Re: What have you been playing... IN FEBRUARY 2008



On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 03:57:45 GMT, Spalls Hurgenson <yoinks@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Yes, it's that time of month again. I tried to delay it a little bit
because, technically, we already *had* this thread this month (thanks
scubahsteve for making me feel useless! ;-), plus this was a short
month and all... but eventually I knew the thread had to come back.

Hmmm - I'll try to remember, as my memory is getting worse and
worse...

Deus Ex - replay. Been ages since I played this, so having a reply,
dipping into it for a few hours at a time.

City of Heroes - still fun, and they've altered the xp curve so it's
more consistant as you level. Previously (from my experience) hitting
your 20s was like hitting a brick wall in terms of progress.

2 Worlds - finished it over a week or so. Lots of fun, big, open
Oblivion-type land to explore with lots of places and loot to explore.
Same old 'find the 5 piece of a sacred relic' plot, but nicely done
apart from that. Varios factions to work for/piss off. I
accidentally found an exploit with the alchemy skill, and boosted my
stats alarmingly towards the end, so the final act was a lot easier
than it was supposed to be. I'll reply in a few months, I think, with
all the updates installed - I missed a lot of stuff out, and didn't
explore everywhere.

Hitman Blood Money - bought ages ago, only recently played. Great
overall, but I was disappointed at the lack of levels where the sniper
rifle was useful. Especially after I spend about a million dollars
upgrading the bloody thing...

Also finished CoD 4. Fantastically well done game. You're basically
puching the plot forwards, but it's done so subtley, that the fights
seem to flow organically, and in only a few spots was I aware that the
NPCS didn't do that much. The SAS missions were by far my favourite
:)
.



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