Shattered Horizon

I finally managed to try it out with a guest pass I got on 4chan (thanks Choco). Believe me, there’s more than porn and hentai there. In the end I found the game really interesting for its environments and controls but the content was really not enough. People like to customize their players and use different weapons and you can’t do any of them, at the moment. A DLC has already been announced but that’ll just add 4 more maps and no real variety to the fight.

The good thing is that there’s just one gameplay fault so far. It’s good to have a radar, we’ve got that in Halo too, but a wall hack? C’mon, what’s the point in navigating in backlight when your opponent can see a big red mark where he has to shoot?

In my opinion, it’s not worth the 20 €/$ on Steam yet but if a weekend deal happens…

New Super Mario Bros Wii

I’ve almost finished New Super Mario Bros. Wii by the way. It’s really challenging and I’ve found myself playing some levels over and over just to figure out where the last star coin is hidden (you need then even more attempts to get it) or because I’m too hasty and I fall to my death after being caught off guard by the umpteenth mechanism. In level 7-1 I actually shouted “Holy shit! Can’t everything stay still for at least 20 seconds?”. If you wanted something harder and You loved Super Mario World and Super Mario Bros. 3 this remix is for you.

Lastly, If you are wondering why your Mario doesn’t have his hat on it’s just because you have 99 lives. I spent 5 worlds trying to figure that out. Oh, and the audio recording is pretty good. I think I’ll have to change my mobile theme.

Legend of Zelda:  4 Swords Adventures

The last thing I’m playing lately is Legend of Zelda: 4 Swords Adventures. I couldn’t play it back in 2005 so I’m playing it now.  Basically, I find it enjoyable due to the retro/modern feel and the easy-going gameplay. You don’t really have to travel all the way back and forth to get the items needed for the main quest. It’s as simple as entering a dungeon, solving the puzzles and slaying the boss. It’s also hilarious having 4 youngsters shouting at the same time when falling off a cliff lemmings-style.

I miss having 3 friends near me and 4 GBAs. It’s one of those games that really makes fun of the players’ lack of coordination. Why do L4D2 is online and Zelda 4 Swords, who came first, is not?

It’s time to fight! The TF2 development team set up a new update for both The Soldier and The Demoman with an exception of a unique seventh weapon that will be given only to the strongest class. How to prove it? Just kill your opponent. Every Demoman killing Soldiers and Soldiers killing Demomen will be racking up points to deserve the extra unlockable. The challenge has already started so why don’t you go fragging some arrogant players?

After the first day Soldiers are winning with 1,390,017 kills compared to Demomen’s 1,290,988 with a gap of 99,029 kills. Those are just numbers and you know better than me that players are skittish.

Other news include tons of Dead space 2 artworks and clues. The next survival horror from Visceral Games will be set on a space station built on one of Saturn’s moons. The good news is that Isaac is still alive (don’t start singing it) and has been given new equipment. Drawing his first suit was a chore. I wonder what the final version of this suit will look like.

I hope you got what you wanted. if not you can move over to steam and grab some goodies with the incredible Christmas sale they are having in these days. I’d buy something if I hadn’t already played/tried everything on sale I was barely interested in. If you’re looking for something different I’d like to suggest you Minecraft. It’s still in alpha and you can have a 50% discount until it goes beta. It sort of an exploration/sandbox game where you can place blocks or remove them to dig/build. It also has dedicated servers and skins for registered/paying users. You can also build sprites.

For what concerns me, I got Zelda Spirit Tracks and a 50€ paid card for clothing at the store where I usually get dressed. My relatives will be here in about 30 minutes. Time to start playing some Christmas carols.