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Halo 3, musings, and other vague nouns as well...

I got Halo 3 a couple months ago as a birthday present. I was never the Halo fanboy, though my friends are. My buddy Dave doesn't even own an Xbox or a 360 and he's unlocked all kinds of zippity game crap on my system that I never really cared about. I don't know, is it just me or is there something very fishy about all the hype? The game's fun, but it doesn't give you that godly sense of accomplishment when you complete it like other games have. It just gave me a huge sinus headache. Not to mention I'm already sick.

Lately, Halo's been all flash. The first game is legendary for a reason in that you actually complete something. You complete the missions and feel cool doing it. Then Halo 2 came out, and it wasn't the same. The game is really flash bang and is completed in one sitting. Master Chief is totally overdone, too. It just got worse with the series' progression. All silent and space-Rambo clad, he doesn't talk for more than a minute of dialogue in the entire third game, and when he does, it's over-scripted malarkey. "You tried to kill Cortana, you tried to kill me," he says, in a very nasal and forced deep voice. I can't point it out, but something about that line just pets me backwards. The entire script was stupid. The marines were overly blunt and pointed out the obvious constantly, the elites are suddenly talking like Biblical scribes, which is very strange for such a bad-ass looking alien ("I will beat the Brutes' shield like a drum."), Johnson's gotten a lot more "I've got the biggest penis here!! Look at my cigar!!", and Miranda's gotten so much uglier. I'm glad Captain Keyes died in the first game, so Bungie can't ruin him like they did everyone else. Keyes kicked ass...

Maybe that "stretched five seconds of fun" the programmers talked about on the Halo 2 special edition DVD just made you used to all the fun you were having, but that game just left me empty. Not begging for more or dissatisfied, just empty. That game was all icing on the cake, except without the cake, and with the stomach ache that you earn after clogging your system with that much sugar.

That's enough of my biased dissatisfaction. I hit my mouse accidentally and it erased half of this entry, so sorry if something doesn't make sense. I'm a little stressed right now. Juinior midterms are coming up and I've been absent for the past two days due to my illness. My friend is getting sexually harrassed by some midget who draws really nasty pictures of her, and I'm a little pissed off about that, moreso because I'ma thousand miles away and cannot kick his ass. Today just sucks. Bye.

So many games, so little time to review them all..

Well, hey. You've stumbled accross my profile. Leave now and read my reviews, because they are the truth, yo.

I'm not really that big headed, trust me.

Well, lately I've been gaming on my original Xbox, as opposed to my 360. In case I didn't gloat enough a few reviews ago, I have the Halo (1) edition Xbox, and as much as I love it, I want to sell it. Only problem is that I don't have a memory stick, so my files are still stored on it. So, in the mean time, I'm just playing Morrowind and JSRF. My character in Morrowind is worth a million gold, practically. He has Lord's Mail, the strongest cuirass in the game (and most expensive), a daedric spear and a pair of gauntlets, Boots of the Apostle, Moon and Star (which isn't hard to come by if you are in the main quest, but still, a pretty ring), and quite a few different necklaces, including one worth about 100 gold as well as several sixth house amulets. And today I accidentally stumbled accross Sunder, the hammer used to kill Dagoth Ur in the endgame, which, sadly, I've yet to do. Basically, I vacation at Red Mountain.

Well, that's basically it. I don't feel like writing anymore, so I'll just leave you begging for more. :D

Yyyyup

Meh...  Sorry about the last post doubling.. thing...  Kinda got glitchy.

Well, I got Dead Rising a while ago.  Aaaawesome game.  I'm working on a few achievements right now.  I got 10,000 PP from a single photograph, so, I guess I'm off to an alright start.  :P

I'm still thinking about selling my Xbox...  If you're interested, buzz me.

I got an Xbox 360!!!

Yes, my fellow gamers, I am finally emerged into the next generation of computerized console gaming and, I'm tellin' you, it is a swell place.  It's kinda like when a guy imagines what it's like in a girls lavatory, sneaks inside, and sees that they have a couch and a smoothie machine.  The graphics are so choice; I've been an elder scrolls fan for aslong as I can remember, I got Oblivion with the console, and I nearly peed my pants.  That and Dead Rising, duuuuude, I smashed a hoard of zombies with a bass guitar at one time.  It's kind of...  freaky.  I mean, nothing compared to Doom 3, but still, I'm a little faint of heart.  But even at that, I still can't put it down, except for when I'm playing KotOR II.  Man, I finally got that game.  I was getting desperate for it, too.  I even bought it without the case, which, for me, is a huge abnormality, having OCD and Collector's Syndrome.  Still, I could not pass up a deal like that.  It was discount used, on sale, with a More Card, it cost me 8 bucks.  I felt like I was robbing someone.  Ok, I am officially done with my ramble.  Shippou sssssigning off.

I got an Xbox 360!!

Yes, my fellow gamers, I am finally emerged into the next generation of computerized console gaming and, I'm tellin' you, it is a swell place.  It's kinda like when a guy imagines what it's like in a girls lavatory, sneaks inside, and sees that they have a couch and a smoothie machine.  The graphics are so choice; I've been an elder scrolls fan for aslong as I can remember, I got Oblivion with the console, and I nearly peed my pants.  That and Dead Rising, duuuuude, I smashed a hoard of zombies with a bass guitar at one time.  It's kind of...  freaky.  I mean, nothing compared to Doom 3, but still, I'm a little faint of heart.  But even at that, I still can't put it down, except for when I'm playing KotOR II.  Man, I finally got that game.  I was getting desperate for it, too.  I even bought it without the case, which, for me, is a huge abnormality, aving OCD and Collector's Syndrome.  Still, I could not pass up a deal like that.  It was discount used, on sale, with a More Card, it cost me 8 bucks.  I felt like I was robbing someone.  Ok, I am officially done with my ramble.  Shippou sssssigning off.

Should I sell my Xbox?

Hey, all.  Since I am sotill new here I doubt anyone will read this, but, hell, it kills time.  I got my first Xbox on my 11th birthday, but it broke a year ago.  After a long painful withdrawal, I got another one, and be it a stroke of chance or the gods of games just liking me, I got a used, mint Halo Limited Edition Xbox from the local GameStop.  While I understand that it would have been a lot more valuable cherry, I'm debating whether I should sell it or not.  I'm figuring I can buy a new Xbox plus some other games with the money I'll make, but I'll get separation anxiety.