God of War (PS2)

I picked up God of War a while back when the hype train for the third iteration was building. It took a little while for me to beat it since I would play in short bursts, maybe one or two save points, whenever I could fit it in. Released way back in 2005 there isn’t much new to add to the discussion about it. I had a great time playing it and recommend it to anyone looking for an action game fix. Once it was over I really wanted more…

God of War II (PS2)

The PS2 didn’t even have time to cool down before I put in God of War II, I booted it immediately after the credits of the first came to a close. That being said I’m not very far in it yet since I’m still playing with the schedule that I used with the original. It’s great to be able to see the improvements made over the first game without having to wait through the actual development cycle. So far everything feels pretty epic. It’s probably going to be at least a month or so before I work my way all the way through.

Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War II (PC)

Speaking of finishing games. I bought Dawn of War II on Steam and much to my surprise finished the campaign mode. I have to say I really enjoy breaking away from the normal RTS staple of base building. My favorite part of the game is the length of the missions. Most of the missions can be finished in fifteen minutes or so, some much faster if you push it. As usual though I haven’t had too much time to play multiplayer. I did get in a few games though and it was pretty fun. Once I’ve finished off some of these other games maybe I’ll dedicate more time to that.

Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor (PC)

I was real excited for Tales of Valor to come out. I bought it on release day and waited through crap download speeds from Steam to get it. To be honest, I wish I had waited. It wasn’t until I reached the end of the first story arch, I was just getting into it starting to enjoy myself and just like that it was over. So, I started up the next chapter, I guess it could be called. I’m not sure how long it was but, before I know it, it was over. Ever since then I’ve been dreading going back to the game. There is one chapter left and I really just get it over with. Anyway, this one is a definite wait till the price drops release unless, your really into multiplayer CoH, which I’m not.

As part of my Valentines Days gifts I recieved God of War, God of War II and Killzone. That’s right three old school PS2 games. With the God of War and Killzone sequals getting so much coverage, now seems like the perfect time for me to catch up on some more games that I’ve never played. Also, it’s nice to get three games and know that it won’t hit the wallet as much as say three new 360 titles. Thank you PS2 for helping us through these hard economic times.

So far, I’ve only put a little time into Killzone, since I’m going to work through each title before starting the next. Killzone, came out back in 2004 right around the time Halo 2 came out, in fact I think it was the same week. Since, I didn’t own a PS2 back then I didn’t really pay much attention. I do remember a fair amount of hype surrounding the game, can’t remember what the hype was about but, I do remember that the game didn’t quite live up to it in some reviewers eyes.

I’m only around thirty minutes into the game so it’s not fair to start judging it yet so we’ll have to wait and see how it goes. Maybe I’ll post a follow up after I make it through a couple of chapters. For now though it’s time to get back and fight off the invading Helghast forces.

Well, it’s the end of the month so it’s that time again.  I had a discussion a few days or so ago about how I’m playing way too many games.  If I don’t finish some of these up soon I’ll never get anywhere in my huge pile of games.

Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine Online (PC)

The day Siliconera ran, what was at the time a rumor, about Imagine coming to the US by way of Aeriagames I decided it was time I finally checked out Imagine Online.  After a bit of searching, I was able to track down a wiki page that had all the info needed to get up and running.  I haven’t put too much time into it since, it’s a bit difficult to play since I can’t read Japanese.  I could just use a walk through but whats the fun in that.  I probably will shelve this though and wait for the US release to come along.

Persona 3: FES (PS2)

I’m still working my way through the first part of Persona 3.  I’ve been slowly grinding through the levels and finally got around to fusing my frist demons to get Jack Frost.  I’m still really enjoying the game.  I still have mountains of work left to do in the game and even after that, I still have the FES portion to do.  Expect to see this here a few dozen more times.

Max Payne (PC)

All Rockstar games were on sale this weekend, over on Steam, so in a moment of weakness I decided to pick up the Max Payne collection.  After all, I need to be ready for when the movie comes out (hah).  I’m already on to into the second part of the story – although I can’t remember how many where in it total.  I figure with a couple of more sessions I’ll have this beat.

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (360)

A friend of mine picked this up the week it came out, went home to play it and just moments before taking control of Darth Vader was treated instead to the “Red Ring of Death”.  That’s right I finally know someone who has encountered this problem.  So, I managed to get my hands on the the game since, I wasn’t about to actually buy it.  Like most people I really enjoyed the demo when it came out.  So, I was looking forward to the game.  I’ve only played a couple of levels – starting as Vader was pretty awesome.  There is nothing like force choking wookies and then throwing them off a bridge – I could have done that for hours.  Unfortunately, there are a couple of little things that just don’t feel right in the game.  I found myself fighting with the camera a bit more then I feel I should have and the enemy AI is a bit spotty at times.  My biggest gripe with the game – and it may be just a technical issue – but when Vader attacks a fern (or any number of objects) with a light saber that fern better take damage…

This morning I received an e-mail from one of the guys over at Good Old Games, with the good news that PayPal had been added as a payment option. I’m still not sure why it was not available from the beginning.  Anyway, I clicked over to the site and after some initial log on issues – it seems my beta website cookie had been deleted causing me to be unable to access the site.  Which, if you click on any of the links I posted last time around is why they did not go anywhere but the teaser page.  So, I picked up a copy of Shogo: Mobile Armor Division using the PayPal check out and all was fine.  That was quickly followed up with a “purchase”, using my buy one get one code, of Fallout 2.  I have only had a chance to install Shogo so far and just like Kingpin, it ran with out any issues – I have a feeling Fallout 2 is going to work fine as well.

I still don’t know if I’ll be picking up anything else from the site once it goes live, I just can’t let go of the fact that it isn’t Steam.  I’ll keep an eye on it and see how it developes and what games are added…