games don't. It replaced Silent Hill/FEAR's supernatural and mysterious enemies with the gritty, psychopathic edge of SAW (without the hordes of dreadful sequels). Expect merciless, bone-crushing death on every corner.
Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days: They say that in the early stages of Mirror's Edge's development, playtesters got too motion-sick to play, hence the dot in the middle of the screen to keep the brain focused on one area. Unfortunately, this sort of good idea appears not to have occured to Io Entertainment, who have created the first game I have played to make me feel physically sick for the following hour. Apart from that nauseating shaky camera, I was also unconvinced by the seemingly invincible Lynch, and the overwhelming stupidity of the storyline ('RAAAGH IT'S MORRALY JUSTIFIED TO KILL ALL THESE POLICEMEN BECAUSE I HAVE A DAUGHTER'). The dirty feel of the city and the strained relationship of the two protagonists was impressive, though.
Limbo: Wow. This was a mindblower. Limbo is incredibly simple considering the vast bulk of modern games, but the atmosphere of the game, and the utter mystery surrounding your predicament raise it above the standard of hundreds of other titles. It's got the beautiful ambiguity of Shadow of the Colossus, the darkness of Fallout 1 and 2, and the genius of Portal in its platforming elements, even if it is in 2D. Will certainly buy when I have the funds.
Mafia II: Disappointment, in short. The shooting feels slick and the effects of bullets thudding into different materials was very nice, but I wasn't really wowed by the atmosphere, and the city didn't seem all that populated - we should be expecting a large-scaled achievement after all this time we've been waiting. If there's a big variety in missions and the city has much more exciting places than the ones I saw, then I'm probably sold. But as of now, I was definitely hoping for more.
Monday Night Combat: My man Azo is made the animations for this game (check his ninja skills out at www.youtube.com/azoazotube) and it certainly shows. There are plenty saying this is a copy of Team Fortress 2, and in a few ways it makes sense. The light-hearted feel of the combat, the cel-shaded graphics, the over-enthusiastic announcer and ridiculously proportioned characters make for a few similarities, as does the casualness of the game in general. However, it feels like a fun game to play a few matches of here and there, though probably nothing to get dedicated to.
That's all the demos I've been playing recently, as well as unhealthy quantities of Mirror's Edge (just tonight got that final, sweet 100g achievement to polish the game off) and, surprisingly, Call of Duty: World at War. My fondness of that game comes in phases, no doubt I'll go back to hating it soon.
As far as reviews go, I shall be writing Dead Space and Toy Story 3: The Video Fame (YEEAAHH) soon for ps3xboxreviews.com. Speaking of which, check the site within a few days from now and my Metro 2033 review should be up.
Thanks for reading folks.
No comments:
Post a Comment