So, for Halloween, I stayed inside and played Mirror's Edge all night. I swear, that game has some freakin' irritating controls! It is one of the best looking FPS games I've played in a while (based on cost...can't afford games like Killzone 2 yet) but what were they thinking??? I had so many deaths due to the character not doing what she's supposed to. A lot of it could be from poor hit detection. I'd jump off a ledge instead of wall-running, punch past an officer's face, slide into a rail instead of under it, and the best...jump up and down like an idiot trying to climb a pole in front of my face while being slaughtered from behind by a machine gun 2 buildings away. IT REALLY HAPPENED, FOLKS! I did manage to finish the game though, and what a great story it was. The really disappointing part? The final "boss" battle. I was expecting a big, flash-boom-bang battle, but no. A coupleof quick, simple button presses and it's all over. Quite anti-climactic.I have to say, though,that I really did enjoy it despite it's flaws. I did come up with some colorful language to describe Faith and her clumsy exploits, but it was still worth playing through. Especially since it's under $20 now. Be aware, though, it is only about 8 hours worth of game time unless you look for every secret and trophy.

After completeing Mirror's Edge, I promptly moved on to another female heroine...Heavenly Sword was the whole reason my wife wanted a PS3 (I wanted Uncharted, but that's another story). We've had this game on our shelf since the first douple of days that we had a PS3 and she never finished it. In fact, she never got past the second chapter (but that's pretty far considering there's only 5 chapters...I think there's officially 6 but it's the final boss battle, so it doesn't really count). It was high time I tried out this little gem. First impression; God Of War copy. Upon further play, I still felt the same. Then you get to play as Nariko's little sister, Kai. 3rd person shooting like Resident Evil 4, but with a twist. And what a difficult twist to get used to! I don't always sit straight up while playing video games. I strongly reccommend you do so playing this game. The aftertouch controls on the cannon balls, arrows, etc.can be a bit tricky, and if you're tilting your controllerwhen you let an arrow fly, it'll drop straight to the ground before you realize it. Oh, and the controlls for the targeting are a bit off as well.Not only the controlls, the camera for the whole game can get a bit funky at times too. Especially during boss battles where they change sides suddenly and the camera follows. Those little issues aside, I have to say I was expecting a much more difficult game. Once you figure out the quirks in the controls and get used to the different enemy types, it pretty much a breeze. Until you get to the afore mentioned final boss battle...Talk about a serious screw job! I was not pleased with the final boss at all. Seriously difficult attacks to dodge and/or block, and many times I couldn't tell if I was actually hurting him and if I was successfullyblocking any of his attacks. With much more colorful language and a bit more persistence, I found my way to the end of yet another game. I think my total timewas around 8 hours, so another shorter game, but the beauty of the graphics, solid voice acting,and the interesting story (complete with twists!) make for a really good weekend experience.

So, what's next? I've got a few games en que that I've been itching to play through. We'll see what catches my eye next...Cheers!