Hey guys, I took my last exam today, and now I'm halfway through high school. I don't have to go to school to take exams tomorrow which is technically the last day of school because I exempted both of those exams, which basically means I get an extra day of summer vacation. I've been playing a lot of games since my last real update blog, which was like about 3 months ago. By the way, I quit band cl@ss because I hated it, and the only reason I was in the cl@ss was so I could be in marching band. However, I lost interest in marching band, and so now instead of that, I'm taking a Law Enforcement/Criminal Justice cl@ss whcih should be...interesting, to say the least. And instead of marching band, I'm going to try out for the Cross Country team in the fall, thanks to my track teammates from this past season convincing me to do so. Which brings me to why I changed my blog banner from that Drum Corps picture to the Runner's World logo.
Anyway, so I made this deal with my parents that if I made straight A's for this semester, they'd buy me a game. And I looked online today when I got home, and sure enough, it turns out I did make straight A's. So I went with my mom after school to Best Buy to go get a game, and the game I chose was Call of Duty 4 Game of the Year Edition for Xbox 360 (more on that later in the blog). While we were there, I decided to also buy my brother his college graduation present from me which was Assassin's Creed for PS3. And I decided to buy BlackSite Area 51 with my own money since I've been wanting that for a while. Anyway, here's all the games that I've played/beaten since my last real update blog in February.
I bought this when I first bought my 360, and beat it within a couple days. It was a pretty cool game; a worthy addition to the Tom Clancy franchise. It's got a decent story, nice graphics, good sound, great gameplay, and fun multiplayer. The only thing I didn't like was that although fun, the multiplayer is kindof hard to get into for a beginner. But yeah, overall, it's a really good game. Definitely pick it up now if you haven't already.
This game I got a few weeks after I bought my 360. I beat in in about 9 hours, but man, were those 9 hours great. The game itself was SO atmospheric; I really felt like I was an FBI detective investigating crimes. I mean, the story, graphics, sound, gameplay, and everything made it so realistic, especially for a launch title. It made me really look forward to playing Condemned 2.
I got this around the same time I got Condemned, and finished it a few weeks after. I wasn't too big on this game; it didn't really impress me much. I mean, the graphics, sound, and gameplay were alright, but the storyline was something I'd expect from a B action movie. And then the multiplayer wasn't that great either, the whole one match that I was able to find, anyway.
This was yet another game bought in the first bunch of games when I initially bought my Xbox 360. I had heard such great things about it, so I was pretty pumped for it. However, I wanted to pretty much sit down and play it all at one time, so that's basically what I did by waiting until my Spring Break to play it. I beat it in like 2 days. All I have to say is...this is probably the biggest letdown for me ever. I mean, why were people so amazed by it? I mean, it had good graphics and decent sound, but in my opinion that's ALL it had going for it. That stupid hacking crap got on my nerves real fast. Then those dumb "Big Daddies" seemed to be able to take innumerable hits before they went down. And just the entire story was weird. Some guy thought he was going to be cool and make an underground city, then experiment with gene splicing. BORING... I'm sorry, call me what you will, but this game was a huge disappointment for me.
I've had the original Battlefield 2 for a long time and thought it was great, but I never got around to getting the expansion/booster packs. So, I sold BF2 to my friend and bought this online over Spring Break. It's pretty good; the Special Forces maps are really neat. However, after I installed everything and tryed to play on the servers running the Euro Force or Armored Fury maps, it said something like I have to purchase them, even though I already did and installed everything. But I'll eventually get around to calling EA and asking them about it next time I want to play those maps and I get that message.
I got this the same time I got the BF2: Complete Collection. I really like it; the graphics are nice, the guns and vehicles sound great, the gameplay is pretty fluid, the multiplayer is a blast, and easy to get in to, and the achievements are pretty easy to get. This and BF2 Complete Collection will satisfy my Battlefield fix until Bad Company comes out.
I've had this for about 2 years now, but when I first got it, I was stuck on like the second mission or something. So, over Spring Break, I decided to give it another go, and started over. Sure enough, I beat the mission I was stuck on, and got pretty far into the game, and then beat it the following weekend. This was a stealth action game that I thoroughly enjoyed. I loved the first one, and this one was even better. For an Xbox game, the graphics, sound, and gameplay were all good, especially the stealth action moves, and the story was amazing. I loved the whole jungle setting, and then LAX for the final level. Definitely one of my favorite original Xbox games.
I've had this for a couple months, but only started playing it after I beat Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow. I've only beaten the first level, but so far, it's phenomenal. Definitely the best graphics I've seen on an original Xbox game in a long time, at least. More on this in the future, probably once I've beaten it.
A little while after beating Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow, I remembered that my friend had this game. I asked him about it, and he said he never played it, so I asked him if I could buy it from him, and I ended up buying it from him for $20. I haven't played it yet, but I plan to after I beat Splinter Cell Chaos Theory.
Ah, yes. The big kahuna. All I have to say about this is that it's amazing. And the neat thing is, I wasn't really even psyched for this to come out. However, when April 30th rolled around, and everyone started talking about it, and GameSpot gave it a Perfect 10, and my brother got it for PS3, and called me to tell me from across the country to tell me about how awesome it was, I was convinced to go ahead and buy it. So I went out and bought it 2 days after it came out. And then I was hooked. That's basically the only game that was in my Xbox 360 from then up until now. I beat it 2 weekends ago, and I have to say, (I'm positive you already know this, but I'll say it anyway) IT'S AWESOME!!!! I love EVERYTHING about it. Need I say more?
Like I said, I bought this today. But I haven't gotten to play it at all yet. I'll update you guys with impressions later on.
As I stated earlier, my mom bought this (actually the Game of the Year Edition) for me today since I made straight A's for this semester. And, I've already told some of you the reason why I own two copies of this game, but for those of you who I haven't told, I'll just tell you now. Back in December, everyone was talking about this game, so I asked for it for Christmas for the PC (I didn't have a 360 until February), and I got it. I loved it. However, all my friends have it for the 360, and I wanted to be able to play with them. Plus, I wanted the new maps, and the achievements. I haven't gotten to play it yet though, but I'll update you with impressions.
Anyway, that's all, guys! Take it easy!
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