Monday, May 26, 2008
As you can see right there (click the image for a larger view) my laptop is back, up and running. The total cost for everything was $330... The motherboard itself costed $260, and that's a little better then the $315 I thought it'd cost to get it replced. So, I came out a little better then I had hoped... then again I only wanted to pay $100-150 for everything... Oh well.
Lets see... last Thursday was my final day of high school. So I've had it hard for the past few weeks... and being on MSN/WLM the whole time doesn't help (OMG 9" I HATE all of you.... but I love all of you... I hate all of you for almost letting me fail high school.... but I love all of you for being soooo friggen awesome......... all of you GSers just ignore this part... 9" is a small group of very very close friends). But now, I'm done with high and I can sleep in all day very day for the rest of my 9 lives. XD
But yea, this explains why I haven't been on much (not in groups, not commenting, not posting blogs, etc). I'd get on for a min to check the news update but I had other things to do (and I still have 50,000 other things to do). So, maybe I'm back now.
Oh, and I'm also level 31 here on GS. I would have hit level 31 a lot sooner if I wasn't wrongfully Modded over my old avatar... but I guess I won't go into that.
Ok... I know, I said "I guess I won't be getting anymore new games until June rolls around" in my last GS blog post... well.... I lied! HA! XD
Anyway, this new game I picked up would be TWEWY... otherwise known as The World Ends With You. And what an awesome game it is... I got it on the 10th and I've had a hard time putting it down on my free time. The story is different, and I like the idea of pins and such. But I LOVE the gameplay. I know some people find it too confusing, and hard, and bad, but I love it (even if it's just a tad on the confusing side... but still I love it). It's the first game that I'm into so much that I don't have time for other things. Really... I planned on beating all 3 MGS games before MGS4 comes out... and right now at this point I'm finding that a little hard to believe due to TWEWY. It's an awesome game and I recommend it to anyone. It has a great and different story (with a few plot twists), has great gameplay (IMO), and has a great soundtrack (IMO). If I knew the game was going to be this good I would have put it on my most want list (the one I had a few blogs back).
The "WTF?" banner might not be the best one to use here... but oh well.
Monday something very very baddddd happened. My brother turned the 360 on only to see that we got the Red Rings of Death YET AGAIN! This is the second time to it's happened to me (and I know, some of you had it happen a lot more). I mean really MS... you claim to have the best console yet they always break all the time? When I get the 360 back will it break again? I was planning on buying an Elite for the looks and the HDMI... but if they keep breaking like this I'm not sure if I should spend the extra money to support MS... They break down and it's pissing me off. How long will it be before it breaks again? I think it's all a matter of time... I look at the 360, it broke twice... I look at my SNES and it still runs... and I can't help but to think... WTF MS?
~ New Pokemon Game
Well, we all knew it was coming, so... it came. CoroCoro mag came out and confirmed a new Pokemon game (the third game to the Diamond and Pearl gen), this one will be called Pokemon Platinum. It'll be out sometime around Fall of 2008 for Japan.
Scan of the page
~ MGS3 beat
As it says... MGS3 has been beaten. It's the events before MGS 1 and 2 so it's ok to beat first, and thus why it has been. XD
~ Tekken DR beat
I've also beat pretty much everything on Tekken DR (got all the movies and such). Both MGS3 and Tekken DR is games on my "To beat list before PS3 comes out" and so.... yea.
~ New MGS4 trailer
The title and the trailer speaks for itself.
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/33853.html
I'm going to make this quick. But I wanted to say a little something about GameRankings (GR) and how they're pissing me off.
See, I used to get all my scores for games off of GR, because they would take the scores from different sites and add them to an average. That way it would kind of counter some bias to games and such. Well, here's the thing for you to get your site on GameRankings where it would count to the total score (the Bold sites). It's to prevent random stupid sites popping up and drastically changing the score. Well there are things you need to meet before your site goes Bold...
"At Least 300 archived reviews if they review multiple systems or 100 reviews if they concentrate on only one system or genre.
The site does at least 15 reviews a month."
Well, this is all well and good... but here's the thing. There is this site called "Giant Bomb", some of you may know him as Jeff Gerstmann... the GS reviewer who was fired for Kane & Lynch: Dead Men review. His site doesn't do 15 reviews a month, nor has it made over 300 reviews... and yet for some reason GameRankings counts his site (it says "site" not "person"... meaning... his site shouldn't be Bold). His scores has boosted GTA4 (he gave it 5/5... and that's 100% on GR), and to this date his score of Brawl is the lowest one on the site (he gave Brawl a 4/5, and that being an 80%... in other words going by GS rankings... he gave Brawl an 8.0). So yea... I find it very insulting that GR doesn't count other small sites, yet they count Giant Bomb. There is this site known as "The Wiire", it's a Wii site and they give reviews. They gave Brawl an A+ (100%), they have more reviews then Giant Bomb... and they likely do more reviews in a month then Giant Bomb... and yet their score isn't counted.... Yea... strange.
I guess I can't even trust the scores from some place like GameRankings, seeing how they are blindly bias to some sites. Thank you GameRankings... and here I said "I get my scores from GR", I guess that won't be true anymore.
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Posted May 26, 2008 7:34 pm PT
You beat me to graduation. So pokemon plantium is the third game pretty cool.
Posted May 27, 2008 4:20 am PT
wow that was long, but i read most of it
im not getting the 3rd pokemon game for this gen, im waiting for a gold/silver remake, and i get my scores off GR to, thats intresting to know
im not getting the 3rd pokemon game for this gen, im waiting for a gold/silver remake, and i get my scores off GR to, thats intresting to know
Posted May 27, 2008 6:03 am PT
Hello Renji! I'm glad your laptop is up and running again, when will you be coming back to the Gotei?? 
Posted May 27, 2008 7:19 am PT
Glad to hear your laptop is back up and running Andy ^_^. I'm so glad to hear your outta high school. Now remember my plan. When ever the hell you learn to drive and can pick me up we are going to where ever and you are going to sneak me in a college party 
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Damit! D= MS! Why why why *sigh* I hope you get it back as fast as I got mine back
. Yeah every company has a gimmick to make more money.
.Damit! D= MS! Why why why *sigh* I hope you get it back as fast as I got mine back
. Yeah every company has a gimmick to make more money.
Posted May 28, 2008 8:06 am PT
Oh Platinum I doubt ill buy it. Why? Its the special version. No new Pokemon except for that other form of Giratina *which probably is faster but weaker* I only played one special version and that was Yellow. I thought about Emerald but never got it.
Posted May 28, 2008 8:09 am PT
Jeff Gertsmann has had more than 10 years of experience working as a game reviewer, and he is completely honest about his reviews (reasons why he was allegedly fired for) so his reviews have more validity than those of The Wire which are Wii centric only (not precisely impartial). so if he gives GTA4 a 5/5 and Smash a 4/5, he has his reason and experience to do so. Also, 4/5 is a good score in any scale so why are you ranting about it? You should see what Yahtzee thinks of Smash and he doesn't give scores!
Posted May 29, 2008 3:53 pm PT
EpsilonZX: Well, I know I could have gotten a new laptop, but for one thing I had far too much stuff on this laptop to let it go... Another thing is... the laptop I plan on getting till cost a few thousand. So... yea, the price I paid was ok. XD
Thanks. But sadly I find myself kind of bored lately (even if I need to beat tons of games, and get tons other things done).
Well, I guess you'd say it's a hit or miss. It's not your normal run of the mil RPG. I personally love the game, and if I didn't have to beat MGS2 before getting the PS3 (in a week) then I'd be playing TWEWY a lot more.
I personally like Pokemon games. And with Diamond/Pearl they really have a lot going for them. If they can make the next Pokemon games (the next gen of Pokemon games) good like D/P then I'll be happy.
It sort of reminds me of the PS2. I love the PS2, it's my fav system... but how many people own more then one PS2? I know I own 2, and the reason behind that is because my first one broke. And really the 360 is no different... and if the 360 only costed $130-150 like the PS2 then I'd just go out and get another one. I do love XBL, and I do love the 360... but it is so sad that they still have this prob.
And that's what I did with GameRankings. I mean the good and the bad counter each other out and you can kind of tell if the game is good or not. But if they're going to be bias and say "Well, you didn't meet this this and this but you're still going to have your reviews counted" and then don't do the same to others then that isn't right.
wolf360rev: I know of a good many people who beat me. XD
But at least I'm glad that I'm done.
TheRHYMENOCEROS: I don't know... A G/S remake would be good, but I don't see it happening. They did it with Red/Green because they were the first Pokemon games and all of that. G/S did have a lot of great stuff in it, but I just don't see a remake happening.
Yoruichi-sama: Soon... I hope. I know, I've been really really slacking off. I might pop on every now and then but there's no way I can stay steady until sometime after the PS3 comes in, sometime after I get the 360 back, and lots of other things. Staying active in a union is hard for me.
Cam: Hey, lets get it straight. I do know how to drive... it's just I don't have my license... You're starting to hurt me now bud. XD
And yea, college party would be awesome. Who knows what "might happen" at one of them. I'll be sure to swing by and pick you up on my way to one. XD
Battlefield Bad Company comes out the 23rd of June... so I better get it back before then. I really want that game, and I got a few friends online that's going to be getting it as well. So, I need it back so I can play and get good... or I'll lose my "OMG Andy is soooo good at CoD4" title for "OMG Andy is soooo bad at BF:BC". XD
And I agree that very very very little will be changed in the new game. But I still got to get it none the less. XD
SciFiCat: I didn't complain about Jeff's site (well, maybe just a line or two for his review of Brawl). I was complaining about GameRanking's system. And how they let Jeff Gertsmann's site on even if it doesn't meet their standards. The Wiire gets a no go on it's review, and yet Giant Bomb gets their score counted just because he's the great Jeff Gertsmann. And in a way that's no different then let say... You get Modded over something here on GS, and I do the very same thing but I don't get Modded only because I've been a member longer and I have more posts then you. Does that sound fair? Is what GR did to Giant Bomb and The Wiire so much different then that? Not really.
But since you said something about his review, I'll make a comment on it. After reading his review of Brawl I agree with what he said (not the score, what "he said"). Some points he made was just stupid (about Brawl's online, and offline people and that sort of junk), but over all I agreed with most of the review and think what he said counted as a 5/5 not a 4/5 (I mean with the little bad he had to say about it). And I don't have a prob with 4/5 just by themselves... But here's the thing. On GameRankings 4/5 are counted as 80%, in other words an 8.0. Is 8.0 a bad score?... When standing up to ones like GameSpot that gives a 9.5, or IGN that gives a 9.5, 1UP 9.5, Nintendo Power 10/10, X-Play 5/5, GameTrailers 9.4, GameSpy 9.0 and so on and so on... Is the 80% from Giant Bomb a bad score? Yes it is. And it wouldn't be so bad if GameRankings didn't count his site like they should.
Thanks. But sadly I find myself kind of bored lately (even if I need to beat tons of games, and get tons other things done).
Well, I guess you'd say it's a hit or miss. It's not your normal run of the mil RPG. I personally love the game, and if I didn't have to beat MGS2 before getting the PS3 (in a week) then I'd be playing TWEWY a lot more.
I personally like Pokemon games. And with Diamond/Pearl they really have a lot going for them. If they can make the next Pokemon games (the next gen of Pokemon games) good like D/P then I'll be happy.
It sort of reminds me of the PS2. I love the PS2, it's my fav system... but how many people own more then one PS2? I know I own 2, and the reason behind that is because my first one broke. And really the 360 is no different... and if the 360 only costed $130-150 like the PS2 then I'd just go out and get another one. I do love XBL, and I do love the 360... but it is so sad that they still have this prob.
And that's what I did with GameRankings. I mean the good and the bad counter each other out and you can kind of tell if the game is good or not. But if they're going to be bias and say "Well, you didn't meet this this and this but you're still going to have your reviews counted" and then don't do the same to others then that isn't right.
wolf360rev: I know of a good many people who beat me. XD
But at least I'm glad that I'm done.
TheRHYMENOCEROS: I don't know... A G/S remake would be good, but I don't see it happening. They did it with Red/Green because they were the first Pokemon games and all of that. G/S did have a lot of great stuff in it, but I just don't see a remake happening.
Yoruichi-sama: Soon... I hope. I know, I've been really really slacking off. I might pop on every now and then but there's no way I can stay steady until sometime after the PS3 comes in, sometime after I get the 360 back, and lots of other things. Staying active in a union is hard for me.
Cam: Hey, lets get it straight. I do know how to drive... it's just I don't have my license... You're starting to hurt me now bud. XD
And yea, college party would be awesome. Who knows what "might happen" at one of them. I'll be sure to swing by and pick you up on my way to one. XD
Battlefield Bad Company comes out the 23rd of June... so I better get it back before then. I really want that game, and I got a few friends online that's going to be getting it as well. So, I need it back so I can play and get good... or I'll lose my "OMG Andy is soooo good at CoD4" title for "OMG Andy is soooo bad at BF:BC". XD
And I agree that very very very little will be changed in the new game. But I still got to get it none the less. XD
SciFiCat: I didn't complain about Jeff's site (well, maybe just a line or two for his review of Brawl). I was complaining about GameRanking's system. And how they let Jeff Gertsmann's site on even if it doesn't meet their standards. The Wiire gets a no go on it's review, and yet Giant Bomb gets their score counted just because he's the great Jeff Gertsmann. And in a way that's no different then let say... You get Modded over something here on GS, and I do the very same thing but I don't get Modded only because I've been a member longer and I have more posts then you. Does that sound fair? Is what GR did to Giant Bomb and The Wiire so much different then that? Not really.
But since you said something about his review, I'll make a comment on it. After reading his review of Brawl I agree with what he said (not the score, what "he said"). Some points he made was just stupid (about Brawl's online, and offline people and that sort of junk), but over all I agreed with most of the review and think what he said counted as a 5/5 not a 4/5 (I mean with the little bad he had to say about it). And I don't have a prob with 4/5 just by themselves... But here's the thing. On GameRankings 4/5 are counted as 80%, in other words an 8.0. Is 8.0 a bad score?... When standing up to ones like GameSpot that gives a 9.5, or IGN that gives a 9.5, 1UP 9.5, Nintendo Power 10/10, X-Play 5/5, GameTrailers 9.4, GameSpy 9.0 and so on and so on... Is the 80% from Giant Bomb a bad score? Yes it is. And it wouldn't be so bad if GameRankings didn't count his site like they should.
Posted Jun 5, 2008 12:12 pm PT
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Anyway, nice laptop, the amount you paid to get it fixed was about how much mine cost...XD
Next up, congrats from Graduating from HS, I still can't wait for that day...sadly I still have 2 more years to go...
Is TWEWY that good, that's all I've heard about it, so I guess I might be picking it up after I finish with Bleach
We all knew that a new Pokemon game was gonna come out, lets all face it, now the games have become about fanservice, the first few were fun, but now there are too many Pokemon...
That is why I hate MS, they claim that they are the best, but no mater who you ask, they all say that their products suck, MS's ego is wayy to big and the only reason why they sold 11mil 360s was because everyone had to buy it more than once...
Now finally the game rankings, that is why we cannot trust review sites, each and every one is biased in some way, the best way to see if it's good or not is to ask friends and to take a general poll, or look at the player reviews on here (as in GS)