Traditional gaming blog? What the, what? (except not really)
by jjweatherman
It's tradition on gaming sites to tell others "Watcha been playin". I almost never do this, just because I think it can easily become boring. Whatever though, I got a bunch of random stuff to say. Feel free to disregard this entire blog. Editors note: This blog did not end up very simple or traditional at all. Oh well. First thing's first: Deadly Premonition After beating the game for the first...
Editors note: This blog did not end up very simple or traditional at all. Oh well.
First thing's first: Deadly Premonition
After beating the game for the first time on normal a few months back, I haven't touched it since. That is until a few days ago when I decided to pick it back up. I decided I was going to S-rank the game... just because. Well the achievements are not stackable. In order to get all of the difficulty achievements, it's required to beat the game 3 times, so I decided to play through on hard this time. I had it in my head going in that I would have to be a lot more careful, and that this may actually be tough. Well, I was wrong. The game's not tough, even on "hard". The enemies seem to take a few more bullets to kill, and do damage to York a bit quicker while you're frantically trying to shake them off, but no big deal. If you are playing even the slightest bit carefully, you should have WAY more than enough health kits to get you through any situation in the game. So my hard playthrough was basically just an exercise in perseverance. Don't get me wrong, this game is really interesting in many ways as I'm sure everyone knows, but after having experienced the entire story already, the game loses quite a bit of charm.
It gets worse though. After having beaten both normal and hard, I now am going back through on easy. This time though, I not only have to beat the game on easy, but collect all the cards in the process. I actually haven't started this process quite yet because I'm having some trouble figuring out the most efficient way to go about it. Apparently it's best to do as many side missions before you beat the game--as opposed to replaying chapters--because it ends up faster that way. Anyways, I'll be doing that some time very soon. Damn you Deadly Premonition and your compelling 200 point achievements.
Halo! Or should I say Failo! Ha! It's funny... because, it's punny. :(
You can always expect the poorest of poor jokes in my blogs. But anyways, I've been playing more Halo 3 recently. I couldn't really tell ya why other than: I felt like it. As always Halo continues to be a really fun game. Smokin' dudes online is always a good time, as long as you aren't interacting with the dudes you're smokin'. In fact your own team probably isn't good to be interacting with either as can be witnessed by my previous blog. Even being as old as Halo 3 is though, it's still really solid. I honestly don't get all the hate on Halo. OK I think this is about to turn into a blog about why Halo isn't the worst game franchise. You've been warned.
I was having a bit of a conversation with a secret user of the Giant Bomb forums. This secret user claimed that they hated Halo. I asked why, and this person responded with things that had nothing to do with the game, such as: kids that play it, and the fact that old 360s had failure problems. This person also brought up the point that the plot is "OK...when it works" and that you'd have to read up on the novels to get the full effect. Well, I don't know about anyone else, but that doesn't sound like a game worth any hate at all. The point about the plot--despite being debatable--is really the only valid one. But really, video game plots are never very good. Even the best video game plots are crappy when compared to the best movie plots, or novel plots. It's the game its self that really matters though, and I think a lot of people are quick to write off Halo and take it for granted. The gameplay systems in place are fantastic and very well balanced. The maps Bungie crafts are always amazing too. I'm not going to stand here and say that Halo is the greatest game ever made or anything like that. I just think that it catches a bad rap for seemingly no good reason. I'm already tired of writing about Halo, so I'll just leave it at that. I was thinking of writing a more detailed Halo related blog about the issues I was just talking about. Maybe I'll still do that.
Picross 3D! (In 2D!)
Yep, I've been playing Picross 3D. There's not much to say about it, other than it's awesome. If you aren't sure what the game's about, than here, check it.
Hype Machine! (Tables!)
| This is where I list the games I'm hyped for | This is where I tell you why I'm so hyped for them |
|---|---|
| Rock Band 3! | I'm a big big big big big fan of the Rock Band series. I've been into rhythm games since I played GH2 on the X360. Since then I still haven't gotten my fill even after countless DLC downloads, and a myriad of fake instrument purchases. I even bought the damn ION drums off of my friend. I'm freakin' ready for pro drums. But oh noes, I'll have to buy a pro guitar! It'll happan. Pumped for keyboards. Pumped for the setlist. Bohemian Rhapsody anyone? |
| Halo: Reach | I can't say I'm nearly excited about this as I am about RB3, but I do really want to play it. Reach seems like the culmination of everything Halo + a bunch more awesome. That sounds good to me. Halo has been discussed, so yeah. |
| Metroid: Other M | Yes it's already out, but I haven't played it yet! From what I've seen in the quick look, it seems to have turned out a lot better than I had assumed it would. I'm going to try to rent it I think. I hope I can beat it quickly. |
| NBA 2K11 | I enjoy the hell outta basketball games. I've played the past few NBA 2K games probably more than any other game. The latest emergence of the Team Up mode has only fueled my need to play as well. From What I've heard, 2K is revamping their servers to hopefully not be complete garbage this time around. Oh and Michael Jordan is on the cover and will have a mode dedicated to reliving his greatest moments. Can this get any better? |
| Spider Man: SD | I was a huge fan of the Spider man movie video games (specifically the first and second ones), and I think this game may bring that awesomeness back to the Spider Man series. Looks awesome with the 4 distinct universes and whatnot. Noir Spidey looks badass. |
I can't think of any more, so I'll leave it at that for now.
Giant Bomb! (And Giant Bomb related mischief!)
I know most of you haven't heard of it, but Giant Bomb's a website... about video games. Just watch this video, I can't explain it:
I'm glad that was so clearly explained for me. But anyways, I shall now list my current Giant Bomb activities for you in easy to read list form!
- I've been writing about cartoons! (Blog about a blog? Meta)
- I've been making new game pages, like Robo Defense, and Invention Studio! (Which I plan to fill out at some point)
- I just recently reached 7,000 forum posts! Milestone!
- As usual, I've been watching every video the crew puts up, and am eagerly awaiting the Big Live Live Show Live!
More? There may be more, but I think I'm going to abruptly end this blog... 'cause that's my style.
In the words of Jeff Gerstmann: "You gotta be about it, or be without it. You know what I'm sayin'?"
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--JJWeatherman