So last weekend was pretty productive gaming-wise. I beat Prince of Persia and my older bro and I beat Gears of War 2 for the first time.

I beat Prince of Persia first. It was a really fun game, lots of dialogue and humor too. Prior to purchasing the game people had led me to believe the Prince was a jerk. From the start of the game I never got that impression and as he said funny line after funny line I began to wonder what everyone was talking about.

The ending of the game was pretty sad.

SPOILERS

Elika gave her life to keep the evil god Ahriman sealed away in a tree. The Prince then picked up her lifeless body and the player is given control of the Prince. The credits begin to roll as you make your way out of the temple. Once you get out, the Prince lays Elika down on a table similar to the one in Shadow of the Colossus. Then, the player is tasked with breaking all five trees that keep Ahriman contained. After breaking those, I carried a Light Seed to Elika, bringing her back to life. She questioned why the Prince brought her back to life and the game ends with the Prince holding Elika while walking away from the temple. Ahriman is now free and the land is getting corrupted once again.

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I was very surprised I got the 'Speed Demon' achievement, for beating the game in less than 12 hours. I took my sweet time and planned on getting that on my second playthrough. I even took a lot of detours and collected a bunch of light seeds! Now I will try to beat the game again to get the 'Be Gentle With Her' achievement, which requires Elika to save you less than 100 times though the entire game. Worth 100GS.

Gears of War 2 thoroughly exceeded my expectations. I was expecting a lot too! The game was easily four hours longer than I expected, a very nice surprise. It combined the things that made the first Gears great, while adding a lot more gameplay elements, locations and twists. My bro and I are also enjoying Horde Mode quite a bit. We haven't done it much and we're only on wave 18. I'm just glad you can pick your starting wave. :D

Anyone else beat a good game over the weekend? Did you enjoy the ending?