I'm gonna ask and answer some questions that I've seen in some blogs, the first time was in VercettiTommyy's blog. I hope you can learn something about me.

Name: Enzo

Country: Spain

City: Madrid

Age: 16 (turning 17 next Friday)

Height and Weight: 1.87m and around 70kg

Gamer type: Rambo 8)

Reason why I came to GS: I can't remember, probably looking for a review

Favourite games: Monkey Island (saga), Grim Fandango, Sam & Max, The Day of the Tentacle... and every LucasArts game. Also, Metal Gear Solid (saga), Half-Life 2, Mafia, GTA (saga),

Least favourite games: The games that use a creative license and have zero originalty (usually games based on films, comics...)

Times moderated on GS: 0

Favourite quote: "With great power comes great responsability" (Ben Parker)

First movie ever saw: I have no idea

Favourite actor: Sylvester Stallone, Harrison Ford

Favorite Film: Blade Runner, The Godfater (saga), The Lord of the Rings (saga), Rocky (saga), Rambo (saga). Yeah, a lot of sagas.

Favorite book: Every book by J.R.R. Tolkien/Jules Verne

Favourite game character: Guybrush Threepwood, LeChuck, Big Boss, Nathan Drake, Kratos...

Favourite weapon: Gravity gun and any Sniper rifle

Favourite factions: NOD, Castile, USA

Least favourite factions: GDI, Moors, Russia

Favourite animal: Dog

Seriousness level: Around zero (usually)

Do I like cake?: Yes

Do I like soda?: No

Do I like chicks?: Yes?

Am I annoying?: Only if I'm with someone annoying

Favourtie wrestler: Shawn Michaels, Chris Jericho, Mr. Kennedy, MVP

Favourite sports: Basketball, Golf and Scuba Diving

WoW char: I... have... never... played... WoW...

Last Friday was one of the most important dates in Spanish sport history. Pau Gasol, arguably the best basketball player in our history, signed for the Los Angeles Lakers.

I think that this trade is something like a masterpiece by Mike Kupchak. They get one all-star for their weakest position, giving almost nothing: Kwame Brown, Javaris Crittenton, Aaron McKie, two future first-round picks and Marc Gasol. Kwame Brown is an obstruction in every time he plays for and getting rid of it is nearly as good as signing Pau Gasol. Javaris Crittenton has strong potential, but he wouldn't have played so much in LA, and the same happens with Marc Gasol. Those two Draft picks will be in the 25-30 range, so it's difficult that any good player will come out of them.

Now I think that the Lakers are a real title contender. Their lineup (Fisher-Kobe-Odom-Gasol-Bynum) scares me, and I think that they can beat any team in the West (Spurs, Suns...) and in the East (Celtics, Pistons...), unless they aret affect by injuries.

Tim Schafer was already one of my idols. I think that Monkey Island 1 & 2, Day of the Tentacle, Full Throttle, Grim Fandango and even Psychonauts are pretty good. However, after reading this article by him I have no doubt:

I just finished Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, and I will tell you this: I liked it a lot. It had beautiful environments, fun platforming, and the awesome phrase, "I'll kick you to sleep!" You should all go play it right now. It was all super next-gen, but the most next-gen thing about it to me was Drake's shirt. Check it out: Somehow it's tucked in, and yet not tucked in, at the very same time. Of all the technical marvels contained in Uncharted, this was the one that really mystified me.

Yes, the shirt was dirty, like he had partied in it all night, passed out, threw up on himself repeatedly in his sleep, and was then left in a ditch outside of town by his mean friends. And by the time he walked home his shirt was dry, so he just said, "The hell with it. Let's go find some treasure."

So, on his left side, he tucked the shirt in, to show his trim figure and stylish belt buckle. "What a handsome young man," you might say, "If he gets that shirt washed, he may date my daughter." But his right side is untucked, like the shirt of a wild man, a renegade, a scoundrel. "What is that guy up to? Why is his shirt untucked? Does he not give a damn about me and my rules?"

At no time during the game does Drake stop and tuck in the loose part of his shirt. Nor does he ever just say, "The hell with it!" and untuck the whole thing. It remains in a state of half dress for the length of the game, through all sorts of climbing, jumping, and scampering. Jet skiing, swimming, and almost kissing--nothing can dislodge or fully tuck Drake's half-casual shirt. It is draped in a purgatory state, half in, half out, never completely free. It's like an unfinished symphony.

Then I realized what a clever invention the half-tuck is. How better to show off your rock-hard abs, but still create an air of nonchalance? Much like how a mullet shows the world your business side in the front, and your party side in the back, the half-tuck tells one story on the right side, but a completely different story on the left. In encapsulates the contradiction that you are: The shy extrovert, the organized slob, the guy who likes to shop at Banana Republic but also likes to fall into the Gap when he's feeling a little crazy. The half-tuck reassures the ladies that you're a man who cares about personal grooming, but who, at the same time, couldn't give a f##k. Who doesn't like that?

Of all the treasure I found on this quest, I think this little fashion tip is the one I will cherish the most.

It's been a long time since my last and interesting post. I'm not necessarily saying that this post is interesting, but at least it has something to do with videogames.

Today I'm showing you my PS3 and PSP games collections. I know that there are some must-haves that I don't own, like Resistance, Ninja Gaiden or Heavenly Sword for PS3 and Syphon Filter, Vice City, Tekken or Ratchet & Clank. However, I'm really proud of my collection, I'm enjoying or have enjoyed every game, and nowadays I find very hard to have a decent collection (mainlty because of the price).

What do you think?

Yeah, this is my new emblem. It's called "Artistic Genius". I won it by submitting some banners to the second contest of Games WITHOUT Banners in the Gamespace Banner Union.One of my six banners made it to the final, and finally was selected.

That banner is this one, for one of my favorite N-Gage games, Glimmerati. As you can see, it appears now on the Gamespace of this game.

Well, first of all I have to say that I liked the movie. Secondly, I love everything related to pirates. Thirdly, it has been a long time since the last time I played a pirates game. So, I had to try this game.

I never liked games based on a movie license, I can't tell more than 2 or 3 games from this genre which became good games. However, I like to try all the games that I can, so I picked this.

It's not such as bad as it can look, I think that there's only one (big) problem. The combats are too repetitive, you always do the same movements with every character. And this, in a game which is 90% combat, is a big problem.

It can looks strange, but the part of the game that I enjoyed most are the minigames. Specially the poker and the dice games. Another thing that I liked was the "Treasure Cave". There you can see all your achievements, and unlockables.

Finally, you can see some screens that I took in my images.

I love it, it looks so... powerful. However, I think it would have been better if they gave more importance to the jungle.I can't wait for this game, I hope my PC will be able to handle it.

Here's a photo of my collection of PSP games, with my last addition: Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops.

 

 

Sorry for the poor quality, I took it with my phone. What do you about my little collection? What games would you add?

P.S.: As you may have noticed, I'm writing in English. I'm doing it because I noted that nobody writed a comment in my blog :D There may be two reasons. The first one is that nobody speaks Spanish, and the second one is that nobody likes my blog. I hope it's the first one :P

Se va acabando la Navidad y llegan los regalos. Por fín cambié de gráfica, ya tengo la X1950 Pro y me voy olvidando de la X1300 HyperMemory. Los resultados han sido todavía mejores de los que esperaba. Probé los juegos que antes eran practicamente injugables con la X1300: G.R.A.W., Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07, Black & White 2 y uno nuevo: Medieval II: Total War. Con el G.R.A.W. lo puse todo al máximo, 1024x768 y saca alrededor de unos 50fps estables. Con el TW07 más de lo mismo, alrededor de 50 con todo al máximo. Y con el B&W2 unos 40 fps (qué mal optimizado está). Decir que no solo llegó la tarjeta, también juegos nuevos. Uno era el Medieval II: Total War. Es increíble, creo que incluso supera al Rome. Eso sí, supongo que la impresión que me causó antes (con una 9250) con es la misma de ahora. Y es que lo configuro al máximo y me va fluido, con esos gráficos flipantes. El otro juego de PC es la expansión de Civilization IV, Warlords. Está bastante bien, sobretodo cuando tu Civ4 ya está echando humo. Las civilizaciones nuevas están bastante bien, así como el vasallaje y los caudillos. Lo único malo? El percio. 30€ por una expansión. Y para finalizar llega un nuevo juego de PSP (ya iba siendo hora): Killzone Liberation. Es una pasada, un soplo de aire nuevo al género de la acción táctica. Me encanta el motor físico, como vuela todo por los aires. Lo malo es que tiene pinta de ser bastante corto, en poco tiempo ya me he pasado casi medio juego.

The end of the year is coming, and another year here are the Best & Worst of the year awards by GameSpot. I have voted only games that I have played, so I'm sure that I'll make a lot of injustices. Here are my votes:

Special Achivement

Best Original Music: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Most Surprisingly Good Game: Sam & Max Episode 1: Culture Shock
Best Licensed Music: Madden NFL 07
Best Story: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Best Sound Effects: Company of Heroes
Best Graphics, Technical: Company of Heroes
Best Voice Acting: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Best Graphics, Artistic: LocoRoco
Best Use of a Creative License: Kingdom Hearts II
Best New Character: Martin Septim from The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Funniest Game: Sam & Max Episode 1: Culture Shock
Biggest News: E3 RIP?
Best Multiplayer Game: Battlefield 2142
Best Expansion Pack: Civilization IV Warlords
Best Original Game Mechanic: LocoRoco
Best Downloadable Console Game: Uno
Best Classic Compilation: Gradius Collection
Best Use of Xbox 360 Achievement Points: Tony Hawk's Project 8
Most Improved Sequel: Tomb Raider Legend

Dubious Honors

Most Despicable Use of In-Game Advertising: NBA Live 07
Worst Use of Celebrity Voices: Scarface: The World Is Yours
Most Long-Winded Game Title: Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner - Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army
Most Disappointing Game: NBA Live 07
Flat-Out Worst Game: NBA Live 07
Worst Game Everyone Played: NBA Live 07
Best Game No One Played: LocoRoco

Genre Awards

Best Action Adventure Game: Sam & Max Episode 1: Culture Shock
Best Shooter: Half-Life 2: Episode One
Best Fighting Game: Tekken: Dark Resurrection
Best Platformer: LocoRoco
Best Driving Game: TOCA Race Driver 3
Best Puzzle Game: Lumines
Best Rhythm/Music game: Guitar Hero II
Best Role-playing Game: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Best Tradition Sports Game: NBA 2K7
Best Strategy Game: Company of Heroes

Platform Awards

Best Game Boy Advance Game: Final Fantasy V Advance
Best Nintendo DS Game: New Super Mario Bros.
Best PSP Game: LocoRoco
Best GameCube Game: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Best PlayStation 2 Game: Kingdom Hearts II
Best Xbox Game: NCAA Football 07
Best Xbox 360 Game: Gears of War
Best PlayStation 3 Game: Resistance: Fall of Men
Best Wii Game: Madden NFL 07
Best PC Game: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion