It's a Gamers World

A few Mockups

noreply@blogger.com (Dustin) — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:44:00 +0000

So I'm working on a concept document for a game called The Legend of the Temple.

The high concept of the game is:

In this 3rd person action adventure, you play as a shaolin monk in modern times who has recently travelled to the western world in search of your brother. Your brother was originally sent to find the source of your temples attackers but has been missing for quite some time, so you must use your contacts in the new world to locate him. Using your kung-fu abilities, stealth, and your arsenal of weapons you will have to fight your way through those who have taken your brother hostage. By gathering information, you will be lead to your ultimate goal of eliminating the source of your temple's constant attacks.

I'm working on a few concept mockup screens for the game displayed below:

Game Maker Creation 5

noreply@blogger.com (Dustin) — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 03:01:00 +0000

Clicker

In the game of clicker, you have to click on the boulders to clear a path for the happy face to reach the door. The happy face bounces off the rocks and walls randomly, so the aim is to clear a narrow space for the happy face to move in. You have 3 lives and have to try to avoid clicking on the bomb boulders which will knock your lives down. Help the happy face reach the door before the bombs get the best of you!

You can play Clicker here: Clicker Playable

Game Maker Creation 4

noreply@blogger.com (Dustin) — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 05:11:00 +0000

Retirement Escape

Retirement Escape is a game simply about escaping a retirement home. You play as an elderly man trying to escape a retirement home while avoiding the doctors. You need to find the correct sequence of doors to get to the final room (seen above) to make your final escape. Can you make it through all 4 levels? Give it a shot.

You can play Retirement Escape here: Retirement Escape Playable

Game Maker Creation 3

noreply@blogger.com (Dustin) — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 04:44:00 +0000

Door Bouncer

The concept behind Door Bouncer is basically you have to maneuver the ball into the door. The door bounces off the walls vertically. The enemies bounce around off the inside and outside walls making you restart your position when they touch you. Avoid the angry statues and access the doors on all 3 levels to win!

If you want to play Door Bouncer you can download it here: Door Bouncer Playable

Game Maker Creation 2

noreply@blogger.com (Dustin) — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 05:46:00 +0000

Gem Breaker

Gem Breaker is a game where you have to click on the colored gems to collect points. You collect 20 points for each gem that you click on, trying to reach a max of 200 points. Watch out for the red gems as they reduce your points by 20, one wrong click can ruin your game!

This game was created in 45minutes. Second game I've created using Game Maker.

You can download Gem Breaker here: Gem Breaker Playable

Game Maker Creation

noreply@blogger.com (Dustin) — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 04:05:00 +0000

Ghost-Life

Ghost-Life is a top down avoider game. You play as a ghost who can move in all directions, moving around the blocks to try and collect the heart spheres. While trying to collect the hearts the players will have to avoid the crosses. If the player touches the cross they will spawn back at the beginning. There are 3 levels total. Enjoy, this is my first of many Game Maker creations!

Game Maker games require you to download them.

The Game is located here : Ghost-Life Playable!

Single Player Level Design

noreply@blogger.com (Dustin) — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 03:47:00 +0000

So, we've been working in UDK for the past 4 months now. Think I have a solid handle on how things are going.

The ideas behind my single-player level:

- Assaulting a complex

- Plenty of action

- Explosions

- Rocket vs Air vehicle Boss Battle

The level begins with your vehicle rolling in to a stop, you hop out and start an assault on the complex. As you go along, you have to take out the wave of enemies who occupy the base. There are plenty of destructible pieces, along with the required planting of a bomb to break your way into the upper level.

The environment for the level has a heavy emphasis on the jungle feel. The base itself has an ancient Mayan look to it, making it feel right for it to be in the jungle. Having the level take place during mid-day was a design choice as lighting will be shone through the gaps in walls and create a almost Far-Cryesque feel.

Enliven

noreply@blogger.com (Dustin) — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:59:00 +0000

This will be my First complete Solo-Project Game. Cannon Fodder was somewhat of a test to see what I could do in a short time mechanics, art, sound, all of that quickly.

Test out Enliven! It's been a few months in the works and I feel it is a solid game.

You can play it on Newgrounds and Kongregate

Newgrounds Link: Enliven

Kongregate Link: Enliven

Jack-Assassin Flash Game

noreply@blogger.com (Dustin) — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:27:00 +0000

Well, I've been working on a Flash game for the past little while now.

Game Is Completed! Check it out! Leave some feeeeedback

It's called Jack-Assassin. It is a side scrolling platformer / shooter:
Jack-Assassin Full Version

Will be completely finished by October 19th, 2009. Leave some feedback on the game if you get ideas / suggestions / bugs.

If you're interested in the engine that I used, you can scope it out at Edward Platformer Engine

Beta Sign up Round up

noreply@blogger.com (Dustin) — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:57:00 +0000

So I thought I'd list off the open and/or closed beta's you can currently sign up for:

MMORPG's:

Crime Craft - Open Beta Sign up

League of Legends - Closed Beta Sign up

Huxley - Closed Beta Sign up

Alganon - Open Beta Sign up

Mortal Online - Open Beta Sign up

PAX Three Weeks Away

noreply@blogger.com (Dustin) — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 05:20:00 +0000

The schedule for PAX dropped today on the site

http://www.paxsite.com/schedule.php

Should be quite the show. Starting earlier this year it seems with Bonus Round Live kicking it off at 10:00am on Friday.

Live demos of Assassin's Creed II and Splinter Cell conviction, plenty of new to the industry, beginner panels to see if we can snag some tips on getting in.

Here's the wiki on PAX.

Red Faction and Fight Night Round 4..

noreply@blogger.com (Dustin) — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:40:00 +0000

Still kicking, just busy working on projects. Been scorching in Vancouver here recently making it hard to work indoors. Laptop at the beach? Might have to be done..

I purchased Fight Night Round 4 and Red Faction Guerilla recently. Red Faction I seem to have a love hate relationships with it, I'll have fun playing it, smashing stuff for a while but I'll never have any real motivation to start it back up again. It feels almost too open? if thats possible, feeling unattached to the story, just saving mars basically. Smashing an entire building down with your sledgehammer hasn't become old news yet though, it's as fun as it sounds.

Fight Night round 4 feels almost more like a "Legends of Wrestling" kind of game, as opposed to the next installment of Fight Night. The controls are pretty intuitive, yet after about an hour of play you should become fairly comfortable. So far in the Legacy mode I've been able to basically not use my left arm and defeat oponents with root hooks and jabs. A little problem? or just encouragement to this players who are struggling with the tougher opponents.

Still playing Fight Night and Red Faction, so I cannot give them a clichè rating at this time.

Red faction seems like a renter, same with Fight night at this point.

Resident Evil 5 Demo!

noreply@blogger.com (Dustin) — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:09:00 +0000

Capcom has finally offered a date for the Resident Evil 5 demo, though PlayStation 3 owners may be a bit miffed to learn that it's scheduled for an "exclusive premiere" on the Xbox 360.

Beginning January 26, Xbox 360 owners will be able to download a two-level playable demo of the game with three separate co-op options (player and CPU, two players local and two players over Xbox Live).

Capcom's official press release also promises a "new exclusive high-definition trailer of the game" for Xbox 360 owners beginning January 16. "New" seems to be a relative term however, as this trailer was previously seen at 2008's Tokyo Game Show.

Unsurprisingly, the Xbox-centric press release makes no mention of a PlayStation 3 demo, but presumably PS3 gamers will get their demo once the exclusive week is over.

Dead Space Cheats!

noreply@blogger.com (Dustin) — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 08:34:00 +0000

Cheat: Refill Stasis (and Special Ability) Energy

Press START during gameplay.

Input BLUE, YELLOW, YELLOW, BLUE, YELLOW to refill the stasis (special ability) energy meter. This code has no limit on its number of uses during gameplay.

Cheat: Add Power Nodes (Once Per Game)

Press START during gameplay.

Input YELLOW, BLUE, BLUE, BLUE, YELLOW to add two more power nodes to your inventory.

Input YELLOW, BLUE, YELLOW, BLUE, BLUE, YELLOW, BLUE, BLUE, YELLOW, BLUE, BLUE, YELLOW to add five power more nodes to your inventory.

You can only use the above inputs once per game (you do it again on a New Game Plus).

Cheat: Add Space Credits (Once Per Game)

Press START during gameplay.

Input BLUE, BLUE, BLUE, YELLOW, BLUE to add 1000 credits.

Input BLUE, BLUE, BLUE, YELLOW, YELLOW to add 2000 more credits.

Input BLUE, BLUE, BLUE, YELLOW, BLUE, YELLOW to add 5000 credits.

Input BLUE, YELLOW, YELLOW, YELLOW, BLUE, BLUE, YELLOW, to add 10.000 credits.

The above inputs may be used once per game (you can do it again on a New Game Plus).

Cheat: Refill O2

Press START during gameplay

Input BLUE, BLUE, YELLOW, YELLOW, YELLOW to refill oxygen. This code may be used any number of times during play.

more at IGN.com

Prince of Persia Review

noreply@blogger.com (Dustin) — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 07:49:00 +0000

Prince Of Persia
Review

So, I'm just going to rant a bit about how I felt playing through Prince of Persia. The big thing that struck me right off the bat is you can't die. Don't think "o he's saying that just because it's an easy game" no, you literally can not die. If you jump off a cliff, miss an edge, or get slain by an enemy your trust magic friend Elika will be there to pick you back up and let you carry on your merry way. This helps the game be more enjoyable for all levels of gamers, one of my friends who had only played one game in her life got enticed to play as I drove the "you can't die" factor home.

Elika (pictured above)

There is plenty of the old school Prince of Persia, flag pole swinging, wall running, puzzle solving type of stuff with a limited amount of combat. The controls are like Assassin's Creed's but instead of holding buttons you just tap them once you reach a certain point. So to run along a wall you run up to it, tap A to jump, push the toggle stick towards the wall and bam, you're wall running. Tap A again to jump off, or you fall off after a certain amount of time.

There is also these magic "steps" on the walls
The Step of Ormazd(Rebound)(Pictured Below)

Each color does different things, for instance yellow makes you fly, and the red above launches (rebounds) you fast to a set area, after pushing Y upon landing on it.

Combat in the game is all based on combos. At first I got an extreme God of War feel to the combat because how it explains it is "X, then push A, then push Y" that kind of thing, and you watch him do his thing to the enemy. The scenes are sweet to watch when you first start playing the game, but eventually you learn the best combo and stick to it, seeing the same thing over and over. The lack of enemy models also makes combat very repetitive very fast. There is only 2 regular character models, one weak soldier type and one bigger you have to knock him into things kinda boss. Having this boss being beat only by knocking him into certain areas makes the battles sometimes long and aggrivating. That is why it took me this long to finish the game and write this review.

All in all, I enjoyed this game up until the half way point and then it seemed to drag on. The story is pretty bland and the voice acting is brutal, I mean you're the prince of persia and there is no lick of an accent at all. You also pull some witty teenage humor at parts which ruined it for me at times.

I'd give it a 7 / 10.

Dawn of War 2 Specs

noreply@blogger.com (Dustin) — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:32:00 +0000

Minimum Requirements –

* Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista SP1
* P4 3.2 GHz (single core) or any Dual Core processor
* 1 GB RAM (XP), 1.5 GB RAM (Vista)
* A 128MB Video Card (Shader Model 3) - Nvidia GeForce 6600 GT / ATI X1600, or equivalent
* 5.5 GB of Hard Drive space

Recommended –

* Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista SP1
* AMD Athlon 64×2 4400+ or any Intel Core 2 Duo
* 2 GB RAM (XP and Vista)
* A 256MB Video Card (Shader Model 3) - Nvidia GeForce 7800 GT / ATI X1900, or equivalent
* 5.5 GB of Hard Drive space

You can read more on Kotaku.com.

It's A Gamers World took a break, apologies

noreply@blogger.com (Dustin) — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:15:00 +0000

So as you may have noticed, it's been a little while since I kept up with my blogging. School has kept me way too busy and distracted me from keeping the blog up to date. Now, don't get me wrong I haven't fallen behind on my gaming news, I just haven't had time to write.

Video game awards on spike this saturday, (the 13th) supposedly info on the GTA4 Episode 1.

Metal Gear Solid may have a few announcements on friday as it is 6 months after 4 released (if you remember, snake was supposed to die in 6 months).

Age of Conan servers are now being combined due to the huge drop off of players.

PS Home should be out very soon.

That's about all I've got so far, I'll keep this updated more as school winds down and the Christmas break begins!

Gears of War 2

noreply@blogger.com (Dustin) — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:55:00 +0000

Well, I've been super busy with school but I finally got my Limited Edition copy of Gears of War 2. I am about to put it in and am super stoked to finally play this game.

The only beef I have right now is that, since I live in Canada, they are catering to the french speaking population a bit too much for my liking. The hardcover art book that I paid my hard earned money for is actually 100% in french. There is an art book, soft cover and cheaper quality that is in English, but honestly, there are more English people in Canada than french. I don't understand why they would do this, but I guess it is an art book, you're not really reading too much. Well thats my 2 cents, now it's time to get the gears of war rolling once again.

Far Cry 2 Cheats!

noreply@blogger.com (Dustin) — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 04:08:00 +0000

Far Cry 2 Unlockable Missions

To unlock each mission in the game, including an additional four missions, insert the following password at the in-game cheats menu: 6aPHuswe

Start the game with the -DEVMODE command line parameter. Then, press one of the following keys during game play to activate the corresponding cheat function.

Note: All levels will also be unlocked.

Toggle invincibility	[Backspace]
All weapons	P
999 ammunition	O
Spawn point	[F3]
Toggle no clipping	[F4]
Advance to next checkpoint	[F2]
Save current position	[F9]
Load current position	[F10]
Toggle extra information	[F11]
Toggle first and third views	[F1]
Increase speed	[Equals]
Decrease speed	[Minus]
Return to default speed	[F5]

Enjoy! Has anyone beat it yet? Is the ending worth it? Drop a comment let me know how it's going.

Left 4 Dead New Level Screens

noreply@blogger.com (Dustin) — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 04:05:00 +0000

Left 4 dead is coming out fairly soon and Valve has released a few more screens of a new level “Dead Air”. Looks really good, lots of pictures of closer up character models. They got a nice close up picture of Bill and his cigarette. So many games are coming out soon that have game of the year potential but Left 4 Dead is already guaranteed to be great coming from a company (Valve) that has never disappointed.

Kotaku.com has some great screens up from Left 4 dead.

Fallout 3 Review gives 9.6!

noreply@blogger.com (Dustin) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 04:27:00 +0000

The first of many fallout 3 reviews are coming in and... well.. it got a 9.6.

Read more here at IGN

Sights set on Fallout 3!

noreply@blogger.com (Dustin) — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:04:00 +0000

Fallout 3 comes out tomorrow and I could not be more excited. Man it's gonna be a blast. I can’t wait to try out VATS and make custom weapons out of random pieces. The first 2 fallout games were very different games it seems, but I like where Bethesda is taking this franchise. It really seems to engulf the player in the environments giving you more of a realistic feeling. There also seems to be a wide range of guns in the game which will keep you searching for others. Well, just waiting for midnight..

There is a new fallout 3 contest running until November 3rd, check it out!

Happy post apocalyptic adventures to all!

Fable 2 Review

noreply@blogger.com (Dustin) — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 07:24:00 +0000

It's been a few days now since Fable 2 was released, thus allowing us some time to experience the new world of Albion. Fable 2 is a hack and slash rpg type with a little life simulation thrown in. As you explore Albion you can buy houses, get married, have children, slay countless numbers of monsters, and make many morale decisions. If you have not experienced Fable before, you can still pick up Fable 2 and not worry about being behind or left out of the loop when it comes to the storyline. The game takes place 500 years later than the first games events wrapped up.

The combat system seems very similar to the first game allowing you a choice of a ranged weapon, a melee weapon, and a magic ability.

Ranged weapons come in three shapes, crossbows, rifles, and pistols.
Rifles are the most powerful, but are the slowest, crossbows are the 'middleman' being average in speed and damage, and respectively pistols are the fastest ranged weapon but also the weakest.

Melee weapons vary between 4 shapes there is a sword, cleaver, mace, and an axe. Weapon details are listed in game if you toggle the right stick when you have the weapon selected you can see its speed. Generally the maces and axes are the slowest weapons.

Magic abilities all come with a ranged attack as well as an area of effect (except the summoning spell has no aoe, and the time spell well, slows down time).

The story is really well put together in Fable 2, it flows well. You can easily get sidetracked and go on side missions, but a handy little glowing trail helps guide you to whatever quest you choose. You are also allowed to quick travel to any places you've been to previously that you may need to return to. There is also a return of the Arena now called the Crucible.

Now to gain skills you must slay enemies causing them to drop orbs that you collect to use on gaining skills. You can put skills into Melee, Ranged, or Will (Magic). A really well rounded system, however I found that the Time spell dominated over the other spells. The spells require a charging time so you have to stand in one spot taking damage to unleash a lot of damage, it's really not worth the wait. The time spell greatly helps combat allowing you to slow down time (after charging) or just simply appearing behind an enemy (instead of the shooting ability many other spells have ) which means as long as you slash them they can't turn around to hit you. This works on almost all enemies, except for the Trolls. Trolls can easily be Defeated as long as you get the Roll ability and lock onto the Troll. If you are good with ranged weapons you can constantly circle the troll without taking damage because his attacks go right through you when you're rolling (this is really helpful for the last round of the Crucible).

Fable 2 has been great fun for me so far and I am continuing to play as now a pure evil character. If you like ratings then I'd give this game an 8/10. Why 8?

Because of the Multiplayer. We were told from the start "revolutionary multiplayer" but we all know Peter Molyneux tends to say things like that. The multiplayer is kind of a let down, allowing you to enter into another persons world only to discover you have to choose a character from a few choices of heroes. So you cannot play your character with your friends character, it's just not happening, even though that would make this game just over the top. The glowing friend orbs that move around the world as your friends play are a really nifty idea often leading to some random xbl messages. The singleplayer more than makes up for the lacking in the multiplayer department. Fable 2 is a great game, I'm really impressed.

Keep rocking the 360's friends, support exclusive developers!

Fallout 3 Midnight Launches at Best Buy

noreply@blogger.com (Dustin) — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:17:00 +0000

The United States has 1400 best buys throughout the country and 12 of them will be opening up at midnight for you to get your hands on them. Kotaku has a list of all the places along with more details here.

Far Cry 2 First Impressions

noreply@blogger.com (Dustin) — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:30:00 +0000

So, I have my computer hooked up to my 32" LCD because everyone was raving about the environments and sounds, I had to hear and see this bad boy in all its glory. The sounds in this game are amazing, every little sound you could imagine is pretty much in there. Seamless gameplay helps piece the environments together beautifully. There has been no loading screens in game yet, even when switching to a different map, it's all there. The jungles are thick and lustrous which makes it hard to see enemies sometimes.

There has been a plethora of driving so far and using your map. Maps are simple enough to use and maneuver with in this game because you're actually holding it up in your hands, guns down. Also, it feels a little like Survivorman The Video Game because I've been pulling bullets out of my arms and legs, ratcheting the heck out of cars, trying to fight off Malaria, and sleeping in some shanty rusted down shacks full of guns. As I play, I'll let you know how my feelings change.