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Another random gaming update
15 years ago
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Well, I preordered (and received) Starcraft 2, only to have the installer tell me that I don't meet the specifications. My fault for not checking, of course, but I've been meaning to get a new computer anyway, and I've been saving for it, so that problem should be fixed soon.
More recently, I've been playing a few games. I had to replace my 360 (Drive stopped reading discs, cleaning didn't help and I was out of warranty), so I got the Arcade version, since I already had a hard drive. It came with Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts (which I already own), and Viva Piñata (which I don't). I enjoyed Viva Piñata quite a lot, enough that I bought the sequel, Trouble in Paradise. Both are amusing, but I don't have enough interesting things to say about them (other than griping about, say, Professor Pester and certain Sours), so I won't.
The game I really want to bring up right now is the recent XBLA release, Limbo. Good god that is an awesome game. Short, but immersive and VERY atmospheric and scary. The story isn't much...Aside from the title screen and a single word in neon at certain points in the game, there really IS none in the game. You're a boy, trying to save his sister; that's about the gist of it. I've heard it compared to Braid, another game on XBLA with stylized graphics and a minimalist story, but Braid bored the hell out of me, while Limbo kept my interest to the end.
Some puzzles require a bit of clever thinking, and there are a few traps that are quite sneaky. From the first time you encounter one of those traps, you'll be quite paranoid, and rightfully so.
And the ending...Well, I won't tell you about that and ruin it! If you have XBLA, I'd definitely recommend Limbo. It's short, but great.
More recently, I've been playing a few games. I had to replace my 360 (Drive stopped reading discs, cleaning didn't help and I was out of warranty), so I got the Arcade version, since I already had a hard drive. It came with Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts (which I already own), and Viva Piñata (which I don't). I enjoyed Viva Piñata quite a lot, enough that I bought the sequel, Trouble in Paradise. Both are amusing, but I don't have enough interesting things to say about them (other than griping about, say, Professor Pester and certain Sours), so I won't.
The game I really want to bring up right now is the recent XBLA release, Limbo. Good god that is an awesome game. Short, but immersive and VERY atmospheric and scary. The story isn't much...Aside from the title screen and a single word in neon at certain points in the game, there really IS none in the game. You're a boy, trying to save his sister; that's about the gist of it. I've heard it compared to Braid, another game on XBLA with stylized graphics and a minimalist story, but Braid bored the hell out of me, while Limbo kept my interest to the end.
Some puzzles require a bit of clever thinking, and there are a few traps that are quite sneaky. From the first time you encounter one of those traps, you'll be quite paranoid, and rightfully so.
And the ending...Well, I won't tell you about that and ruin it! If you have XBLA, I'd definitely recommend Limbo. It's short, but great.
