Recent content by Librarian Mike

Go Mass Effect 2! Edmonton needs this. Our hockey team sucks!

I picked it up a couple of years ago on GOG, so I won't be getting the new version. I highly recommend this game however.

For me, I'd have to go with Bioshock. The story was very interesting and Rapture was a stunning environment, but I was 'meh' about the gameplay.

Irreversible, or anything by Lars von Trier. Take a first date to any of those, and you're guaranteed to get a TRO against you.

A couple of games I think are underrated: Prince of Persia: Warrior Within - all you have to do is turn the volume down and it's just as good as the others. Second Sight - This game is great fun, and it has a fantastic story.

I've made it to the final boss, but still cannot get past it. I come back to it from time to time. For the record, I think this game is one of the best I've ever played. It's brutally hard, but fair in that the traps never change. It's old school in the best way.

I still don't get all the hate for Prince of Persia: Warrior Within. I mean sure, the metal music/emo guy hero is lame, but the game itself is every bit as fantastic as its predecessor.

As I've stated many times before, Super Metroid is the closest thing I've ever seen to a perfect game.

I replay Dawn of War every couple of months. I just can't get enough of it. I can't wait to get a decent computer so I can run DoW 2 with decent settings. Starcraft is also quite fun. It may be dated, but you've got to respect the architects.

My first gut reaction is '6', for the characters, the score, and the combat system. Then again, what I really loved about '7' was that it's the only one that drops you right into the thick of things. ...and I loved the world in '9', and the story in '10'. Gah!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAO4EVMlpwM That being said, we should all be careful who we mock. Hipsters walk among us. How many times have you read this: "Yeah, I was totally into Zero Punctuation before it got all famous."

I found it to be incredibly moving. Granted, you need to dig a little bit to find meaning in it, but what's wrong with that? I was trying to describe it to a friend, and the best I could come up with was 'a cross between Super Mario Bros and Mulholland Drive'.

Some of those 'ultimate weapon' tasks in Final Fantasy X are just ridiculous. Dodging lightning? No problem. 200x? Oooookay. In a row? Forget it.

A couple that come to mind: Getting the jacked-up Gravity Gun in Half Life 2 The final act of Super Metroid...actually that whole game is pure satisfaction.

One of my favorites is the big twist in Final Fantasy 6, in which Kefka reveals his plan to destroy the world...and then carries it out.