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Alphaland - played it after Gnome’s Lair review. Not as great as I expected, but interesting nevertheless and ending was somehow very uplifting.
Dragon Age: Origins - still hasn’t completed that one. Made a wrong choice, need to backtrack a fair amount and I can’t force myself to do that. Also, grinding is getting on my nerves.
Heavenly Sword - got bored by story and annoyed by gameplay, sold the game.
Valkyria Chronicles - same here. People that claim that this game is a misunderstood gem need to play more good games. Anime cliches, weird battle system, generic characters make for a disappointing game. Sold it too.
Castlevania - after great time initially, I realized it is a damn hard game if you are playing from time to time. I forget exquisite combos, rules to use for Light and Dark magic, and as a result I am getting my ass kicked. I would really like to finish it, though!
Portal 2 - extremely good game, but nowhere near the brilliance of its predecessor in terms of ambiance. Strong 9/10, but not 10. Completed the game in about 8 hours, won’t be going back in next 6 months or so. Perhaps I should sell it now?
Persona 3 Portable - revisited this great game because my Collector’s Edition from Ghostlight arrived in mail. Played as a girl and had fun!
SEGA Megadrive Collection - also known as SEGA Genesis Collection. I reviewed it long time ago, now I am playing it from time to time just for a bit of retro fun. Bought it on the cheap, too. Interestingly, it got my non-gaming thirty-somthing buddy hooked - food for thought.
Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection - got a review copy, wrote a review, handed it bakc after a week. It is a fine game, but it feels very dated even despite the audiovisual rehash it received. I won’t be buying it, most probably.
Other than that, got hit by PSN outage but not too bad - I don’t play online much recently anyways. I couldn’t activate my Lara Croft and Guardian of Light (yup, bought it to play with a certain reader of this blog), but that’s all the inconvenience. I would love to play Outland, though, so I hope Sony restores PSN some time soon.
Additionally, a few of my texts got published on various portals (mostly Polygamia) and on a special occasion in a daily newspaper, too (FFIV review) - however, since it was all in Polish, I won’t be bothering you with them.
'till next time, folks!
PC gaming
Alphaland - played it after Gnome’s Lair review. Not as great as I expected, but interesting nevertheless and ending was somehow very uplifting.
Dragon Age: Origins - still hasn’t completed that one. Made a wrong choice, need to backtrack a fair amount and I can’t force myself to do that. Also, grinding is getting on my nerves.
PS3 gaming
Heavenly Sword - got bored by story and annoyed by gameplay, sold the game.
Valkyria Chronicles - same here. People that claim that this game is a misunderstood gem need to play more good games. Anime cliches, weird battle system, generic characters make for a disappointing game. Sold it too.
Castlevania - after great time initially, I realized it is a damn hard game if you are playing from time to time. I forget exquisite combos, rules to use for Light and Dark magic, and as a result I am getting my ass kicked. I would really like to finish it, though!
Portal 2 - extremely good game, but nowhere near the brilliance of its predecessor in terms of ambiance. Strong 9/10, but not 10. Completed the game in about 8 hours, won’t be going back in next 6 months or so. Perhaps I should sell it now?
PSP gaming
Persona 3 Portable - revisited this great game because my Collector’s Edition from Ghostlight arrived in mail. Played as a girl and had fun!
SEGA Megadrive Collection - also known as SEGA Genesis Collection. I reviewed it long time ago, now I am playing it from time to time just for a bit of retro fun. Bought it on the cheap, too. Interestingly, it got my non-gaming thirty-somthing buddy hooked - food for thought.
Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection - got a review copy, wrote a review, handed it bakc after a week. It is a fine game, but it feels very dated even despite the audiovisual rehash it received. I won’t be buying it, most probably.
Other than that, got hit by PSN outage but not too bad - I don’t play online much recently anyways. I couldn’t activate my Lara Croft and Guardian of Light (yup, bought it to play with a certain reader of this blog), but that’s all the inconvenience. I would love to play Outland, though, so I hope Sony restores PSN some time soon.
Additionally, a few of my texts got published on various portals (mostly Polygamia) and on a special occasion in a daily newspaper, too (FFIV review) - however, since it was all in Polish, I won’t be bothering you with them.
'till next time, folks!
