July-August 2008 Game Time

Went on a game time break with three PC titles: Overlord (2007) by Triumph Studios, Fable: The Lost Chapters (2005 PC) by Lionhead Studios, and Far Cry (2004) by Crytek Studios.

With Overlord, you control an evil master of creatures (minions) in the game to help you do your evil deeds. You can just be an evil overlord or become more evil by choosing your actions in the main quests. Your armor, helmet and weapons can be upgraded by sacrificing your minions in your forge. This game reminds me of Dungeon Keeper and enjoyed it for 1 week of full game time.

Fable has been released for XBox, but the PC version includes additional contents: The Lost Chapters. You start out as a little boy, gets trained in the Heroes' Guild... then you choose which class you are going to develop your character with. Your character will also show signs of aging and scars from battles as time goes on. This is one great first-person role-playing game! Enjoyed it for a week and a half, finishing the story as both good and evil hero.

Far Cry has a wonderful game world, a paradise of islands in the middle of nowhere. You can enjoy the scenery while blasting out mercenaries on your way to the mission area. Then you fight your way through hordes of mutated creatures; mutated monkeys at the start of the game to mutated mercenary soldiers which are trained for combat. Got this game after reading up on the upcoming Far Cry 2 PC title, with a better paradise and lots of terrain to cover. Finished it on "Challenging" difficulty and still halfway on "Realistic".

Full reviews coming up while getting ready with another game title, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl.