Condemned: Criminal Origins - Day 3

Almost finished Condemned this morning (or last night, however you want to look at it). Got really close, but I think the game glitched. But this is all for later, since there is more stuff to talk about that happened earlier in the game.

Like being hit from enemies from really far away for no reason. It wasn't like they had a locker door and I had a meat cleaver, no this was each of us had flaming 2x4s. And they had a reach unlike any that I had seen in a game before. Kinda took away from the game when someone could run up, swing from China, and be able to hit through my perfectly timed block.

Which was also something else I had noticed last night. I could time a block perfectly sometimes, and hear the block sound; yet I would still take damage from the attack. I'm still wondering how that one works, but I am dealing with it.

Since I haven't touched on it yet, I will do so now. One of the cool things this game does with its achievements, is ties them in with the story of the game. For unlocking the Bronze Detective Badge achievement, you see some behind the scenes footage of early gameplay. Or if you collect enough metal pieces, you unlock reports that tell you about what has been going on the whole time in the city.

I don't know, maybe I am still bitter at the way I died last the time before I turned off my box. I had taken a few tries to get to the point where I could fight the boss the first time. But as soon as I could finally take off part of him to continue on, I smack him. And that happened a couple more times. Finally, when I get to do it, the guy screams and runs off. Which is fine, I expected something like that. What I didn't expect is that I was left weaponless, and unable to pick any up. I was just running around going "What the fuck?! WHAT THE FUCK?!!" Needless to say, I have to start back over for that little section, before the point I could fight the boss.

I might do it tonight, I might not. Got another game in the mail yesterday, which I am really interested in playing.

Achievement Progress - Condemned: Criminal Origins
40 of 50 Achievements
660 Gamerscore

New Achievements - Condemned: Criminal Origins
Chapter 8 Bronze Bird Award - 10 GS
Test Pattern TV Xbox 360 - 10 GS
Chapter 8 Silver Bird Award - 20 GS
Chapter 8 Completion Award - 10 GS
Chapter 9 Bronze Bird Award - 10 GS
Chapter 9 Silver Bird Award - 20 GS
Gold Detective Badge - 50 GS
Chapter 9 Completion Award - 10 GS
Chapter 10 Bronze Bird Award - 10 GS
Third Propaganda Award - 20 GS
Fourth Propaganda Award - 20 GS
Chapter 10 Silver Bird Award - 20 GS