Level 36

Yep, I finally made it to this level, congratulate me guys and gals.

A RRODless 360 for a year

Yep, it finally has happened: My 360 has lasted one year without the RROD. My previous 2 360s got RROD months before reaching a year, but I found a way to take care of this one, it is a newer model after all, a Falcon to be exact. I overcame the usual assumptions of 360s breaking a lot, which is kind of blown out of proportion. Now excuse while I continue to play with it...

And now for some Wii news!

No Wii HD?

According to a article, Reggie says there won't be a Wii HD, despite all those rumors. While I'm glad those rumors can rest, I still wish to see Zelda and Zero Suit Samus in HD, oh well, I can always dream. Maybe next gen?

Create games for the Wii

If you had seen my sig on the forum, you know it says something about creating games for the Wii. Maybe not commerical games, but using a program called Wii Game Studio would allow you to create 2D games for the Wii. It's pretty much Game Maker with a different look and I've been using Game Maker for a while so I should be used to it as it's easy to use.

If you want to create 3D Wii games however, you have to use Unity 3D, but that's for commerical use though. This is some cool stuff eh, who said the Wii is useless after all?

New Super Mario Bros. Wii and COD 4 Modern Warfare: Reflex

The more videos I see of NSMB Wii, the more I want it, with 4 player co-op, the Koopa Kids making a return and being in 3D for the 1st time and the videos do make the game look fun despite it's graphics. I enjoyed the DS one despite the difficulty and I would most likely love this game. As for COD 4 Modern Warfare Reflex, I'm not getting it, while the game got better graphically as the youtube videos proved it, the graphics are still flawed and I have COD4 on PC anyways. Great for Wii owners who didn't play the HD versions though.

Now to end the Wii talk and speak of the PC version of MW2...

PC version of MW2 gets numerous complaints

If you think the $60 price tag is bad enough for a PC game, you haven't seen the features taken out of it, I'll start with this chart:

And to top it off, someone makes fun of it with this pic:

Yeah, while funny and cruel, it's sadly true. It will still sell millions, but would PC gamers like it? Stay tuned next week to find out. This game has been leaked on 360 BTW.

IW to stop making COD games?

Yep, you heard it hear folks, another article I found said IW would stop making those games when it stops being fun to make. Er, ok, that's going to be hard to do seeing what direction they're taking, but hopefully so since I want to see some new IPs from them, they have the talent after all.

Valve attacks PSN community, Pitchford responds to them

Yeah, I can't believe it either, here's what Valve said:

"Right now for Left 4 Dead 2 we're looking at PC and 360 because the community aspects really fit the game - it's all about playing with your friends,"

"But that's the short term. What we're looking at for the long term... if it works out, it works out. Right now don't not buy it on the 360 because you think it's coming out on the PS3 - it's not going to. Right? It's coming out on the PC and 360. It's going to be exclusive for that."

"In hooking up with your friends and the community aspects, I think the Xbox 360 is head and shoulders above the PS3. The 360 and PC are on par, right?"

Ouch, harsh words, and Pitchford's response:

"[Valve VP of marketing] Doug Lombardi had to take a swipe at the PS3 again, and I thought it was foolish,"

"I read it the same way I read fanboys,"

"Like there's a guy who brought the Sony platform and he's a Sony guy, so he decides he's going to spend a certain percentage of his time bashing Microsoft. And there's a guy on Microsoft doing the same thing. Those guys are childish and narrow minded; It's the same kind of thing."

Yeah, I should stay out of this one.

Now to end this blog with a few things

Mass Effect is $10 on Steam, I should buy it to see how different it is from the 360 version.

My next blog will talk about the girls on Gamespot, mainly the ones I'm friends with, and what I think about them. Why am I doing it? Well, according to this site(and many game sites in general), hardly any girls come here and I'll prove them wrong. They're just like us males and should be treated equally.

And to end with a sig with Aika from the game Skies of Arcadia

Happy Halloween

So, what are you going to do on this day? Well, personally I'm going to eat a lot of candy, watch some horror movies and play Left 4 Dead, though I may end up playing another horror game as well. If i do plan on dressing up, hopefully it'll be good. Hope you guys do something fun today.

Top 10 Best and Worst Horror Movies

Last year I made a list of good and bad horror movies. And what better way than too list them again here for many who missed it, you may agree/disagree with me, oh well, it's my opinion anyways.

Top 10 Worst

10. The Blair Witch Project

9. Alien v.s Predator

8. Hostel Part II

7. Black Christmas Remake

6. The Butcher

5. BloodRayne

4. Alone in the Dark

3. House of the Dead

2. BloodRayne 2

1. Zombie Nation

You can read my mini reviews about them here.

Top 10 Best

10. Cloverfield

9. The Fly Remake

8. Friday the 13th

7. The Shining

6. The Descent

5. A Nightmare on Elm Street, can't wait for the remake, woot!

4. The Thing

3. Evil Dead

2. Aliens

1. Alien

You can read my mini reviews here.

So that's it for that, I need to watch more horror movies.

Both L4D2 and MW2 are banned in Australia

Come on now, they can't be serious. While Left 4 Dead 2 is gory and all, they can't tone it down? Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 gets banned because of a certain moment in the game that has something to do with deaths of innocent civilians. Really? 2 of the biggest games in 2009? Wow man. I don't have much to say.

Do I like Borderlands?

Yes, I do like this game, after renting it on PS3, I decided to buy it on PC and is enjoying it so far. There are some problems like flaky enemy a.i., some repetition in the quests, nearly nonexistent story and a terrible ending, but the game makes up for it with 4 unique playable characters that can be upgraded to your liking, tons of guns to find and use, some interesting quests, great art direction and 4 player co-op along with over 20 hours of play time thanks to 160 quests to complete. I would say give it a shot but this game is certainly not for everyone. Still a great game though. Even better, the 360 and PS3 versions have been patched!

Star Fox

This series hasn't had a game in a while, and why is that? Sales, as Shigeru Miyamoto himself talks about it in this quote:

"I tend to forget those games [laughs]. I'm a big fan of the 'Star Fox' games. Every time we make a 'Star Fox' game I'm hoping people will enjoy it as much as I do. Of course the goal every time is to try and make it more and more fun but, at least in Japan, the people that purchase the 'Star Fox' games has decreased over the years. But we still try to make them more fun and hopefully people will see the appeal in those games."

I have an idea: Make one like Star Fox 64. Man, I love that game, I had memories of playing it and the multiplayer with friends. So yeah, get on take game.

Ratchet and Clank: A Crack in Time demo

The game is out and I played the demo to it. The graphics were noticeably improved while still maintaining 60FPS, amazing. You played as Clank and it plays similar to Tools of Destruction in controls and gameplay, though there are sections that add some uniqueness to the franchise:

You'll be in certain rooms that will have you cloning yourself to solve puzzles. You'll clone another one of yourself or 2 that can be recorded and even rewinded as well and they get tricker as you go along. Explaining it would be kind of tough to do, but it really does add something new and cool. You are actually required to think, in a Ratchet and Clank game, no way. Overall I enjoyed it and hope to add this one to my collection one day.

So I hope you enjoy this holiday, I am most likely.

Borderlands

Yeah, I decided to rent the PS3 version since the PC version comes out next week. The game will be due back on Sunday and has great reviews with a 85 at metacritic, I'm about to start it and going by the new sig I made, you should know who I'm playing as(it's in red but you can change the name of the character in the game). I'll leave impressions on my next blog.

Killzone 3

A while back, there was a rumor about Killzone 3 in development, though most of you didn't know that. Now there's another rumor about it, and in a Official Playstation Magazine, it is said that this game is not only in development but could come out in 2010!!! It's not confirmed, but not denied either. My thoughts?

Resistance 3 still sounds more realistic to come out that year than Killzone 3. If it does come out, it'll probably be late. If it does make it, then the PS3's line up just got better.

Uncharted 2 Mini Review

After taking me 9 hours to beat this game on Normal, which already outdid the 1st one since that game was only 7 hours, this is one of the games that should be played if you have a PS3. You might call me crazy after saying this, but I enjoyed it more than Metal Gear Solid 4. Like I said before, it fixes every problem of the 1st game while adding new things to make better than it should be.

Gameplay: It's a half third person shooter/half platformer with stealth elements here and there. The well designed levels and variety will keep the game going fresh even when it's about to feel repetitive. The enemy a.i. is very good at flanking you, using cover and even blindfiring. There are a few bosses in the game and each have to be taken down differently thanks to how well the levels are designed. Controls are solid, improved and new ones are added to make them even better. Add with solid pacing and you can't find much fault with it.

Graphics: Games like Uncharted, Metal Gear Solid 4 and Killzone 2 showed how awesome PS3 exclusives can look, but this game takes the crown over them. The amount of detail is staggering on characters and environments and there are times I just couldn't believe how amazing it looks. From lush forests to snowy mountains, along with the amount of things on screen, you will be left stunned as it's one of the better looking PS3 exclusives. And best of all, no framerate drops!

Sound: While some of the music is from the original, there's new music to be found here that not only sound great but perfectly fits each situation well. The voice acting is outstanding and seems the voice actors put effort into the characters as you can even feel their emotions. As for sound effects, it's good but some weapons like the AK-47 could have sounded a little better. Still minor though.

Replay Value: You won't stop playing this game anytime soon as there are 5 difficulties(1 to unlock) to choose and there's treasure you can find throughout the campaign to get trophies. There's a ton to unlock in the campaign alone, from multiplayer characters to bonuses like gameplay tweaks and more, it'll be a while. Not to mention the multiplayer it has with 10 players in most modes and 3 player co-op in co-op modes. There are a total of 10 modes to choose from and they are pretty good, though I love some like Gold Rush and Survival. It even has a perk system similar to Call of Duty 4 called boosters which upgrades your character to have more ammo, move faster while aiming, etc., and you have to level up by doing these modes while earning money to unlock them. It can be addictive and keep you busy for days and is not tacked on like some predicted since it doesn't hurt the campaign at all, unlike some games this gen.

Overall: I really enjoyed this game a lot actually. There are some games that barely improve on previous games in this day and age, but unlike certain games, instead of being a rehash with a few new things, this game improves upon the 1st in many ways and add new things to give it a different feel. The complaints are so few and minor that to me it really doesn't affect the game at all. If you own a PS3 and like platformer shooters with some stealth, this is a must buy.

I'm finally giving a PS3 exclusive a 10/10, this one BTW, and no, I didn't give Metal Gear Solid 4 a 10 either. These are my final thoughts on the game, I'm glad you read it, now buy this game.

Top 10 PC Horror games

Halloween is around the corner and what better way to celebrate it then having 10 PC horror games that will scare you. Lets get scared shall we!

10. Dead Space

9. Alone in the Dark

8. Clive's Barker's Undying

7. Silent Hill 2

6. Alien v.s. Predator 2

5. Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth

4. Condemned: Criminal Origins

3. System Shock 2

2. Penumbra: Black Plague

1. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl

I played Alien v.s. Predator 2 on that list, it's right.

Top 10 Strangest Video Game Bosses

Yeah, I decide to just link it, you can find it here. Pretty strange, eh?