Now that we're through the madness of the August to November release schedule, what are you guys playin' right now? I can see the Mass Madness going on, but not sure what else you guys are still playin'.
I personally have the following on the go:
- Portal: played it for about an hour and a half and got to Level 18, the one where you enter a room and have the crazy timing of opening the door with the suspended button. Got there just before the 3RLOD and haven't gotten back into since. This is an awesome action-puzzle game that everyone should try
- Mass Effect: got through Eden Prime (I think that's the name of the planet; got the first achievement). We spent about an hour and a half or so, about half an hour just creating the face of the guy (took a basic soldier for the first play-through). That's an awesome feature. This game looks and feels awesome, can't wait to get into it more.
- Assassin's Creed: got to the top of the first city where you meet the head of your clan; again, about an hour or so once you get through the tutorial and to that part with some exploring and fooling around in the city. Very neat gameplay and the game is gorgeous, no doubt about it. I'll judge for myself whether or not it gets stale but I really like how it's setup.
- Metroid Prime 3: finally got to this game. Played it for about 45 minutes or so, got to the part where you first learn about and land your ship. Feels very, very familiar and was getting used to the controls and sensitivity (I may turn it up). I like very much so far but like all Metroids, we'll have to see how the rest of the game is.
- Mario Galaxy: Wow, this game is insanely fun. Really starts you off a bit slow but once you get into it and see just what they do with the setup, it's incredible. I love how the galaxies are set up like levels and within each level it's essentially broken up into small, self-contained sections. Sounds weird but it works amazingly well. Somehow, this game wows me on a regular basis, just like Mario 64 did back in the day. And it's not like the entire game is a cake walk. You COULD beat it without too much issues, but go back and try and get the special stars, the ones where you race your shadow or have timed runs. They ain't that easy. And there's so much to explore, so many things you can try. This game is getting better and better the more I play and really reminds you just how far above most other game developers Miyamoto really is. Looks and feels like the true sequel to Mario 64 with Sunshine more like an offshoot to keep you busy until this one came along (the fact that it was mostly developed by someone else helps too).
Due to the ridiculous awesomeness of Mario Galaxy (and the fact it can easily be played in 20 minute bursts) all other games are on hold. It is that amazing.
Christmas break (2 weeks for me) is gonna be filled with such gaming goodness, especially with Rock Band coming...
I personally have the following on the go:
- Portal: played it for about an hour and a half and got to Level 18, the one where you enter a room and have the crazy timing of opening the door with the suspended button. Got there just before the 3RLOD and haven't gotten back into since. This is an awesome action-puzzle game that everyone should try
- Mass Effect: got through Eden Prime (I think that's the name of the planet; got the first achievement). We spent about an hour and a half or so, about half an hour just creating the face of the guy (took a basic soldier for the first play-through). That's an awesome feature. This game looks and feels awesome, can't wait to get into it more.
- Assassin's Creed: got to the top of the first city where you meet the head of your clan; again, about an hour or so once you get through the tutorial and to that part with some exploring and fooling around in the city. Very neat gameplay and the game is gorgeous, no doubt about it. I'll judge for myself whether or not it gets stale but I really like how it's setup.
- Metroid Prime 3: finally got to this game. Played it for about 45 minutes or so, got to the part where you first learn about and land your ship. Feels very, very familiar and was getting used to the controls and sensitivity (I may turn it up). I like very much so far but like all Metroids, we'll have to see how the rest of the game is.
- Mario Galaxy: Wow, this game is insanely fun. Really starts you off a bit slow but once you get into it and see just what they do with the setup, it's incredible. I love how the galaxies are set up like levels and within each level it's essentially broken up into small, self-contained sections. Sounds weird but it works amazingly well. Somehow, this game wows me on a regular basis, just like Mario 64 did back in the day. And it's not like the entire game is a cake walk. You COULD beat it without too much issues, but go back and try and get the special stars, the ones where you race your shadow or have timed runs. They ain't that easy. And there's so much to explore, so many things you can try. This game is getting better and better the more I play and really reminds you just how far above most other game developers Miyamoto really is. Looks and feels like the true sequel to Mario 64 with Sunshine more like an offshoot to keep you busy until this one came along (the fact that it was mostly developed by someone else helps too).
Due to the ridiculous awesomeness of Mario Galaxy (and the fact it can easily be played in 20 minute bursts) all other games are on hold. It is that amazing.
Christmas break (2 weeks for me) is gonna be filled with such gaming goodness, especially with Rock Band coming...
I was there on that fateful day, were you?
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