Step aside, I'm Batman

So last night I started Batman: Arkham City. I can tell this is going to absorb a lot of my gaming time. So I need to make a list of what is in process, so I can finish it later:

Dead Space 2 – I’m almost done; I’m in the middle of the last chapter. I should be able to finish it in my next sitting – but, of course, it must be at night. Plus I would like to try the multiplayer.

Homefront – there are one or two achievements I would like to try and get, nothing too difficult. Then I want to play multiplayer. Nick said he has this, so hopefully it will be with him.

Portal 2 – I just started the DLC.

Portal: Still Alive - I just have to complete the very last challenge level. It’s tough.

KillZone 3 - I REALLY like the multiplayer. I’ve done the local-bot thing, I want to finish all the maps and get online. and I don’t have a solution yet.

Heavy Rain – I started – just started. I’m not interested, but I will push myself through it.

BioShock 2: Minerva’s Den DLC.

Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light - I’m almost done with the single player campaign, then I hope to find a partner.

LittleBigPlanet 2 - I am on the last level of the story campaign. T

Brutal Legend - I saw Jerr playing this yesterday. I’d like to finish, but I lost interest half way through.

Waiting unplayed:

• Resistance 3
• Gears of War 2 GotY
• Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood

Watching Credits

For some reason I always watch the credit-crawl after finishing a game or movie. I read every name (if possible). You learn a lot about who’s-who and the development process. When I finished Splinter Cell: Conviction, it lists all the names of the actors of all the different languages. Since I have been lax in my reporting, here are the games I finished the first 6 months this year.

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Great game! A beautiful action game with an engaging story. I've not played much of the on-line component.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox360) Finished the confusing campaign quickly. I've done most of the Special Ops boards. The real joy is in the on-line multiplayer. On the PS3, I've only played the muliplayer. I also bought the DLC for both systems at $15 a pop. Not worth it.

Dead Space (Xbox360) What a fun game! Slightly scary; the best part is the sound.

Borderlands (Xbox360) FPS RPG I thougt it got boring after a while. I played as the Siren Lilith. Just recently we started play this with online multiplayer. The color/art style was unique.

BioShock 2 (Xbox360) Another winner from 2K. I enjoyed this one almost as much as Bioshock. The controls are better, the exciting world is unchanged, and the story is good. I just does not have that sense of wonder when I first entered Rapture. I'm waiting on friends to play the muliplayer portion.

God Of War (PS3 - redone in HD) What an amazing game! Great story and puzzles. Gameplay kept evolving. I was completely entertained. I'm going to start GoW2 before I get GoW3.

Splinter Cell Conviction This game had the longest credits I have ever seen - movies included. Half way through the sound stopped. Oh, the game. It was OK. Good stealth play. I liked the addition of the assignation function. I've started the Special Ops boards, but I would like to play with someone.

Still working on:

Perfect Dark (Xbox360) An HD upgrade to the N64 classic. Red Alert: Command and Conquer 3 (PS3) This is hard. Halo ODST meh Ghostbusters (Xbox360) meh Brutal Legend (Xbox360) The originality wore off about half way through.