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echu10's Shadow of the Colossus (PS2)
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| [February 23, 2007 12:05:21 AM]
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Going back to the game a second time, I realize this game taps into popular culture, namely the ghetto culture. Much of this culture is centered around gangs, violence, crime, theft and is really utilized in this game. Players have the ability to beat up anyone(except for law enforcement), steal cars and money, and crash into anything. Not only does this provide a 'wild' gaming experience, it easily creates conflict. There are the blood thirsty violent gangs and then the police officers, both of whom are after you. Grand Theft Auto is set in a 'naturally' violent atmosphere so the player really has to fend for his/herself because he/she really can not trust anyone.
One thing that was really frustrating to me was the ability to turn with a bike or a car. When the player is backing up, the bike or car will back up in the opposite direction that the player turns the joystick. For me this was counter intuitive and made the succession of game play really slow and tedious since half the time would be spent trying to get the car or bike to go in the right direction.
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| [February 22, 2007 10:35:02 PM]
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This is my first time playing Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, but when I popped the disc into the PS2, I immediately ignored the intro thinking the game would be pretty intuitive. Unfortunately for me, it was not and I assumed that I was just supposed to jump into cars and beat people up. Even when I paused and the map screen came up, I just thought I was supposed to 'explore' the town. Then my housemate came in and asked if this game was fun, I told him I had no idea what I was doing. I finally gave up and started the game over, this time listening to the intro, and paying attention to the text on the screen. This helped me tremendously and I was on my way to playing the game for reals. Yes, the map at the bottom left corner helped, but when I got to the second mission, the blue dot that represented Sweet was really hard to see. I also found it hard to drive/bike on the screen while trying to make out where I was relative to the map.
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