ah that sucks, man! Luckily you caught it early. I don't know much about the disease... are you suffering from any symptoms? How did you find out you had it?
Diseased and Nostalgic but Still Gaming
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 On 12/09/2013 at 02:37 PM by KnightDriver See More From This User » |
I played more Mario & Luigi: Dream Team. Not much though. A depressing and busy week for me. More about that below.
I played Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus but got stuck in the third planet unable to find the last collectible pieces to advance the story. My friend’s internet was down, so I couldn’t look up a walkthrough. So I started God of War: Ascension. It’s good, but something about the controls isn’t quite as perfect as previous God of War games. The platforming segments where you swing from your chains are especially problematic. Sometimes the game just doesn’t acknowledge your request to grapple unless you do it at some strange moment. I also got stuck several times in areas that didn’t adequately suggest what to do next. One time I had to destroy a large wooden framework and attacked it from all angles before I found just the right spot to destroy it. I almost gave up with it. The puzzles that use your ability to reconstruct or deconstruct the environment are pretty cool. I first saw that mechanic in Red Faction Guerrilla. I still hate QTE’s. You can’t see the action that’s happening because you are too busy trying to look at the spot where the button prompt is going to appear. What’s the point of having an action segment that’s cool to watch if you can’t really pay attention to it? It’s a really bad gameplay feature. Developers please let it go.
I bought Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine for Xbox 360. I played the demo when it came out years ago and thought the controls were good and the melee fighting exciting and fun. It took me a while to finally pick it up though.
I’ve been reading Of Dice and Men: The Story of Dungeons & Dragons and the People Who Play It by David M. Ewalt. He writes about games for Forbes magazine. The book covers the origins of table top gaming, the history of D&D, the scandals, the public’s perception of it, the associated video games, and what’s in store for the future. All along Mr. Ewalt relates the events of an actual Dungeons & Dragons adventure that he played with his regular group. Yes, he writes for Forbes and plays D&D for real. It’s a very informative and fun read. I’m almost done with it and will relate my final opinion plus my own D&D experiences in a future blog. It’s been fun reminiscing about this game that became mega-popular at the same time arcades rose to prominence in the early 80’s.
Finally this week has been really depressing as I discovered I had Lyme Disease. I caught it early and started antibiotics right away, so in three weeks I guess I should be alright. I see my doctor tomorrow to get the final word about it. This is the result of the overpopulation of deer and their ticks that spread the disease and my boundless enthusiasm for photographing and roaming in nature. I’ve been venturing around like this for my whole life and only now do I pick up something. What up with that?
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