So it is finished. Done. I… just sat there. Looking at the TV, my wife asking if it is finally over. I told her yes, I think. There was a question mark at the end of The End.

I am not going to give any spoilers, so don’t worry about that. I am not heartless. This game is very dependant on you not knowing the ending. I am almost sure that 90% of the story is told to you the rest is told in symbolism. As I had said before there is a lot to keep track of. Many different people, all who have a different angle of telling it, tell many different parts of the confusing story. So are left with many pieces to one of those giant puzzles that takes a whole table to put together.

I started up a second game instantly.

This is the first time in I don’t remember how long that I have done this. I can’t point to a single other game this generation that has done this. I don’t know. It is not a game for everyone. A lot of people will like this game though, and I am one of them.

I don’t think gamers are ready for this game. There I said it. There is too much symbolism and you need to infer most of the details and manage tons of things. As poor as this sounds, this is one of the most literate games I have played. Which is kind silly considering that many parts of this are still immature. But is an enormous step in the right direction. This makes me really excited about Michigan. I think that I am going to find out how to pre-order the UK release of this game.

I want to write more on the game, but I can’t with out spoiling it. It is not the most fun game I have ever played, nor the most challenging game, but it is an awesome game.

In another strange turn of events I have been working on AoS for about 30 min a night for a while now and just “beat” the game last night. I got the bad ending, and I did not even know that I was at the end of the game. I mean, I only have about 93% of the castle explored.

I had put off this game for a while because it had turned obsessive on me. I was playing Poke-vania, not Castlevania. Toups told me one of the best things to help me get over it when he came by. To just play it and not worry about the soul collecting. It became much better after I stopped that. I really have no desire to ever go back and do all the soul collecting. It is nice that it is there, but… not necessary, and it is distracting. I can’t say I hate it, as I understand its purpose, but I don’t like it.

Great game too. Two great games finished in one day. Man, how accomplishing.