Mass Effect

Finally gave Mass Effect a spin at the weekend. So far the plot and setting all seem very derivative of Halo 3, which I found it hard to enjoy anyway. The RPG elements seem a little too intuitive right now - being bombarded with upgrades and a confusing menu system doesn't help.

The combat is quite fluid and the squad commands seem useful, though i've never played "squad"-based shooters before (deliberately) so I'm sort of stumbling through at the moment.

Final Fantasy IV DS

Just started to play through this on my commute. The graphics are absolutely top notch so far, and it is quite a challenging game.

I'm a bit rusty on my FF skills though - the Gambits cloned from FFXII feel a bit useless- I only have Auto-Potion just now, but they are too expensive to use them every time I'm hit.

I'll post more details another time.

back from hiatus.

Well,I am now a married man with no more wedding to plan for. The procrastigamer finally has more time to play some games. Thank Christ!

My 360 was returned within a week or so with a new motherboard and DVD drive and seems to be functioning perfectly.

The only game i've purchased recently was Metal Gear Solid 4, which i've still barely scratched the surface of.

The game i've been playing the most recently, believe it or not, is Pokémon Pearl. I've always loved the charm and addictiveness of the main Pokémon canon and i'm finding renewed joy in catching some ridiculous looking characters.