Day 19 - Picture of a game setting you wish you lived in: Jhoto!
Who doesn't want pokemon to be real?
10 years old setting out on the back of a ponyta, five other awesome critters in tow. Battling and earning independence, it certainly feels like a better rite of passage than high school.
Day 20 - Favourite Genre:
RPG. This is not exactly a narrow genre and really I would categorise this as any game which has strong storytelling elements with emphasis on character. In the past I was well into final fantasy and as I have gotten older I have still retained a fascination for interesting plots and characters. The gameplay has to hold it's own, however. Into this category I would place harvest moon, and pokemon alongside many of the modern action adventure games, red dead and half-life and everything in between.
Day 21 - Game with the best story:
Red dead wins again. Beautifully written plot, well rounded characters. True and believable ending.
Day 22 - A game sequel which disappointed you.
All of the harvest moon games after Back to nature. Dear God who gave marvelous the reins. Incapable of producing anything as nearly addictive or challenging or polished as Back to nature. The loading screens were soo long winded, and the only aspect of the farming experience they managed to create was the sheer unadulterated boredom. Whilst I loved every chicken I bred on my little farm on the PSX the 3D cows of the later games failed to woo me. Yawn yawn yawn. Rune factory could prove to be a mild diversion. But I have the feeling it will still be all the grind with less reward.
Day 23 - Game you think had the best graphics or art style:
De Blob:
The wii can get it right! The art style of this and it's sequel are both perfectly in tune with what was required of the game. The depressing grey landscapes are not simply restored they flourish into stunning bright city scapes. Plus you are the one who makes it beautiful. I think the original edges it though, because more emphasis is played on more colour, you can score bigger points by painting with the whole spectrum of colour; a feature which the new game has lost.
Day 24 - Favourite classic game:
I have no idea what 'classic' means. I certainly don't enjoy the nintendo hard games of the past, and even gameboy mario is more than I can stomach. I enjoy pacman, but I'm never gonna really get in a spin about games I never really connected with. I guess my first favourite game was spyro year of the dragon. The best little platformer I've experienced, it comined really great level design with sweet baddies and lots of really fun minigames. But PSX is not exactly old enough.
Day 25 - A game you plan on playing:
LA Noire.
I picked this over Portal 2, because I have little to say. I know it will be a fantastic game and it's already tortured me and consumerism ways by forcing me to join steam and play indie games.
LA Noire intrigues me, I wonder and hope that the game will play like a cross between Phoenix wright and GTA. Crime scene investigation, inerrogations, combined with shoot-outs and car chases, all set in the blisteringly sexy setting of the 40s. Literally can't wait.
