Leveling Down

Last week cmfl3x and I presented you with a list of games that we felt were good value from a standpoint of being enjoyable for pretty much every type of gamer. This week we’ll share more “niche” titles – games that you can enjoy – provided you’re into the genre. Again, we want to look at games that are good value – ones that either have a lengthy/replayable single player campaign or plenty of multiplayer hours to keep you coming back while at the same time being enjoyable while being inexpensive.

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Are Avatar’s six Achievements really worth 1000 points if they can all be unlocked in a minute?

I’ve managed to score a 50k+ Gamerscore in my years with the 360. And while that pales in comparison to the guys with 6 digit Gamerscores, it still sometimes manages to illicit some responses from players in online matches (both good and bad). But what is the point of the Gamerpoint score anyway? In this discussion topic, cmfl3x and I will discuss our thoughts on the implementation of Microsoft’s Achievement system and this new site we joined called TrueAchievements.com.

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Devil May Cry 4, a game that looks modern but still clutches to the good and the bad of old school Japanese game design.

For anyone trying to complete all of Devil May Cry 4’s Achievements, you’ll be playing for a very long time as I have quickly learned. Often times I write reviews on games after I’ve gotten every Achievement I planned to get in the game, but with Devil May Cry 4, I don’t think it will be possible. It’s going to take me dozens of hours more to have a chance at getting every single Achievement, but even then, I don’t know if I’ll be skilled enough to get the most difficult ones. Still, after having gone through it once on the easiest difficulty I believe I have enough to formulate an opinion of this “hardcore” game.

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