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I'm bored, so...game reviews
15 years ago
I feel like I should post a journal, but I don't know what to talk about, so here are some games I've been playing and what I think about them.
Super Meat Boy:
Fantastic platformer! You control a bloody cube of meat and navigate each level as fast as possible in order to rescue your girlfriend, Bandage Girl, from the clutches of Dr. Fetus (who is a fetus in a jar). Plenty of secrets and collectibles, retro warp zones and characters to unlock. The game is very difficult, but if you like that kind of thing, you can't go wrong with picking it up on XBL or PC.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent:
This is a survival horror game from the makers of the Penumbra series (which are also fantastic). This is survival horror done right. You're exploring an old castle in which something terrible happened that you were involved in. However, you have amnesia and left yourself a series of clues to piece together. You have no weapons and no way to defend yourself. You are only equipped with a lantern to light up the darkness, which has a limited supply of oil. Staying in the light will make it easier for monsters to spot you, but staying in the dark chips away at your sanity, making it much harder to tell what is real. This is easily one of the most terrifying games I have ever played.
Puzzle Quest:
While this is not a very new game, I picked it up for next to nothing during the Steam holiday sale. Do you like Bejeweled? Basically, it's Bejeweled with RPG elements thrown in. Match three gems to get mana to power spells and EXP to level up abilities. Deal damage and defeat enemies. Simple concept, but a fun game. Definitely listen to your own music in the background though, as the game's music gets tedious very quickly.
I picked up a few more games, but they aren't noteworthy enough to mention here.
Super Meat Boy:
Fantastic platformer! You control a bloody cube of meat and navigate each level as fast as possible in order to rescue your girlfriend, Bandage Girl, from the clutches of Dr. Fetus (who is a fetus in a jar). Plenty of secrets and collectibles, retro warp zones and characters to unlock. The game is very difficult, but if you like that kind of thing, you can't go wrong with picking it up on XBL or PC.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent:
This is a survival horror game from the makers of the Penumbra series (which are also fantastic). This is survival horror done right. You're exploring an old castle in which something terrible happened that you were involved in. However, you have amnesia and left yourself a series of clues to piece together. You have no weapons and no way to defend yourself. You are only equipped with a lantern to light up the darkness, which has a limited supply of oil. Staying in the light will make it easier for monsters to spot you, but staying in the dark chips away at your sanity, making it much harder to tell what is real. This is easily one of the most terrifying games I have ever played.
Puzzle Quest:
While this is not a very new game, I picked it up for next to nothing during the Steam holiday sale. Do you like Bejeweled? Basically, it's Bejeweled with RPG elements thrown in. Match three gems to get mana to power spells and EXP to level up abilities. Deal damage and defeat enemies. Simple concept, but a fun game. Definitely listen to your own music in the background though, as the game's music gets tedious very quickly.
I picked up a few more games, but they aren't noteworthy enough to mention here.
