Faced with a vacation that had to be spent indoors due to illness, the Globe and Mail's game reporter found himself in the novel position of selecting a game to play not because he had to write about it for his job, but because he wanted to to amuse himself. What did he choose? From the story:
"...after a decade of generally having the time to play only those games that I write about, I'm unaccustomed to selecting a title based solely on its potential to amuse me.
I instinctively reached for Grand Theft Auto IV, a game I stopped playing after 30 hours simply because I had other titles that needed my attention, then wavered. Did I really want to commit myself to the hours that would be required to reacquaint myself with Nico Belic and Rock Star's reinvented Liberty City? No. Too daunting.
I continued scanning. Ninja Gaiden II? No. Too hard. Lego Indiana Jones? Uh-uh. Not in the mood to laugh. Capcom's critically acclaimed Wii platform game Zack & Wiki (which, shamefully, I have yet to even break the plastic on)? Bad idea; too much movement could lead to unwanted bathroom visits...."
Dorkly: "History is written by the winners, and that applies to games, too. While we hold up our post-apocalyptic wasteland adventures, period piece assassinations and Liberty City crime sprees on a pedestal, we would do well to remember the little guys. These underseen, criminally underplayed games didn't do well critically or commercially, but they were still wonderful experiences. Here's a small list of recommendations of unsung heroes of the PS3/Xbox 360/Wii era."
Alpha Protocol has some fantastic ideas in its conversation and story progression due to choices. I really enjoyed my time with it.
A spy rpg can be done with amazing results if handled correctly.
God Hand
Partly because I just recently discovered it and its insane.
What a gold nugget.
XMNR: 2K Games and Firaxis Games officially unveiled “Civilization: Beyond Earth” at a PAX East, which ended Sunday. The storied franchise heads for the stars for the second time in its twenty-three year history but the history of Sid Meier’s just-one-more-turn creation is as interesting as the games themselves.
March was a good month for bagging yourself a bargain! Hopefully we'll be able to find a few more good deals this month too. Here are a few of the bargains that FantasyMeister managed to bag himself in the month just gone.
