tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55795503148671735142024-03-18T20:04:13.950-07:00Delayed ResponsibilityI Shouldn't be Gaming Right Nowdeckard47http://www.blogger.com/profile/05060608829891297245noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579550314867173514.post-67483488319721968702007-12-07T02:38:00.000-08:002007-12-08T14:14:23.788-08:00NEW SITE LOCATION!!<span style="font-weight:bold;"> I have moved to a new site, at wordpress. Here is the new url</span>:<br /><br />http://shouldntbegaming.wordpress.com/<br /><br />And a link:<br /><br /><a href="http://shouldntbegaming.wordpress.com/">http://shouldntbegaming.wordpress.com/</a>deckard47http://www.blogger.com/profile/05060608829891297245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579550314867173514.post-30125800571553827002007-12-05T13:04:00.001-08:002007-12-05T13:04:56.552-08:00Less Ugly KillzoneOh, and here is a <a href="http://www.gametrailers.com/player/21504.html">more cinematic trailer</a> for Killzone two.deckard47http://www.blogger.com/profile/05060608829891297245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579550314867173514.post-77697531590268269632007-12-05T12:59:00.001-08:002007-12-05T13:01:57.460-08:00You Must Watch This Now!Alright, I know I have linked a lot of videos, but never have I linked one with such a <em>completely amazing</em> song in it. This is for a game called <a href="http://www.gametrailers.com/player/28603.html">Lost Odyssey</a>, a Japanese RPG, which looks like it could be fun. But wait, there's more. At around the four minute mark, a song comes on that will blow your mind. Seriously, watch it, NOW.deckard47http://www.blogger.com/profile/05060608829891297245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579550314867173514.post-2305980790685243952007-12-05T08:52:00.000-08:002007-12-05T09:01:19.500-08:00Killzone Looks AwesomeWhile Killzone 2 has had its share of fakery, lies and <a href="http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2005/09/12">bullshot</a>, now that they have some <em>actual</em> ingame footage and screens, and the gameplay looks good, one can start to hope. This game looks pretty <a href="http://kotaku.com/photogallery/kz2screens/">badass</a>, and the <a href="http://kotaku.com/gaming/gc07/killzone-2-developer-walkthrough-293604.php">videos</a> we are seeing now is qute impressive. I'll put a screen or two up in the album later today.deckard47http://www.blogger.com/profile/05060608829891297245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579550314867173514.post-20419920772476894312007-12-05T00:40:00.000-08:002007-12-05T00:49:15.592-08:00A Racing Game I Might Care AboutI like Burnout Revenge and its ilk on the PS2 alright, but they are, like many racers (besides Midtown Madness 1 and 2, which will never be beat), hard for me to sink into. Well, check <a href="http://www.gametrailers.com/player/27649.html">this</a> out. Burnout Paradise esentially takes the Midtown Madness route, with a living city. But, not only do you have that, there are no laod times. You just activate races and challenges when you want, or drive around for fun. It sounds really awesome to tell the truth. Lucky I have that PS3 now! Oh, and a picture from IGN is now up in the awesome pictures section.deckard47http://www.blogger.com/profile/05060608829891297245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579550314867173514.post-9491739226602720692007-12-03T12:17:00.000-08:002007-12-03T12:27:43.589-08:00Dead Space!Kotaku has a bunch of <a href="http://kotaku.com/gaming/gallery/dead-space-looks-deadly-spacey-329083.php">pictures</a> up from Dead Space, a survival horror game that looks like a cross between The Thing and Event Horizon. This probably means I will be too scared of it to ever play it all the way through, if it is good. Oh, and two of the pictures are up in the photo album thingy over there on the right. I hate fun games that I am too scared to play. <br /><br />**SPOILER** <br /><br />Like the end of Drake's Fucking Fortune.deckard47http://www.blogger.com/profile/05060608829891297245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579550314867173514.post-23077001366046884252007-12-03T02:57:00.000-08:002007-12-03T03:03:51.442-08:00COD4 is Actually Really GoodSo I picked up Call of Duty 4 today, mostly cause I heard the single player was alright, and I wanted to play it split-screen with a friend. I normally don't like online shooters that are in any way realistic, in fact, I just play CS:S and TF2 these days. Anyway, I played the single player a bit, got annoyed by that TV station shootout, and switched to multiplayer. <br /><br />Wow, it rocks. Seriously, this is amazing, it's better than CS:S, by a mile and a half. Sure, there are guys grenade spamming from half a map away, but the gameplay rocks, and the <a href="http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/11/09">pseudo-RPG elements</a> they've thrown in are weirdly compelling. <br /><br />All-in-all, a good purchase, and once I buy a cheapo $20 controller, some badass splitscreen action, I hope. I should really go to bed, I think.deckard47http://www.blogger.com/profile/05060608829891297245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579550314867173514.post-69808501638517199882007-12-02T21:42:00.001-08:002007-12-03T03:03:41.895-08:00Drake's FortuneAlright, I just finished Drake's Fortune, and although I am too lazy to review it right now (and by too lazy, I mean I am going to back back and unlock more rewards by shooting guys with specific weapons!), I thought I would let you know a thing or two about it. It kick's ass, there isn't another way to put it (or if there is, mine is better). It's fun, beautiful, smooth to play, and has a pretty decent plot, when you get down to it. The gunplay is really amazing, it's hard to describe how smooth and fun it is. The voice-acting is perfect for what the game is aiming for, and the endgame is fun, if a bit silly.<br /><br />Oh, and I am 2 assassinations into Assassin's Creed, and it is still, <em>quite</em> excellent. People who say otherwise are silly. Finally, Motorstorm is fun, but I can't beat this one level. Grrr. Back to work now?deckard47http://www.blogger.com/profile/05060608829891297245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579550314867173514.post-34642405821637417842007-12-02T21:36:00.000-08:002007-12-03T03:03:18.921-08:00Wow, Time For Call of Duty 5: Diablo Kicks Your AssSo, in an interesting <a href="http://kotaku.com/gaming/business/vivendi-games-and-activision-merge-to-create-activision-blizzard-[update]-328919.php">bit of news</a>, Activision and Vivendi are merging (with Vivendi owning the majority of the share or somesuch). According to the Kotaku article, this won't change how Vivendi (and more importantly, Blizzard, which is part of Vivendi) runs its stuff. Frankly, I almsot don't care, they could produce Call of Duty: World of Warcraft, and I'd hate it, and all of you losers would lap it up. BUT. My dream of some kind of World War II/Diablo/Starcraft mashup can finaly become a reality. Whoopee.deckard47http://www.blogger.com/profile/05060608829891297245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579550314867173514.post-7379276840507454392007-12-01T16:12:00.000-08:002007-12-03T03:02:56.104-08:00Absolutely Ridiculous: GamespotSo, I'm late to this one, but I just found a new piece of info, so here goes: A guy named Gertsmann at Gamespot was recently fired, essentially because he gave Kane and Lynch a bad review (for which he should have gotten a raise). Eidos ads are basically smeared over every inch of Gamespot, so I guess we know why they came down so hard on him. Here is an <a href="http://kotaku.com/gaming/rumor/alleged-gamespot-employee-spills-guts-on-valleywag-328797.php">anonymous post</a> in some forum, provided by Kotaku, where an alleged Gamespot emplyee spills the beans on what happened. Gabe and Tycho know the guy, and vouch for that side of the story, so I think we can say this is a true story.<br /><br />This is pretty sad, apparently he had been working there for 10 years and was one of the senior writers. What the fuck. Good luck to Gertsmann on finding a new job, and fuck the Gamespot management. Lets hope the rest of the editorial staff can remain employed, and that they don't have 9 and 10 reviews shoved down their throats.deckard47http://www.blogger.com/profile/05060608829891297245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579550314867173514.post-1769546238390865082007-12-01T13:00:00.000-08:002007-12-01T13:39:02.760-08:00Blog Banter: Becoming an Ace and Dealing With Minsc<em>Blog Banter is a group of bloggers passionate about video games. We enjoy getting together once a month to write about the same subject. You will be amazed at the different viewpoints so many people can have on the same exact topic. If you are interested in participating, contact <a href="http://hawtymcbloggy.com/contact-me/">bs angel</a> for more information. Enjoy our stories!</em><br /><br />The first game I ever played were on my Dad's old 386. My older brother and I used to play a bunch of them: SimAnt, Doom, Monkey Island, and of course, Wing Commander. Being allowed to play was always kind of tricky, my brother was very territorial about most things, and I had to fight to be allowed to use "his" games. Booting up the computer and then typing the correct lines in DOS (I think there was some kind of password or something), and then it was time to kill some Kilrathi.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139117655531520546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhds1GpivFAqcTlXTpYzc2lDoW0fHvnXkQwx2dbmgefR8CBM7IJF1goreTkGkSaCR2GrdD4hMS_3PzlbruWBOq4cAEZiciGsEAZ8cO5mv7Urlp2_NlXjDnUMiU1YwxJWD1O6uxj1MSwCfE/s320/WingCommanderBox-front.jpg" border="0" /><br />I could never get very far in that game, I just didn't have the skills it took. Still, talking to the different pilots afterwards (my favorite was always whatisname, Loose Canon or Mad Dog or whatever), and of course they could die permanently, which always happened to me. Best of all, even if I sucked and did badly at missions, I got a different, more depressing cutscene. I loved losing all the way to the end, just to watch the second ending.<br /><br />Nowadays I'm a little better at such things, although I play less space sims. I can't think of a game I've played more than Baldur's Gate II. You all know how long it is, and I figure I've taken about 4 or 5 characters all the way to the end, completing every single mission (with dozens of other characters that got abandoned after 2 or 3 acts).<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139118424330666546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge7dueZTIoNJx91BXmxD2VrPNEebQRjdScSKiV9sE7HuBjWblO7dvL_NjFRH7ZT3LuQEANke_Q40ahV2bLVomyIf8b7NHqFlC4NWfzRRdtrjqA5LSv2X_nZJo8bx0NUc85cRDan0E2yVw/s320/main.gif" border="0" /><br />Seriously, I have played this game too much. Still, when I'm bored, and need a new game, all I have to do is find those old CDs. There is always a combination I haven't tried yet (next time, I figure it's gonna be a shapeshifter druid, just to make things really tough), and I never get tired of the party intrigue, plot, or graphics. This game literally sucks me in every time, and there hasn't been an RPG since that has even come close. NWN, NWN2, the KOTORs, they don't stand a chance. I love them all, but Baldur's Gate II will always be the best one of them all. This all kinda makes me want to go start that druid.<br /><br />Other Blog Banter Articles :<br /><a href="http://boomstickbrigade.wordpress.com/2007/11/30/blog-banter-memorable-gaming-moments/">Boffman22's Memorable Gaming Moments</a>(<a href="http://boomstickbrigade.wordpress.com/">Boom Stick Brigade</a>)<br /><a href="http://boomstickbrigade.wordpress.com/2007/12/01/blog-banter-i-love-you-intellivision/">I love you Intellivision!</a> (<a href="http://boomstickbrigade.wordpress.com/">Boom Stick Brigade</a>)<br /><a href="http://carocat.co.uk/2007/12/01/blog-banter-just-how-much-fun-lan-can-be/">Just how much fun LAN can be!</a> (<a href="http://carocat.co.uk/">Cat's Blog</a>)<br /><a href="http://gamingwithbaby.blogspot.com/2007/12/blog-banter-memoirs-of-young-gamer.html">Memoirs of a Young Gamer</a> (<a href="http://gamingwithbaby.blogspot.com/">Gaming with Baby</a>)<br /><a href="http://hawtymcbloggy.com/2007/12/01/blog-banter-memorable-gaming-moments/">Memorable Gaming Moments</a> (<a href="http://hawtymcbloggy.com/">Hawty McBloggy</a>)<br /><a href="http://playyourstation.wordpress.com/2007/12/01/blog-banter-to-memory-lane-and-back/">Play Your Station</a> (<a href="http://playyourstation.wordpress.com/">Play Your Station</a>)<br /><a href="http://johpan.blogspot.com/2007/11/blog-banter-hit-reset-button.html">Hit the Reset Button</a> (<a href="http://johpan.blogspot.com/">Thoughts and Rants</a>)<br /><a href="http://www.zath.co.uk/2007/12/01/blog-banter-memorable-gaming-moments/">Memorable Gaming Moments</a> (<a href="http://www.zath.co.uk/">Zath Games Tech</a>)deckard47http://www.blogger.com/profile/05060608829891297245noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579550314867173514.post-58734118164224352022007-11-24T17:29:00.000-08:002007-11-25T19:15:42.562-08:00PS3 Time!So, as part of Black Friday pain-time, I bought myself a PS3, Motrostorm, Assassin's Creed and Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. Unfortunately, now that I'm back at college, I have no TV, so I have to wait till I can get my hands on a monitor to play. When I do, I'll let you know how good those 3 games are, even though they have all been reviewed to death.deckard47http://www.blogger.com/profile/05060608829891297245noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579550314867173514.post-6401631248961426012007-11-19T09:42:00.000-08:002007-11-25T19:16:06.174-08:00Cat Related Post!So apparently <a href="http://kotaku.com/gaming/clips/wii-catz-2-is-an-adventure-324394.php">Catz 2</a> for the Wii is an adventure game <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">where you play as an adorable kitty</span>... How is this not the game we've all been waiting for?<br />(thanks to Kotaku for the link)deckard47http://www.blogger.com/profile/05060608829891297245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579550314867173514.post-1711358454383195292007-11-18T16:49:00.000-08:002007-11-25T19:16:30.774-08:00Exciting New Feature!!!So, starting today, on the right of the page, at the top, there will be a "Screen of the Day/Week/Month" album. It's a link to my Picasa album, so all of the screens will build up, and you'll be able to see the backlog of screens as I add more and more. I'll update it whenever, so if the date next to the picture changes, their is a new picture in the album. This weeks is of Drake's Fortune, and I think it looks pretty awesome (the picture is obviously courtesy of IGN, and will be from them most of the time, their access to screens is slightly greater than mine).deckard47http://www.blogger.com/profile/05060608829891297245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579550314867173514.post-54022897987016903952007-11-18T16:33:00.000-08:002007-11-25T19:17:02.668-08:00Drake's Fortune Makes Me Want Enough Money to Buy a PS3I know I already posted a Drake's Fortune trailer, but if you head on over to IGN's <a href="http://media.ps3.ign.com/media/812/812550/vids_1.html">video page</a> for the game, they have some pretty awesome stuff on display. I'm still not sold on the gameplay, but then I can't be, haven't played it. On the other hand, the cutscenes really look good. It's not exactly perfect writing or acting, but somehow they've got a kind of summer action movie feel going for them, and I don't mean a shitty Die Hard 4 feel. Kind of like Romancing the Stone, but 2007 silly, as opposed to 80s silly (and thank God, think of what their hair would have looked like!). That main guy really reminds me of Nathan Fillion. Now I just need a PS3. Crappy.deckard47http://www.blogger.com/profile/05060608829891297245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579550314867173514.post-26809212570660569242007-11-14T14:19:00.000-08:002007-11-25T19:17:24.763-08:00The Bourne ConspiracyI gotta go read some Frederick Douglass, but I thought everyone should see <a href="http://www.gametrailers.com/player/27869.html">this</a>. I have no idea how good it will actually be, but the combat looks vaguely like the movies. I just miss Matt Damon I guess. He's so thuggishly <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">large</span>.deckard47http://www.blogger.com/profile/05060608829891297245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579550314867173514.post-12877307402881324742007-11-11T22:38:00.000-08:002007-11-25T19:17:57.523-08:00Joy and Happiness in the Form of Mark Wahlberg (and Mass Effect)Yeah, so here I am again, The Witcher and work have been keeping me busy. So, whats new these days? Well, first off, all of those lucky bastards with 360s who <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/10/kmart-reportedly-breaks-mass-effect-street-date/">managed to snag a copy</a> of <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/09/mass-effect-ad-talks-choice-we-choose-oprah/">Mass Effect</a> are probably very happy right now.<br /><br />Also, for all of us who love us some Mark Wahlberg, check <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/09/mark-wahlberg-to-play-max-payne/">this</a> out. Seriously, Marky Mark as Max Payne? This is so awesome, everyone who saw The Departed knows he can be a moody cop. Lets just hope it only sucks a small amount, as opposed to a huge amount.deckard47http://www.blogger.com/profile/05060608829891297245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579550314867173514.post-73674436513131074832007-11-05T00:26:00.000-08:002007-11-25T19:18:14.692-08:00Witchy Enough for the Witcher?Yeah, so I haven't been posting much recently, due to massive working, and my purchase of The Witcher. It's pretty damn good, despite some amazingly juvenile design decisions regarding "mature" content. Those options (and I am of course referring to having sex with practically every single woman in the game... Whaaat?) are entirely optional, so if you want to, you can play the entire game without following through on this idiotic game mechanic. I suggest you do so, because underneath that weirdness is a great, fun CRPG, the likes of which I haven't seen in years. Oh yes, and watch out for the fucking load times, they hurt so bad.deckard47http://www.blogger.com/profile/05060608829891297245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579550314867173514.post-32214606298823057002007-10-31T08:43:00.000-07:002007-11-25T19:18:36.139-08:00Cool Massive Attack Drake's Fortune TrailerSo I still don't know if this game will amount to anything good, but this latest <a href="http://www.gametrailers.com/player/27290.html">Drake's Fortune trailer</a> has some awesome music in it. It is way to early to be awake and blogging, and yet...<br /><br />As always, thanks to <a href="http://www.gametrailers.com/">Gametrailers</a>.deckard47http://www.blogger.com/profile/05060608829891297245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579550314867173514.post-29953447137379325782007-10-29T18:39:00.000-07:002007-11-25T19:18:52.766-08:00Shameless Self-Promotion, I BelieveI'm not going to beat about the bush on this one. If you enjoy my writing, and would like even more punishment, the <a href="http://www.tsl.pomona.edu/">newspaper</a> I write for has a website which can be browsed. Look for my name on an article, in the Life and Style section, if you feel so inclined. I love myself, obviously.deckard47http://www.blogger.com/profile/05060608829891297245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579550314867173514.post-85428081403057972682007-10-28T14:34:00.000-07:002007-11-25T19:19:07.999-08:00Mario Galaxy is CrazyI know video posts are boring, but it's Sunday and I have two midterms soon, so too much of the worky right now. Still, I came across this rather <a href="http://www.gametrailers.com/player/27102.html">alarming video</a> today. That is one of the scariest little creatures I have ever seen. I wish I could play this game.deckard47http://www.blogger.com/profile/05060608829891297245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579550314867173514.post-31838720560003162432007-10-25T23:51:00.000-07:002007-11-25T19:23:52.077-08:00Jericho, Painkiller, UT3... So Much Gritty Futuristic Stuff!Well, I just played through 3 demos, so I thought I'd let you in on what sucked and what didn't.<br /><br />First off, Clive Barker's Jericho, a supernatural super-horrific (supposedly) squad-based shooter. In the demo, you control three members of the squad, and through a ghostly gameplay mechanic, are allowed to jump between them on the fly. Your three characters are two Sexy Goth Girls, and one chunky heavy weapons guy. Isn't original character design great? They are all horribly voiced, as is the narration. My favorite bit was about the Blood Scribe character: "she first learns of her powers as a blood scribe when she attended her local church." Hey, thats how I learned about being a Blood Scribe!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhupT100SMlwF4bh4xIN0wbAXi7NyB7TK03gqxbyjs0bIxRYrnjRIgwI_ZfbAjgISYIEENIIZaR-qmbGE0Di8i3KbnuXLD138n5uplpKUUrRfJKxlLMDy9AYakrqoXFhgF1gFfxtw7nNNA/s1600-h/jericjo+5.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125541334219355826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhupT100SMlwF4bh4xIN0wbAXi7NyB7TK03gqxbyjs0bIxRYrnjRIgwI_ZfbAjgISYIEENIIZaR-qmbGE0Di8i3KbnuXLD138n5uplpKUUrRfJKxlLMDy9AYakrqoXFhgF1gFfxtw7nNNA/s320/jericjo+5.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Anyway, the shooting mechanics are alright, each character has one to two weapons, and one to two supernatural powers. These can actually be pretty cool, with one of them including the ability to guide a bullet into three different enemies. So far it sounds silly, but it could be fun, right? No, actually, it isn't. For starters, I am SO tired of Super Dark Bloody Medieval Magic Horror bad guys. Every enemy looks the same, and they all have Totally Evil stitches in their eyes or face or spleen. Plus, they rush at you extremely fast, and are hard to shoot. Luckily for you, your teammates couldn't hit the broad side of a barn, let alone enemies who are literally in their faces.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxuJWw75_pqbWrQ05JUlwhyRXqELBm2tHsd64ubS87VEDDOQyjNr_JDodGFrqRkfsQIhjV073_vgFB8-6cBEbAemWhhzksGw_u9ThMi7YnHUVRWpzg9jsHqQIyCv_aYGVapkf2DYefTfg/s1600-h/jericho+6.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125541467363342018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxuJWw75_pqbWrQ05JUlwhyRXqELBm2tHsd64ubS87VEDDOQyjNr_JDodGFrqRkfsQIhjV073_vgFB8-6cBEbAemWhhzksGw_u9ThMi7YnHUVRWpzg9jsHqQIyCv_aYGVapkf2DYefTfg/s320/jericho+6.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Finally, the scary factor is seriously lacking. F.E.A.R. did a better job at startling me, and Boshock did a better job at making me tense and genuinely scared. Isn't Clive Barker supposed to be the master of horror?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjccm5BezNvmA2insnGIDn8jfKz4Pcbxj_VmmQW3YBRe-F7IgO0aZcDc-PqlY0U4CZRjUvBRAC4Z9guUX_zCz02w2Uwz69irFtV4VWaH39SthLPQTm40_mjunG3SrBWuSSEw4DSEwgMWPc/s1600-h/jericho+8.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125541819550660322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjccm5BezNvmA2insnGIDn8jfKz4Pcbxj_VmmQW3YBRe-F7IgO0aZcDc-PqlY0U4CZRjUvBRAC4Z9guUX_zCz02w2Uwz69irFtV4VWaH39SthLPQTm40_mjunG3SrBWuSSEw4DSEwgMWPc/s320/jericho+8.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />So, stupid enemies and companions, bad writing, plot and dialogue, tired and cliché art design... whats not to like?<br /><br />Next we have Painkiller Overdose, the newest in the Serious Sam/Doom knockoff series. These games succeed by throwing tons of guys in your face at one time, and having interesting environments and weapons, hopefully. Unfortunately, Painkiller fails on all of these levels. The graphics are dull, brown and uninventive (oooh, undead Civil war enemies!), and the levels are so drab and dull I couldn't believe I was spending the time to play through them. The weapons are a mixed bag, with some being fun (I enjoyed the laser eye skull and the spinning knife), but you only find ammo for a few of them, so you'll end up using the "Biogun" (a shotgun) and the "Bonegun" (also a shotgun, but with bones?).<br /><br />So, this is another dud, mixing terrible elements all across the board to craft an experience you'll be trying to forget soon. Oh, and it wouldn't let me take screenshots, so it annoys me a little extra bit in that way.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiefAAPGCpVpVdKT8FMxXhGKR7kQfSKInJvFqj3unHC-VwzugOIjjsrvzKXmdio3gudFuiZDNsgjM5joKkEOkbVvsuR1QlDUxwKzse0_B3GfPkEeLZlPv_AjNAR52d8T0AycjGg1xZljpA/s1600-h/ut3+3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125541926924842738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiefAAPGCpVpVdKT8FMxXhGKR7kQfSKInJvFqj3unHC-VwzugOIjjsrvzKXmdio3gudFuiZDNsgjM5joKkEOkbVvsuR1QlDUxwKzse0_B3GfPkEeLZlPv_AjNAR52d8T0AycjGg1xZljpA/s320/ut3+3.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Now, on to Unreal Tournament 3. I knew my computer wouldn't run it well, but I spent so many hours playing UT2004 I practically owed it to myself to play this game. To be honest, the game hasn't changed much. Some of the weapons do a few new things, some look different, but the real change is the graphics. Kinda sad huh?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgpiXa-UN8M-ZFhPsPyzKQYjBYlytbfgxzvzMXG5fbWO1vDCcUXL8Bxncy9HUzxqE-uiNYGqZ5kaXcmHBcmSmDA8ZuCVuMc6qRHgjgAnqFFzDDl2qode5adqc86ZS2DJjtFghsH60VQBs/s1600-h/ut3+6.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125542072953730834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgpiXa-UN8M-ZFhPsPyzKQYjBYlytbfgxzvzMXG5fbWO1vDCcUXL8Bxncy9HUzxqE-uiNYGqZ5kaXcmHBcmSmDA8ZuCVuMc6qRHgjgAnqFFzDDl2qode5adqc86ZS2DJjtFghsH60VQBs/s320/ut3+6.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Really though, the graphics are incredible, screenshots don't do them justice. True, the art direction has moved in a very "chunky gritty space guys fighting" direction (it looks like Gears of War, but with colored armor), but I still like the look overall. Gameplay-wise, what can I say, if you liked UT2004, you'll love this. It's fast-paced team-based shooter gameplay, with a very arcade/sports feel, including Deathmatch, Team DM, and CTF (and that is just in the demo). In the full version, there will be loads more. It's fast and fun, and very solid feeling.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJHMY3AeJ2LTJV_6kQDfhsYuJgl-4j2pOyTSC9DczcKII13DidlQ4yVyfF_zz7qJ0-utqndvli5UDDTb4P6M66pZa-xRfOyaq3Gr9Bt80IedhqhFqlYlGq4h-fCnVs_TPQBOLu84dxLuQ/s1600-h/ut3+10.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125541956989613826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJHMY3AeJ2LTJV_6kQDfhsYuJgl-4j2pOyTSC9DczcKII13DidlQ4yVyfF_zz7qJ0-utqndvli5UDDTb4P6M66pZa-xRfOyaq3Gr9Bt80IedhqhFqlYlGq4h-fCnVs_TPQBOLu84dxLuQ/s320/ut3+10.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />So, I suppose you could get Jericho for cheap from Gametap , definitely skip Painkiller, but pick up UT3 when you can. If you can run it that is...deckard47http://www.blogger.com/profile/05060608829891297245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579550314867173514.post-27580337016029592132007-10-24T23:00:00.000-07:002007-11-25T19:20:06.426-08:00Totally not game related: LOLcats BibleAlright, all of you have to look at <a href="http://www.lolcatbible.com/index.php?title=Main_Page">this</a>, if only to think how this website would affect your Bible lit studies teacher. Essentially, it is the entire Bible translated into the hideous English of the LOLcats. My favorite term has to be the changing of "God" to "ceiling cat."<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8U4V-RJI2UL3ZAHCtH7rmyIFFob71DVzD6gp23uIK1pmgt_MQ5aY2iqOUbKJoE1ezerHzYsY1GGsjG4jIaIBinWe_k0dq5MibLJwaoELOHo4BU4nnhjzjensSTA53pKbnEwIrm0iuCzc/s1600-h/Cieling_cat_creates.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125150852972672658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8U4V-RJI2UL3ZAHCtH7rmyIFFob71DVzD6gp23uIK1pmgt_MQ5aY2iqOUbKJoE1ezerHzYsY1GGsjG4jIaIBinWe_k0dq5MibLJwaoELOHo4BU4nnhjzjensSTA53pKbnEwIrm0iuCzc/s320/Cieling_cat_creates.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Also, check out this picture of ceiling cat.deckard47http://www.blogger.com/profile/05060608829891297245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579550314867173514.post-25746628072787823802007-10-24T15:30:00.000-07:002007-11-25T19:20:29.129-08:00Soldier of Fortune Looks Childish, Has Dumb AdvertisingHey, remember Soldier of Fortune II? Yeah, I bought it because I could blow off a Russian terrorsit's leg and watch him crawl around. I was young, and stupid, and not creeped out by the alarming pro-imperialist/gun activist/macho American mustache-guy overtones.<br /><br />This new game looks so much better than the old ones: <a href="http://www.gametrailers.com/player/26156.html">set in a</a> Vague Middle-Eastern place, a Vague Asian Jungle place, and a Vague African Village place(Yay!), full of creepy bald white guys killing lots of people who are less white. Plus, the Evil forces of darkness scream as you shoot off their left big toe or whatever. The icing on the cake is <a href="http://kotaku.com/gaming/clips/soldier-of-fortune-trailer-314310.php">this trailer</a>, which says something at the end that is kinda like "no girly men need apply." I love gamers, and I love how stupid and racist they can be. Magnifique!<br /><br />Thanks to Kotaku and Gametrailers for links.deckard47http://www.blogger.com/profile/05060608829891297245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579550314867173514.post-49870857405277987482007-10-23T22:27:00.001-07:002007-11-25T19:20:43.969-08:00NO!So apparently that news post I put up has nothing to do with a new Psychonauts... There are no plans for a new Psychonauts. Crappy.deckard47http://www.blogger.com/profile/05060608829891297245noreply@blogger.com0