Apparently, I learn that committing something like 20 random names and their associated details to memory is not such a good idea because I forgot one and trying to recap 3 months of daily events hurts my head. I then did the next best thing and went off to play this new Wii game I got, de Blob.
It’s a pretty interesting game, very casual and kid-friendly. The controls are a bit sketchy at times but it’s acceptable. I’m trying to 100% levels on my first playthrough and I’m surprised it doesn’t get boring despite each level taking something like 45 minutes. Still, definitely not a $40 game; $30 would be fair. Maybe it’s just me but I’m not convinced that any Wii game should cost more than $40 and that’s the only reason why I haven’t bought any Mario games yet. Super Mario Galaxy for $70? That’s a bit steep. I’d pay $50 for it. The New Super Mario Bros costs between $70-80 in stores. I could get No More Heroes and de Blob with that and still have a bit of change.
I finished Lego Batman for the 360 last week and am trying to unlock everything. It’s still as fun as the previous Lego titles but I remember being much more impressed with Lego Star Wars on the PSP. I was actually quite wary of breaking the game and made an effort to play through the levels the expected way just so I don’t screw up my progress. A very real fear mind, considering that I managed to freeze the last game I played and encountered a non-progression 10 minutes into Batman.
Batman came as a dual disc set with PURE, this ATV race/stunt game. I don’t quite know what to make of it – I’d usually like games like that but I got impatient after about 15 minutes.
In the last fortnight, I also got to try out Kingdom Hearts 365/7 which bored me immensely from the onset. I don’t think I can ever play a Square RPG anymore without evoking bad memories of FFX-2. Yeesh.
I meant also to talk a bit about The Force Unleashed. I popped the Sith Edition disc in my 360 and wondered why I stopped playing the game when it was quite a fun shoot-em-up. The level ended and the load screen showed some details about a later level. And then I remembered the massive headache the cameras in that level induced. THAT was why I stopped playing.