You tell me! I feel as if I have completely died. I forgot one of the biggest responsibilites I have...my GameSpot blog. I miss writing out my gaming thoughts and sharing it with fellow gamers. I bet that you've all forgotten my existence. Two people even told me that I haven't been on in a long time. I told one of them quite a while back that I'll come back, but I didn't... I don't know. But here I am!
So let's enjoy it while we're at it.
Where should I start? PS3 or PC? Let's go for PS3. I have been blown away during the recent period. I managed to get my hands on two of the biggest titles this decade, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Both are equally as exhilirating and breath-taking. But I have to point out though, Call of Duty has by far much more memorable moments. Simply unforgettable. Especially the highly-controversial 'No Russian' level.
Uncharted 2 has better production values with superior visuals. But the multi-player gets boring no sooner than you can enjoy it and soon it'll be collecting dust. Modern Warfare won't be left behind. You'll keep enjoying it's deep and extremely enjoyable campaign for a long long time.
Anyways, I highly recommend both games to anyone who still didn't have the honor of enjoying them.
Now for PC. Christmas came (Merry delayed Xmas), and Steam has crushed their prices as usual giving us lots of stuff to savor at low prices. Topping the sales were the likes of Torchlight, Eidos Collector's Pack, Unreal Deal Pack, Braid, Left 4 Dead 2, the Orange Box, The Witcher, Dragon Age and surprisingly Modern Warfare 2 (which in fact was NOT on discount).
Why should I be left out? I bought the Witcher, Torchlight and Braid. I'll start with Braid. This highly innovative, colorful and simply wonderful indie experience. Or is it? Hard to judge. It starts all terrific, involving brain-bending puzzles that really give you a sense of accomplishment. But soon as you progress through it, it becomes a test of reflex and timing. And becomes a game of trial and error. But only $2, so who cares?
Torchlight...A LOT of fun, but quickly bores you. It's highly repetitive and you won't be able to churn out any more game from it after your first six or so hours. You can return to it should you miss it, but don't count on it. It's OK though.
Now for the highlight of my Steam Holiday Sale. The Witcher. $13.5 for 15 GB of awesome RPG-ing. I-M-M-ERSSIVE. Beautiful game. Very well thought out and realised. Has a lot of depth to it and playability. I have been thoroughly enjoying this since I bought it...or in a sense, since it finished downloading. It certainly doesn't demand much of your hardware and can present you with loads to enjoy. It's also pretty lengthy, packing content like no other. It's back to $39.99. Do you think you should still buy it? I certainly think you should...
I think I have so much more to say. But let's just leave it to that for now...my latest additions to my collections.
One more thing that's really disappointing me. There are around 10 games I bought since August that I didn't review or even rate. I'll do my best to get back. But at least it's good to be back to GameSpot once again.
On another note, what have you guys been up to? Any new games??