Nerf'd Uncapped 5/31/11

 Hey guys, I was feeling really demotivated until a couple hours ago, and had to write something else before this blog, but IT’S OUT NOW!

*ahem*. Let’s get started.

PERSONA 4, WHY DID YOU STEAL MY LIFE AWAY FROM ME?

So last week I told you I was going to play Terraria and LA Noire. I also said I’d probably be reviewing an IOS game.

Well, that didn’t happen because Persona 4 stole probably about 40 hours from me between now and Friday. I had been at the second dungeon until pretty recently, and now I find myself deep into the fourth. Needless to say, I really like Persona 4.

I’m running into a mild personal issue, though. Until very recently, I’ve felt like I’m just always a step ahead of the Investigation Team, and I wish my character had as strong a memory as Chie. Hell, it takes her forever to remember things too, in the end. Also, guys, I might not pick Chie; Rise’s warmed up on me really fast, as much as the ER team hates her.

LA NOIRE RUINED FALLOUT FOREVER  

After having spent a ton of time with LA Noire over the last couple weeks (currently on the first case of Disc 3,) I watched the Honest Hearts QL and IMMEDIATELY FREAKED OUT. It’s really sad, because I really love Fallout 3, but I now really see the creepy deadened doll-face thing people have criticized Fallout for doing since its release. It’s absolutely scary-looking, and I don’t know if I’ll ever enjoy those older games again.

That said, LA Noire’s not perfect either; in particular, some of the more Prince-of-Persia-y elements of that last Homicide case are completely out of place and severely damage the tone of that entire desk. But damn, did it make Fallout scary looking.

DUNGEON RAID IS GROWING ON ME  

I stand by everything I said in my initial review of Dungeon Raid, but the game’s been taking a lot of my time. I’ve also been working on Angry Birds so I can feel more comfortable doing a review of it, but it’s hard not to pretty continuously play Dungeon Raid. Especially now that one of my friends is playing pretty heavily too.

NERF’D FIGHT NIGHT: ROUND 1  

Jake and I are setting up a local fighting games tournament. I’ll totally let you guys know how it goes, but it mostly focuses on recent releases such as Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and Mortal Kombat. We’ll probably do a post-tournament breakdown show as a result, assuming it doesn’t conflict too heavily with our E3 plans (aka sit at home and watch press conferences, then discuss.)

MISSION COMPLETE  

That’s all for this week. Again, next week is deep in E3 stuff, so expect reactions to that.