Goth God of War

So, I been playing Castlevania Lords of Shadow. It looks beautiful- kinda more fun to watch than play. I don't really know why it is frustrating me, maybe it is the camera, maybe it's the fact that I keep dieing. I think it's the camera, enemies are hidden or the camera pulls wide and I can't see them well (I found making their health bars show helps), maybe it's the instruction manual that reveals only the most basic stuff in two languages.

Playing it makes me wonder why I have to work so hard to get silly orbs(?) coins(?) to get better powers and moves. There are things on the levels I can't get yet because I need "an increase in power" which I don't know how to get and then it tells me about the crystals I missed which I may or may not be able to get because I am not powerful enough yet. I know it is classic RPG/ adventure fare, but I don't feel like doing it. I really think developers need to rethink paradigms that were necessary in coin op games or with older tech, but now video games aren't just fun because they have a cool name and bright colors any more. It just feels sloppy to me now and tedious.

It is beautiful though, the sets, the monsters. I can't say that enough. But when Portal 2 comes I don't know if I'll go back to it.

Rain on a window pane

I miss Daniel. I hope he is happy. I wonder where he is and if he is thinking of me... My little buddy, out there. In the great wide world. Doing stuff. sigh