Well, my first GameFly game came in on Thursday, Splinter Cell: Conviction. Let me tell you, it is AWESOME. It’s better than what I expected. The stealth aspects are exciting, as you’re constantly looking for the next hideout to avoid detection. When you do get in trouble, the game makes you pay for it if you don’t use your head. You need to use cover and darkness to get out of sight quickly from enemies. Once you get them thinking your somewhere else (by the new “Last Know Position” feature) you can sneak behind the enemies and flank them from when they least expect it. Overall, it’s pretty freaking awesome.
That’s a preview of what’s to come, a little teaser. I’ll be doing a full review shortly, once I finish the game sometime this week or next. Be on the lookout for it by the 26th.
In news, today NPD group announced they will no longer be releasing monthly console sale numbers. Not that this has a huge impact to the average gamer, but it is a significant announcement for media outlets like Joystiq, IGN, Gamespot, etc. as well as publishers/developers. (If you have an expensive subscription, you still get access to these numbers, but those numbers cannot be published) There are some things this announcement has me wondering. First, is why did NPD feel the need to pull the numbers now? I mean, with Move just being released, and Kinect right around the corner, it would be interesting to see console sales numbers for either system after their motion controls hit the market. Add to that the fact that this is a month before the holiday season retail boom really hits. Second, are first party companies going to release the numbers themselves? If they do, it will most likely be numbers shipped, not sold, and we can’t guarantee they’ll be accurate. But overall, I think for most people, all this does is prevent the “My favorite console sold more than your favorite” garbage all over the internet.
That’s all I’ve got for now. Happy Gaming!
-SS
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