(Its 4 in the morning here, the grammar is probably non-existent) I will try to justify to you all why I believe BW is the better game (unlike some others with their pointless complaining) At the heart of any game is its gameplay, and SCII fall short of the benchmark its predecessor. I'm sounding like a pompous ass but I have played a ton of SC on ICCup (the international gaming platform, the p...
Hear me out. Sounds crazy right? I have nothing against the GOTY Bombcast (I would probably agree if I actually owned the game and had a PS3) and support their decision all the way. Despite all the accolades that Uncharted 2 has received, I'd rather commend Capcom on their revival of a series and entire genre. This year (or more accurately last year) I spent most of my gaming time SPDing fools...
Patrick Kane was charged earlier today with attacking a cab driver in his native Buffalo, starting because the cab driver lacked the 20 cents for change. The driver said he was choked and punched in the face by Kane and his cousin for not having the correct change. I remind you, this is a player in the NHL who will make millions in his future and made $875 000 last year. Completely disappointin...
I think this argument has been around for decades, maybe even during the 8-bit era. Now, I've heard arguments for both sides and have made up my own opinion, as seen by the title of this blog post. Jack Kroll of Newsweek wrote in 2000 that "games can be fun and rewarding in many ways, but they can't transmit the emotional complexity that is the root of art." I'm not flaming at the dude's though...
*cue Midnight Brown*....and here's your host-master.......RICHHHH GALLUPPPP Had some spare time and decided to dig up some of the more memorable Hotspot podcasts and remembered how great these were. A round table of Rich, Jeff, Alex, and (insert name) would be an instant way to cheer and crack up. From their crazy antics and hilarious phone calls, the Hotspot was the first ever video game podca...
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/exclusive-debut-halo-legends/53157 By the looks of that trailer.....it looks like Gundam: Halo Edition. I'll admit, I'm a huge Halo fanboy, read all the books, play the games religiously but with this anime idea looking and sounding.....ugh, I fearing that the Halo franchise will soon reach the milking stage that Guitar Hero has suffered. Fingers crossed it won...
http://ebaumnation.com/2009/07/22/jordan-crawford-dunks-on-lebron-james Not that awe-inspiring. All that hubub for nothing.
Not much of a story but Seattle Seahawks reciever T.J. Houshmadzadeh is pissed off and boycotting the Madden franchise for his lowly rating of only 91. Hearing this, he got up and decided to do an interview where he raved about how his old team the Bengals are the reason for his Madden rating, throwing his old team under the bus. What more do you want Mr. Houshmandzadeh? (Best last name in the...
Might look like another Frets on Fire copy but Jamlegends has a number of features that I found interesting and enjoyable. The biggest feature I liked about this site is that all the songs are tracked by the users and anyone can upload songs they have tracked. You can challenge your friends and duel them, competing for the high score. It has all the usual things like friends lists, favourites s...
Bloody hell. Mac this, iPhone that. All you Apple fanboys frustrate me. Bloody condesending douches. Not a single apple fan boy I have met in my life hasnt been condesending and a twat. And its even better, considering my damn English teach for all 4 years of high school is the biggest Mac humping d-bag around. Seriously. Doesnt shut the eff up about his precious apple until theres 5 mins left...
Ah the good old days of my N64. Inspite of games like Super Mario 64 and Ocarina of Time the cartridge that found its way into my N64 the most was Star Fox. I realize (and told of) the greatness of the original but I still think the N64 version is the best of the franchise. Inspite of its linear missions (with a few deviations) I loved that game, always trying to get another high score. Never g...
There are rumors going around the sporting world that all the fighters who appeared in the new UFC Undisputed game were forced into life time contracts with UFC. Now it seems that Dana White is taking another step towards the crown of all douches by threatening all fighters who appear in the EA MMA game they will be banned from/kicked out of the UFC. I understand taking measures to protect your...
In P3 FES they added new SL, changed the function of the shrine, new footage, new gameplay....etc. I know that Atlus has already announced that they will not rerelease P4, but what if they did? What features would you like to see?
MMOs are the most extensive, expansive, and impressive of all genres in the gaming universe. However, one nagging problem I see with them is the subscription. Yes, this does sound like complaining, but complain I must. Why must a pay a base fee for the actual game and then pay extra to actually play it? I understand that server maintaince is very costly and companies need to make a profit. But...
Spoilers! K, having just gone through both Persona 3 and 4, I know that they're in the same universe (with the field trip to Port Island in P4 and all). But what is the actual connection storywise between them? The Shadows created by Misturu's grandfather orginated from the alternate TV universe of P4? How does Nyx, Erubus, Elizabeth's quest all fall into the storyline? Can anyone explain the c...
Surprisingly... http://kotaku.com/5294116/does-ghostbusters-the-video-game-look-better-on-xbox-360 The 360 clearly has the better quality, and the website has states that the PS3 version suffers, "Decreased texture quality, lower resolution and missing shadowing and lighting effects." I'm not a fanboy, although it may seem like it.... (I just prefer the 360 but not to extent of trolling forums...
It struck me during their Beatles Rock Band E3 presentation that Harmonix just makes a better product than Neversoft (Guitar Hero). The Beatles game just looks better, more than just a cover. The Beatles game, the first band exclusive Rock Band game, has its own style and flair (that opening cinematic blew my mind) that the band exclusive Guitar Hero game didn't have. I'm not that big of a Beat...
Overall a good conference, could have been better. While there weren't any big surprises or announcements (thank you internets.), Microsoft held a solid conference. Here are my highlights of the show: 1) The obvious highlight of the day was Natal with its motion-stuff-ness. While the "games" they showed looked cool, I don't know if it'll sell well. The endorsement of Spielberg was a surprise 2)...
I thought this was the weakest of the conferences but much better than their last year's conference. Decent software announcements with a big push on the Wii-Motion Plus peripheral. Highlights of the show: 1) Super Mario Galaxy 2 : Awesome announcement. I loved the first one and still think it is the best game available on the Wii. Hope this game innovates or else it'll feel like deja vu. Maybe...
No longer is Square's premier franchise ontop of the JRPG ( maybe even the RPG ) throne. While FF had been the leader and innovator in this RPG genre, the emergence of Persona 3 turned the heads of the gaming community. Never had a game had such a compelling story been brought together with solid gameplay, fantasic music to create an overall fantastic feel. I feel that the RPG genre has reached...
Already having a blog (which I havn't touched in a long time...busy with other crap) I'll blog about games on this one. Can't really think of anything to blog about now however, but I'll quickly run through the games upcoming I'm most exicted about (That I can remember ATM) : - SW Old Republic - Having played Guild Wars, WOW, Eve and more I cant remember already, I've have experince in the MMO...