There’s something very satisfying about playing God of War. Mostly because Kratos never does anything in a way that normal people would. He doesn’t open doors, he kicks them open, heaves them upward, or smashes though them. He doesn’t just open a chest, he strains for a couple seconds and then rips the lid off. And he doesn’t just kill his enemies, he slashes, pulverizes, rips, and otherwise destroys them in an impressive show of fire and blood. Call it character development through animation. Whatever it is, it’s a whole heckuva lot of fun to play.
Super Mario 64 DS. I got the game in the mail on Tuesday, and its shoved Animal Crossing aside as the game I leave in the DS when I take it to work. I never played Super Mario 64 in any depth (beyond a few minutes playing it at Wal-Mart and Best Buy when the 64 launched), so this game has been a plesent change from my normal gaming fair. I haven’t put much time into yet–I’m sitting at 7 stars–but it’s a great game to pick up and play during downtime at work.
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII. I’m still working through the game on hard, but playtime has almost ground to a halt since God of War came in the mail. If I’m remember my first play through correctly, I’m a little over a third through the game.
God of War: Chains of Olympus. I got the game Wednesday and I beat the game on Hero (Normal) mode in a little over 5 hours. Despite parts of greek mythology that I wish wern’t quite so authentic (the gods and goddesses don’t feel the need to wear a lot of clothes…weird Greek people) this is giving Crisis Core a serious run for its money for the best PSP game in the mind of Fred. After I beat it on Hero mode I gave God mode (two steps above Hero mode)) a shot just to see what the difference was and holy crap, I’m not nearly as good at this game as I thought I was.
World of Warcraft. I’ve logged on a grand total of twice this week, once to check the auction house, and once to play with my girlfriend. I really can’t make myself care about playing Zian anymore, mostly because why I enjoy playing him is the raid content and I really don’t want to commit myself to WoW that much again.
Anyhow, my girlfriend and I are playing a mage and a paladin respectively. I already had a level 36 pally alt on Dark Iron, but I needed a class that could keep a mage alive and the paladin was the best choice out of the Blood Elf racial choices. We’re at level 10, and still finishing the quests around Silvermoon City before we head down to the Ghostlands.
