Loner Gamer

The X-Box One Announcement is a TV Show

2013-05-21T10:50:00.000-07:00

While the PlayStation 4 announcement was a comedy show with the console designer trying his best to convince us that only a new console can bring new gaming experiences, the reveal of the new X-Box One today prioritized the non-gaming entertainment portion of the console. It was all about television and movies and how the console is capable of interacting with your live television. Yes, this

God of War: Ascension Holy Galaxy

2013-05-20T21:43:00.002-07:00

I just started playing God of War: Ascension for the PlayStation 3 and oh my galaxy... So far, this has to be the best looking PS3 game I have ever seen and most definitely without question, one of the best looking games so far in existence. For the first time, I have finally seen what the PS3 hardware is truly capable of producing, with the last two Uncharted games not even close to matching

Games Played 05/13/2013 - 05/19/2013

2013-05-20T12:17:00.001-07:00

- 05/13/2013 - Audiosurf - PC Devil May Cry 4 - PC League of Legends - PC Streets of Rage 2 - PC - 05/14/2013 - Bio-Hazard Battle - PC Eschatos - X-Box 360 Guild Wars 2 - PC League of Legends - PC Proteus - PC Neverwinter - PC - 05/15/2013 - Audiosurf - PC Bejeweled 3 - PC Guild Wars 2 - PC League of Legends - PC - 05/16/2013 - Audiosurf - PC The Cave - PC DOTA 2 - PC

Just Go Digital Already: Fall of a God

2013-05-20T11:48:00.001-07:00

We got another winner here of desperate developers doing their best to shamelessly cut the cost of physical distribution through production shortcuts while still trying to charge expensive prices at launch. And look at that, it's another Sony developed game - God of War: Ascension. And to think that they are still unwilling to go all digital for their upcoming PlayStation 4! I have a feeling

Those Retail Games Are Disappearing

2013-05-19T17:07:00.002-07:00

I went to Fry's Electronics today since the spouse offered me game gifts again but once we got there, the selection was quite abysmal. Many recently released titles were nowhere to be found and that includes top titles. The sales representative couldn't explain the shortage - to be honest, I don't think that he cared - but with the recent situation involving Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch

Profile XP Whoring Incoming?

2013-05-15T20:12:00.003-07:00

Have you ever wondered what would happen if the X-Box 360 achievement system and the PlayStation 3 trophy level-up system would get together inside a dirty ditch in the dark and do the nasty? Well, it would probably birth a truly diabolical child like... the upcoming "Steam Trading Card" system that is still in its beta phase. I have mentioned in the past that Steam definitely has the best "task

It's Not a Backlog, It's a Deadline

2013-05-15T09:33:00.000-07:00

There is one word that is so overused in plenty of gamers' vocabulary: backlog. Every single time I see or hear this, usually on a YouTube video or some random ramblings in a gaming forum, I cringe. This is probably because I don't see myself getting buried by the games that I own since my perception of having them has nothing to do with how quickly I could "finish" them all but it's all about

March 2013 Gaming Analysis

2013-05-14T12:16:00.000-07:00

The results shown below are of course based on the combined data from the Daily Game Log which should provide a clear indication of a game's usage frequency. Bear in mind that even if a game is played twice or more during a particular day, it would still register as 1 in the Day Count column below. In a sense, "merits" are given based on how often a particular game can make me play it again

February 2013 Gaming Analysis

2013-05-14T08:36:00.000-07:00

Games Played 05/06/2013 - 05/12/2013

2013-05-13T08:35:00.001-07:00

- 05/06/2013 - Audiosurf - PC League of Legends - PC Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance - PlayStation 3 - 05/07/2013 - Guild Wars 2 - PC League of Legends - PC - 05/08/2013 - Guild Wars 2 - PC League of Legends - PC SimCity - PC - 05/09/2013 - Dynasty Warriors Next - Vita League of Legends - PC Pinball FX2 Demo - PC - 05/10/2013 - Audiosurf - PC Dynasty Warriors Next - Vita

Book of Spells: The Missing Pages

2013-05-11T20:37:00.001-07:00

We all know that all-digital game distribution is the eventual future of video games. I have embraced it for a long time and I just cannot wait until it becomes universal across all platforms. On the Personal Computer, the transition is 99% complete - I can't believe that there are still a small number of developers that still dare sell physical discs for their games on that awesome platform

Origin Achievements - It's Here?!

2013-05-09T08:56:00.000-07:00

I logged into Electronic Arts' Origin client this morning and after the client updated itself, noticed something different... There's some strange numbers next to my profile. What's this? Achievement points?! The one feature that plenty of people have been asking EA to implement on the Origin service is finally here? After reading the 9.2.1 patch note, I discovered that EA has indeed launched

New Milestone Celebration

2013-05-07T23:54:00.000-07:00

From 2 minutes to... 200! I didn't realize until I updated my records that Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance was my 200th PlayStation 3 game! I played the game a little bit yesterday and I didn't expect it to have a grotesque level of violence. Revengeance is all about cutting people up any way you want and the whole thing can be a bit gory and over the top. But it's all fun and I like it thus far.

Games Played 04/29/2013 - 05/05/2013

2013-05-06T22:27:00.001-07:00

- 04/29/2013 - Audiosurf - PC Castle Crashers - PC Warriors Orochi 3 - PlayStation 3 - 04/30/2013 - Dynasty Warriors 7: Empires - PlayStation 3 Jetpack Joyride - PC League of Legends - PC Warriros Orochi 3 - PlayStation 3 - 05/01/2013 - Audiosurf - PC Fez - PC League of Legends - PC - 05/02/2013 - Dynasty Warriors 7: Empires - PlayStation 3 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - PC

Your 2 Minutes Starts... Now!

2013-05-05T23:00:00.000-07:00

Oh honey, what cruel game you play. On our way back from Tiburon today, we stopped by Fry's Electronics per the spouse's instruction so that I could pick up a couple of games as gifts. There was a catch though: because the spouse hates being in that store, I was given two minutes to pick up the games that I wanted or the deal is off. I was frantic of course because I find it quite hard to just

No Tibbers in Tiburon

2013-05-05T17:13:00.002-07:00

The spouse and I went on a little road trip today since we haven't spent a lot of time doing anything extra special with each other. We took a drive to Tiburon - a neat little coastal town just to the north of San Francisco. I didn't know that this place even existed and both the spouse and I had never been here before. The weather was nice too for it was a bit cloudy and cool, just the way I

Video Gaming is Moving Too Fast

2013-05-02T23:24:00.000-07:00

As someone who has been gaming all of his life, I do find it strange that my feelings towards this upcoming transition from PlayStation 3 to PlayStation 4 or whatever Microsoft may bring to the table for the X-Box - still hoping it's a Windows 8 based thing - is rather uncommon compared to a lot of other gamers. I found quite a number of acquaintances who are rather happy about getting "new

LoL's Graphics: Not So Funny Anymore

2013-05-01T18:19:00.004-07:00

When it comes to visual grandeur in multiplayer online battle arena games, it is obvious that DOTA 2 by Valve is the undisputed king, thanks to its incredible art-style, animations, and even champion customization. This will definitely change in the near future because Riot Games have really been showing us what they can accomplish themselves with the ever continuous upgrades for League of

There Will Be Some Howling in Bed Tonight

2013-04-29T23:57:00.002-07:00

My deep, undying love for League of Legends on the Personal Computer was overwhelming before but it had always respected the line between human and non-physical object but now... That line has been crossed. Over the past several months, I have played pretty much just the one lane Proving Grounds map under custom game almost exclusively when I play LoL because it's so action packed and

Games Played 04/22/2013 - 04/28/2013

2013-04-29T08:44:00.003-07:00

- 04/22/2013 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - PC La-Mulana - PC League of Legends - PC - 04/23/2013 - League of Legends - PC - 04/24/2013 - Alien Zombie Megadeath - PC League of Legends - PC Rayman Origins - PC - 04/25/2013 - Audiosurf - PC Dyad - PC League of Legends - PC Rainbow Moon - PlayStation 3 Symphony - PC - 04/26/2013 - League of Legends - PC Sengoku Basara:

Make Love to Your... Eyes?

2013-04-27T22:19:00.000-07:00

Do you want to give your eyes a little bit of a treat? No, I don't recommend actual eye copulation, but I stumbled into an interesting experience of visual over-stimulation earlier today. If you ever played The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, you know that the game looks so washed-out when it comes to the colors. Everything has a muted, neutral tone to them with a pop of color here and there. Well,

Families Are Happy with Wii U!

2013-04-25T11:48:00.001-07:00

Gasp! It looks like families all across America are happy with the Wii U as exemplified by three family interview videos posted on the Wii U website. Apparently, they don't care about game variety as long as they can play as a family and this seems to be what Nintendo is trying to achieve since there are hardly any Wii U exclusive games on the system. I learn from the videos that with the Wii U,

What Are You Really Buying, Exactly?

2013-04-23T08:15:00.000-07:00

As if $99.99 isn't bad enough of a price for a Collector's Edition, today, I discovered today that Ubisoft is planning to sell the upcoming Collector's Edition of Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist for multi-platform at $169.99. This thing is bundled with a remote-controlled Paladin Aircraft that is supposedly valued at $150. So... Are you a gamer or something else? I suppose one could be

Games Played 04/15/2013 - 04/21/2013

2013-04-22T09:28:00.000-07:00

- 04/15/2013 - Champions of Norrath - PlayStation 2 Guild Wars 2 - PC League of Legends - PC Metal Slug Anthology - PlayStation 2 Really Big Sky - PC SimCity - PC - 04/16/2013 - League of Legends - PC SimCity - PC StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm - PC - 04/17/2013 - League of Legends - PC Razor2: Hidden Skies - PC - 04/18/2013 - League of Legends - PC Ridge Racer: Unbounded

Appreciate Your Middle Finger

2013-04-18T09:50:00.000-07:00

The middle finger... Amongst all your other cute little fingers, the middle finger is the one with the bad reputation but do you know that both of your middle fingers are very important in your gaming life? The conventional game controllers rest comfortably on top of those fingers and for those who are right-handed like myself, you use it to repeatedly hit your right mouse button. Imagine for a