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It does seem that every story is, at its hear...
July 29, 2006 by Adam in Adam's Games
 It does seem that every story is, at its heart, about a girl.
I continue to play Prey, wandering the convoluted hallways in search of my character's girlfriend. The graphics of the game are pretty darn' creepy, one of the better "biomechanical" implementations I've seen in awhile.
Sam's still playing Star Wars: Republic Commando. It's strange that I almost never have to help him out. He's reading all the hint screens as he plays and figuring it out quite well.
Sam and I periodically break out my old Magic cards and play. Last night we played a normal game, hidden hands, with two pretty solid decks. He asked a couple times for advice, but otherwise played by himself. He managed to beat me and was quite proud of himself. Now he's asking Jamie if she'll play with him. I'm sure there's some sort of parent/child dynamic going on, but I'm not quite sure what.
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Well, I got Prey last night in the mail, thou...
July 27, 2006 by Adam in Adam's Games
 Well, I got Prey last night in the mail, though I've only had a bit of time to play. There's some great things about it so far, though I'm not sure it's in the "best game ever" category. Currently I feel somewhat overwhelmed, tumbling from one strange room to another. Strange creatures attack, the gravity puzzles are disorienting, and the weapons are bizarre living things.
Still, it's a somewhat novel sensation, one that I'm sure the designers planned. The portals are fun to play with, linking weird parts of the world together in odd ways. The graphics are gorgeous, if often somewhat creepy and gross. Everything is well-polished, from the puzzles to the overall look.
Hopefully I can find some time tonight to play more.
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For whatever reason, Sam and I are on this no...
July 24, 2006 by Adam in Adam's Games
 For whatever reason, Sam and I are on this nostalgic trip down memory lane. Sam's playing the original Half-Life and I'm playing Planescape: Torment. I feel vaguely guilty playing those ancient games on my beefy computer, but they're still remarkably fun. It does make me think about how expensive recently games are, and how much they focus on graphics and flash. It's increasingly rare to have a game have great gameplay as well.
In any case, Sam's working his way through the strange experiments of Black Mesa and I'm contemplating odd fantasy philosophy in Sigil. Good, old-school fun.
Supposedly I'm getting Prey soon. I enjoyed the demo, but heard it was quite short. Fortunately I found a pretty good deal online.
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