Emphy

The last couple of months have been dry-time for the gaming scene, especially on the x360.
That’s about to change though, there’s about 20 new games that might be worth trying this june\july.
Just look at 26th of june, that’s gonna be one great birthday
Guilty Gear 2: Overture (26. juni)
Alan Wake (26. juni)
Rage? (26. juni)
Singularity (26. juni)
Dynasty Warriors 6 Empires (26. juni)

But yeah, 3 new games tried out.
First out, Red Faction: guerrilla.
Who can resist a game where everything is destructible?
Not me atleast, there’s just so much satisfaction in running up to any wall\house\whatever, taking out your hammer and seeing the debris fly everywhere when you start smashing your way through the wall.
It’s nice for the time being but it might become repitive after some time.

Second, Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard, “old” but I never got to play it.
Sure there’s no ground breaking gameplay, and the graphics might be slightly bellow average.
But this game is all about comedy and parodying other games, both old and new. (Though, the older you are, the more you jokes you will get. Or if you’re like me, kinda young but experienced in the field of classic gaming lore. )
When you start the game, the first you will see is that you get an achievement for buying the game, then if you press start, it gives you one for reaching the pause menu.
Sure, it’s been done before, only difference is that this time it feels right.

If you check your mission list it actually says “shoot everything that moves” in every level, since that’s basically what you do in fps and third person shooters like this game.

Yes, these are kind of bland since it’s been done so many times before.
This though:

I mean, seriously? Failboat? That’s a new one.
The game is littered with stuff like “If you’re having trouble interrogating people, that’s because there’s no interrogating feature in this game”

lol Max Payne

Third, finally, the PAL version of Star Ocean – The last hope.
Upon starting the game you will be presented with what I feel is one of the best intros to any movie\game ever, it just feels that grand. (The game itself is also pretty grand, with 3DVDs and 50-100 hours expected gametime)
This game is an JRPG that takes place in 2097, or “spacedate 10″ if you prefer that, after world war III has destroyed the earth.
This game utilizes a real-time combat system, which reminds me of the “tales of” series, which is good for people who for some reason dislike turn-based, though I don’t prefer any one over the other.
And the music, my god, the music, I might call it one of the best soundtracks this generation.
Composed by Motoi Sakuraba which I feel is on par with Nobuo Uematsu (of Final fantasy fame).
Get this game now.
(Oh, and eldarians are just an excuse to get green haired girls and up the moe factor a notch.)

Not supposed to be a review or something, just some thoughts about the games.
This post turned out a little bit longer than I expected.

Now on to getting Fuel, which just got released for the x360.