I'm mainly playing three games at the moment: Vice City, Panzer Dragoon: Orta, and The Two Towers. Vice City is fun, there's new stuff to try whenever I get bored, and I don't feel too bad if I fail a mission, because I can probably take a bike out and find some more jumps. Orta is fantastic - visually sumptuous, and yet unique, and seriously challenging; I've dropped it down onto Easy and it feels perhaps slightly too easy, though still a good challenge; Normal requires nothing less than real skill to survive. It's challenging in a way rail-shooters seem they shouldn't be. The real surprise of this triptych is The Two Towers, which despite being quite brief and containing physically small levels, is a real challenge - a rarity for a film license. To survive the later levels as Legolas, or to stand any chance on the hardcore challenge that is the Tower of Orthanc requires real skill - the parry button is far more vital than it might initially seem. It's hugely satisfying to survive some of the tougher levels - in Helm's Deep, you really do get the sensation of being entirely overwhelmed.
Posted by tajmahal at January 14, 2004 07:51 PM