12 Weeks, 12 Games, Year 2, Week 10

   All about the Infamous. Yes, I did finish it, even though it took me 7 days after all. I really did enjoy it though and it's the first game I've 100% completed since god knows when (by which I mean gone around and done all the silly side quests like 'tagging' walls, destroying hidden cameras and stuff, not just beating the final boss (this was in case for some reason anyone didn't know what it was to 100% complete a game, but I'd like to think if you were reading this already then you would do)).
I feel that speaks highly for my enjoyment of the game as I had a blast playing it. The story was done very well, especially given the more serious nature this time than the comic book approach of the last 2. The confrontations with the big bad made me question whether what I was doing was right (not that I could've changed it, as it's a game, not rl) before defeating her and reaching Nirvana and there was a brief moment where I shed a single, manly tear. Not to say the game play wasn't good, because it was. It was just as much fun as it ever was to blast your way through hordes of enemies or to majestically make your way across the city, whichever way you chose to do it. This leads to the variety of powers and their advantages and disadvantage over each other. I found smoke to be the best one for fighting, Neon the best for movement and Video somewhere in between. (okay, I know there's concrete as well but you only get this when you beat the final boss and I'd done literally every side mission before facing her because I assumed the game would end, hence I never really got to use concrete apart from in the fight with her). The problem with the powers is that you can't just swap willy nilly (is that how you spell it?) but you have to drain the right energy source to get that power back.

   Naturally, just like every game where you can choose to be heroic or evil, I was a goody two shoes (is that how you spell it?) just like I always am. In this game that does mean you're restricted from getting certain powers, but you get different ones instead, it's not like your supposed to be one way or the other but hey, at least I got the happy ending.
   The reason I got the 100% completion though was that the side missions and game play were fun enough that I could listen to music/ watch tv/ listen to podcasts/ play cm03/04 while doing all this stuff. It didn't have to take up my while attention just to have  good time with it, but in my mind it stands as a testament to the game that while I'm doing something else I'd rather be playing this, which is normally that the time I use to play FIFA, Champ man or something online.
   Okay, so this hasn't been a very in depth coverage or long post but hey, it's my birthday, I've got better things to do (kinda).

Completed games

Transistor
Worms Battlegrounds
Saints Row 4: Gat out of Hell
Wolfenstein the new order
The Swapper
D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die
Apotheon
Sonic Adventure 2
The Order: 1886
Shovel Knight
CounterSpy
Ori and the blind forest
Freedom Planet
DLC Quest
Infamous Second Son