The Daily Bleven -- May 22

Sony has finally released the Move-centric game Sorcery. The promise of this game is what originally made me by the PS Move...and now that it's out, I have to say that I'm not feeling the need to rush out and buy it. I hate to say this, but I'm going to have to wait for a fee reviews to roll in before I put out any cash. Remember, consumer loyalty is for suckers.

Marvel has released the first trailer for their MMO, and it looks like it should be free to play. Good thing it is.

On the other side of the battle, DC (and WB) are showing off more of their Lego Batman 2 title, and it looks awesome. Geez, these Lego games have come a long way.

Speaking of Marvel and DC, there is a lot of gay news to talk about. Marvel revealed that Northstar (a man) will be getting married to his boyfriend. DC revealed that a "major, iconic" character would be coming out of the closet. Wow. Sounds like a grab at controversy rather than a grab at attracting new readers. Have gay readers been bombarding the editorial offices asking for this? What about more Native American, Asian, Indian, or Latin heroes? As a black man, I've definitely been asking for more blacks; but i guess I'll have to make do with Luke Cage, Black Lightning, and Storm.

The Daily Bleven - Staypuft Edition: 5/22

So it is true - we are grown ass men. It is true that we are also slackers I suppose - not that anyone has ever accused of that to our faces ;)

So here it is - The Daily Bleven 5/22- Staypuft Edition:

I am not like everyone else - I suppose that I have always known this fact - but it is especially stark in contrast in a few key decisions I have made relating to video games. 

Batman: Arkham -

The first was around the Batman Arkham series of games. I simply dont like them; the mechanics are clunky to me and the idea of running away from mobs trying to get them to forget I was there as a gameplay turn-on turns me off completely. I know that people love those games and I know that they are critically acclaimed but they are trash to me. Utter garbage - the running joke with SmittyD is that I keep the copy of Arkham City I bought (just to be sure that the problem wasn't isolated to the first game) simply so that I can disrespect it as a ritual. I wont ever trade it in because that would be me putting it to productive use. I will keep it, and neglect it...

Diablo 3 -

I do not love this game. I do not love anything about it. I suppose that I do not specifically feel venomous hatred toward any particular aspect of it either. However I do find it lacking; popping loot pinata's (Thanks Tycho for the useful metaphor) just is not really that exciting. It really could be simply that the Auction House has ruined it. The fun part of that game (I suppose) has to do with character development but since I dont think any of the mechanics are particularly engaging it comes down to loot. There is no loot in the game worth a damn to be honest. All your loot really comes from the Auction house. So the gameplay becomes super grindy as you are trying to build up a large enough pool of gold to be able to buy the next useful upgrade for your needs. The wife and I have found in the game-world literally 2-3 pieces of loot (between us) that we have equipped. None of it particularly better than what was affordable on the AH at the time we equipped it but at least we did not have to leave the game to go check...

What's worse for me is the idea of the game being "harder" which really means increasing the likely hood that you are going to die from NIL to something closer to FREQUENTLY just makes me think how unappetizing it is to introduce any sort of delay or trouble into the game. It is annoying enough that I have to port back to town to empty my bags but having to go back to town because I was dead and pay some of this gold I am trying to grind to fix the stuff I am wearing seems double unappetizing.

I got Diablo3 included with my WoW annual pass and I have to say that my basic plan for the next week is to be sure I get the valor points, LFRs, and DS10's I need to keep my toons current. If I come up with some spare time I may play Diablo3 a little bit...