Weekend in Gaming – 9/16 0

by Adam Blue • Editorial

I had quite a productive weekend. I spent most of my gaming time with Hard Reset. A recently released PC-only FPS by Flying Wild Hog. In short, this thing is awesome. It gives me the same feeling I had when I first played Doom, but the mechanics are modern enough. I’m pretty much blasting baddies with two weapons, and when I say baddies, I want to emphasize on the suffix – the ies. Tons are thrown at you, and you’re dispensing what seems like an infinite supply of bullets. I think there was a time or two that I run out, but that’s not the core mechanic here. Hard Reset wants you to be able to take down tons of enemies, avoiding attacks, and using the environment to dispatch the waves quickly.

I wanted to insert some screenshots, but apparently the screenshots I took in Steam didn’t save. That’s pretty lame.

I actually just got the Razer Lycosa keyboard as my G15 seemed too big and I really always had an awkward time with the large keys. After using my new laptop to game, I realized I had a more comfortable time. The keys, like on most laptops, are pretty tiny. The Lycosa fits the bill, and has made PC gaming so much more comfortable for me. This made Hard Reset an enjoyable experience.

I also got a Kinect. This was mainly for being able to video chat so my daughter can see her grandparents – but who am I kidding? I also wanted another piece of gaming technology. The distance between my couch and TV is way too small, and so the Kinect doesn’t work exactly right. I can use hand gestures and speak to my machine (hopefully it won’t take over), but I don’t think gaming can happen. I’m going to pick up one of those Kinect Zoom things made by Nyko to see if I can get that extra foot I need. I’m in the ‘circle’ if I sit on my couch, not standing in front of it. So, I’m close. The Kinects also now come with a copy of Children of Eden.

I then tried out a bunch of 360 demos:

SkyDrift – Flying Mario Kart. WWII style planes with power ups. It’s awesome and think it’s worth a purchase.

Radiant Silvergun – I’ve been wanting to try this forever, plus I love Treasure and shmups. This isn’t my type of shmup though. Very hard.

Bloodrayne – TAKE MY MONIES

Renegade Ops – Tons of fun. A harder-to-control Assault Heroes, but more open-map rather than screen-scrolling. Any more hyphens and I’d wear-out this new key-board. Also, I went in on a 4-pack with Mike on Steam. But it’s not out yet…

Adam Blue: so it says the gift was revoked.
Adam Blue: its in my library but wont allow me to install/play
Kaz: well its not out so that is no surprise

lol

Crimson Alliance – Snoozefest 2011.

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