Been so busy playing Wipeout Pulse (and other games) that I haven't bothered blogging.

I received more games this Xmas than I ever have before. I have glutted on games this year. And I am 30 freakin' years old. Shame on me.

Here is what has been keeping me busy since 2007 ended:

PSP:

• Wipeout Pulse
• Guilty Gear Judgment

PS2:

• God of War
• God of War II
• Shadow of the Colossus
• + as stocking stuffers: Max Payne
• some offroad buggy game
• Fantavision

Wipeout Pulse has been taking up about 85% of my game time, because it is awesome, but that is beginning to flag, as it really feels like SL is dragging out the release of the download packs and neglecting the upkeep of Wipeout-game.com. It gives me the impression they're treating the UK release of the game as a dry-run, and that the US release will be the "real" release. I feel like I should forget the game for a few months and then come back to it; with any luck, the download packs will all have been released by then.

I played God of War all the way through on easy. It was a compelling enough story. Although the game is overly violent--and I usually try to avoid such games--the high acclaim the game has garnered, mixed with the fact that the game treats on Greek mythology made me make an exception. Now I am playing God of War II through, and so far am finding it more visually breath-taking, but much less interesting story-wise. I guess that's the common pitfall of the sequel though, isn't it?

Shadow of the Colossus is proving to be an amazing experience! 16 boss fights in a row with no other piddling monsters to get in the way. A game overloaded with melancholy atmosphere. A mysterious hero with ambiguous intention as he is willing to destroy 16 massive beasts, apparently not harming or threatening anyone else, to save a single woman's life. I've brought down 3 colossi so far with mixed feeling of satisfaction and regret, and I can't wait to discover how the game ends.

I seem to be out of the main gaming loop as I don't have a fast PC or a next-gen console. I haven't played any of the top games of 2007, except for God of War II. However, I still feel I'm engaged in some amazing gameplay experiences with what I've got going now. Soon, I hope to turn some of these gaming sessions around into some more reviews. We'll see.