1. Dragon Age Origins - let me just say that if you liked Gothic 4 you will LOVE Dragon Age Origins, which is even a way better game.
2. Oblivion - well, what i said about DAO, pertains to Oblivion as well. Pretty much, consider Gothic 4 to be a light version of those two aforementioned RPGs.
EvilSelf...
It is about time for my lengthy month's blog. This past month has been really slow when it comes to work but really, really busy when it comes to gaming. I was away from GameSpot (along with pretty much any other Internet-based activity there is) every weekend, simply because I have a new addiction. And no, I am not talking about feta cheese, Philly cheese steaks or orange juice. I am talking about Fallout New Vegas baby…Dig?
Since my laziness and overexcitement about FNV, I decided to dedicate this blog on the franchise and more specifically how Fallout 3 measures to Fallout New Vegas (or vice versa). There have been some topics on this on the Forum, but having to write something so thorough and then the post being buried under hundreds of posts like "Fallout 3 is better DOT" or "Fallout New Vegas is awesome DOT", just did not seem very helpful to those who really need some answers. But before I delve into the deep, dark secrets of the Mojave and the Capital Wasteland, I would like to give some background on my history with the two most recent Fallout games (which will make me somewhat credible on the viable comparison between the two). After all, someone who has played and finished each of those two games just for the sake of it (and not really "completed" them) has less of a reasoning power as to which one offers what in a better way.
I have played and finished Fallout 3 exactly 5 times. I have put in about 650 hours into it, exploring every corner, every bush and every location in both the game and the DLCs. I have played and finished Fallout New Vegas 4 times as of today. I have put in about 280 hours, which might not seem much but my first 3 playthroughs were for completing the story of each faction that you can side with. My last playthrough was thorough and I explored everything there was to explore.
Let me start my comparison (from a Fallout addict's point of view). I am not going to make any final statement as to which one is better, simply because it depends on the player and how they perceive each game…WARNING: MINOR SPOILERS
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So, what is the first thing we see and hear when we start each game:
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1. Ron Perlman is impressive. I guarantee you that Fallout games' narrator will stay in my heart and in my memory because of its role on this franchise. "War never changes"…Verdict: Similar
2. Intro Cutscene – I was but in awe of Fallout New Vegas's intro. The different color palette, "Blue Moon" in the air, the VIP casino bar, the glimmering lights of New Vegas and finally the NCR soldier with one of the most awesome weapons in the game(Hint*Hint*), sniping down its victim with a head shot. Then, the cunning voice of Matthew Perry and its character pointing another awesome weapon (Hint*Hint*) at you: "The game was rigged from the start…Boom"…Verdict: New Vegas by a mile
3. Character Creation – Ok, thinking about this one, my opinion tends to go with New Vegas. The character's look and physical features are better presented in Fallout New Vegas (it made sense: Shot in the head->Facial Surgery->Choose your features) than in Fallout 3 ("Ok little baby, let me see how you are going to look when you grow up? Does not make much sense to do so). Also the "SPECIAL and SKILL feature" is better presented in New Vegas (vigor tester machine, where you can check what your stats are after your recent tragedy) rather than Fallout 3's "future projection of your skills". Yes, nobody can believe that a baby can have a strength of 9 and intelligence of 10 at the beginning right? I understand that it was all made to work in the game's context ( and the SPECIAL book was a really good idea by the way) but I have to give the verdict to New Vegas, as it adheres to the current state of events, rather than future ones (understand: when you grow up etc…etc)…Verdict: New Vegas, slightly better
4. Main Quest – I actually want to divide this into two categories - "magnitude" or "epic-ness" and flexibility.
a. Magnitude – Fallout 3's main quest feels more epic and it is presented in a way, in which you feel that it is "extremely important and the future of the Capital Wasteland depends on you". By the time the end is reached, you have the feeling that something big is happening. You encounter Enclave camps all over the Wasteland, you see flying Vertibirds all the time (which you can shoot down actually. It is FUN!), the orchestral musical score really helps this feeling of an impending war and you are in the middle of it. The last act, including the release of "The Big Giant Tin Can" and your party (along with the BoS) following it, is just pure awesome feel of war and destruction. So, yes – magnitude and importance feel –wise Fallout 3's main quest is better.
b. Flexibility – Fallout New Vegas offers you the flexibility of its main quest. How you want to approach, which faction you want to side with and the fact that some side missions actually help you with the main quest. I mean, you can play the game more than once and have a different main quest for the most part. So FNV offers you the flexibility.
Verdict: Either or, depending on what is important for you
5. Side Quests – no matter how you look at it, the quality, the length or the number of possible side quests (registered on your PipBoy or unregistered), Fallout New Vegas beats the hell out of Fallout 3. There are just so many of them, that every time you think you have completed all of them, someone else comes along and gives you a quest. Which is a marvelous thing anyway. Some of the quests are really unique and very enjoyable. Well, most of them I would say. So no dispute here. Verdict: Fallout New Vegas, by a mile
6. Capital Wasteland or Mojave Desert –
a. Quantity of locations – Fallout New Vegas has more places you can discover. Verdict: New Vegas
b. Quality of locations – Fallout 3's locations are bigger, deeper and take longer to explore. New Vegas has places like camps or outdoor facilities which are not that important to loot, while Fallout 3 has lots and lots of interesting buildings, which are big and very worthy to loot ( Libraries, Museums even the huge Metro stations or canals). NOTE: Ok, after thinking about it a little more, I have to say that Fallout 3's location and exploring/looting is waaaaay better than Fallout New Vegas. I just thought of all the different buildings in the DC area like the National Guard Depot, Vault-Tec Headquarters, Tacoma Industrial, Hubris Comics etc..and I really, really believe that Fallout 3 is letting New Vegas bite the dust!
Verdict: Fallout 3 by a mile.
c. NPCs – Fallout New Vegas has many different factions, all with different characteristics and different way of life. Not only that but they also differ by the place they live (New Vegas, Freeside, Westside, Metro tunnels) so you can see all kinds of people – classy, poor, rich, beggars, thugs etc…Bottom line is more NPCs (in New Vegas) usually leads to more interesting characters and families. Verdict: New Vegas
d. Humor and Originality of Conversations – You know what, Fallout 3 was an extremely humorous game. I mean NPCs were saying stuff that was both original and extremely funny. Some of the choices that the character had to make were downright hilarious. Statements like "Welcome to Godforsaken Hellhole" or "There are only two things we do here in Big Town – suck and die" are just some of the humorous moments that Fallout 3 was filled with. Fallout New Vegas has its share of "gems" as well. For example, names like Cook-Cook or Mean Sonofab**ch are downright hilarious, I found. But I think Fallout 3 edges it: "Wow, what's the rush dude!" Classic!...Verdict: Fallout 3, slightly better
e. Atmosphere - Capital Wasteland served its purpose very well, according to me. The feel of desolate and destructed place really shows when you explore around the DC area. It felt like a real post-apocalyptic world. Mojave was more friendly, you can see more people travelling it and some areas were brimming with life. Of course, it was all part of the idea that New Vegas was actually never hit by nukes. Verdict: Fallout 3, slightly better
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Now let's delve into more technical specifications and the Role-Playing/First Person Shooter elements.
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1. Graphics – One statement: same engine, same textures, same graphics. Verdict: Similar
2. Sound/Score/Radio Stations/DJ – is it me or just Wayne Newton was less impressive as a DJ than Three Dog? New Vegas' sound is similar to Fallout 3's. I actually liked Fallout 3's radio stations better. I have to admit that couple of the New Vegas' songs are stuck in my head as I am writing this blog – "Heartache by the number" is one of them. Ha ha. Verdict: Fallout 3
3. Voice Acting – New Vegas for sure. Not only because it has a stellar cast of voice actors, but because even the ones that are used the most, throughout all minor NPCs, still do a great job. Verdict: New Vegas
4. Bugs/Glitches – Well, I have to admit that I got Fallout 3:Game of the Year Edition and I did not encounter any major glitches at all. Furthermore, my copy of Fallout New Vegas worked perfectly fine as well, regardless of the numerous reported game breaking glitches and such. But I still had to deal with a fair amount of Hard Disc maintenance, restarting and cooling off my XBOX and saving every 10-15 minutes or so. Verdict: Fallout 3 (as of right now)
5. FPS experience – both games offer pretty much the same when it comes to First Person Shooter aspect. However, with the introduction of iron-sights, New Vegas offers a little bit more flexibility as to the way you perform. Verdict: New Vegas, slightly better
6. RPG experience – Obsidian did a great job when it comes to the role-play. New Vegas offers way more RPG features and it is more balanced. RPG elements like bullet crafting, bullet break-down, weapon modifications, ingredients inventory, item crafting, Hardcore mode are just some of many worthy features of Fallout New Vegas. FNV however, is the more balanced game as well. In Fallout 3, you don't have to plan ahead as to what type of characters or playthrough you are going to be playing (if you are a "completionist" like me). It is particularly easy to create a "Super Role Player" with 10s in all SPECIAL stats and 100s in all SKILL stats. This defeats the purpose of your long-term planning and goals, since you can pretty much be perfect at anything. Achieving this in New Vegas is very hard, if possible. There is a big difference as to how you decide to play the game – as a stealthy rogue or as a "super soldier hard a**" or whatever. New Vegas require lots of planning and strategic allocation of your Skill points and choice of Perks. Verdict: New Vegas by a mile
7. In-game Games – You want to make some extra cash? In New Vegas you can put in 100s of hours doing….gambling. Or playing Caravan, which happens to be an exciting and fun card game to play. I am actually addicted to Caravan right now and have put in maybe 7-9 hours just playing that with different Caravan players. So this is an extra "perk" that new Vegas offers. No verdict here, just a notable mention.
8. Gameplay – the same overall. Verdict: Similar
9. Bobbleheads Vs. SnowGlobes – In my view, Bobbleheads are well worthy of searching for and acquiring. Not only because they give you permanent improvements of your character, but because it feels very refreshing to loot around the grey and brown world around you and then suddenly you observe something blue and yellow screaming at you "Pick me up please!"..I don't know it felt like a "breath of fresh air" every time I found a bobblehead! Verdict: Fallout 3's Bobblehead
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Well, these are the majority of my thoughts on both Fallout games. I love them both for what they are. Yes, the flavor of the year is Fallout New Vegas, but people tend to forget all the exciting moments we had with Fallout 3. Personally, every time I reach a conclusion that Fallout New Vegas is better I think of something from Fallout 3, which makes me retract my thoughts of making this final decision. I am sure, one day, I can say that New Vegas is better, because as a role-playing game it is the better game. But for the Fallout appreciator, die-hard fan and a "parent" of the series, choosing between two "kids" is hard and not morally right. They both have a place in our hearts!
Until next month,
EvilSelf
Well, October 19 is almost here. A couple of weeks and we, the gamers, the Fallout lovers, will be able to dip ourselves into another installment of the Fallout series. New Vegas promises to be a great game, even if it is too similar to Fallout 3. The more similar, the better, some of us will say. I would have to agree…
Last month was too boring as far as gaming goes. Actually, not so much. Mafia 2 satisfied my hunger for an intriguing story and Fifa 11 provided me with a platform to express my anger at another Arsenal's defeat at the hands of Chelsea last Sunday. It is so frustrating to be a die-hard Arsenal fan these days (ah, who am I kidding? I should say these years). The team is full of overpaid mediocre players, who don't give a toss about this football club, the manager is so reluctant to spend on established players and the ones he is spending some money on look like a waist of space and roster. Oh, well, I should have been used to it by now, but it hurts to support a team, which does not care for what me or you think, even though we are the ones feeding it ticket sales and merchandise money…Anyway, enough about Arsenal, oh fellow "Gooners" – another year with nothing in our hands!
Mafia 2 is an outstanding game. I don't know what people are complaining about it so much, even though when you make a great game like this, why didn't they just make it last longer? Or they are risking pissing someone off, someone who enjoyed it so much, someone who wanted extra missions, someone who wanted to spend more time in the Empire Bay, someone like me. Nevertheless, I am glad I purchased it.
Then it came Fifa 11. Ahhh Fifa, Fifa…I sold my Fifa 10 copy for PSP on eBay so I can somehow fund the purchase of FIFA 11 on the XBOX 360. After all, a day with the buddies, drinking ice cold Corona with lime and playing Fifa 11 is nothing short of a holiday for me. Good game though, I am glad I got it. For my buddies' sake, for Arsenal's sake…
Last piece of gaming that I just started is Red Dead Redemption. After my somehow low interest in finishing GTA IV, I was so reluctant to shell out $65 dollars for what I thought it would be a "GTA with horses". Well, eBay is my friend (once again) and I managed to get a copy of RDR for only $35, which I played for 5 straight hours last night and…let's just say that I am impressed. More to come once I finish it, but well worth it so far.
I want to comment and maybe file a complaint to the authorities or whoever cares. Ha ha…Well, I feel ripped off in the quickest and meanest way possible – after purchasing Borderlands, Dragon Age Origins and GTA IV, we just now find out that there will be new editions of those games, including all DLCs that if you were not smart with your money, or your MS points, you would have bought already…A daylight robbery I would think, as no more DLC will be purchased anymore on XBL by me…You know, a song comes to mind…Yeah, Smooth Criminal by the great Michael Jackson. It sure feels like those developers/publishers are indeed "smooth criminals". After this piece of news, I actually listed all those games on eBay so I can at least make some money off them, you know, to purchase more games. I am talking like an addict I know, but hey, if you are reading this you are an addict too: What are you doing reading blogs on a video game site? Ha ha….
And to finish this month's blog/review I would have to say that I am so pumped for the Fallout New Vegas that I have requested off work that Tuesday and Wednesday as well, just so I can play. I admit, I have never done something so stupid in my life and I tend to be the sensible and reasonable kind of guy…Yeah, go ahead and laugh off my stupidity..
Until next time,
EvilSelf…
p.s. I almost forgot. I started a new trend of posting "Recommended Games" which are similar to the ones I have played. I think it is a wonderful feature to help out fellow friends and gamers find an appropriate game without having to fuss about the Recommendation Sticky thread or risk getting modded by creating a thread for it. Well, read my previous blog for more info on that, and so you know I have started with game recommendations for "The Darkness" and "Deadly Premonition" this week. Keep on reading pals….
EvilSelf…
Mafia 2 - both games have a strong and engaging story with one of the best voice-acting ever on a console. Mafia 2 looks beautiful as well, but both games are uniques on its own, yet so similar.
Bioshock - The Darkness is...well a very dark and gritty game with exceptional visuals, so mentioning Bioshock for those two characteristics is well worth it.
Alan Wake - even though Deadly Premonition offered way more than Alan Wake did, the amazing graphics (and way better than DP), the chilling atmosphere and good storytelling, make Alan Wake a good fit for the thriller genre.
Silent Hill Homecoming - in a way Deadly Premonition takes some features from the Silent Hill Series, so one would expect that they will be similar games. Well, Deadly Premonition has the best story in a psychological thriller genre, but Silent Hill Homecoming is a great game, with better graphics (which is not saying much), mind-screwing puzzles and instills psychosis into the player.
Silent Hill Origins (PSP) - pretty much follows the Silent Hill Homecoming description. Graphics-wise Deadly Premonition and Origins are on par.
Silent Hill Shattered Memories (PSP) - see Silent Hill Origins.
EvilSelf...
This blog comes a little earlier than my usual one, which comes once a month. The purpose i am writing this is because i wanted to announce that from now on i will be posting game recommendations after each and every game that i finish and have written a specific review for it. For example, let's say i finish Dragon Age Origins. After i post the specific review of this game, i will post recommended games that i have PLAYED, similar to the one i have just finished.
NOTE: I will NOT be recommending games that i have not played.
So, my friends, if you play a certain game and like to read what my opinion of a particular game is, then you should check my blogs to see if there is anything else that you will be enjoying and i have already played.
Hope this helps a bit and speed up the process of recommending games, since it is a burden for one to sift through the Recommendation sticky and opening a forum thread for recommendations is against GameSpot's policies.
See you around.
EvilSelf...
When I first saw it at the top of my Gamespot homepage, I was very happy that gamers on here finally had to battle it out and decide who the greatest villain of all time is. As a strong appreciator of great in-game storytelling, some of the most dramatic and engaging personalities are those of the villain himself/herself. So, at first glance the bracket seemed exciting to create and then to vote and follow how everything pans out.
Where is the catch, some of us gamers would say? Well, even though, the voting was supposed to be done in a diplomatic, even democratic fashion, there are several things that could affect a potential outcome and thus ruin the credibility of this otherwise fascinating idea.
What do I mean? Firstly, in my view, this should have never been called "All-Time-Greatest Villain". How do you determine great? Is it somebody that is physically scary, grotesque, brutal or whatever, or is it somebody who is driven by pure insanity, deep emotional problems or psychosis. Is it somebody that does not say two sentences during the whole game, but since it is the "last boss" of your favorite game deserves to be placed above somebody, who gradually shows and envisions his/hers mental states and the reason for being a "villain" in the first place? You get the idea. How can we vote for something with no clear rules and regulation and descriptions?
Secondly, in order to get a fair a deal of objective opinions, all these villains should be well-known to all gamers who are voting. If you are not a fan of the RPG genre, but play shooters all day, how are you supposed to cast a credible vote? For each serious RPG gamer out there, I assume there are at least three or four fans of shooters, if not more. So this does not lay basis for a fair competition.
Lastly, I have been fan of Gamespot for a long time, and the experience points system is all good and fun to participate in, but it is so easy to become a member and then get full rights as far as posting, blogging and "FIDDLE" with bracket voting and thus polluting the otherwise "a great place" to discuss your gaming nature. In a nutshell, you can create 10 accounts today and be able to cast 10 votes for whoever you want later on, making it impossible for the serious gamer and voter to make any difference casting his/hers credible vote.
Yes, I am sure you can feel that I am bitter posting this. I am bitter because, for gaming purposes, I do not feel that this bracket should be called "Greatest all time Villain" but instead should have been called "The MOST popular All Time Game Villain". I am bitter because game villains that we know, the ones that we have experienced playing against, the ones that ARE everything that a GREAT villain should have in his/hers personality are already voted off, by "last bosses" (note: NOT villains) who barely speak in-game and who won just because they are more popular nowadays or just because they have more "newbies" voting for them.
As a disclaimer, let me first say that I am not a big fan of JRPGS. I also want to add that I have bought, played, finished and kept Gears 1 and Gears 2 games. But whoever thinks that General RAAM (this is the first time I found out that there was such a person (Locust?) in the Gears franchise?!?) is a GREATER villain than Sephiroth either needs to play FFVII, a genre-defining RPG, or just needs to forget their personal grudge and vote objectively. My favorite games are western-based RPGs and games as a whole, but I have player FFVII and I am completely aware of what makes Sephiroth a greater villain that RAAM. Apparently, the complex mindset of Sephiroth and his deeply emotional past are hard to grasp for some new, young and inexperienced gamers out there, who think that just because that guy is in their favorite series means that they are absolutely more bad a** that this long-haired guy, who looks like a girl and comes from Japan. Absolutely pathetic I would say.
It is not the user's fault though. I believe the whole bracket thing has a lot of "grey area" and can be fiddled with and exploited to your liking. But what does that say about its credibility? Where does that put the serious gamers and users, who with their objective votes (let me clarify objective: if you compare two villains, you know them both and have played their respective games, thus you are eligible to vote) thought they will get an objective comparison? Where does that put the fans of Ocelot or Sephiroth for that matter?
As I said earlier I am no fanboy of JRPGS and Final Fantasy VII is not my favorite game, I just so happen to have played it when I was younger and have an objective opinion of the two villains in question. Who has played and finished both games? Who can claim that whoever-was-the-villain-in-Gears is GREATER villain than Sephiroth? I know I can't…
Another month of pure gaming is over. My full time job has been somewhat hectic these days, and to be honest i could hardly wait to get home, have a cup of fresh orange juice, slice of bread with tomato-and-bellpepper spread on it, couple of chocolate chip cookies for dessert, and sit in front of the TV for another long gaming session. Hard to believe, that a couple of years ago the only games i would play were Football Manager and the Thief Series on my 5 year old PC. Now, this is all i do ever day.
But enough yappin' about the past, let's talk about what has been happeing these days. I do not know whether i should love or hate Fallout 3. The game is pure masterpiece and very engaging to play, but its existance makes other games look so plain...so plain that i cannot play them anymore. it is getting outrageous, as last month i bought the Condemned series, played and finished Criminal Origins and started Blood Shot. Somewhere in the first thirty minutes i decided to start another campaign on Fallout 3 (this time i wanted to be this free-roameing guy, who decides when and why he should be good or bad). Believe me, since that moment, i have not started Condemned 2 again. Don't get me wrong i was very pleased with the first one and could not wait for the second one, but good ol' Fallout 3 was in the way. I don't know what i am going to do when New Vegas comes out. Maybe a month off work and a month off my social life would be enough to satisfy my initial drive for the game, even though i might end up regretting it later. Having no money and no friends is not something that i should be proud off after all...Aha, but i still got Fallout...Whatever...
Another hot topic last month was the release of LIMBO - side scroller on XBL. I have to admit, i looked at some videos and images of the game and i was so stunned seeing a new, fresh idea out there waiting for me to try out. Those of you who follow me here on GS would probably know that i am the kind of gamer that encourages new ideas no matter what sacrifices the developers needed to make to put their vision in plan. So, i downloaded the demo of LIMBO and being a black-N-white "brutal" platformer, where body parts are cut off and fly around, or where a giant (i got to admit this thing i scary-looking) spider is piercing through your character's body like a toothpick in cream cheese, makes this game a very good addition to my game collection. I just can't seem to remember: "Next time i go to a Walmart or a Gamestop i should remember to buy some MS points..". I always forget anyway...
Comic-Con has been going on for a while, and i have to say i have not been following it at all. Somebody, please get rid of my copy of Fallout 3...I hate this game. Ha ha.
Another pressing issue with me right now is whether or not to buy Mafia 2 on day one. I actually played the first Mafia not too long ago, in anticipation of the second one, and i have to admit, i liked it. But the game was so freaking hard, it is not funny. I had to re-play some missions so many times, but i understand that the idea was to make the game as realistic as possible, and i am OK with this. Some folks here in the forums mentioned that it ony got 7/10 in the official XBOX magazine, and i did not believe it could get such a score. It looks amazing, but so does everything that wants to make money, but to be honest 7 is not a bad score. I mean Metro 2033 got a 7 and i loved the game. At any rate, i will pick up the demo in 5 days time and decide for myself.
As i am writing this month's blog post, slowly drinking a cup of coffee with cream (FK...in the coffee Zach...) i can't stop to think about the good old times, where i was a little kid, playing on my first NES and not have to worry about anything in this life. As i grew older (and my game preferences for that matter) i can hardly find anything suitable for me to play these days. Am i that picky? Or is it just the fact that developers nowadays put more emphasis on multiplayer aspect of a game, and finding a totally unique experience is something that we stumble upon about as often as the probability of finding a second MIRV Fatman (Somebody please take my Fallout 3 copy, i hate this game...Ha ha). Anyway, do we tend to remember games because of their awesome and engaging multiplayer options, or do we remember games because of the single-player story mode? This is is the quesion. As the market becomes so populated with games what are great for multiplayer, a great story-driven games are hard to find. Why do i remember Sephiroth and Vincent? Why do i tend to do anything if somebody asks me to do it by citing "Would you kindly?"? Why do i see "FK in my coffee" every morning? Why do i prefer Frog over Robo? Why Karras is a great leader and a great psychopath as well? All these questions (and many more) make me believe that a game is remembered by its story, by its characters and its gameplay, not by the amount of kills you had in a row, or by the amount of time you had the Little Sister for the most? Something to think about...
Until next month, this is Three Dog...i mean EvilSelf
So i have been busy lately. Yeah, real busy and i was having these nasty headaches, even though i could never figure out the reason why. Maybe it was the countless hours i spend in front of Fallout 3, or maybe it was the 3-4 hour power naps i was taking instead of sleeping. Or maybe it was both....Or maybe it was the fact that E3 was a disappointing experience, except MGS:Rising's famous watermelon slashing...Or the fact that ME 3 was not discussed....Heck, i don't know, but i hate headaches.
I have to admit, financially, i was not doing good this past month, but still managed to get my hands on some pretty nifty little games for my XBOX 360. In order to save money, i decided to replay the games in my game collection, and i continued the tradition with Fallout 3: GOTY edition. The first time i played it, i was only interested in getting used to it and finishing the main story, but the more time i had spent roaming around the Wasteland, the more i wanted to do. I have to admit again that, i was impressed with some of the DLC for the game and especially THE PITT which is exactly what i look for in a video game: dark, depressing world, surrounded by a great and intriguing story in a big bloody mess. I spend probably 60 % of the month of June playing this (and my girl was pissed to be honest, tough luck)...
As i finished my 120 hour campaign, i felt empty and wanting for more. I did some research (as you can imagine) on the new Fallout New Vegas game and i read some pretty nice stuff about it, as well as comments that the game was doomed (being developed by Obsidian and all). I don't know, hopefully they don't ruin as i will be buying the Collector's Edition and i do not want people to laugh at me for spending so much money on a game that will flop... Hard to believe this would happen though, we will see.
Being bored and not having to experience any new games made me crazy. I would go home after work and i would have to watch TV or just be bored out of my mind...It was not until i decided to give Dead Space a shot. I had played the demo and was not impressed with it at all. However, this game got so many great reviews that made me think twice for a second. Oh well, what was i losing out on? It was only 10 bucks on eBay so i decided to invest in it. I am so lucky and glad that i did just that. It was truly an immersing and unbelievable adventure, mixed with great story and great voice-acting. I mean, it was exactly the type of game that i would finish in less than half a day without any breaks or food (ok i lied about the food, i ate some scrambled eggs with spinach and covered in Tabasco sauce).
What is next on the horizon? Well, i bought Condemned and Condemned 2 since i have not played them, as well as Thief: Deadly Shadows (Thief series is my favorite ever series). I can't wait until i get my hands on the fourth one.
Well, video games provide the type of hobby that it is not too expensive, but you get addicted to it. Isn't that a good thing anyway? Being able to pay for your "drugs" on a daily basis...Besides the World cup is almost over, and having been impressed by Germany, i would only suggest they can win the whole thing...
So what is in store for July? I am just hoping Arsene Wenger will finally sign someone, since Arsenal are in need of several quality players. Yeah, yeah, i know football (soccer) is not to be discussed on a gaming site, but having passion for games is only equal to having passion for my favorite club so i will exercise my right of free speech in any form that is.
Ha ha
Until next month,
EvilSelf...
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