GAMES

Microgames, interactive stories and rock

Today has already proven to be quite eventful. Whilst I have recently been disheartened at the fact that it’s still impossible to find Guitar Hero II on shelves anywhere in the gaming (GAME, ePlay) and entertainment stores (HMV, Virgin) around town, I decided that it’d be best for me to just make a reservationy order thingy, and so – thanks to the helpful folk at Woolworths – I should be rocking in a matter of weeks. I can’t wait.

My habit of purchasing more handhelds than I need got the better of me too – I spotted a GB Micro going for about £30 and snapped it up, even though I already own a DS. The theory is that it’ll spur me on to repurchase all those GBA titles I sold to originally finance my DS. The reality? I bought it because it’s cute. And cheap.

Finally, in a little follow up to the Wright cross-examination a couple of posts down, I’m currently enjoying Hotel Dusk: Room 215, another “retrograde formula with dated mechanics confined to a linear path”; hmm. Anyway, the atmosphere in the game is really likeable, and even the mini-puzzles are enjoyable, despite being a bit throwaway at times.

So, yeah. I’ve got plenty to keep me busy until GHII arrives, and so I’ll doubtless have more to say shortly; see you then.

qazimod