Mission Complete

I've managed to finish 2 out of the 3 games I started; The Saboteur and Darksiders. I'm getting started on Square Enix's Sleeping Dogs and it looks like a long game so that will take me a while.

The Saboteur was alright I suppose to kill time but the story wasn't that compelling and the gameplay was the same old, same old after a while. The art style was kinda interesting though, and the boobs everywhere....

Darksiders was much more fun. It reminded me a lot of Kingdom of Amalur (another long game I have yet to finish) in art style and graphics and of Zelda in terms of gameplay. Story was enjoyable and epic, though not unexpected. Looking forward to playing the sequel soon.

The first hour of Sleeping Dogs seems alright though I'm already seeing a pattern of repetitiveness. The hand-to-hand fights are just like the Batman: Arkham series; right click to counter, left click to smack face. There's the GTA element of driving around the city. The camera controls suck ass for some reason, especially when you're trying to reverse. It tracks your facing properly when you drive straight though so it is bearable. So far the missions have all involved beating up people or driving cars off the road... I hope the next few hours hold some different missions in store or I'll be getting seriously bored.

EDIT: So I'm done with Sleeping Dogs. The game is seriously too easy, unless you're trying to get the best rank for all missions. Its hard to not roll over people on the sidewalks, let alone knock down a damn lamp post. The story isn't too bad, typical triad / undercover gangster cop inspired by the likes of  Infernal Affairs and Young & Dangerous. All-in-all, a fun but mediocre game.

Looking to try out The Darkness 2 and Darksiders 2 when I can. For older games, I still have Splinter Cell: Conviction, Just Cause 2, Star Wars: Force Unleashed, Bioshock and Bulletstorm. Probably will settle with finishing one of these first before I pick up the rest.