{"id":3680,"date":"2011-09-10T16:32:34","date_gmt":"2011-09-10T20:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/?p=3680"},"modified":"2011-09-10T18:14:21","modified_gmt":"2011-09-10T22:14:21","slug":"random-gaming-nonsense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2011\/09\/10\/random-gaming-nonsense\/","title":{"rendered":"Random Gaming Nonsense"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saturday brings us face-to-face with some random gaming nonsense. In other words, not predictable, something less than wholesome, and somewhat troublesome.<\/p>\n

Ricky Bobby: Well let me just quote the late-great Colonel Sanders, who said\u2026\u201dI\u2019m too drunk to taste this chicken.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It\u2019s actually been a great week gaming; just not a lot of variety.<\/p>\n

Altered Beast<\/strong>
\nRecently received this one as part of the September PS+ update<\/a>. It may be a classic, but goodness gracious does it not hold up well. Poor controls, dated graphics, and uninspiring (dare I say frustrating) gameplay does not do much to entice me to burn my limited free gaming time with this one.<\/p>\n

Besides, I typically migrate to classics, but only those that I actually played and<\/em> was fond of playing. Altered Beast<\/em> does not fall into this category. I doubt that I will spend much time attempting to get past the poor controls in this dated game whore-ing the Trophies<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Thank goodness this run of PS+ Sega games is over!<\/p>\n

Ferrari Challenge<\/strong>
\nFerrari Challenge<\/em> is a game I keep coming back to; on and off love affair for the last two years. While it is a mediocre racing game, and does have some merits, I\u2019m really just in it for the sex \u2026 err \u2026 Trophies. I\u2019m currently sitting at 40% following this guide \/ roadmap<\/a>. I\u2019m about to start a long \u2018Trofeo\u2019 Trophy Mode grind, which should net me 20+ Bronze Trophies. Sadistic when you consider that each one of these will take 30+ minutes.<\/p>\n

I received my first Ferrari Challenge<\/em> Trophy 2+ years ago, so it is fair to say that Trophies due add value to a game. Without the add-on Trophy support, I would have bailed on this one a long time ago.<\/p>\n

Mel B<\/strong>
\nHaven\u2019t fiddled with her all week. Hope I don\u2019t turn into a fat ass for lack of effort. Maybe I\u2019ll get in a quickie with her later today, but that is really going to be hard with the kids having a couple of soccer games today. \u00a0Plus the Georgia game. \u00a0Richmond race. \u00a0No fiddling today \u2026<\/p>\n

Kung Fu Rider<\/strong>
\nStill doing the needful with this one; partly because my nine year-old son rates this one 4 out of 5 stars, but mostly because I am determined to get another couple of Trophies.<\/p>\n

Back Catalog Goes Ever Longer<\/strong>
\nI picked up Pure<\/a><\/em> on the Amazon discount rack for $9.80; can of beans not included. This weekend Pure<\/em> has hit the sub $9 mark. One of these days I should get around to opening it and seeing what a great game it is and what sort of wonderful shiny Trophies<\/a> are on offer.<\/p>\n

I also picked up Hunted: The Demon\u2019s Forge<\/em> \u2026 no idea why other than it was on the cheap and sometimes I like some mindless hack and slash fun.<\/p>\n

Interestingly enough, I picked Demon\u2019s Forge<\/em> when it hit $18.99 on Amazon (I believe last Sunday or Monday night). Within hours after placing my order, the price was further reduced to $16.99. I went online, chatted with someone halfway across the word, and convinced him to do the needful. Refund of $2; every buck matters.<\/p>\n

JRPGs \u2026<\/strong>
\nReally feeling like I need to open up one of my titles and site in for the long haul. More on this later \u2026<\/p>\n

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