Skyim

I've been playing Skyrim a lot this past week. I have around 49 hours and am playing as a Khajiit Assassin, level 32.

So I think this game is amazing, and my vote for GOTY. It is estimated to have over 300 hours of content, plus an infinite line of generated quests for you to do, such as assassinations and thieving. With my 49 hours, I feel I've barely scratched the surface; considering I spent probably an hour total doing some of the infinite contracts I'm right. There are three main gameplay types to choose from, Mage, Warrior, and Rogue. These branch off into whatever you want, like a Paladen character would mainly be Warrior with a side of Mage. With the quests all having multiple chances of an outcome, this means there is a lot of replayability.

The interface in this game is perfected. It's easy to select spells or potions to use from the TAB menu, or you can favorite certain things and then hit Q to skim through your favorite lists. Leveling up is easy and not clunky like it seemed in Oblivion.

The fighting is very fun, with many different weapons and spells to use, the apparel to boast your stats, and the addition of shouts, you can approach a fight in an infinite amount of ways. With my personal upgrades, I can sneak up behind an unwary foe and strike a 30X damage hit, instantly killing most (30 hits in 1, with the chance to get that twice on one foe, it's almost cheating!). Very fun.

I'm loving this game and took a break only to write about it. It's my vote for GOTY, and I'm saying that even with my deep love with Battlefield 3. 10/10, go buy it!

Video Game Costumes

Halloween has come and gone, but we can still see the awesome costumes people have put together!

 

 

  

Galaxy SII Review

The Galaxy SII is a remarkable phone, and the best on the market as of now in my opinion. I recently upgraded from a flip phone I got in 2008 to this phone, and it's largely better. This phone is a gaming phone, with its Dual-core 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor and Mali-400MP GPU. I picked it up from AT&T for $200, and got an unlimited data plan for $5 more than a normal plan.

The Camera is a beautiful 8 MP camera, with a 3264x2448 pixels resolution. It amazes me how a camera that's smaller than 1 centimeter can take a picture that displays great on my 22" monitor (that's 1920x1080 pixels). Each picture is about 2-3 MB on the highest settings, and it has outstanding detail. The video is a little less impressive, but still gives 1080p @ 30fps

The Performance is outstanding, it's very (very!) responsive, has a very accurate touchscreen, and can handle games while taking no lag whatsoever. I had a slow Ipod 4th gen 32gig, and after getting my Galaxy I found out how shitty it really was. I'm very satisfied.

The Battery is pretty good, you'll get roughly 700 hours while in stand-by and 18 hours in talktime. For a beast phone, that's awesome.

I really love this phone and recommend it to anybody who has the money and will be using their phone a lot. I'm most impressed with the camera, but everything about this phone is perfected.

Grand Theft Auto 5 Announced!

Grand Theft Auto V has been announced!

Grand Theft Auto, the series that sets a standard for Sandbox games and has sold over 114 million units as of September 2011, has just been announced a 5th installment. When visiting the website http://www.rockstargames.com/, you will see the above picture, which says on the bottom "Trailer 11.02.11". On November 2nd, one day after Uncharted 3 is release, we will be shown the new median of the sandbox genre.

Looking at the image, you can see the roman numeric "V" is green, and surrounded by ribbon. Could this symbolize a $5 dollar bill?

Ribbons on a green dollar bill

If this is true, then this GTA5 may have money as a central focus.

Will this game have graphics better than GTAIV with the IceNHancer mod?

Is money a central focus?

Will concepts from recent Rockstar games be implemented?

As more information is released, it will all be posted and analyzed here!

Grand Theft Auto 4 IceHancer Mod

Hello Gamers!

GTA 4 is beautiful already, even though it was released 3 years ago. Since release, many modders in the community have pimped out the game, one of my favorites is a texture pack called IceHancer. This revamps all of the graphics and textures of the game and makes it look very modern. Check out these pictures!

Download this amazing mod here

Grand Theft Auto - Happy Anniversary

Hello gamers! Lately I've been slacking on writing new posts and my recent blog views are proof of that. This is because my computer has recently fried, and has been sent back for replacements. Currently I'm writing this on a 8 y/o computer which apparently can't load a page within 10 seconds. Anyways, I'm going to start writing again.

Happy Birthday GTA III! 

On October 22, 2001, Grand Theft Auto 3 was shipped and put into Playstation 2's and Xbox's old mouths. This GTA revolutionized how sandbox games were thought of. Happy birthday!

Battlefield 3: Caspian Border Review

Hello Gamers!

CASPIAN BORDER IS BACK! On the PC version of the BETA, Caspian Border has been brought back to servers 8 days after it being taken off. I played it on the 29th, but not for long and thus couldn't give much of a review. Now, after playing it, I can.

The Good:


This map is what Battlefield is all about; Vehicles, open area, and teamwork. The map is very big, and the boundaries are expanded in the air for the jets. There are a million things going on at once, specifically with the PC version which has 32vs32 games. All the sounds you hear are made by other players, and it just sounds like a real war would sound. The whole atmosphere of the map is amazing and authentic.

Vehicles are strong, while not being titans. Jets can be taken down with 2-3 rockets from a Stinger, depending on both player's skill. Jets actually go faster than the rockets, so they can both escape or get hit by one. Tanks are big, but a few rockets and they're gone. Helicopters are good, but again a few rockets and it's down. Basically, they can rack up kills but they can still be destroyed by- you guessed it- a rocket. And the vehicles are very maneuverable and a blast to drive.

The destruction is also beautiful here, it really shines compared to Operation Metro.

The Bad:


Maybe it's just me, but I get lost a lot. It's a little hard to see where the flags are, and it takes a while to get there without a vehicle. Sometimes after walking for a few minutes you'll get there, only to die instantly. But again, maybe that's just me.

The map takes a while to load, but that's understandable for it's size. Still, hopefully they'll be able to make it faster.

The Ugly:



The squads are too small. Four players per squad, with 8 squads on one team, it just makes things a little tough.   A lot of times you'll only have one other person in your squad and they'll be sniping a mile away from an objective while you just want to get close and blow everything up, so you have to decide between him and another spawn. Having a 6-man squad in a 30vs30 instead of 32vs32 may even have better results.

The Verdict: 




It was hard to write the Bad and Ugly sections, because the map is so awesome it's hard to complain about. Comparing this map to Operation Metro is like comparing a huge cake to a small cupcake. I hope the other 5 release maps are more like Caspian and less like Operation metro!

9.5/10
by the way, the blog's background is of screenshots I took while playing!

Epic Playstation Ad

Hello gamers!

This is a new ad for Playstation 3, as you may notice it includes many references to Playstation exclusives. Also I'd like to announce that this blog will be going through some changes in the following weeks. Enjoy the video!

Battlefield 3 BETA

Hello Gamers!

The Battlefield 3 Beta has been out for three days now, and I'm going to say my thoughts now. Operation Metro, while being the obvious weaker map compared to Caspian Border, is still a fun map. This is a rather small map, but once you go into the subway station, it's loads of fun. There are many small tunnels and routes you can use for flanking, and a long tunnel where the subways are. The one thing about this map is that there are not many destructible areas. The most you can do is break some wood panels and knock the face off some walls. I think that they shouldn't have picked this map for a beta, instead a map with vehicles, fully destructible environments, and more open spaces.

Starcraft 2 Custom Game Review

Hello gamers!

(SC2 Customs) 
Battlecraft Review

Battlecraft is probably one of the simplest games on Starcraft 2, yet it is one of the best. The rules are simple: Kill the opposing 2 players with counters. You gain or lose points when you win/die, and those points count towards your score (F-D-C-B-A-*-**-***-[crown]). I'm currently an A, so I am high on the scores.

When you pay for a unit, you get more than one unit. It's all very balanced, and there are little to no cheap combinations. This

The games go by fast, typically 2-5 minutes but with higher rank games it can get up to 30 minutes. For a quick bit of fun, just hop into one game and play!

I give this game an 10/10, I've played it since Starcraft 2's release and still love it. I probably have over 1000 games, and it never gets old. Make sure to check this out!

I Am Alive Rated by ESRB

Hello Gamers!

I Am Alive was a game announced by Ubisoft in 2006, and was forgotten until 2008 when this trailer was released at E3. Today, 9/26/11, the ESRB ratings are out and the game is rated M for violence and strong language. Will this game be a great game, or another Duke Nuke 'em?

Battlefield 3 / 99 Problems But A Bitch Ain't One!

Hello Gamers!

Sweet! A new battlefield 3 trailer! I can't wait for 9/29/11!

Splinter Cell: Lightbulb Assassin

Hello Gamers!

Check out this new video by youtuber FreddieW. This one is for the Splinter Cell fans!

The State (BF3 Music Video)

Hello Gamers!

Here's a new Battlefield 3 Machinima. Song is by Porter Robinson, and the video is produced by Quantic Media. Enjoy!

Battlefield 3 Beta Incoming

Hello Gamers!


Battlefield 3. Doesn't reading that title send chills down your spine (if that doesn't, then this will)? Well, the BETA is coming out in 5 days, September 29th. The BETA will be available on PS3, Xbox360, and PC. The map will be Operation Metro and the gametype Rush. I'll be on there, I hope to see all of you on! And for those who can't access the BETA, I'll be writing an article or 2 here about my thoughts.

Rage To Span 3 Discs on Xbox360

Hello Gamers!

Id Software's coming game, Rage, will span across 3 discs on Xbox360 and be an additional 8GB download for PS3. Pretty surprising since Battlefield has been announced 2 discs on Xbox360 and Skyrim only one. There are reasons for this unexpected order though:

• Rage will use HD textures, while Skyrim will not
• Battlefield 3's focus is online, and so the campaign is shorter than Roleplaying games

My question is, how will RAGE's co-op work? Will players have to jump over 3 discs whilst playing online? Guess we'll have to wait and see.

Beauty has its price

Up & Running!

Hello gamers!

This blog has just been created and is under process. Here I, The Man, will be posting news about the gaming industry and what will interest fellow gamers. Relax, take your shoes off, and catch up on the wall!