Batman Arkham Origins
I thought that I was going to have to wait until next week to play the game as the video card I wanted was going to include this plus Splinter Cell and Assassins Creed 4 for free and that deal started today. On Friday I got an email from Green Man Gaming with my Batman key, I had ordered it back in August and forgot, it was a good deal though. I still got the video card so I'm selling a steam copy of Batman and Splinter Cell so let me know if you are interested, I should get the keys by the end of the week.
I've put in about 6 hours so far and I like the game just as much as the other 2. The Arkham games are awesome and they have the best melee combat of any game. This game is a prequel to the others so the Joker is back even though I haven't seen him yet. They didn't get the other games lead voices, Batman does sound like Kevin Conroy until he yells then you can tell it's someone different, since I haven't ran into Joker yet, but I did watch a video where the voice actor speaks as the Joker and it's very similar to Mark Hamill's version of the Joker.
The game set in the same city as the last game and they have tweaked the city and added some different lighting so it does feel different. There are some new gadgets and moves as well. The combat is a little faster which I like as it makes it feel a little more fluid, sometimes in the older games you'd have to wait a bit long for the counter attack. The Riddler is back and there is quite a few Riddler puzzles to solve but not as many as the last game, that one had way too many.
The graphics are awesome and some of the special effects using my Nvidia card look really cool. The Physx really adds some cool graphical effects to the game like the Depth of Field when it zooms in close as you make your final blow to an enemy. The fog and fabric effects just make the world feel believable. I haven't had any glitches or other problems with the game and it's running at max settings around 80fps. If you like the other games then it's more of the same but to me that's a good thing.
Battlefield 4
This was released at 11 last night so I didn't get to play it that much, I tried a bit of single player and about 10 minutes of multiplayer.
I played on the PC connected to my TV because the sound is amazing using the War Tapes setting in 7.1 surround sound so I was also using a controller which is fine for sp. The single player looks awesome and it's probably the best game I've seen running so far. There was one scene where you come out of some houses into what looks like Dubai and the detail of the buildings in the distance and number of birds flying around just looked unbelievable. This is a showcase game.
I then hopped into a mp match and even though I used a controller I was 1 -2 so it wasn't that bad, if I'd had one more grenade I could have taken out 5 others. You can tell they did have to tone down the graphics quite a bit but it still looks really nice and everything was smooth and I didn't see any lag. It still uses the browser interface for everything which I guess is ok, it did take awhile for the game to load in both modes, maybe 20 seconds so I'm not sure about the load times on the consoles would be greater, I'll move this to an SSD and see if that speeds things up. Hopefully tonight I'll get on with Chad and others and see how great the map layouts are.
Stuff
Tiger Woods no longer associated with EA's golf game.
Reports that Xbone is having some software issues.
New Releases - It's close to November so a ton of games are here.
PC
Avadon 2: The Corruption
Battlefield 4 - Comments above.
Blood of the Werewolf (download)
Deadly Premonition (download - $25) - Want to pickup but locked at 720P?
Football Manager 2014
Lilly Looking Through (download)
Master Reboot (download)
Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army 2 (download - $15)
Soda Drinker Pro (download) - Awesome game, I suppose.
Xbox 360
Angry Birds Star Wars
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag - Waiting for the PC release next month. Getting it free with new video card.
Battlefield 4
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures
WWE 2K14
PlayStation 3
Angry Birds Star Wars
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
Battlefield 4
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate HD (PSN)
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures
Proteus (PSN)
WWE 2K14
Wii U
Angry Birds Star Wars
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
Monster High: 13 Wishes
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures
Sonic Lost World
Proteus and Sonic Lost World
Wii
Angry Birds Star Wars
Monster High: 13 Wishes
Vita
Angry Birds Star Wars
Crazy Market (PSN - free-to-play)
OMG HD Zombies (PSN)
Proteus (PSN)
Nintendo 3DS
Angry Birds Star Wars
Doodle Jump Adventures
Monster High: 13 Wishes
Regular Show: Mordecai and Rigby in 8-bit Land
Sonic Lost World
Nintendo DS
Doodle Jump Journey
Monster High: 13 Wishes
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Monday, October 21, 2013
Next Gen, Shadow Warrior
Next Gen
I'm not sure if I really want to buy a next gen console at launch. I rarely play my consoles now unless it's an exclusive game that isn't on the PC and looking at the exclusive launch titles there really isn't a compelling reason to get either console. I did buy Madden 25 and planned on upgrading it to the Xbone version for $10 but from the videos I've seen it doesn't look like it's much of an upgrade, hopefully I'm wrong. I don't have cable or satellite so all the TV features of the Xbone are lost on me. I would like to play Forza 5 but since my new wheel is not supported my interest is low. The PS4 has Killzone and it's ok I've played all of them but only finished the second one. I do want to play the next Naughty Dog game but there hasn't been any information at all so that will be next year some time. Since neither is backwards compatible I'll still have to have my older boxes connected which just adds clutter.
I am a gadget freak so that part of me wants the new thing so that could make me go ahead and buy them now. Did Microsoft learn their lesson on the Red Ring? I hope so.
Shadow Warrior
I thought that I was on the last chapter a few blogs ago but I wasn't even close, I was on Chapter 11 out of 17 so there was a lot of game play left. I did finish the game last week and thought it was a great game, I did get frustrated a couple of times as some of the last battles were extremely tough as they put you into a huge open area and just kept throwing enemies at you. They also needed to mix up the boss fights as most of them felt the same. Other than that the game was great and I'm looking forward to other games the developer makes.
New Releases - A new Commodore 64 game is being released this week along with a ton of other games.
PC
Batman: Arkham Origins - Trying to decide if I want to get another video card as this game comes free with a purchase. I've loved the previous games.
Defense Technica (download)
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut - Really liked the game and will upgrade to this version for $5, a no brainer.
Eldritch (download - $15) - Already bought and it's a first person rouge-like in a minecraft looking world.
Ethan: Meteor Hunter (download - $10)
How to Survive (download) - Intriguied
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 Full Burst (download)
Path of Exile (free-to-play)
Rocksmith 2014 Edition - Probably going to get this version as the lag is supposedly gone plus there is a backing band option.
The Dark Eye: Demonicon
The Sims 3: Into the Future
Warface (free-to-play)
Commodore 64
Super Bread Box
Xbox 360
Batman: Arkham Origins
How to Survive (XBLA)
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut
Just Dance Kids 2014
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 Full Burst
Rocksmith 2014 Edition
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
PlayStation 3
Alien Rage (PSN - $20)
Batman: Arkham Origins
Beer Pong! (PSN)
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut
Ethan: Meteor Hunter (PSN - $10)
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
Magrunner: Dark Pulse (PSN - $10)
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 Full Burst
Rocksmith 2014 Edition
Wii U
Batman: Arkham Origins
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut
Just Dance Kids 2014
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
Wii Party U
Wii
Just Dance Kids 2014
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Vita
Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate - Probably going to get this game as well.
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
Nintendo 3DS
Crazy Chicken: Director's Cut (eShop - $2)
Hometown Story
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Nintendo DS
Crazy Chicken: Director's Cut (DSiWare - $2)
I'm not sure if I really want to buy a next gen console at launch. I rarely play my consoles now unless it's an exclusive game that isn't on the PC and looking at the exclusive launch titles there really isn't a compelling reason to get either console. I did buy Madden 25 and planned on upgrading it to the Xbone version for $10 but from the videos I've seen it doesn't look like it's much of an upgrade, hopefully I'm wrong. I don't have cable or satellite so all the TV features of the Xbone are lost on me. I would like to play Forza 5 but since my new wheel is not supported my interest is low. The PS4 has Killzone and it's ok I've played all of them but only finished the second one. I do want to play the next Naughty Dog game but there hasn't been any information at all so that will be next year some time. Since neither is backwards compatible I'll still have to have my older boxes connected which just adds clutter.
I am a gadget freak so that part of me wants the new thing so that could make me go ahead and buy them now. Did Microsoft learn their lesson on the Red Ring? I hope so.
Shadow Warrior
I thought that I was on the last chapter a few blogs ago but I wasn't even close, I was on Chapter 11 out of 17 so there was a lot of game play left. I did finish the game last week and thought it was a great game, I did get frustrated a couple of times as some of the last battles were extremely tough as they put you into a huge open area and just kept throwing enemies at you. They also needed to mix up the boss fights as most of them felt the same. Other than that the game was great and I'm looking forward to other games the developer makes.
New Releases - A new Commodore 64 game is being released this week along with a ton of other games.
PC
Batman: Arkham Origins - Trying to decide if I want to get another video card as this game comes free with a purchase. I've loved the previous games.
Defense Technica (download)
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut - Really liked the game and will upgrade to this version for $5, a no brainer.
Eldritch (download - $15) - Already bought and it's a first person rouge-like in a minecraft looking world.
Ethan: Meteor Hunter (download - $10)
How to Survive (download) - Intriguied
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 Full Burst (download)
Path of Exile (free-to-play)
Rocksmith 2014 Edition - Probably going to get this version as the lag is supposedly gone plus there is a backing band option.
The Dark Eye: Demonicon
The Sims 3: Into the Future
Warface (free-to-play)
Commodore 64
Super Bread Box
Xbox 360
Batman: Arkham Origins
How to Survive (XBLA)
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut
Just Dance Kids 2014
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 Full Burst
Rocksmith 2014 Edition
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
PlayStation 3
Alien Rage (PSN - $20)
Batman: Arkham Origins
Beer Pong! (PSN)
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut
Ethan: Meteor Hunter (PSN - $10)
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
Magrunner: Dark Pulse (PSN - $10)
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 Full Burst
Rocksmith 2014 Edition
Wii U
Batman: Arkham Origins
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut
Just Dance Kids 2014
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
Wii Party U
Wii
Just Dance Kids 2014
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Vita
Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate - Probably going to get this game as well.
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
Nintendo 3DS
Crazy Chicken: Director's Cut (eShop - $2)
Hometown Story
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Nintendo DS
Crazy Chicken: Director's Cut (DSiWare - $2)
Friday, October 18, 2013
NightHawk Router, Beyond Two Souls
Beyond: Two Souls
I finished the game last week and I enjoyed the entire experience. There may not have been very much gaming in there but the story and characters were interesting enough to carry me through the whole game. The writing was decent and the ending wasn't horrible. There are multiple endings, but I'm fine with the story that unfolded from the choices that I made that I don't have any desire to go back or watch the other endings.
Netgear NightHawk Router
I've been trying to decide if I want to hard wire my devices in the house, I have the 100Mbps plan from Comcast so when I download a file I get around 7M per second so it's blazingly fast, U-verse isn't even close to my speed. I do have one PC that is my media box and it's connected directly to the router so I would like a decent speed when streaming to my other devices. I really don't like wires though because of the clutter and would like to go full wireless. I had a Netgear 600Mps router that has worked pretty well but even with 300Mps adapters I was only getting about 2-3M/s on internet downloading and sometimes only 1-2M for LAN streaming so something wasn't working correctly. I have some of the Ethernet over electric adapters and they give me a slight speed increase but the devices have to be wired to it so there's clutter. I went and bought a 600Mps USB network adapter and I was able to get about 4-5M/sec over the internet but that PC was only about 20 feet away with no walls, my other PC which is in the back bedroom is about 50 feet away and the speeds were worse so I hard wired that and just had the cable on the floor. For testing I bought another 50ft ethernet cable and was going to hook it up then I found out my router didn't support Gigabyte wired connections so I was on the hunt for a new router.
I looked at tons of reviews and finally decided on a Netgear R6300 AC router and it was in stock at Best Buy so I went to get it. Once I got there I couldn't find it but saw the NightHawk, I did some quick internet searches and thought I'd give it a try, I also bought an AC USB wireless adapter just to see if I could get better speeds. The setup was very easy and I was impressed with my results. Using the same 600Mps adapter I was getting 6-7M/sec internet downloading speeds from the PC that was 20ft away. For the back bedroom PC I used the new AC adapter and I got a tad higher speed so I was pumped. I then tried moving files between the wireless PC's and got about 15-20M/sec which was great. The router also lets me plug in a USB 3.0 hard drive so I can use it like a NAS device, I only have a USB 2.0 device connected now and I was getting the same streaming speeds of 20M/sec.
I'm really impressed with this router and it's taken my desire to hard wire my house away so I recommend this router if you want to go full wireless but are worried about wireless speeds.
Stuff
Watchdogs has been delayed to 2014 which was going to be a huge launch title for the new consoles.
PC Batman games get rid of GFWL and are cheap on Steam this weekend. If you haven't played these games you really should.
New Releases - Quite a few releases but not many that I'm interested in.
PC
Airship Dragoon (download - $20)
Bad Hotel (download) - ok.....
Eleusis (download - $15)
Goodbye Deponia (download - $20) - The first game was pretty good.
Pool Nation (download - $10)
Space Rangers HD: A War Apart (download) - Space Rangers was a pretty unique title.
Talisman Digital Edition (download - early access) - I have the iPad game and it's pretty fun.
Tetrobot and Co. (download)
The Stanley Parable (download)
Xbox 360
Cabela's African Adventures
Hexodius (XBLA - $10)
Who Wants to be a Millionaire? (XBLA - $10)
Wipeout: Create & Crash
PlayStation 3
Cabela's African Adventures
The Wolf Among Us: Episode 1 - Faith (PSN)
Who Wants to be a Millionaire? (PSN - $10)
Wipeout: Create & Crash
Wii U
Mighty Switch Force 2 (eShop)
Wipeout: Create & Crash
Wii
Cabela's African Adventures
Wipeout: Create & Crash
Vita
Atomic Ninjas (download - $10)
Valhalla Knights 3
Nintendo 3DS
101 Penguin Pets 3D (eShop)
My Vet Practice 3D: In the Country
Snow Moto Racing 3D (eShop)
I finished the game last week and I enjoyed the entire experience. There may not have been very much gaming in there but the story and characters were interesting enough to carry me through the whole game. The writing was decent and the ending wasn't horrible. There are multiple endings, but I'm fine with the story that unfolded from the choices that I made that I don't have any desire to go back or watch the other endings.
Netgear NightHawk Router
I've been trying to decide if I want to hard wire my devices in the house, I have the 100Mbps plan from Comcast so when I download a file I get around 7M per second so it's blazingly fast, U-verse isn't even close to my speed. I do have one PC that is my media box and it's connected directly to the router so I would like a decent speed when streaming to my other devices. I really don't like wires though because of the clutter and would like to go full wireless. I had a Netgear 600Mps router that has worked pretty well but even with 300Mps adapters I was only getting about 2-3M/s on internet downloading and sometimes only 1-2M for LAN streaming so something wasn't working correctly. I have some of the Ethernet over electric adapters and they give me a slight speed increase but the devices have to be wired to it so there's clutter. I went and bought a 600Mps USB network adapter and I was able to get about 4-5M/sec over the internet but that PC was only about 20 feet away with no walls, my other PC which is in the back bedroom is about 50 feet away and the speeds were worse so I hard wired that and just had the cable on the floor. For testing I bought another 50ft ethernet cable and was going to hook it up then I found out my router didn't support Gigabyte wired connections so I was on the hunt for a new router.
I looked at tons of reviews and finally decided on a Netgear R6300 AC router and it was in stock at Best Buy so I went to get it. Once I got there I couldn't find it but saw the NightHawk, I did some quick internet searches and thought I'd give it a try, I also bought an AC USB wireless adapter just to see if I could get better speeds. The setup was very easy and I was impressed with my results. Using the same 600Mps adapter I was getting 6-7M/sec internet downloading speeds from the PC that was 20ft away. For the back bedroom PC I used the new AC adapter and I got a tad higher speed so I was pumped. I then tried moving files between the wireless PC's and got about 15-20M/sec which was great. The router also lets me plug in a USB 3.0 hard drive so I can use it like a NAS device, I only have a USB 2.0 device connected now and I was getting the same streaming speeds of 20M/sec.
I'm really impressed with this router and it's taken my desire to hard wire my house away so I recommend this router if you want to go full wireless but are worried about wireless speeds.
Stuff
Watchdogs has been delayed to 2014 which was going to be a huge launch title for the new consoles.
PC Batman games get rid of GFWL and are cheap on Steam this weekend. If you haven't played these games you really should.
New Releases - Quite a few releases but not many that I'm interested in.
PC
Airship Dragoon (download - $20)
Bad Hotel (download) - ok.....
Eleusis (download - $15)
Goodbye Deponia (download - $20) - The first game was pretty good.
Pool Nation (download - $10)
Space Rangers HD: A War Apart (download) - Space Rangers was a pretty unique title.
Talisman Digital Edition (download - early access) - I have the iPad game and it's pretty fun.
Tetrobot and Co. (download)
The Stanley Parable (download)
Xbox 360
Cabela's African Adventures
Hexodius (XBLA - $10)
Who Wants to be a Millionaire? (XBLA - $10)
Wipeout: Create & Crash
PlayStation 3
Cabela's African Adventures
The Wolf Among Us: Episode 1 - Faith (PSN)
Who Wants to be a Millionaire? (PSN - $10)
Wipeout: Create & Crash
Wii U
Mighty Switch Force 2 (eShop)
Wipeout: Create & Crash
Wii
Cabela's African Adventures
Wipeout: Create & Crash
Vita
Atomic Ninjas (download - $10)
Valhalla Knights 3
Nintendo 3DS
101 Penguin Pets 3D (eShop)
My Vet Practice 3D: In the Country
Snow Moto Racing 3D (eShop)
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Beyond: Two Souls and IOS Games
Beyond: Two Souls
I really liked David Cage's last game Heavy Rain. It was more like interactive fiction than an actual game. Most of the time was spent watching an interesting story unfold and at times it asked you to complete certain actions. These actions did have consequences though, based on how and what you performed it would alter the story. There were no game over screens or loading from a checkpoint to retry, the choices were final and sometimes a character you controlled would die and that would end their story arc, so most people's experiences were different. It was a novel idea that I really liked in a story based game. If you haven't played Heavy Rain I highly recommend it, they did add move support after I finished the game so I may replay sometime.
His latest game is similar in that it's more of an interactive story than constant twitch actions with a controller, there is even support for controlling the game with a phone or tablet. The story has you playing a teenage girl which looks very similar to the girl in The Last of Us. Ellen Page is the voice lead in this game and they even use her real likeness, the facial graphics are superb and you can really tell emotions of the character by her expressions. She is not the only character you control, she has a 'friend" who is a supernatural character that is tied to her through what looks like a magic blue umbilical chord. He is like a ghost in that no one can see him, he can move through walls but is able to interact with the environment and take control of certain characters.
So far I've put in about 5 hours and it's been great. The story is intriguing and I don't mind that I'm basically watching a movie with some interaction. There is combat in the game and when it occurs time slows down and you just press a direction, sometimes it's hard to tell which direction, but I don't think there are fail states so you just get a tweaked action section based on your performance. Ellen Page does a great job and they also have William Defoe as her doctor so the acting is very well done. The story is told from different points in time so it keeps things interesting and guessing how she got in certain situations. The game has gotten very mixed reviews, most are low to middle, while some are quite high. Some people will be turned off by the main character being a girl, but I've liked the fact that I'm able see the world a bit differently. If you liked Heavy Rain then you should give this game a shot.
IOS Games
Dead Mans Draw - Awesome card game that has me hooked. It's solo only and has a lot of luck involved but there is enough strategy to keep things interesting. Highly recommend.
Marvel Puzzle Quest - It's Puzzle quest but with Marvel Heroes. It F2P and has micro transactions so I haven't spent too much time with it yet as characters have cool downs unless you pay.
Wits and Wagers - It's a version of the board game where the questions have numerical answers and you bet which player has the closest answer. It's pretty fun and is played solo but if your friends play the game it takes their answers and uses them in your game.
I really liked David Cage's last game Heavy Rain. It was more like interactive fiction than an actual game. Most of the time was spent watching an interesting story unfold and at times it asked you to complete certain actions. These actions did have consequences though, based on how and what you performed it would alter the story. There were no game over screens or loading from a checkpoint to retry, the choices were final and sometimes a character you controlled would die and that would end their story arc, so most people's experiences were different. It was a novel idea that I really liked in a story based game. If you haven't played Heavy Rain I highly recommend it, they did add move support after I finished the game so I may replay sometime.
His latest game is similar in that it's more of an interactive story than constant twitch actions with a controller, there is even support for controlling the game with a phone or tablet. The story has you playing a teenage girl which looks very similar to the girl in The Last of Us. Ellen Page is the voice lead in this game and they even use her real likeness, the facial graphics are superb and you can really tell emotions of the character by her expressions. She is not the only character you control, she has a 'friend" who is a supernatural character that is tied to her through what looks like a magic blue umbilical chord. He is like a ghost in that no one can see him, he can move through walls but is able to interact with the environment and take control of certain characters.
So far I've put in about 5 hours and it's been great. The story is intriguing and I don't mind that I'm basically watching a movie with some interaction. There is combat in the game and when it occurs time slows down and you just press a direction, sometimes it's hard to tell which direction, but I don't think there are fail states so you just get a tweaked action section based on your performance. Ellen Page does a great job and they also have William Defoe as her doctor so the acting is very well done. The story is told from different points in time so it keeps things interesting and guessing how she got in certain situations. The game has gotten very mixed reviews, most are low to middle, while some are quite high. Some people will be turned off by the main character being a girl, but I've liked the fact that I'm able see the world a bit differently. If you liked Heavy Rain then you should give this game a shot.
IOS Games
Dead Mans Draw - Awesome card game that has me hooked. It's solo only and has a lot of luck involved but there is enough strategy to keep things interesting. Highly recommend.
Marvel Puzzle Quest - It's Puzzle quest but with Marvel Heroes. It F2P and has micro transactions so I haven't spent too much time with it yet as characters have cool downs unless you pay.
Wits and Wagers - It's a version of the board game where the questions have numerical answers and you bet which player has the closest answer. It's pretty fun and is played solo but if your friends play the game it takes their answers and uses them in your game.
Monday, October 7, 2013
GTAV, Shadow Warrior, TV Shows
GTA V
I only played about an hour this weekend, it really hasn't been a game that I've been craving to play, I think it may be the combat. I enjoy riding around and exploring the city, but as soon as I have to shoot multiple enemies it just isn't fun. The aiming is clunky and the enemies are amazing shots. I'm behind cover and as soon as I pop up to shoot I'm hit and that happens every time. I'm using the lock-on feature and that takes away all the challenge but I don't like the feel of the free aim so I'm stuck. I hope to finish the story by this weekend then give online a shot. I've read that they are still having issues with online where you can just lose your character and have to restart from scratch so I'm waiting until that gets resolved.
Shadow Warrior
I think I'm on the last chapter after around 11 hours and I think it's about the perfect length. I've really enjoyed the game and the combat has been a ton of fun, I still love using the sword to slice up enemies. Most of the environments have been unique and cool to explore, I don't think I've ever found all the secrets in a level.
TV Shows - There are spoilers ahead so if you don't watch the shows or haven't see the finales just skip this section.
Dexter
Really disappointed in the final season and especially the finale episode. The writing has been pretty weak and just illogical at times. The show probably needed to end about 2 seasons ago. Hannah McKay is running from the law with her picture everywhere and she does nothing to change her appearance? Dexter can get access to a high profile prisoner without supervision then kill the guy and nothing happens? Dexter can kill his sister and wheel her out to his boat with no one noticing? A logger really?
Breaking Bad
Awesome show definitely in my top 10. Ozymandias was the best episode and there was no way the finale could best it but I thought the ending was great. They may have wrapped it up too nicely for some but I thought they did the fans justice and answered most of the major questions. We finally found out who the ricin was for and it was awesome. I was getting tired of his wife this season, I read that Anna Gunn the actress actually got some death threats personally which is crazy. Not sure what kind of mental state Jesse will be in once the adrenaline is gone from the escape. Hopefully Better Call Saul won't be terrible.
New Releases - Some good GOTY Editions if you never played those games. And POKEMON.
PC
Bionic Dues (download)
Borderlands 2 Game of the Year Edition
Dishonored Game of the Year Edition
Montague's Mount (download)
Xbox 360
Borderlands 2 Game of the Year Edition
Capcom Essentials
Dishonored Game of the Year Edition
Just Dance 2014
Orc Attack: Flatulent Rebellion (XBLA)
Orc Attack and Atomic Ninjas
PlayStation 3
Atomic Ninjas (PSN - $10)
Battle of Tiles EX (PSN)
Beyond: Two Souls - Picking this up on Tuesday. I really liked Heavy Rain.
Borderlands 2 Game of the Year Edition
Capcom Essentials
Disgaea D2: A Brighter Darkness
Dishonored Game of the Year Edition
Heavenly Guardian (PS2 Classics)
Just Dance 2014
Orc Attack: Flatulent Rebellion (PSN)
Wii U
Just Dance 2014
Wii
Just Dance 2014
Vita
Atomic Ninjas (PSN - $10)
Worms Revolution Extreme (PSN - $15)
Nintendo 3DS
Pokemon X
Pokemon Y
I only played about an hour this weekend, it really hasn't been a game that I've been craving to play, I think it may be the combat. I enjoy riding around and exploring the city, but as soon as I have to shoot multiple enemies it just isn't fun. The aiming is clunky and the enemies are amazing shots. I'm behind cover and as soon as I pop up to shoot I'm hit and that happens every time. I'm using the lock-on feature and that takes away all the challenge but I don't like the feel of the free aim so I'm stuck. I hope to finish the story by this weekend then give online a shot. I've read that they are still having issues with online where you can just lose your character and have to restart from scratch so I'm waiting until that gets resolved.
Shadow Warrior
I think I'm on the last chapter after around 11 hours and I think it's about the perfect length. I've really enjoyed the game and the combat has been a ton of fun, I still love using the sword to slice up enemies. Most of the environments have been unique and cool to explore, I don't think I've ever found all the secrets in a level.
TV Shows - There are spoilers ahead so if you don't watch the shows or haven't see the finales just skip this section.
Dexter
Really disappointed in the final season and especially the finale episode. The writing has been pretty weak and just illogical at times. The show probably needed to end about 2 seasons ago. Hannah McKay is running from the law with her picture everywhere and she does nothing to change her appearance? Dexter can get access to a high profile prisoner without supervision then kill the guy and nothing happens? Dexter can kill his sister and wheel her out to his boat with no one noticing? A logger really?
Breaking Bad
Awesome show definitely in my top 10. Ozymandias was the best episode and there was no way the finale could best it but I thought the ending was great. They may have wrapped it up too nicely for some but I thought they did the fans justice and answered most of the major questions. We finally found out who the ricin was for and it was awesome. I was getting tired of his wife this season, I read that Anna Gunn the actress actually got some death threats personally which is crazy. Not sure what kind of mental state Jesse will be in once the adrenaline is gone from the escape. Hopefully Better Call Saul won't be terrible.
New Releases - Some good GOTY Editions if you never played those games. And POKEMON.
PC
Bionic Dues (download)
Borderlands 2 Game of the Year Edition
Dishonored Game of the Year Edition
Montague's Mount (download)
Xbox 360
Borderlands 2 Game of the Year Edition
Capcom Essentials
Dishonored Game of the Year Edition
Just Dance 2014
Orc Attack: Flatulent Rebellion (XBLA)
Orc Attack and Atomic Ninjas
PlayStation 3
Atomic Ninjas (PSN - $10)
Battle of Tiles EX (PSN)
Beyond: Two Souls - Picking this up on Tuesday. I really liked Heavy Rain.
Borderlands 2 Game of the Year Edition
Capcom Essentials
Disgaea D2: A Brighter Darkness
Dishonored Game of the Year Edition
Heavenly Guardian (PS2 Classics)
Just Dance 2014
Orc Attack: Flatulent Rebellion (PSN)
Wii U
Just Dance 2014
Wii
Just Dance 2014
Vita
Atomic Ninjas (PSN - $10)
Worms Revolution Extreme (PSN - $15)
Nintendo 3DS
Pokemon X
Pokemon Y
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Shadow Warrior, GTA V
Shadow Warrior - It's fast, fun, and full of body parts.
I bought the remake of the original game and wasn't really that impressed so I didn't play too much of it. This version is a re-envisioning of the original game and it's awesome. You play as Lo Wang who has some great one liners and whose main weapon is a sword. With that sword you are able to dismember your enemies in many gruesome ways. I didn't notice until I played a couple of hours that there was a setting that allowed you to have full control over which direction you swing your sword, once I turned that on it made the combat a little more strategic as I was able to chop off the arms of a boss who was firing rockets at me.
The game feels like the original Doom games where movement is fast and there are a ton of enemies to destroy. You can hold multiple weapons and so far I have a Katana, Pistol, Machine Gun, and a crossbow and when you mix those with different sci-fi powers you have a fun arsenal to use. There are a ton of secrets to find and some of the bigger ones have areas that look like the original game with very blocky textures, I've also found a strange girl who is always sitting in a bathtub giggling, strange.
The game looks great and it has an Asian vibe so the scenery is very colorful especially filled with the blood of my enemies. Parts of the environment are destructible which makes it fun to enter a house and destroy the furniture and display cases.
Overall the game has been a ton of fun and I'm about half way through after 5 hours of playing so there is a decent length to the game. You are scored at the end of each level so there is some replay value.
GTA V - GTA ONLINE STARTS TODAY
I think I've put around 20 hours into the game so far and I'm about 30% done so there is a lot to do in GTA 5. I've been mixing story missions with exploring the environment and have ran across multiple random events, one which netted me $100,000 in stocks. The missions themselves have been hit or miss, there have been some forced shooting segments with a ton of enemies and without lock-on targeting it's too hard but with the lock-on it's almost too easy. I loved the combat in Max Payne 3 and I thought they were using that as a base but so far it's probably the weakest part of the game. I'm not sure how much of the map I've uncovered but sometimes I just pick a point and drive to it usually on a motorcycle or a dune buggy which are really fun to drive. I played the tennis mini-game and it was a full set
The online portion comes out today and there are server problems so I may wait a couple of days for the fervor to die down.
New Releases - Not too many releases this week which is good because I have a lot to play.
PC
Agarest: Generations of War (download - $20)
Air Conflicts: Vietnam (download - $30)
Arma Tactics (download - $8.99)
Espana 1936 (download)
F1 2013 (download)
Flashback (download - $10) - I loved this game back in the day this remake isn't that great from what I've read.
Little Trus Man (download - $5)
NBA 2K14
Xbox 360
Extinction Agenda EX (XBLA - $15)
NBA 2K14
PlayStation 3
Fatal Frame III: The Tormented (PS2 Classics)
Flashback (PSN - $10)
NBA 2K14
Pro Foosball (PSN) - Where's the amateur version?
Rain (download - $30) - Looking forward to this, I've read very little but it looks interesting.
Skydive: Proximity Flight (PSN - $20)
Vita
Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland (PSN)
Die!Die!Die! (PSN)
Nintendo 3DS
Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl
Rune Factory 4 - Look out Joe.
I bought the remake of the original game and wasn't really that impressed so I didn't play too much of it. This version is a re-envisioning of the original game and it's awesome. You play as Lo Wang who has some great one liners and whose main weapon is a sword. With that sword you are able to dismember your enemies in many gruesome ways. I didn't notice until I played a couple of hours that there was a setting that allowed you to have full control over which direction you swing your sword, once I turned that on it made the combat a little more strategic as I was able to chop off the arms of a boss who was firing rockets at me.
The game feels like the original Doom games where movement is fast and there are a ton of enemies to destroy. You can hold multiple weapons and so far I have a Katana, Pistol, Machine Gun, and a crossbow and when you mix those with different sci-fi powers you have a fun arsenal to use. There are a ton of secrets to find and some of the bigger ones have areas that look like the original game with very blocky textures, I've also found a strange girl who is always sitting in a bathtub giggling, strange.
The game looks great and it has an Asian vibe so the scenery is very colorful especially filled with the blood of my enemies. Parts of the environment are destructible which makes it fun to enter a house and destroy the furniture and display cases.
Overall the game has been a ton of fun and I'm about half way through after 5 hours of playing so there is a decent length to the game. You are scored at the end of each level so there is some replay value.
GTA V - GTA ONLINE STARTS TODAY
I think I've put around 20 hours into the game so far and I'm about 30% done so there is a lot to do in GTA 5. I've been mixing story missions with exploring the environment and have ran across multiple random events, one which netted me $100,000 in stocks. The missions themselves have been hit or miss, there have been some forced shooting segments with a ton of enemies and without lock-on targeting it's too hard but with the lock-on it's almost too easy. I loved the combat in Max Payne 3 and I thought they were using that as a base but so far it's probably the weakest part of the game. I'm not sure how much of the map I've uncovered but sometimes I just pick a point and drive to it usually on a motorcycle or a dune buggy which are really fun to drive. I played the tennis mini-game and it was a full set
The online portion comes out today and there are server problems so I may wait a couple of days for the fervor to die down.
New Releases - Not too many releases this week which is good because I have a lot to play.
PC
Agarest: Generations of War (download - $20)
Air Conflicts: Vietnam (download - $30)
Arma Tactics (download - $8.99)
Espana 1936 (download)
F1 2013 (download)
Flashback (download - $10) - I loved this game back in the day this remake isn't that great from what I've read.
Little Trus Man (download - $5)
NBA 2K14
Xbox 360
Extinction Agenda EX (XBLA - $15)
NBA 2K14
PlayStation 3
Fatal Frame III: The Tormented (PS2 Classics)
Flashback (PSN - $10)
NBA 2K14
Pro Foosball (PSN) - Where's the amateur version?
Rain (download - $30) - Looking forward to this, I've read very little but it looks interesting.
Skydive: Proximity Flight (PSN - $20)
Vita
Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland (PSN)
Die!Die!Die! (PSN)
Nintendo 3DS
Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl
Rune Factory 4 - Look out Joe.
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