It was fun for a while but it got repetetive and for me there just wasn't enough to keep me going through the entire thing. I got to vice and by that point the game had started feeling too procedural. If they hadn't made it where your companions can drive I doubt I would have held on for as long as I did.

I agree with Klin. The game felt like a chore after the novelty wore off. The combat was really good, but you had to slog through lots of walking around waiting for the controller to vibrate.

This "review" is amusing and sums up what I think of it.

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/vie.../3347-L-A-Noire

warning language.

That video is awesome. I really enjoyed the game but sometimes as the video pokes fun at the game doesn't give you enough to go on and it isn't exactly clear which piece of evidence you should present for the specific part of the interrogation. If you present the wrong piece of evidence it basically screws you over, even if the evidence seems like it should have made sense.

For instance:

Guy: I know I seem guilty but can you prove I killed her?

Player: I found this bloody knife in your pocket.

Game show host breaks in and is like "oooohhhh sorry we were actually looking for 'An NPC said that they witnessed it happen' but thanks for playing."

Catching him with the bloody knife isn't good enough proof...it just bugged me on several occasions when this sort of thing happened.

Anyways the game was alright but I'm glad I didn't buy it. Also it is three disks long for the 360...it is a very long game and it takes alot of patience to get through it, especially since so many of the cases are so similar. I understand that it was part of the plot for basically every crime scene to be the same during the homicide portion but it was just too much.

I also got tired of the repetetive chase scenes every thirty seconds after the first three times I had to chase down someone.

A new game for the iPad: Infinity Blade.

It's a very simple hack-n-slash game with awesome graphics and pretty intuitive controls. You can parry, dodge and block, as well as cast magic (though it's funny that the enemy waits for you to finish casting a heal spell that restores all your health). The storyline is very simplistic, almost nonexistent, but the game play is quite addictive. Because of the paucity of health potions, and because you can cast spells only during combat, you do have to be careful how you allocate your XP's at each level, and you do have to think on your toes.

It's quite a lot of fun to just go up against these big guys and hammer at them (or dodge/block their strikes) until they're dead. But I do miss the deep story you can build in RPG's.

Oh, and my cats have a new one on the iPad that the three legged one is actually quite good at. It's called Cat Fishing (from Friskies) and it's pretty simple, but they love it. The best part of it is that it's free!
What is It?
The Two Paw Method.
I won? But I didn't catch anything!
After ten fishes "caught", the game goes to the splash screen. You tap it to start a new game. Trinity has got it all figured out and can amuse himself for fifteen minutes, which is a long attention span in cat terms (not only are cats autistic, but they also have ADHD).

What a brilliant idea! Cat technology! It looks amazing.


I am playing on Red Dead Redemption (still) but I am also downloading 'Bladestorm'. I downloaded the demo last week and thoroughly enjoyed it so I decided to get the full game as soon as I had the funds

That's true. I had a hard time getting through the vice desk. Drug cases don't interest me the slightest. As for the zero punctuation video. All of his videos are hilarious, you should check them out!

I love his videos. There isn't a game that I think he actually likes. I should watch the one on Oblivion. I forgot what he said about it.

He actually likes the first Portal, Silent Hill 2, Just Cause 2 and Saints Row 2 but nobody would like his videos if he would talk nice things about them. The one about Amnesia is spot on!

Speaking of Amnesia The Dark Descent that is a game that I've been trying out recently. It's a horror game which I'm normally not very fond of. As much as I would like to say that it didn't scare me it actually does if you play in the middle of the night with headphones on. So it does what it's supposed to. But as zero punctuation mentions it gets repetetive.

He has actually stated that he does really like a lot of the games he harps about on ZP. "Yahtzee" is just a character Ben Croshaw created for ZP who is supposed to be the fast-talking epitome of cynicism.

I just got Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

I've only played a couple hours of it but it definately deserves its "10/10 - Buy this game!" lable. The upgrades/augments menu has tons of sweet abilities, my favourites being the wall punch and ICARUS system. Dialouge is more deep than other RPG's, with no clear good or evil option. Finally, the plot of the game is told much better than FF: 13's "Glossary" of info, instead it has you finding info in news boards, emails, etc. 10/10 from me!

I've been playing lots of Gears of War 3. The new horde mode is especially entertaining.

I love the dialogue because it is a constantly changing thing. With the personality implant you can guage how people are reacting to what you're saying. The best part: sometimes an option that would have worked if you'd chosen the right options near the beginning of the conversation aren't going to work if you've seriously PO'd somebody. Also each line in the conversation can be different depending on the mood they're in when you pick your line and a person who might have reacted reasonably and rationally if you'd kept them in a good mood are completely dismissive if you pick the wrong stuff near the start. Just save before a conversation and choose different options, you'll see what I mean. A conversation can go completely differently if you pick a single option differently, there are alot of different combinations to each one.

One of the best persuasion systems I've seen EVER.

The whole game is pretty good, the only thing I can honestly say that I disliked was the forced boss fights. Sure lots of games have them but in a game that relies heavily on choice, they just felt out of place to me and if you don't choose at least a few basic combat skills the battles can be difficult. Other than that the game was amazing and at least a 9/10 IMO.

I agree with you on the boss fights. I started off as an infiltrator character, able to aess anywhere and wielding a heavily modded 10mm pistol. However, when it came to the first boss fight, I couldnt take more than a few hits before keeling over and I might as well have been hitting him with a wet flanel for all the damage it did!

Was Mass Effect 2 there for awhile.

But I always manage to wander back into Oblivion somehow.

If it's not Oblivion, (since I only recently got into it enough to really give it a go) I have the MMORPG City of Heroes and have Mass Effect (1/2) games to gear up for import to Mass Effect 3.

Though Oblivion is taking the lion's share of interest since it's 'new'.

A few nights ago I started playing Rome Total War again, using my Amazon Total War mod. "The Age of Man is over!"

I've only played Medieval II Total War, and I loved it. I've never completed a grand campaign in that game because I'd set out with my own goals and forget the set objectives.

I loved the turn based strategy and real time tactics of each battle though.

Well, nothing I suppose. Nothing at the moment.
But the last thing I played (last week or so) was Morrowind, before that, Rome: Total War and before that I played From Dust.

Just found my way back into Morrowind. I'll probably be spending a bit of time back east for now, it's been awhile since I've paid Vvardenfell a visit.

Morrowind and Daggerfall...nuff' said

Yup, I think I've worked something out here. I'm now alternating between Morrowind and Oblivion depending on whatever I'm in the mood to play. I've already gotten each game where the gameplay is almost the same between the two (well, obviously no random chance system for Oblivion) so it's an easy transition to make. Leveling is the same, combat is sorta the same, spellcasting (I have modded in magicka regen in Morrowind, only much slower than in Oblivion), the works.

And to tell you the truth, despite how not-immersive Morrowind's combat is, it actually is kinda fun (woe befall me if I say that on the Skyrim boards at the other forum). I actually think I enjoy it more than Oblivion's! For one simple reason: unpredictability. I always know what happens next in Oblivion's combat, but with Morrowind, I don't. Am I going to hit this time? Is he? Will he stagger me, or me him? Or will he knock me down (and completely pummel me while I'm out of it)?

I bought Fable 3 last week and have played through that. Normally it takes me an age to finish games, if I ever finish them at all, so it was quite an achievement to complete it in just a few days.
I didn't really like it though. The ending depressed me. :/

Still working on Morrowind- Bloodmoon Expansion

Downloaded Panzer General:Allied Assault for the xBox

Dip into some arcade things as a diversion- Puzzle Quest- Challenge of the Warlords at the moment

For all potential players of Resistance 3: Here's the Zero Punctuation review.

I guarantee it will crack you up.

EDIT: Oh dear, upon watching his Human Revolution review, he apparently takes exception to "pre-baked cut-away finishing moves, inoperable cancers of the modern action game (sic)."

Seems we now know one part of Skyrim we know he won't enjoy now. Pretty big feature, that, too. In fact, given his views on Human Revolution, I'm pretty sure he'll have something to say about how simplified Skyrim is going to be.

Zero Punctuation is always hilarious, when you can keep up what that speed freak is saying!

I have never even heard of Resistance 1 or 2, let alone 3. Same with Human Revolution...

Deus Ex: Human Revolution?

Well if you had mentioned the Deux Ex part, then I would have said I have heard of it. Not much, but I do know it exists.

Deus Ex: Human Revolution, is one of the shooter/rpg hybrids that I've ever played.

I've been playing Borderlands a lot lately. Its a fun game, though I have to admit there were times I completely forgot what the story was and who the blue eyed girl popping up in the top right corner was and what I was supposed to be helping with. Just a lot of "Go here and kill this person" and then "Go here, grab that for me." Still, its a whole lot of fun

The only issue I have with the game (not related to gameplay) is Siren's power up names: "Diva" "Inner Glow" "Dramatic Entrance" "Hard to Get" to name a few. I know she's "the girl" but really?

Been pretty absorbed into Fallout 3 lately. Wanderer's Edition makes things a lot tougher and really makes surviving in the Wasteland come into its own. Every journey is a risk now.

But the rewards are just as much greater now, too. Chems do a lot more for you now, and there's plenty of new potential fixes for you to play with. For instance, Med-X (re-labeled Morphine, which Bethesda actually originally intended until Australia stated they would ban the game because of that) allows you to temporarily ignore crippled limbs alongside the DR Bonus, and I have configured things so that taking Jet allows me to enter Bullet-Time. A lot of real-world drugs are in now, too, including cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine (though I refuse to use those). You can even open those packs of cigarettes you found laying around and gun a stick if you want (again, see the Australia censorship for why Bethesda didn't let you do this in the vanilla game).

But do note the consequences of addiction. You can't pay 50 caps for a dose of Coldturkene in the real world, kiddos, so don't go getting any ideas here.

Plenty of new weapons to experiment with, including modern hardware (such as M-14s, Beretta M9s, and P90s) and some weapons from previous Fallout titles (Wattz laser weapons, for instance).

Lots of reason to go scavving, danger around every bend, and a bunch of fun to boot? Count me in!

I got Skyrim today! I've only played for a couple of hours but so far I'm enjoying it.

I'm jealous! But not for long...

You can't just say "I've been playing it for a couple hours" - WE WANT DETAILS, MAN !!!!

What console and how'd you get it?!

I'm playing with my nerves.

I want both 2-handed and 1-handed combat to augment my destruction skill, but points are bloody scarce.

I'm playing Oblivion today. Just like yesterday and tomorrow.

I am, however, enthusiastically cheering all our brave Skyrim Beta Playtesters though. After a year or so of patching, wiki'ing and sorting out the 'new game' things, I look forward to considering whether to disable the border between Cyrodill and Skyrim. There is so much in Cyrodiil and Valenwood to do first though.

On the 360. I got it early since I preordered at GAME. They are usually kind enough to deliver a day before release.

Skyrim PC, baby!

All graphics options are maxed (except shadows, which are on High quality, as Ultra causes huge slowdowns) on a legacy GPU (8800 GT)? Take that, minimum system requirements!

By the way, the shadow slowdowns are not my GPU's fault. They are actually rendered by the CPU (engine console-itis there). If they were GPU rendered, I could easily go Ultra on them.

So far, I've taken exception to the new UI, but everything else is making battling with the menus well worth it.

And I've also encountered my first major bug: companions do not travel with you very well. Sometimes they follow like normal, and sometimes they teleport (probably from getting stuck on something). I've also had my companion teleport right right on top of me for no good reason several times.

Oh, and she's already shot me twice, too. They weren't lying when they said companions are idiots.

BTW Acadian, it's best Buffy not travel to Skyrim right away, too. Once she glimpses herself in a lake, she would never speak to you again. She'll need a race mod if she doesn't want to look like she's fresh out of the asylum.

Elves do look like someone just slapped a thin skin on their skulls don't they. :/ Miss the skin/hair color customization as well.

Lol. It'll be a long time before we get there. Acadian is a Nord and would probably fit right in for the first play through. I imagine we'll have to wait for a Tinkerbell mod to bring Buffy there.

I will say this, though: Buffy is going to LOVE the new archery model.

Fallout 3... ...

And I blame Colonel Mustard entirely... ...

Am in the process of downloading Nehrim.

I know, it doesn't really count as a game. But I've been promising myself to play it for a long time now.

With finals over, and my next class not starting until next year, I find myself in need of new inspiration . . .

I've wanted to try that, I just wasn't able to pull myself out of Cyrodiil.

...I wonder if you can play a Khajiit in Nehrim...

I'll let you know!

Still loving your pics of Aravi and Kharjo over in Skyrim. Almost makes me want to play one meself! Only they don't look this amazing in Cyrodiil . . .

Well it's the next morning.
After a frustrating installation and a search on the Internet for the answers (which I found), I finally started Nehrim yesterday. Played it all afternoon and again all night after dinner. All I can say is - wow!

And KC, no Khajiits in the game - sorry. There are only three races - Imperial, Nord and half-Elven. Oh well. Have to say the tailed folk are much missed here, though the snooty Altmer are not!

I took advantage of steams holiday deals and picked up the entire amnesia and penumbra series. I know that quite a lot of horror games are over exagerrated for their horror (looking at you dead space) so I thought theese would be good breeze through for a couple hours each. Totally wrong!

Ive spent loads of my time hiding behind crates, praying that the mean monsters will leave me alone.

These games are not for the faint of heart!

Deus Ex: Human Revolution; incredibly enjoyable, thought-provoking and challenging game, so far, except for the extremely disappointing boss fight that I've had so far which was a real schlep. It's not good design to force a person focussed on stealth and hacking to use gunplay as the only way to defeat a boss, dammit!

Still, aside from that, the good old idea of every action having consequences and multiple approaches to each route is working fine, and putting those fights aside it's a fine game indeed.

Not Skyrim, that much I can tell you. Its 7000 Yen, man! Too pricey for a reality breaker. Instead, I bought Borderlands and I'm enjoying it so far. A mix between between FPS and RPG and that two genres are my favorites. Mixing them and a Post-Apocalyptic setting? Too proper for little old me to handle. I will have Skyrim, but Borderlands is proving to be a rivaling distraction...

Wow, that's like $90!

I've been splitting my gaming time between Skyrim and Battlefield 3. The campaign sucks but the multiplayer is fun. It appeals to me because it is a bit slower paced than the CODs due to the size of the maps. There are lots of items to unlock. The kits you can choose makes things interesting because they benefit your team in different ways. Some can drop medkits and revive allies, others can give ammo. Some can fix vehicles and others can deploy a drone to search for enemies.

EDIT: spelling error

Ahh good 'ol BF3. I have that too. While I agree that the campaign does suck, I gotta admit that it was... fun. Weird combo, if ya ask me. The MP is another matter. IT IS PURE BLISS. I think I spent a whole day playing that nonstop. It certainly beats CoD with its tactical requirement to win. Whereas in CoD you just run around and shoot people, BF urges you to be a group or else you're dead. I like those kind of games. Its a lot more fun. Speaking of which, this kinda reminds me of MAG. While not even close to BF, it compensates for it by its sheer number of players and the resulting fun. 256 players in 1 match. 1 MATCH. Thats certainly something.