diggity

I'm not sure why this game is getting such rave reviews. It's basically an open-world Arkham Asylum. Granted, that game was good, but it wasn't THAT good.

There is way too much going on right now. I'm about halfway through the game and I've already dealt with more villains than I can remember. There is no tension or lead up or suspense. It's just, dispatch one mega-villain after another, like they're nothing but common thugs.

And the combat is still the same old "cramming on three buttons" bit. The game is still fun, I love stealthing around, taking a room of enemies out without raising an alarm, but it's nothing new.

If this weird text thing keeps going, I'm heading back to Kotaku. God that shit is annoying to read.

@fallensoul83

It's probably a European release date.

The day comes first, then the month, so it's not American. I assume, anyway.

meh, more of the same. Demon's Souls got boring real fast.

I'd really like to see a review on Rage. We already know that Dark Souls is going to be more or less like Demon's Souls. I have no idea how Rage is going to play out, and I can't find one review! Guess I'm just going to have to stick with my preorder and hope for the best.

@copa

I realize that this is a beta, but there are some glitches in this thing that are so obvious they shouldn't even be in an alpha. For crying out loud, my screen is constantly flickering. I'm hoping that's the framerate fix they're talking about. Half the time I can't aim down sights unless i switch to my secondary and switch back to my primary.

My biggest problem though: I can't see shit. I literally cannot see anybody. A person can just be laying prone and I won't be able to see them. The outside areas are so bright that I can't even see the holographic tags above someone, so I don't know if they're friend or foe. I also can't see the little hit indicator that pops up around your reticule when you hit someone with a bullet.

Man I am tired of games with really cool mechanics turning out to be garbage.

Fracture, Timeshift, Dark Void, Singularity, and now this.

@StarcasM

Yeah. Except for the fact that Saints Row is actually, you know, fun? And GTA4 was kind of boring and had a terrible online component. Eh, whatever, opinions and all that.

I always like how PSN releases get at least two blog posts, one for US and one for Europe, while Xbox Live Arcade usually gets no posts.

And when I say I always like, I mean I hate it. What's the deal? I come here all the time, there are always new releases, add-ons, games on demand, and deals of the week going on on XBLA, but rarely ever is there a post about this stuff. Last week had a post, but it was just about the games, nothing else. This post has everything!