Stephen Update- What am I playing?

As you might have guessed, me and Albert both play alot of games. Also we play a large variety of games so it's always a good idea to keep you guys posted on what we are playing. I have a few games on the go at the moment but only a few are going seriously. I'm still fiddling about with Roller Coaster Tycoon 3, at this point however it's just me shooting my guests across whole parks using high powered slides- so much fun!


Other than that on the PC I am occasionally dabbling with the sequel to one of my favourite games of all time, KotOR II. I don't know why I am not playing much of this because when I play it I really love it, I love the decision making and the gameplay really works for me. I think the problem is that I don't have the time for it, it's just one game too many and I started playing it after other just as in depth games. The kind of games I am playing on the PC at the moment are just fun blasts, something to amuse me for an hour or so when there's nobody to talk too and I just want some simple fun. For this reason some games I really love are losing out.

However the gaming irony is, the only serious gaming I am doing is on my Wii. Yes I know! Gaming oxymoron, serious gaming on the Wii. Don't worry, it's not as shocking as it sounds, I am actually playing Ocarina of Time on the Wii so that's not really a Wii game at all, it's an N64 game (techincally it's a gamecube game because im playing the Windwaker bundle gamecube version). Anyway, I am loving that game. I know I am very late to the party here but it is rather fantastic, however I do not think it is the flawless masterpiece it is made out to be. My complaints are very trivial but annoy me alot, the save system. Why doesn't the game let me turn on the game and play from where I was when I turned it off, or at least at the beginning of that area or room, why do I have to travel half the way across Hyrule every time? It's very annoying, also I don't like how the game deals with death- you get a game over continue and you're left with 3 lives. When you just die at the hands of a boss this is very annoying, I know it's a bit cheeky but can death please replenish me fully. This would make the game easier and in many ways that is a bad thing but would help me and that is all that matters.

So my most played game at the moment is Ocarina, I just beat Phantom Ganon- finally! It took me so many tries, the guess work with the paintings and the fact he just reflects so many attacks is hell. I used that shield button so much that an indent of the letter R from my controller may be permenantly stenciled into my finger! I was covering so much that it looked like I was playing gears of war with N64 graphics. Duck into cover whilst the phantom zaps you from far away, when he gets close reflect his attack because he doesn't reflect them back when he's close to you, run in whilst he's stunned and hack him then repeat. Slow, deliberate and tense- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of War. This game was not that fun and I would't recommend the idea of a Gears and Zelda cross to any developers considering the prosepect. So that's Ocarina out the way, and for the record I am loving it- great puzzles, mostly great bosses which makes just a great game.

On the Wii I am also playing gamecube Windwaker, which I am enjoying but am not playing much. It's pretty and fun. I am playing starfox adventures but haven't for a while because a certain part of a fiery dungeon is just annoying and I got about 12 hours into Twilight Princess. Quite the Zelda fest. This game I am not really liking but we will save that for the next update so, keep gaming!

Stephen