aspro said:

Stopped playing Bayonetta (PS3). I really enjoy God of War and Devil May Cry, so this game should be doing it for me, but the controls are too loose and I feel like I'm just button mashing with no direct impact on the game.  I was totally impressed with the first 40 minutes of this game, but since then, I just can't play it.

Tried Condemned (360). It was much better than I thought. Nice writing, weapons felt great.  Will get back to this one.

I played through Condemned on the PC, one of the few current gen games I could play on my rig. It was a pretty good game, and I played the second one for a little bit, and I think the first one is much better even though the second game has better combat and graphics.

Interesting you feel that way with Bayonetta. For me, it did feel like that at first, but once I got deeper into the game, the combat was very deep. What difficulty were you playing in? I felt God of War and DMC was button mashing and Bayonetta were those games on steriods!

But Bayonetta does feel like button mashing in the beginning, but it does feel like the gameplay is pretty deep once you get more into the game. I can understand why some can't get into it, though. I guess "this game isn't for everybody" also applies to Bayonetta since it's more of a niche game I think.

My final tally for the Steam Sale

• The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom
• Monkey Island Special Edition Bundle
• Super Meat Boy
• Machinarium
• Sim City Deluxe
• King's Bounty Collection
• Children of the Nile Complete Pack
• Indie Smarts Pack
• Indie Kids Pack
• Everyday Genius: Square Logic
• Freedom Pack
• Port Royale 2
• Tropico Reloaded
• Broken Sword: Director's Cut
• Jedi Knight Bundle

Got gifted:

• Hitman Collection
• CivCity Rome

Total: 48.91

After finishing Red Dead Redemption and Mirror's Edge, I haven't played anything else besides a bit of CivCity Rome.

I've played and finished Fallout 3 the whole week and completed it on the 31st.  I seemed to have run into a glitch where I am stuck in my room and my last save file before then is waaaay before then.  So I probably won't return to that game and finish any of the side quests that were left. .  I think I'll trade it in later this week.   It was a fun ride while it lasted, addictive as crack.

I started the single player campaign for Assassin's Creed Brotherhood and it is indeed good.  I remembered why AC2 was my GOTY for 2009.   If you're thinking this is a side story, think again.  This one picks up immediately where the second left off.

A bonus of AC:B is it's multiplayer which I've already discussed.   I've played a hell of a lot of mp this weekend, with strangers in AC, and with a friend in BC2.  I think those two games will be the only ones that I play this week.  Feel free to join me, guys.

I was away with nothing but my trusted DS to game on this week.  So I played a fair amount of Space Invaders Extreme and I started and got a good way into Advance Wars: Days of Ruin.  It's the 4th AW games I am playing and I am a huge fan of the series.  This is by far my least favourite and it's purely because of the change in the style and character of the game.  The serious and dark tone just doesn't sit well with me at all.  I miss the fun whimsical tone of the first 3 games.  It's the first time I find myself pressing "start" to skip all of the dialogue.  The strategy scenarios are as fun as ever but I don't like the new style.  I really hope they go back if and when they make a new one

Where there's life, there's hope!

Also picked up Puzzle Quest 2 for the DS. I never played the XBLA version when I had it. This game feels at home as a portable.

bugsonglass said:

I played the first one a great deal on the DS.  Great fun and very addictive

Yeah. The first one was quite a surprise. I was addicted to it.

PQ2 on the DS is a huge improvement over the first one when it comes to graphics and presentation. For one thing, the first one on the DS had very low resolution and I sometimes could not tell the colored gems apart. Part two fixes that and the colors are vibrant and distinguishable.

It looks good on the DS even with the lower resolution. I'm glad I got it!

Yeah the music was pretty good. Sounded epic but a little repetitive. Although I wish they had some boss music once in awhile instead of repeating the same tunes.