Ice Cavern Studios

So over the past month and a half or so, I’ve been on quite the video game tear. A lot of it has to do with not wanting to go out as much; as well as the fact that I didn’t get to play a bunch when I was taking the class at UW. So, starting towards the end of April, I’ve been playing through games at a much more rapid rate.

Here are the games I’ve either completed, played through or started in the last month and a half or so:

• Lost Odyssey – I started this game a LONG time ago and just never got around to finishing it, so shortly after Sakura-con ended, I pulled this back out and got kind of hooked on it. It had been a while since I’d completed a J-RPG and I had forgotten how easy it is to get carried away with leveling up and doing side quests. Needless to say, I probably put in about 5 hours I didn’t really have to, but well, I was having a good time. I definitely recommend this game to people who like JRPGs.
• Mirrors Edge – This is a game I to which I was very much into. I started playing this as just a way of changing pace during my Lost Odyssey craze, and I ended up just kind of blitzkreiging through the game. I think it took me about a week or so to finish it. There are some things that got on my nerves, but a lot of that with me beating the game while achieving a more difficult challenge. (Not shooting a single enemy) But yeah, I I really liked this game.
• Sonic Unleashed – I picked this game up for 30 bucks and have been enjoying it, well, I was, but then my roommate started playing it and I continued on with Lost Odyssey. So far, it’s 30 dollars good, but I’m glad I didn’t pay the full 60 dollars for it. I’ll go back to it after I finish Prototype, but for now, it’s on the back burner.
• Halo 3 – I’ve had the game since launch day and I still hadn’t beaten it. Since Justin now works for Bungie, we figured I should at least play through the game. So in two sittings last week, Justin and I played through the entire campaign. I had originally dismissed this game, but after playing through it, I was surprised at how good it really was. Yeah I know, I”m almost two years late to the party. Still, definitely a good experience.
• Prototype – I usually don’t like open world games, but this one reminded me a lot of Crackdown which I greatly enjoyed. This is definitely the single player game obsession of the house as Yorke and I are both playing through this. There’s something about running around being a complete badass that is just entertaining. Plus, the way the developers are telling the story is really interesting. I’ll have to see if this continues for the second half of the game, but so far, I’m optimistic.
• Tales of Vesperia – I got a lot of recomendation to play this particular game, so I put it at the top of the RPG list to play. I”m about four hours into it, and I’m enjoying it so far. It’s early to tell, but it seems like it’s going to live up to the hype.
• Resident Evil 5 – This is the current game Justin and I are playing through co-op. I’ve never played a Resident Evil game before since I don’t like horror, but since every review has pretty much said it’s not really a horror game, let alone a standard Resident Evil game, I’m giving it a try. So far it’s been pretty good, with the exception of the first level that both Justin and I found annoying. Thankfully, we stuck through it, and the rest has been enjoyable so far. It’ll definitely be interesting to see if there’s a return to stupid.

So yeah…That’s a lot of games. What’s crazy is that I have a lot of other games I want to play or are looking forward to coming out in the next few months. Hopefully I’ll be able to get to those games sooner than later.

RPGs, Video Games, XBox 360