It's been a while since I actually finish a game from start to end, story wise. I do think some games are way too long and not single player friendly these days, like Halo 3. Sure, that game might be 'good' to some people, hell, the Americans loves it so much, they see it as one of their symbol of gaming triumph over the Japanese, I never got what the fuzz is all about. It's got sub-par graphics, story and sound, the multi-player offers nothing new to compare to PC FPS. On top of that, you have to pay for new maps?? Yeah right... Well, onto what games I actually finished this month.
It's 'God of War' on PSP, that works, really really well and plays perfectly. The developer (Ready at Dawn) capture what the original developer of the 'God of War' series on the PS2 is about and translate it seamlessly on the PSP. I admit that I didn't play more than 30 mins of the first 'God of War' and never play the 2nd one, but 'Chains of Olympus' contains the element that made both games so highly rated and popular. The non-stop action sequences with quick time button pressing works as well as it ever could on the PSP, despite the lack of buttons compare to a PS2 controller. The graphically stunning real time shadow and lighting really shows what the PSP is capable of, if someone make an effort. The orchestral score is amazing, truly capture the game's great cinematic presentation. Last but not least, I want the 'Gauntlet of Zeus' to be in GoW 3!
The complete change of the series' main cast is understandable, but given that the new characters are almost identical to the old one, it's puzzling why Capcom even bothers at all. The story is typical like the 'Ace Attorney' series, someone get kill, you, as the main character, Apollo Justic defend the innocent accused of that murder and eventually you would find the real murderer. This time around, the feature on the DS is fully utilised, such as applying fingerprint dust with the stylus, blow into the mic to reveal the fingerprint and able to zoom into people to see their subtle body gesture changes when they are lying. Except you hardly ever get to use it, at all. The gameplay is still just like the series, finding contradictions from witness's statement. Stories and characters are just as outrageous as previous games. The game is still fun to play, however. Just like a cheap B grade movie, you want to finish it even though it's stupid and simple because you want to know how it will end.
