Stuff I've Been Playing
by Rocker500 on Comments
Well, I got this game about 4 weeks ago at Target for $14.99. I'm about half way through the game, and I've gotta say that I'm pretty impressed. It's different from previous Bond games in that it's 3rd person, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. The game features the take-cover-then-pop-out-and-squeeze-off-a-couple-shots-then-go-back-to-cover mechanic, similar to Gears of War and Rainbow Six: Vegas, and it's used pretty well. I quickly learned that you can't always charge into an area with guns blazing, but that you sometimes have to pick off enemies a couple at a time. Also, instead of making up names for the guns like they did in previous Bond games, they actually used the real names of the guns, such as the AK-74, Sig552, Desert Eagle, P99, MP5K, and more. Overall, I'm really enjoying this game. It's just as fun, if not more fun, than the other Bond games.
I bought this about 3 years ago the day it came out, and played it non-stop for several months. Then, for some reason, I got kindof bored with it. But about a month ago when I was on February winter break, I got an urge to play it again, so I installed it and patched it. So yeah, I've been playing this a lot lately. I forgot how good of a game it was. In my opinion, it's a lot better than BF2 and all the other BF games, because there are virtually no bugs/hackers in BFV. Plus, it's just a whole lot more fun for some reason. (Yeah, I know I rated BF2 higher than this in my reviews, but I've come to realize that this game is far superior.) So, if you're looking for a good team-based FPS, I'd recommend getting this game.
I first played this game almost 2 years ago in the summer of 2005. I rented it from Blockbuster, and beat it within a couple days. Lately though, I've been getting the urge to play it again. So, I bought it used at Blockbuster for $14.99 about 2 weeks ago. I finished it again today after playing it for a couple weekdends since I can't play during the weekdays (too much homework), this time on one difficulty level up from last time. I highly recommend this game to any sqad-based shooter fan out there, or even if you're not a squad-based shooter fan, this is a great introduction to that genre. It's nothing short of a masterpiece. You can expect a review of it to be up sometime in the future.
Supreme Commander Demo
I downloaded this 2 weeks ago, and it was pretty amazing. Just the sheer scale of the battles is gigantic, and I only played the demo. Included were two missions. The first one took me about an hour and a half, and second one took me almost 3 hours. However, I don't think I'll be buying this game because the missions are just so big, and there are 24 of them, and I don't have that kind of time to devote to just one game. If you are really big on RTS though, definitely pick up this game.
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars Demo
I downloaded this the same night that I did the Supreme Commander Demo. I was EXTREMELY impressed with this game. It does a bunch of stuff that all the new-age RTSs do, but yet it still feels like you're playing good ol' CnC. I'm definitely buying the game when it comes out, when I have enough money, and when I beat CnC and CnC2.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War Demo
Yep, I went on an all out RTS demo downloading spree that night. I really hated this demo. It seems too generic of an RTS for me to want to buy. I mean, the story and the gameplay just seemed way too.....dull. That's the only way I can describe it.
Okay dudes, that's it for now, take it easy!