So today I got told I'm working until this Friday, then it's bye-bye. I work in a recordstore, and I've known for a month that the store is closing down in September. I was certain me and my boss had an agreement that I'd work here until the store closes down, but today he told me that this Friday is my last day at work.
Not surprising, just fucking annoying.
Hey fellow GiantBombers
So I bought my X360 last year (around July), and have steadily been building up a library of games since then. Since I bought my console fairly late I have probably missed out on some of the truly awesome titles over the years. Do you have any pointers of what games I definatly should buy, no questions asked? I've been thinking about Viva Pinata, Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise, and the two Gears of War titles. I've also already ordered Alan Wake and Red Dead Redemption.
I just finished playing Condemned: Criminal Origins (yes I know, the old one), and I'm just two achievements shy from having S-Rank on it (going melee all the way through the game). I'll get back to that at a later stage. So now I'm holding Condemned 2: Bloodshot in front of me, and lo' and behold it has 16 of its 38 achievements requiring to play on Xbox Live.
Now don't get me wrong here, some games have heavy focus on being played online in various forms, and I've even heard the multiplayer in Condemned 2 is a lot of fun. Only problem is that it's near impossible to do this for people like me who bought the game 2 years after its release, unless I beg people on the net to help me out (which feels really cheap). Also, with the game's major focus being its awesome singleplayer experience, it feels so frustrating to more or less know I'll never get a higher grade than B, maybe A, on this game.
Ah well, guess I shouldn't complain too much, as the singleplayer is awesome in itself. Just sucks sometimes to be an achievement-whore.
Where's my freaking Just Cause 2? I ordered it almost 3 weeks ago from my regular online store, and they keep saying it's completly sold out everywhere. Estimated arrival; 27th of May. Gimme!
I'll just throw in Alan Wake and Red Dead Redemption into that package as well. 3 stellar games in one package. My girlfriend will hate my Xbox even more than she already does.
Ever played a game you got so sucked into you just wanted more? As the credits roll, you think to yourself "Holy shit this game was awesome. I bet the Developers are already working on a sequel", only to have the years go by without anything happening. It can be several reasons to this. Maybe the game didn't sell so well? Maybe the company behind it had its own trouble, and doesn't exist anymore? Maybe you're just insane who thought that piece of shit was actually good? Well, sitting here at work with nothing better to do, I might as well compile my own list of games that should be made, for the sake of humanity. Or at least for me.
Alright! Only three achievements left to do; complete game on Insanity level, complete game twice (or once using a ME1 character), and get to level 30. I'll get all of those in my upcoming playthrough, where I'll import my lvl 59 (sigh I know) character from ME1 plus getting the benefits from my first ME2 playthrough. I'm going Soldier with Warp Ammo as my starting skill, and I'll probably go with Miranda and Grunt (later replaced with Legion towards the end) as my sidekicks.
Let the insanity begin!
So yeah, I suggest that if you're remotely interested in the upcoming expansion for World of Warcraft, Cataclysm, that you head over to MMO-Champion. Tons of screenshots and information is being leaked as I'm writing this.
Now...give me a Beta-key already!
Yeah, I know what you're thinking. "Why rant over a game that's over 3 years old?". Well, for the most parts, I really enjoyed the game (still playing it, I got it late), and I'm really looking forward to Dead Rising 2. But at the same time there were (are) many times I wanted to throw my controller into the TV, and it's just some issues I really hope they improve with the sequal.
First off, the intelligence (or lack of, rather) of the AI. The zombies are cool, they move and act like most mainstream zombies. But the alive characters...dear lord. Since most of the game is centered around saving and escorting people in the mall, you rely very much on the people you're saving's ability to act. This is more or less non-existant. They'll casually walk into herds of zombies, watch friends get eaten alive, trip over 2-inch ledges, run into doors/walls. I can't count the number of times I've failed scoops simply because the AI I was helping was a utter retard. If Dead Rising 2 will focus as much on escorting/saving people I really hope they'll improve the AI.
Secondly, the whole time-limit thing. I get the point of it, I just don't like it. One moment you're minding your own business, waiting for a scoop to come up. The next moment you're juggling 4 scoops at the same time, all running out within in-game hours. It's a freaking hassle, and it just adds unnessesary difficulty. Now don't get me wrong, I love games with a challenge, but the time-limit in Dead Rising simply makes the game really really hard for the wrong reasons. I also feel that you're too often stressing around trying to save people, when you have a gigantic mall that should be explored and have fun in, rather than running from point A to point B and then back to point A. Especially having the mainquest following a time-limit is retarded, since so many sidequests have to be abandoned due to this. Hopefully this will be removed in Dead Rising 2, or at least make it optional at the harder difficulties.
Thirdly, the voiceacting. I know it's not a serious game with a serious story, but most of the characters that speak have truly horrible voiceactors. Not a big issue, since there's not a lot of dialog, but still annoying as hell. Hopefully some proper voiceactors in Dead Rising 2.
So yeah, I like many more look forward to the next game, but I really hope they realize the things that made the first game sometimes a nightmare to play.
Also, excuse any spellingerrors, as english is not my native language.
So as most Xbox-owners are aware of by now, Xbox Live got updated yesterday with some awesome new features, including the very handy (and lazy!) Games on Demand feature. So I logged on Xbox Live yesterday, excited to pick some neat games for (what I hoped) a nice price. Mass Effect, Viva Piñata 2 and Burnout Paradise, 3 games I've had my eyes on since I heard of this feature.
Now first things first; I live in Sweden, and am well aware of that the prices would pretty much depend on what country you live in. But to see prices on all the 20 listed games (yes, all of them) to be 349 swedish kronor (roughly 50 USD) made my jaw drop. I know, 50 dollars for a game ain't a lot, but this was after seeing the prices on the exact same games on the US Xbox Live going for 19.99-29.99 USD. So yes, just because I happen to live in Sweden I had to pay a lot more, sometimes double, for the games. Not to mention the wide array of online videogamestores here in Sweden selling the same games for half the price.
Sad really, as I was really looking forward to use this feature, but I guess I'll stick to regular buying for now.
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