First off, GONG XI FA CAI to everyone! Happy Chinese New Year to you all! Even if you're not Chinese!
Devil May Cry; I liked this game but it had major changes which I suppose most people just couldn't accept. Dante's change for one; I'm glad they revised him to look more like a young, arrogant prick rather than a young, emo f***tard that he was before but... he's not the same Dante we know and love. Gameplay wise, it was too easy to be taken seriously as part of the DMC franchise, even with the harder difficulties. The story was alright, a "modern" and "realistic" retelling of the original DMC tale. I loved the art direction, the character models and the world and how it was portrayed. Still, not enough to fill its dark soul with ligggghhhhtttt....
Dead Space 3; another game in these present times that fall victim, just like DMC, to the "inclusiveness" bug... i.e. game developers feel that they have to dumb down the game just so that EVERYONE can play. And when the game is so easy that everyone can play, no one really wants to. Where's the challenge? Dead Space 3 is really, really easy on any difficulty other than hardcore, and that's because of some cheap shots with falling rocks and space debris. Also, more action than horror which is a minus point for the series. Some closure with the ending, standard stuff really.
Cube drafting is where the fun's at... lots and lots of cube drafting this holiday, with back to back drafts, 8-9 people almost twice this past two weeks (oh joy!) and loads of fun to be had with new cards in the cube.
Monday, February 18, 2013
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
End of the Year
So yeah, didn't really get started with those games. Got sidetracked with a lot of other real life things, like work, business, etc. etc. Still, I managed to finish up all five episodes of the Walking Dead adventure game by Telltale Games. Its a great game with fantastic storytelling and a gripping atmosphere. As far as games go, its more than we can ask for these days. What else... started playing Pay Day: The Heist recently. Another awesome 4-player co-op game about robbers and heists. Good plain fun with lots of shooting and action. Had a go with ZombiU too, it was really good as well. Makes me want to get one but a single game doesn't warrant an impulse buy like that.
Board game wise, my friend got two new board games; Legendary, a Marvel themed co-op deck building game, and a DC comics deck building game. My thoughts; the DC one is good, it is fast paced and there's lots of interactions with other players. I felt it was kinda luck-based though. Marvel wasn't so great with me, too many cards for simple mechanics that didn't seem very fun to me. Granted I only played Marvel once, and I only played both games with two players but so far that's what I feel about these two.
On the Magic front, wow, added tons of new cards to the Cube Draft from Return to Ravnica, as well as some staples that other people use in their cubes. I've kept the power level down a notch (no Black Lotus or Power Nine for example) so that it doesn't feel too elitist for new players. That being said, I'm finding it difficult to find friends who play Magic AND want to draft the Cube...
Business-wise, the shop / website / retail business idea has come to a standstill, no thanks to our daily jobs as well as a lack of commitment, time and effort on our parts. The Property Renovation and Investment business is also kinda slow. We haven't checked out any new houses recently and the houses that we were interested in was too expensive for us. Hopefully we can start a project soon so we can see if this is worth investing time into.
Still, the board game creating and publishing business idea is still in progress; Project Momentum has been halted for a bit while we focus on Project Space, a sci-fi strategy card game. We've worked on the prototype for two races or capital ships now, the Terran Battle Destroyer and the Nixian Armada Carrier. Still working out the kinks in the gameplay (especially space fighter combat) and the card designs, hopefully we can get a finished prototype for these two decks out soon.
My wife and I have also invested in our second property, a RM800k apartment at Ara Damansara. Its quite expensive but I think that area is going to be big in the next couple of years. Besides, I wouldn't mind staying there for a while once the LRT is up and running.
That's it for now I think, till next time.
Board game wise, my friend got two new board games; Legendary, a Marvel themed co-op deck building game, and a DC comics deck building game. My thoughts; the DC one is good, it is fast paced and there's lots of interactions with other players. I felt it was kinda luck-based though. Marvel wasn't so great with me, too many cards for simple mechanics that didn't seem very fun to me. Granted I only played Marvel once, and I only played both games with two players but so far that's what I feel about these two.
On the Magic front, wow, added tons of new cards to the Cube Draft from Return to Ravnica, as well as some staples that other people use in their cubes. I've kept the power level down a notch (no Black Lotus or Power Nine for example) so that it doesn't feel too elitist for new players. That being said, I'm finding it difficult to find friends who play Magic AND want to draft the Cube...
Business-wise, the shop / website / retail business idea has come to a standstill, no thanks to our daily jobs as well as a lack of commitment, time and effort on our parts. The Property Renovation and Investment business is also kinda slow. We haven't checked out any new houses recently and the houses that we were interested in was too expensive for us. Hopefully we can start a project soon so we can see if this is worth investing time into.
Still, the board game creating and publishing business idea is still in progress; Project Momentum has been halted for a bit while we focus on Project Space, a sci-fi strategy card game. We've worked on the prototype for two races or capital ships now, the Terran Battle Destroyer and the Nixian Armada Carrier. Still working out the kinks in the gameplay (especially space fighter combat) and the card designs, hopefully we can get a finished prototype for these two decks out soon.
My wife and I have also invested in our second property, a RM800k apartment at Ara Damansara. Its quite expensive but I think that area is going to be big in the next couple of years. Besides, I wouldn't mind staying there for a while once the LRT is up and running.
That's it for now I think, till next time.
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