Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving.
I spent that last part of mine buying about 50 games. Steam has some great deals going on this week. All of THQ's catalog about 20-30 games for $50 which includes all the Red Factions including the latest one. The same deal is for all of the Lucas Arts games. I picked up Grid for $8 so some good deals so go and check them out.
Friday, November 27, 2009
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Borderlands, MW2
Borderlands (360) (30min)
Bought the new DLC for Borderlands and played for about 30 minutes and it is really good. The new section has a "spooky" atmosphere and the new enemies with varying attacks keep things fresh. I think they could really keep doing DLC till the next game
comes out since the game is broken out into areas already just keep expanding.
MW2 (360) (3hr)
Once again stayed up too late but it's too good not to play. They maybe adding some new play modes before the holiday that hopefully will come out.
Bought the new DLC for Borderlands and played for about 30 minutes and it is really good. The new section has a "spooky" atmosphere and the new enemies with varying attacks keep things fresh. I think they could really keep doing DLC till the next game
comes out since the game is broken out into areas already just keep expanding.
MW2 (360) (3hr)
Once again stayed up too late but it's too good not to play. They maybe adding some new play modes before the holiday that hopefully will come out.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
MW2, RB2
RB2 (360) (1Hr)
Trying to keep my routine of an hour a day and I have started to see some improvements. I am trying some new techniques with double kicks in hopes it will
make them easier. I ordered a clamp and stand for my drums so that I can mount the
GH4 controller to my kit it was pretty expensive at around $28 but it should look nicer now.
MW2 (360) (7hr)
I had intentions of playing Assassins Creed 2 last night but Steven was on so I put in MW2 and never took it out. We had a good group with Joe, Steven, and Brad, we did have some trouble connecting but it was fun. I am getting better and finally got the ACR gun which I really like but I had to get to level 48 to get it. Brad quit at around 1 so I was going to play until 1:30 but I got in with a pretty good group of guys that liked to talk and I played with them until 3 which was late but I was doing well and usually in the top 2 players so it was hard to quit.
Trying to keep my routine of an hour a day and I have started to see some improvements. I am trying some new techniques with double kicks in hopes it will
make them easier. I ordered a clamp and stand for my drums so that I can mount the
GH4 controller to my kit it was pretty expensive at around $28 but it should look nicer now.
MW2 (360) (7hr)
I had intentions of playing Assassins Creed 2 last night but Steven was on so I put in MW2 and never took it out. We had a good group with Joe, Steven, and Brad, we did have some trouble connecting but it was fun. I am getting better and finally got the ACR gun which I really like but I had to get to level 48 to get it. Brad quit at around 1 so I was going to play until 1:30 but I got in with a pretty good group of guys that liked to talk and I played with them until 3 which was late but I was doing well and usually in the top 2 players so it was hard to quit.
Monday, November 23, 2009
Raving Rabbids Go Home, Assassins Creed 2, MW2, Borderlands
Raving Rabbids Go Home (Wii) (2hr)
If you've played the previous Rabbid games then you know the insanity of the Rabbits in Ubisoft's world and in this game they are let loose on a new adventure that is not mini-games. The game plays sort of like Katamari Damacy where you have 2 Rabbids and a grocery cart and you are running over items in your quest to build a trash heap to the moon. The story is crazy and while there is no dialog the animations and gibberish they communicate really add to the comedic adventure at hand. The funniest part is that when you encounter humans you yell at them and it knocks there clothes off and they are left running around trying to hide, it is funny everytime it happens and the comments they make are hilarious. Pick this game up if you have a Wii and have a good time laughing.
Assassins Creed 2 (360) (6HR)
This game is really growing on me and it is constantly adding new things to keep you interested. I now have control over a small villa and a town to reconstruct. This generates money that you'll need to outfit and equip Enzio. If you buy art work it will increase your towns income and you get to choose different buildings, the first building I had rebuilt was the brothel, this is the biggest money generator. The combat is good but could learn some things from Batman but they do fine and there are some pretty squeimish death kills.
MW 2 (360) (10hr)
Level 45 and not tired of this yet if you want a game you can play all year then pick this up.
Borderlands (360) (4hr)
Finished the game last night with Donald and George. It's one of the best co-op games that I've played and was engaging all the way through although the final boss battle was weak. There will be DLC this week that I will be picking up so I can get to level 50 and pick up my final 2 achievements so that I'll have my first 1000 point game.
If you've played the previous Rabbid games then you know the insanity of the Rabbits in Ubisoft's world and in this game they are let loose on a new adventure that is not mini-games. The game plays sort of like Katamari Damacy where you have 2 Rabbids and a grocery cart and you are running over items in your quest to build a trash heap to the moon. The story is crazy and while there is no dialog the animations and gibberish they communicate really add to the comedic adventure at hand. The funniest part is that when you encounter humans you yell at them and it knocks there clothes off and they are left running around trying to hide, it is funny everytime it happens and the comments they make are hilarious. Pick this game up if you have a Wii and have a good time laughing.
Assassins Creed 2 (360) (6HR)
This game is really growing on me and it is constantly adding new things to keep you interested. I now have control over a small villa and a town to reconstruct. This generates money that you'll need to outfit and equip Enzio. If you buy art work it will increase your towns income and you get to choose different buildings, the first building I had rebuilt was the brothel, this is the biggest money generator. The combat is good but could learn some things from Batman but they do fine and there are some pretty squeimish death kills.
MW 2 (360) (10hr)
Level 45 and not tired of this yet if you want a game you can play all year then pick this up.
Borderlands (360) (4hr)
Finished the game last night with Donald and George. It's one of the best co-op games that I've played and was engaging all the way through although the final boss battle was weak. There will be DLC this week that I will be picking up so I can get to level 50 and pick up my final 2 achievements so that I'll have my first 1000 point game.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
COD MW2
Modern Warfare 2 (360) (6hr)
So far I've spent about 40 hours playing MW2, saying that makes it feel like work but I'm enjoying my time with it. I finally finished the single player game last night and it was good but it could have been fleshed out better. The story jumps around a lot and since I didn't remember much from the first game I was basically just listening to some info then go and killing some people. I played 38% of the game on the hardened difficulty but lowered to normal because I wanted to finish so I could discuss some of the things in the game. I won't go into spoilers now but there are some scenes that do stick out and do cause some reactions. The normal setting is not that hard but there are sections that you will die and have to reload because of all the enemies and the advantages they have because of their positions.
On the multiplayer side I am level 39 with some cool things to unlock in the coming levels. The perks are well balanced and if you want to compete you do need to come up with different strategies with your custom classes. Some perks hide you from heartbeat sensors while other hide you from UAV's and other monitors. The gun you use also should dictate your play style. I am trying to unlock all of the perk upgrades and am pretty close now. They do take some time and my scores are lower when I am trying to get something but it's worth it to me. I'm not sure about the Prestige mode and what it gets you but I don't know if I'll go back to square one and start over.
So far I've spent about 40 hours playing MW2, saying that makes it feel like work but I'm enjoying my time with it. I finally finished the single player game last night and it was good but it could have been fleshed out better. The story jumps around a lot and since I didn't remember much from the first game I was basically just listening to some info then go and killing some people. I played 38% of the game on the hardened difficulty but lowered to normal because I wanted to finish so I could discuss some of the things in the game. I won't go into spoilers now but there are some scenes that do stick out and do cause some reactions. The normal setting is not that hard but there are sections that you will die and have to reload because of all the enemies and the advantages they have because of their positions.
On the multiplayer side I am level 39 with some cool things to unlock in the coming levels. The perks are well balanced and if you want to compete you do need to come up with different strategies with your custom classes. Some perks hide you from heartbeat sensors while other hide you from UAV's and other monitors. The gun you use also should dictate your play style. I am trying to unlock all of the perk upgrades and am pretty close now. They do take some time and my scores are lower when I am trying to get something but it's worth it to me. I'm not sure about the Prestige mode and what it gets you but I don't know if I'll go back to square one and start over.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Assassin's Creed 2, COD2
Assassin's Creed 2 (360) (2hr)
I played some of the first AC and really liked it but never finished it so I wasn't sure if I was going to play through the first but since I have so many games to play I just started it. I've always like the Prince of Persia games and the traversal of the levels but the newest Prince of Persia was too guided and easy as there was usually only one way to traverse the levels. In AC2 there is always multiple ways to traverse and it does require some thought.
I like the new setting and the historical facts add a nice layer to the game. I wish the controls were a little tighter as they feel a little floaty. So far I don't have any armor and only have 1 sword so the combat is simple now but you will get many weapons later on, it is fun grabbing enemies and throw them off buildings.
COD2 (360) (3HR)
I tried to finish the single player campaign last night but I wasn't as far along as I had thought. I cranked down the difficulty to normal but it still was tough. The game is too chaotic to me though like they are trying to overwhelm you all the time and it's not grabbing me like the first game did. I will plow through it this weekend but want to try and get all the stars for Spec ops which to me is the best part of the game.
I am close to level 40 in Multi and I have finally unlocked both of the speed perks, but I was a little disappointed with the pro versions. One you don't take damage from falls which is okay and the other you have a faster aim while running so if you want to really run and gun you can have both of these perks and fly through the levels but somehow the snipers will still hit you which is very upsetting. The lag is still there where I am getting shot at and I go behind cover but still get hit and die and when I see the replay I am not behind cover on his end, that is the biggest flaw in the game is that lag.
I played some of the first AC and really liked it but never finished it so I wasn't sure if I was going to play through the first but since I have so many games to play I just started it. I've always like the Prince of Persia games and the traversal of the levels but the newest Prince of Persia was too guided and easy as there was usually only one way to traverse the levels. In AC2 there is always multiple ways to traverse and it does require some thought.
I like the new setting and the historical facts add a nice layer to the game. I wish the controls were a little tighter as they feel a little floaty. So far I don't have any armor and only have 1 sword so the combat is simple now but you will get many weapons later on, it is fun grabbing enemies and throw them off buildings.
COD2 (360) (3HR)
I tried to finish the single player campaign last night but I wasn't as far along as I had thought. I cranked down the difficulty to normal but it still was tough. The game is too chaotic to me though like they are trying to overwhelm you all the time and it's not grabbing me like the first game did. I will plow through it this weekend but want to try and get all the stars for Spec ops which to me is the best part of the game.
I am close to level 40 in Multi and I have finally unlocked both of the speed perks, but I was a little disappointed with the pro versions. One you don't take damage from falls which is okay and the other you have a faster aim while running so if you want to really run and gun you can have both of these perks and fly through the levels but somehow the snipers will still hit you which is very upsetting. The lag is still there where I am getting shot at and I go behind cover but still get hit and die and when I see the replay I am not behind cover on his end, that is the biggest flaw in the game is that lag.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
MW2, RB
MW2 (360) (6Hr)
MP time : 26 HR
The only problem I have with the game is that it breaks my internet connection. For some reason while playing this game my dsl connections gets broken and it takes about 15 seconds to get it back. I do reconnect but I lose all my points and have to start over which is really bad when you are having an awesome game.
RB2 (360) (1hr)
Trying to put in an hour a day on the drums so that I can get my right leg to improve on the bass drum. Setting the tension back on the bass drum has helped an now I just need to have more leg strength.
I picked up Assassin's Creed 2 so should have some impressions tomorrow.
MP time : 26 HR
The only problem I have with the game is that it breaks my internet connection. For some reason while playing this game my dsl connections gets broken and it takes about 15 seconds to get it back. I do reconnect but I lose all my points and have to start over which is really bad when you are having an awesome game.
RB2 (360) (1hr)
Trying to put in an hour a day on the drums so that I can get my right leg to improve on the bass drum. Setting the tension back on the bass drum has helped an now I just need to have more leg strength.
I picked up Assassin's Creed 2 so should have some impressions tomorrow.
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