Christmas 2011
Spent most of the weekend with my parents, which has become our tradition. And that's what Christmas itself feels like to me these days - celebration of family tradition, not religion. Good food was had. A basset hound was wrangled into position for photos. A long walk was had. And while there was no snow there, I still have some at home (shade and low temperatures, yay?). I was also able to expose them to Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog, which was enjoyed. They're both Whedon fans anyway. It was nice.
Along with some clothing and miscellaneous stuff, I received Arkham Asylum, Arkham City, and Uncharted 3. Couple that with the recent release of SWTOR and the ever-expansive Skyrim and I feel a little bit "buried" under games, but better too many entertainment options than not enough, right?
Actually, after some play on Christmas day and yesterday, I was able to finish the story mode of Arkham Asylum. I guess there's a lot more gameplay in the challenge modes and hunting down the hidden stuff. The game plays well and while some of the brawls get a little insane, I like how the "boss fights" were handled in a variety of ways. Killer Croc is dealt with in a series of encounters while exploring a sewer, Scarecrow is barely ever seen in person but mostly "fought" in dreamscape-like platforming sections, and such. It's nice that only a few major villains were "you and them fighting in a room." The backtracking was minorly annoying at times, a couple fights really gave me trouble on normal, and there was one or two really unforgiving puzzle/platforming sections, but nothing that really soured the experience for me. Good game all around.
Along with some clothing and miscellaneous stuff, I received Arkham Asylum, Arkham City, and Uncharted 3. Couple that with the recent release of SWTOR and the ever-expansive Skyrim and I feel a little bit "buried" under games, but better too many entertainment options than not enough, right?
Actually, after some play on Christmas day and yesterday, I was able to finish the story mode of Arkham Asylum. I guess there's a lot more gameplay in the challenge modes and hunting down the hidden stuff. The game plays well and while some of the brawls get a little insane, I like how the "boss fights" were handled in a variety of ways. Killer Croc is dealt with in a series of encounters while exploring a sewer, Scarecrow is barely ever seen in person but mostly "fought" in dreamscape-like platforming sections, and such. It's nice that only a few major villains were "you and them fighting in a room." The backtracking was minorly annoying at times, a couple fights really gave me trouble on normal, and there was one or two really unforgiving puzzle/platforming sections, but nothing that really soured the experience for me. Good game all around.
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