Jeanne 4 Dead

02/15/09 05:04:22 pm

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• Castle Crashers
• Jeanne D'Arc
• Left 4 Dead
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Finished up the aforementioned Castle Crashers skin.  I will probably also be making some wallpapers with the same art, since they're vectors and well-suited for such use.

Recently finished up the PSP SRPG Jeanne D'Arc.  The gameplay is deep, entertaining and always a challenge too.  The only other games I've played of this genre are the Final Fantasy Tactics titles, and a regular "flaw" in those is that battles tend to become routinely easy at some point; you can bash your way through without much thought to strategy.  Jeanne, on the other hand, more consistently requires consideration, and a false step could really cost you.  There's a nice variety of job classes without being overbearing, though there's not much chance to customize your units, so you'll want to fight with those who have the best stats as opposed to character preferences.  That turned out alright though, as the story and characters are rather mediocre anyway; which was surprising to me, as RPGs often focus on those things.  Despite that, this was definitely a good game overall.

Rirath and I also rented Left 4 Dead for a weekend.  I'm not particularly good at FPS games, and knowing this one was co-op, I figured I'd be dying and sitting out a lot.  However, the game has a great balance between individual ability and teamwork; playing well will obviously benefit you, but there are still traps you can't escape without the aid of a teammate.  If you do get killed, you'll respawn after a few minutes with reduced health, so you're not sitting out the whole rest of the round.  The dynamic seeding of enemies is also pretty cool, so that the levels will never play the same way twice.  Even so, it seems a bit cheap that you only get four campaign maps.  Hence the rental - it's certainly a fun game, but a bit pricey if you're only playing it once through.