Ohhh, boy! Getting closer to the end! Pretty short post today as it's really just a few screens and all.
Really, I've got a few games that have been in rotation. These are games that I've had for a while, but I haven't finished for one reason or another. That reason is usually, "Meh, it's fun, but it's not what I want to play right now." This, inevitably, leads to the game getting shelved for a while. After that "while" passes, I pick it back up, forgetting where I was, and usually have to start over. These are the first games in a long while where I have picked them up after months (or over a year) and have just rolled with it.
First up is the one that I'm heavily into, and that's Darksiders. It's a super-fun action/adventure game set during and after the apocalypse. Playing as War, one of the Four Horsemen, you travel the destroyed world trying to unravel a conspiracy that laid the blame for said apocalypse at your feet. It's a game that cribs most of it's ideas from other games. The dungeons are filled with Zelda-like puzzles, while the combat is pure God of War. I loved what I played, but I got tired of it for some reason. Honestly, I picked it up yesterday and wondered why I walked away in the first place. Strange.
War is such a badass!
Comic great Joe Madureira does the art/character design
I'm also dabbling in El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron. This is another God of War-like game. The combat is based around three weapons, and instead of having a deeply confusing set of moves, each one has combos that build based on timing. This means that you "feel" more than "think" about combat. It's really great once you get the "feeling" down. The game itself is a totally nutty idea: it's the story of the heretical book of Enoch as seen by the Japanese. You play Enoch, the only living man allowed into Heaven. God sends you to rein in some rebellious angels that have run away from Heaven and have bred with Humans. This leads to the birth of Nephilim, hybrid beings that will eventually consume each other and the world. If you fail, God will flood the Earth and start anew. What's crazy about this game is that you are aided by Lucifel. He transcends time and dresses well. He gives you the best armor, including a pair of designer jeans and acts as your save/checkpoints where he talks to God via cell phone. Honestly, just look at the screens below. It's a gorgeous game, but really messed up. Each level in the Tower of Babel (where the angels have hidden themselves and their followers) is different. Some look like children's drawings, others appear to be straight out of Tron! I wanted to review it before the end of the year because I feel it should be in Game of the Year discussions, but I cannot seem to make headway. It's so fun, but there is something keeping me from finishing it.
Enoch fights a follower of the renegade angels
Lucifel (game art). He's pretty and talks to God on a mobile a lot
This is what one of the levels looks like
