Halo ODST and Reach

Well I know there are a few people in the gaming scene who like this series and seeing as it is coming to an end now I think it should at least get a mention. There that was nice, eh?

This is not a review but more my opinion on how the franchise took these two games. Oh and this has nothing to do with the multiplayer. I think those are fabulous.

Ok really here is what I want to get off my chest! Halo ODST is balls. Well it's not a bad game but I don't think the idea of being a weak soldier as opposed to a kick ass Spartan really came off. In hindsight calling it balls is unfair but I want to create an impact. So there, the concept is balls! (A little better?)
It just seemed like a progression rather than a bit on the side. It is obvious when compared to the newly released Halo Reach that this is the case.
Right, my flatmate who likes to think he knows the ins and outs of the industry, claims that Halo ODST was just a "beta" for Reach. Well it annoys me how brutally he has put this and how clearly he has shown his understanding of beta testing (none) so I want to at least put it out as to what it looks like from where I stand.

When ODST was announced and was being developed they going on about how you are no longer a spartan and how you can feel what is like to be a normal soldier. Basically a side story to the Halo franchise. A side story it is but it doesn't feel like a side game. Not at all. All this crazy jumping twice the height as a normal human, firing perfectly without looking down the crosshairs taking hundreds of bullets before dying is fine and dandy when you are a super soldier.
But you see these things are still in ODST. I was expecting to feel like a smaller less powerful soldier fighting with a team and being somewhat dependant. To have to look down the sights of a gun to fire, to vault over walls and not jump perfectly with your feet at chest height.

Anyway seeing the one ODST guy run in guns ablazing, throwing plasma grenades in peoples faces, mowing down those midget things (you may have guessed but I am not a huge Halo fan nor do I own an Xbox) just seemed far to similar to what Master Chief would do in the same situation. Even the sheer number of enemies against you and even the huge monstrous guy pose the same threat. Sure you can't punch things to death anymore because your physical strength isn't great. (Well it is still pretty dam good and melees are still generous in damage dealing).

Another supposed big difference is the overshield is gone. Well now you have to play completely differently except you don't. Your trooper has great stamina. Enough to hold off a good few rounds. Not even a spartan has that!... oh wait isn't that a bad thing seeing as we're trying not to be super soldiers... hmm quite a pickle there.

I was hoping the Bungie team to take a new direction with it and make a worthwhile side step into the Halo universe. Of course it is worthwhile for the plot but the experience and atmosphere did jump far enough away from the mould. It was like they were too scared to deviate from the formula.

Anyway my gripes with Reach? It is a good game and an advancement in the series. It really refines the direction that the whole franchise has been going. But it is too obvious that ODST has influenced it and they have tested or taken some features from it. Like how your health now works exactly the same but because it is an overshield and not stamina you get a bar to see how far it progresses. Well what I am trying to say is because the whole ODST thing I don't feel like the spartan is all that powerful anymore in comparison. And it is things like that which reminds me of ODST which keeps it at the forefront of my mind. I guess it is a rant over nothing but I just didn't feel the franchise was being faithful enough to itself.

Sonic the hedgehog 4!

I loved Sonic the hedgehog when I was little. I preferred him to Mario! He was cooler anyway at that age. I even bought the comics and drew him and all his friends or whatever.

But now Sega are talking about going back their roots and making Sonic the Hedgehog 4. A true sequel to the original series. I would be excited but I have read that some hardcore fans are not after seeing the trailer. I feel the same. Sega made two big mistakes. Sonic looked very stiff and you could see his legs moving even at top speed. Yeah it's not a big deal but it's freakin' Sonic the Hedgehog!!! He didn't look like he putting any effort into running! I remember his awesome blurry spinny legs at top speed and leaning into running in the more retro games but here there is no spirit and that WAS what the fans wanted after all.

Second BIG BIG BIIIIG mistake was.... episode 1. Yeah it is episodic. I don't get it! I need to download ALL the episodes to play the full game? Are they gonna sell me stage at a time? I can't just blaze through all the levels?!?! Sonic doesn't stop for no episodes!? It's a bloody platforming game not an epic novel. (Something which Sonic will never reach in the gaming industry.) I don't think it would keep my attention that long.

A group of individuals have made a petition to buy/download Sonic 1 on different formats instead on the release date of Sonic 4. That's stupid... YOU'RE STILL GIVING SEGA MONEY!! For something you probably already have if you care as much to join the petition. Well done! That is one of the most backwards protests ever.

Anyway I wish Sega luck in this new... whatever cause I want it to work. But it won't. At least I have my Sonic Mega Collection!

It's an RPG!

Most gamers don't understand RPGs at all. It is more a PC thing and to be honest and Dragon Age is a game I am honestly disappointed to not play on PC. Although I am glad to cope with the console port at the advantage of not buying a money guzzling machine.

It is a HUGE waste that most gamers never try these gems. How can people not like them? I don't understand how people can play games for purely hacking, slashing and gunning. Sure RPGs have some of this but it is not the focus. The adventure is what it is all about. Gearing up your guys and not just rushing in head first to every confrontation. In fact you are usually rewarded if you can help people rather than kill them. Of course the option is always there to do both and it is up to you to decide which way will reap the most rewards.

Of course if you pick up an RPG and ask something like "Where is the jump button?", you are missing the point. Also to watch someone play the same game for half an hour and push the "A" button for every attack is horrendous when you only need to push it once and the AI keeps attacking the enemy until you tell him to do something else.

Another big point is an RPG will last forever and be well worth your money! There is always something else to do or another item to find. And growing your team and finding your own way to get through the game means you can play it 5 or 6 times and do it differently EVERY time. And you can't get EVERYTHING in an RPG. It will make you take sides and make pivotal decisions that will affect the rest of the playthrough which means you can have another path to take on another playthrough.

People who are not used to RPGs will often take the same path because it is "comfortable" and they reckon they made the best decision the first time. While the immediate benefits may seem better at first it can still have a great affect later in the game if you choose the other path too. Besides these options are usually balanced and give you another way to play through it and use a different strategy.

I guess that is all I want to say about RPGs for the moment. I may come back to you if Pete frustrates me again by not levelling up his party on Dragon Age for years.

Resident Evil 5 fails again!

This is a random little thing I just wanted to mention about my Resi 5 experience.
With all the steroids Chris took in Resi 5 and Jills new hair and appearance I did not like what they did with the characters in Resi 5. The story also annoyed me in that it was far too Hollywood and predictable.

But then I remembered the past RE plots with UNpredictable twists, emotional scenes, conspiracy and mystery. Some of the most moving scenes were when people died or sacrificed themselves. And the biggest feeling I had in RE5? Well for the most part I could say I was underwhelmed but entertained. BUT there was one big shock to me. And it was related to a past character called Sherry. She was twelve in the past game which occured in 1998. She had since dropped off the map and all I knew was she is being held captive. I presumed by Wesker the bad guy.
Resi 5 occurs in the year 2009 so she would be around 23 at this time. I was hoping they would bring her back into the plot seeing as they were holding her back for something.

So I was playing through the game based in Africa so most the infected were black people. But look! Here I see a blonde white girl screaming for help out a window! She is dragged in and I wonder "Is that Sherry?!" I run up to try and save her. I shoot her captor dead. She runs towards me happy to be saved, embracing Chris. I am hoping at this point for an explanation. Something, ANYTHING!
But before this happens she shudders violently! She's infected too! Is this Sherry? Did they make her infected!? She advances on me going to attack but what do I do? I had no choice and I acted in self defence hoping that she would not be killed.
Another cutscene jumps in just as I weaken her and she is still alive... Then POP!! Her head explodes! And some monster that I have never seen before sprouts from her neck!! My heart wrenches as I think Sherry, a character I eagerly awaited may have died in front of me! I then think it must have been her! She was a host for the old G-Virus. This virus created similar beasts which were often end game bosses. I am forced to finish it off... I was confused and saddened. But the game made no effort at explaining what happened...

I had to come to realise that the beast was an evolution of the virus and it was also spreading. This event was to alert me of the new threat.
However the white, blonde women in the red dress who stuck out from the poor black community was someone completely unimportant and misleading. I had to look up what actually happened. I was not the only person on the internet searching for this answer. So many people made the same mistake. I was left disappointed again.

And that was the high point in the game! That was IT! It was completely unintentional and all in my head. With everything the game was built up to be SURELY a professional could have written something else that stood out in the plot as dramatic as that. Yet another point at which Resident Evil 5 failed me...

Hey, Dead Space is 10 times the horror game Resi5 was and Dead Space 2 is gonna kick ass as well. A great replacement for the nose diving Resi series...

I am a controversial person.

Well seeing as I have not touched my gaming blog in months I decided to update it and hopefully get it going at the same speed as my normal blog.

Firstly I would like to say I have a Mac! There! It is terrible for gaming but I'm a console gamer, not some delusional purist. Also I don't use it for anything other than simple tasks online (i.e. Firefox) and drawing (Macs are good at photoshop).

Now let me tell you why I made those two bold statements shall I?
Firstly PC gaming is great and all but I prefer to keep my money and play console games which the industry works very hard on. It is the direction gaming is heading and I would like to be a part of this when it picks up.

Secondly the reason I prefer a mac over a PC is because I now finally have a computer that does what I want! I could have a PC function but I would have to learn to much. Lets just say apple understand simple interfaces for simple people. That is me! It's true I am a huge geek and I could learn these things if I tried but it is unnecessary as long as I don't care for anything more daring than Firefox.

While I am at it let me just say why I prefer PS3 over Xbox 360. I may as well! Both consoles are practically the same! All the big games come out on both and yeah the Xbox currently gets slightly better versions. But the way Microsoft treat the gaming industry is more or less another money making gimmick.
Microsoft started Xbox Live by charging people to use it. And then they pushed forward on DLC for consoles. While this seems like a good move people don't realise the difference between DLC and expansion packs. Before DLC on consoles you only paid for expansion packs. PC gamers used to have it good with mostly free DLC but since the big push by Microsoft to casual gamers we have all started paying.
This move was made in the form of Fallout 3. That was the big DLC game and Microsoft payed to get exclusive rights to it at first for at least a year. And they wanted to of course make money on it.

What makes Sony any better? Well they did make PSN free to use and they made a loss on manufacturing and selling PS3's at first anyway. They also support newer developers and to be honest I am quite intrigued by it's processing power. I really want to see if a game will ever utilise it fully. Also I have been a Playstation man my whole life and don't see a reason to change.

If I am honest the PS3 does not do badly at all in the UK. And it certainly kicks ass in Japan. I prefer these two places to America. I am sorry but America has some of the most poorly informed people in the world when it comes to things like industries and other countries. The big "casual gamer" faction of people in America don't realise that Microsoft would happily slow the industry's advancement if it made money on it whereas Sony and even Nintendo (both Japanese) try to push the boundaries. And really 90% of gaming revolutions have come from Japan. They are PASSIONATE about it!

On my last note I am making another bold statement. I would rather buy Darksiders over Bayonnetta. Why? Well even though Darksiders has flopped a little bit, the style of game is just so rare to see nowadays and I can't get enough of Zelda-type games. And since it is a good game that is fun I think I would enjoy it. I don't know why but it reminds me of Jak and Daxter. Another series I love. Even though Bayonetta is crazy and fun and very polished it doesn't hold the same nostalgia for the exploration Darksiders is promising.

Capcom going insane?

In my last blog I said this would be coming soon but I really haven't been paying attention to life. If that makes sense. It won't.

So here I will have a little rant about Capcom. Well first off they are releasing decent looking games. They have good ideas and concepts but the way they have executed there recent flush of games was poor and repetitive.

The games guilty of this are Lost Planet, Resident Evil 5, Devil May Cry 4 and Bionic Commando. They are all very different games I am sure you know but these are the games Capcom have been trying to lead the market with. Every one of these titles have been hyped at release and were supposed to be something for all hardcore gamers to look forward to. Don't get me wrong I like these games but they have been screwed over by a very silly and primitive layout.
These games follow this one layout and in my opinion this is what is wrong with the games. Firstly they are all third person action games. This part is fine, lots of games fit into this category and lots of them are great games like Metal Gear or InFamous. However the second similarity is also the first mistake.

This similarity is the almost obsessive documenting of the game in chapters and sub chapters. This element of the games breaks up the flow of the game. It stops action, relieves tension and BORES gamers. These are almost always stapled together with some sort of scene were the cast explain everything had just happened and is gonna happen in a drawn out conversation. It is like those animes like Bleach and DBZ that drag out for no reason but to bump up the episode count. Why not have a narration throughout the game? You don't need designated points for plot progression and information to be relayed. Especially these hugely dumbed down explanations.
The game will tell you any conclusion you may have thought of yourself outright and disperse any mystery behind it apart from the obvious big questions which are predictable as hell! It has to make sure you know EXACTLY what is going on at that time.
It makes the progression of the game quite jumpy rather than natural.
For example Half Life games never leave the perspective of the player but still send all the information needed to the player in game. Bioshock is another such game.
For the game Resident Evil 5, a game which practically depended on tension and fear in earlier installments has shattered this illusion with frequent scenes stopping the progression to explain everything to you with other people. Resident Evil, which should be a solitary game has these extra characters shoe horned in just to explain all this. This breaks any illusion of loneliness and destroys the tension. The Co-op pretty much kills it too!
I mean what was wrong with save points? They never broke the flow of the game and were obvious makrers. Also you used to get tensed up in case you ever missed one out and had to search thoroughly.

Another stupid OCD type documentation in this games is the ranking system. This is thrown into these games for practically no reason but to tempt people to play the game again. This also shoves people into the path of mindless action, taking no heed of anything else going on in the game.
These ranking systems are a pointless ploy to justify the broken, fragmented gameplay of the game. I.e. It is forcing you to accept the action heavy nature of the game.
Spraying bullets everywhere is not so great in old Resident Evils where you had to save ammo and pick and choose your fights carefully because the combat system was rubbish and you couldn't be guaranteed safe passage. This added to the tension and atmosphere that it did so well until now.

The next similarity is the second mistake of these games. Linearity. Some amount of linearity is needed in games to force the player down a certain path. But to Capcom they use it far too much. There is no room to explore. The path is always clearly set before you. There are some rare instances where you may be able to choose your own path but you will be shunted back on path sooner or later. In past Resident Evil games exploration was the biggest driving force of the game. Before if I stumbled upon a big laboratory or curious corridor there was always the fact I could search elsewhere or come back later. Or I would come across dead ends and locked doors and have to turn back. I had push myself to search the shadows. However in RE5 I know this is the path, lets go on ahead, no biggy and I could never turn back to far.
Another example is in Bionic Commando where patches of radiation or whatever force you on a path. And they do it rather unforgivingly at points. The freedom to swing through a ruined city and see off into the distance in all directions is kicked in the balls with this rubbish. They never make me feel as if I am the one searching for the solution to the plots problems. I am merely finding them as the narrative tells me to.
This wouldn't be so bad if maybe the plot drove you forwards a bit better yet as I said in my last point Capcom have already done that in. A good example of a linear game with plenty of drive is the Uncharted games. Whilst short they are a hell of a ride. The characters constantly interact with each other in and out cut scenes and they trust you somewhat to understand what is going on. They also make each new situation require you to look at it differently to move on. Rather than another room of baddies that are slightly tougher.

Well to wrap up I would like to point out how wonderfully these points complement each other. Big action and a ranking system to make you try harder. Short bursts of action to perfect each burst in turn. Plot in between playing the game so you don't have to strain your brain during action moments with things such as purpose and drive. And, of course, linearity to force you down the same path as everyone else in the world so we all know exactly what happened. It's as if they don't trust us to play their game well enough to do the story justice. And then they shove it down our throats to make sure we know how epic it is. Sure it is epic but I don't FEEL it.

Only obsessive people would strive to perfect their ranks. Amidst the mass destruction and action scenes such delicate methods of weaving a plot or nudging the player to make big decisions themselves have been trampled. As I said before they are good games but unfortunately contain a shallow experience.

Finally I got a laptop since moving out! This means my blog can continue to all zero of my followers!

Anyway recap time for game land!

The racism issue is gonna keep coming up because some people hate games. And some people are idiots. I don't see why if someone is offended by something they should make such a big fuss as if they have been violated. Games are pieces of fiction like books and movies and the sense of interaction with it enhances the messages, themes and ideas portrayed by it. (If it is a plot heavy game) People are not that impressionable. And besides how will people cope in the real world if the can't handle being offended without demanding a higher power to take action.

Random say for the GBA games Dragon Ball Z Legacy of Goku series. The kick ass if you are a fan of the series and love action with RPG elements. But this is of course shoved in everything nowadays yet it rarely seems a bad things except from there is always someone better than you because they have more time/patience rather than skill. (Or in the case of pokemon an Action Replay device)

FFXIV is gonna be online... even though it is cross console I am not paying a subscription for any game! I hope it is a flop.

A new Metroid game? AWESOME! I really want more details on this.

Anyway that was my random update. Coming soon I will rip Capcom for killing their games!

Another great bargain!

Today whilst in town, not really looking for games I came across a charity stall. Usually I don't pay attention to these things but sitting opposite the stall I noticed the signature blue dvd case of PS2 games. So naturally as I like a bargain I decided to go look. As usual there were some popular series but nothing too great. Medal of honour, Tomb Raider, that sort of thing. But as I moved over the top block of games in the box to the ones underneath I saw it.
ICO! The box was in great condition and I could feel it had the manual in it from its weight! So I asked about the price and the guy really didn't know what he had. So he said £1.50! SOLD.

Lemme explain if you don't know about ICO yourself. It an early gem of the PS2. Sure it is old but the gameplay consists of exploring a castle and the island it is on whilst guiding a princess around it by the hand (literally) to her escape. Certain monsters come out little portals, shadow monsters, and they want to capture the princess again. They drag her back to the portals if they get her and you have to fend them off. You know like in Resi4 with that whingy, girly thing... except fun of course. Anyway these guys pop up anywhere and you fend them of with a stick or whatever is at hand. It has its share of puzzles and whilst you stand puzzling what to do you could get unexpectly attacked. Or rather not you but the princess!

Anyway you get the point of it. I have not played it too much so there is much more to it. And it is rare so if you see it for cheap GET IT! Seriously. People on Ebay while fight quite fiercely to get it.
And you know what else? As I walked away from the stall and went to check the condition of the disc (which was great as well) I found ANOTHER GAME. Someone had left it in there when they donated it! And it was GTA San Andreas. Not bad seeing as I don't have that game.

Unlikely Bargain

Well today I was out be dragged around looking for a suit for a wedding. As usual I just got the first thing that I tried on and it does the job but that's not what I am here for.

I was looking for a few games to add to my collection. I have not tried the Castlevania series yet but I have seen it get a lot of praise. So I was on the look out for a couple of them but only the sidescrollers (seriously, people underestimate sidescrollers).
Firstly DX Chronicles on the PSP which has a couple of games on it. The main one a remake in amazing 2.5D (that is essentially a 2D platform done with 3D elements). The other one is an enhanced port. There is also the original game that was remade to unlock. Pretty dam good if you ask me!
Yeah well it is nowhere to be found on the high street. Don't know why! It is barely a year old but I guess PSP games are not hugely popular. Oh well that is another online purchase!

There was another Castlevania game that caught my interest. Order of Ecclesia on the DS! There are three of them on the DS so far but this one apparently has improved upon the last two somewhat with new systems etc. Anyway the DS games seem outside the main plot or sort of filler for it so I won't be rushing to get the other ones unless it really wows me.
The only problem is it is a fairly new game here and that means money! Yeah I might not rush for that one quite yet either.
Yeah, yeah I am being stingy! But I am not paying full price! Especially for a third party DS game. Even if it is an awesome game it's gonna hang around and drop in price!

Anyway two dead ends for me! So there were two other games for the Wii that I wanted but these are new/newish and I was not expecting to get them. First off Little King's Story. Just out £35. Not gonna get it. Secondly Zak and Wiki. This was not in Game or Gamestation but HMV of all places! They had quite a few copies actually and for £15! That is a definite buy for me! Also they had Little King's Story and a tenner less than everywhere else! So I bought both at £40. Not bad as I was expecting to part with a lot more and the games are great so far! Although they are both quite childish.

Anyway, HMV! Good for games now as well!

Monster Hunter!!

If you are an obsessive gamer, like RPG elements (elements not a proper RPG!), epic boss battles, co-op gaming or just a really big challenge then I suggest you try this series of games!

Well maybe not just yet. But soon! You see the series has not taken off much outside Japan but the two newest games coming over here as well I urge gamers to give it a go and enjoy this alone or preferably with friends! Co-op gaming is something that is hugely rewarding and fun but it is being spread thin across games nowadays. This game focuses on co-op gaming and there is no versus gameplay here.

If you don't want to be bored skip ahead to....

Let me explain the history of the series.
First off the original Monster Hunter! It was released here and it focused on multiplayer. This was solely online multiplayer gameplay. Unfortunately it was on the PS2 which had rubbish online gaming. This left the solo campaign which was not outfitted with enough quests to get you really going. This game flopped in the UK and US.
Monster Hunter 2 quite wisely stayed in Japan. But Monster Hunter Freedom and Freedom 2 came here on the PSP. They had plenty to do in the form of solid solo missions if at first you had to learn a lot of stuff. Also they connected wirelessly to give an accessible multiplayer which is amazing! But unfortunately this was not accessible online and this is the games only downfall.
There is however Monster Hunter Frontier online in the form of a MMO game. But ONLY in Japan.

NOW there are two new Monster Hunter games coming here and the US. Both of them have online and offline multiplayer. First off the PSP one. Monster Hunter Freedom Unite. If you played Freedom 2 then you can transfer over all you equipment etc. to this one. This connects through a PS3 to go online so you need one of these (which I do so I am happy).
Your other option is Monster Hunter 3 (or Tri) on the Wii. No friend codes in this game! And two player split screen to boot.

...HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now you may be thinking "Woah, woah wait a minute! What is this game all about?"
Well Monster Hunter, as the title implies, puts you in the shoes of a hunter...of monsters. You customise your person an then set off. The game is in third person and you use a wide array of weapons, armours and items. You are pitted against behemoths and the aim is usually to take down the beast. Easy? No! You have to track it first. Then keep track of it. Learn its behaviour and attack patterns because the battle isn't gonna be a short one. You can apply all sorts of strategies to getting the job done. And you will need to apply loads of strategies for different weapons. Smallswords, great swords, katanas, hammers, horns, light guns, heavy guns, bows, lances and even gunlances! There is also a bunch of traps and items and potions to help you out.

Now I guess you can buy all these things but why when you can make EVERYTHING from scratch. Bones, horns, leathers, hides, ores, woods and all sorts make armours and plants,herbs and bugs make potions and items. All taken out the huge field.

Other essential gameplay elements such as well... elements (fire, water, lightning etc.) where you hit your opponent and other ingenious things. This game has every element of hunting covered! You fight dragons, dinosaurs, giant birds, crabs, gorillas and just wierd Japanese things! It is awesome and when the new games arrive... BUY THEM!!! Seriously, do it!

Gaming Diary 2

Today wasn't a big gaming thing. I was at Liams flat most the time.
He has been stuck a while on Metroid Prime 2 trying to get in an area. He didn't realise he could jump through the rubble which is the norm in a metroid game...all of them. Thankfully he did this himself and I didn't actually need to help him. But neither of us are sure why this did not click earlier.

The store Game are literally forcing PS2 games on people. There is a HUGE 3 for £5 sale. The only thing is if you want one game they are £4.99 each. That makes no sense apart from they don't want their games anymore so I picked up what good ones ther was. Metal gear solid 2, Crazy Taxi and Soul Calibur 2. The first two I already had but they are not really in working condition. Me and my brother were not good at storing games a few years back.

SO go to Game! Yeah 99% of the games are rubbish but I was pleased.

Gaming Diary 1

The first in many to come hopefully.

Well this is just gonna be a diary of mine on what I do gaming wise and I will try to make it a good read.

First off I have a few games going at once just now. Lemme see... There is Abe's Odysee and Abe's Exoddus. I got the second on Ebay and testing it to leave feedback I got carried away. I am going for all 300 mudukons on Exoddus as I have a magazine with the secret locations in it and I think I can handle the rest.
I also have Metroid Prime 3 to get done. That has been going a while and as has Super Mario Galaxy but I can pick that up and put it down easily. It's Mario after all.
I am also doing the extra dungeon in FFVI advance and am getting there. (FF means Final Fantasy if you're not in the know) Zelda Ocarina of Time (now gonna be mentioned as OoT)

Games I have to even start yet are Slient Hill 2, Beyond Good and Evil, FFV and probably a few more. There is an even bigger list I want to play through again.

Now you are up to date here is the Diary part!
Today I got Beyond Good and Evil and Silent Hill 2. Good games!
Been messing around on Zelda OoT trying to remember where I left off. I eventually found out that I'm supposed to go up a montain and by the time I got to the dungeon I had been drained of will to go any further. Pity.
Defeated the last two dragons in the Dragons Den for FFVI and now I am in the treasure room. I am nearly at the Kaiser Dragon but again I lost momentum and swapped games.
Now I am playing Dead Space and I wanted to keep going but there was a bug. A platform had replaced itself with a body... Reloaded and it's still there! It must have been there a while and now I am stuck. Bloody great. I am gonna have to restart this game at some point but for now it's going to the back of the line!

I wish I could get more done because I am looking forward to some of my newer games but I am stopping myself starting more without finishing the rest. Well they are not going anywhere.