Imagine an episode of Peep Show, only three times as long and with the two main characters in a different situation, i.e. that they’re not Mark the dullard and Jez the layabout, but Harry the (dullard) magician and Karl the (layabout) magician. So Harry finds out Karl is sleeping with his wife (who also happens to be their assistant), and lo, Harry accidently kills her with a guillotine. As you do. The pair split, careers spiral, and they don’t speak …
It’s far too easy to spend lots of time on this without realising. I started early this afternoon, and then suddenly it was dark outside. Chapter 2 was soon over. I had to fight Tuba again on the bridge by the fort, and although I won, he took out the bridge and we all fell to our watery deaths. Well, not quite. The beginning of Chapter 3 showed that my party had been split into two groups. Allegretto, Viola, Jazz, …
This Chapter 2 is a bit long, isn’t it? I’m still on it now! I found the boy at the bottom of the cliff, eventually, and then stayed the night at his parents’ inn. The next day I went Castle Forte (having another, more successful, “jam” session on the way), but couldn’t get in. Instead, some bloke called Tuba who looked like a cross between Ramm-Man from He-Man and Birdie from Street Fighter Alpha decided to fight me. I won, …
Right, the Fort is all done and dusted, and I worked my way along the road to Forte City, killing green flying angel goats on the way, and helping a traveling salesman by fighting some dragon things with rocks on the ends of their tails. As you do. Sold all Beat’s photos (mostly of mice and onions) to him for 500 gold or so each, which I thought was pretty good, but the photos I took after that sold at …
Really enjoying this. Even the (some would say) tedious repetitive battles. But they’re fun! It took me at least another hour to figure out how to get out of the fort (the switches move a room that acts as a bridge – aha!), and had to fight a bit armoured wolf boss thing on the way, who wasn’t exactly easy, but was certainly more manageable than all the other bosses I’ve fought so far! It’s all that leveling up, I …
On one hand, it’s Metal Slug 3. On the other had, it has this horrific graphics filter on and slowdown. But it’s Metal Slug 3. Decisions, decisions…
Spent just over an hour wandering round the inside of the fort, pressing switches and stuff. Found a sign that said there were five switches, one “that goes back”, which I’m assuming is the “reset” one I found but didn’t touch. I think I’ve hit the other five now – I just need to make it back to a door that was locked before (and, I’m assuming unlocked now). Had some real trouble to start with, as the baddies in …
That’s right! I’ve won some Spanish lottery again! Last time, I think I forgot to fill the claim form in, or something, as I didn’t get my money. Hurrah for winning again then! I must be the luckiest person ever. Here’s the envelope that arrived a few days ago: And in it, the letter telling me I’d won ‚Äö?ᬮ815,810.00:
Played about an hour more of this, not realising that my previous “two hours” were actually nearer three and a half. Time sink! I’ve made it to a fort, which is full of mice. I’m pleased to see that standard RPGisms are in full force, with the same baddies as earlier in the game, only harder and a different colour. Reminds me of the Chirpers from Phantasy Star III. Oh, and I now have five people in my party, as …
I’ve not been feeling too well today (no, not drinking excess from last night – I had this before them, just not so bad), so didn’t fancy anything fast-paced to play or camera-swingingly nauseating (I recall some badness when playing Crackdown whilst unwell once), so I didn’t pick up Mario Galaxy or Psychonauts, instead opting for this, which I got for Christmas. The first thing that hits you about the game is how gorgeous it looks. I don’t think I’ve …
Just a few tracks on this to kill a bit of time before New Year actually happens. Improved my scores on two Medium tracks, and did a new track for the first time. A friend of mine played too, on Easy. He was crap.
Played through a bit more of this, nabbing about ten more stars. I only need about 12 now before I can face Bowser at the “end” of the game as Luigi. I’m still convinced there are more baddies as Luigi. For example, when fighting King Kalicente (is that how you spell his name?) for the second time, he chucks one hell of a lot more of those blue flaming things at you.
Phew, eh? That’s a lot of games. Overall, I’ve completed 61 this year, and played around 200 (if you include demos).¬¨‚Ć So what was best?¬¨‚Ć What was unexpected? Biggest Surprise Almost certainly Halo 3. I didn’t like the campaign mode (which I played a fair bit of in co-op – I actually completed it too, although didn’t play every chapter). The surprise was enjoying online multiplayer as much as I did. Team Fortress 2 is better, in my opinion (especially …