Singularity (2010)

Fun enough game. Enjoyed the switch between current and past times. Very linear but sometimes its a good break from open worlds. Also helps I got it for $10 and not full price. I still liked the linear TimeShift more but this was still an enjoyable playthrough.

Braid (2009)

Fun side scroller. Nice riff on Mario and other platformers. Enjoyed the rewind/nonDeath aspect to the games, yet even then struggled with some puzzles (yeah! youtube). Makes you wonder why the princess WAS in the OTHER castle.

Trine (2009)

Fun Indie side scroller. Nice graphics and liked switching between characters. Decent length and difficulty.

Dead Space (2008)

Wasn't sure what to expect but enjoyed this horror FPS game. Sort of a streamlined System Shock 2 (1 was before my time) w/ some Alien(s) thrown in. Even though it was 3rd person control was easy & good. Digged the HUD and other effects and only had 1 major bug (walls were missing in 1 room and I had to stay on the floor area or I fell off the edges)

Ghostbusters (2009)

Fun if you liked the movies (1st one!) but crappy mouse control saved by loose targeting in the options. I remember the C64 game and while I find its odd they waited this long to release it, the tech has finally come around to make a good GB game. Worth a play through if you like the movies and find it cheap (as I did).

Tomb Raider: Underworld (2008)

My 1st time playing a Tomb Raider beyond a demo of TR1 many years ago. Actually enjoyed it, 3rd person and all. Fun exploration and fighting wasn't bad. Story a bit more unworldly (even beyond Indiana Jones style) than I expected. Makes me want to try the other more recent TR games but will probably wait until the Castaway style reboot I've read about.

Alpha Prime (2007)

Nabbed this for $5 or less on steam. Character models reminded me or Shogo (Ohhhh to have another mecha + on foot game). Decent enough for the price and being a small studio. Nice mix of indoor/outdoor and OK story...and I actually played it to completion!

Red Faction: Guerrilla (2009)

Give up on posting long comments for the most part. Fun game. Reminds me of Total Recall. Enjoyed the environmental damage and running people over or smashing buildings, but couldn't keep playing. 3rd person just felt off too me. Still a good Target secret shelf or steam sale game.

Far Cry 2 (2008)

Picked this up like most things nowadays on a steam sale. I enjoyed the first Far Cry and Crysis too so wanted to see how this one was even though it only shares name and not dev of the first.


Had read enough forum posts to know of its sand box nature and what to expect. While I did enjoy the openness after a while I did get tired of how the mission structure is (Go back to center town then head back out). I did like that there was a bus to quick travel as I used that often to get to different parts of the map.


Combat felt fine as was vehicle control. Lots of confusion sometimes in figuring out where the bullets were coming from but at times like that you just run for cover. Even though the place was mostly desert or jungle, there were lots of nice little village or just random buildings that allowed for fun situations.


I mostly did the main missions. Still took me 30hrs to finish. I only did a few buddy missions and a few more gun missions to open up the weapons. At first I also explored more for diamonds but later gave that up unless I spotted one while driving/boating.


The fire effects were nice too. A few explosions and you might end up surrounded by burning grass or in a burning building. The villagers should be more careful with all those explosive barrels they have stacked around.


I didn't pay too much attention to the story. Just did missions and randomly drove around getting jumped by every other person in a car. Ending was a bit different than I expected. Fun enough game to jump in when you want some quick combat.

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Martian Gothic (2 Oct 2010): Riff on American Gothic. Has been rollin' in my head a while. Robbie the robot was easier than drawing Spirit or Opportunity but was able to throw in a Viking lander.

Fallout 3 DLC

Picked up Point Lookout and Broken Steel exp packs so I could continue my Fallout 3 adventures. Mostly wanted the additional levels and game not ending after finish OG story. Decent enough fun and enough levels that taking the explorer perk to show all map spots wasn't a big deal.











DLC Mods: Point Lookout Lower Health, Point Lookout Made Easy

Other Mods: Bobbleheads, Speedmod

Enjoyed the DLC but didn't like the difficulty of Point Lookout so modded it. Odd to have skinny humanoids with crappy guns cause so much damage.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. :Clear Sky (2008)

Big fan of the 1st Stalker game. Series has quickly become my favorite. Enjoy the openness of the levels, the post apoc setting, weapons mods and game moddability.


Had picked this one up cheap a while ago, played a bit in the swamp and then stalled for one reason or another. Repicked up playing after getting my new rig which helped me enjoy it more since my old rig was way less powerful.


Always enjoy the level designers touches. I like finding and exploring new buildings and seeing the sites. Also like the weird russian dialogs the other stalkers say. I often used the guides to quick travel so I could sell weapons and upgrade my stuff.


Not sure of the mod links but any of the main stalker mod sites should work. Think I mainly used a carry more mod, a mod to open all weapons to modification and/or sellers sell all guns/stuff from beginning and also threw in some mod that changed the faction swamp fights (Supposed to make it easier).


While not as good as the first, it was still fun to revisit the zone. Enjoyed most of it once I was out of the swamp and until the last few levels. At the end (After leaving Red Forest?) it became very linear. Still fun just prefer the open levels.


Have the 3rd game, Call of Pripyat, but taking a break from these. Plowing through some other bargain bin titles I acquired.