Donburi Boy

Jan 23 2012 ∞
Video Game backlog update: Playstation Plus recently gave its subscribers all five episodes of Telltale’s Back to the Future game for free. Who am I to say no to a free game? It was okay. I’m not a big fan of the point and click story game. Whoever they got to voice Marty McFly does an amazing Michael J. Fox impression. And it’s always nice to see Christopher Lloyd in anything these days. The cartoonish style is a good fit, since caricature is the best way to make actor likenesses work, but the movement and expressions were really stiff. The writing is quite sharp, which is maybe the only thing I really enjoyed. It kept things moving really quickly. So I finished this short little game, but I can’t say that I really enjoyed it. Not to say that it’s a bad game, just not for me. So, the Great Game Backlog project of 2012 currently looks like this: Assassin’s Creed Assassin’s Creed II Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood Assassin’s Creed: Revelations Astro Tripper Back to the Future Batman: Arkham City (new game plus, challenges, for Platinum) Burn, Zombie, Burn Castlevania: Lords of Shadow DC Universe Online Dissidia: Final Fantasy Donkey Kong Country Returns Final Fantasy XIII (I’m going finish all the hunts/missions and see if I can Platinum) Hydrophobia Ico Infamous (evil playthrough) Infamous 2 (evil playthrough) Katamari Forever L.A. Noire: The Complete Collection The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker Lego Harry Potter Years 1-4 (since The Woman has already completed most of it, I’m going to go for an easy Platinum :p ) Little Big Planet 2 Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Metroid Prime 3: Corruption Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door Portal (from the Orange Box) Portal 2 Prince of Persia Red Dead Redemption Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare Shadow of the Colossus Sly Collection: Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus Sly Collection: Sly 2: Band of Thieves Sly Collection: Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves Sly Collection: Mini Games Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together Tomb Raider Underworld Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune (crushing playthrough, for Platinum) Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (crushing playthrough, for Platinum) X-Men Origins: Wolverine The goal is to not buy any games this year. (But when Christmas comes around again, I’ll try to pick up the best of 2012 during year-end sales!)

Video Game backlog update:

Playstation Plus recently gave its subscribers all five episodes of Telltale’s Back to the Future game for free. Who am I to say no to a free game?

It was okay. I’m not a big fan of the point and click story game. Whoever they got to voice Marty McFly does an amazing Michael J. Fox impression. And it’s always nice to see Christopher Lloyd in anything these days.

The cartoonish style is a good fit, since caricature is the best way to make actor likenesses work, but the movement and expressions were really stiff. The writing is quite sharp, which is maybe the only thing I really enjoyed. It kept things moving really quickly.

So I finished this short little game, but I can’t say that I really enjoyed it. Not to say that it’s a bad game, just not for me.

So, the Great Game Backlog project of 2012 currently looks like this:

  • Assassin’s Creed

  • Assassin’s Creed II

  • Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood

  • Assassin’s Creed: Revelations

  • Astro Tripper

  • Back to the Future

  • Batman: Arkham City (new game plus, challenges, for Platinum)

  • Burn, Zombie, Burn

  • Castlevania: Lords of Shadow

  • DC Universe Online

  • Dissidia: Final Fantasy

  • Donkey Kong Country Returns

  • Final Fantasy XIII (I’m going finish all the hunts/missions and see if I can Platinum)

  • Hydrophobia

  • Ico

  • Infamous (evil playthrough)

  • Infamous 2 (evil playthrough)

  • Katamari Forever

  • L.A. Noire: The Complete Collection

  • The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker

  • Lego Harry Potter Years 1-4 (since The Woman has already completed most of it, I’m going to go for an easy Platinum :p )

  • Little Big Planet 2

  • Metroid Prime 2: Echoes

  • Metroid Prime 3: Corruption

  • Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door

  • Portal (from the Orange Box)

  • Portal 2

  • Prince of Persia

  • Red Dead Redemption

  • Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare

  • Shadow of the Colossus

  • Sly Collection: Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus

  • Sly Collection: Sly 2: Band of Thieves

  • Sly Collection: Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves

  • Sly Collection: Mini Games

  • Sonic the Hedgehog 2

  • Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together

  • Tomb Raider Underworld

  • Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune (crushing playthrough, for Platinum)

  • Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (crushing playthrough, for Platinum)

  • X-Men Origins: Wolverine

The goal is to not buy any games this year. (But when Christmas comes around again, I’ll try to pick up the best of 2012 during year-end sales!)

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