So....whassup? Hate to say I forget about posting but....I do. Haven't posted since July! Since that time I have completed a handful of games. Mostly older stuff, as usual. I'll just list'em and a short blurb...
Rage (360): Pretty amazing game with even more amazing graphics. I get that it's not a completely open world game, but it's still pretty cool how it looks. 8/10
Aliens Colonial Marines (360): Not a very good game. Graphics weren't great; story so so. There were some bugs here and there with aliens getting stuck in the walls where occasionally they have to all be dead to advance. Not the worst game I've played. 5/10
Red Faction Guerilla (360): Enjoyed RF: Armageddon much more. Drive across the map, blow crap up, save Mars. Over and over and over. Seemed this game was fairly difficult. Don't remember what setting I had it on but I died quite a bit. Probably much of that was just not paying attention and thinking "I got him!"; except I didn't. 6/10
Army of Two: Devils Cartel (360): Played co-op with my son. Solid title. Did not like the original Ao2. Pleasantly surprised. Probably made more fun by the fact you can co op the entire game. We each have a 360 so I can't speak to split screen, but the game worked well. Occasionally you'd split up to complete a level; kinda liked that. 7.5/10
Ghost Recon Future Soldier (360): Really enjoyed GRAW 1 and 2. This one, felt like more of a chore to get through. Good graphics, gameplay was okay. Just could not seem to get vested in the story. Frustrating at the end having to chase down a handful of bosses before they escape with tons of enemies being thrown at you. It's a stealth game that makes you run and gun at the end. Not cool. 6.5/10
Timeshift (360): Good concept, decent graphics, mediocre story. Rewinding and slowing time are cool features. Gameplay was good except for overly difficult shoot stuff outta the sky while riding aerial transport missions. Other than that, not much to complain about. Boss at the end was maybe a bit too easy. 6.5/10
Battlefield 3 (360): Did not play mp, just solo. Guess I'm just stupid but the story lacked cohesiveness to me; confusing at times. Graphics were great, gameplay fine. It's a BF game; not much else to say. 7/10
Gears of War Ultimate (one): Bought my son and I each a Xbox One for Christmas. Got him the 1TB Gears and the 1TB Tomb Raider for me. Picked up Gears Ultimate to play with him because, well, we haven't played Gears enough even though we've played each multiple times. Very much improved graphics, the new chapter was nice but not enough to make a big difference. Same game as Gears 1 with a little spit and polish. 8/10
Farming Simulator 15 (one): Pretty much the same game at FS 13 with one new map. Buy fields and equipment, plant crops, harvest crops, make money to buy more fields and equipment. Did not mess with cows, sheep, chickens. Did work the silage/biogas plant to it's full effect as it was a big money maker. Physics are just terrible; as they were in the last game. The tractor and equipment models are just fine but the environment suffers a bit. Way too dark at night and/or tractor lighting needs to be improved. Probably shouldn't enjoy this series as much as I do. My son laughs at me for playing it. 8/10
Working on XCom The Bureau (360), Diablo (one), Forza 6 (one), and Wasteland 2 (one). Got a crap ton of 360 games yet to play. Getting a one is kinda messing me up in that regard.
Edit to add:
Driver SF is a pretty solid game. I'm not one for arcade style driving games but that one I thoroughly enjoyed!
