Ive been cruising the forums and the rest of the web for the past couple hours. Its seriously sad to see all this Jeff bashing. The guy stood up to the hype and gave a certified gamespot review of the game. That means that the rest of gamespot, including Greg, approved the review. Get over it fanboys, the game got hyped to epic porportions.
I find it one thing to see kids on forums acting tough and hating on an editor, but from another journalist altogether its just downright pathetic. Matt, the head hauncho over at IGN is shedding the last bit of dignity he had as a game journalist. Calling for Jeff to be fired and a boycott of gamespot is not only unprofessional, but childish as well. Good job Matt, you just bashed on someone else in order to validate your own review
Seriously though, this is why I keep coming back to gamespot if I need a trustworthy opinion on which to base the decision to buy a game or not. GS has the journalistic integrety to stand up to hype and analyze a game for what it really is.
And really, thats all were talking about here. Video games. So quit the hating, and try and see the big picture for once.

Btw, the last time I checked, an 8.8 means a game is Great, and refers to great games that are excellent in almost every way. Are you going to let the fact that it scored .2 lower than a superb decide whether you'll want to play the game or not?

Thx for reading,
O_K

Thats right, having just beat Gears of War the day before on casual, I decided it was time to rack up those addicting achievement points and go through the game on Hardcore. That was the plan, but after player 1 or 2 chapters of Act 3 on Hardcore with gamespots very own Phazer, we found that we were up for more of a challenge...and even more points.
So we decided to get started on insane. We ended up plowing through the first two acts in the game, but had to stop there because it was like 2am where i live. Anyway, heres the random notes from the sesssion:
-Insane isnt too bad, except for a few tricky spots. For w/e reason it took us like four or five tries to get the beserker to the outside in the end of Act 1. Does that thing run fast or what?
-You run out of ammo...alot. I didnt use the pistol at all during my solo run through the game, but it was vital in smacking down those wretches on insane.
-Phazer's tactic of choice: the Hammer of Dawn. It might be the most random situation and he'll pull that thing out and start shootin laser beams at unsespecting Locust
-O_K's tactic of choice: Blindfiring I tended to die a bit more in the first few chapters, so I started making blindfiring my primary way of shooting, which only increased my uselessness

Co-op is a good deal more fun than playing solo, so check it out if you havent already. Hopefully we can get the last three acts done sometime to see how the difficulty ramps up towards the end of the game.

In non Gears news, I'm still lvl 20
TomKat is getting married. But does anyone really care anymore?

I guess thats all, thx for reading



O_K

360 overheating? Not a problem. Ring of Death? Not happening. Disc Tray errors? Nope. Y button not working, like not working at all out of the box. Yup, thats a problem.
Yeah, I picked up my 360. Boy was I happy just looking at the box as I preceded to the checkout. Then the cash register ringed up the total. With the 2 year warranty, plus two games and the play and charge kit, it cost me more than that premium PS3 and then some. Which I guess was to be expected, but damn this thing better be worth it!
But yeah, back to that darn Y button. Why do you tease me like this Microsoft? I just wanted to play some Oblivion, but nooo, I cant hotswitch between my different weapons and spells, therefore making me go into the menu every time I want to do something different. Seriously, of all the problems to have, I get a broken button. I checked all over the internet for ppl with similar issues, but couldnt find anyone with a broken button out of the box. I guess I'll just have to go back to the store and ask for a replacement tommorow. Untill then, I'll be playing Ridge Racer 6, minus the ability to unleash a double or triple nitrous
Anyway, back to my initial impressions. First the graphics. Damn do they look good! Oblivion was stunning, and Ridge Racer 6 was looking good too. Ive yet to put in Ghost Recon, which came with the console, but I'm sure it will be impressive as well.
Next, the noise. Well its a little noisier than I thought. You can really hear those fans chuggin away inside, but its not a big issue, since I hooked up my ipod and pumped out Micheal Jacksons Billy Jean while drifting around hairpin turns
Would it be a cliche to mention how big the power brick is? I know it would be, but damn is that thing big!
A couple other things to mention but I'll save them for next time. Gears was supposed to be released yesterday, but the store told me they wernt getting their shipment until Thursday. I guess I'll pick it up when I take back my controller.

This entrys already gone far past what I expected in terms of length, but final thoughts are here!

• -The store where I got the 360 said they were getting 50 units of both the PS3 and Wii, which I thought was pretty high, but thats cool.
• -Ive been stuck at level 20 for like...ever.
  
• -It seems Gamespot enjoys taking away my emblems by the month. I once had a second row, but now theres only 1! Seriously i need more emblems..
• -Whoever is still reading gets pudding! Its only vannila though..
• -Gamespot Gearathon on Tuesday? Just some multiplayer fun if anyone wants.
  

I guess thats it. Everyone please curse my Y button in unison.

Thx for reading!
O_K

Almost forgot. K-fed and Britney are over! Does that mean we'll be spared from his new CD? Unfortunatly I think not..