Drought Season

It's finally here! Welcome to the drought ladies and gentleman. I could sure use a break. I managed to make it through a crazy semester while finding the time to play through:

Mass Effect 2
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle
Heavy Rain
Battlefield Bad Company 2
Just Cause 2
Splinter Cell Conviction

I'm at the point where I can't sit through a cut scene without getting annoyed. That's what happened with Red Dead Redemption. The game is good, but it's way too story driven. The first half had me interested in knowing what was up with John Marston and his government ties, but after a certain point I found myself skipping every cut scene. A cut scene meant I was riding my horse with somebody which meant a long talk that I didn't want to hear. "Just let me shoot something already" I'd think to myself as the person would blab until we got to our destination. What's that? oh somebody wants to shoot at us before we get there. I got so bored of shooting while riding my horse. It was fun until it felt like it was the only thing I was doing.

Then there's Alan Wake released the same day as Red Dead Redemption. Another story driven game except this time the main character is narrating everything. Not only was I thoroughly confused after the first episode. I was incredibly bored. The intro reminded me of Silent Hill. Your riding on a cliff with barely enough visibility when all of a sudden you hit a person that you didn't see until the last minute. Instead of looking for help you run away. Before the 2nd episode the game did a recap of the key points from the first episode and I was still lost. The games still in my Xbox and it's rented from GameFly so I might finish it. It's not looking good right now.

I'll leave em alone. It's Friday night. What I will say is bring on the drought. It's time to focus on why Errol Games. I've got to get some more nominations and maybe even an award or two.