Wow it's been like two weeks since I've posted. Damn you Halo! :)
Well boys and girls the fall game season is upon us. Halo 3 was the kickoff but, this week, come another strong player: The (big) Orange Box. Five full games for $60, without a doubt the best deal gaming has to offer. Personally I'm more excited for Team Fortress 2 than the other four games and I can't wait till tomorrow so I can rock (or burn) some faces off.
I just rented PGR 4 the other day from Gamefly. I've always enjoyed the series but it always seemed like it was missing something. The addition of Motorcycles has delivered the hook to keep me interested. That, coupled the the best achievement ever (1.21 Jiggawatts!!), have earned it a "Keep It" from Gamefly.
The Demos have been flowing like water from the Marketplace lately. A quick rundown:
PGR 4: Don't bother with the demo, just buy the game.
F.E.A.R. Extraction Point: Demo was released today. More stuff to give you nightmares
The Simpsons Game: I've always enjoyed the show but I've never been a superfan. The game, however, is really fun. It may actually be worth the purchase.
Conan: It seems a lot like God of War, which is a very good thing. The graphics are great and the game is just as brutal as you would expect. Too bad it's not coming out till next year.
Crash of the Titans: Every console needs an old school platformer and this looks like it will deliver.
Clive Barker's Jericho: Mark my words, this is going to be the sleeper hit of the fall. Very atmospheric and a lot of twists on the traditional FPS formula.
In other demo news the WWE Smackdown vs Raw 08 demo drops on Monday. Even though the WWE programming may get stale from time to time, the games usually always deliver. I can't wait to get my hands on this one.
I meant to post about this last week but time got away from me: I had a chance to play Guitar Hero III at the Digital Life show in NYC last weekend. The game plays as tight as you would expect from a GH game and the graphics have a little more of a realistic edge to them, but not too realistic. I destroyed some thirteen year old at Evenflow by about 2,000 points, so I felt pretty good about myself. I believe the version I played is the same demo that's coming with Tony Hawk's Proving Ground so keep an eye out for that.
But this post isn't all about the games! The new fall lineup kicked off a couple of weeks ago. I've had a chance to check out some of the shows (I have the first couple of weeks of Bionic Woman, Chuck and Reaper sitting in my DVR) but the show I'm really enjoying is the Big Bang Theory. Hailey Cuoco has turned into quite the Hottie and the geeks next door are hilarious. Check it out if you have a chance, it's at 8:30 pm est on Mondays.
And what else is Monday's? That's right boys and girls, Heroes. So far I'm digging the new season and it's already taken a few very interesting turns. As far as the new cast goes, they really haven't show us much other than Maya "The Penance Stare" chick and her twin brother Alejandro "The Angel Stare" dude. The mysterious redhead who was with Sylar (**SPOILER ALERT** It was Candace the shapeshifter from last season in a new persona named Michelle) in the commercials is dead at the hands of Sylar who is apparantly powerless, at least for now. But when he does get his powers back, now that he has Candice's power, this are going to get really interesting.
Now for some observations and predictions:
Who else figured that Candace/Michelle was a fatty? It was either that or a guy.
Since Peter's tatoo turned in the Helix symbol and he almost killed that guy does that mean he's developed a split personality like Nikki?
Picture 8/8: That looks lke a bad day for Mr. Bennett. And I didn't like the look that Claire gave him in the end. Is West (who seems like he has a dark side, see next blurb) going to shoot him? More importantly, would Claire stop him? (As a side note, I really like Bennett. They better not have him die like that).
I think West is the one offing the last generation of Heroes, or is at least working with whoever is. West would have been able to throw Sulu off the building and fly away and it seems obvious that he would be the one to kill Mr. Bennett (I don't like calling him Noah). The only question is who beat the hell out of Mama Petrelli in the Police Station.
So many more questions but I'll save them for another post. Six more days till we (hopefully) get some answers!
