I've been trying to clear my Pile of Shame again. I hear of the progress Jim Dandy is making clearing his games, I see the clear and laser like intensity of dedication shown by Crazylegs with Oblivion, I despair at Adam's ability to apparently play everything, and I think: Fuck, Twist. Time to get a move on.
So I'm trying now to finish Magic: The Gathering on XBLA. Which is made difficult because the bloody AI makes sure it gets all the right cards, while I get new and amazing piles of FAIL. I tried the online game, but got my ass handed to me by an undoubtedly gloating nerd who had bought the inevitable download of Let's Kick Twist's Ass cardset.
Arkham Asylum, while a nigh perfect game, does have one fault in design--and I found it. Without getting spoilery, let's just say you should upgrade your Crytpo device as soon as possible. If you, say, put your build points simply towards better armour, (who would do that?), you will be SOL by the time you're ready to face Poison Ivy. Just saying.
So at this point, I thought I'd just go grind until I had enough new build points. But...BUT...I had already kicked everyone's ass. There was no-one else to fight. So I've spent the last three nights trying to find puzzles to solve, things to break--anything that will give me a micron of XP. Three nights of this, and I finally managed to wring enough XP to buy a new Crypto doo-hickey fuckamabob. You know what fun is? This wasn't it.
And because I have no willpower after midnight and a glass of wine, I bought TRIALS HD. A sadistic combination of Excitebike and The Three Stooges, this has made me forget the deep pain I carry in my soul and simply laugh with glee as the hapless trail bike driver is blown up, lands on his face, or falls three hundred feet to have his bike land on him--then explode--leaving him to twitch in eternal twitchiness at an uncaring world.
And you?
4 comments:
Gah, the pile gets higher and higher. I'm morally committed to finishing GTA IV, but the flesh and will are weak. Then, stupidly, I bought Rainbow Six Vegas, GRAW 2, Lego Indiana Jones, and Kung Fu Panda (used, $30 for all 4). Faced with the new, bigger pile of fail I did what any sane gamer would do, played tons of Geometry Wars and Doom on XBLA. Sorta makes sense, don't you think?
I did finally beat Call of Duty:World at War, and now want a taste of Modern Warfare 2. I need to understand this hype but who's want to play for hours online only to get their ass handed to them by a 14 year old? SO I bought God of War collection and play on Hard. I am challenged! Have you tried Brutal Legend yet? It's worth a rental.
David, we think alike. I try to finish Batman, but then have to play Trials HD, or Rez, for hours instead. I think I have completion issues.
Brian, I haven't played Brutal Legend yet, but will when the price drops. I'm also hearing semi-good things about Borderlands. I may be getting Dragon Age soon, though, and that will be me done for the winter.
Why must you make me face my greatest fears, Dr. Dork? Like David, the pile gets higher all the time. In my case, I'll exclude games that the The Boy has purchased. While they mock me, I don't feel the pull of shame since those games were never mine to beat.
My personal pile of unrealized boss battles are pretty much all PC-based: Myst, System Shock 2, Deus Ex 2, KOTOR, Douglas Adams' Titanic, King's Quest VI, Gears of War... I gave up on all of these for a variety of reasons: too boring, too craptastic, underpowered PC, got side-tracked, etc.
But then there are games I bought with the intention of never actually finishing them. These would be in the "ride motocross bikes and do improbable stunts" genre. These I just pickup and play for funzies.
On the consoles, I'm much more diligent about finishing before I start a new one (it won't last, of course). Still working my way through Oblivion with Fallout 3 just crying out to be played. Come Christmastime, I know that Arkham Asylum will come calling, too.
But then some dude comes at me over the Wireless with some song-and-dance about Trials HD, which he *knows* I'll love because he's inside my head.... Gah!!
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