Hello boys and girls. it's your buddy Denis here again with another boring and strung-out blog for your reading pleasure.
I just got done with playing 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand. And when I say "done", I mean "done". I got every achievement in the game (including the secret one) and all 1000 points. I hadn't gotten all achievements in a game since Pac-Man CE way back in 2008, and hadn't done so for a retail game since... Fight Night Round 3! Nonetheless, it's an awesome feeling when you see that 1000G shining on the screen. I had a partner in crime throughout most of my endeavor, Mr. Darren Moore. I would like to personally thank him for helping me get that 1000G. This doesn't mean I'll become an achievement junkie however. I really do not have that kind of patience!
As for other games I've been playing, there's not much to report here. I've entered the Star Trek Online beta. This is my very first MMO experience (shocking, I know) and I'm digging it so far. I haven't played a whole lot of it, because the servers and lag have been really bad when I played, but I have done a couple of quests. My username on there is NeoJedi and the name of my ship is the USS Motherless Goat (free beer to anyone who guesses where that's from). I'm playing as a male Vulcan named Tarok. I highly doubt I'll get the retail game though.
I've completely stopped playing Borderlands. I actually think that I overdosed on it and cannot, for the life of me, go back and play it anymore. That doesn't mean that I hate the game. I have no idea if and when I'll get back into it, with Mass Effect 2 and BioShock 2 coming in the next couple of weeks, amongst other titles.
On a more personal note, things weren't going so well since the beginning of the year. Lots of issues came up recently that had me losing sleep. However, I'm happy to report that things seem to be back to normal, for the most part anyway. I got a promotion at work, which basically consists of me having a more hands-on contact with the clients we support via emails. I won't go into the full job description so not to bore you to death, but I'm very happy about this.
Anyway, I've wasted enough of your time. Talk to you guys soon!
Let's start this blog off the right way. Happy New Year to everybody out there. Hope you get everything you desire, and more.
All right, with that out of the way, let's talk games. On "that site that I write for", we did our Best & Worst of 2009 awards thingy. If you guys are interested, go check it out and tell me what you think. If I had to round out my top 3 games of the year, they would be MLB 09 in third, Batman: Arkham Asylum in second and Assassin's Creed II in first. So I guess that means Assassin's Creed II is my Game of the Year, eh? Deservedly so. Such a wonderful game and a huge step up from its predecessor. Don't get me wrong however, Batman and MLB 09 are both incredible games in their own right, and both are games that I never expected to like, but there can only be one. As for 2010, well the list is quite long of titles I am looking forward to. However, I modeled my GameSpot user page with my top 3 most anticipated of the new year. Can you guess what they are? (Yeah, I know, it's easy.)
Lately, I've been playing Borderlands. I got it right before New Year's and have been enjoying it ever since. Although the story and ambiance can't compare to Fallout 3, which is my favorite RPG of all time, it is quite good at what it does. The shooting mechanic is quite satisfying, as there are literally a bazillion types of guns to choose from, with different statistics and colors. I am currently a level 26 soldier, for those interested in knowing that fact. Also, on Monday, I should receive 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand in the mail (hooray for snail mail during the Holidays!). I decided to get that one after GameSpot named it their Most Surprisingly Good Game of 2009, and also because some of my buddies got it and said it was quite good. We'll see. I completely stopped playing Red Faction: Guerrilla's single player a while back, since I found it to be annoyingly repetitive and bland. Played a chunk of the multiplayer and found it quite fun though.
I guess that's it for now. I'll see you guys when I see you. Take care.
Don't you just love it when somebody says that they'll do something and they end up not delivering the goods? I know I do. In my last blog, I told you guys I'd do a video blog and, well, I didn't deliver. I'm sorry about that. Things have been hectic around the office and at home, with the Holidays just around the corner, that I haven't had the time nor the desire to do a DBoy's Den. However, I have some vacation time coming my way over the Holidays, and I'll do my best to make one.
Moving on to video games now. Just yesterday, I completed Assassin's Creed II. It took me a while to get through it, but it wasn't because I had a hard time with the game. I just took my time and did a lot of stuff on the side, like assassination missions and so on. I really enjoyed the game a whole lot. Everything within Assassin's Creed II is a huge improvement over the first game. The combat flows evenly and elegantly, as does the parkour, and the story and characters are a huge step up from the previous game. As for the ending, it's a lot let disappointing than in the first game. However, I found myself wondering where Ubisoft are going with the series after witnessing this somewhat eye-widening ending. Regardless, Assassin's Creed II is a fantastic game which you should check out, even if you didn't like the first game. It's a very strong contender for my Game of the Year, that's for sure.
The next games I'll be playing might surprise some of you. Actually, these are two games I've downloaded off of Xbox Live. One of them is a classic. The other one came out at the beginning of 2009 and is part of the Games on Demand. I purchased Indigo Prophecy and Red Faction: Guerrilla. Why those two games? I decided to get Indigo Prophecy after watching Giant Bomb's quick look on the game. Actually, I wanted to get that game a long time ago, but never got around to doing so. Also, with Heavy Rain coming in 2010 from the same developers (Quantic Dream), I thought now would be as good a time as any to check it out. As for Red Faction, I saw it on the Games on Demand service and decided to download it. Never got around to playing it in January, and I'd seen that a couple of people had been playing it lately, including GameSpot's own Kevin Van Ord. Should be quite fun destroying everything.
If you guys want to know what my Game of the Year will be, amongst other things, you're going to have to head on over to "that other website I write for" to get the lowdown. We're doing a Best of 2009 special over there, and I hope you guys will come on over and check it out. Also, I've asked for Borderlands for Christmas (hell, I didn't know what to ask for this year), so I might be playing that on Christmas day and afterwards. Add to that the video blog and I'll be a busy bee during the Holidays. Nonetheless, I hope to see you online during that time so we can get some gaming on together.
Have a safe and happy Holiday. See you guys soon.
