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March 2013 Recap


On 04/01/2013 at 09:54 PM by daftman

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Another month down! Finally finished a couple of long-running games and moving on to new things.

Games Beaten

-Dead Space: Extraction (Wii)

Played through this with the wife and really liked it. I haven't played any of the other Dead Space games but I'm definitely interested now. A rail shooter like this definitely lends itself to a cinematic experience and the developers delivered one, especially as the characters start to lose their grip on reality. The developers always know where the player will be looking. I remember one scene in the morgue (of course) when your character is waiting for his friends to come get him but he keeps seeing things and freaking out. In particular, you see the dead body of the ship's captain on a table. As the camera swings by later you see him sit up. Camera snaps back but he's still lying down. Always was. Little visual things like that really make the game. I wouldn't mind playing it again but my wife actually had trouble sleeping after playing it. She was a trooper just to finish it with me, so I'm not gonna ask her to do it again. Great game though.

-Zelda: Four Swords Adventures (GCN)

I played this with my brothers and my older brother's wife back when it first came out, but my wife and I started playing it months and months ago, back before our son was born. We played about half by ourselves and half with other people. We picked it up again and then we had an old college friend stop by and we figured...a third player! We finished it up that night lol. So that was my second time through the game. Still a ton of fun.

-Jeanne d'Arc (PSP)

Just finished this up the other day and really enjoyed it. Look for a review in the next couple of days (hopefully).

-Mario Kart 7 (3DS)

It's Mario Kart! It's fun! I "beat" it (i.e., got golds on all the cups in all the speed classes) but I'll still be playing this a lot in the future, especially since it's downloaded on my 3DS and I don't have to worry about switching out carts. If there is one game to have with you all the time, this is it.

Games Bought

Again, PlayStation Plus provided most of my new games.

-Max Payne 3 (360)

My wife picked this up for $10. Pretty good deal if you ask me.

-Spec Ops: The Line (PS3) (PS+)

-Joe Danger 2: The Movie (PSN) (PS+)

-The Cave (PSN) (PS+)

Really excited to play Ron Gilbert's latest.

-BioShock Infinite (360)

-Tekken 6 (PSP) (PS+)

-Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention (Vita) (PS+)

Still don't have a Vita lol.

Now Playing

-BioShock Infinite (360)

This is the first game we've bought at full price since Halo 4 and it was definitely worth the investment. The world Ken Levine and his team at Irrational Games have made is incredible in its detail and the story is really interesting so far. Definitely looking forward to delving deeper in.

-Guild Wars 2 (Mac)

Still playing this off and on. Yay for no subscription!

-Kid Icarus: Uprising (3DS)

I didn't play this at all in March. But I will, dang it, in April! I'll finish it...I will! *continues self pep talk*


 

Comments

Matt Snee Staff Writer

04/01/2013 at 10:08 PM

ah, Jeanne D'Arc is really cool.  But I haven't beat it yet.  I'm going to start a new game in it soon though.  Great game.  

daftman

04/01/2013 at 11:05 PM

The last boss is really hard! But it is definitely a great game. There's a fair amount of post-game content too.

Super Step Contributing Writer

04/01/2013 at 10:44 PM

Never played Four Swords, but it always looked like fun. I think all this Bioshock Infinite praise may just make me buy a PS3. That way I'll have a Blu Ray player too...

daftman

04/01/2013 at 11:15 PM

The Blu-ray player was our excuse to get a PS3 lol. And we do use it quite a bit for that. Infinite is really good so far and judging by the all the good reviews out there I expect it will stay that way. For a cheaper option you could try the first BioShock, which you can probably get for a couple of bucks at this point, though it sounds like you'll still need to get a system to play it on.

If you can get the needed hardware together to play Four Swords co-op (GBAs and link cables), do it. There are few multiplayer experiences that are more fun.

leeradical42

04/01/2013 at 11:45 PM

Jeanne,D,Arc sounds like an awesome game and so does Disgea now you have a reason to get a Vita lol anyway I want a psp and a playstation just for the two games I mentioned along with Disgea 3 and Ar Tonelico 3.

daftman

04/02/2013 at 08:37 AM

I'll get a Vita eventually lol. PSP games are relatively cheap right now so you should get one while the getting is good. Jeanne d'Arc would be a great place to start Smile

leeradical42

04/02/2013 at 08:48 AM

Yea but with next gen systems on the way I need to save so I will have to wait, maybe next tax time. Wink

Halochief90

04/01/2013 at 11:51 PM

Man, you bought a lot of games! Looking forward to that Jeanne D'Arc review. I ordered Bioshock Infinite online, but still waiting for it to arrive in the mail. No one-day shipping over here, they can't even guarantee things within a week!

daftman

04/02/2013 at 08:43 AM

Well, the only games we paid money for this month were Max Payne 3 and BioShock Infinite. The others are all free games for PlayStation Plus subscribers. Since I've paid for the service, I "purchase" pretty much any free game that catches my eye (they're available for a limited time) and put it in my download list for later consumption. I think PS+ pays for itself pretty quickly Smile

BrokenH

04/02/2013 at 12:25 AM

Is Bioshock infinite "longer" than plain ol Bioshock? I know it's a great series but my only point of contention is the BS games run a tad on the short side. But if it's at least 8 hours that's good news! (Hopefully the choices made also go beyond the good/evil paradigm)

daftman

04/02/2013 at 08:47 AM

Can't help you there since I'm still playing it. I'm probably not the best person to ask anyway because I tend to wander around and explore the world as I go. The first BioShock certainly took me longer than 8 hours!

Temperance

04/03/2013 at 05:48 PM

I'd like to read that review of Jeanne d'Arc.  That game has been lingering on my shelf for years now and I've only played a few minutes of it.  Anyway, I'm curious to see what you really liked about the game.

That said, you've made more progress in your backlog than I have in mine.  It's just ironic that I finally figure out what I want to do, but I've been robbed of the time to do it as of late.

So, was everyone sitting around playing Four Swords Adventures with all the GBAs and system link cables?  I just find it humorous as to how much hardware was needed to play that game.  At least Nintendo was generous enough to package the game with a cable (I think Crystal Chronicles came with one, too).  Anyway, I think my favorite moment in that game was the stealth segment outside the castle; I got quite a few laughs out of that one watching my friends dance around the search lights.

Finally, it's strange to see PS+ giving out Vita games even if you don't own the system.  I know the services are integrated now, but it just seems odd getting access to a game you can't use.

daftman

04/03/2013 at 08:38 PM

I've got the Jeanne d'Arc reveiw mostly done. Should be up by tomorrow night.

I've wondered what's happened to you. I suppose I just got used to seeing so many blogs from you because of BaD. Hope you schedule opens up more soon.

Yes, playing Four Swords is a logistical nightmare of cords and Game Boys lol. What was especially bad was when we actually did drum up four people and I had to use my original GBA with an AC adaptor and one of those little lights you plug in the top to see the screen with. It was terrible but oh so much fun.

It is surprising they let me have the Vita games on PS+ too but it makes me happy. I'll have a little library of good games whenever I do get a Vita. Eventually...

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