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Wednesday, October 8, 2008

September 2008 Monthly Gaming Analysis

The results shown below are of course based on the combined data from the Daily Game Log which should provide a clear indication of a game's usage frequency. Bear in mind that even if a game is played twice or more during a particular day, it would still register as 1 in the Day Count column below. In a sense, "merits" are given based on how often a particular game can make me play it again throughout the entire period of the month on a daily basis. A game that makes a gamer play it over and over again or at least spend a lot of time with it... Isn't that what we mostly want from a great game? I don't think it's really fair to count all the way down to the number of hours played since some games only require a short amount of time to properly serve their purposes.

OVERALL BREAKDOWN:




Total Number of Games Played: 64

I have completely abandoned my fitness regiment in September. Though my weight is manageable at this point, I do plan to jump back on Yourself!Fitness again sometime soon. Ikaruga moved up to the top spot, followed by the addicting Too Human. I have invested around 90+ hours across 5 different characters on the latter and I still don't have my complete Elite armor set. Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise was engrossing - the online co-op was a great addition to an already fun game. Last month, I have spent more hours on the X-Box 360 than I have ever done so since the console's release. This is because I am more involved in the community life of the X-Box Live service. There is a negative side effect of this though: sometimes, people want to chat even when you are playing a different game and this takes away from the deep level of immersion I normally experience playing a game. No PlayStation 3 nor Nintendo DS game was played last month.

Best New Game of the Month:
Too Human (X-Box 360)

Unexpectedly Forgotten New Game of the Month:
Spore (Personal Computer)

I Missed You I Want You Game of the Month:
Yakuza 2 (PlayStation 2)*
*I just can't seem to find the game anywhere at retail!

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