Late night gaming

So last night, I went to bed at 5:20 a.m. Tired and exhausted I finished Cold winter on the playstation 2. Then today I finished Metal gear solid 2, two games in one week.

This game kept me up.

But I hadn't done that in such a long time since fallout 3. Even online multiplayer doesn't hold me that long. I'll get bored. So lets look at Cold winter the graphics aren't great, the story is laughably convoluted and AI can do some random stuff like run right passed you and turn around to shoot you. But the gameplay is unbelievable it runs so well and has a punishment and reward scheme for exploring. You can run in to treasure trove of ammo or an ambush. When the AI works well which is more often than not they will test your observation hide behind a barrel they will shot it. You have unlimited health packs, don't think this makes easy you have to duck and cover or the enemy will find you and kill you. Then sometimes you have to wait for a gadget to hack a door but this isn't like most games an excuse to send wave after wave of enemies. Yet it will only maintain a set number of enemies giving you incentive to clear an area prior to continuing to the next area. Everything in this game works and sometimes you have to use your head can't continue look around you'll find something, 

Yeah this sums up modern gaming

I said the story was laughably convoluted and it is, but it is original. Has a the usual secret society bad guys. But their plan is different it includes nuclear war but as generic as that sounds, there is so much more to it and it touches you and makes you feel something for the characters. That's the thing though for it's flaws a game of quality shines through time and time again and in the end it is fun and that is what gaming is all about not your K/D, not beating some random stranger on the other side of the planet just to have fun simple fun.
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