Skate 2 turned up in the post yesterday. Considering my previous experiences with similar games – in a nutshell, utter failure at the two Tony Hawk games I’ve tried and an embarrassingly inept attempt to play Aggressive Inline – I’m not sure I have what it takes. It’s a genre I simply don’t understand. Which is a shame because I dig the idea. Any advice for getting my head around something like Skate 2?
Besides that, I’m still plugging away at Fable 2. I bought my first house yesterday, the delightfully named Manure Manor in Oakfield. I opted for renting it out rather than moving in, but I wanted to see who my tenants were so I wandered inside and tried to engage them in “conversation”. As I danced, whistled and feigned to attack the residents, they grew increasingly agitated at my invasion of their privacy. Eventually they ran outside and called the guards. I ran, too, straight out of town.
I also downloaded the trial version of The Maw off XBLA. A charming blend of Kirby and Katamari is probably the most precise description I can give it. The titular Maw eats things to absorb their characteristics, allowing you to utilise these abilities to solve environmental puzzles. Once the Maw reaches a certain size – Katamari-style – the level’s complete. It seems like the perfect time of year for this kind of short-but-sweet game. I may be tempted to grab the full version later today…
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