01.29.07
On The Rain-Slick Precipice of Burning Out
Well, this weekend was quite full of gaming. I took three of my City of Heroes characters pretty far– six levels, five levels, and two big levels respectively– so I’m happy with that. If I had concentrated on only one, I think I could have taken my villain to thirty, but that certainly would not have been as much fun. As it stands, I’m probably not going to be playing CoH for a little while… yeah, burned out on it for the time being.
My next big gaming task is to finish FF12. I’ll be concentrating on that this week, and I might be able to pull it off. I’m past the halfway point, plot-wise, so for the time being both new consoles will lay silent. Not out of a desire to squander the money, but because I really do like the plot for FF12, and I want to see it through to the end.
In between missions in the Cities, I spent time with Wii Sports, Trauma Center, and Rayman. First blush is that the games are not exactly what they seem to be. Trauma Center, for example, has a pretty gentle curve (so far), and once you know how to perform certain tasks it’s pretty basic. That’s not to say it isn’t fun– while using the defibrillator, I caught myself yelling “LIVE, DAMN YOU! BREATHE!!”– but I’m sure there’s going to be some interesting twists in a bit. Rayman is, well, damn hard. The sense of humor is very off-kilter, and I’m looking forward to accomplishing more, but it’ll be a while because the minigames have pretty high standards needed for a passing grade.
And, of course, Wii Sports. Eveyone’s had time with this game except me, and what I heard from my esteemed co-workers left me wary. However, maybe it’s just me being contrary, but I think it’s a decent package. The weakest game in the set is probably Boxing– it’s harder to define where your hands are– but the other four games are quite good. Obviously baseball and golf are shortened (three innings, and a selection between three or nine holes). I have to admit that it’s better than the fears of the worst had impressed upon me.
So, for the rest of the night, I sat on my butt and watched television. You know, that thing you use the screen for that doesn’t require constant button presses? It’s like playing Final Fantasy, but without the gameplay in between.
Kain said,
01.29.07 at 8:37 pm
Wait, Final Fantasy has gameplay in between the cut scenes? Since when? ;)