My Summer of DLC

Singularity was the last retail release I played. I liked it well enough, and it wasn't even on my radar to give a try, but I played it and it was okay.

The next retail game that's a definite on my list (even if just for the campaign and a little content creation) is Halo: Reach. There are a few things here and there that I'm fairly interested in. Mafia II (losing interest with time), Metroid: Other M (really iffy about the presentation of that one), and Spiderman: Shattered Dimensions (probably a three day distraction.)

No, the retail space is not in the forefront for me for the next couple of months. What has my attention are the digital marketplaces. Downloadable games and add ons are keeping my consoles warm now, and will be for a while.

Deathspank. From the mind of Ron Gilbert, the evil genius behind the Monkey Island series, is a fun and oft funny action RPG that's a blend of Fable II's rhythm inspired combat and the now ubiquitous quest-giver model made so popular in games like Diablo. Deathspank himself, voiced by Michael Dobson, gives over the top but completely straight faced readings of some utterly ridiculous lines that make it all the funnier. The game is BIG for a 10 dollar download, and the funny almost never stops. Completely worth it.

Limbo. Only halfway through this one, so no review, just some impressions. I won't go too deep into this one, just to say that the visual style, ambient "music" and truly disturbing animations make this tale of a young boy's travel through a savage world trying to kill him at every turn a haunting and immersing world that you will be glued to. Also of note is that there's not a line of dialog or a scrap of exposition in the entire game. 15 dollars seems a little steep at this point, but I'm getting quite a bit of enjoyment from it.

Hydro Thunder Hurricane. Hydro. Thunder. Go play it.

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. Due out on PSN August 10th, Xbox Live Arcade August 25th for 10 bucks. The game is brought to us by the insanely talented animator Paul Robertson. Go watch Pirate Baby Cabana Battle Street Fight 2006 and Kings of Power 4billion% to see for yourself. Based of course on the graphic novel series and movie of the same name, the game is an old school beat em up in the vein of streets of rage or teenage mutant ninja turtles: turtles in time. Super excited for this one.

Also picked up The Secret Armory of General Knoxx for Borderlands while it was half off, so I'm definitely looking forward to securing a copy of the game to have a few more hours of fun with it.

Long and short, I'll be spending a lot less money and swapping a lot fewer discs this summer, and it really looks like fun.