Just thought I would share with you today two books that every video game enthusiast should read. I won't go into detail on what exactly they are about but each one follows different video game icons and show us just how they changed the world of video games. Now take my recommendation and buy them!
Finished GTA IV last night.
It took me a time of 28:30 with a completion percentage of around 63 percent.
Now onto the side missions!
Last night I finished Crisis Core and I must say it is one of the best portable games I've ever played. I will be the first to admit that my opinion is biased because I loved the original game so much. In reality the game has it's flaws but all those can be overlooked just because you want to know what happens. The ending was powerful and connects flawlessly with the original game.
Last week I also completed God of War CoO. I thought the graphics and story were great. My only gripe with it was that it was almost too easy for a GoW game. The last boss in particular was surprisingly easy.
Now I'm on to Professor Layton and the Curious Village.
With everyone listing 5 things about themselves on there blogs I though I would join in.
1. I've been with the same girl for over 6 years now and we are getting married later this year. We are also hoping to move into our first house here in June. I'm only 22 but I've had a credit card since I was 16 so I have well established credit.
2. I'm an avid tennis player/fan and have played for over ten years now. I sometimes played as much as 4 hours a day 6 days a week.
3. I work for a company my parents own.
4. I'm a very picky eater and almost eat everything plane.
5. I had two lung operations 1 year apart resulting from my lungs starting to collapse after physical activity. Long story short my lungs are now stuck via scare tissue to the inside on my rib cage.
Hope it was interesting.
As many of you may or may not know tonight the Spike TV VGA's are being taped and Jeff Gerstmann is on the advisory council along with Ricardo for the show. With it being mentioned yesterday on On The Spot that Jeff was in Vegas it only confirms my theory that Jeff's gonna be at the show. If things go as planned I'll be a seat filler for the show tonight and if that happens I could possibly cross paths with Mr. Gerstmann. This is more exciting then the time I met Richard Garriott! I'll keep my fingers crossed.
I found this very funny and touching video that is a tribute to all that was Jeff at GS. Enjoy.
Credits go to KeyWiiGS for posting this.
First off I want to say I have calmed down and started thinking clearly again and I will NOT be leaving GS.
Jeff's departure from GS was a huge shock to everyone and like many people I opted to leave GS. Afterwards I began to think about all of the great people I've met on the site and all the great times I've had being a member of it.GS will never be the same with out Jeff but I as one door closes another opens. GS will live on with new people and new personalities and I will always have fond memories of Jeff, Greg, Carrie, and Rich. I hope they all move/moved ontobigger and better things. I will continue to follow Jeff and Greg as they are legends in their field and I enjoy everything they write.
Long live Jeff!
Forever a Gamespotter!
It's been a long time since I last blogged but better late than never right?
I've been playing some of the games the most anticipated games of the year lately and I thought I would just give you my impressions of them.
Call of Duty 4
Call of Duty 4 is essentially a modern day Call of Duty 2. It has updated graphics, new weapons, and most of all a story most of us alive today can believe. This is one of the first games I've ever played where I thought "I hope this doesn't happen in real life". The single player story is short but like everyone who wrote before me said it's of the up most quality. The ghillie suit mission got my heart pumping and was very immersive. The multiplayer portion of the game is superb. The level system is great and makes the game very addicting. The maps for the most part are enjoyable to play and match making seems to work fine.
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy definitely took some getting used to for me. Specifically the controls is what I had a hard time with. Also some of the levels with the walking upside down and such gave me a headache. But all of that faded away once I got a couple of worlds in. From what I've played so far the level design is like nothing I've seen before and each one seems unique and not just a rehash. Same goes for the worlds themselves as they all seem noticeably different. The difficulty of the game doesn't seem to be very high witch actually benefits the game in this case because it makes a very low intensity and relaxing game. I've become very fond of this game.
Assassins Creed
Picked this game up last night and I must say the LE is huge and really once of you open it up you find that there really isn't any need for it to be so big. This game has been getting mixed reviews and from so far what I've played of it I must agree with GS and give it a thumbs up. The graphics are great and the story seems somewhat interesting. I can tell you right now the story is not what is going to keep me playing this game. On the latter though the mechanics of assassinating someone will. With two assassinations under my belt I can say that stabbing someone with you hidden blade never gets old and Altier is one of the coolest looking characters in a video game in a long time.
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