2 GAMES DOWN & BATCH 3 COMPLETED!

GRAND THEFT AUTO SAN ANDREAS is a game that doesn’t really need much of an introduction. And so I won’t say much about it. I originally played the game on my old PS2 and my opinion of it hasn’t changed. I still despise the flying school missions and any mission remotely related to flying but I managed to do it, after crashing several times.

Up next is another gem that I enjoyed dearly, BIOSHOCK INFINITE & BURIAL AT SEA. After playing the first two games, I was already a fan of the series and this game only cements my love for this series. Bioshock Infinite is a step away from below the seas and into the clouds, featuring a great story that had me reading through forum posts to better understand it. I love the look of Columbia with its beautiful bright colors and how they slowly darken to reflect the state of the city itself. Booker and Elizabeth’s dynamic, to me, is this game’s strength. The way the two interact one another made me get emotionally invested in their story. Only criticism I’d have is the 2 weapon limit they imposed as opposed to having all usable weapons on a wheel. I finished the game on 1999 mode without using Dollar Bill vending machines, which was a welcome challenge, though it made me rage quite a few times, especially during the Handyman fights. The satisfaction at having finished it, however, was immense/

Having purchased the season pass this sale, I started up Burial at Sea right after finishing the game. As the name suggests, we start our journey in Rapture, looking for a girl (sound familiar? :P). I won’t go into much detail about the story to avoid spoilers, but the massive 21 GB download is in my opinion worth it. The first episode features the same type of gameplay that you’ve already experienced in the original game, though, this time they brought back the weapon wheel (thankfully!). The second episode has us playing as Elizabeth and is more stealth oriented. I played this in the 1998 mode which limits the player to just the crossbow, removing the shotgun and hand cannon, while also making enemies stronger. It has a pretty sad ending but it works out in the bigger picture. The DLC does take care of some loose ends from Infinite while presenting a lot of new questions. It is definitely worth a play.

Clash in the Clouds is another DLC which involves 4 arenas where you battle 15 waves of enemies, while trying to finish the Blue Ribbon Challenges (which are possibly the worst thing imaginable). You defeat enemies to earn money which can be spent on concept art and other behind the scene items and also to buy upgrades for your weapons and vigors. The difficulty for the DLC is preset to Hard and can’t be changed which isn’t the problem. The problem is that you cannot choose to replay a specific wave in case you miss the ribbon. So, if you were to, for example, fail to complete the Blue Ribbon challenge for Wave 14, you’d have to start all the way from the start and get to Wave 14 and hope you can get it. Also, dying automatically fails the challenge and you cannot restart the wave. You can restart from Wave 1, which is pretty useless and makes 100%ing the game a pain in the ass.

Overall, it’s a great game if you’re up for a story that’ll fuck with your head, and I’d definitely recommend it but Clash in the Clouds will definitely make you swear loudly and quite often (atleast it did in my case).