Game *not* over

About the scripts, there will be a phase 3 I hope, that should mark a turning point towards user friendly but next year. Until then, the help is in HKLoops.mht, and the most recent scripts got a new home too, in this little zip.
[new!] And beta dragons expected here: Warning! Here might be dragons work faster! [v.2]

From the tip of my memory, new additions include scrolling through Twitter Desk and Excel with the wheelmouse (+-Shift), and moving freely in OneNote with WinKey+Arrows.


There is still time to play, and time to get gifts. Continuing my own Play On list , without forgetting the Games one, I thought I'd throw at you two more classic masterpieces of game design.

One is not complete without them nor it seems is one without the other. The Shadow of the Colossus and Ico. Both are esthetically - wonders and their stories are simple and complex in the same time. While waiting for them to be reunited in the Last Guardian, for those fortunate to have a PS3, these PS2 gems work just fine on the emulator presented before.

Ico will give you the thrills of a relationship (quote: boy meets girl) in a pure Japanese style, with its universal ups, downs and misunderstandings, delivered through the gameplay of simply holding hands. While not even speaking properly to each other for hours, the "conversation" is terrific. Of game play. Wonderful, I tell you! :)

The Shadow of the Colossus on the other hand is less puzzle centered, although not entirely missing the element, is more focused on action. But not the action that you'd expect in a fighting game at least because the enemies are ten times or more your size! Using wits and lots of climbing would get you closer to revealing another piece in a terrible secret puzzle.


I felt the urge to leave a note about a game for "real men": Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Chaos Rising. A pleasure rated M. Less intelligent movies and maybe story arc than the bastard competition BUT! It compensates with a strong gameplay doubled by the pleasure of seeking perfection through addictive tunning of stats with the help of myriad of bonus objects and traits, making it one of the most intelligent combinations of role playing and real time strategy.
Violent fast paced strategy where you'll be in charge of both the group and the individual in each step, making it interesting from both the design and the gameplay point of view.
Very equilibrated, I don't recommend the easiest difficulty, although the last mission can be insane :)
Also you may take a further look into the general universe of Warhammer that has by itself a fascinating history over the years.


So for now, I wave goodbye, and I leave you in the company of ICO + holidays: