Playing Way Too Much Lately...

I have a bunch of games on the go right now. Over two is going past my comfort level. I just finished Fight Night Champion, and just started inFamous 2 yesterday. I am also playing Pokemon Platinum on the DSi. I bought The Legend if Zedla The Spirit Tracks. Lets not for forget I am playing a lot of other games like Homefront, Call of Duty, DJ Hero 2, and Grand Thief Auto 4 to name a few.

My only thoughts on inFamous 2, for only playing it for a couple of hours, are; Very impressed about the graphics. I wonder how much more they can push the boundaries of the Playstation 3. Two games in a row that impressed me graphic wise (Fight Night Champion is the other). The general gameplay is a little different then the first, in a good way, in my opinion. The environment is very interactive in the opening portion of the game. I am not sure if this is continued through out the entire game, or not. There are huge differences between the infamous 2 and it's predecessor.

Some of the first things you will notice are, most of the characters you remember from the first game are gone. As a added mind fuck, it seems they changed the voice over actors of the main characters from the first inFamous. I swear to fuck, that Cole's voice has become higher and not as deep and batman sounding as before. Oh yes, you go to a new town, set in the American Bayou, with a new rouge government agent. But don't piss your panties yet. Maybe you haven't played inFamous since 2009 and smoked too many bong tokes since then to remember the story and plot. It doesn't really matter, there is a very nice re-cap on the past events in the first game, of course in classic comic book fashion.

There is a few new features I noticed early. When starting up a new game, if you have an existing inFamous save file, it will affect the out come of your starting karma. So if your good in the first game, you will start out a slightly more heroic then just starting out neutral. Vise versa if you have a save file with a evil karma rating. The lay out of the missions are a little different, seeming more linear then the first game. I am also still very early in the game. This could change later. The system of upgrading your powers is quite different as well, and of course there is plenty of new moves and powers to kick some ass with.

There is some sort of online aspect to the game, unfortunately my fucking internet was down because of a massive thunderstorm. It was down for the entire fucking day. None the less to say, I didn't get to experience the online side of the game. Another thing that seemed new to inFamous, is the amount of great cut scenes. There wasn't many cinematics in the first game, but they look and play out great on inFamous 2.

I am pretty stoked to play more of this game.

Nothing like a good ol' face punching...

Beating Fight Night Champion was more of a challenge then I though it would be. I choose a harder difficultly then amateur, considering a have beat the other games in the Fight Night franchise. The last fight was fucking insane, my brother actually, finally beat it for me. That made him cocky because he isn't usually better then me at video games. He also fucked me up every fight last night, but I got the best of him tonight though. I won with a two win lead in a series of fights. Got to love that kid but he always smokes my dry when he is around.

I really liked Fight Night Champion. I am going to do a full review on it right away. It is probably my favourite in the series, the over all experience is amazing. Pretty safe to say it is the best boxing game out and a top contender for best sport fighting game. Again incredible graphics and story, game play is is very smooth and enjoyable to play. Check back in a couple of weeks for a full review.

Look at this bunk shit!

The last thing I want to talk about tonight is Pokemon! I actually love Pokemon, is one of the best RPG games out (that is my opinion). It is high enjoyable to play and it can be customized pretty personally if you want to. I used to be huge into Pokemon. I lost lots of interest since I turned 13 but I still play it once in a while. I just picked up the Pokemon Platinum at the pawn shop and need something good to play on my DSi. I haven't played any of the Pokemon series since Pokemon Yellow, I think.

Graphics have improved a bit....

I only knew the original 151 Pokemon, now there is 649 of them! I am left in the dust in the world of Pokemon, but it's not that important. It's a very easy game to grasp, and can eat up a lot of time. I only feel like I scratched the surface of the game and I have put a solid eight hours in. The graphics are still classic eight-bit, bird's eye view, just like classic Final Fantasy. The graphics are a shit ton better then the original Pokemon games though.

I always have fun playing Pokemon, but I also get stuck for a while. I run through the game too fast and get to a Pokemon battle that I can't handle. At this point I have to go back and slowly level up my Pokemon. This can be a very time consuming and painstakingly slow. There is lots more to do in Pokemon then battling and collecting Pokemon. In this version, you can plant and collect berries, to be sold or used with Pokemon. There are other little things, like items and accessories for your Pokemon. You can fish for Pokemon. Maybe trading and battling Pokemon with your friends sounds a little more fun?

Who said Pokem can't be sexy?

Fuck, who the hell is going to play Pokemon with a twenty four year old? I don't even know anyone that plays a Nintendo DS over the age of 12. I tried WiFi play on Pokemon Platinum, but really couldn't find much match making for battles. It's seems like you have to know a friends battle code or something to battle. Plus you have to know if they are online at the time. No friends list? One thing I hate about Nintendo DS. There is a online market place for trading Pokemon with anyone world wide. I really don't know fuck about anything. I fucked around with it for about ten minutes.

You can google anything....

I think I am going to take a little break from Pokemon and actually try Legend of Zedla Spirit Tracks tonight. Maybe I won't, who knows. It's already getting late and it's going to be a busy day at the restaurant. Fucking Western Music Festival. I hate rich rancher pricks. And I hate working hard for little pay.