I just spent 4 hours at the Subaru dealership by my house. Why? Cause my mom wanted to get an odd noise fixed up right away. Get it done in a jiffy. Son of a fuck. Good thing I had a book or I would have killed someone. I cannot wait to be out of here so that I am not at the mercy of my dumb fuck mother's ability to waste my time. She is great. But she likes to fuck with the time I have. Its mine not yours bitch!
Anyways I am doing a game review update on 3 titles:
Advent Rising - Good story, bad cut-scenes, horrible cut-scenes, decent graphics, heavy action, decent strategy element (when it is there, basically a run and shoot), bad cut-scenes, and bad controls, horrible horrible controls. Imagine trying to play Virtua Cop 3 at the arcade while someone is butt-fucking you, and then your in the realm of what I'm talking about. The game has the standard movement on one thumbstick and camera control on the other thumbstick. Though here is the trick, they created a new patented "flick targeting" control. Where did they put it you might ask? Well its with its dominant cousin camera control on the right thumbstick. That's where the fuck it is! If it weren't for a smart targeting system that your char automatically uses you would be fucked. Only a fucking genius would fuck with the camera control. Fucking geniuses.
Magne Cum Laude (Leisure Suit Larry title) - It lives up to the hype of being simple mini-games aimed at getting Larry laid if succesfully completed. Fun but simple.
Rise of Kasai (Mark of Kri sequel) - Basically the same game. Period. Good but nothing new besides new playable characters.
Thats all I have for the moment as I prepare for my transfer into the life as a Uni. student. Man it will be fun. Until Next.
Saturday, August 06, 2005
Sunday, July 17, 2005
Living the Dream
Ahhh...it feels good to live the dream. Ever since I was little I have said to myself, "I want to make worlds, characters, and stories that are original and out of this world. I want to make video games." And now I will. At least that what my university program implies - Game Development and Entreprenuership. Its great the kind of recognition I get when I tell people. Their face lights up and they say, " Wow... that sounds so cool." Yes...yes it is. I can't wait. My way of making a living will be in the future be to create an immersive fictional world, get lost in it, and share the experience. Wow...that sounds cool.
Gaming is a little Stranger
Recently I got and completed Oddworld Stranger. The new game from the inventive people of Oddworld Inhabitants can really make a game. I have never had a game experience like the one I had with this game. Here are the features I enjoyed: Being able to save anywhere, Well-placed automatic save points, multiple strategies for any one situation, new approach to the FPS - having to collect your ammo ( your ammo being living creatures), Great camera angles, Cinematic at times with actual being, good bosses - the bosses were actually difficult, good storyline- great storyline, and overall a good new experience. I barely ever got frustrated with the game - believe me this is quite an accomplishment. My "Gamer Anger" is a story for another time.
Tuesday, July 05, 2005
MMOverwhelming
As I was battling in the streets of the famed Paragon City, home to the heroes of "City of Heroes", I started to think about all the MMOs out there right now, and holy crap there are alot of them.
Here is a list of the currently active MMOs on store shelves or coming soon: City of Heroes, World of Warcraft, Horizons, Asheron's Call 2, Everquest 2, Star Wars Galaxies, Anarchy Online, The Matrix Online, Dark Age of Camelot, Guild Wars, Lord of the Rings Online, Dungeons and Dragons Online, Final Fantasy Online, Planetside, Tabula Rasa, Shadowbane, Eve Online, The Saga of Ryzom, Auto Assault, Etc. This of course does not include the countless MMOs found online. For a complete list go to www.mmorpg.com.
The very nature of these games makes it impossible for any single person to possibly play each with in their own lifetime so we are stuck with picking only 1 or a few. My path has lead me to try Guild Wars, Planetside, Asheron's Call2, Horizons, Eve Online, WoW, and City of Heroes. Guild Wars, Eve Online, Horizons, and Asheron's Call 2 were both only trials lasting about 2 weeks. The rest I have actually purchased and played for an extended amount of time.
So lets see how someone should look at the MMO gameplay world.
1: Ask yourself how much free time do I have?
If the answer is little you should probably ignore MMOs altogether and just stick to the fun, quick, and readily accessible offline experience of other games like FPS or Action-Adventure games.
2: Do I like playing with others?
If no, then why are you even reading this? MMOs are for the cooperative experience, a sort of Instant Messenger with action and killing.
3: Do I have the patience for downloading?
if no, then stop reading. To be a smart buyer with MMOs always look for a free trial for the MMo you are interested in. Free Trials will usually require you to download the entire game which can be more than 1 G. Avoid buying the physical game instore because $49.95 is much more then $0 for the 14-day trial. If you can not find a trial on the games web site search the net you can usually find one.
4: Do you like to do the same thing over and over again with changing environments, enemies, and teammates?
If yes, then MMOs were built for you. MMOs have many quests but they will fit in a range of 3 to 4 types, usually: Kill, Rescue, Collection, and Travel. The one thing that can be counted on to change is whom you are killing or rescuing, what you have to collect, and where you have to go. If you can't say "I could spend hours just wandering around in that world helping people and doing random stuff" then don't get the MMO. The MMOs game world is one that you will spend hours upon hours in and you have to be interested in the world or things will get boring fast.
5: Do I understand what I am doing within the first day?
If no, drop the game. If you don't even understand more than movement and attacking within the first hour or two drop it. If the game isn't simple enough to come to you within at lest a few hours of game play it's ballacks. It's the "If you don't get it you won't get it" Philosophy.
Other then these few questions its basicallyt just feel. You have to ultimately decide whether you like it or not. Personally, I could sit on my ass for hours just flying around in City of Heroes.
Until Next.
Here is a list of the currently active MMOs on store shelves or coming soon: City of Heroes, World of Warcraft, Horizons, Asheron's Call 2, Everquest 2, Star Wars Galaxies, Anarchy Online, The Matrix Online, Dark Age of Camelot, Guild Wars, Lord of the Rings Online, Dungeons and Dragons Online, Final Fantasy Online, Planetside, Tabula Rasa, Shadowbane, Eve Online, The Saga of Ryzom, Auto Assault, Etc. This of course does not include the countless MMOs found online. For a complete list go to www.mmorpg.com.
The very nature of these games makes it impossible for any single person to possibly play each with in their own lifetime so we are stuck with picking only 1 or a few. My path has lead me to try Guild Wars, Planetside, Asheron's Call2, Horizons, Eve Online, WoW, and City of Heroes. Guild Wars, Eve Online, Horizons, and Asheron's Call 2 were both only trials lasting about 2 weeks. The rest I have actually purchased and played for an extended amount of time.
So lets see how someone should look at the MMO gameplay world.
1: Ask yourself how much free time do I have?
If the answer is little you should probably ignore MMOs altogether and just stick to the fun, quick, and readily accessible offline experience of other games like FPS or Action-Adventure games.
2: Do I like playing with others?
If no, then why are you even reading this? MMOs are for the cooperative experience, a sort of Instant Messenger with action and killing.
3: Do I have the patience for downloading?
if no, then stop reading. To be a smart buyer with MMOs always look for a free trial for the MMo you are interested in. Free Trials will usually require you to download the entire game which can be more than 1 G. Avoid buying the physical game instore because $49.95 is much more then $0 for the 14-day trial. If you can not find a trial on the games web site search the net you can usually find one.
4: Do you like to do the same thing over and over again with changing environments, enemies, and teammates?
If yes, then MMOs were built for you. MMOs have many quests but they will fit in a range of 3 to 4 types, usually: Kill, Rescue, Collection, and Travel. The one thing that can be counted on to change is whom you are killing or rescuing, what you have to collect, and where you have to go. If you can't say "I could spend hours just wandering around in that world helping people and doing random stuff" then don't get the MMO. The MMOs game world is one that you will spend hours upon hours in and you have to be interested in the world or things will get boring fast.
5: Do I understand what I am doing within the first day?
If no, drop the game. If you don't even understand more than movement and attacking within the first hour or two drop it. If the game isn't simple enough to come to you within at lest a few hours of game play it's ballacks. It's the "If you don't get it you won't get it" Philosophy.
Other then these few questions its basicallyt just feel. You have to ultimately decide whether you like it or not. Personally, I could sit on my ass for hours just flying around in City of Heroes.
Until Next.
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