Donburi Boy

Jan 27 2012 ∞
Video Game backlog update: Before I made the resolution to not buy video games for 2012, I managed to score a copy of the Sly Collection for the PS3 for five bucks. I had a hard time getting into 3D platformers. I never had a Nintendo 64, so I missed Super Mario 64. I couldn’t get into any of the PS1 games like Crash Bandicoot. I always felt that the controls were never quite there, so I largely ignored the genre. I never played any of the Sly Cooper games when they were on the PS2, so it was a pleasant surprise to find that the first game in the series, Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus, is really quite fun. The visuals are sharp and colourful. The controls are very responsive, which is a must for a platformer, especially a 3D one. The levels are short and sweet. I found a lot of the powers and abilities weren’t very useful or necessary. The characters are all goofy animals, but the voice acting is pretty well done, and the story, such as it is, gets right to the point. Good price for a great game. At least so far. We’ll see how the sequels do. 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:

Before I made the resolution to not buy video games for 2012, I managed to score a copy of the Sly Collection for the PS3 for five bucks.

I had a hard time getting into 3D platformers. I never had a Nintendo 64, so I missed Super Mario 64. I couldn’t get into any of the PS1 games like Crash Bandicoot. I always felt that the controls were never quite there, so I largely ignored the genre.

I never played any of the Sly Cooper games when they were on the PS2, so it was a pleasant surprise to find that the first game in the series, Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus, is really quite fun.

The visuals are sharp and colourful. The controls are very responsive, which is a must for a platformer, especially a 3D one. The levels are short and sweet. I found a lot of the powers and abilities weren’t very useful or necessary.

The characters are all goofy animals, but the voice acting is pretty well done, and the story, such as it is, gets right to the point.

Good price for a great game. At least so far. We’ll see how the sequels do.

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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