So i picked up No More Heroes and 2 DS games. First game i've got for either system for a while.
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker - Bought this cause i have fond childhood memories of the came boy colour games; Dragon Warrior Monsters 1 and 2. Seems pretty similar and it looks absolutely sweet for a DS game. Haven't played that much yet so i'll have to wait and see if the breeding system still holds up or whether its been dumbed down. Oh and also, teh lead character looks like an absolute prick.
No More Heroes - Initially a disappointment; looks pretty shit graphically - this coming from someone who couldnt normally give a toss about graphics - but seriously, i mean i was playing Burnout 1 for gc earlier and it looks way better. And the bike is a real load of suck / pain in the ass. But oh my jesus the bosses are where it's at!! Motion controls seem to be implemented very nicely, very satisfying to use. Generally the game oozes with style as well, though fuck them for leaving out blood. I mean seriously, this is England, why do the yanks get it and not us?
Advance Wars: Days of Ruin - First in the series that i've played since the original. Seems like not much has changed; perhaps for the best. Nice idea post-apocayptic premise, and already the story seems at least slightly of interest.
Showing posts with label Videogames. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Videogames. Show all posts
Monday, 17 March 2008
Saturday, 8 March 2008
Friday, 7 March 2008
Top 5 - Videogame Elements I Wish Were Real
Ha. Well, after reading a thread on the subject i came to the conclusion that life would be much improved if it was more like a videogame. (i'll try and go through the post without referencing that futurama episode) Man, there are so many omissions to this list... being able to wonder into anyones house and steal things from their cupboards, drawers, bins... saving and loading... bottomless pits...
5 - Extra Lives
This makes the list mainly because it would just be alot of fun. Then again there would need to be a healthy amount of 1ups available, otherwise everyone would just be killing everyone for fun, not knowing when thy're one off a game over. Aging would be a problem. When people die from old age would they just keep losing lives or would they lose their illness?
4 - Leveling up by repeating things over and over
Sleeping Ability increased to level 47
On second thoughts, this sort of works already. But it would be alot cooler to see BLOGGING SKILLS INCREASED pop up in my head when i finish this post. Or a BIOLOGY ABILITY INCREASED to make me actually have some motivation to revise...
3 - Background Music
Abit like that family guy episode where Peter wishes for his own life theme tune. This would be especially cool if it was like good game music; and changed depending on the situation.
2 - Achievement points IRL
Achievement Unlocked - 35G
Finished all of an in flight meal
This would be incredibly pwnsome. Especially when you meet people and have a gamerscore far superior to them. I always get a kick when the achievement unlocked box pops up and im sure id feel the same way in real life.
1 - Pokemon
Well it had to be didn't it. Who ever played through pokemon without thinking, man i wish this was really happening. You could just head on into the woods and catch yourself a bulbasaur, or grab yourself an Onix when you're off on holiday- and fight your friends, stealing all their money and items when all their lv 16 psyduck blacks out.
Of course on of the best things about the games were that you, a random kid from a loser town could so easily become the greatest trainer in the world. So i think i would like this sort of advantage in real life. kthx.
Wednesday, 5 March 2008
Friday, 29 February 2008
I summarize the week... again...
...'cause it's easier than doing proper entrys
What i have learnt this week
- N+ is good, nay, even better than i thought it was. Its also fucking frustrating but there we go. Coop and Online coop are brilliance, if only cause you don't have to play with wanker 11 year old kids. They're all too busy playing Halo and COD4 and Halo. Anyway i've been spending about all my free time on it and i suggest you do too.
- The Big Lebowski is still within my top 5 films, having been on tv recently.
This guy seems to agree
Can't figure out if he's a cringing cock or an amusing review man.
- Charlie Brooker is a God (his articles in G2 are most amusing)
- Devonte Hynes is also some kind of god, having listened to his album 'Falling off the Lavender Bridge' and then the various songs i have downloaded from his earlier band Test Icicles (Harhar) for about all of this week
- Thats apart from when i've been listening to the Juno OST, which is FANTASTIC. I havn't even seen the godamn film yet but the soundtrack is just so.... so good that i've listened at least 20 times in the last week... Kimya Dawson is some kind of Goddess
- Lost really is a phenomenal program, with an episode this week which was without a doubt the greatest episode of anything, ever™. Ingenious storyline - if somewhat pointless in the grand scheme of things - all very exciting, and happily not starring boring characters like kate, or kate.
Unrelated to this weeks episode, here are two ways i can see the flashforwards panning out
1 - They pull a heroes, except worse, and at the last minute jack does something differntly on island which mean that the flashforwards never happen, and we've wasted hours watching them
2 - The whole time fluxuation-thing will mean that at the end of the flashforwards, jack and co will go back to the island, but for the islanders, barely any time will have passed.
3 - A third, more clever option that i haven't thought of.
Lets hope for the later.
Also, it's 24th december - could mean the tsunami's gunna hit in 2 days.... o.O Kewlness
Oh and, nearly forgot this,
What i have learnt this week
- N+ is good, nay, even better than i thought it was. Its also fucking frustrating but there we go. Coop and Online coop are brilliance, if only cause you don't have to play with wanker 11 year old kids. They're all too busy playing Halo and COD4 and Halo. Anyway i've been spending about all my free time on it and i suggest you do too.
- The Big Lebowski is still within my top 5 films, having been on tv recently.
This guy seems to agree
Can't figure out if he's a cringing cock or an amusing review man.
- Charlie Brooker is a God (his articles in G2 are most amusing)
- Devonte Hynes is also some kind of god, having listened to his album 'Falling off the Lavender Bridge' and then the various songs i have downloaded from his earlier band Test Icicles (Harhar) for about all of this week
- Thats apart from when i've been listening to the Juno OST, which is FANTASTIC. I havn't even seen the godamn film yet but the soundtrack is just so.... so good that i've listened at least 20 times in the last week... Kimya Dawson is some kind of Goddess
- Lost really is a phenomenal program, with an episode this week which was without a doubt the greatest episode of anything, ever™. Ingenious storyline - if somewhat pointless in the grand scheme of things - all very exciting, and happily not starring boring characters like kate, or kate.
Unrelated to this weeks episode, here are two ways i can see the flashforwards panning out
1 - They pull a heroes, except worse, and at the last minute jack does something differntly on island which mean that the flashforwards never happen, and we've wasted hours watching them
2 - The whole time fluxuation-thing will mean that at the end of the flashforwards, jack and co will go back to the island, but for the islanders, barely any time will have passed.
3 - A third, more clever option that i haven't thought of.
Lets hope for the later.
Also, it's 24th december - could mean the tsunami's gunna hit in 2 days.... o.O Kewlness
Oh and, nearly forgot this,
Wednesday, 13 February 2008
And at long last i beat the game...
Wow, who would have thought that at the end of it all, it would be the story, that seemed so non-existent for the first 9 hours, that was perhaps the greatest triumph of Shadow of the Colossus?
Almost a full 2 years after it's UK release and i have finally defeated the final colossus; a huge towering fortress of a beast set against a stormy sky and a suitably epic soundtrack. It's not like i took particularly long to beat it, clocking in at just over 10 hours total playtime, but for some reason i kept stopping and coming back months later. This week then, i made it my goal to finish, and i am so very glad i did.
The colossus are interesting and varied, with some superb highlights such as the 10th, a sort of Sand Snake whose eye you must pierce with an arrow, whilst speeding away from it, horseback, or the 13th, a huge snake-like creature (pictured below) that flies through the air, onto which you must leap from your horse, indiana Jones style, and crawl to it's weakspot, hundreds of meters in the air; a fight that has become perhaps my favorite videogame moment in recent memory.
Of course, simply traversing the huge landmass to reach each of the creatures is a joy in itself, and often you must overcome obsticles and cliffaces that stand it your path. At first i was dubious that the art-like nature of the landscape that has been so often talked about could be achieved, but by the end i honestly found myself exploring the land, in awe of the incredible views, the geysers, waterfalls, and rock formations, all created with a drag colourset, which only went to support the feeling of isolation and loneliness that is presented to the player. It has been said before, but along with Rez and Okami, this game really shows that videogames can be genuine forms of art; better ones, I would say, than alot of the crap you see these days
Suffice to say, the game is far from perfect, even, at times, being extremely frustrating; for a great deal of the fights i wished i was in control of Altier rather than Wander, as he struggled to dive out of harms way for me, or annoyingly jumped the wrong way, often plummeting to the ground below rather than grabbing the beast's fur. As well as this, hardly anything was explained in the game, and it was only from browsing the internet that i figured out there was a 'reminiscence' mode; in which you could go back and replay beaten colossus, or that you could be badass and standup on your horse to then shoot arrows. Similarly it was down to fluke that i figure out the easier way to jump on your horse (jump and then hold r1 near), and i have read alot of reviews in which people apparently failed to find this feature, and noted how much of a hassle it was to get n the horse. Oh and did i mention the camera? Which, while often very nicely employed, I frequently had to wrestle with to have any use whatsoever.
But by the end my frustrations had been forgotten, as the ending few colossus, and the final set of cutscenes, were simply beautiful. The death of one of the characters in particular was probably the most moving scene in any game which i have played; which may seem odd to you if you know who i am refering to, and the ending of the game was suitibly stunning, if ambiguos and confusing, and the final playable sections were genuinely tragic. By the end of this wonderful exerience i am left wondering wether Shadow of the Colossus was not just the best game i never completed, but, quite simply, the best videogame i have ever played.
Almost a full 2 years after it's UK release and i have finally defeated the final colossus; a huge towering fortress of a beast set against a stormy sky and a suitably epic soundtrack. It's not like i took particularly long to beat it, clocking in at just over 10 hours total playtime, but for some reason i kept stopping and coming back months later. This week then, i made it my goal to finish, and i am so very glad i did.
The colossus are interesting and varied, with some superb highlights such as the 10th, a sort of Sand Snake whose eye you must pierce with an arrow, whilst speeding away from it, horseback, or the 13th, a huge snake-like creature (pictured below) that flies through the air, onto which you must leap from your horse, indiana Jones style, and crawl to it's weakspot, hundreds of meters in the air; a fight that has become perhaps my favorite videogame moment in recent memory.
Of course, simply traversing the huge landmass to reach each of the creatures is a joy in itself, and often you must overcome obsticles and cliffaces that stand it your path. At first i was dubious that the art-like nature of the landscape that has been so often talked about could be achieved, but by the end i honestly found myself exploring the land, in awe of the incredible views, the geysers, waterfalls, and rock formations, all created with a drag colourset, which only went to support the feeling of isolation and loneliness that is presented to the player. It has been said before, but along with Rez and Okami, this game really shows that videogames can be genuine forms of art; better ones, I would say, than alot of the crap you see these days
Suffice to say, the game is far from perfect, even, at times, being extremely frustrating; for a great deal of the fights i wished i was in control of Altier rather than Wander, as he struggled to dive out of harms way for me, or annoyingly jumped the wrong way, often plummeting to the ground below rather than grabbing the beast's fur. As well as this, hardly anything was explained in the game, and it was only from browsing the internet that i figured out there was a 'reminiscence' mode; in which you could go back and replay beaten colossus, or that you could be badass and standup on your horse to then shoot arrows. Similarly it was down to fluke that i figure out the easier way to jump on your horse (jump and then hold r1 near), and i have read alot of reviews in which people apparently failed to find this feature, and noted how much of a hassle it was to get n the horse. Oh and did i mention the camera? Which, while often very nicely employed, I frequently had to wrestle with to have any use whatsoever.
But by the end my frustrations had been forgotten, as the ending few colossus, and the final set of cutscenes, were simply beautiful. The death of one of the characters in particular was probably the most moving scene in any game which i have played; which may seem odd to you if you know who i am refering to, and the ending of the game was suitibly stunning, if ambiguos and confusing, and the final playable sections were genuinely tragic. By the end of this wonderful exerience i am left wondering wether Shadow of the Colossus was not just the best game i never completed, but, quite simply, the best videogame i have ever played.
Monday, 28 January 2008
I review more things...
Seeing as reviews are nice and easy 'n all, here are some more...
Superbad
Wasn't all keen on it from the first time i saw the trailer; seemed to me just like another lame teen movie, but over time i saw good reviews and more good reviews, and i wound up watching it witha group of friends on saturday. By jove, it surpassed my expectations over and over; seriously, and particularly if you're a teenager, DO NOT MISS THIS movie. The jokes keep are consistently hilarious, with nice cult references, (my favorite - 'I'm sorry your porn isn't directed by the Coen Brothers!'). The characters are brilliant, everything is brilliant, the plot is highly amusing (mainly following the story of 3 geeks trying to get their hands on some alcohol for a party and get laid), and is the McLovin joke doesn't make you laugh then you ARE dead inside. Man, writing about this i really wanna just watch it again... or go to a party... either will do.
10 / 10
Noein
Yea so i was guna not bother with doing animu reviews anymore cause my plan of them getting me traffic seems to have failed, and the people how read this evidently aren't huge fans. But after the last couple of episodes i simply couldn't NOT blog this. Supurb series so far, with paralell dimensions and the like; the last episode was largey set in a distopian post-apocalyptic world, which looked just amazing. The quality of the animation is incredible (though how many times are they guna show off their frickin 3d house model; it doesn't look that great alright!?) though things are slightly marred by the somewhat lame character designs, which sorta remind me of Yugio (This is a very, very bad thing). Luckily the main 2 kids look alright. Anyway i'll be keen to see if the quality remains this high throughout the rest of the series (and if i can keep track of what the hell's going on)
9.5 / 10
Devil May Cry 4 - Demo
Didn't really know what to expect, having never played a DMC game before, but i figured id give it a go. I'm glad i did aswell, as this game is, to put it simply, badass. Simple hack and slash stuff, but it's certainly enjoyable, and well worth the 0.7gb of my 20gb monthly allowance. The 360 continues to impress, as the demo system works great. Makes me lose faith in Nintendo even more, really.
8 / 10 as of the demo
Bioshock
Nearly forgot i bought this. Only an hour in so far so it's hard to say if the stunning set pieces (is that the term?) continue. I'll be amazed if they do, as everything so far has been phenomial. I have seen a man get thrown against a wall, and his stomache exploding in gore as a huge drill is pressed into him. I have seen lights flicker out of life and leave me to fend for myself in the dark. I have seen a mad surgeon hang bodies up on teh wall and scream at them. That's all within the first couple of hours. Stunning atmosphere.
9.5 / 10 if it carries on like this
(note to self: do a review of summat crap soon, theres too many 9's being handed out here)
And in other news, my 360 nearly broke today. Well it didn't but i got the red light, which made me panic alot, before i realized that it was 4 red lights not 3, and i just needed to clean the cable.
Speaking of panic, P!ATD have lost their excallmation mark!! Why?? Fools. Now it's just Panic at the Disco
Superbad
Wasn't all keen on it from the first time i saw the trailer; seemed to me just like another lame teen movie, but over time i saw good reviews and more good reviews, and i wound up watching it witha group of friends on saturday. By jove, it surpassed my expectations over and over; seriously, and particularly if you're a teenager, DO NOT MISS THIS movie. The jokes keep are consistently hilarious, with nice cult references, (my favorite - 'I'm sorry your porn isn't directed by the Coen Brothers!'). The characters are brilliant, everything is brilliant, the plot is highly amusing (mainly following the story of 3 geeks trying to get their hands on some alcohol for a party and get laid), and is the McLovin joke doesn't make you laugh then you ARE dead inside. Man, writing about this i really wanna just watch it again... or go to a party... either will do.
10 / 10
Noein
Yea so i was guna not bother with doing animu reviews anymore cause my plan of them getting me traffic seems to have failed, and the people how read this evidently aren't huge fans. But after the last couple of episodes i simply couldn't NOT blog this. Supurb series so far, with paralell dimensions and the like; the last episode was largey set in a distopian post-apocalyptic world, which looked just amazing. The quality of the animation is incredible (though how many times are they guna show off their frickin 3d house model; it doesn't look that great alright!?) though things are slightly marred by the somewhat lame character designs, which sorta remind me of Yugio (This is a very, very bad thing). Luckily the main 2 kids look alright. Anyway i'll be keen to see if the quality remains this high throughout the rest of the series (and if i can keep track of what the hell's going on)
9.5 / 10
Devil May Cry 4 - Demo
Didn't really know what to expect, having never played a DMC game before, but i figured id give it a go. I'm glad i did aswell, as this game is, to put it simply, badass. Simple hack and slash stuff, but it's certainly enjoyable, and well worth the 0.7gb of my 20gb monthly allowance. The 360 continues to impress, as the demo system works great. Makes me lose faith in Nintendo even more, really.
8 / 10 as of the demo
Bioshock
Nearly forgot i bought this. Only an hour in so far so it's hard to say if the stunning set pieces (is that the term?) continue. I'll be amazed if they do, as everything so far has been phenomial. I have seen a man get thrown against a wall, and his stomache exploding in gore as a huge drill is pressed into him. I have seen lights flicker out of life and leave me to fend for myself in the dark. I have seen a mad surgeon hang bodies up on teh wall and scream at them. That's all within the first couple of hours. Stunning atmosphere.
9.5 / 10 if it carries on like this
(note to self: do a review of summat crap soon, theres too many 9's being handed out here)
And in other news, my 360 nearly broke today. Well it didn't but i got the red light, which made me panic alot, before i realized that it was 4 red lights not 3, and i just needed to clean the cable.
Speaking of panic, P!ATD have lost their excallmation mark!! Why?? Fools. Now it's just Panic at the Disco
Friday, 25 January 2008
Mini Reviews for Mini Games
Firstly, blogger is wank, mainly because i have to set a new password every time i sign on. This is because i always forget the new password, due to the bloody length minimum. Why cant a fucking password have just 7 letters?? It's not like anybody's gunna be hacking this blog.
That out the way then, i recently got myself a hardrive (Woop, i now have moreorless a premium console) and some points, and downloaded 3 xbox live arcade titles, which i have here mini-reviewed...
Geometry Wars
I'm sure everyone knows all about this title, and if you haven't, come on out from beneath your rock. It's a simple arcade-like title first released as a minigame / easter egg in pgr2, where you pilot a small ship, and weave in and out of and tear down increasingly insane amounts of enemies. They spawn from the corners, from the sides, in circles around you, and one touch from them and you'll lose a life. It is all just so unbelievably fluid and well presented, with almost beautiful swarms of colours and ripples that in some ways the graphics themselves are among the best i have ever seen. The game in itself is more or less faultless; from the brilliantly simple dual analogue control to the damn value for money it offers; 400 points for a game that YOU WILL spend hours on.
10 / 10
(and my high score is currently sitting at just over 500,000 if you're interested)
Sensible Soccer
I never actually played the original, but as everyone always hails it as the 'greatest football game ever', i figured i'd give it a try. Of the three downloads, this is probably the one i had the least time with, but from the time i've put in in it seems pretty fun; kinda reminds me of Marcel Desailly's Soccer on my trusty Nokia 3410, or an old snes game that me and a friend used to spend hours on. This is probably because both of those games completely rip Sensi off, so it's been cool to see where it all came from. However, without the nostalgia the game seems fairly annoying at times. The menus are seemingly unchanged from the original, and confusing, and the game evidently has a fairly steep learning curve, with annoying niggles that you won't be used to at first; you can't change direction 180 degrees as you will lose control of the ball, for instance.
Nonetheless it's good fun, and with only one button and an analogue stick (i refuse to use the crap d - pad), it's a refreshing change from the 10+ button affairs of pes and the like.
7 / 10
Alien Hominid
This is what the arcade was invented for. Nice update of the quirky handrawn-feeling newgrounds flash game, with a ton of levels, multiplayer stuff and minigames that'll give you good playtime for your points. Kinda tough; i really sucked ass for the first few minutes, but soon enough i was chomping off fbi agent's heads and chucking tens of grenades at the nail-tough bosses as they gradually wore down my supply of lives. Also did i mention that you unlock hats as you play? I currently have a wizard's hat on. Fun game.
8.5 / 10
Next up will be Omega 5 and Rez HD (Woop!)
And in other news i have tickets ordered to Reel Big Fish, Astoria, March. S'gunna be fookin good
That out the way then, i recently got myself a hardrive (Woop, i now have moreorless a premium console) and some points, and downloaded 3 xbox live arcade titles, which i have here mini-reviewed...
Geometry Wars
I'm sure everyone knows all about this title, and if you haven't, come on out from beneath your rock. It's a simple arcade-like title first released as a minigame / easter egg in pgr2, where you pilot a small ship, and weave in and out of and tear down increasingly insane amounts of enemies. They spawn from the corners, from the sides, in circles around you, and one touch from them and you'll lose a life. It is all just so unbelievably fluid and well presented, with almost beautiful swarms of colours and ripples that in some ways the graphics themselves are among the best i have ever seen. The game in itself is more or less faultless; from the brilliantly simple dual analogue control to the damn value for money it offers; 400 points for a game that YOU WILL spend hours on.
10 / 10
(and my high score is currently sitting at just over 500,000 if you're interested)
Sensible Soccer
I never actually played the original, but as everyone always hails it as the 'greatest football game ever', i figured i'd give it a try. Of the three downloads, this is probably the one i had the least time with, but from the time i've put in in it seems pretty fun; kinda reminds me of Marcel Desailly's Soccer on my trusty Nokia 3410, or an old snes game that me and a friend used to spend hours on. This is probably because both of those games completely rip Sensi off, so it's been cool to see where it all came from. However, without the nostalgia the game seems fairly annoying at times. The menus are seemingly unchanged from the original, and confusing, and the game evidently has a fairly steep learning curve, with annoying niggles that you won't be used to at first; you can't change direction 180 degrees as you will lose control of the ball, for instance.
Nonetheless it's good fun, and with only one button and an analogue stick (i refuse to use the crap d - pad), it's a refreshing change from the 10+ button affairs of pes and the like.
7 / 10
Alien Hominid
This is what the arcade was invented for. Nice update of the quirky handrawn-feeling newgrounds flash game, with a ton of levels, multiplayer stuff and minigames that'll give you good playtime for your points. Kinda tough; i really sucked ass for the first few minutes, but soon enough i was chomping off fbi agent's heads and chucking tens of grenades at the nail-tough bosses as they gradually wore down my supply of lives. Also did i mention that you unlock hats as you play? I currently have a wizard's hat on. Fun game.
8.5 / 10
Next up will be Omega 5 and Rez HD (Woop!)
And in other news i have tickets ordered to Reel Big Fish, Astoria, March. S'gunna be fookin good
Wednesday, 9 January 2008
WOW I FINISHED SOME GAMES!!
Biology AS in the morning, went alright. Then i went home and finished 2 games!! Bit like buses, ain't finished one for ages then do two in an afternoon.
Assassin's creed
Got home and finished assassin's creed at long last. Kinda coool ending, kinda fucking anticlimatic but never mind. Really repetitive game espiecially toward the end, but still largely fun. Took the idea of a 'cliffhanger' abit to far. Interesting nonetheless... I spose i'll buy the inevitable (especially considering the enormous sales) sequel...
Resident Evil 4
I then moved on to this, and yes, nearly 3 fucking years after it's release, i finished it!! (note: i didn't actually have it until way after release) Anyway, i can confidently say that it is one of the best fucking games i have ever played. Even ashley wasn't annoying as most 'escort characters' are. Ending boss was slightly easy, but the ending was awesome (oh sneaky Ada), and the battletoady jetski escape.
Anyway, if you havn't played this game, BUY IT NOW (preferably on the wii (so you can tell me if it's any good)
And the addition of 'the mercenaries' game at the end was a rather pleasent surprise...
Now i'm toying with the idea of playing through again. I never do that. That's how kick ass this game is.
Assassin's creed
Got home and finished assassin's creed at long last. Kinda coool ending, kinda fucking anticlimatic but never mind. Really repetitive game espiecially toward the end, but still largely fun. Took the idea of a 'cliffhanger' abit to far. Interesting nonetheless... I spose i'll buy the inevitable (especially considering the enormous sales) sequel...
Resident Evil 4
I then moved on to this, and yes, nearly 3 fucking years after it's release, i finished it!! (note: i didn't actually have it until way after release) Anyway, i can confidently say that it is one of the best fucking games i have ever played. Even ashley wasn't annoying as most 'escort characters' are. Ending boss was slightly easy, but the ending was awesome (oh sneaky Ada), and the battletoady jetski escape.
Anyway, if you havn't played this game, BUY IT NOW (preferably on the wii (so you can tell me if it's any good)
And the addition of 'the mercenaries' game at the end was a rather pleasent surprise...
Now i'm toying with the idea of playing through again. I never do that. That's how kick ass this game is.
Wednesday, 2 January 2008
Achivement Points...
And why they are both the greatest thing since sliced bread and the biggest load of shite i've seen.
Well i now have xbox live, and despite only having played halo, i can confidently say that it is fantastic fun. Apart from when some twelve year old kid tells me what i should be doing but i can't understand him due to his accent. ANYWAY, i have now become aware of my gamerscore (is that the term?) and how bloody low it is; especially when compared to a couple of friends.
There are obviously advantages and disadvantages to this; i guess there are bragging rights for if you're good enough - and i'm not - but more importantly it really gives you motivation to actually finish games. I have a nasty habit of giving up on games halfway though, and i probably would have stopped assassin's creed before finishing it if it weren't for the prospect of getting some more achievement points. It would seem that they will be the things to really start me properly playing games again. If only nintendo could get it in gear and set up a system like this.
On the other hand though, the ease of unlocking them seems to vary way too much. 50 or summat for finishing simple levels of halo, 10 or summat for say, getting a killing frenzy online. Then there are games which partly seem to hand them out for doing squat; avatar, ea games and the like. People seem to buy games just for the points... the day i do that is the day i smash my 360 to pieces. And lastly its annoying cause sometimes theres just no time to be playing games; a gamerscore pretty much correlates with how long you play games for, rather than actually how good you are. Partly cos they're so random; yesterday i got on from dead rising for knocking over summat like 30 zombies with a parasol.
And heres another classic bit of yahtzee... Galaxy review at last. I still ain't finished it. I expect i would if i got achievements...
And also i have wireless, and im typing this from macbook on my bed. w00t its great!
Happy new year to my 3 readers, have a good 2008
Well i now have xbox live, and despite only having played halo, i can confidently say that it is fantastic fun. Apart from when some twelve year old kid tells me what i should be doing but i can't understand him due to his accent. ANYWAY, i have now become aware of my gamerscore (is that the term?) and how bloody low it is; especially when compared to a couple of friends.
There are obviously advantages and disadvantages to this; i guess there are bragging rights for if you're good enough - and i'm not - but more importantly it really gives you motivation to actually finish games. I have a nasty habit of giving up on games halfway though, and i probably would have stopped assassin's creed before finishing it if it weren't for the prospect of getting some more achievement points. It would seem that they will be the things to really start me properly playing games again. If only nintendo could get it in gear and set up a system like this.
On the other hand though, the ease of unlocking them seems to vary way too much. 50 or summat for finishing simple levels of halo, 10 or summat for say, getting a killing frenzy online. Then there are games which partly seem to hand them out for doing squat; avatar, ea games and the like. People seem to buy games just for the points... the day i do that is the day i smash my 360 to pieces. And lastly its annoying cause sometimes theres just no time to be playing games; a gamerscore pretty much correlates with how long you play games for, rather than actually how good you are. Partly cos they're so random; yesterday i got on from dead rising for knocking over summat like 30 zombies with a parasol.
And heres another classic bit of yahtzee... Galaxy review at last. I still ain't finished it. I expect i would if i got achievements...
And also i have wireless, and im typing this from macbook on my bed. w00t its great!
Happy new year to my 3 readers, have a good 2008
Sunday, 30 December 2007
2007....... THE LOL-TREES AWARDS!!!
It's what you've all been waiting for. Seeing as every website (mainly videogame related) is doing awards, i thought id jump on the bandwagon...
Best Episode of TV
Lost Season Finale - Many YEAH NICE! moments, and a killer ending that reminded us why, despite all the filler, slow pacing and crap flashbacks, we still watch lost.
Runners up - Heroes: 5 years gone - Aahh this was awesome. Pointless, yet awesome; incredibly well made for a tv show - Greys Anatomy -That one with the Bazooka shell... - The episode that made this show go from a fun little hospital show to a real good drama
Worst Episode of the Year
Doctor Who - Christmas Special - jesus, why would anyone voluntarily watch this bullcrap?? Awful in every way, and, as ive been forced to watch them before, even worse than previous years.
Runners Up - lost - That one with Jack and the tatoos... - Any Episode of Big Brother this Year; it was even worse than normal...
Game Of the Year (GOTY YAY!)
Super Mario Galaxy - In the words of Reggie, 'the true successor to Super Mario 64'. Textbook platforming at its finest, imaginative worlds, bosses, and the best music and graphics seen on the wii... its just awesome fun!! Still, i havn't actually finished it yet...
- Then again, i haven't actually played a whole load of the games in this 'golden year of gaming' - Bioshock, COD4, Orange box, i all need to be buying...
Runners up - Okami - great painty-wolfy-Zelda released early in the year - Assassin's Creed - Come on admit it, it was good fun
Pre-2007 GOTY
Resident Evil 4 - Thought id add this catagory as i spend half the year playing old GC and PS2 games. Anyways i just got to the final boss of this today, and by god its so damn good!! Kicking Zombies heads off, kneecapping and cutting at their heads, and the kick ass 'WOTCHA BUYING.... STRANGER' Dude
Runners up - Pokemon Yellow, Shadow of the Colossus
Album of the Year
Klaxons - Myths of the Near Future - Well it shouldn't have beaten Bat for Lashes for the mercury prize, but this was a good exciting album with some pretty cracking tunes. And wow good keyboards in rock music!!
Runners up - Arctic Monkeys - Favorite Worst Nightware - Good 'tricky second album' - Enter Shikari - Take to the Skies - Bloc party - Weekend in the City
Anime of the Year
Death Note - Probably the easiest choice of all these awards, Death Note a brillaint twisty turny plot, well thought out, intricate and clever from beginning to end, and with some of the most memorable characters - ok mainly L - which i have ever seen.
Runners Up - Baccano!, Nice Pulp Fiction-esque mafia story, kinda confusing - Darker than Black - Stupidly erratic in quality, that nonetheless had some of the best episodes i have ever seen; episodes 13 - 14, aswell as a fantastic ending and beautiful soundtrack.
Virtual Console Game
Gunstar Heroes - Now my friend was very much unimpressed by this in co-op, but really he's mental; the game is crazy, a kick ass run and gun shooter with some crazy weapons that you can merge together. Pretty hard aswell and and awesome board gameish final level.
Runners up - Lylat Wars, Pokemon Snap
Art Exhibition
Andy Goldsworthy in the Yorkshire Sculpture park- Don't really feel like writing about this since writing 10 pages on it for an art thesus, but trust me he makes some incredibly interacate natural sculptures, out of raw materials; sticks and stones.
Runner Up - Millais at tate Britain
Best Surprisingly good thing
Mario Strikers Charged - Just fun gameplay and great 2 player per console online made for surpising amounts of fun and swearing on the wii earlier this year.
Runner up - Extras Christmas Special - Not only was this 10000x better than fucking Dr Who, but it was all very moving in the ending - nearly made me cry - and was actually close to Office quality
Nicest thing i ate
Fish in San Fransisco - Aahh it was so good. Went to the same resturant twice in a row cause most the rest were always full. the waiter remembered our drinks and everything. Anyways the meal was gawjus
Runner up - Clam Chowder in Monterey
Oh yeh, and i'm annoyed; nearly got 1000 (unique) hits on this blog, but nearly all of them have come from a measly 3 line post moaning about fireworks. Maybe i should just not bother doing good posts anymore...
Best Episode of TV
Lost Season Finale - Many YEAH NICE! moments, and a killer ending that reminded us why, despite all the filler, slow pacing and crap flashbacks, we still watch lost.
Runners up - Heroes: 5 years gone - Aahh this was awesome. Pointless, yet awesome; incredibly well made for a tv show - Greys Anatomy -That one with the Bazooka shell... - The episode that made this show go from a fun little hospital show to a real good drama
Worst Episode of the Year
Doctor Who - Christmas Special - jesus, why would anyone voluntarily watch this bullcrap?? Awful in every way, and, as ive been forced to watch them before, even worse than previous years.
Runners Up - lost - That one with Jack and the tatoos... - Any Episode of Big Brother this Year; it was even worse than normal...
Game Of the Year (GOTY YAY!)
Super Mario Galaxy - In the words of Reggie, 'the true successor to Super Mario 64'. Textbook platforming at its finest, imaginative worlds, bosses, and the best music and graphics seen on the wii... its just awesome fun!! Still, i havn't actually finished it yet...
- Then again, i haven't actually played a whole load of the games in this 'golden year of gaming' - Bioshock, COD4, Orange box, i all need to be buying...Runners up - Okami - great painty-wolfy-Zelda released early in the year - Assassin's Creed - Come on admit it, it was good fun
Pre-2007 GOTY
Resident Evil 4 - Thought id add this catagory as i spend half the year playing old GC and PS2 games. Anyways i just got to the final boss of this today, and by god its so damn good!! Kicking Zombies heads off, kneecapping and cutting at their heads, and the kick ass 'WOTCHA BUYING.... STRANGER' Dude
Runners up - Pokemon Yellow, Shadow of the Colossus
Album of the Year
Klaxons - Myths of the Near Future - Well it shouldn't have beaten Bat for Lashes for the mercury prize, but this was a good exciting album with some pretty cracking tunes. And wow good keyboards in rock music!! Runners up - Arctic Monkeys - Favorite Worst Nightware - Good 'tricky second album' - Enter Shikari - Take to the Skies - Bloc party - Weekend in the City
Anime of the Year
Death Note - Probably the easiest choice of all these awards, Death Note a brillaint twisty turny plot, well thought out, intricate and clever from beginning to end, and with some of the most memorable characters - ok mainly L - which i have ever seen.
Runners Up - Baccano!, Nice Pulp Fiction-esque mafia story, kinda confusing - Darker than Black - Stupidly erratic in quality, that nonetheless had some of the best episodes i have ever seen; episodes 13 - 14, aswell as a fantastic ending and beautiful soundtrack.
Virtual Console Game
Gunstar Heroes - Now my friend was very much unimpressed by this in co-op, but really he's mental; the game is crazy, a kick ass run and gun shooter with some crazy weapons that you can merge together. Pretty hard aswell and and awesome board gameish final level.
Runners up - Lylat Wars, Pokemon Snap
Art Exhibition
Andy Goldsworthy in the Yorkshire Sculpture park- Don't really feel like writing about this since writing 10 pages on it for an art thesus, but trust me he makes some incredibly interacate natural sculptures, out of raw materials; sticks and stones.
Runner Up - Millais at tate Britain
Best Surprisingly good thing
Mario Strikers Charged - Just fun gameplay and great 2 player per console online made for surpising amounts of fun and swearing on the wii earlier this year.
Runner up - Extras Christmas Special - Not only was this 10000x better than fucking Dr Who, but it was all very moving in the ending - nearly made me cry - and was actually close to Office quality
Nicest thing i ate
Fish in San Fransisco - Aahh it was so good. Went to the same resturant twice in a row cause most the rest were always full. the waiter remembered our drinks and everything. Anyways the meal was gawjus
Runner up - Clam Chowder in Monterey
Oh yeh, and i'm annoyed; nearly got 1000 (unique) hits on this blog, but nearly all of them have come from a measly 3 line post moaning about fireworks. Maybe i should just not bother doing good posts anymore...
Saturday, 22 December 2007
Futurama and other thoughts
Bender's big score is out?? Since when?
Oh wait, thats right, it's not in UK cause we never get anything on time.
Still, it looks good, i expect i'll watch on veoh within the next few days...
Also i now have pokemon snap on the virtual console. it's awesome :D
Also, someone needs to invent a website which lists average playtimes of games. Cause i can't be bothered with long games these days, and also i wanna see how long left i have in the numerous games i need to finish see below
And since yesterday, i have a new favorite film in Fight Club. It' so fucking awesome, if you havn't seen it yet go buy the dvd. I'd always thought it was just about two blokes who form, well, fight club. It's so much more...
Ain't a huge amount i can say without divulging the mega-twist, but believe me it's amazing. And The Pixies' Where Is My Mind fits the ending perfectly.
Meanwhile, theres a hell lot of good films on TV this xmas. Motorcycle diaries, Amelie, Pan's Labyrinth, the Big Lebowski, Pulp Fiction, all among the goodness. Oh and theres the Extra's Christmas special, which hopefully will be alright. Not a patch on the office though, obviously.
Oh wait, thats right, it's not in UK cause we never get anything on time.
Still, it looks good, i expect i'll watch on veoh within the next few days...
Also i now have pokemon snap on the virtual console. it's awesome :D
Also, someone needs to invent a website which lists average playtimes of games. Cause i can't be bothered with long games these days, and also i wanna see how long left i have in the numerous games i need to finish see below
And since yesterday, i have a new favorite film in Fight Club. It' so fucking awesome, if you havn't seen it yet go buy the dvd. I'd always thought it was just about two blokes who form, well, fight club. It's so much more...
Ain't a huge amount i can say without divulging the mega-twist, but believe me it's amazing. And The Pixies' Where Is My Mind fits the ending perfectly.
Meanwhile, theres a hell lot of good films on TV this xmas. Motorcycle diaries, Amelie, Pan's Labyrinth, the Big Lebowski, Pulp Fiction, all among the goodness. Oh and theres the Extra's Christmas special, which hopefully will be alright. Not a patch on the office though, obviously.
Wednesday, 12 December 2007
Top 10 games i never finished playing
Looking though my fairly large libary of games yesterday, i realised just how many of them id never got round to finishing; a bad habit mainly due to getting bored of them.
So heres my favorite games-which-i-never-beat. Maybe this'll convince me to get round to finishing soma them off...
(not counting games i have recently bought)
10 - Jak 3 - This first one wasn't so muych my fault, as my ps2 decided to cock up and die halfway through playing it. I kept the game but gave my memory card to a friend, to get it back a year later, when i bought a new system. But i'd lost all my saves for all my games and didn't much fancy playing through it all again
9 - Dark chronicle - Sequel to the awesome Zelda clone Dark cloud, this was a pretty good game that was for much of the time essentially a dungeon crawler; something i got bored of before the end. Nonethless, fish racing was pretty sweet.
8 - Link to the past - Just kinda forgot what i was supposed to be doing and gave up.... QUITTER!
7 - Final Fantasy X - The only Final Fantasy i have owned (apart from tactics), and as i bought it a for a tenner a couple years after it was released, i just couldn't be bothered with seeing the 50 and whatever game through... Looked good though, from the tenish hours i put in.
6 - Zelda Majora's mask - I'm now waiting for this on VC. I was fairly youngish when i got this, and not the fully fledged gamer that you needed to be to beat this, the hardest Zelda evaarr
5 - Lost in Blue - I actually really enjoyed this game, and got so close to escaping before i gave up. Think it's cause i couldn't be bothered to trek all the way across the island and back, and prepare food and ect. And all with that slow blind girl aswell... (sexism in videogames!!)
4 - Legend of Zelda - Wind Waker - Hey wow another Zelda! Thats right, i couldn't be bothered with the shitty, crappy, bollocks triforce hunt...
3 - Resident Evil 4 - Yeh, thats right, i never finished this. In fact, again, i bought it on the cheap years after it's release, and was damn glad i did. But somewhere on the 4th chapter i got meself a 360, and got distracted by that instead. I'll finish one day though...
2 - Tales of Symphonia - Ok this game was f***ing awesome; if ida finished it woudld proably be one of my top 5 games of all time. The combat system was real fun for an rgp, great cel shaded graphics, and the characters where great (if cliched). But it was another game that i bought years after it's released, and i relaised that i'd probably never have time to finish it when i remembered that, after 30ish hours in, i was still only on the first disk...
1 - Shadow of the Colossus - Regarded by many as the ps2's best game, GOTY and so on, whilst others are completely oblivious to it. For those who don't know, its a game where the only aim you have is to track down and defeat 16 enormous beasts, of 'colossus', in a bid to rescue your girl - and i got stuck on the sonofabitch 11th. No towns, no mundane quests, no sidequests, just killing em. Now this is another which i really, really need to go back and finish playing through, as it again is potentially one of the best games i have ever played, epic and beautiful in every way. It also has apparently one of the best endings ever in a game, though i have been partly spoiled...
Fuck yeh
So heres my favorite games-which-i-never-beat. Maybe this'll convince me to get round to finishing soma them off...
(not counting games i have recently bought)
10 - Jak 3 - This first one wasn't so muych my fault, as my ps2 decided to cock up and die halfway through playing it. I kept the game but gave my memory card to a friend, to get it back a year later, when i bought a new system. But i'd lost all my saves for all my games and didn't much fancy playing through it all again
9 - Dark chronicle - Sequel to the awesome Zelda clone Dark cloud, this was a pretty good game that was for much of the time essentially a dungeon crawler; something i got bored of before the end. Nonethless, fish racing was pretty sweet.
8 - Link to the past - Just kinda forgot what i was supposed to be doing and gave up.... QUITTER!
7 - Final Fantasy X - The only Final Fantasy i have owned (apart from tactics), and as i bought it a for a tenner a couple years after it was released, i just couldn't be bothered with seeing the 50 and whatever game through... Looked good though, from the tenish hours i put in.
6 - Zelda Majora's mask - I'm now waiting for this on VC. I was fairly youngish when i got this, and not the fully fledged gamer that you needed to be to beat this, the hardest Zelda evaarr
5 - Lost in Blue - I actually really enjoyed this game, and got so close to escaping before i gave up. Think it's cause i couldn't be bothered to trek all the way across the island and back, and prepare food and ect. And all with that slow blind girl aswell... (sexism in videogames!!)
4 - Legend of Zelda - Wind Waker - Hey wow another Zelda! Thats right, i couldn't be bothered with the shitty, crappy, bollocks triforce hunt...
3 - Resident Evil 4 - Yeh, thats right, i never finished this. In fact, again, i bought it on the cheap years after it's release, and was damn glad i did. But somewhere on the 4th chapter i got meself a 360, and got distracted by that instead. I'll finish one day though...
2 - Tales of Symphonia - Ok this game was f***ing awesome; if ida finished it woudld proably be one of my top 5 games of all time. The combat system was real fun for an rgp, great cel shaded graphics, and the characters where great (if cliched). But it was another game that i bought years after it's released, and i relaised that i'd probably never have time to finish it when i remembered that, after 30ish hours in, i was still only on the first disk...
1 - Shadow of the Colossus - Regarded by many as the ps2's best game, GOTY and so on, whilst others are completely oblivious to it. For those who don't know, its a game where the only aim you have is to track down and defeat 16 enormous beasts, of 'colossus', in a bid to rescue your girl - and i got stuck on the sonofabitch 11th. No towns, no mundane quests, no sidequests, just killing em. Now this is another which i really, really need to go back and finish playing through, as it again is potentially one of the best games i have ever played, epic and beautiful in every way. It also has apparently one of the best endings ever in a game, though i have been partly spoiled...
Fuck yeh
Wednesday, 28 November 2007
Heroes and more.
So there was new internet heroes the other day, 2nd last one before the strike. I can't be bothered to write anything up proper, or find a pic, so...
I was less than impressed, especially after last weeks megaton
Hopefully it will end good-ly though.
Meanwhile i have a new aim fo rthe end of the year; finish 4 games.
Cause i always get games and give up / get bored halfway through.
So i shall aim to finish...
- Super mario galaxy
- Assasin's Creed
- Resident evil 4 (thas right, still aint finished it)
- Sin and punishment
Wish me luck. ... ...
I was less than impressed, especially after last weeks megaton
Hopefully it will end good-ly though.
Meanwhile i have a new aim fo rthe end of the year; finish 4 games.
Cause i always get games and give up / get bored halfway through.
So i shall aim to finish...
- Super mario galaxy
- Assasin's Creed
- Resident evil 4 (thas right, still aint finished it)
- Sin and punishment
Wish me luck. ... ...
Thursday, 22 November 2007
Wednesday, 21 November 2007
Tissues at the ready
Well i saw this at Gonintendo the other day, and it honestly nearly reduced me to tears, so i thought id share it.
http://gonintendo.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/1195228363024wj2.jpg
http://gonintendo.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/1195228363024wj2.jpg
Saturday, 17 November 2007
Galaxy & Creed
So i went and bought both games earleir today, and have so far had about an hour and a bit on each. GOD THEY'RE BRILLIANT
Assassin's Creed - Prince of Persia meets Hitman meets GTA meets Shadow of the Collosus (sorta) Doesn't get much better. The whole freerunning stuff works a treat and is fantastic fun to do. Even the story seems somewhat interesting, with the whole duel-timelines thing; reminds me of 'Spies' abit; book im reading atm. Apparently the game gets pretty repetitive after a while but we shall see...
Super Mario Galaxy - Eek and squeak it looks great so far. The whole mini worlds is just awesome Best looking wii game so far. In fact best wii game in general it might seem. Probably why its currently holidng the top gamerankings average score ever then.
Anyways id love to stay and write some more, but to be honest id prefer to go back to playing them. Or more likely, getting some sleep... o_o zz
Assassin's Creed - Prince of Persia meets Hitman meets GTA meets Shadow of the Collosus (sorta) Doesn't get much better. The whole freerunning stuff works a treat and is fantastic fun to do. Even the story seems somewhat interesting, with the whole duel-timelines thing; reminds me of 'Spies' abit; book im reading atm. Apparently the game gets pretty repetitive after a while but we shall see...
Super Mario Galaxy - Eek and squeak it looks great so far. The whole mini worlds is just awesome Best looking wii game so far. In fact best wii game in general it might seem. Probably why its currently holidng the top gamerankings average score ever then.
Anyways id love to stay and write some more, but to be honest id prefer to go back to playing them. Or more likely, getting some sleep... o_o zz
Saturday, 10 November 2007
ARG FU** £)^&£%)^*£"%
CUNTS.
Pretty much the sole FUCKING reason that i got Tom clancy goes to Vegas (yes thats what im calling it) was for the 4 player co-op. You know, the one thats only available on fucking system link and live?! CUNTS.
And it says 4 p splitscreen on the box; i CHECKED IT in the shop before i bought it. Then the otherday, couple friends round and we set it up.... oh, 2 player maximum. So we all got annoyed and we played the botless, offline, but at least fucking 3 player halo instead (360 really needs some good offline multiplayer)
Lies!! the Boxart Lies!!!
and so i check on the internet. Search a forum to find;
Originally Posted by muddy_rope (sorry, who calls themselves muddy rope anyway?)
on the back of the boxs it says 4 player split
--
Correct!!
But it's a mis-print!! I couldnt do it so asked ubisoft and they told me it is wrong!!
FUCKING HELL. What a complete WASTE of money. Well okay, sngle player's good, and the 2p co-op is admittedly fun, but they cant be getting away with this!!
To repeat my point, CUNTS.
Pretty much the sole FUCKING reason that i got Tom clancy goes to Vegas (yes thats what im calling it) was for the 4 player co-op. You know, the one thats only available on fucking system link and live?! CUNTS.
And it says 4 p splitscreen on the box; i CHECKED IT in the shop before i bought it. Then the otherday, couple friends round and we set it up.... oh, 2 player maximum. So we all got annoyed and we played the botless, offline, but at least fucking 3 player halo instead (360 really needs some good offline multiplayer)
Lies!! the Boxart Lies!!!
and so i check on the internet. Search a forum to find;
Originally Posted by muddy_rope (sorry, who calls themselves muddy rope anyway?)
on the back of the boxs it says 4 player split
--
Correct!!
But it's a mis-print!! I couldnt do it so asked ubisoft and they told me it is wrong!!
FUCKING HELL. What a complete WASTE of money. Well okay, sngle player's good, and the 2p co-op is admittedly fun, but they cant be getting away with this!!
To repeat my point, CUNTS.
Thursday, 8 November 2007
'Nintendo turned me Noob'
I recently got a 360, and with it halo 3, and now oblivion, perfect dark (avoid, its shit) & most recently Tom Clancy blah blah Vegas. It became clear whilst playing the later that over the past couple of years i've lost my knack for being, ya know, good, at video games.
And i blame it all on fucking Nintendo.
With their lack of any properly decent games for Wii and last years of the gamecube, i've become out of practice, and as a result, been getting my ass handed to me by Vegas. Lets have a look at the good proper wii games out in Europe. Theres Zelda, aka ocarina 1.5, the relitavly lackluster Red Steel, and - Hang on, thats about it. No wonder i've been slipping.
The good news is that finally some good wii games seem to be coming, (Galaxy, Brawl, No more heroes) but after a 3 - 4 year drought of barely buying anything, im suddenly overloaded with choice, especially considering the mammoth catalogue of good 360 games that i should be getting.
& then hopefully i'll have some serious practice for by the time i get round to bothering to buy a live subscription (fucking microsoft, why isn't it free??)
Meanwhile in the world...
- Life drawing, aka naked people drawing, is be the most awkward thing in the world.
- I really need to get proper handwriting
- I really need a new fucking computer. This one has 256mb ram. For the non-geeks, thats absoloute shit.
- Thanks to the bloke at screwyouhippy.com for the link to me.... yeh.
And i blame it all on fucking Nintendo.
With their lack of any properly decent games for Wii and last years of the gamecube, i've become out of practice, and as a result, been getting my ass handed to me by Vegas. Lets have a look at the good proper wii games out in Europe. Theres Zelda, aka ocarina 1.5, the relitavly lackluster Red Steel, and - Hang on, thats about it. No wonder i've been slipping.
The good news is that finally some good wii games seem to be coming, (Galaxy, Brawl, No more heroes) but after a 3 - 4 year drought of barely buying anything, im suddenly overloaded with choice, especially considering the mammoth catalogue of good 360 games that i should be getting.
& then hopefully i'll have some serious practice for by the time i get round to bothering to buy a live subscription (fucking microsoft, why isn't it free??)
Meanwhile in the world...
- Life drawing, aka naked people drawing, is be the most awkward thing in the world.
- I really need to get proper handwriting
- I really need a new fucking computer. This one has 256mb ram. For the non-geeks, thats absoloute shit.
- Thanks to the bloke at screwyouhippy.com for the link to me.... yeh.
Wednesday, 7 November 2007
Zero Punctuation - Phantom Hourglass
Gotta love abit of Yahtzee
Hope everyone gets the Okami reference at the end an all
Make sure you check out his halo 3 review aswell.
Hope everyone gets the Okami reference at the end an all
Make sure you check out his halo 3 review aswell.
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