Greetings Blog Dwellers.
For those of you who do not know me, I am Glass Beard. I am here to give you my two cents on various aspects concerning the entertainment industry - with a particular focus on video games, television and movies. Every now and then, some theatre and music will surely crop up, especially if I come across some fucking lame piece post-modernist bullshit...which I'm sure I will.
Like most people on the internet, my thoughts don't really matter to you or to anyone else, but you're reading this, so somewhere down the line, you seem to think these words matter, so I'll keep writing.
The whole idea of these blogs will be to provide a 'level-headed' honest review of all things mentioned above. If I like something, I won't go all fanboy and defend the game/movie/etc to high hell. One thing you will learn over the coming blogs is that I have a particular hatred for fanboys, and I'm sure this will come across as we go.
Bit of background for you: I'm a Somerset lad and have been gaming for about 15 years, and don't plan on stopping soon.
My game recommendation of the week is Kurushi. Kurushi is a Japanese puzzle game released on the PSX many millenia ago. The idea of the game is that you run around on a platform and group blocks come rolling towards you. You have to lay down markers which then makes the selected block disappear. Simple, no? Well, no actually. As you progress, the platforms grow larger and different coloured blocks appear. Word of warning: make the black blocks disappear and the level starts falling away, which could lead to your eventual death, which is never good.
They just don't make games like this anymore. It never got much acclaim when it came out initially (I only owned a demo version of it originally) but it's one of those games that's so hard to put down.
There are faults with it mind. For instance, without giving much away, the ending is perculiar. *POSSIBLE SPOILERS* Upon completing the 9 stages in the main game, an ending sequence plays in which your character returns to the real world from the Kurushi World. It's not really needed, as you just accept the Kurushi World as a true world. It just seems that the developers thought they would throw in a trace of plot in a game that really doesn't need it.
Despite this developer snafu, Kurushi is a highly addictive and challenging puzzle game that will suck you in. It's available on the PlayStation Store for £3.99. Snap it up, you won't regret it.
Until next time, go easy
