The Wizenhymer Blog -- Gaming Stuff

Binding of Isaac Review

2012-03-07T00:24:00.000-08:00

Binding of Isaac, created by Edmund McMillen (Gish, Super Meat Boy), is best described as a roguelike version of Legend of Zelda (NES). The game is (very) loosely based around the Bible story, Binding of Isaac (hence the name). In short you start off as a kid and your mother tries to kill you as a sacrifice to God. So you flee into the basement where your adventure begins.

As expected from an Edmund McMillen game, the art style has a great cartoonish feel. The soundtrack is also worth the download. The game consists of randomly generated dungeons, which at the end of each you fight a boss. There are tons of items and power-ups to find, along with a vast variety of enemies to be slain. The game is very challenging and will take you numerous attempts to complete. On top of that there is permadeath. So one slip-up and your back to the beginning. The further down in the basement you go, the harder it gets. Plus, since the dungeons are random every time, you're always in for a surprise. This game is hard to say the least. But very very fun and addicting.

A very fun game worth the low price tag. My opinionated score based off my experience with the game: 8.5/10

Games to complete in March

2012-03-06T22:14:00.001-08:00

Cargo! - The Quest for Gravity (Steam)
Caster (Steam)
Amnesia: Dark Descent (Steam)
Pokemon Crystal (GB)
3D Dot Game Heroes (PS3)
Metroid Prime (GC)
World of Warcraft (PC)
D&D Online (PC)

Books to read (March):
The Invisible Man by HG Wells
A Happy Death by Albert Camus
The Stranger by Albert Camus
Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke

(April):
The Time Machine by HG Wells
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

Bastion Review

2012-02-18T00:53:00.000-08:00

Ever since I played the XBL Bastion Demo, I knew I would love it. Unfortunately it took 8 months to actually buy it, and I ended up buying it on Steam. So, this review will be for the PC version although the other versions are almost the same, the PC version being more favorable though.

Right from the start of the game you will be amazed by the visuals. The beautiful colors and details forming under your feet as you walk is simply stunning. The soundtrack is just as good; Bastion is one of the few games I actually downloaded the soundtrack after playing. So it looks good; it sounds good; but does it smell good? Err, I mean does it play good? Well the answer is yeah, it plays pretty well. The gameplay isn't necessarily revolutionary but it's pretty good. Once you get used to the mechanics of moving, shooting and what-not it'll feel just fine. There are plenty of weapons and abilities to unlock and upgrade, and some challenges to complete as well.

Not only the story but the storytelling is my favorite thing about Bastion. The story, while to too elaborate or original, is still a very good story by video-game standards and will keep you interested. The storytelling however is just superb and very innovative. Throughout the whole game there is a narrator telling the story as you play it, making the game feel like a visual novel a lot of the time. It should also be said that the voice acting is also great.

Besides that, there is good enemy variety the whole way through. The game is fairly linear, but there are hidden secrets, numerous weapon loadouts, a few choices to be made, etc.. It plays out like an RPG where you level up and get stronger as you play. You'll unlock tons of new things.

The game took me about 6 and a half hours to complete on normal, but I plan to do a New Game+ soon. This game earned a 9.5/10

Shank Review

2012-02-02T20:59:00.000-08:00

Shank, a downloadable XBLA/PSN game about some guy who's wife is murdered and then he goes and gets his revenge. The story reminds me a lot of Kill Bill, or any other one of the thousands of revenge movies out there. But the story is still good, and it is very well delivered. The story isn't too complex or mind-bending or anything, but it's a fun ride, just like Action movies. The cutscenes are what makes it especially interesting, it feels almost as if you're watching an animated movie. Also, excellent voice-acting should be noted.

The plot isn't very innovative and neither is the gameplay. But that's okay because that's not the point of this game. The gameplay, which is comparable to Metal Slug, is still very good. You have numerous heavy and light melee weapons, numerous guns, grenades, and a pounce move, all of which will help you kill bad guy after bad guy. The single-player took only 3 hours to complete, which is good because I'm sure if it was longer it would have began to get boring and repetitious. Since the game is short (I actually beat it in one sitting) it never feels boring or stale. The boss fights, cutscenes, and new weapons keep it fresh. Plus the games beautiful graphical style is always a joy to look at.

The game also has a local co-op mode which I have yet to play. I'm pretty sure it serves as a prequel to the main story. I will update this as soon as I play the co-op.

My score for Shank: 8/10

Arcade Machines

2012-01-07T17:09:00.000-08:00

I'm confident in saying that about half of my best gaming experiences were had in an Arcade room of some sorts. Unfortunately, arcades are slowly dwindling away and now the majority of places that do have arcades are big name place like Dave & Busters, Chucky Cheeses and what not. Here are some arcade machines that have provided me with fond memories.

Mario Kart Arcade GP 1 & 2

This game is some what newer (1st one released in 2005 NA) and it's somewhat harder to find in America, but I'll never forget the day that I stumbled upon an arcade room that had 6 Mario Kart machines lined up. Mario Kart 64 is one of my favorite games of all time, and I think that MKAGP is actually better. It's basically Mario Kart 64, but it has added 3 more awesome characters (Pac-man, Ms Pac-Man, Blinky), it added some cool tracks, including some Pac-Man themed ones. It added tons of new items and I think even a new game mode. The sequel, Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 (2008 NA), had less characters although it added that guy from Tamagotchi. It had some new tracks and it allowed you to customize your kart. Both 1 & 2 had Mario Cards, a magnetic card that you can print out from the arcade machine that serves as a save file you can insert again that keeps track of your stats, name, rank, VS wins, and what not. The stats were also displayed on the card itself. In the 2nd one there were Mario Coins you could collect and earn to buy more designs for your card. There is also a built in camera that takes a picture of you and customizes it as use for your avatar. I know, this is better than the Wii. Only problem was is how expensive it was to play, and since it is very addicting, you'd waste all your tokens on this one machine.

Area 51

A very popular light gun arcade machine that I see everywhere I go. I usually see the 2-player version but I'm pretty sure I saw a 3 or even 4-player version. Either way this game is what I would play when I was running low on quarters, because it was much cheaper than Time Crisis or even House of the Dead. There's nothing really great about this game, it's fairly generic as far as I'm concerned. I'm not sure how long it is because I never beat it (because I never had enough quarters). One think I will never forget though is the voice that says "Reload" every time you need to shoot off screen to reload. Every time I'm reloading in a different game I hear that voice in my head.

Time Crisis

Time Crisis follows closely behind House of the Dead as my favorite light gun arcade shooter. I spent most of my time with Crisis Zone and Time Crisis 3. From what I remember Time Crisis was always the most expensive out of all the other light gun games, so playing it was a privilege. Crisis Zone was cool because it had a sub machine gun instead of the pistols. Now this was cool but because of this it lost the 2-player from that all the other pistol Time Crisis games had. It was still awesome anyway because the plastic machine gun model was cool to just hold and pretend to shoot other people in the arcade room instead of actually playing the game (it was too expensive anyway!). Time Crisis 3 brought back the 2-player pistols, which I guess overall was a good thing. I actually loved Time Crisis 3 so much I went out and bought the PS2 version with the light gun accessory.

The House of the Dead

The last light gun shooter on this list. Probably one of my first experiences with horror in a video game. It was on-rails like all other light gun games. I spent most of my time playing The House of the Dead 2 and I actually managed to beat it with a friend. The first thing you'll notice about THotD2 is the plastic gun models. They're pistols but are very well made and actually felt heavy in your hand, favoring more of a revolver style than an automatic. I can't quite remember the THotD3 guns but I know you can find THotD4 machines that have 2-player Uzis (awesome). THotD2 had a lot of different machines, from really big fancy ones to small generic looking ones. I would usually find the small ones. The cabinet art is also very engaging and off the top I can't think of any cabinet art better than THotD. The game was fun, bosses and enemies were cool, even the story was cool. I'd always shoot the person when you're supposed to save them though because I'm a hateful bastard.

Mortal Kombat

Most people would probably list Street Fighter as their favorite arcade fighting game. Not me. Though when I was younger MK wasn't my favorite fighting game (we'll get into my favorite soon enough), but I never really liked SF as a kid because the visual style and cabinet art weren't engaging. I still prefer MK though, because it's fucking cooler. Plus what kid didn't want to get to see all that blood and gore! I was never good at MK or any fighting game, and the only person I really ever beat was my younger brother, but it was still fun. Not really sure which Mortal Kombat I played mostly though, probably either 2 or Ultimate.

Marvel Vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes

Fuck yeah. This game was so awesome. Cool ass music, bad-ass cabinet art, amazing characters. It had everything. When I was a kid I loved comic books (still do) so seeing all these comic book characters was just awesome to me. I'll be honest, when I was younger I had absolutely no idea what Capcom was or who the capcom characters were (until I played Street Fighter), so I would ALWAYS play as a Marvel character. God this game was awesome, even the single player. I also had the Playstation version of this game. ANother awesome game was X-Men vs Street Fighter, but I never played that much.

The Simpsons Arcade

I loved all games that had basically the same beat-em-up format (Streets of Rage, X-Men, TMNT), but I had the most fun with The Simpsons. Don't get me wrong, I loved TMNT and X-Men, but The Simpsons was the first one that I actually completed and it holds a special memory because I actually beat it in Las Vegas (long story). Anyway, it was a 4-player game, I beat it with 3 players and only a few tokens. It's awesome and the Simpsons are awesome. Also, they've ported TMNT, Streets of Rage and X-Men to console, where the hell is The Simpsons! Best co-op arcade game I've played.

Other noteworthy mentions:

Crazy Taxi - I was really bad at this game but I loved the music.

Rampage World Tour - I love Godzilla so I love this.

Pac-Man - Of course I had to mention Pac-Man! I actually had the privilege of playing on a sit-down Pac-Man table (very rare) at a pizza place I went to.

Cyber Troopers Virtual-On - Okay I never actually got to play this in an arcade, but it's still awesome.

Galaga, Space Invaders, TMNT, X-Men.

Oh, and in case you're wondering I still haven't built up the courage to actually play Dance Dance Revolution, but I spent a lot of time watching people.

There's so many games I've played in the arcade that i didn't mention and probably so many I can't even remember.

PC Games

2012-01-06T11:30:00.000-08:00

Steam:
18 Wheels of Steel: American Long Haul
A.R.E.S.
Action Half-Life
Adrenaline Gamer
Age of Chivalry
Alien Breed 2: Assault
Alien Shooter
Alien Shooter 2: Reloaded
Alien Shooter: Revisited
Alien vs Predator Classic 2000
Aliens vs. Predator
Alien Swarm
Alliance of Valiant Arms
Alpha Protocol
America's Army 3
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Anomaly Warzone Earth
APB Reloaded
ARMA 2
ARMA: Cold War Assault
Armed and Dangerous
Arx Fatalis
Atom Zombie Smasher
Audiosurf
Bastion
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Battlefield 2
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
BC Kings
BioShock
BIT.TRIP RUNNER
Blood Bowl
Bloodline Champions
Bloody Good Time
Braid
Breath of Death VII
Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood
Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway
Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30
Bunch of Heroes
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Capsized
Cargo! The Quest for Gravity
Caster
Chains
Champions Online
Chatelise
Clive Barker's Jericho
Cloning Clyde
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
Commandos 2: Men of Courage
Commandos 3: Destination Berlin
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty
Company of Heroes
Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
Costume Quest
Counter-Strike
Counter-Strike: Condition Zero
Counter-Strike: Condition Zero Deleted Scenes
Counter-Strike: Source
Counter-Strike: Source Beta
Crazy Taxi
CrimeCraft BleedOut
CrimeCraft GangWars
Cthulhu Saves the World
Dangerous High School Girls in Trouble!
Dark Messiah Might and Magic
Darksiders
Dark Void Zero
Day of Defeat
Day of Defeat: Source
DC Universe Online
Dear Ester
Deathmatch Classic
DeathSpank
Death to Spies
Death to Spies: Moment of Truth
Defense Grid: The Awakening
Delve Deeper
Demigod
Deus Ex
Devil May Cry 4
Dinner Date
Doom Rails
Driver: Parallel Lines
Duke Nukem Forever
Dungeon Defenders
Dungeons of Dredmor
Dwarfs!?
Dystopia
E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy
Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon
Elven Legacy
Elven Legacy: Magic
Elven Legacy: Ranger
Elven Legacy: Siege
EverQuest 2
Evil Genius
F.E.A.R.
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
F.E.A.R.: Extraction Point
F.E.A.R.: Perseus Mandate
Fable
Fable 3
Fallout
Fallout 3 GOTY
Fantasy Wars
Far Cry
Foreign Legion: Buckets of Blood
Forsaken World
Fortress Forever
Freedom Force
Garry's Mod
Ghost Master
Global Agenda
Gothic
Gothic 2
Gothic 3
Grand Theft Auto
GTA 2
GTA: Episodes from Liberty City
GTA: San Andreas
GTA: Vice City
GTA 3
GTA 4
Guild Wars
Guild Wars: Trilogy
Gumboy: Crazy Adventures
Gundemonium Recollection
Half-Life
Half-Life 2
Half-Life 2: Deathmatch
Half-Life 2: Episode One
Half-Life 2: Episode Two
Half-Life 2: Lost Coast
Half-Life: Blue Shift
Half-Life: Opposing Force
Half-Life: Source
Half-Life Deathmatch: Source
Hard Reset
Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders
Heroes of Might and Magic V
HeXen: Beyond Heretic
HeXen: Deathkings of the Dark Citadel
HeXen 2
Hitman: Codename 47
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
Hitman: Blood Money
Homefront
Insecticide Part 1
Insurgency: Modern Infantry Combat
Iron Grip: Marauders
Judge Dredd: Dredd vs Death
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
Killing Floor
Killing Floor: Defence Alliance 2
King's Bounty: Armored Princess
King's Bounty: Crossworlds
King's Bounty: The Legend
Larva Mortus
Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West
Left 4 Dead
Left 4 Dead 2
Loom
Lugaru HD
Machinarium
Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012
Magicka
Majesty 2
Manhunt
Max Payne
Max Payne 2
Medal of Honor: Airborne
Metro 2033
Moonbase Alpha
Mount & Blade
Mount & Blade: Warband
Mount & Blade: With Fire and Sword
Multiwinia
MX vs ATV Reflex
Natural Selection
Need for Speed: Undercover
Nightmare House 2
NightSky
Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals
Nuclear Dawn
Numen: Contest of Heroes
NyxQuest
Obulis
Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath
Orcs Must Die!
Overlord
Overlord: Raising Hell
Overlord 2
Painkiller: Black
Painkiller: Redemption
Painkiller: Resurrection
Painkiller Overdose
Patrician 3
Peggle Extreme
Penguins Arena: Sedna's World
Penumbra: Black Plague
Penumbra: Overture
Penumbra: Requiem
Pirates, Vikings, and Knights 2
Plants vs Zombies
Portal
Portal 2
Pound of Ground
PoxNora
Psychonauts
Puzzle Agent
Puzzle Pirates
Puzzle Quest
Quake
Quake 2
Quake 2: Ground Zero
Quake 2: The Reckoning
Quake III: Team Arena
Quake III Arena
Quake Mission Pack 1
Quake Mission Pack 2
Red Faction
Red Faction 2
Red Faction: Guerrilla
Red Faction: Armageddon
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Revenge of the Titans
Ricochet
RIP
RIP 2: Strike Back
RIP 3: The Last Hero
Rise of Immortals
Rome: Total War
Runaway: A Road Adventure
Runaway: A Twist of Fate
Runaway: The Dream of the Turtle
Rusty Hearts
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
Sacred
Sacred 2
Saints Row 2
Sam & Max Season 1
Sam & Max Season 2
Sam & Max Season 3
Samorost 2
Sanctum
Scratches
Secret of the Magic Crystal
Streets of Rage
Sequence
Serious Sam 3: BFE
Serious Sam: The Random Encounter
Serious Sam Classic: TFE
Serious Sam Classic: TSE
Serious Sam: Double D
Serious Sam HD: TFE
Serious Sam HD: TSE
Singularity
Smashball
Sol Survivor
Space Channel 5
Space Trader: Merchant Marine
Spiral Knights
Star Wars Battlefront 2
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Star Wars Republic Commando
Sven
Swords and Soldiers HD
Syberia
Tales of Monkey Island
Tank Universal
Team Fortress 2
Team Fortress 2 Beta
Team Fortress Classic
Terraria
The Binding of Isaac
The Cat and the Coup
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
The Graveyard
The Longest Journey
The Next BIG Thing
The Path
The Ship
The Whispered World
The Witcher
The Wonderful End of the World
Titan Quest
Toki Tori
Tomb Raider: Anniversary
Tomb Raider: Legend
Tomb Raider: Underworld
Ghost Recon
Rainbow Six 3
Rainbow Six Vegas 2
Splinter Cell
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Splinter Cell: Double Agent
Splinter Cell: Conviction
Torchlight
Transformers: War for Cybertron
Trine
Two Worlds
Universe Sandbox
Unreal
Unreal 2
Unreal Tournament 3
Unreal Tournament 2004
Unreal Tournament
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
Vigil: Blood Bitterness
War Inc. Battlezone
Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War 2
World of Goo
Worms
Worms Ultimate Mayhem
X-COM: UFO Defense
Zen Bound 2
Zombie Panic Source
Zombie Shooter

GOG:
Alone in the Dark
Alone in the Dark 2
Alone in the Dark 3
Another World
Beneath a Steel Sky
Blood
Dragonsphere
Dungeon Keeper
Dungeon Keeper 2
Giants: Citizen Kabuto
Gobliiins
Icewind Dale
Little Big Adventure
Lure of the Temptress
Neverwinter Knights
Outcast
Planescape: Torment
Postal 2
Redneck Rampage
Teen Agent
Tyrian 2000

Non-steam PC games:

BattleChess
Blue's ABC Time Activities
Dune II
Firefall
Golden Axe
Halo 2 Vista
Halo: CE PC
Jumpstart
League of Legends
Legions Overdrive
Lemmings
Lord of the Rings Online
Minecraft
Polarity
Quake: Team Fortress
Quake LIVE
Realm of the Mad God
SimCity 3000
The Sims
Tonka
Tonka Construction
Tribes
Tribes 2
Tribes: Ascend
Ultima
Warcraft 2
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans
World of Warcraft

Xbox Games

2012-01-06T09:52:00.000-08:00

Xbox Original:
Area-51
Blinx 2: Masters of Time & Space
Blinx: The Time Sweeper
Codename: Kids Next Door - Operation V.I.D.E.O.G.A.M.E.
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
Fantastic 4
GUN
Ghost Recon 2
Greg Hasting's Tournament Paintball Max'd
Halo 2
Halo Combat Evolved
Kung Fu Chaos
Marvel Ultimate Alliance
Metal Arms: Glitch in the System
Midtown Madness 3
NBA Inside Drive 2002
NBA Inside Drive 2003
NBA Live 06
NBA Live 2002
NBA Street Vol. 2
NHL 2K6
Ninja Gaiden
Oddworld Munch's Oddysee
Red Dead Revolver
Spiderman 2
Spongbob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom
Spy vs. Spy
Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse
Unreal Championship
WWE Wrestlemania 21
X-Men: The Official Game

Xbox 360:

Afro Samurai
Alice: Madness Returns
Assassin's Creed
Assassin's Creed 2
Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Burning Earth
Battlefield: Bad Company
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Battlefield: Modern Combat
Bayonetta
Big Bumpin'
Bioshock
Bioshock 2
Borderlands
Brink
Brutal Legend
Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2010
Call of Duty 2
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Call of Duty 5: World at War
Call of Duty: Black Ops
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Darksiders
Dawn of War 2
Dead Island
Dead Rising 2
Deadly Premonition
Duke Nukem Forever
Earth Defense Force 2017
F.E.A.R.
Fable 2
Fallout 3
Fallout: New Vegas
Farcry 2
Frontlines: Fuel of War
GTA IV
Gears of War
Gears of War 2
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2
Guitar Hero 2
Guitar Hero 3
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith
Halo 3
Halo: Reach
Halo ODST
Homefront
Hour of Victory
Jumper
Kameo
Kung Fu Panda
LEGO Indiana Jones
LEGO Star Wars 2
LEGO Star Wars: TCS
Left 4 Dead
Left 4 Dead 2
Mafia 2
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2
Marvel vs. Capcom 3
Mass Effect
Mirror's Edge
Naughty Bear
PGR 4
Perfect Dark Zero
Pocketbike Racer
Portal 2
Quake 2
Quake 4
Rainbow Six Vegas
Rainbow Six Vegas 2
Red Dead Redemption
SBK
Saint's Row 2
Section 8
skate.
Sneak King
Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection
Soulcalibur IV
Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions
Spidey: Web of Shadows
Star Wars The Force Unleashed
Street Fighter 4
The Darkness
The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim
The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion
The Incredible Hulk
The Orange Box
Tomb Raider Underworld
Tony Hawk's Project 8
Tony Hawk's Proving Ground
Two Worlds
Two Worlds 2
UFC 2009 Undisputed
Unreal Tournament 3
Viking
Wolfenstein
X-Men Origins Wolverine

Xbox LIVE Arcade:

1 vs 100
Aegis Wing
Banjo-Kazooie
Banjo-Tooie
Battlefield 1943
Beyond Good & Evil HD
Bloody Good Time
Bomberman LIVE
Call of Duty Classic
Castle Crashers
Cloning Clyde
Comic Jumper
Crash of the Titans
Crimson Alliance
DOOM
Dash of Destruction
Dead Rising 2: Case Zero
Doritos Crash Course
Duke Nukem Manhattan Project
Earthworm Jim HD
Family Game Night
Frogger
Galaga Legions
Game Room
Geometry Wars Evolved
Geometry Wars Evolved 2
Harm's Way
Hexic HD
Hydrophobia
ilomilo
Limbo
Mad Tracks
Marathon: Durandal
Marble Blast Ultra
Marvel vs. Capcom 2
Mega Man 10
Metal Slug XX
Monday Night Combat
N+
NBA 2K10 Draft Combine
Nin2-Jump
Pac-Man Championship Edition DX
Peggle
Perfect Dark
Phantasy Star 2
Pinball FX
Pinball FX2
Plants vs. Zombies
Portal: Still Alive
Quake Arena Arcade
Raskulls
Rocky and Bullwinkle
Section 8: Prejudice
Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter
Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter
Shadow Complex
Shank
Shinobi
Small Arms
Smash TV
Sonic The Hedgehog 2
South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play!
Space Invaders: Infinity Gene
Splosion Man
Stacking
Street Fighter 2 Hyper Fighter
Super Meat Boy
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1989
Tinker
TotemBall
Toy Soldiers
Trials HD
UNO
Ugly Americans
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
Undead Nightmare
Wolfenstein 3D
Worms
Worms 2: Armageddon
X-MEN
Zeno Clash UE

Xbox LIVE Indie Games:
A Madman's Guide to Happiness.
Aliens VS Aliens
Alpha Chimp: Episode 1
Avatar Massage Online
BloodyCheckers
Chester
Creed Arena
Cthulu Saves the World
Curse of the Crescent Isle
Cursed Loot
Epic Dungeon
FortressCraft
Garden Gnome Carnage
Gentlemacho
Hurdle Turtle
Johnny Platform's Biscuit Romp
Kobold's Quest
Lil' Demons: Splatter
Miner Dig Deep
Oh Noes!!1
Platformance: Castle Pain
Platformance: Temple Death
QuickDraw
Shoot 1UP
Shoot Your Self
Soulcaster
Soulcaster II
Square Off
The Deep Cave
Treasure Treasure: FFEE
Voice Changer 360
When Maidens Attack
Who is God
Zombie Estate
Zombies ruined my day
ZP2K9

Playstation Games

2012-01-06T07:52:00.000-08:00

List of PS games that I currently own:

Playstation:
Ape Escape
Army Men 3D
Army Men Air Attack
Army Men World War: Final Front
Army Men World War: Team Assault
Army Men World War Land Sea Air
Blue's Big Musical
Bugs Bunny & Taz: Time Busters
Bugs Bunny: Lost in Time
Casper: Friends Around the World
Crash Bandicoot
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped
Fighting Force
Frogger
Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
Lilo & Stitch
Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes
Mega Man 8: Anniversary Edition
Monsters Inc. Scream Team
Namco Museum Vol. 1
Power Rangers Time Force
Rampage 2: Universal Tour
Rayman
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
Spider-Man
Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro
Tiny Toon Adventures: The Great Beanstalk
Tomb Raider
Toy Story 2
Yu-Gi-Oh: Forbidden Memories

Playstation 2:
007 Nightfire
007: Agent Under Fire
25 To Life
AND1 Streetball
Ape Escape 2
Ape Escape 3
Area-51
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance
Bully
Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2
Call of Duty 2: The Big Red One
Cool Boarders 2001
Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex
Crash Twinsanity
Crazy Taxi
Curious George
Dance Dance Revolution Extreme
Def Jam Vendetta
Destroy All Humans!
Dog's Life
Drakan
Dynasty Warriors 5
EyeToy: AntiGrav
EyeToy: Play
EyeToy: Play 2
EyeToy: Play 3
EyeToy: SEGA Superstars
Extermination
Fight Night 2004
Final Fantasy X
Finding Nemo
Get On Da Mic
Godzilla: Save the Earth
GTA III
GTA San Andreas
GTA Vice City
Gauntlet Dark Legacy
Guitar Hero
Guitar Hero 2
Guitar Hero 3
Haunted Mansion
Hulk
I-Ninja
Ico
Jak 3
Jampack Winter 2001
Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius
Katamari Damacy
Kinetica
Kingdom Hearts
Kingdom Hearts 2
Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories
Klonoa 2
Legends of Wrestling 2
Lego Star Wars
MTV Celebrity Deathmatch
Madagascar
Maximo: Army of Zin
Maximo: Ghosts to glory
Mega Man Anniversary Collection
Metal Arms: Glitch in the System
Midnight Club: Street Racing
Midnight Club 2
Midnight Club 3
Midway Arcade Treasures 2
Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks
Mortal Kombat Armageddon
Mortal Kombat Deception
NBA 2K3
NBA Live 2003
Namco Museum
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2
Okage: Shadow King
Over the Hedge
Pac-Man Fever
Pac-Man World 2
Pirates of the Caribbean: Legend of Jack Sparrow
Portal Runner 2
Power Rangers Dino Thunder
Red Dead Revolver
Road Trip Adventures
Seek and Destroy
SEGA Classics Collection
SEGA Superstars
Shadow of the Colossus
Shark Tale
SingStar
SOCOM U.S. Navy Seals: Combined Assault
Splashdown
Spongebob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom
Spyhunter
Spyro: A Hero's Tail
Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly
SSX On Tour
SSX Tricky
Star Wars Battlefront
Star Wars Battlefront 2
Star Wars Super Bombad Racing
Starsky & Hutch
Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Tekken 5
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Simpsons Road Rage
The Simpsons Skateboarding
The Sims
The Sims 2
The Sims Bustin' Out
Time Crisis 3
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
Tony Hawk's Underground 2
True Crime New York City
Turok Evolution
Virtua Fighter 4
WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain
WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth
WWE SmackDown! VS Raw
WWE SmackDown! VS Raw 2007
WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It
War of the Monsters
Wave Rally
Whiplash
X-Men Legends
X-Men Legends 2
X-Men Next Dimension
X2: Wolverine's Revenge
XIII

Playstation 3:

3D Dot Game Heroes
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Demon's Souls
Fallout New Vegas
inFamous
Killzone 2
Little Big Planet
MAG
Modnation Racers
SOCOM 4
Section 8
Shaun White Snowboarding
Unreal Tournament 3
Valkyria Chronicles

PSN:
Comet Crash
Dead Nation
Free Realms
Lilo & Stitch
Magic the Gathering
Modern Combat: Domination
Oddworld
Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Super Stardust HD
WipeOut HD
A few PS Minis

PSP:
Ape Escape Academy
Ape Escape On the Loose
Ape Escape Racing
Capcom Classics Collection Remixed
Exit
Exit 2
Fight Night Round 3
GTA Liberty City Stories
GTA Vice City Stories
Hot Pixel
Intelligent Qube
Killzone: Liberation
Madden 2008
Marvel Nemesis
MediEvil Resurrection
Midnight Club 3
Namco Museum Battle Collection
Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror
Tony Hawk's Underground 2 REMIX
WipeOut

Nintendo Games

2012-01-06T07:19:00.001-08:00

Nintendo games that I currently own:

Nintendo 64:
Army Men Sarge's Heroes
Body Harvest
Hot Wheels Turbo Racing
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
Mario Kart 64
Mario Tennis
Namco Museum 64
Pokemon Snap
Pokemon Stadium
Pokemon Stadium 2
Quest 64
Ready 2 Rumble Boxing
Rugrats Scavenger Hunt
South Park
Star Wars Rogue Squadron
Super Smash Bros
Tom & Jerry in Fists of Furry
WCW/nWo Revenge
WWF No Mercy
WWF War Zone
WWF Wrestlemania 2000
Yoshi's Story

Gamecube:
Animal Crossing
Battalion Wars
Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life
Luigi's Mansion
Mario Party 6
Metroid Prime
Pikmin
Pokemon Channel
Pokemon Colosseum
Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness
Super Smash Bros Melee
Starfox Adventures
Viewtiful Joe
Wario World

Wii:
Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2010
Destroy All Humans! Big Willy Unleashed
The House of the Dead Overkill
The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess
Monster Hunter Tri
Muramasa: The Demon Blade
No More Heroes
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Smash Bros Brawl
Wii Sports

Wii Virtual Console:
The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time

Gameboy & Gameboy Color*:
Bomb Jack
Dr. Mario
Dukes of Hazzard: Racing for Home
Metroid 2
Mortal Kombat
NBA All-Star Challenge 2
Penguin Wars
Pokemon Gold
Pokemon Silver
Pokemon Crystal
Pokemon Blue
Pokemon Red
Pokemon Yellow
Pokmemon Trading Card Game
Power Rangers Rescue
Scooby Doo: Classic Creep Capers
Skate or Die: Bad N' Rad
Super Mario Bros Deluxe
Super Mario Land
Tetris
Toy Story
Toy Story 2
Wario Blast
Wario Land 2
Wario Land 3
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3

Gameboy Advance*:
Advance Wars
Aggressive Inline
Bionicle: The Game
Donkey Kong Country
The Fairly OddParents: Breakin' da Rules
Gameboy Advance Video
Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories
Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga
Mario Party Advance
Mario Vs. Donkey Kong
Metroid Fusion
Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance
Namco Museum
Pokemon Emerald
Pokemon FireRed
Pokemon LeafGreen
Pokemon Ruby
Pokemon Sapphire
Pokemon Quartz
Power Rangers Wild Force
SimCity 2000
Spyro: Attack of the Rhynocs
Spyro: Season of Ice
Super Mario Advance
Super Mario Bros 3
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
The Lost Vikings
Tony Hawk's Underground
Wario Land 4
WarioWare: Twisted!
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul
Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Tournament 2004
Yu-Gi-Oh! Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel

DS:
Pokemon SoulSilver
Super Mario 64 DS
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
M&M's Kart Racing
Ninjatown
Scribblenauts
Kung Fu Panda

*Gameboy lists are FAR from complete.

List of games to start/complete in January.

2012-01-02T19:32:00.000-08:00

I have tons of backlogged games that I never seem to get around to actually playing, especially all the discounted games I buy on Steam, so I decided that making a list, or rather a set of goals for each month will help me. Each month I will probably list about 5 priority games to finish, but I'd be happy if I even get through 2 or 3 of them. Other games, like RPGs, that takes a very long time to complete, will be listed as "to start".
Games I would like to try and play this month:

Bastion (Steam)
Cargo! The Quest for Gravity (Steam)
Sequence (Steam)
3D Dot Game Heroes (PS3)
Muramasa: The Demon Blade (Wii)

And if somehow I actually get around to completing those listed above, then I will move onto the following, although they will probably get pushed to next month.

Unreal Gold (Steam)
Serious Sam 3: BFE (Steam)
Valkyria Chronicles (PS3)
Monster Hunter Tri (Wii)
No More Heroes (Wii)
Metroid Prime (GC)

And of course as always I will be playing my favorite multiplayer games such as Team Fortress 2, Quake LIVE, Tribes: Ascend, League of Legends, and maybe even some Rainbow Six or UT2004, among others.

List is subject to change if I buy any new games.

My LIMBO Review

2011-12-20T02:12:00.000-08:00

Originally written on 9/12/10

Wow. The best word used to describe LIMBO. I honestly think Limbo can safely be called a masterpiece. This won't be a long review because it's impossible to explain the experience you have while playing.

This game has not a single word of dialogue yet it is one of my favorite stories in a game. The story is completely open for interpretation, and it provides the tools for you to actually use that thing you have in your head known as a brain, to form your own ideas on what actually happened. the story, just like the gameplay, is a puzzle itself. All you are told is that you are a boy and you are searching for your sister. The rest is for you to figure out. There is plenty of hidden symbolism to look out for to help you form thoughts. I will post soon with my interpretation on the story and what I think it means.

I love the theme and style as well. Along with the lack of any music with excellent sound effects, it really sets a mood that makes you feel like you are alone in limbo.

The puzzles are unique and challenging, though nothing that will have you stuck for too long. It can take you anywhere from 3 to 5 hours based on your puzzle solving skill. I can recommend this game enough. 10/10

My Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Review

2011-12-20T01:53:00.000-08:00

I was slightly hyped for the release of Skyrim. Not as much as many others who were drooling with anticipation, but I was looking forward to playing it. Which is exactly what I did on 11/11/11. This review will be based off of the PC version of the game.

I'm somewhat familiar with the Elder Scrolls series. I've played through Daggerfall, I started Morrowind(never finished) and I played a little Oblivion. I enjoyed all of them to an extent and Daggerfall still is my favorite of the bunch (yes even over Skyrim). I did enjoy Skyrim though. I do however think it is very overrated. Here are my thoughts.

Playing this on the PC I had some trouble from the very start. First off the menus were clearly designed with consoles purely in mind. I was forced to downloads mods to fix them. They were poorly designed for PC. They were hard to use, disorganized and pretty useless. Mods fixed all that thankfully.

Right from the start you can tell the world of Skyrim is fairly massive. Not the biggest I've seen, not even for an RPG, but still a very reasonable size. So it's big, so what? It's whether or not the things in the world are actually interesting or not that's important. Well, it's alright. You got your mountains, your lightly treed forests, your snowy areas and....dungeons? I got bored with the world after about 40 hours. There was nothing that really surprised me (and trust me I looked EVERYWHERE). And although the graphics aren't really anything special, especially the ugly textures, horrid character models and horrendous animations. But the world somehow looks pretty nice, especially while looking over it from atop a mountain.

Now onto the story. Let me start by saying that the Elder Scrolls lore is actually pretty decent if you take the time to get into it. There are a lot of things that paint the picture of the setting. That being said, the general plot for Skyrim is meh. It's a story that could have been found in a 1980s D&D children's cartoon. I mean if you say the words 'Dragon Slayer' to someone who never heard of Skyrim, they can know the general plot of Skyrim from those two words. Even worse than the plot is the story delivery. For example: Within the first hour of the game, when you go to fight the first dragon (right outside of Whiterun), this is the first dragon anyone has every saw. Many people didn't even believe they ever existed, and people thought they were impossible to kill! So of course who do they send to kill a dragon? You and a few random city guards of course. Doesn't that sound like a suicide mission? Shouldn't they have assembled an epic team of the greatest heroes in Skyrim? Now that would have been cool. Another example is the Stormcloak war with Whiterun. Now the way they talk about this 'war' makes it sound huge. But when you actually go participate in the final battle, the taking of Whiterun, guess what? It's you and a few Stormcloak soldiers. Wow, what a war. Basically the delivery sucks.

Another thing that ruins the delivery and immersion is the dialogue. I could complain about the dialogue for hours. Show any decent author the dialogue and they will laugh at it. It's pathetic, it does things that amateur writers are taught not to. Not only is the dialogue writing bad, but the dialogue option are a step backwards from the Fallout dialogue options, providing much less choices. I can go on, but there are a few article you can find that go into finer detail. EDIT: Another thing I forgot to mention, the characters are boring, uninteresting and totally forgettable. Oh and boring quests.

On to the gameplay. The most important thing a game has to offer. In summary: it's bad. The melee combat was so bad I started a new character and became a mage. The magic system isn't very good either but it's less annoying than the melee. Both are boring though and have pretty much been the same since Morrowind. There are tons of bugs, some of them game-breaking. I once had a bugged main quest that i could not get around and I had to reload a 2 hour save. Very annoying to say the least. (SAVE OFTEN!)

One of the worst things about the game for me is the lack of enemy variety. Let's see there's Draugrs, Skeletons, Wraiths, Spriggan, Falmer, Wolves, Spiders, Giants, Dragons, Crabs, the Dwarven machines and a few others I'm forgetting. Overall there are less than 25 different enemies! That is terrible for such a big world and gets boring very quick. Not to mention non of them are particularly interesting to begin with. The dragons are fun the first few times but after that they just get boring and tedious.

Of course there are a few other things I didn't like that I didn't feel was worth mentioning. The game is good for awhile. It will suck you in for a decent amount of time and then you'll just stop playing. It was pretty fun while it lasted.

I'd give it a solid 7/10 based on my experience with it but I feel it more deserves a 6.5/10.

Serious Sam 3: BFE Multiplayer Deathmatch Gameplay

2011-11-28T20:04:00.001-08:00

Serious Sam 3: BFE Multiplayer Deathmatch Gameplay

BF3 Beta Glitches

2011-09-29T12:41:00.001-07:00

A compilation of glitches found in the Battlefield 3 Beta so far. This is made to help DICE in getting these fixed faster.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrFVTxoD4pA

Dead Island Weapon Duplication Tutorial

2011-09-09T19:15:00.000-07:00

Dead Island Easy Money/Weapon Duplication Glitch Exploit:

1. Select the weapon you wish to duplicate

2. As you throw the weapon bring up the inventory menu while your arm is throwing it.

3. Go to inventory and drop the weapon you threw.

4. Now there should be 2 of the same weapons on the ground

5. Pick them up to use/sell/give away

If timed right you should now have two of the same weapons.

Check out my video tutorial:

MW3 MP TRAILER ANALYSIS

2011-09-02T13:22:00.001-07:00

What do you think? Will it be a first day purchase, or a bargain bin pick-up?

Quake LIVE Config

2011-09-01T06:12:00.001-07:00

//[--Player Settings--]
set clan ""
set name "wizenhymer"
set ui_clantagpos "1"
set sex "male"
set cg_forcemodel "1"
set model "xaero"
set cg_forceteammodel "xaero"
set cg_drawfriend "1"
set cg_forceenemymodel "keel/bright"

//[--General Settings--]
set com_allowconsole "1"
set cg_drawfps "1"
set com_maxfps "101"
set cg_drawtimer "1"
set cg_leveltimerdirection "0"
set cg_lagometer "1"
set cg_kickscale "0"
set cg_bob "0"
set cg_fov "120"
set cg_zoomfov "60"
set cg_newweaponbar "1"

//[--Rail Settings--]
set r_railwidth "16"
set r_railcorewidth "6"
set r_railsegmentlength "32"
set cg_railtrailtime "390"
set color1 "6"
set color2 "5"
set cg_oldrail "0"

//[--Hud Settings--]
set ui_bigfont ""
set ui_smallfont ""
set cg_drawcrosshairnames "1"
set cg_crosshairhealth "1"
set cg_crosshaircolor "6"
set cg_drawstatus "1"

//[--Video Settings--]
set r_fullscreen "1"
set r_dynamiclight "0"
set r_shadows "0"
set r_picmip "6"
set r_gamma ""
set r_mapoverbrightbits ""
set r_fastsky "0"
set r_mode "12"
set r_displayrefresh ""
set cg_draw3dicons "0"
set cg_simpleitems "1"
set cg_marks "0"
set cg_noprojectiletrail "1"
vid_restart

//[--Sound Settings--]
set s_volume "0.3"
set s_musicvolume "0.2"

//[--Weapon Settings--]
set cg_drawgun "2"
set cg_autoswitch "0"
set cg_switchonempty "1"
set cg_brasstime ""
set cg_truelightning ""

//[--Mouse Settings--]
set cl_mouseaccel "0"
set sensitivity "4"

//[--Network Settings--]
set cg_smoothclients "0"

//[--Keybinds--]
bind ESC "togglemenu"
bind ` "toggleconsole"
bind TAB "+scores"
bind F1 "vote yes"
bind F2 "vote no"
bind F3 "readyup"

//[--Demo record on/off toggle--]
set demoon "record; set nextdemo vstr demooff"
set demooff "stoprecord; set nextdemo vstr demoon"
set nextdemo "vstr demoon"
bind ENTER "vstr nextdemo"

bind F12 "screenshotjpeg"
bind E "+forward"
bind D "+back"
bind S "+moveleft"
bind F "+moveright"
bind MOUSE1 "+attack"
bind "+zoom"
bind SPACE "+moveup"
bind C "+movedown"
bind "+speed"
bind "weapon 1; sensitivity 4; cg_drawcrosshair 2; cg_drawgun 2"
bind "weapon 2; cg_drawcrosshair 2; cg_drawgun 2"
bind Q "weapon 3; cg_drawcrosshair 7; cg_drawgun 2"
bind G "weapon 4; cg_drawcrosshair 2; cg_drawgun 2"
bind SHIFT "weapon 5; cg_drawcrosshair 7; cg_drawgun 2"
bind MOUSE4 "weapon 6; cg_drawcrosshair 3; cg_drawgun 2"
bind R "weapon 7; cg_drawcrosshair 9; cg_drawgun 2"
bind V "weapon 8; cg_drawcrosshair 2; cg_drawgun 2"
bind "weapon 10; cg_drawcrosshair 2; cg_drawgun 2"
bind "weapon 11; cg_drawcrosshair 2; cg_drawgun 2"
bind "weapon 12; cg_drawcrosshair 2; cg_drawgun 2"
bind "weapon 13; cg_drawcrosshair 2; cg_drawgun 2"

//[--Saybinds--]
bind y "messagemode"
bind t "messagemode2"
Enemy in base!
Cover me!
CHARGE!!
Protect the flag

Is the age of f2p upon us?

2011-08-21T20:30:00.000-07:00

Is the age of free-to-play(f2p) upon us? There have recently been many titles announced that will be 'f2p'. Many of which look like AAA titles that you would expect to pay money for. Steam, Valve's online gaming platform, has recently launched their Free-to-Play program. Many games, such as Spiral Knights and War Inc were given to Steam users, along with the major class based multiplayer shooter, Team Fortress 2.
I have noticed a trend recently, many other games have been being made free-to-play. Such games like Tribes:Ascend, Firefall, Smite, Battlefield P4F and Age of Empire Online have all been announced as f2p. Even the famous World of Worldcraft has gone semi-f2p by altering their trial system, allowing you to play up till level 20 for free. Now f2p games have been around for awhile, mainly MMOs, but could we be getting many more? And could the quality standard for f2p games be rising? Many f2p games mentioned I would be willing to pay money for.

So is the age of f2p upon us? Is it a good thing? Of course we all love to get some free games, but will developers look at it as an excuse for poorer quality? Hopefully not, I think many upcoming 'AAA f2p games' will up the standard, I mean think about it, a few months ago you would have never even expected to play Team Fortress 2 for free. So far the f2p system has been almost completley PC/Mac-exclusive, but will Microsoft/Sony/Nintendo try to get in on the action? Leave your thoughts.

For me, please visit: www.youtube.com/thewizenhymer

Space Invaders and Asteroids Movies in Production

2011-07-08T14:12:00.000-07:00

Transformers and G.I. Joe producer, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, has paired with Gigi Pritzker, of Odd Lot Entertainment to option the screen rights to the Taito and Midway game, Space Invaders. They are currently looking for a writer to "come up with a story."

Lorenzo di Bonaventura is also currently producing another game-to-film adaptation of Asteroids.

(Source)

Why Battlefield 3(MP) Will Suck

2011-06-25T13:30:00.000-07:00

I'm sure many of you are looking forward to BF3 and think it will be awesome. I'm sure many of you are also console players and did not get the oppurtunity to play Battlefield 2/2142 in their prime. Well I am here to express my OPINION on why Battlefield 3 will be more like Bad Company 3. Of course, no one can know for sure until this October.

First off, I am disappointed to hear that the Commander feature will not be returning from BF2. The Commander feature added a more strategic way of playing and provided a true 'war' feeling.

Another disappointment is the inclusion of only 4 classes. The 6 classes in BF2 forced you to rely on teamwork more than anything. The less classes there are, the stronger each class will be individually. Look at the Bad Company series, there were only 4 classes and that made it easier for more people to disregard teamwork and play as a lone wolf. More classes equals more options and teamwork. BC2 streamlined BF2′s seven classes into just four. Rather than a simplified, four-guys-who-are-kind-of-decent-at-multiple-skills, let’s go back to highly focused and defined classes. Have players get a better sense of role and identity, rather than the “I can do this and that” that you feel with BC2. Which brings me to my next point.

BF3 will have 4 man squads. Which is most likely because there are only 4 classes. I am happy to see that Squad Leaders are returning, but with small squads it doesn't seem to make much a difference.

Another addition that made me sad to see was the added game mode, Team Deathmatch. Battlefield is not a game that should have TDM. It defeats the purpose of being a class based objective shooter which is based around teamwork. TDM provides no objective besides running around and killing people in recent Call of Duty fashion. No teamwork there. You might say, "Well there are other game modes, you don't have to play TDM." Very true, yes. But, I fear that this will attract more CoD-players(I'm sure that was DICE's intention), which will corrupt the Battlefield community with 'quickscopers' and 'killwhores'. The day TDM becomes the most played mode in Battlefield is the day that Battlefield dies. Mark my words.

There also seems to be too much focus on the graphics and technical features of the game. Don't get me wrong, the game looks and performs amazing(on PC at least). But 85% of the information I've heard on BF3 in the past few months is about how great the graphics look. I want to hear more about the actual features. Graphics don't make a game people.

As for console players, I feel bad. There will be smaller maps and lower player counts compared to PC. Not to mention that it will be running at 30 frames-per-second on console instead of the smoother 60 FPS. It will also only run at 720p, not 1080.

Don't get me wrong, there are some old features and some new features that I am glad to see included. The tactical reloading is a cool feature and I'm glad to see multiple firing modes returning. As well as Karkland(map), Squad Leaders and Jets returning from BF2.

In closing, I'm just not sold on this game yet. It seems there is too much hype for this game that it is blinding people. I fear it will become too much like Call of Duty. I'm sure the game will be highly praised and be a 'good' game, but will it be a good Battlefield game? I guess we will see what happens in October. Until then, good gaming.

PS: I'd love to hear some of your guys arguments for or against my opinion. I'm very open minded.

Games I have Completed/Plan to Complete in 2011

2011-06-21T04:57:00.000-07:00

Currently Playing:
Alice: Madness Returns
Duke Nukem Forever
Portal 2
INfamous
Syberia
The Lost Vikings
Viking

Completed:
Alice [100% GS]
Beyond Good & Evil [83% GS]
Plants vs. Zombies [67% Achievements]
TC's RainbowSix Vegas 2 [70% GS]
Section 8: Prejudice [60% GS]
Guitar Hero II [48%]
MARVEL VS. CAPCOM 3 [78% GS]
LIMBO [91% GS]
Kameo [36% GS]
EarthDefenseForce 2017 [100% GS]
ilomilo [66% GS]
Two Worlds [87% GS]
X-MEN [83% GS]
Fallout: New Vegas [91% GS]
Jumper [70% GS]

Plan to Play:
DEADLY PREMONITION
LittleBigPlanet
Banjo Kazooie 1/2
Heretic
Sam & Max
Serious Sam TFE/TSE
Naughty Bear
Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon
Serious Sam 3
Spiderman Shattered Dimensions
L.A. Noire
Saints Row The Third

Duke Nukem Forever - My Thoughts

2011-06-12T22:50:00.001-07:00

Duke Nukem has been in what people call, development hell, for the past 12-15 years. It has been canceled, delayed, and has switched developers many times. So when it was finally announced that Gearbox Software was developing it and that it would in fact actually come out, there was a question many people were asking: Would it live up to people's expectations? A solid question, I mean after 15 years it did tend to build up some hype.

Many major review sites, such as IGN, have been giving DNF below average scores. The main reason of this is because it did NOT live up to the 'hype'. Well I say, NO game can live up to 15 years of hype, its impossible. And why should that even matter? If Bioshock was announced 15 years before its release I'm sure people would have given it bad reviews, and would have dubbed it a 'let down' or 'not living up to the hype'. But Bioshock is in fact a great game. So judge the game on the actual game, not on how long it took to come out or the 'hype'.

In the time I have played DNF, I really have enjoyed myself. The game has great humor, many easter eggs, and pokes fun at a lot of other major games. Also, the game is fun. Isn't that the most important part? No, DNF isn't the most innovative or original game. It doesn't have the best graphics or physics and what not. BUT when you realize that non of that really matters as long as you have fun, DNF is an above average game. In DNF you kill aliens, blow up spaceships, ogle sexy chicks, and drink beer. Theres not much stress or frustration, although the harder difficulties will provide you with a great challenge. But in my opinion the best way to play Duke Nukem is just for fun. You will never really get bored throughout the story, there is a lot of variety in the levels. One level you can be shooting a Gatling Gun at spaceships and the next driving a remote control car as mini-duke.

As for the multiplayer, well it goes well with the singleplayer. Its fun. Now they do happen to track your stats and what not, and also provide a good amount of unlocks and some character customization, but really if you stress yourself out about that stuff you won't have much fun. There are some pretty cool maps as well as game modes. It will provide a good amount of fun, especially if your playing with friends.

In conclusion, don't blindly listen to other reviews that bash the game, hell, don't even listen to me. Go and try it yourself, my opinion, you will probably have a lot of fun. My overall Fun Rating for DNF is a 9/10

Score a month after completion: 7/10
It's been a month since I completed DNF. While I still think the game doesn't deserve the hate it gets, I slightly lowered my score. Everything I said still holds true, its just the game started getting very repetitious towards the end and was a chore to play. I still enjoyed the game.

Duke Nukem Forever Hidden Lesbians Easter Egg (Tutorial)

2011-06-11T23:55:00.000-07:00

Hello, today I will be teaching you how to find the Hidden Lesbian Easter Egg in Duke Nukem Forever. I'm probably not the first to find this but I may be the first to have uploaded it and shared it with the good ole' interwebs. Okay, moving on.

On the Mothership Battle level right after you destroy the ship and pass out, you will awake and will have to melee your way through a vent. When in the vent system you have to go left to progress in the level, instead turn right and keep going until you hit another vent, melee that and go around the corner, look down, and enjoy!

Its that simple. Watch the video tutorial for more help or for your viewing pleasure! ;)

13 BRINK Tips & Tricks for Multiplayer Beastliness

2011-05-15T04:34:00.000-07:00

Brink is a competitive FPS created by Splash Damage for PC, 360 and PS3. The main focus of Brink is the multiplayer, so here are a few tips(13 to be exact) to help you put forth rape in the online world. You can read the article, or if you prefer to you can watch the video below.

1. Learn the Maps and Shortcuts
Brink uses a parkour-like movement system called S.M.A.R.T. To make full use of this it is important to learn the maps and the most convenient and fastest ways to get from point to point.

2. Use the Objective Wheel
Brink is all about completing objectives and the Objective Wheel makes it even easier. It will point you in the right direction of the main objective and other side objectives. Plus if you use the wheel and then complete an objective you get extra XP points.

3. Hip-Fire
Hip Firing is very effective in Brink and most of the time is a better choice than aiming down sights. You can also crouch to improve your hip fire accuracy.

4. Curb Stomp
Curb stomping is the time between when an enemy was killed and when he respawns. He is incapacitated on the floor, but he can still be revived by medics, so its important that if you have the chance, finish them off with either a few shots or a melee.

5. Pick your fights
You can't win every fight in Brink, but thats okay. Running away can actually be a very effective tactic, and not to mention it can save your ass.

6. Knockdowns
You can knock down an enemy by either Melee attack, slide kick, or grenade blast. They will be knocked down for a few seconds but can still use their secondary weapon. A tactic I like to use is to charge them, slide, and then spray them.

7. Buff Boosting
When you lock onto a teammate to buff them, if they are ahead of you, you will speed up drastically. Very useful for quicker transportation, especially for Mediums and Heavies.

8. Kill Medics First
If you see a group of enemies, try to kill the medic first. If you don't the medic can easily revive anyone you killed, almost instantly.

9. Buff yourself and teammates
Buffing can either increase Armor, weapon damage, or health. A team all buffed up is extremely lethal.

10. Choose your class based on body type
Medics - Medium or Heavy. Engineers - Light or Medium. Operatives - Light or Medium. Soldiers - Light, medium or Heavy

11. Keep Moving
The more you move the less you die.

12. Spawn Wisely
The game has wave respawns. But you don't always want to spawn back at base all the time. Sometimes in certain situations it is better to wait around for a medic to revive you. (Ex. if you are near an objective and there is little time left)

13. Don't worry about Killing and Dying
Play to win by completing objectives. Don't stress the kill to death.

Be sure to check out my tips video for some visual learning as well:

Brink First Impressions

2011-05-10T11:53:00.000-07:00

At 12:23 am on May 10 my pre-loaded copy of Brink on Steam was playable, needless to say I was excited and that the loading screens could not go fast enough. The pure agony waiting for Steam to launch it was unbearable, what was worse was finding a game. It took me almost thirty minutes to find a server granted it was only thirty minutes into the games PC release. Brink is a class-based team shooter , I was shocked at how much teamwork was occurring. Brink is about playing the objectives and working with your team. In my first game I had medics healing, engineers building, soldiers supplying and operatives doing something. The game was smooth and SMART was used without many if any problems. Nobody was voice chatting, mainly because you have to be a certain rank to do that. The multiplayer games had cut scenes and that made for a very interesting dynamic. The characters came to life and showed their personalities and that made for a very interesting cinematic feel.

The actual gunplay was very hard to get used to, maybe because I'm new to PC gaming. The weapons had a substantial amount of recoil that can be difficult to control. This, however depends on attachments, each gun has a wide variety of add-ons from silencers to scopes to magazines and much more. The presentation of the game is good, not the best but good, the lighting is good and the environments are nice to look at. The character models are very unique as there are many possible customizable options. When I say many I mean literally over 400 quadrillion. The biggest downfall of Brink is its strength, the SMART system that allows you to do free running movements is just too easy. I would like to see it be more difficult and take more skill but that maybe just me. Overall if you like team-based games I think Brink is a must have and I would certainly recommend it.