What a good time to be a gamer! Three awesome games out within a month and I’ve got next to no time to play them. I’ve been tossing my free time up between writing and gaming, but recently gaming has taken a lead most likely because of the need to de-stress.
Out of these awesome three titles, I must say I have enjoyed Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate the most. For those who don’t know, the game doesn’t hold much in the way of story line but makes up for this with strong game-play and re-playability. You basically need to keep killing dino-like monsters to craft new armor and weapons in order to take on even bigger monsters. Also I get to team up with my beautiful fiance for some double-team action. The graphics are probably the best I’ve seen on the 3ds and I’ll probably be playing this game for a long time. (Until Fire Emblem walks along later this month…)
I’ve also had a stab at the new Bioshock which has been pretty good but hasn’t really lived up to the hype that the media has given it. The story and graphics are amazing, but the actual gameplay feels VERY linear. I would almost rather watch a movie of the game rather than play it. I feel like all I need to do is shoot all the baddies as fast as I can so I can progress. It’s like playing Duck-Hunt on the NES with an awesome storyline. Actually, I make it sound worse than it is, but still I expected more in the way of gameplay in the way of tactical combat, puzzles and thinking. The game almost makes me feel like I’m an idiot, as there is almost no cognitive ability needed to progress in the game. I wish they would go back to the old ways of the ‘shock’ franchise – cough, cough, System Shock.
I have to end this update on a high note with AOE2:HD. I was so happy to see that this game was given a face-lift as it really deserves it. The game also received a complete overhaul of the multi-player architecture which is a nice update as this game deserves to be played with other people. If you want to make one purchase on Steam this month, I’d definitely add this to your collection.
Lastly, I just want to put this down in writing that I want to put another flash fiction up onto the site this week so keep your eyes peeled for this one. I’ll be putting my current emotions into the piece so it should be an interesting read.
Image taken in-game from Steam.
I’ve begun work on my next writing piece and this time I will take a heavy sci-fi focus. I’ve wanted to write a story based in deep space for a long time and now that I’ve got some fresh ideas and time under my belt I thought I’d get pen to paper.
