Comments on: My 5 Top Year-End Games (With Bonus Rant)

By: kiadony

kiadony — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:00:37 +0000

Lol, we have such different views on video games, maybe because I’m a PC-only gamer, and I enjoy shooters where you can just run, jump, shoot, burn and blow up your enemies, and I never pay any real attention to games’ plots. BioShock was much fun (except the part where you play as Big Daddy and the Boss Fight. I hate Boss fights!), but I simply didn’t know (!) about the plot twist until I read about it on Wikipedia, because I figured that radio messages are of no importance to your missions and never listened to them. I’d probably play BioShock 2 for entertainment and environment (I like dystopian and gloomy stuff) but I’m too lazy, heh.

The problem with Assassin’s Creed is that it was too easy for me. I could actually complete it without getting killed, and I exploited it shamelessly – since I suck at stealth missions, I just caused uproars, had my target run to the guard tower and killed everyone who gathered there. And as to climbing and jumping, I found Mirror’s Edge better. I don’t think I’ll ever play AC 2 even if it’s way better – it’s simply not my type of game.

As to Mass Effect, I honestly tried to complete it, but the whole thing with ‘run there, talk to that person then run back and talk to someone else’ started bugging me quite hard, besides, your allies’ (and enemies’, in fact) combat AI seemed to have major flaws (they kept shooting through walls and were so totally useless in actual combat), the planets you explored were the same etc etc. So I just dropped it after completing about a half. I’ve heard that the second ME is supposed to be much more balanced, so I might play it. I also like games with character design, this is partly why I sometimes ‘play’ Sims 3 (it helps me with OC design, actually).

Whoa, my comment is so late.

By: Sai

Sai — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:34:37 +0000

@ Mana: I still haven’t played the new Professor Layton, my DS gets no love, but I will play it eventually. I really cheated through a good portion of the first one just to get the story XD
I don’t think you’ll need to play AC1 to understand what’s going on in AC2. All you really need to know is a guy has been captured by a facility that is making him relive the memories of his ancestors in order to find some ancient artifact/power. Otherwise it’s a completely new story about a different ancestor of the same guy. And it’s probably going to be far superior to the first lol.

By: ManaChwan

ManaChwan — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:23:11 +0000

Well, I actually gasped and froze when I saw Professor Layton.
Diabolical Box was so bloody good! But sad.
Maybe I just built myself up to the emotion, but a couple of the end scenes made me tear up. Just a little in the corner of the eye. But I’m just like you. I’ll cheat my way through and feel accomplished when I do something. Actually, I start the game doing things on my own and cheat about half way through, just for the story.

And now I officially want Assassin’s Creed 2. The DS title got my attention, but I feel the need to play through the whole series now. I suppose the series makes a PS3 worth it? (Alongside a few other games…)

Have you heard of No More Heroes or ever played it? It’s personally my most favorite game ever, because it so pointless, over the top and crazy. But I love the style and some of the characters to death. If you ever play it, I hope to see an article or rant on it (hopefully a ran advertising it).

And there are a surprising amount of good games coming out this holiday. But it feels like everyone saved everything for next year. (Nintendo apparently is, anyway.)

By: Muramasa: The Demon Blade « Sai's Asylum

Muramasa: The Demon Blade « Sai's Asylum — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 22:43:45 +0000

[...] snuck up on me! It came out yesterday, and despite having listed the release as September 8th in my top 5 year-end game picks post I for some reason thought it was coming out in October. But no matter, I played it for a while last [...]

By: Sai

Sai — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 23:59:40 +0000

@KT: The main problem wasn’t that I was losing the battle, more that every time I went to heal she would heal too so I wasn’t really getting anywhere. I really do just need to grind more, but the need to grind made me lose immediate interest as it always does.

By: KT

KT — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 20:19:10 +0000

Re:Odin Sphere, if you’re stuck where I think you are (Oddette by any chance), grinding phozons and then abusing Phozon Burst (or if you have enough, Invisible and THEN Phozon Burst is your friend. And if you’re playing Mercedes, her starting psypher skill charge shot thing is even cheaper and handier). The difficulty curve on the game is pretty brutal at times, but it’s well worth carrying on with, the storytelling is cracking.

Muramasa might be what makes me get a Wii.

By: Darkfreakoid

Darkfreakoid — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:41:38 +0000

I need more games for my Wii, so I’ll definitely consider Muramasa. I still haven’t played Professor Layton, but I hear its really fun.

By: BrickdAve

BrickdAve — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 20:07:53 +0000

I’m glad I’m not the only one who hated that part of Bioshock 1 it was pretty hard to swallow. I agree with you about Bioshock 2 its just a game for the fanboys not really worth my time.

By: jackisback

jackisback — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 18:15:45 +0000

what no modern warfare 2!?!? i dunno i gotta have multiplayer

By: JaittsukoKureiko

JaittsukoKureiko — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 17:46:26 +0000

Ahh, well I’ve never played um… any of the games you mentioned except for the first Professor Layton. XD However, Muramasa sounds like a lot of fun, so I’ll definitely be grabbing that for my Wii! I have to say though, that I’m REALLY looking forward to Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box now though. I had such a good (loooong) time playing the first one, that I can’t express how much I need the new one… now. Thanks for the reviews!