Wednesday 29 August 2007

Rapture

I finally got Bioshock today, and what a game...
This is a title that will definitely be remembered for a long time as something truly brilliant, a real piece of art.
*spoiler*
For those playing the game, I've been harvesting the little sisters. I'm playing it on Hard (obviously) and figure I don't need to make it any harder than it already is by starving myself of Adam. I'll save all the little sisters next time I play through it.
*spoiler*
I would advise anyone and everyone to try the demo, available on both the Xbox Marketplace and online for the PC.

On the topic of games, the second half of this year is really turning out to be an absolute feast of what look to be great titles.
Next month we'll see Medal of Honor: Airborne, a game I have been very excited about after playing the demo, it actually looks like it's going to be a little bit more than just another WW2 shooter. Although I'll be torn between getting it for PC or 360, I may have to go for PC as it'll be considerably 'cheaper'.
And then there's Halo 3, a game I'm frankly not that pumped about, especially having just started Bioshock, but you just know it's going to be a game you'll have to own, realistically.
World In Conflict is definately grabbing my attention as an awesome looking RTS that's utterly my style with it's scenario of a modern violent end to the cold war, and a very interesting in-game command structure that gives it an original edge that'll set it apart from the rest. There's a demo out so I'm really going to have to kick myself into gear and get 'round to downloading it. Quite relevant too, what with how Russia's been flexing it's muscles recently.
And then in late October and through November we should hopefully be seeing Naruto: Rise of a Ninja on the 360, this'll be the first Naruto game on a console that isn't just a beat 'em up, while it does seem to become exactly that for the fighting and online aspects, it's also a platformer style game that looks like it could be really good if they do it right, but with a bundle of mini-games thrown in it still looks as if they could easily turn it into a completely expected disappointment.
Also on 360 will be Assassin's Creed, this is one of those games that's going to end up in everyone's collection, no doubt. I really can't wait.
On the Wii will be Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, one of the three games I actually bought the Wii for, finally here for us to enjoy.
And for the PC will be the highly anticipated Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, a game that I think will see a lot of online action and just reeks of general awesomeness.
I really wish I could add Grand Theft Auto IV to that list, but thanks to the PS3 it's been delayed 'till next year. I thought I could laugh at Sony's failure from a distance, but they've now proven that no one is safe, and they're out to get ya!

Of course this is actually only a small selection of the games coming out in the next few months, but they're very much what I'll be keeping my eye on.
As I'm currently unemployed I'll have to hold off on buying anything for a while though, hopefully I'll have a job before most of these titles hit the shelves and will be able to get a few of them.
Saving up for MCM is really my first priority, and I think in the end these games will have to wait.

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