Deep and Hard

So last episode I didn't get a chance to really talk about what I've been playing lately. Last week I finally got around to playing the Crysis demo, which surprisingly worked pretty well on my PC, given the settings were no where near high, more of a medium low mixture. The demo does a nice job of getting you to use the different features like super strength, speed, armor, and so on. While these aren't really as cool as the plasmids from Bioshock it makes for an interesting way to approach each firefight. I really don't know the story to Crysis at all, but I would love to play through this game someday in the future whenever I go through my next PC upgrade.

Bungie updated the matchmaking for Halo 3 this week and it includes what is one of my favorite gametypes, rocket race. Rocket race is quite easy to pick up, no matter what your skill level in Halo may be. It is so chaotic, I live for the moments of shooting a rocket right around the checkpoint knocking another team just off the mark and watching them frantically shuffle around to get back into their mongoose.

Now for my true time waster as of late, Puzzle Quest. After being forced to wait an extra couple days on Call of Duty 4, I decided to download Puzzle Quest on Xbox Live Arcade to pass the time. Puzzle Quest is truly a game that you intend to play for about 10-15 minutes but then come to around 3 in the morning. It is still a game that you can just play for any short amount of time, but the gameplay is so addictive and ever changing that you'll keep coming back to it for no matter how long you wish to play. I highly recommend getting this game on XBLA, it is well worth the 1,200 points, which is much cheaper than the other versions of the game.

I would go into greater detail but Assassin's Creed showed up in my mailbox as I was typing this. Expect much discussion on Call of Duty 4 and Assassin's Creed in our next podcast. Also as is necessary with anything related to Assassin's Creed, I close with the required picture of Jade Raymond.