Grinding Gears
Ok, time for a mixed catch-up update.
Marvel Ultimate Alliance is awesome. We had a great time playing. Much better controls than X-Men Legends and the sheer variety in the characters is great. The story is campy in an awesome way. We only made it past the first ‘mission’ playing it with 3 people, but that was only due to time constraints.
I was off work Wednesday - Friday, managed to get the office flu that was going around. That kept me on my back for the most part - I only had the energy to reply to a few emails each day and then I was back to sleep.
Gears of War arrived on Friday. Amazing game, simply stunning looking. The controls are brilliant, apart from the A button causing problems being a ‘catch-all’ button for take cover and sprint (I’ve read CliffyB’s rant on Jump buttons and agree fully - I had more to say on the topic, but it seems I may have missed a section on jumping in the manual :/ ).
Otherwise I’ve found the game bloody brilliant so far. I’m a couple of checkpoints into Act 2 playing split screen co-op, and it’s just a blast. It has made my 28″ Widescreen TV feel too small though 