I finished BioShock last night. I won’t spoil the game by revealing its secrets, but the ending was…a let down.
Don’t get me wrong: BioShock still has my strongest recommendation- I really enjoyed the game, and my rating is unchanged. But endings are always hard, and it seems that the better an entertainment is, the harder it is to end well.
| Title | Supreme Commander |
| Developer | Gas Powered Games |
| Type | Real Time Strategy |
| Platform(s) | XBox 360, Windows |
| Kelly Score ™ | 95 / 100 |
| Title | Fable |
| Developer | Lionhead |
| Type | Role playing game |
| Platform(s) | XBox, XBox 360 (emulation mode) |
| Kelly Score ™ | 90 / 100 |
Lionhead games released a game called “Fable” (note: site uses Flash plugin) a few years ago. I dismissed it because a few folks who liked “goofy/cartoonish” style games thought it was a great thing.
I picked up a discounted XBox version of Fable over the weekend. Not XBox 360, but XBox- it runs under emulation mode in my XBox 360, though. This means that the graphics aren’t great. But after playing the game for (according to it’s in-game stats) a bit over 7 hours, I can say I truly regret not trying it sooner.
| Title | Tomb Raider: Legend |
| Developer | Eidos Interactive |
| Type | Third person Action |
| Platform(s) | XBox 360, Windows, Playstation 2, Gamecube… |
| Kelly Score ™ | 80 / 100 |
| Title | Gears of War |
| Developer | Epic Games |
| Type | First Person Sneaker |
| Platform(s) | XBox 360, Windows |
| Kelly Score ™ | 87 / 100 |
| Title | Vanguard |
| Developer | SoE (Sigil) |
| Type | MMORPG |
| Platform(s) | Windows |
| Kelly Score ™ | 70 / 100 |
Okay, so I’ve had a few too many “Second Life” posts lately. I’ll do my best to make this the last one for at least a few days.
The other day I bought my land- yesterday I put the finishing touches on my house.
I like the “rustic” look as opposed to the modern appearance many favour. The house itself is something I purchased at a shop.
I’ve also been working on the interior…
In real life, I own a home. Well, actually, the bank owns most of it. But in Second Life, I now actually own a piece of property.
There is a lot of buzz in the on-line community lately about a “game” called Second Life. And not just amongst traditional gamers- there are folks within many big companies that are experimenting with this world which relies almost entirely on user created content. What’s the big deal?
The “new generation” game consoles are stacking up to be pretty impressive. All of them are based on variations of the IBM Cell processor technology. The first out was Microsoft’s XBox 360, soon to be followed by Sony’s PlayStation 3 and Nintendo’s entry which was, until a few days ago, code named “Revolution”.