Well, good thing I passed on the SW Kinect bundle. After an unsuccessful trip to the local TRU and Target to find some new Transformers, I got a flat tire. At least I finally got to use the extra stuff my car insurance provides. Now to wait a month and see if "no out of pocket cost" equates to "no bill later for too much". Hopefully it is better than a doctor's visit...
Well, work on one of my reviews is nearing completion. I'm excited to try something new. Also, I guess I better write my Witcher 2 review soon, seeing as now there's a contest for the best one! I'm not likely to win that, but I might as well try! I've got the time, so long as the kids leave me alone for a bit.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Wishing for More of That Money
I have a chance to get one of the Star Wars Kinect Xbox 360 bundles for about $75 less than MSRP. It's a great deal, and I'd love to jump on it. Unfortunately, that's a chunk of money that could be better spent. Probably for a new lawn mower, heh. Anyway, just being grumpy about that. I can just hope another deal comes along that I will be able to take advantage of.
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Witcher 2 EE: Initial Impressions
I'm still looking to have a more in-depth review in a bit (and hopefully something else), but here are a few quick impressions of The Witcher 2: Enhanced Edition for 360.
Graphics are very good. They are nice and detailed, and things just look good. It still suffers from the Western RPG color palette (gray to brown), but at least uses more colors for monsters, armor, and hair color to add some different hues.
The Controls take some getting used to. They work well enough, and nothing was counter-intuitive, but they still felt a bit wonky. I've accidentally pulled out my sword in town when trying to do something else entirely.
Difficulty....woo boy. This game is difficult. Not really in a good way either. You basically die in 3 hits, so every combat is a chore. Expect to see the Game Over screen a lot. It is annoying to save after every combat. By the way, this is playing on the Normal setting. Yeah, pretty ridiculous to me.
Other than the difficulty, I'm liking it so far. Again, baring children, hopefully I can get a bigger review up soon. Also, maybe I'll have some pictures for once...
Graphics are very good. They are nice and detailed, and things just look good. It still suffers from the Western RPG color palette (gray to brown), but at least uses more colors for monsters, armor, and hair color to add some different hues.
The Controls take some getting used to. They work well enough, and nothing was counter-intuitive, but they still felt a bit wonky. I've accidentally pulled out my sword in town when trying to do something else entirely.
Difficulty....woo boy. This game is difficult. Not really in a good way either. You basically die in 3 hits, so every combat is a chore. Expect to see the Game Over screen a lot. It is annoying to save after every combat. By the way, this is playing on the Normal setting. Yeah, pretty ridiculous to me.
Other than the difficulty, I'm liking it so far. Again, baring children, hopefully I can get a bigger review up soon. Also, maybe I'll have some pictures for once...
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
That's Legal Tender
I'm very excited as today I got my review copy of The Witcher 2! I've just started it up (had to get the kids to bed first), and I'll write up a review hopefully soon. I'm hoping to do a new thing or two when reviewing this, but I'll probably write up a first impressions blog in the next few days to get started. This makes me feel so legit!
On a related note, it was very awesome and progressive for CD Projekt to do this for reviews. They basically had a page on the site where you could apply for 1 of 1000 copies to be sent to people to review. I was one of the lucky people that was selected (they must have had low standards), and I will do my best with this opportunity. I figure they did this to create buzz for the game and hope that some independent reviewers could make some waves and get some people interested in buying the game. In the future, I hope more companies do this sort of thing. I like that it gives "the little guy" a chance to swim in the big pond. Thanks again!
On a related note, it was very awesome and progressive for CD Projekt to do this for reviews. They basically had a page on the site where you could apply for 1 of 1000 copies to be sent to people to review. I was one of the lucky people that was selected (they must have had low standards), and I will do my best with this opportunity. I figure they did this to create buzz for the game and hope that some independent reviewers could make some waves and get some people interested in buying the game. In the future, I hope more companies do this sort of thing. I like that it gives "the little guy" a chance to swim in the big pond. Thanks again!
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