CK's Monthly Highlights: Honor Among Thieves You Say

Games played, cravings and everything in between; in this monthly blog, I will shed some light into the games that I'll be purchasing from now till the end of the year. Be prepared though for its a long list, but as its filled to the brim with awesome-must-have-games, you'll be in for a treat. However, with the flood of quality games amongst us, I'll need to save every penny that I earn, even if it means not eating at all! Just kidding

September didn't have any notable game releases that were to my interest, which is why I didn't acquire any new titles.

Must Have Games

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

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"Ah crap, this gun isn't loaded!"

With its release drawing closer than ever, and with many sites giving it positive reviews, Uncharted 2 sure is shaping up to an epic sequel and quite possible a contender for GOTY. Just one look at the impressive trailer and its easy to see why so many are anticipating its release. And I am one of them

Here's what has changed:

Uncharted 2 will be using Naughty Dog Game Engine 2.0, a revamped and optimized version of the original engine that has allowed the game to have real-time moving environments, more realistic textures, and animations. Game demos have shown Nathan escape from an armed helicopter while inside a collapsing building and on top a moving train. The setting of Kathmandu in the game has been praised as "photo-realistic".

Naughty Dog will be utilizing all 25GB of space on the Blu-Ray disc format. More content = Major value!

It will push the Cell processor to its limit and deliver graphics that will undoubtedly set the benchmark for other console games to follow.

Anyone else getting the game when it launches?

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Borderlands

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Drawing inspiration from the Mad Max film series and the famous role-playing game Diablo, Borderlands visual cues will be similar to those aforementioned titles.

One look at the game and you may assume that its an FPS game but you would be only half right as its gameplay is a mesh of RPG elements infused in a first person shooter. Borderlands is set in Pandora, a harsh desert planet that serves as the games environment and it might just be the surprise hit of the year. Here's what to expect from the game:

160 quest of varying length and complexity, 30 of these beig part of the main story and the rest of them as side quests.

Each quest rewards the player, with new weapons or maybe revealing a new piece of the story.

Choose from four playable characters, who each have their own unique abilities and skill trees.

Deceased enemies will drop some equipment, which will be available for you to pick up.

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

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Quite possibly the biggest and most hotly anticipated game of the year, Modern Warfare 2 is looking primed and ready to knock the competition aside. Not convinced, just look at the games that have been delayed to make way for this shooter:

Singularity

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Bayonetta

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Roman_Irishman's Caption:

"You guys got nothin on these heels."

Heavy Rain

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Red Dead Redemption 2

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... and many others that have been pushed back to avoid the Call of Duty effect. Your thoughts?

With customizable killstreaks, the ability to call upon an AC-130 when you have reached 11 kills in a row, riot shields; Modern Warfare 2 has built upon the successful formula of old and also added new features to keep you playing long after the campaign mode has been beaten.

Also introduced in the game is deathstreaks, a system that rewards players who have died three times in a row or more with added perks such as Copycat; which enables players to use their killer's loadout and Painkiller, which grants an increase health bonus for a short moment of time. Newcomers will greatly benefit from this as it may offer them some much needed respite from the deadlier and more skillful gamers who shoot with such precision that put many to shame!

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Batman The Dark Knight

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Hazelnutman's Caption:

"You know, poking someone in the back with your finger is very rude."

After countless amounts of watching this movie again and again, its charming and intriguing tale hasn't failed to grip me - the fact that each character was played out with such originality is one of the many reasons. It was also Heath Ledger's final role in a movie and his stellar portrayal of the Joker will forever be remembered. To those that hasn't seen the movie yet, where have you been?

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What I ate

Warning: Hot pics many induce uncontrollable hunger!

tiramisu

Tiramisu Cake

grilled salmon

Grilled Salmon

caeser salad

Caesar Salad

lamb cutlet

Lamb Cutlet

ice blended mocha

Ice Blended Mocha

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Guys, I need your help with captioning the images that appear in this blog. Feel free to caption them with your comments and state the game title along with your caption and I'll include the best, funniest one in this blog. That's it for now, thanks for reading and have a great week.