Picked up Little Inferno for the iPad (only 69p) - played it right through. Thought it was excellent - had a great atmosphere and told its story well. Definitely worth checking out if you fancy something a bit different. I went into this game knowing nothing and I'm glad I did; was good to have the mystery to it. Here's a teaser trailer that just gives you an idea of the art style:
I just got the 360's AC3 for $25 at Best Buy. I didn't know that it's more movie than game. I haven't tried the multiplayer yet. Hopefully that will be its redeeming feature.
Picked up all The Walking Dead games for £8 on PSN. The first is free at the moment so worth checking out.
I caved on this Amazon deal for Bioshock Infinite. I've been curious about the game, and this included enough incentive for me to buy it. I had $20 Amazon credit already from Crysis 3, bringing the price down to $40. Here are the things included in the deal: I did not have XCOM. I considered buying it for ~$30 in a Steam sale but passed. A "free" copy was included. I also get another $30 for another 2K game. There are some other minor preorder goodies included. So basically I got Bioshock Infinite, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, and some other game like Spec Ops: The Line ($30 on Amazon currently) for $40. Bioshock Infinite is preloading now.
I picked up a ton of games lately for a small amount of cash. I had $20 Amazon credit from buying Crysis 3 and in the process of buying games with numerous promotions picked up another $30 2K Games credit. So for a grand total of $55 of my own out-of-pocket money spent (plus the $20 and $30 amounts of promo credit), here's what I ended up with: Bioshock Infinite XCOM: Enemy Unknown Spec Ops: The Line NBA 2K13 Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition Seems like a decent cache of games for $55.
I bought Halo Wars last night and I love it. It's like Starcraft Lite. Quick & easy games. Of course, I got cocky during one match and got my a## handed to me. So it still requires some skill.
Completed the first walking dead chapter after getting them all the other day. Enjoyed it but I'm slightly wondering just how much freedom the game gives you - might replay it and see how different it is if you choose other options.
it changes some dialogue and and stuff but in the grand scheme of things, the outcome is the same as you'll find out in the later chapters.
My main worry is whether a lot of the choices just lead to cosmetic changes rather than big branching outcomes and different paths. I've heard a lot of good things about this so I'm hoping it's not too shallow.
that's basically what i meant. the outcome of the game is the same whether you choose one thing or the other. just some dialogue and character interaction changes between you and the other characters. but the game still moves in the same path as it always will. if you play through once, there's really no incentive to playthrough again for actual game changes. for example, as you noticed, you can choose who to save and who dies. the fate of each character is the same. so if you save one person early in the game, and later on in the game, you notice the story chooses to kill them off anyways, your second playthrough will still be the same even though you chose differently this time around as the game just swaps who dies later on.
You're going to miss a very well told story if you get too caught up in your own idea of what it should be.
I'll carry on with it but it seems a shame if the experience is so linear. I thought something like Heavy Rain did a good job within that area - there were confines but your choices and fuck ups really did change things.