Half Gamer Half Crab

Apologies to my zero current readers (Should really start actually... you know, advertising this place!) for that huge delay in updating. See the thing is that Fable II, Fallout 3, and Mirror's Edge demo.

Fable II kind of took a back seat but it proved hugely fun to play and I must invest the time to see it through. Sadly, putting rent up is apparently corrupt, even when you only put it up by 1/4 of what you potentially could raise it by. This makes my character very ugly. But she did fall in love with a whore, marry the whore, and then my co-op buddy got the whore pregnant! Hilarity! Then he murdered her.

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 is sadly disappointing. I can't put my finger on it but it doesn't feel right in gameplay terms. The atmosphere is great, the cutscenes are the hammiest (And therefore best) yet. But something about the gameplay just doesn't click like RA2 did. :( Sad day indeed. But I'll give it more time and see if I can get into it.

As for Fallout 3, well. It's not perfect. There are, for instance, level scaled enemies. Level scaling is largely an evil thing and it completely ruined Oblivion. Fortunately it's used with considerably more nuance here, so it isn't a total disaster, but it's still a minus point. And the D.C. area is ridiculous. There's so much rubble, the whole place just railroads you where it wants you to go - I use fast travel to get across town now, because it's so tedious trying to navigate all the streets and, inevitably, the subway system. The main quest is progressing apace however, and it's engaging and enjoyable.

And finally, Mirror's Edge. I don't really know what to say about it. It made me feel like I was a kid again - back when I was newer to gaming, when I understood it less. When I didn't know the possibilities. I downloaded the demo, played it, and without moving from my chair at all, played it twice more. It is sublime and I love it. There is a huge compulsion to get it right, too - to find the best running line and hit it perfectly. That's going to lead to a lot of replayability, as the devs once predicted.