I think 2009 was a good year for games, even MMOs. Sure WoW is still on top, Warhammer continues to struggle, there’s not been any revolutionizing innovation in the MMO genre, but I don’t really care about any of that. All of the games I started the year playing (EVE and LoTRO) I still enjoy, and I found a new game (Champions) that I like an expect to be playing through the whole of 2010. (more…)
Mount and Blade
After recommendations from Bill at Dubious Quality and Darren at Common Sense Gamer, I finally made some time to download and trout the Mount and Blade demo through Steam.  Did I like it?  Yes.  How much?  I started with the tutorial around 9:30 pm, after my wife and son went to bed.  After the tutorial I started a game.  I played for a bit: got some quests, failed one and completed others, gained a few levels, got captured once.  I was having fun and then some part of my brain wondered, “What time is it?”  It was 2 am, and I needed to get up in 5 hours for work.  While this isn’t too out of the ordinary, I actually continued to play for another 30 minutes.  Just had to finish one more thing.
So yeah, I’m really enjoying the game. Â I’ve since hit the level 7 limit of the demo and purchased the complete version.
I’m actually surprised I liked it so much. I’m a pretty shallow gamer. Â Graphics are a big part of games for me, enough so that I don’t usually play older games or indie games. Â Even when the gameplay is great, if the graphics aren’t good then I’m not interested.
My only complaint isn’t actually game realted. Â When I purchased the full version, Steam didn’t convert my existing installation but re-downloaded the full game again.
So if you like RPG’s go get it. Â It’s a little bit Oblivion and a little bit Total War.