No I haven't forgotten about Marty Stinestein. I realized that Fallout 3 gives the player a great world to play in, but the quests themselves don't thrill me as much as just exploring that world. So Marty has taken on the role of a photojournalist, telling stories about the wasteland with his pictures. Right now he is en route to Tenpenny Towers with a brief stop at the Robco museum. I should have a post about his latest adventure up soon (if you still care about him).
As for the title of this post, I have been played some great demos recently that are worth mentioning. The first is the obvious choice to discuss... Left 4 Dead Too (also known as Left 4 Dead 2 or Left 5 Dead). The demo, which only features the campaign mode versions of the first 2 maps of The Parish campaign, feels similar to Left 4 Dead (which is a good thing in my opinion). The new boss infected seem interesting (though I'd love to know how they handle themselves in a finale), some of the melee weapons like the guitar and machete are a lot of fun to handle, and the magnum pistol is fantastic. But ultimately this demo leaves me wanting more (like the rest of the campaign). I trust Valve so I don't doubt that the new game will be better than the first Left 4 Dead, but we'll need to wait until the full version of the game is out to see exactly how different the Left 4 Dead too Experience will be.
The second demo I want to talk about is for a little game called Torchlight. The game is essentially a remake of Diablo (or so I'm told as I've never actually played Diablo). It lets you chose a character that can either be an alchemist (wizard), destroyer(fighter), or vanquisher (ranger). I created an alchemist named Niels Bohr and began by going into a mine with my pet cat, and we began killing the baddies by furiously clicking on them. It is a simple game but seems to be a lot of fun. Screenshots are below, the free demo is at the very least worth playing, the full game is $20 and provides over 30 levels (dungeons) of clicking on enemies and watching numbers pop up over their heads.
Well, I guess this leather armor will have to do instead of a labcoat
Some screenshot of Niels Bohr (left) attacking a boss (right)
Heck yes, I still care about Marty! Although the (boring) adventures of Niels Bohr serve as an acceptable substitute for now.
ReplyDeleteDear Mr. Life-Jew,
ReplyDeleteLeft 4 Dead Too has officially been released! It wasn't even delayed or anything. I figure you have probably been playing it a lot, I want to know what you think of it, Half!