Magnacarta II and Borderlands = Crazy RPG Goodness

I don't care what anyone says, all Borderlands is is Fallout 3 with online co-op. I didn't say that was a bad thing though. It's an awesome game, no doubt, and I'm loving every minute of it. I want to at least get through most of the game before I got online and rely on other people to help finish quest for me. That's one reason why I hate games nowadays. What happened to great single player experiences? It's still alive in Assassin's Creed and Bioshock but multiplayer is ruining single player games. At least I can do everything myself in MC 2, which is one hell of a game. I just got on disc 2 on Sunday and I'm really look for the story to get crazy. Why does Juto keep having dreams of himself hurting Zephie? It's going to be pretty good. I just got my first co-op technique with Juto and Zephie and it was AMAZING. First, the damage was sick and it just looked amazing. I wonder who else Juto combines his attacks with? A Crocell/Juto attack would be EPIC

So much gaming, so little time

Well, I bought MagnaCarta 2 last week and all I can say is: Choice well made! MC 2 is one of my top three RPGs on 360 along with Vesperia and Lost Odyssey. It's miles ahead of Tears of Blood. This is what I wanted FF XII to be. While the main characters are cliche, I love the game. I'll probably give it a proper review after I beat it. I'm also playing Bionic Commando and Earth Defense Force 2017. EDF 2017 is crazy. It's like a cheesy 1950s movie. Big ants, giant robots, and UFOs. It's pretty entertaining though. Bionic Commando is alright. It's a lot more violent than I anticipated but it's pretty good. I also bought Tales of Symphonia II when I bought MC 2 and I'm glad I waited until the price dropped. It's a pretty good game, but why did they make the main character such a wimp? His parents were killed by Lloyd! That should put some fire under his ass and man up. And why doesn't he try to get with Marta? Is it because he doesn't know what to do with a girl? (sigh) Japanese characters man I tell ya.

I just got Borderlands and I'm about to get some game time with that.

HOLY CRAP: I want to play Epic Mickey

Before I talk about Epic Mickey, this has been a good week for retro games. On Monday, they announced a sequel to one of my favorite games as a kid, Rocket Knight Adventures, called Rocket Knight. It's going to be released next year for the PSN and XBLA. That's going to be a first day buy for me. That's another awesome Sega Genesis game that I never beat as a kid, along with Castlevania: Bloodlines and Beyond Oasis (which I beat the other day).

Ryo Hazuki is going to be in the new Sonic and Sega All Star Racing game. I couldn't believe it when I read it this morning, but this shows that Sega hasn't forgotten about good ole Ryo. Could this mean a Shenmue sequel is in the works or is Sega just being teases? I really hope this isn't the last time we see Ryo.

Now, to Epic Mickey. I can't wait until Game Informer unveils it later this month. My main concern for the game is combat. Is Mickey going to whip out a Keyblade or is he going to use a paintbrush? I have really high hopes for this game, mainly because the main villain is an old school Disney character named Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. He's so old I really haven't heard of him. The fact that Disney is using an old villain to go against Mickey gets me all hyped up for this game. I just want to see or hear about some gameplay and I'll be good.

With my birthday coming up, (Monday) I'm about to get another game. Brutal Legend and MagnaCarta II both come out on the 13th and are both games I want to get, but, I'm only getting $100, and we all know games are $60 nowadays. I'm leaning more towards MC II, since I'm an RPG head and because I also want to have some money left over for Nostalgia when it comes out two weeks later. I'll probably wait for BL, since when I get my paycheck on the 20th, I REALLY want to get Borderlands. We'll see what happe s in the next couple of weeks.

Speaking of Nostalgia, I'm freaking swapped with DS games. I got Devil Survivor, OG Saga, Mario and Luigi 3, and Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. My friend is getting me Professor Layton 2 for my Bday and I'm getting Nostalgia on the 27th. Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks comes out on Dec. 7th, so that's my deadline for those 6 DS games. I'm almost done M&L3, but the other three I'm just getting started. Damn GameFly games, taking up my time.