Last night I thought about what game to play after I got off work. I have a whole rack of games sitting next to my computer/entertainment center. The majority of the games are PC, then the PS3 games, and finally the Xbox. My buddies who I play multiplayer games with, one is out of town, and other one is working on a tank so he can attack his dad with. A large portion of the games I had beaten, so those were out. There was only one game though that I had put a whole lot of hours into it, and had not beaten yet, and that was Dragon Age.
Dragon Age is a interesting and strange game for me. I remember vividly when the game was announced back in 2004, there was a lot of fan fare around the fact that Bioware was developing a fantasy game that was not based on a existing IP. Once it was announced, the game fell off my radar because I thought it would be in development for a long time. Well, it ended up being worked on for well over 5 years. That's almost worse than Blizzard.
The next time I remember seeing anything about the game was last summer. Kotaku ran a story on the announcement of the games release date, with the system requirements I think. I think I said "OH FUCK." Then came the E3 stage demo, all the details of the package that came with the game, etc. For the next 6 months I read a great deal about the development of the game, watched a lot of videos, and when it came out, I picked it up on street day. Brought it home, and played the hell out of it for about a month. Put 65 hours into it, and then decided to put it aside so I could play Mass Effect, to prep for Mass Effect 2.
Beat the hell out of that, and some other games, worked a lot and other shit. So last night, Saturday, after watching a movie and killing some creatures in God of War III, I decided to pick Dragon Age back up. Fuck me, that game is intense and fun as hell. I had forgotten much of that, I was nervous about playing it again after the roller coaster ride that was Mass Effect 2. Well I am pleased to say the game holds up, and then some. I love cutting Darkspawn heads off, and watch their bodies spin around spraying blood all over the place. Man, violence is cool!
I also can not wait to finish it, as the expansion just came out and you can import your party leader if they survive the end of the first time. Well, I plan on having my girl live through the battle, though we shall see.
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Friday, March 19, 2010
Upcomming Post
I have not posted in a while because I have been working and gaming, and sleeping. I plan on doing a post this weekend however, on the games I have been playing. Stay tuned....
Sunday, March 14, 2010
God of War
Approximately 24 hours from now God of War III will be released upon the masses, at least for the gamers of Central Texas. According to SCEA Santa Monica, this will be the last game of the series, and will end the plot arc that was developed for the first game. However, it has not been that long a wait for me, as I just finished the God of War games a few months ago.
I first bought God of War several years ago, and played the hell out of it. Until I stopped playing it, for whatever reason. Several years passed, I moved, went to school, got busy doing other stuff. Some friends of mine decided to come and visit me for spring break in 2007, which happened to coincide with the release of God of War II. I realized I had never finished God of War I, so I pressed into it, beat some ass and killed lots of harpies, and I ended up getting fucking stuck near the end on the conveyor belt sequence. Those of you who have played the game know what I am talking about.
God of War II came out, and due to peer pressure I picked up a copy. I brought it home, stuck it on my shelf, and fully fucking intended to finish the first one, and rock out hard with the second one. However, that never happened, because I never finished the first one. I could never get past the conveyor belt part. I don't know how many times I got crushed by rocks, killed by fucking harpies, shot by whatever the fuck, it would never happen. I finally put it away, and never did pick the game back up. Which basically meant that I would never play the second game.
The game sat on my shelf, unopened, taunting me. I guess I could have returned it, but I actually did intend on finishing the first game. Well, that never happened because that summer my god damn TV died. I came home from the movies one day, and it would not fucking work. I could have played the game in other ways, but I chose not to.
In Spring of 2008, when GTA IV came out, I picked up a 40 GB PS3. I looked around for a BC PS3, and there were some, but it was too much trouble and I really just wanted to play PS3 games at that point. Another year and a half pass, more games, work, other shit, whatever. Summer gaming season 2009 rolls around, and in the flurry of Batman, L4D2, and all the other shit, the God of War Collection was announced in late August. Note: God of War II is still unopened on my shelf.
When the Collection came out, I went into Gamestop with my unopened copy of God of War II, and traded it in for about 5 bucks. I take the collection home, and beat the ever living shit out of it, and man it was good. Fucking brilliant pair of games. However, I sure as shit hope that God of War II is the only game I will ever buy twice, but only beat once.
I first bought God of War several years ago, and played the hell out of it. Until I stopped playing it, for whatever reason. Several years passed, I moved, went to school, got busy doing other stuff. Some friends of mine decided to come and visit me for spring break in 2007, which happened to coincide with the release of God of War II. I realized I had never finished God of War I, so I pressed into it, beat some ass and killed lots of harpies, and I ended up getting fucking stuck near the end on the conveyor belt sequence. Those of you who have played the game know what I am talking about.
God of War II came out, and due to peer pressure I picked up a copy. I brought it home, stuck it on my shelf, and fully fucking intended to finish the first one, and rock out hard with the second one. However, that never happened, because I never finished the first one. I could never get past the conveyor belt part. I don't know how many times I got crushed by rocks, killed by fucking harpies, shot by whatever the fuck, it would never happen. I finally put it away, and never did pick the game back up. Which basically meant that I would never play the second game.
The game sat on my shelf, unopened, taunting me. I guess I could have returned it, but I actually did intend on finishing the first game. Well, that never happened because that summer my god damn TV died. I came home from the movies one day, and it would not fucking work. I could have played the game in other ways, but I chose not to.
In Spring of 2008, when GTA IV came out, I picked up a 40 GB PS3. I looked around for a BC PS3, and there were some, but it was too much trouble and I really just wanted to play PS3 games at that point. Another year and a half pass, more games, work, other shit, whatever. Summer gaming season 2009 rolls around, and in the flurry of Batman, L4D2, and all the other shit, the God of War Collection was announced in late August. Note: God of War II is still unopened on my shelf.
When the Collection came out, I went into Gamestop with my unopened copy of God of War II, and traded it in for about 5 bucks. I take the collection home, and beat the ever living shit out of it, and man it was good. Fucking brilliant pair of games. However, I sure as shit hope that God of War II is the only game I will ever buy twice, but only beat once.
The Xbox, Friends, and GTA
A few weeks ago, I was pressured into buying a Xbox 360. Well, let me back up a bit. I was under the impression that my PS3, PC and portable gaming systems were providing a full gaming experience. I was playing online games with my friends on Steam, playing single player games on the PS3, and the PC, and doing some portable gaming as well. I was pretty happy with the games I played.
I never did get an Xbox because I did not like what Microsoft was trying to do with HD-DVD, plus there were only a few games on the 360 that I wanted to play. Gears of War II and Fable II were the main ones, both of which are sequels as you can see. I thought I had experienced all that those games had to offer through the first games in the series.
A few years ago, I met some people through another friend. I knew this guy for a long time, and he knew these people. All of us started playing Team Fortress 2 together, and soon after Left 4 Dead. Two of the guys in particular became very good friends of mine. After playing games online with these guys, and playing some PSN games as well, I was having a blast.
About 6 months ago, one of these friends started busting on me to get a Xbox. I brushed him off, saying I did not need one, and that I could not afford it. He understood, he said, he was cool with that. A few weeks later, my other friend started busting on me as well, and I gave him the exact same reasons. Fuck that, go get one now, he responded. No, I would say. And things went on like this for a while.
About two months ago, the first friend started on me again. This time, using something I did not expect. GTA IV Online Multiplayer. What the fuck? GTA IV? I owned that on the PS3, played the hell out of it, and never did anything with it after then, and that was two years ago. While I understand that the multi was a riot, is it worth buying a system for to play a game that I had already owned, and had beaten?
Well, a few weeks later, I ended up getting a Xbox, Fable II, Gears of War II, and GTA Stories, a disc copy. I am still working on Fable II, the first friend and I played the shit out of Gears 2, and it was fucking awesome, and as for GTA Stories?
As it turned out, yes it was worth getting the Xbox to play GTA online with friends. I have four words: Swing Set Car Launching. I have never spent so much time doing so little in a multi player game as I have with GTA. What happens when we try this car? What happens when we launch this car when you are standing on it? What happens when we back the car up into the swing set while you are on the front? Can we hang from the set, and push a car into it?
And that was just one activity. Getting 3 stars, jacking a S.W.A.T. van and then doing cop chases, two guys in the back armed with uzis and sem-tex? Jesus fuck. Follow the leader, with a sports car and two racing bikes? Pure crack.
And this was just last night. While I understand I am late to the party, I never thought I would get a Xbox for this sole reason. Of course, Splinter Cell: Conviction comes out next month. Fuck.
I never did get an Xbox because I did not like what Microsoft was trying to do with HD-DVD, plus there were only a few games on the 360 that I wanted to play. Gears of War II and Fable II were the main ones, both of which are sequels as you can see. I thought I had experienced all that those games had to offer through the first games in the series.
A few years ago, I met some people through another friend. I knew this guy for a long time, and he knew these people. All of us started playing Team Fortress 2 together, and soon after Left 4 Dead. Two of the guys in particular became very good friends of mine. After playing games online with these guys, and playing some PSN games as well, I was having a blast.
About 6 months ago, one of these friends started busting on me to get a Xbox. I brushed him off, saying I did not need one, and that I could not afford it. He understood, he said, he was cool with that. A few weeks later, my other friend started busting on me as well, and I gave him the exact same reasons. Fuck that, go get one now, he responded. No, I would say. And things went on like this for a while.
About two months ago, the first friend started on me again. This time, using something I did not expect. GTA IV Online Multiplayer. What the fuck? GTA IV? I owned that on the PS3, played the hell out of it, and never did anything with it after then, and that was two years ago. While I understand that the multi was a riot, is it worth buying a system for to play a game that I had already owned, and had beaten?
Well, a few weeks later, I ended up getting a Xbox, Fable II, Gears of War II, and GTA Stories, a disc copy. I am still working on Fable II, the first friend and I played the shit out of Gears 2, and it was fucking awesome, and as for GTA Stories?
As it turned out, yes it was worth getting the Xbox to play GTA online with friends. I have four words: Swing Set Car Launching. I have never spent so much time doing so little in a multi player game as I have with GTA. What happens when we try this car? What happens when we launch this car when you are standing on it? What happens when we back the car up into the swing set while you are on the front? Can we hang from the set, and push a car into it?
And that was just one activity. Getting 3 stars, jacking a S.W.A.T. van and then doing cop chases, two guys in the back armed with uzis and sem-tex? Jesus fuck. Follow the leader, with a sports car and two racing bikes? Pure crack.
And this was just last night. While I understand I am late to the party, I never thought I would get a Xbox for this sole reason. Of course, Splinter Cell: Conviction comes out next month. Fuck.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Who the fuck am I, and why should anyone care?
I am nobody really. A college educated gamer with a business degree, and a shitty tech support job that I want to quit so I can go do something worthwhile. And I guess that is what this blog is about. While the subject matter may vary from games to whatever the fuck I want, it is all about practice. I have been told I have pretty good writing skills, but I want to practice more, work on developing my own topics, not being told what to write about by some teacher, just practice.
A little bit about me I guess. I am 28 years old, live in Central Texas, life time gamer, reader and movie watcher. I have been playing games since I was a wee lad, first ones I remember playing were Lode Runner, and Dark Castle, on my dads old school Mac. After that it was a mix of Mac games, SNES, N64 and the PSX until 1999, when I built my first PC.
I have a PS3, a PS2, a Xbox 360, a custom gaming PC, a DS Lite, a PSP, and a Wii. All which I play regularly except for the Wii. Currently I am playing the new Warhammer expansion and Borderlands(General Knoxx!) on PC, Fable II on the Xbox, and very soon, God of War III on the PS3. I also just got Silver Star Harmony for the PSP.
Reading is my second major interest, if I am not gaming then I am either reading or watching something. I initially really enjoyed fantasy novels, but since I grew up and realized the cookie cutter elf, dwarf and human will not get burned alive by the generic dragon, slay the evil demon and save the day. So, I shifted to reading more science fiction, and I came to realize the same shit did or did not happen, it just involved a space ship. I have since come to a happy medium, reading a few select authors, and have since branched into horror, mystery and some action adventure. Anything can be written to be complex and fascinating if the author knows their shit.
My final major interest are those moving picture narratives we call movies and TV. The shows I enjoy are similar in nature to the books I read, which I may go into depth at a later date. One thing of note is that I am a big proponent of Blu-Ray, ever since I first saw the spec sheets back when it was announced. It was a rocky road for the first 2 years, mainly since Java sucks balls, but everything has been running smoothly, at least for the discs I purchased, for the last year or so.
Anyway, that's about it. I don't really care if anyone reads this, or if anyone comments on it, and I don't think that anyone ever will. My backwater portion of the Internet means fuck all to all those other bloggers out there, but whatever. I like my backwater blog.
A little bit about me I guess. I am 28 years old, live in Central Texas, life time gamer, reader and movie watcher. I have been playing games since I was a wee lad, first ones I remember playing were Lode Runner, and Dark Castle, on my dads old school Mac. After that it was a mix of Mac games, SNES, N64 and the PSX until 1999, when I built my first PC.
I have a PS3, a PS2, a Xbox 360, a custom gaming PC, a DS Lite, a PSP, and a Wii. All which I play regularly except for the Wii. Currently I am playing the new Warhammer expansion and Borderlands(General Knoxx!) on PC, Fable II on the Xbox, and very soon, God of War III on the PS3. I also just got Silver Star Harmony for the PSP.
Reading is my second major interest, if I am not gaming then I am either reading or watching something. I initially really enjoyed fantasy novels, but since I grew up and realized the cookie cutter elf, dwarf and human will not get burned alive by the generic dragon, slay the evil demon and save the day. So, I shifted to reading more science fiction, and I came to realize the same shit did or did not happen, it just involved a space ship. I have since come to a happy medium, reading a few select authors, and have since branched into horror, mystery and some action adventure. Anything can be written to be complex and fascinating if the author knows their shit.
My final major interest are those moving picture narratives we call movies and TV. The shows I enjoy are similar in nature to the books I read, which I may go into depth at a later date. One thing of note is that I am a big proponent of Blu-Ray, ever since I first saw the spec sheets back when it was announced. It was a rocky road for the first 2 years, mainly since Java sucks balls, but everything has been running smoothly, at least for the discs I purchased, for the last year or so.
Anyway, that's about it. I don't really care if anyone reads this, or if anyone comments on it, and I don't think that anyone ever will. My backwater portion of the Internet means fuck all to all those other bloggers out there, but whatever. I like my backwater blog.
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