ok, these are rather short, because I can't be bothered to play through a game that's absolute shit.
Prey:
very interesting design, and having a character using Native American (i was born here, I was raised here, and dad gummit i'm gonna die here... I'm white but that doesn't mean I'm not a native..) mythology (that's right, I said it punks) is something that is rare these days. However I found the game just simply unplayable after a while. I just could not bring myself to play it. why? it's boring. my nickname for this game is "Pray it's not a bad game."
Devil May Cry 4:
while the fighting system with the rating system is very interesting, and to be honest I enjoyed it. I couldn't really bring myself to play through the Emo bullcrap. this is like Square Enix's older brother. I mean, who the hell designed these characters? they belong in a JRPG not an action adventure game.
Overlord:
it's Pikmin. Many people would describe it as badguy Pikmin, but to be fair, you were a bad guy in Pikmin. You're an alien and you enslave their entire race. Anyway, this is about Overlord, which really isn't that bad of a game, I liked it for the most part. It just sort of got Tedious. it's like a mmorpg except you're alone. The grind to this game is just a little boring, I suppose if you like real time strategy games, or if you liked Pikmin, you'd love Overlord. It's just not my cup of tea, personally.
Armored Core 4:
More liked Armored Core Bore (thanks Adam). Seriously, this game was about as interesting as an excel spreadsheet. Now some of you might be upset about this, but seriously, it sucked ASS. I was a huge fan of Armored Core 2 on the PS2, but something about this version.. just makes it feel like more work than play. Managing your Armored Core is now more boring than ever.. Good job Sega. You ruined Agetecs Master Piece.
Perfect Dark Zero:
I didn't get to play this game when it came out, and I did hear a lot of bad things about it, but as a fan, I figured I ought to give it a chance. The game isn't bad, if you take it by itself. If you look at the original Perfect Dark, this game is a shit sucking, ass eating, fucking pile of dog shit. This game sucks so much, even Rare has forgotten about it. Many of the wonderful innovations from the Original Perfect Dark, like all the wonderful customization options of the multiplayer menu, or to be able to see the story come out thru cutscenes, are all gone. You have to discover the story through 'radio transmission.' I mean, I thought I'd give the game a fair chance, as I am a die hard fan of the series, and many of the reviews on Gamefaqs actually did give it a fairly good score. But they're wrong. This game in no way lives up to the original. Sure it's a prequel, but they could have done much better. We're all aware that Rare has made Goldeneye for use on the XBLA, but of course due to licensing issues they can't release it. But they could, theoretically, release Perfect Dark this way, because they only have to deal with Nintendo, and seeing as many companies have already dealt with Nintendo over their IP to be put on the XBLA (see: Bionic Commando, TMNT, Double Dragon), they could do this quite easily. This is the only way they can redeem themselves.
Anyway, that's all for today.
