PS3 game impressions dump !
XCOM (PSN+) can be a really infuriating game on "classic" difficulty. The hit possibility calculation is really damn annoying. Basically, anything below 70% hit chance does not hit.
On the other hand, enemies crit all the fucking time. 3 or 4 times already I just had to shut down my PS3 on the spot out of anger, after the game screwed me over again.
It blows my mind that this stupid RNG is coming from the same company that fixed their horrible RNG in Civ IV and even moreso in V. <a href="
http://www.schwanenlied.me/yawning/XCOM ... NG.html">I know this sounds like confirmation bias</a>, but Civ 1-3 were known for that crap. Having grazing shots would solve such frustration.
I also can't stand that enemies can move after you've discovered them. The way cover is often useless is also annoying.
Several aspects of this game are really well done, but some, unfortunately very prominent, are insanely annoying and I wish for owning the PC version, just so I can download a mod that rebalances the game.
The only really reliable person in all of my barracks is one of my two snipers, with the other sniper being seemingly short-sighted...
But, I have probably put around 30h into it, because the game otherwise does work and is very interesting.
Tokyo Jungle is a game that I expected to be very different. At first I felt kinda let-down and only played it for maybe ~2h and didn't play it for a few days. But then I've picked it up again and I have to say it is actually much more engaging than you might think at first. The core gameplay mechanic is not fighting, eating or all that obvious stuff, but actually route planning. Once you realize that, TJ opens a whole new dimension of gameplay and becomes this interesting game of managing several things at once. Unlocking everything can probably take several dozen of hours.
Mega Man 9 is really damn hard. I'd say ~3 screens are actually unfair and can not be done on the first time. Luckily, I made it to Dr. Wily's castle and am loaded with lifes, containers and other items !
Played an hour of
Uncharted 3 (PSN+), seems more interesting so far than U2, but I can't quite say why yet. Maybe because there weren't any horribly clichéed OH NO, I'M ABOUT TO FALL, GRAB ME moments... yet.
Enslaved has a really annoying camera in battles. I hate it when fights are "orchestrated" in such a way and go for style over usability. Otherwise, it looks good and is promising. Framerate's choppy.
Try out some demos.
Not sure hot to feel about Hard Corps: Uprising...
Playing the GT6 demo made me want to buy GT5.
MotoGP 2013 looks really ugly.
I want to buy Journey... at a reduced price.
Tekken Revolution is fun every now and then online.
The unfinished swan seems like a nice exploration game, but I'm not sure if it's worth the money and won't get boring fast.
The PSN summer sale is a JOKE in comparison to what basically every place and service on the PC is doing/did. And of course the insane amount of DLC is not sold at a reduced price.... pffft....
The whole thing, just as nearly everything on the PSN, is also very shoddily organized and the bad and over-sized new store interface does certainly not help navigating it.
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Shadowrun Returns unlocks on Steam in 22 hours!
Why is it not tomorrow already?!?
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I was kinda interested in it, but the reviews are really mixed, pointing out that the dialogue and story are great, but the save system, AI and small levels are garbage/frustrating.
Since they've implemented an editor, I guess these problems can be fixed.
Might check it out during a sale.
But I don't have it anymore since it was on my old computer.
