Cranking on the Backlog: Assassin's Creed II

Now that releases for the Assassin's Creed series have seemingly become a yearly thing by Ubisoft, I felt the need to jump in the series now before I get too far behind.  Friends told me it was acceptable to watch cut-scenes and read up on the plot from the first Assassin's Creed and jump right into the second one which they all agreed was much better.  I did just that.

Deadly Premonition: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

After having read some positive things about Deadly Premonition in some reddit comments, I filed it away in my brain as a game I might check out some day.  I didn't know much about it, other than some people seemed to think it was unique, and worth playing in spite of its flaws.  Then a few weeks ago, I spotted a used copy at Gamestop, and decided to bite.  As I put the case on the counter, the clerk asked me if I had played the game before.  When I said I hadn't, he gave me a friendly warning which went something like this:

Cranking on the Backlog: Dead Space 2

The first Dead Space was eye opening and nerve shattering.  I didn't follow it upon release and it completely went under my radar up until my local Hollywood Video store went out of business and started selling all its games.  I picked it up for right around $3 and it's quite possibly the best $3 I've ever spent.