have you ever tried to review your favourite game, or a game you really loved? having managed to get out all the words and articulate exactly what the game is about, have you ever gone back to that game afterwards and tried to play through it again? for me, it doesn't work.
just put in super metroid. didn't last 10 minutes. the last time i played through it was just before the time when i reviewed it. tried to play ico again about a month ago, and the same thing happend; after i reviewed it, the game wasn't letting inside again.., as if to say.. "no, no.. that's enough for you!"
i had trouble playing rez again, as well.. ;-(
maybe i should just quit reviewing games. or maybe i should eventually make a game where it is literally impossible to define, or for it to have any kind of end. because it seems when i define something, i immediately lose interest in it..not for all things, but for some at least.
i don't think we should be told the rules to all games. if you keep the rules hidden from the player, they'll be more curious. problem-solving is fine, but the win/lose scenario shouldn't define games, especially not computer games, because they're a lot more diverse.
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as for an update on what stuff i'm playing... wellllll, i wanted to play noby noby boy again, but noooo, because i wrote a ton of stuff on it, i 'magically' haven't picked it up in the last couple of days. so instead i played street fighter 4, online. i got my arse kicked and felt humiliated. learning moves in that game is like doing homework; it takes loads of practice and revision. it's sweet when you win a fight, i love that.. but it's not the easiest genre to get into. :/ but can't play action-adventure all the time..
linger in shadows is billed as an 'interactive movie', and it's weird. normally, that is a kind of sticker of approval for me, but it kind of felt like i was watching a video that i had to rewind and fast forward, and shake the 'sixaxis' around like a baby shaking its rattle. the PS3 motion controller does not feel natural at all.
and symphony of the night! that is the game that keeps getting away. it's almost as if no one wants me to play it. okay, so here's the story: got interested in SotN. went to amazon. saw the ridiculous price it was going for. didn't buy it. waited. found the japanese version for a fraction of the price. played the japanese version. couldn't read the text, and had to stick a god-awful import disk into my PS2 every time i wanted to play it. abandoned it. got a PS3, thought i could now download SotN from the store. found out that they only put it in the american store, and not the european one. created an american ID, tried to buy it, but was forced to put an american billing address. oh, one option left... buy a PSP, or a 360. forget it! i don't care anymore!
so, sod games. it's just not worth it sometimes. this is what happens when you play too many games.