Game Diary Day 6: My Pikmin, Let Me Show You Them
There are few games that give me the same feeling of childlike joy when I play them. That feeling I had back in the SNES days, that shiny Christmassy feeling of contentment and happiness. I spent most of my time this last weekend with two titles which garner that reaction from me: Rez HD and Pikmin 2. I am attempting to mop up the remaining achievements I have for Rez, and in doing so I am falling in love with it all over again. Over and over again. I just sit here, bobbing to the music, entranced by the lights, sounds and vibrations. After popping in Pikmin 2 for the first time in years, the lady saw how incredibly adorable all the little Pikmin are and demanded I relinquish the controller. I happily obliged and sat watching her play for hours.
Today is a bit slow both on the games and the blogging front, so while doing various things around the house I am playing...
Puzzle Quest - My knight is about level 30 and steadily kicking ass. I got to thinking, why isn't there a board game version of Puzzle Quest? You could easily replicate the spells and characters using cards, and the gems can be actual little plastic gems you move around a la Mancala. The only difficulty would be how you place new gems into the board as you clear them. Hrm.
No More Heroes - Got this in the mail today off of Goozex, and in it was a nice note from the person who traded it to me. I love receiving notes in my Goozex trades and always try to either write something or put a business card in the package for when I trade. Now that I am using my Wii a bit more I am excited to be playing this game, which everyone tells me is great. I know it is probably great. There's just not enough time in the day to play all the games in the world, is all. I'll let you all know how I enjoy it.
