Last week saw the release of a long-anticipated Xbox360 exclusive title, Too Human. There are a multitude of reviews available, so this won't be any kind of comprehensive review and rating, but I do have some things to say about the game.
I finished my first run through the single player campaign this weekend, which may seem surprising for an RPG that only released last week. My playtime was right around the 10 hour mark, although I'd spent a few hours messing around with another character. This seems short, but Too Human is intended to play something like Phantasy Star Online before it... there are four large dungeons that scale in difficulty with you as you level up, and you can replay them many times for better loot and to have fun playing co-op with a friend. I finished the game at level 28, and the level cap is 50. There are also 5 different character classes, most of which play quite differently, and the additional draw of completing ultra-rare level 50 armor sets.
Those who know me are probably thinking that all this doesn't really sound like my cup o' tea. After all, I quit WoW pretty quickly after hitting 60, and never even made it to 70 in the expansion... the never-ending endgame loot search never really did it for me. To be fair, I'm going off of around 15 hours of Too Human, versus several days worth of gametime in WoW. I can't promise I'll ever make it to level 50 in Too Human, and certainly not with every class... but after finishing the single player campaign, I'm definitely hungry to go back for more. I'd love to play some co-op as well, so here's hoping that these impressions inspire at least a few of you to pick up the game.
More detailed (but spoiler-free) impressions, kudos and criticisms continue after the break...
I was having a message board discussion today about musical "legends" you've seen in concert. My list is dreadfully short, but it did get me thinking about what I recall as the first concert I ever attended, at least outside the realm of school programs and such....
I still remember sitting in that dark church, near the back, bawling my fucking eyes out to this song. The whole song seems laughable to me now, listening it to it, but I'd lie if I said it didn't bring a tear to my eye, still. Such is the power of memory and nostalgia, I guess. Of course, this being the internet, I can hardly stop at one song... not with YouTube's delightful selection of related clips.
Yep... that's another song I remember, now, finally, fully realized through the power of "interpartive" mime. I don't recall many mimes lip-syncing... but then again, this is pretty advanced mimery.
I should have stopped there. It wasn't getting any better than that. How, though, could I resist a little number called "Dear Mr. Jesus."
Well, that's pretty much the most fucked-up "Christian" song I've ever heard. I'm not sure what the point is... the most literal interpretation seems to be chastising Jesus for not doing something about child abuse. Valid point, really... assuming you believe in Jesus. I doubt that's what they are going for. I can tell you one thing, though.... I wouldn't mind abusing the piece of shit bastard who made a poor little girl sing this terrible, fucked up song.
