The blades in the UI are lightning fast now. The XBLA structure has been changed around, for the better, I think. And yeah, DivX, I never thought I would see it.
In other news, I've been playing Conan for a fair bit lately. I'm divided on it, really. I love the combat and the violence. I hate the platforming and jumping around and there is a lot of that here. "Lara Croft - The Cimmerian" would have been a better title.
The boss fights, while spectacular, are tedious and procedural. First you fight him a bit over there, then you move up here and fight some more, then over there for a bit more fighting, and in the end you can only really defeat them by pressing specific buttons in a certain order when prompted on screen. Fucking boring and so very un-barbaric. The first boss, Cleaver, was okay, because you could beat him in a proper fight and smash his head in at the end. Right now I'm up against the Sorceress Queen (?), a giant skeletal snake woman with boobs, and it's pretty straightforward until the final "phase" where you must get close and press buttons when told to. It would be easy if she didn't spam some strange "wave" attack that magically slows you down, pushes you away, and drains your life. Bloody unfair fight.
Also, during your adventures, you'll come across "maidens" chained to various walls that needs to be rescued by your strong masculine self. They're partially naked with big honkin boobs hanging out in the open and when you save them, they present their butts to you and says things like "Ooh, how can I ever repay you..?" or "I never thought my rescuer would be so... Strong". I don't mind, but it just seems so daft and lazy.
But hey, if you love Lara Croft and killing people with big fuck off swords, it's the title for you. Just don't pay full price for it.
