I am really enjoying NBA Jam: On Fire Edition for the PlayStation 3 as well. I squeeze in a quick match or two every morning before work, and have been for about two months now, so hopefully I'll get a review of that up in the near future.
Finally got my copy of Kid Icarus: Uprising for the 3DS yesterday (I had it on pre-order, but standard shipping. I wanted to play it pretty quickly, but I knew I'd have a day or two of playing some other title by the name of Mass Effect 3). I can only say that my initial impression is pretty positive. I loved the pre-order bonus of the original Kid Icarus game from the NES, but 3D-ized (yup, that's a word now. True story). I haven't touched the original in soooo long (despite having the old cartridge still bouncing around here next to our NES). My son has been giving Icarus a thorough playing so far too, already on level 5 and having done a lot of multiplayer, which he says is pretty awesome.
And then there's Mass Effect 3. I know this release has been polarizing people, and no - I haven't seen the ending yet. Based on what I have heard, I suspect I will be slightly disappointed because my actions do not greatly effect the ending from what I have seen and heard. However, there is talk now that Bioware is going to change or add to the ending. What that means? No one really knows at this point. Maybe new endings, maybe more content with future DLC? I am not really sure what to think at this point. I know that the game itself has played out as my favorite so far, and that while there are quirks (some texture pop in is pretty rough graphically, and just odd audio/video things like James 'talking and playing cards' but not being visible, or Liara conversing with Jacob and not being visible) - the game itself plays very solidly. Right now, I'm using the default character and not an import, but it's easy to see how my actions from ME 2 could radically change my experience in ME 3. I'm already plotting my next play through. If I am looking forward to another round of the game, it would be safe to say I am enjoying it.
And multiplayer is pretty solid. Not perfect. You can get stuck in spaces where Brutes beat you and you just can't move, and when you mean to roll you stick to a wall in coverage, but the gameplay is a lot of fun in my opinion. The dual currency of coins and experience really helps keep me invested in growing. But as of writing this, my lowest level character is 14, and my highest is 17 and there's a level 20 cap. Between that and the relatively limited number of maps, I wonder if Bioware is eying DLC for the multiplayer as well as the single player or not?
I just can't see the ending, even if it underwhelms me, causing me to get up into arms the way so many other players are yet. The rest of the journey has been entirely too much fun so far. That said? It sounds like Bioware is taking the commentary to heart based on their impending patch to fix the face import bug as well as planning to 'address' the ending in some fashion.
Now, onto the deals...
Atlus has several great RPGs for the PSP downloadable at pretty hefty discounts via PSN here. The most notable are the Persona titles, but there are several others worth taking note of as well.
Steam has a King Arthur sale - the original titles are 75% off, and King Arthur II is 40% off as their midweek deal. Their daily deal for the next five hours or so is the Luxor Collection for 66% off - or $13.59.
Fox Xbox Live Gold members, racing is the name of the game. Various packs for Forza Motorsport 4, Joe Danger Special Edition, Daytona USA and Sega Rally Online Arcade.
Good Old Games has some DRM free indie titles such as Trine, The Whispered Word and a pre-order for legend of Grimlock, plus having recently added Anachronix as well to their lineup.
GamersGate has Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days and Thief: The Dark Project for 75% off, and Lunar Flight for 50% off.
Amazon has James Bond 007: GoldenEye for the Wii for $14.99.
Sony's offering is pretty weak for PlayStation plus, with nothing really free, though there is a lot of discounting, including the new Closure puzzler that IGN scored an 8.5 this morning. also, there is a very heavy Tom Clancy theme as you'll see.
PlayStation Plus:
- Closure (PSN, Discount)
- Dead Block (Mini, Discount)
- MotorStorm RC (DLC, Discount)
- Skydrift (PSN, Discount)
- Tom Clancy's End War (PSP, Discount)
- Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 (PSP, Discount)
- Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 (Retail, Discount)
- Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Predator (PSP, Discount)
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas (PSP, Discount)
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas (Retail, Discount)
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 (Retail, Discount)
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory HD (Retail, Discount)
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Classic Trilogy HD (Retail, Discount)
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent (Retail, Discount)
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (Retail, Discount)
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell HD (PSN, Discount)
- Zack Zero (PSN, Discount)
General Discounts:
- Armored Core 3 (PSN)
- Armored Core: Last Raven (PSN)
- Armored Core: Silent Line (PSN)
- Puzzle Dimension (PSN)
- Zack Zero (PSN)
I completely agree about ME3, while I have not seen the ending, I will certainly play though all three games at least 1 more time.
ReplyDeleteHey hey, how's it going, Ganre? :) Thanks for stopping by! And yeah, I definitely plan at least 1, if not 2 more full play-throughs at some point. For me it's been a lot more about the trip than the end. I've noticed you have been logging a lot of time on the single player - level 40 infiltrator the other day I think? Have you done much with the online yet?
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