The PS3 lands on the COG
My limited video game time now has an even more divided market share than before. Earlier I mentioned I was getting a bunch of new games for free from my bro-in-law. Tops of those on my list are:
1. Gears of War
2. Bioshock
3. MGS3
So far I've started Gears, which I'm enjoying. The single-player campaign is very cover intensive, but not as obsessive as GRAW. GRAW is almost too methodical for my tastes, though I will eventually finish it. Gears is pretty even paced. It's definitely not run and gun like the Halo games (though even those are far from as run and gun as Goldeneye). You are constantly maneuvering behind cover, but since the default cover is usually squatting behind a low object, you can easily see what's going on and decide whether now is the time to aim or whether now is the time to let your ever fragile health (even on 'casual') regenerate.
Let me just reiterate this here: I LOVE regenerating health systems, even though the only games so far which have made it "plausible" are Halo:CE-Halo 3, with the Master Chief's shields constantly regenerating. When it comes to video gaming, I don't necessarily care about what's plausible, I care about good game mechanics, and regenerating health is definitely one of those.
On the other hand, Gears multiplayer is so far "meh". I could take it or leave it, but I might invest a little more time before I write it off completely.
But the real competition comes in the form of the PS3, which I just invested a considerable amount of money in. With much appreciated assistance from my wife's family and my wife herself and that wonderful quarterly check I get called Kichler Kash. So, it's a b-day present and me spoiling myself all at the same time. I got the 80GB bundled with MGS4--a game I'm thrilled to play. I'll also use it as my default PS2 game platform--hopefully they're as compatible as it is said (since MGS4 is the only PS3 game I'll have money to buy in the near future).
But. . . I haven't been able to start using it yet because it's just spent the last 1.25 hrs updating its OS. It's ready now, so it's good night Blogger. Hello PS3!
1. Gears of War
2. Bioshock
3. MGS3
So far I've started Gears, which I'm enjoying. The single-player campaign is very cover intensive, but not as obsessive as GRAW. GRAW is almost too methodical for my tastes, though I will eventually finish it. Gears is pretty even paced. It's definitely not run and gun like the Halo games (though even those are far from as run and gun as Goldeneye). You are constantly maneuvering behind cover, but since the default cover is usually squatting behind a low object, you can easily see what's going on and decide whether now is the time to aim or whether now is the time to let your ever fragile health (even on 'casual') regenerate.
Let me just reiterate this here: I LOVE regenerating health systems, even though the only games so far which have made it "plausible" are Halo:CE-Halo 3, with the Master Chief's shields constantly regenerating. When it comes to video gaming, I don't necessarily care about what's plausible, I care about good game mechanics, and regenerating health is definitely one of those.
On the other hand, Gears multiplayer is so far "meh". I could take it or leave it, but I might invest a little more time before I write it off completely.
But the real competition comes in the form of the PS3, which I just invested a considerable amount of money in. With much appreciated assistance from my wife's family and my wife herself and that wonderful quarterly check I get called Kichler Kash. So, it's a b-day present and me spoiling myself all at the same time. I got the 80GB bundled with MGS4--a game I'm thrilled to play. I'll also use it as my default PS2 game platform--hopefully they're as compatible as it is said (since MGS4 is the only PS3 game I'll have money to buy in the near future).
But. . . I haven't been able to start using it yet because it's just spent the last 1.25 hrs updating its OS. It's ready now, so it's good night Blogger. Hello PS3!
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