With Bioshock Infinite purged of my system, it's time to move on to other things. I went ahead and put together the prologue for the next chapter of Mister Cinderella. It's looking real good and I absolutely love the last line in it. I can't wait to finish the rest of fit.
It's been a while since I woke up in sweat. Spring is heating up. I delayed my walk later than usual because of it. I think I delayed it by too much because it was basically night by the time I returned home. My night vision is rather poor so memory of my return was as fuzzy as my sight. I might have to get legit running shoes. My shin bones are absorbing too much impact. I had to slow down not because of breathing, but because my shins felt bruised. Thanks to the heat and the water, there were flies all over the place. I almost stepped into a thick cloud of them. Nasty.
I had Tomb Raider: Guardian of Light on my PS3 for the longest time but never beat it. I played about half of it with a friend in Co-Op years ago. I started over from the beginning in single-player and beat it in one day.
Despite the length, it's a rather good game with some great mechanics, although the grapple hook was a bit underused. The action parts were the most boring and the puzzle aspects were the best. The final boss fight was kinda stupid though, especially with the one-hit kill spikes. What the hell were they thinking? It was PS+ freebie so I didn't feel obligated to Platinum it (if it had one).
Then I played Metro and my opinion of it has lowered since my initial impression. So far, it's been an on-rails experience a la CoD. I think I hit a game stopping glitch because I can't figure out where to go and my partner is stuck in one place despite saying, "Follow me quickly!" Sloppy stuff.
So I decided to boot up Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons and it was goddamned incredible. There's something pure about the game. No collectibles or bullshit. Just good 'ol fashioned gameplay. It's the true spiritual successor to Ico. The more I play, the more I'm impressed with every aspect of the package.
The narrative works despite the lack of dialogue. The bond between the brothers is expressed through the gameplay and it's deeply involving emotionally as a result. The game doesn't bludgeon you with tutorials but shows you the upcoming challenges with camera pans and allows the player to intuitively go about solving the puzzles. Absolutely brilliant stuff. The environments are beautiful too and the lighting is incredibly atmospheric.
The last game to grip me from such a tiny slice was Bayonetta. Whatever platform you own, you gotta play Brothers.
