Nightlife

This game was on the list of games I was waiting for and - especially that creators of the game are located in same city I live - I was watching development news carefully. However - somehow - when game was released few months ago I decided not to buy it and to wait for demo.

Now - I can share with you my impressions after testing the demo. The conclusion is - still I'm not buying. And that's not because game is bad. On the contrary - game looks well, music/sounds are very good, it's really well optmized and I even enjoyed short mission presented in the demo.

The thing is the game simply does not fit my taste. Revolvers, sawed-off shotguns, wild west... I liked that when I was kid when "Kiddie of the Camp. A Story of the Western Prairies" by Robert Leighton was my favorite book. But that was really ages ago... And since now I'm a little older I will say - no thank you.

I'll wait for Modern Warfare 2.

Time to update awaited game list. Till last update so many things has changed in the industry - some major titles (e.g. Bioshock 2) were moved in time and will be released later in 2010. Anyway - enough talk - here it is:

• Borderlands (Gearbox Software, Oct 2009)
  
• Divinity II: Ego Draconis (Larian Studios, Oct 2009)
  
• Risen (Piranha Bytes, Oct 2009)
  
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Infinity Ward, Nov 2009)
  
• Colin McRae: DiRT 2 (Codemasters, Dec 2009)
  
• Mass Effect 2 (Bioware, Jan 2010)
  
• Bioshock 2 (2K Games, Feb 2010)
  
• Aliens vs Predator (Rebellion, Feb 2010)
  
• Singularity (Raven Software, Feb 2010)
  
• Rage (id Software, Mar 2010)
  
• Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight (EA Games, 2010)
  
• They (Metropolis, 2010)
  
• Witcher 2 (CD Projekt RED, 2010)
  
• StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void (Blizzard, 2010)
  

I remember playing various Batman games on my old C-64. These were good old times but since then a lot has changed. Just to say - game on C-64 was running in resolution of 160x200 with 16 colors... It's quite tough now to compare that with resolutions above HD

Anyway - we have Arkham Asylum - the new Batman game for PC (and for X360/PS3 but who cares since PC version is simply better and cheaper...). I was a little sceptical about the game as there were no good Batman games on PC before, but after spending few hours with the title I can say now that - wow - this game rocks!

It's an action game with some added elements from role playing games (experience, leveling) and a twist from detective/adventure genre. Joker is on the loose - basically - you just have to catch him. I'm not sure how plot of the game will evolve further but... it is just what I would expect from Batman title

During our way we need to get rid of dozens (or thousands ) of enemies - and most often we do that with bare hands. Fighting in the game basically rocks. If you thought it was good in Assasin's Creed - then here it's at least twice as good. And how everyone moves on the screen during the fight - is just a poetry... If they used mocap (Motion Capture) I wonder how many people ended up in hospital to record such natural and realistic movement

On the visual side - graphics, effects and animation are also really good. Still game runs like rocket not allowing frame rate to drop below 60 with max resolution and max details. On the audio side - music and fx are just there being a nice fitting addition to what you see. Overall - a masterpiece.

Here are some pictures from the game - as you can see - you will meet not only Joker.

There's Harley Quinn helping Joker at the very beginning - but - during the game you'll meet more friends from Batman's universum just to mention Poison Ivy, Victor Zsasz or Killer Croc...

I recommend the title.



And here - if you don't remember - please see how Batman looked on 8-bit computers:

Quoting PwnOrDie

"We had really thought that browns and grays were crucial to capturing the very essence of a post-apocalyptic landscape, but after reading many complaints in Kotaku forums about the limited color palette of Fallout 3, we have realized that we were dead fucking wrong," Bethesda's President of Marketing, Ted Sandill, said.

"We're going to add tons of rainbows, frolicking puppies, playful kittens, and cuddly bunnies to New Vegas. Maybe some majestic unicorns. We will also change the colors of weapons and accessories. Power armor, for example, will now be exclusive mauve. That should really push the color palette to broader horizons and strengthen the impression of total nuclear armageddon," Sandill added.

Did you ever wonder how many tasks can you handle at once? Here's the game that will check that! Talking about game - it's very simple yet it is possible to spend few minutes on playing it. The only thing you have to do is to watch the screen and handle different situations like balancing the ball or avoiding darts... New mini games / tasks are being added as you play. The longer you play the higher the score - however I did not manage to cross 100 points boundary in first 5 minutes too bad... I thought I'm better multi-tasker