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Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands on Xbox 360 by Mirkon

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:38:23 GMT

Posted Jul 28, 2010 4:38 AM for Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands on Xbox 360 by Mirkon

God damn it Ubisoft. ... continued in full entry
Rating:	Currently complete Finished on Normal

Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands on Xbox 360 by Mirkon

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 06:08:45 GMT

Posted Jul 26, 2010 6:08 AM for Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands on Xbox 360 by Mirkon

Let's get this part out of the way: this Prince looks weird. Something is wrong with his face. There's a very, I don't know, chimpanzee quality about it. But anyway. ... continued in full entry
Rating: - Rating Updated	Currently playing Jumping around the observatory

BioShock 2 on PC by Mirkon

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 04:21:39 GMT

Posted Jul 25, 2010 4:21 AM for BioShock 2 on PC by Mirkon

BioShock had sufficient breadth and depth that it could mean different things to different people. For me, it was about power. I wanted to explore the map, to collect gene and weapon upgrades, to hack devices, to unravel each audio diary's mysteries, to gain the allegiance of those empty-eyed girl monsters. I wanted to conquer Rapture. That this was impossible, due to respawning enemies, was a mere fly in the ointment; BioShock offered such freedom that my total conquest of the city felt nigh reachable.

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Dionysus Park

Darksiders on Xbox 360 by Mirkon

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 06:22:18 GMT

Posted Jul 22, 2010 6:22 AM for Darksiders on Xbox 360 by Mirkon

Once I'd picked up the hookshot, it was clear to me that Vigil's wholesale copying of the Zelda formula was 100% intentional. Which is why I was so thrown off when my next item turned out to be the gun from Portal. ... continued in full entry
Rating:	Currently complete Finished on Normal

Darksiders on Xbox 360 by Mirkon

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 06:03:11 GMT

Posted Jul 19, 2010 6:03 AM for Darksiders on Xbox 360 by Mirkon

I have three problems with Darksiders. One is that the jump button isn't responsive enough. The jump button. It's an important button. I mean, it's pretty good -- but it could be better. My second problem is that, in certain instances, the game's performance is not very good. Fog and haze and explosion and transparency effects all going on at once, some frames get lost, and it's a bit of a shame. (Basically, these are almost-trivial problems.)

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Got the horse!

Brutal Legend on Xbox 360 by Mirkon

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 07:42:01 GMT

Posted Jul 13, 2010 7:42 AM for Brutal Legend on Xbox 360 by Mirkon

Alright, I take that back: Brutal Legend might have needed two more years in the studio. Despite having finished the story in under seven hours, I got pretty bored of the game's sidequests; which is much to its detriment, because the good writing and killer soundtrack can just barely compensate for the core gameplay. ... continued in full entry
Rating:	Currently complete Slew Tim Curry (on Gentle)

Brutal Legend on Xbox 360 by Mirkon

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 06:45:25 GMT

Posted Jul 12, 2010 6:45 AM for Brutal Legend on Xbox 360 by Mirkon

After getting to know the map and mechanics a little better, Brutal Legend has grown on me. The RTS parts of the game are pretty silly to start out, but once you apply some basic strategic technique - namely, stealing the enemy's resource nodes, and maintaining a front line - they aren't too bad. The controls are pretty weird, but I think I'm finally getting used to them.

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Currently playing
Re-rebuilt the bridge with a cubic buttload of scaffolding

BioShock 2 on PC by Mirkon

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 01:34:15 GMT

Posted Jul 12, 2010 1:34 AM for BioShock 2 on PC by Mirkon

BioShock didn't have much of a story in the traditional sense - other than Atlas, and some business with Andrew Ryan, it was more of a Metroid Prime affair: unraveling the mystery of Rapture. Forensic, really. The story was the setting, and it worked great. But BioShock 2 has the same setting. ... continued in full entry
	Currently playing Atlantic Express Depot

Brutal Legend on Xbox 360 by Mirkon

Sun, 11 Jul 2010 21:28:22 GMT

Posted Jul 11, 2010 9:28 PM for Brutal Legend on Xbox 360 by Mirkon

Brutal Legend is set in a charmingly imaginative world, and is filled with great writing and funny character interactions. The presentation suits it well, with facial animations that are very human, just exaggerated enough for dramatic and comedic effect. And it's remarkable how well the voice acting works, especially when it includes real luminaries of metal and rock music. It's kind of a shame, though, that the gameplay doesn't measure up.

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Slew the chrome spider queen

Moonbase Alpha on PC by Mirkon

Sun, 11 Jul 2010 19:07:19 GMT

Posted Jul 11, 2010 7:07 PM for Moonbase Alpha on PC by Mirkon

Moonbase Alpha is part of a NASA effort to make people (notably, young people) more excited about space exploration and development. If you ask me, it's an utter failure. You've never seen the moon as boring as it is here. ... continued in full entry
Rating:	Currently not playing Accidentally despawned my equipment after ~10 minutes

Assassin's Creed II on Xbox 360 by Mirkon

Sun, 11 Jul 2010 06:20:26 GMT

Posted Jul 11, 2010 6:20 AM for Assassin's Creed II on Xbox 360 by Mirkon

There's a lot to say about AC2, just as there was for its predecessor. ... continued in full entry
Rating:	Currently complete Beat up the Pope

Assassin's Creed II on Xbox 360 by Mirkon

Sun, 11 Jul 2010 04:10:38 GMT

Posted Jul 11, 2010 4:10 AM for Assassin's Creed II on Xbox 360 by Mirkon

More thoughts on this later, after I collect them. For now, just - if the first game's ending was fucking awful, I don't even know what to call this one's. Super-fucking awful? Mega-terrible shit? Piss cock dick balls? Anyway, it's worse.
Rating:	Currently complete Beat up the Pope

Assassin's Creed II on Xbox 360 by Mirkon

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 08:39:53 GMT

Posted Jul 6, 2010 8:39 AM for Assassin's Creed II on Xbox 360 by Mirkon

Throughout the first three "memory sequences" - and the present-day introduction that preceded them - I was, in so many words, upset by Assassin's Creed II. Not with the game itself, really, but with the Internet, which claimed that this game was one of the best of 2009. Frankly, unless the ending includes a giant novelty check being delivered to me by lingerie models, that's false. I can name at least half a dozen titles from last year that are better (unless, you know, lingerie models).

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Currently playing
Finished Sequence 4

LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias on Wii by Mirkon

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:56:29 GMT

Posted Jul 6, 2010 12:56 AM for LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias on Wii by Mirkon

The back half of Winter of the Melodias sees a return of fresh, inventive mechanics, and the kind of simple yet clever puzzles that made the first game fun. I got a vortex power that created a bunch of new scenarios, and at the end I got to escort a singing robot-king (?) to fight the boss. ... continued in full entry
Rating:	Currently complete Beat final boss, 41/48 totems

LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias on Wii by Mirkon

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 05:06:45 GMT

Posted Jul 5, 2010 5:06 AM for LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias on Wii by Mirkon

When WiiWare debuted, LostWinds wasn't just a timely demonstration of what the service could offer -- it was a competent, even fun!, game. Its inventive mechanics and visual charm handily overcame its simplicity and brevity. ... continued in full entry
Rating: - Rating Updated	Currently playing Repaired Sonte's Bell

Super Metroid on Wii by Mirkon

Sun, 04 Jul 2010 02:45:56 GMT

Posted Jul 4, 2010 2:45 AM for Super Metroid on Wii by Mirkon

Pre-Ridley, I was able to defeat most of Super Metroid's challenges by relying on how overpowered Super Missiles are (or, in Draygon's case, by reading the interweb and discovering his actual weakness). But Ridley isn't as much of a sucker - he requires you to be very good, which I'm not, or to be very powered-up. So I took a lap around the map, collected all the energy tanks (again, with the interweb's help), and was then able to tolerate Ridley long enough to actually kill him.

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Currently complete
~7 hours, 78% items

Super Metroid on Wii by Mirkon

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 05:47:12 GMT

Posted Jul 2, 2010 5:47 AM for Super Metroid on Wii by Mirkon

I got lost in Maridia for, like, a week and a half because of this fuckin' thing. I swear to god, when I Power Bombed it, it didn't break. I had to use a less-powerful Super Missile instead? And then there's the Maridia boss, Draygon. Don't get me started on Draygon. Jesus. ... continued in full entry
Rating:	Currently playing Got the Screw Attack

Super Metroid on Wii by Mirkon

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 05:02:18 GMT

Posted Jun 23, 2010 5:02 AM for Super Metroid on Wii by Mirkon

Somehow, despite having played to completion: several Metroid games (not even counting the Primes); more than a handful of Metroid-inspired Castlevanias; and Shadow Complex, I hadn't until recently played more than an hour or so of Super Metroid. (Does that make me a bad person? Yeah, it definitely does.) Virtual Console to the rescue! But now I'm discovering that, for all its acclaim, Super Metroid has not aged exceptionally well.

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Got the Gravity Suit!

Red Steel 2 on Wii by Mirkon

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 07:33:56 GMT

Posted Jun 9, 2010 7:33 AM for Red Steel 2 on Wii by Mirkon

For its first half, I'd describe Red Steel 2 as flawed, but fun. However, as the game progressed, I came to know it more as flawed, but really fun. ... continued in full entry
Rating:	Currently complete Finished on Normal

Red Steel 2 on Wii by Mirkon

Sat, 05 Jun 2010 23:14:18 GMT

Posted Jun 5, 2010 11:14 PM for Red Steel 2 on Wii by Mirkon

Red Steel left a pretty terrible taste in my mouth, so it's to the sequel's benefit that it discards much of the first game's dreck. The story is still garbage, and the writing and voice acting are still laughable - but Red Steel 2 doesn't rely on them to push the game forward. Instead, everything is organized into ultra-short, easily digestible missions, and inbetween you'll use reward money to purchase upgrades and new moves.

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Reactivated the comm tower