I think the game is going to be pretty damn good. Then again, the Demo for blacksite made me drop $50 on that the week it came out, and I already sold that off!

Still, the graphics are impressive, the story line is eerily plausible, and the idea that the game is acted out by the player as a soldier, but told from the point of view of an Associated Press writer is pretty freakin’ brilliant (English major geekyness coming out!).

I love Squad Based combat games, where you don’t really have to rely on the squad or direct them. Much like Halo. You get the feeling of a large battle, lots of people fighting along side you, but you don’t have to worry about giving them orders like in GRAW or Rainbow Six. Area 51 was similar, where you could give a few orders here and there, but a lot of it, the AI handled themselves. I like that.

The graphics are certainly “this gen” – not much has been spared here, save for a bit of dynamic lighting, which might be nice… then again the level is broad daylight in a desert-city, so maybe ‘night-time’ missions will be a bit more impressive.

All in all, I’m fairly excited about what I’ve seen so far, and will certainly consider picking it up!

Nu

PSN is horrible and crashes every time a new demo comes out for it, that’s why it’s free.

You pay a premium when you want things first, just like first adopters when it comes to systems, except in this scenario, you don’t have to wait a year or two for the price-cut, you have to wait a week.

You can whine about it, or pay less than $50 a year for Live, cause it’s not going to change any time within the next 4 years, and probably never, (I have found deals that have made my last 3 years cost less than $50 total combined, you just have to find good deals on the 12 month cards, it’s not hard)