The "What are you playing?" topic.

[Monk]

Ran through the new Mass Effect DLC this evening. Yawn; a bunch of bland FPS MP style scenarios for a game which isn't primarily about combat. There are 3 variations each on four themes: shoot as many enemies as possible in a time limit, survive as long as possible against infinite enemies, run and capture several points on the map as quickly as possible, and kill a set number of enemies as quickly as possible. Most missions can be completed in under 2 minutes. Get first place in all 12 and you get an extra mission: survive until the clock runs down against a horde. Finish that and you have won yourself your own home base, pretty pointless this late in the day.

Back to Samurai Warriors 2 again.

Is it really that bad? I ask simply out of morbid curiosity, it's sitting on xbox live marketplace for a measly five dollars and at that price it's sorta hard not to take a look.. Though the description doesn't inspire much enthusiasm in me. It promises 2-3 hours of more gameplay, but if all that amounts to is shallow combat then I'm not sure it's for me.

When i heard there was a new Mass Effect DLC in the works, i was thrilled. I was expecting another Bring Down the Sky which I absolutely loved. (Lots of combat, a few side quests and a good main story, yes please!) Instead, it sounds as if all they added was a combat focused mini-game. A real shame, i was looking to bring "The Jugglers" out of retirement for another go. They've not seen a run since I tested my sanity on.. well, insanity!