More Game Demo Reviews

Although Mount & Blade is still taking up most of my spare time, I've looked at a few other games and thought I'd share my thoughts.

Empire Earth II

A three-day download for sixty minutes of gameplay? No thank you. Actually, I gave up half way through the extremely tedious tutorial. Ain't gonna click on no more peasants. I'm sure someone will comment to say that Empire Earth is a great game once you've played it for a few months, but really - been there, done that.

Tycoon City - New York

This demo looks like it has potential. Although it's yet another SimCity clone, it has a nice atmosphere, and the tutorial is livened up by being narrated by a stereotypical New Yorker. I like the idea of keeping students happy by building coffee shops and Internet cafes. I'm a bit perplexed by the fact that people are wearing invisible clothes. Not that they look naked - you can see the background through whatever they are supposedly wearing. Anyone who managed to produce a fabric like that in the real world would make a fortune in defence contracts.

Guild Wars Factions

Thanks to rodneyorpheus, I'm able to take part in this weekend event. Guild Wars has an interesting world, excellent graphics (even at the lowest quality, which I had to use), hot chicks in skimpy armour, unusual monsters, good player-to-player communication, and of course guilds. I also had the unique experience of witnessing NinjaBoyz formation dancing! Satan is telling me to buy this game.