I’m continuing my playthrough of the Halo games, picking up with Halo 2 after finishing Combat Evolved about a year ago. I’m not as familiar with Halo 2 as I am with CE, 3, or Reach, having only played its campaign once back in the day to catch up with the story before diving deep… Continue reading Combat Evolved Evolved
Tag: Video Games
Rocked On
This week I read an article saying Harmonix, the folks who made Rock Band and the original Guitar Hero, would stop putting out new material for Rock Band 4 next week. My first response was surprise that there were still new songs being put out for a Rock Band. My second response was, wow, I… Continue reading Rocked On
Nine Things From 2023
It’s the actual end of the year and I have, once again, compiled a list of nine things that I really enjoyed this year. That’s right, like last year I’m not just doing movies, I’m doing things. As usual, there are nine just in case a tenth one pops up. And these aren’t necessarily a… Continue reading Nine Things From 2023
Holds Up
I’m playing through Final Fantasy VII these days (alongside, y’know, Spider-Man 2 and the ever-present siren song of Destiny 2) for the first time in fourteen years. It’s a lot different approaching it as someone in his thirties versus a guy in his late teens and it’s cool to revisit the story and see some… Continue reading Holds Up
Pointless Games
I’ve been playing a bunch of The Sims lately, as I do every now and then. The Sims is a weird game for me; it’s one with no goals. You can’t beat The Sims, not in the way you can other games, the point is just to play. Any 'point' to playing is one you… Continue reading Pointless Games
Good Distractions
With Armored Core VI in the rearview, I’ve dived headfirst into Spider-Man 2. I’ve played a good amount, but I’m still early in the story — I keep getting distracted. Like the first one, this takes place in Manhattan, New York (with the addition of an abbreviated Brooklyn and Queens). Just like in real life,… Continue reading Good Distractions
Good For Now
I finished my first playthrough of Armored Core VI and I’m starting the New Game +, with the intention of going for the special ending of the New Game ++ (unless the game becomes unsurmountable hard). Meanwhile, Spider-Man 2 came out this week, the sequel to a game that I absolutely adored when it came… Continue reading Good For Now
Robot Garage
As I’ve gotten better at reading Armored Core VI, I’ve been fiddling more with the loadouts of my ACs. Adding new parts and upgrading them as I unlock new things and also trying out new designs (I’ve been working on a tetrapod AC with the philosophy of too-many-bullets [and also missiles]). I haven’t really been… Continue reading Robot Garage
Fluency
I picked up Armored Core VI recently because it’s a game about giant robots and I am a noted sucker for giant robots. It’s a game where you take your mech (or Armored Core, AC, in the game’s parlance) and fight stuff. Sometimes other mechs, sometimes massive drilling platforms, sometimes a mobile artillery platform. It’s… Continue reading Fluency
Tech Demo
Having finished Jedi: Survivor, I’ve moved on to checking out Ratchet & Clank: A Rift Apart. Though not one of the launch titles for the PlayStation 5, I remember a lot of the buzz around its release praising it as showing off just what the PS5 is capable of. Playing it now, finally, it really… Continue reading Tech Demo
Essays, Not Rants! 