Sunday, 6 April 2014

Week 7

   So, the big month of March (for gaming) has come to an end, as well as all the games I've rattled on about here, there's been other big releases too, Infamous: Second son, the big PS4 system selling exclusive (supposedly) dropped this month to race reviews (I'd have liked to have played it, but I'm not buying a PS4 for one game) as well as Dark Souls 2, which, if I wasn't so easily annoyed, I'd probably have had a go at as well, but I know damn well that if I play a Dark souls/ Demon souls game then the controller will be through the TV screen in about an hour, so best give it a miss. There was just time for one more thing for me to play (it was DLC though, so won't count towards the tally (not gonna stop me going on about it though)) which is Bioshock Infinite, Burial at sea episode 2
   I've spoke before about my love of the main game, and episode one (of the DLC) was pretty disappointing, but episode 2 turned the heat back up, and was awesome. You're playing as Elizabeth now, and back in Rapture (the setting of the first 2 Bioshocks (though episode 1 also took place there)), which makes for some interesting changes to the gameplay experienced in Infinite so far. The gameplay came in for a lot of criticism throughout the main game, which is understandable as it had one of the greatest gamimg stories ever, but merely passable FPS mechanics, but hats off to Irrational (for one last time) because they've obviously took the criticism and changed it up, your health bar has been cut in half, you can't take on a Big daddy, and the only way you can melee someone down is if they do not see you. So, it's stealth basically, and they give you the tools to do it with. There's a nice crossbow for silent kills, a plasmid that lets you turn invisible and see through walls, and plenty of hiding spots for sneaking in.


   So, the start is exceedingly weird, and yet kind of awesome, it's like walking through an early Disney movie, hell, there's even cats in it (Okay, they look like monsters (unintentionally, I think maybe Ground zeroes spoiled me for graphics and this is just what they were always like on what is now last gen (urgh I've become such a graphics snob already)), but exciting none the less)! Then it's back to the meat and potatoes of Rapture (and no, that wasn't a xenophobic comment against Atlas) and the main story, that has you trying to save a little sister, but having to do a lot of things that you don't like (well, Elizabeth doesn't anyway). There's a lot of fetch quests, but it doesn't really make it boring in any way as there's always more to see and do, with logs to pick up and listen too, interesting bits around the scenery to investigate and an engaging story. I don't want to spoil it too much, and it really is great, except for one section, that comes back from Metro last light, where you suddenly get charged at and attacked in a small room by waves of enemies, going completely against the rest of the game, and it annoyed the hell out of me (there was nearly a broken controller). Other than that though, brilliant.

   But it wasn't the only thing I've had a go at this week, as I turned to PS Plus again and started on Mafia 2. It's a GTA style game, set in the roaring 40's in an Italian suburb in America (New York I think, but don't quote me on that). I don't want to go in to it too much as I'm only about a third of the way in, and there'll be more on it next week, I'll just say that it's a little rough around the edges, and it did a very interesting way of giving you a tutorial, setting it in WW2 where your character got sent to for robbing shop and then just standing there. 

   I'd have to say so far, there's a lot of things that are bugging me, like the old Driver problem, where if you speed past a cop, you will get chased, which is a pain in the arse. There is a handy speed restricter though that stops your car going past the speed limit, but I don't play a game to enjoy the drive between mission starts, let's just get it going. Especially when all you can get on the radio is 40's music, which is definitely not my bag. Fortunately though (given the situation) the cops are stupid, and very easy to lose. The collectibles are old Playboy magazines though, which s kinda funny (collecatalol's?). More next week on this though,

so.

Completed: Mark of the ninja
                  Donkey Kong country tropical freeze
                 Crimson dragon
                 Toy Soldiers: Cold war
                 Metro: Last light
                 South Park the stick of truth
                 Titanfall
                 Brothers, a tale of two sons
                 Metal Gear solid V: Ground zeroes

Underway: Mafia 2
                  Grid 2

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