Friday, December 23, 2016

Let It Die, The Stylish Hack and Slash I Didn't Give a Chance



 As I sat behind the counter at one of several local liquor stores, my mind started wandering to what I had to do that night. Cleaning my room, doing laundry, and drinking were at the top of my list, followed by playing Let It Die(LID) and sleeping. Despite being initially excited about the game I found the idea of playing it long enough to form a solid opinion quite dry. It's not that it didn't look interesting, just that I knew the free to play aspects were right around the corner of the well done tutorial. I do have to say, it's a good thing I went back.

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Domestic Abuse: UFC 2 Review

Sweat! Testosterone! Joe Rogan yelling at you!

Enter EA Sports UFC 2, the second entry of the MMA fighting series. Electronic Arts took the series over from THQ and I have to say I miss THQ, at least a little.

Graphically, UFC 2 is great. The Octagon is detailed, the crowd is dynamic, and fighters show damage to the body, legs and face as the fight progresses. Everything looks and feels realistic, with exception given to some odd moments. For example, if you throw a weird spin kick with Bruce Lee and your opponent does a leg kick, Lee might flop and spin around as the animation goes a little haywire. It’s amusing and spectacular when it happens, but uh, not exactly what EA was going for.