[General Discussion] What are you currently playing???

I'm currently playing 007: From Russia with Love on XBOX. It's a really sweet game from what I can tell but I've certainly been frustrated a few times already. Like one time my game just froze and I had to restart from the last checkpoint. Speaking of checkpoints, there never seems to be enough...or maybe that's just because they don't inform you when they save (so weird...)

For all of us Sean Connery fans, this game is really a treat, especially considering all the behind-the-scenes movies and whatnot.

Next, I plan to tackle Fahrenheit (Indigo Prophecy) which I've had sitting around for a while.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Just finished 007: From Russia With Love. Overall, a very entertaining game with some really fun moments, but it is rather forgettable. It's just one of those games that doesn't offer enough challenge to give it lasting appeal, which is a shame. I would love to have more content in this game. There are some unlockable bonus levels but I've unlocked 2 of 4 and I wasn't impressed, so I'm not even going to bother. I feel like this is a game I could pick up occasionally and give a spin. It's really solid overall, but far from spectacular.

Originally Posted by guyinrubbersuit

I'm playing Indigo Prophecy right now. It's pretty damn entertaining and I'm digging the narrative. It has a X-Files vibe to it. However there are some quirks that take me out of the experience. First are the camer angles and controls. Good god I hate Resident Evil style controls and cameras. Sometimes it works, but it becomes very bothersome when the camera switches several times in one small area. Cinematic my ass.

Another gripe I have is that if I have one thing in my hand, my options to do something else becomes limited. I have two hands! Why can't I do two things at once?

And there are still annoying fetch quests in here. I really wish that gaming cliche would die. I hate it.

From what I've played it's an entertaining game with a strong story and decent characters. If it didn't have these elements then the game would be very terrible.

I'm also playing Indigo Prophecy (well, Fahrenheit) and I have to agree with your criticisms.

The controls are what frustrate me the most. At times it seems virtually impossible to navigate the character into a 'hotspot' in order to progress. The camera also is fairly annoying, but not as much as the controls.

I really like the 'open-ended' nature of the game and how doing different things could net different results when you switch characters, although I often wonder what would happen if I did something differently which kind of distracts me from the experience.

Also, I'm starting to get a little bored of the 'action' mini-game that they keep forcing on you. Don't get me wrong, it's fun to interact in sweet cutscenes like playing a guitar or boxing, but it gets tedious after a while. Also, I feel like I can't pay full attention to the cutscene if I'm busy pressing buttons.

Can't complain about the story though, it is admitedely pretty compelling.

There's nowhere I can't reach.