$4.97 (CDN) FOR ADVENT RISING,
DOUBLE THAT AMMOUNT AND
18+ GET A PACK OF BENSON'S
COURTESY OF THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY.
WHO LOVES YOU?
R.O.B. SAYS HALO.
DOUBLE THAT AMMOUNT AND
18+ GET A PACK OF BENSON'S
COURTESY OF THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY.
WHO LOVES YOU?
Now, I remember the website for this game, and I won't even be bothered looking it up. It had SO MANY dev diaries and flash videos that you just might be able to scotch tape em' all together and you'd have a complete vid ready for YouTube.
This is pretty much the same way I picked up Beyond Good and Evil, which was, IMHO, not the first time this story was told, but undeniable fun.. especially that song during the races. Play Abe's Odyssey, especially if you have a penchant for Lemmings but aren't willing to play any level above 30 without nuking all your green-hairs out of boredom. Rupturefarms is the place to be.
I started playing today after this job interview thingy. It's really hard to sit through oldschool cinematics, especially after playing the likes of Xenosaga III or... um... Xenosaga III. Strangely, the game has no actual "save" system. The manual pretty much says that everything will be saved automagically at checkpoints. Gee. Thanks. Do I get a Microsoft Savegame Wizard with that? Obviously, this game won't offer any shining moments that I'll ever want to see or show again, right?
Anyway, I'm trying to get into it, despite the fact that reviews say this game does not live up to its hype. When a website is bigger than your game, you're up the creek. The combat system is suprisingly boring: selecting targets with the mouse wheel and then fire away with whatever weapon(s) are in your left and right hand. After having escaped the proverbial space station that has been compromised by evil aliens via escape pod 2.0, I eventually came across a vehicle. This seemed all too familiar. Photo please Lieutenant Jaypeg...
This is pretty much the same way I picked up Beyond Good and Evil, which was, IMHO, not the first time this story was told, but undeniable fun.. especially that song during the races. Play Abe's Odyssey, especially if you have a penchant for Lemmings but aren't willing to play any level above 30 without nuking all your green-hairs out of boredom. Rupturefarms is the place to be.
I started playing today after this job interview thingy. It's really hard to sit through oldschool cinematics, especially after playing the likes of Xenosaga III or... um... Xenosaga III. Strangely, the game has no actual "save" system. The manual pretty much says that everything will be saved automagically at checkpoints. Gee. Thanks. Do I get a Microsoft Savegame Wizard with that? Obviously, this game won't offer any shining moments that I'll ever want to see or show again, right?
Anyway, I'm trying to get into it, despite the fact that reviews say this game does not live up to its hype. When a website is bigger than your game, you're up the creek. The combat system is suprisingly boring: selecting targets with the mouse wheel and then fire away with whatever weapon(s) are in your left and right hand. After having escaped the proverbial space station that has been compromised by evil aliens via escape pod 2.0, I eventually came across a vehicle. This seemed all too familiar. Photo please Lieutenant Jaypeg...
R.O.B. SAYS HALO.
So I'm driving around in this vehicle as my second character fires away at enemies with glowing armor and purple lasers start raining from spaceships hovering above. WTF. This could very well be the answer to one of my many ailments as a gamer, I might get to play Halo in 3rd person, minus the Iron Chief!
I have a habit of playing second rate games, and I don't like Halo. Sure, I'll say it again, you'll only hurt your screen. I. don't. Like. Halo. It's not that I have any problem with the XBOX. I just suck at it, and FPSs have never been my drug of choice unless we're talking about System Shock or Half-Life, or the upcoming Bioshock injections. Any console game that's FPS just doesn't offer the control you get with a PC Mouse. As a bonus, I'm driving with an NPC who won't give me shit for dying all the time and then running to safety so that I may keep playing for another ten seconds. The vehicle features little boosters that keep it from being flipped on it's back like a turtle. It's like having training wheels, or a Radio Shack buggy. Pick whatever you like.
I know this game is going to disappoint. I just know it. It's a matter of what's going to come first: my 6600GT SLi overheating, or the slap in the face that is Rising. More on that later, because I know you're interested.
I have a habit of playing second rate games, and I don't like Halo. Sure, I'll say it again, you'll only hurt your screen. I. don't. Like. Halo. It's not that I have any problem with the XBOX. I just suck at it, and FPSs have never been my drug of choice unless we're talking about System Shock or Half-Life, or the upcoming Bioshock injections. Any console game that's FPS just doesn't offer the control you get with a PC Mouse. As a bonus, I'm driving with an NPC who won't give me shit for dying all the time and then running to safety so that I may keep playing for another ten seconds. The vehicle features little boosters that keep it from being flipped on it's back like a turtle. It's like having training wheels, or a Radio Shack buggy. Pick whatever you like.
I know this game is going to disappoint. I just know it. It's a matter of what's going to come first: my 6600GT SLi overheating, or the slap in the face that is Rising. More on that later, because I know you're interested.
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Do you regularly play games with the box next to your monitor? That's dedication.
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