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Gamefly list for 2011

Same as the other lists on this topic with me. Just a way to keep track of what I've been playing, thoughts and whatnot.

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Red Dead Redemption

1. Red Dead Redemption

Yes figured that between the zombie DLC which looks lovely & just taking a break from playing it (from launch time until now) that I should be able to finish it off as well as do some more fun things. Multiplayer is fun if you have a good group otherwise it's interesting to just run around shooting people in towns. After finishing off the single player story I think they handled the ending quite well except for how it was written on what happened to the main character, at least they could have explained it a little better as I wasn't expecting that to happen, just do a few ranching missions & that'd be it.

Split/Second

2. Split/Second

Was good for the first few handful of episodes, after hitting the halfway point in the career I hit my limit with the game. Between the rubber banding or trying to take people out by having stupid helicopters drop explosive barrels on the car is pretty useless, I wound up having to redo many races just to get near or above 5th. While I liked the 'what's going on with the next episode' after finishing the rivals race in the career, it'd have been nice to have the option to skip it. Tip if there's a sequel & OMG you won a brand new car, put the stats on the car, nothing is great about winning a generic looking race car %26 not having a clue if it's worth anything.

Guilty Gear 2: Overture

3. Guilty Gear 2: Overture

I just couldn't get into this one very far. They took Guilty Gear fighting series & made a bad Dynasty Warriors knockoff along with lots of running sequences early on. Too much of WTF Japan for me, I'd rather go back & play through The Outfit again than 5 more minutes of this.

Metro 2033

4. Metro 2033

Without the funky bullet currency this game had some interesting things to it, granted once they introduced rolling trolley car with machine gun rail sequence I had a feeling that this would be my stopping point. As the turret proved to be quite slow buildup on the rotation & people shooting from many directions, I was proven right. Not too bad but definitely needs some tweaking in the mechanics towards any possible sequel.

Halo: Reach

5. Halo: Reach

Bungie did a great job on this & enjoyed it throughout. I thought that the team mechanic worked better with ODST & gave people more personality by letting you play them at times over being stuck with the same person, in Reach they seem a bit less in personality but doesn't take away from this gem.

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow

6. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow

Really couldn't get into it, especially when something requires a finishing move to kill it otherwise it regains health (should be able to kill it by hitting it constantly regardless). Overall felt quite linear from the small amount of time spent on it though really not enjoying it enough to keep going after repeatedly trying the checkpoint.

de Blob 2

7. de Blob 2

Thankfully the controls are a lot better than the original on the Wii. Plus the variety of the 2d areas & upgrades makes it seem like this is what de Blob1 should have been as a full game. Still quite good for a rental, not sure what kind of replaying factor it has with the blob party mode.

Skate 3

8. Skate 3

Had some trouble with just not being used to the controls & being new to the franchise but aside from that it's fun though the best thing in the game is the hall of Meat challenges.

Super Mario Galaxy

9. Super Mario Galaxy

Fairytale Fights

10. Fairytale Fights

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