What can I say about Dead Space that hasn’t been said already? It’s awesome. From the first time you see the back of Isaac Clark to his crew mates on their little repair dingy spaceship approaching the USG Ishimura, you know at the moment, damn this is going to be good.
If there is a need to even begin to describe the story of Dead Space you should be ashamed. You should have been following the story from the previews by now or have already played through the game, twice. But in case you don’t know the story, let me summarize it for you.
This story takes place hundreds of years in the future where planet Earth has ran out of natural resources and has created huge spaceships to venture into space and start mining planets by literally “cracking them”. You take the place of an engineer named Issac Clark, who is sent to repair the “Planet Cracker”, which is the USG Ishimura. The USG Ishimura is the flag ship in the fleet of planet crackers, it’s the biggest one out there. You and your crew are sent to the Ishimura to repair what is assumed to be a damaged communications array (The USG Ishimura has been silent and has gone “dark” for a week or so).
From then on Issacs tale goes downhill.
You get to meet the multi-limbed mutated crew members that want to rip your face off and somehow make your way off the ship.
I must say, this may be the scariest game I have ever played. And I’m saying that even after a few Silent Hills and Blood Curses, Dead Space did me in. It’s riddled with plenty of jump scares that have been designed from the ground up to scare the poop out of you. The puzzles built into the game play using what is called “Stasis” (which makes things move slower) and it's freakin brilliant, and I have to admit that the kinesis you have in the game is more enjoyable than in Star Wars: TFU. An example of a puzzle that uses Stasis will be like, There’s a door that is glitched and it keeps on slamming shut and opening at a speed that would hurt you if you tried to regularly stroll through, you would have to slow it down (using Stasis) to walk through.
Ok poor example, but still awesome.
Anyways, Dead Space was well worth the money. Awesome scares, good controls, and strategic dismemberment takes a bit to get used to but its fun. The game definitely has lived up to its “this will scare the shit outta you" hype. So it’s a buy!
Grade: A
- Justin
Friday, October 31, 2008
REVIEW: Mirror's Edge Demo
I just recently downloaded EndWar and Mirror's Edge from the PlayStation Store and I must say that these demos are worth your HDD space.
I first played Mirror's Edge and the first thing I took notice was the visuals. So clean and crisp it was amazing to look at. The controls were fairly easy to get used to since there are only a few buttons to do the actions.
In the first half of the demo, you go through a very linear training which shows you everything your character can do such as scaling walls, jumping gaps, jumping over obstacles, and balancing on poles. It was very easy but the only thing I had trouble with was positioning myself perfectly for jumps because I cannot see my feet and I didn't know whether it was the right moment to jump or not but I got the feel of where my feet were as I played along.
In the second half, you are brought to a prologue mission which is probably the first mission in the game maybe. You are to use everything you've learned during the training exercise. It felt really short because in the second half of the mission you are constantly running away from the boys in blue atop of the city rooftops. The cinematics look just like the gameplay but the animation on the other character's faces could be worked on but other than that, everything was nice.
During the demo I just wanted to run and jump around carelessly without being penalized. I figured out a way where I can do as much jumping around as I can without starting over. During the training exercise, after you jump over the barbed wire, and use the jumping pad. Right after you climb onto the roof before you try your combat exercise, immediately turn left and climb onto the roof. There you can run around the WHOLE training ground for as long as you want only if you don't go to the roof where your partner is. I found myself spending about an hour just running around seeing what I can do and where I can go.
At first I wasn't going to buy this game but this demo really got me interested. There is also a time trial mode which has its own leaderboards server provided by the developers. But the only way you can play it is by pre-ordering the game which will give you a code. That is very smart marketing move by the developers since it makes its user want to play more.
- Mikey
I first played Mirror's Edge and the first thing I took notice was the visuals. So clean and crisp it was amazing to look at. The controls were fairly easy to get used to since there are only a few buttons to do the actions.
In the first half of the demo, you go through a very linear training which shows you everything your character can do such as scaling walls, jumping gaps, jumping over obstacles, and balancing on poles. It was very easy but the only thing I had trouble with was positioning myself perfectly for jumps because I cannot see my feet and I didn't know whether it was the right moment to jump or not but I got the feel of where my feet were as I played along.
In the second half, you are brought to a prologue mission which is probably the first mission in the game maybe. You are to use everything you've learned during the training exercise. It felt really short because in the second half of the mission you are constantly running away from the boys in blue atop of the city rooftops. The cinematics look just like the gameplay but the animation on the other character's faces could be worked on but other than that, everything was nice.
During the demo I just wanted to run and jump around carelessly without being penalized. I figured out a way where I can do as much jumping around as I can without starting over. During the training exercise, after you jump over the barbed wire, and use the jumping pad. Right after you climb onto the roof before you try your combat exercise, immediately turn left and climb onto the roof. There you can run around the WHOLE training ground for as long as you want only if you don't go to the roof where your partner is. I found myself spending about an hour just running around seeing what I can do and where I can go.
At first I wasn't going to buy this game but this demo really got me interested. There is also a time trial mode which has its own leaderboards server provided by the developers. But the only way you can play it is by pre-ordering the game which will give you a code. That is very smart marketing move by the developers since it makes its user want to play more.
- Mikey
Life with PlayStation
For some reason, after I'm done playing a game I can't just turn of my PS3 because I don't want to "waste time" by turning it on, signing in, and scrolling to the right and all that junk, even though it only takes about 10 seconds to do all of those. But I usually take around two hour breaks between playing videogames after long periods of time so I just leave my PS3 on so it'll be ready right when I come back to it.
Now that can be called as a waste of energy, but at the same time I'm also helping to find a cure for cancer. How, you ask? There was a program called "Folding @ Home" for PlayStation users that ran while they let their PS3 sit idle, it ran through numerous simulations of protein folds. It is a research conducted by Stanford University, which uses people's PS3 as separate computers to conduct these simulations on their own server.
A while ago there was an update for the program which turned it into "Life with PlayStation". It is a new and updated program which delivers content such as worldwide news and information centering on two themes, "place" and "time" on a world map interface and at the same time conducting the same simulations as it did before.
"Some of the live content includes; cloud imagery (provided by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Space Science and Engineering Center), along with weather information (provided by The Weather Channel), news headlines (provided by Google News™), and live camera images (partially provided by The Earth Television Network) of nearly 60 cities around the globe. Through LIVE CHANNEL, PS3 users will be able to enjoy worldwide news and live information free of charge. In addition to LIVE CHANNEL, Life with PlayStation will continually deliver a wide variety of interactive content and channels to living rooms through the network connected PS3s to further enhance the world of entertainment made possible by PS3. "(1)
You can download this program as "Folding @ Home" from your XMB under the network column and it will update it to "Life with PlayStation"
I highly recommend this program because statistics showed that the program increased scientist's research by 15 years and at the same time providing users real time news and imagery.
- Mikey
(1)http://ps3.ign.com/articles/911/911326p1.html
Now that can be called as a waste of energy, but at the same time I'm also helping to find a cure for cancer. How, you ask? There was a program called "Folding @ Home" for PlayStation users that ran while they let their PS3 sit idle, it ran through numerous simulations of protein folds. It is a research conducted by Stanford University, which uses people's PS3 as separate computers to conduct these simulations on their own server.
A while ago there was an update for the program which turned it into "Life with PlayStation". It is a new and updated program which delivers content such as worldwide news and information centering on two themes, "place" and "time" on a world map interface and at the same time conducting the same simulations as it did before.
"Some of the live content includes; cloud imagery (provided by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Space Science and Engineering Center), along with weather information (provided by The Weather Channel), news headlines (provided by Google News™), and live camera images (partially provided by The Earth Television Network) of nearly 60 cities around the globe. Through LIVE CHANNEL, PS3 users will be able to enjoy worldwide news and live information free of charge. In addition to LIVE CHANNEL, Life with PlayStation will continually deliver a wide variety of interactive content and channels to living rooms through the network connected PS3s to further enhance the world of entertainment made possible by PS3. "(1)
You can download this program as "Folding @ Home" from your XMB under the network column and it will update it to "Life with PlayStation"
I highly recommend this program because statistics showed that the program increased scientist's research by 15 years and at the same time providing users real time news and imagery.
- Mikey
(1)http://ps3.ign.com/articles/911/911326p1.html
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Halloween + Video Games = 1 Badass Costume!
With Halloween two days away, I'm still not sure what I want to be yet because I'm not creative as many of my other friends are. But I've been looking around the internet and saw some of the best videogame costumes ever. I will list 8 of what I thought were the most badass of them all.
8. Any Final Fantasy Character
Anybody pulling of a Final Fantasy character is pretty awesome, but I preferably want them to be women.
7. Chell, Companion Cube, and "The Cake" from Portal
One of the most simple and beloved games which many people love and recreate, except for Chell, that chick in the picture looks nothing close to her. *shudders* I made the pic extra small to save your eyes.
6. Gordan Freeman from Half-Life 2
Face it, this guy pretty much got the main characters looks down which makes him seem badass.
5. Chun-Li (or any Street Fighter) from Street Fighter
This woman could've been perfect as Chun-Li, if it weren't for her lack of chest, wtf.
4. Master Chief from Halo
This doesn't need a picture comparison because we all know what Master Chief looks like, and this person is it.
3. Link from Zelda
This also doesn't need a comparison pic because Link is one of the most memorable characters to date. But then these girls aren't wearing green and they're not even boys, but I don't think you would mind.
2. Samus from Metroid Prime
You've probably seen this picture of this girl's display as Samus, but if not, here it is. Perfect.
1. Big Daddy and Little Sister from Bioshock
The reason this made number one on the list is because it takes two to tango, err not in this situation, but this is the best combo of video game costumes I've ever seen. I only played Bioshock for an hour until I just said "F it!" and returned the game. Seeing this in real-life would make me shit my pants, especially that Little Sister...I hate those things.
Well that was it for the best videogame costumes you can pick out or maybe top which is highly unlikely. Find any better ones?
8. Any Final Fantasy Character
Anybody pulling of a Final Fantasy character is pretty awesome, but I preferably want them to be women.
7. Chell, Companion Cube, and "The Cake" from Portal
One of the most simple and beloved games which many people love and recreate, except for Chell, that chick in the picture looks nothing close to her. *shudders* I made the pic extra small to save your eyes.
6. Gordan Freeman from Half-Life 2
Face it, this guy pretty much got the main characters looks down which makes him seem badass.
5. Chun-Li (or any Street Fighter) from Street Fighter
This woman could've been perfect as Chun-Li, if it weren't for her lack of chest, wtf.
4. Master Chief from Halo
This doesn't need a picture comparison because we all know what Master Chief looks like, and this person is it.
3. Link from Zelda
This also doesn't need a comparison pic because Link is one of the most memorable characters to date. But then these girls aren't wearing green and they're not even boys, but I don't think you would mind.
2. Samus from Metroid Prime
You've probably seen this picture of this girl's display as Samus, but if not, here it is. Perfect.
1. Big Daddy and Little Sister from Bioshock
The reason this made number one on the list is because it takes two to tango, err not in this situation, but this is the best combo of video game costumes I've ever seen. I only played Bioshock for an hour until I just said "F it!" and returned the game. Seeing this in real-life would make me shit my pants, especially that Little Sister...I hate those things.
Well that was it for the best videogame costumes you can pick out or maybe top which is highly unlikely. Find any better ones?
Monday, October 27, 2008
Need More Reason To Anticipate Killzone 2?
Well, I have just the thing for you.
It's the new Killzone 2 Trailer by Guerilla Games. Check it out below.
Now we've all been waiting for this game ever since we saw E3 footage BEFORE the PS3 came out. It has had us anticipating it even before day 1 and the wait is almost over...by a couple of months that is. It frustrates me that they've shown a game dubbed as the "Halo Killer" which wouldn't come out 2 years after it's console debut. Now there's already been a "Halo Killer" and that was COD4, and Killzone 2 now has to top COD4(Which I'm pretty certain it will) and give higher expectation than never before because of its delay.
Now I may have been the select few that actually enjoyed the first Killzone despite its bad reviews. It's opening intro was probably one of the best intros I've ever seen in a videogame. Just because I think it' so cool, I'm showing it to you here.
Damn, that speech was somewhat inspiring, making me want to become a Helghan. I was pretty disappointed that we're weren't in the shoes of the orange-eyed army, but it made them seem all the more badass. The thing I liked about the first one was the gritty graphics, its storyline, and the fact that it had bots, which Killzone 2 will also have.
Anyways, went off topic for a bit there. I want Killzone 2 to come out NOW, or at least play the beta which Europeans have already played! WTF?! Make it available in the US too! Well, for now all we can do is just wait for not much longer until we get the game our PS3's are destined to play...
- Mikey
It's the new Killzone 2 Trailer by Guerilla Games. Check it out below.
Now we've all been waiting for this game ever since we saw E3 footage BEFORE the PS3 came out. It has had us anticipating it even before day 1 and the wait is almost over...by a couple of months that is. It frustrates me that they've shown a game dubbed as the "Halo Killer" which wouldn't come out 2 years after it's console debut. Now there's already been a "Halo Killer" and that was COD4, and Killzone 2 now has to top COD4(Which I'm pretty certain it will) and give higher expectation than never before because of its delay.
Now I may have been the select few that actually enjoyed the first Killzone despite its bad reviews. It's opening intro was probably one of the best intros I've ever seen in a videogame. Just because I think it' so cool, I'm showing it to you here.
Damn, that speech was somewhat inspiring, making me want to become a Helghan. I was pretty disappointed that we're weren't in the shoes of the orange-eyed army, but it made them seem all the more badass. The thing I liked about the first one was the gritty graphics, its storyline, and the fact that it had bots, which Killzone 2 will also have.
Anyways, went off topic for a bit there. I want Killzone 2 to come out NOW, or at least play the beta which Europeans have already played! WTF?! Make it available in the US too! Well, for now all we can do is just wait for not much longer until we get the game our PS3's are destined to play...
- Mikey
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Zombies Just Invaded COD5!
Yes, you read the title correctly, there are zombies in Call of Duty 5. No, the campaign story mode didn't turn into a sci-fi story. Treyarch just announced that there will be a zombie mode in COD5. The only way you can unlock the game mode is by beating the campaign mode first to be able to play it.
I couldn't find a youtube or an embeddable video talking about it, but here's the link to the gametrailer site that does.
COD5: Zombie Mode
So apparently from the video we've just seen, you and up to three other players are stuck in a house fending off the flesh-eating zombies. You can board up the windows Half-Life 2 style to protect your base from the invasion of Nazi zombies. Communication is vital for everyone to survive such as updating your teammates know what you are doing at all times and what is happening around your area.
What excites me the most is that there are INFINITE levels, meaning the zombie outbreak will NEVER stop until everyone is dead/infected. This makes teamwork and communication more important than it already is. Supposedly the folks at Treyarch can only go up to level 23/24, will you help me get pass that once the game comes out?
The only thing that puzzles me is that they mentioned money. Money? Is the use of xp for unlocking weapons out the window and we have to rely on money to get what we want instead of using our skill or play time? Or is just for that game mode where you receive money as you kill the zombies? I'm really hoping it's the second one, but only time will tell.
Can the November 11 release date for Call of Duty: World at War cannot come any faster?!
UPDATE: Here's gameplay from the zombie mode, seems pretty fun/intense to me.
- Mikey
I couldn't find a youtube or an embeddable video talking about it, but here's the link to the gametrailer site that does.
COD5: Zombie Mode
So apparently from the video we've just seen, you and up to three other players are stuck in a house fending off the flesh-eating zombies. You can board up the windows Half-Life 2 style to protect your base from the invasion of Nazi zombies. Communication is vital for everyone to survive such as updating your teammates know what you are doing at all times and what is happening around your area.
What excites me the most is that there are INFINITE levels, meaning the zombie outbreak will NEVER stop until everyone is dead/infected. This makes teamwork and communication more important than it already is. Supposedly the folks at Treyarch can only go up to level 23/24, will you help me get pass that once the game comes out?
The only thing that puzzles me is that they mentioned money. Money? Is the use of xp for unlocking weapons out the window and we have to rely on money to get what we want instead of using our skill or play time? Or is just for that game mode where you receive money as you kill the zombies? I'm really hoping it's the second one, but only time will tell.
Can the November 11 release date for Call of Duty: World at War cannot come any faster?!
UPDATE: Here's gameplay from the zombie mode, seems pretty fun/intense to me.
- Mikey
Friday, October 24, 2008
Horror Games and "On The Radar: Resident Evil 5"
I'm not afraid to admit it, but I'm not one for playing horror games because well...I get scared easily. I can't even play Bioshock right now which I rented yesterday because it's the wee hours of the morning and it's dark and quiet which makes it at least five times scarier(to me, I don't care about you), so I'm just waiting to play it when daylight comes. It's ridiculous to me that I even rented it because I usually stay away from horror games but the hype around horror games lately have me interested.
So I want to fill my curiosity by playing these games to understand why they've become so popular so I'm just going to suck it up and play them, during the day of course. I'm even borrowing Dead Space from Justin next week even though I'm pretty scared but the reviews from gamers and critics alike have me intrigued.
When the PS3 first came out, one of my first games was F.E.A.R. It was the last out of the collection of games that I bought(I have a somewhat large library of PS3 games) that I've played because I wasn't prepared to play it. So one day I finally came across the brink of boredom to actually play it and man...I only lasted 30min of gameplay before stopping. The moment that stopped me was while I was climbing a ladder, the 'Ring' bitch (I don't know what she really is, but it's pretty much the same chick so whatever) was staring and crawling and me and at that exact moment I was like "F THAT!". So the next day I sold the game for credit to replace it with Ratchet and Clank, which is actually a very fun and good game by the way. So that's my take on horror games, unlike Justin who likes horror games.
Now the reason I've just rambled about that is because for the first time in my life, I'm really anticipating a horror game which is Resident Evil 5. The reason why is not because I like the series or the graphics. It is because of the announcement that RE5 is going to have online co-op play. Hell yeah.
Now I can experience these disturbing and horrific adventures with a friend instead of having to deal with every dead/zombie thing by myself anymore. To me, the addition of co-op play in RE5 sounds more fun than scary, even though playing horror games are supposed to be "fun" by itself (but not for me). You will always have to communicate with a partner so you'll have the feeling of never being alone, which is the main reason I don't like horror games. You will also have to rely on each other to watch each others back and take out the flesh-hungry zombies or else it will end in drastic consequences. There are also apparently moments where both players will have to work seperately, such as Player 1 trying to destroy a lock while Player 2 kills off zombies running up the staircase behind them. You can also knock zombies off your partner if they're being attacked. You can play via split-screen on the same PS3(which is kinda ehh for, I gotta see clearly where they're coming from), or you can play online with a friend which is my preference but I won't play without my headset because communication is vital. Speaking of headsets, I'm pretty stoked getting the official PS3 bluetooth along with Endwar as Justin mentioned in the previous blog.
Anyways, with everything said, that is the reason why Resident Evil 5 is now on my radar.
- Mikey
EDIT: Okay apparently the addition of co-op play in RE5, has already been announced and I'm kinda late on the news, but whatever, sue me.
So I want to fill my curiosity by playing these games to understand why they've become so popular so I'm just going to suck it up and play them, during the day of course. I'm even borrowing Dead Space from Justin next week even though I'm pretty scared but the reviews from gamers and critics alike have me intrigued.
When the PS3 first came out, one of my first games was F.E.A.R. It was the last out of the collection of games that I bought(I have a somewhat large library of PS3 games) that I've played because I wasn't prepared to play it. So one day I finally came across the brink of boredom to actually play it and man...I only lasted 30min of gameplay before stopping. The moment that stopped me was while I was climbing a ladder, the 'Ring' bitch (I don't know what she really is, but it's pretty much the same chick so whatever) was staring and crawling and me and at that exact moment I was like "F THAT!". So the next day I sold the game for credit to replace it with Ratchet and Clank, which is actually a very fun and good game by the way. So that's my take on horror games, unlike Justin who likes horror games.
Now the reason I've just rambled about that is because for the first time in my life, I'm really anticipating a horror game which is Resident Evil 5. The reason why is not because I like the series or the graphics. It is because of the announcement that RE5 is going to have online co-op play. Hell yeah.
Now I can experience these disturbing and horrific adventures with a friend instead of having to deal with every dead/zombie thing by myself anymore. To me, the addition of co-op play in RE5 sounds more fun than scary, even though playing horror games are supposed to be "fun" by itself (but not for me). You will always have to communicate with a partner so you'll have the feeling of never being alone, which is the main reason I don't like horror games. You will also have to rely on each other to watch each others back and take out the flesh-hungry zombies or else it will end in drastic consequences. There are also apparently moments where both players will have to work seperately, such as Player 1 trying to destroy a lock while Player 2 kills off zombies running up the staircase behind them. You can also knock zombies off your partner if they're being attacked. You can play via split-screen on the same PS3(which is kinda ehh for, I gotta see clearly where they're coming from), or you can play online with a friend which is my preference but I won't play without my headset because communication is vital. Speaking of headsets, I'm pretty stoked getting the official PS3 bluetooth along with Endwar as Justin mentioned in the previous blog.
Anyways, with everything said, that is the reason why Resident Evil 5 is now on my radar.
- Mikey
EDIT: Okay apparently the addition of co-op play in RE5, has already been announced and I'm kinda late on the news, but whatever, sue me.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Endwar goes GOLD. And im buying the Bundle pack!
Yes! That's right! Endwar has gone GOLD!!!! Nov. 4
If you've been keeping on what type of packages they sell with Endwar, one of them happens to be a bundle pack including the game (obviously) and the new PS3 official bluetooth headset. WHOO!
Need I say more? Ever since Socom: Confrontation's bundle came with the headset I was tempted to pick it up, but sadly I didn't. Mainly because I hate Socom with a passion. I've never liked the series and probably never will, but this headset actually made me think about picking it up.
Good thing Endwar now comes with it going for $79.99, it's been rumored you could find it for something around $69.99.
So hopefully I can find the cheaper one, but if I can't I'm just going to spend the $80 and get on with it.
- Justin
If you've been keeping on what type of packages they sell with Endwar, one of them happens to be a bundle pack including the game (obviously) and the new PS3 official bluetooth headset. WHOO!
Need I say more? Ever since Socom: Confrontation's bundle came with the headset I was tempted to pick it up, but sadly I didn't. Mainly because I hate Socom with a passion. I've never liked the series and probably never will, but this headset actually made me think about picking it up.
Good thing Endwar now comes with it going for $79.99, it's been rumored you could find it for something around $69.99.
So hopefully I can find the cheaper one, but if I can't I'm just going to spend the $80 and get on with it.
- Justin
Friday, October 10, 2008
Call of Duty 5, will it succeed COD4?
As a faithful buyer to the Call of Duty franchise, I'm compelled to say "Yes, it is worth it." But to a regular consumer/buyer, is it really worth buying when there are many much more anticipated games?
As the gaming community knows, COD4 was a bigger success than everyone expected it to be, the community grew rapidly, and it even beat Halo on the XBOX servers. Most of the reason why is because the developers that handled the game was Infinity Ward. Now most of you know that COD5 is being developed by Treyarch and not IW, who developed COD3 which was not as great of a WWII-shooter it could've been. Because of that, there are many misconceptions that Treyarch's COD5 will not succeed IW's well-recieved COD4.
Luckily for us gamers, Treyarch has duly noted our reactions to their sucky predecessor and IW's best game yet and fixed their mistakes and mishaps and finally did it right. From the videos I've seen, such as gameplay, graphics and the cinematics, I truly believe COD5 will succeed COD4, not community-wise(because COD4's community is insanely huge), but as a game itself. The game has much improved graphics and the gameplay looks almost identical to COD4, but in a WWII setting. Treyarch brought on new additions to the game like bringing back (mostly) everybody's favorite game mode which was absent from COD4, which was 'Capture The Flag', an addition of having dogs in multiplayer to hunt and maul the enemy, and new WWII weapons such as the flamethrower and molotiv cocktails. COD5 has much more more to offer than COD4. They've taken note of such games as Halo, Gears of War, and Army of Two and added online co-op for the campaign for the first time in the COD franchise. Up to 4 players and join each other in the fight against the enemy. The
Everything from COD4, from the looks of it, has jumped to COD5, which is the kill streaks bonuses, the xp system, and the customizable perks. Also something that got me really excited is the availibility of tanks in the multiplayer where it can be manned by two people. The maps also look bigger and more complex. There are a total of 14 multiplayer maps than can be played, and Treyarch is developing more for download after its release.
Gone, are the days of relying on technology to find and defeat your enemies. You must now rely on what you see, hear, and most importantly, your weapon. I doubt this is going to a typical WWII-shooter because it will bring you to the darker and grittier side of war..."How?" you ask? Let's see how Treyarch brings us through the streets of Berlin in this video.
So there, I've said it, COD5 will succeed COD4 and I'm going to buy it once it comes out which is Nov. 14
Oh yeah, EndWar comes out a couple of days earlier so November is going to be a fun month of gaming. Join me?
- Mikey
As the gaming community knows, COD4 was a bigger success than everyone expected it to be, the community grew rapidly, and it even beat Halo on the XBOX servers. Most of the reason why is because the developers that handled the game was Infinity Ward. Now most of you know that COD5 is being developed by Treyarch and not IW, who developed COD3 which was not as great of a WWII-shooter it could've been. Because of that, there are many misconceptions that Treyarch's COD5 will not succeed IW's well-recieved COD4.
Luckily for us gamers, Treyarch has duly noted our reactions to their sucky predecessor and IW's best game yet and fixed their mistakes and mishaps and finally did it right. From the videos I've seen, such as gameplay, graphics and the cinematics, I truly believe COD5 will succeed COD4, not community-wise(because COD4's community is insanely huge), but as a game itself. The game has much improved graphics and the gameplay looks almost identical to COD4, but in a WWII setting. Treyarch brought on new additions to the game like bringing back (mostly) everybody's favorite game mode which was absent from COD4, which was 'Capture The Flag', an addition of having dogs in multiplayer to hunt and maul the enemy, and new WWII weapons such as the flamethrower and molotiv cocktails. COD5 has much more more to offer than COD4. They've taken note of such games as Halo, Gears of War, and Army of Two and added online co-op for the campaign for the first time in the COD franchise. Up to 4 players and join each other in the fight against the enemy. The
Everything from COD4, from the looks of it, has jumped to COD5, which is the kill streaks bonuses, the xp system, and the customizable perks. Also something that got me really excited is the availibility of tanks in the multiplayer where it can be manned by two people. The maps also look bigger and more complex. There are a total of 14 multiplayer maps than can be played, and Treyarch is developing more for download after its release.
Gone, are the days of relying on technology to find and defeat your enemies. You must now rely on what you see, hear, and most importantly, your weapon. I doubt this is going to a typical WWII-shooter because it will bring you to the darker and grittier side of war..."How?" you ask? Let's see how Treyarch brings us through the streets of Berlin in this video.
So there, I've said it, COD5 will succeed COD4 and I'm going to buy it once it comes out which is Nov. 14
Oh yeah, EndWar comes out a couple of days earlier so November is going to be a fun month of gaming. Join me?
- Mikey
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Why I am not picking up Bioshock (ps3)
THEN I found out the price. Are you freakin serious? A year old game still $60?
I understand its a "new release" but its of an old game. WTF
To top that off, if you've been keeping up with the reviews of Bioshock PS3 and what people have been saying about it, HAVE YOU SEEN THE BIG DADDY GRAPHIC!??!
I understand its a "new release" but its of an old game. WTF
To top that off, if you've been keeping up with the reviews of Bioshock PS3 and what people have been saying about it, HAVE YOU SEEN THE BIG DADDY GRAPHIC!??!
PS3 Big Daddy...
360 Big Daddy...See a difference?
The graphics are HORRIBLE, a lot of the colors are pixelated...it's horrible...just totally horrible...
I refuse to pay for a game that was released earlier on a different console with shitty port graphics for the exact same price that a top notch, new release, and polished game.
Basically,
1) The game is overpriced (I'll wait till it drops)
2) The graphics are even a bigger downer for that price...
Once the price drops At $30-$40 I'll consider picking it up but until then I'll pass.
-Justin
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Thoughts On Endwar
I've followed Endwar since the beginning. I've re-read the slogan 'At the speed of thought' about a million times.
Ever since watching the tons of videos demonstrating the voice commands, I've convinced myself it's going to turn strategy games for consoles a new one. A new strategy game for consoles is just what this genre needs to pick itself back up off its sorry butt and get back into the game.
There are worries that the voice commands are going to be sketchy since for the past 3-5 years voice commands weren't that hot. and let's be honest, there hasn't really been ANY good voice command games out there in the first place. But! there have been several videos stating that the voice commands really work (watch the video with the PMS clan playing), and that its a really reliable system. so HA!
I'm sad that it comes out WAY in Nov.6
(I'll add more to this as the days go on, I just thought I'd say something about it.)
- Justin
- Justin
Monday, October 6, 2008
Cross your fingers!
So I sent in my name to try and get the Resistance 2 Multiplayer Beta. Hopefully I get it.
It was a pain in the ass to even enter because I didn't use my personal information on my PSN, which meant when I try to sign up for the Beta I had to guess what I did to my information the first time I had signed up. The password I totally forgot didn't help me in anyway possible but thankfully I found it out anyways ( 30mins later -_-" )
Anyways, my impressions on Resistance 2 have been a little rocky since I personally didn't care about R:FoM. But as of recent Resistance 2 has been shaping up into quite a game. The graphics are improved, which is great because the first game was an eye sore compared to other titles that were out around the same time like Gears Of War. And it now has an 8 Player Co-op story mode, which I believe will blow my friggin mind!
Basically, Resistance 2 has got me caught in its hype bubble. Lets hope it's a hit.
-Justin
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