You will understand what this blog is about as you continue on reading ;)

Hint: It involves music and tagging other Gamespot users.

1. If someone asks, "Is this OK?" you say

-- The Beginning – As I Lay Dying

~~ I would get laughed at if I said something like that!

2. How would you describe yourself?

-- Cyanide – Metallica

~~ I'm a chemical compound?! :o

3.What do you like in a girl/guy?

-- The Art of Dying – Gojira

~~ I...like the way a girl dies? :? That's just disturbing!

4.How do you feel today?

-- Where Would We Be Now – Good Charlotte

5.What is your life's purpose?

-- Haze – Korn

~~ My life's 'hazy'. Makes sense.

6.What is your motto?

-- East Jesus Nowhere – Green Day

~~ Huh?

7.What do your friends think of you?

-- Intro – Bullet for My Valentine

8.What do you think of your parents?

-- Escape - 30 Seconds to Mars

~~ HaHaHaHa! :lol:

9.What do you think about very often?

-- Snuff - Slipknot

~~ If you replace 'n' with 't', it becomes 'Stuff' :P

10.What is 2+2?

-- Imaginary - Evanescence

11.What do you think of your best friend?

-- Running Blind – Godsmack

~~ My best friend doesn't seems to think before he acts, so in a way, you could say he's 'running blindly'.

12.What do you think of the person you like?

-- Analogue - A-ha

~~ Hmm...analogue can be defined as 'something that is analogous or similar to something else' so, the girl I like is similar to me? Yay! :P

13. What is your life?

-- The Curse – Disturbed

~~ My life's a curse! Oh my!

14. What do you want to be when you grow up?

-- Our Truth – Lacuna Coil

15. What do you think of when you see the person you like?

-- Shine Down – Godsmack

16. What will you dance to at your wedding?

-- The End of The Line – Metallica

~~ Hmm....maybe :P

17. What will they play at your funeral?

-- All Good Things (Come to an End) – Nelly Furtado

~~ Woah. This actually makes perfect sense :shock:

18. What is your hobby/interest?

-- Good Morning Revival – Good Charlotte

19. What is your biggest fear?

-- Complicated – Avril Lavigne

20. What is your biggest secret?

-- Victims of Love – Good Charlotte

~~ :P

21. What do you think of your friends?

-- The Anthem – Good Charlotte

~~ Why so many songs from Good Charlotte? Why why why!

22. What will you put as the title?

-- Descending – Lamb of God

EDIT: Thank you splinter_girl88 for tagging me :)

That's all for this blog :)

~Sam~

Greetings fellow gamers! How are we all doing?

Just another one of my quick blogs.

After god knows how many years of waiting, I have finally got my copy of Final Fantasy XIII. Guess I now know what I'm going to do this weekend ;)

See I told you it was going to be a quick blog. Aren't you all happy? :P

P.S. For those who have not yet added me on PSN, please do so by sending a friend request to herviross_2 over at PSN, or by leaving your PSN id in the comments section :)

Cheers!

~Sam~

Hello everyone! Today I finally turn 18 :D Though I don't feel any older :P

My 17th year was the best year of my life! Played a bunch of awesome games (Batman: Arkham Asylum, Uncharted 2 etc.), finished my board exams, got into a reputable college with scholarship...but most importantly I made a lot of friends who I consider an important part of my life. I'm not only talking about those I've actually met, all of you here at Gamespot are also included :) Thank you all for making my 17th year an awesome one here at GS :D

Before I end this blog I would like to dedicate a song to all of my close friends here at GS,

Trivium: Shattering The Skies Above

^^It's featued in the God of War III: Blood and Metal EP :D

That is all. Peace out y'all.

Update: I GOT A PS3!!!

~Sam~

Hey guys! How are you all doing? Just a quick blog post here. I have *finally* uploaded my review for Batman: Arkham Asylum in light of my 39th emblem...

Some opinions are better than others.
It's probably well worth listening to the individuals bearing this emblem, at least when it comes to getting good advice about which games to play and which games not to play. But when it comes to topics like cooking, religion, politics, stuff like that, you're still probably better off arguing with your parents or just keep all your feelings all bottled up inside.

Thanks to all those who recommended my reviews, especially the one for Final Fantasy: Dissidia. Much appreciated guys! Also next week is my 18th birthday, and hopefully I should get my new PS3 SLIM by the end of this month :D Oh right I almost forget, I've been playing some PS2 games since February, like Persona 4 and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Right now I'm playing Silent Hill: Shattered Memories and it's been pretty decent thus far. I also got a new Samsung 22" LCD TV and a Peavey electric guitar :D Funny how I got all this new stuff when it's recession right now :P

~Sam~

Aug 11th 2007 – November 29th 2009

Yesterday, I had to bid adieu to my PS3 as it caught the YLOD (Yellow Light of Death). There were no signs of my system conking off anytime soon, but as I was playing Uncharted 2 yesterday the game froze for a couple of seconds and the system shut down. I then try pressing the PS button on my controller to switch it on, but nothing happens! I try manually switching it by sliding my finger over the Power button and the PS3 makes a small beep, like usual, but this time it made another beep and for a second I saw what I feared I would one day see on my PS3…a yellow light. I didn't panic and instead tried again…nope, no dice. I must have switched it on and off 10 times or so till I just gave up and decided to do some research on the YLOD.

I turns out the YLOD happens to 'select' 60GB PS3's. No fair…here I thought I had a rare model, since Sony discontinued manufacturing the 60GB model for the 40GB and SLIM models. My warranty got over last year so I'm screwed…and I have no intentions of paying Sony $150 to 'repair' my system. In all likelihood they will reformat my HDD, erasing all my save files, so I thought I might as well get a new console. Oh and then there's the Uncharted 2 disc STILL in the PS3, which unfortunately belongs to my cousin! I still haven't told him about what happened to my PS3 because I'm sure he'll freak out (he also bought the 60GB model the same day I did), and on top of that If I say his Uncharted 2 disc is still in there he'll kill me!

So now comes the big question, what do I do now? Well, I'm surely buying a new console…the only thing is, do I get an X360 or a PS3 SLIM. After everything that's happened to my PS3, a sane person would probably pick the former console as his/her next choice…but the thing is…I LOVED my PS3. I don't care about how many games the X360 has and how much the Wii has sold…the fact that I enjoyed playing games on the PS3 is enough for me to warrant another purchase. Nothing's confirmed yet so if you think I should go for either the X360/Wii let me know in the comments section :)

P.S: For those who own a 60GB PS3, please take good care of it. Dust off the vents every month and try to give it some rest from time to time. The reason I think my PS3 died was because I played too much Assassin's Creed II and Uncharted 2, and in the process I over-heated the system. Please don't make the same mistake that I did...treasure your PS3 as if it was a brother to you :)

~Sam~

I'm keeping things to a bare minimal today *yay for short blogs :P* I recently got Dissidia: Final Fantasy on the PSP and Batman: Arkham Asylum on the PS3. Played Dissidia for a good 15 hours and even reviewed it. Gamespotters check it out if you have the time and recommend it if you liked it, otherwise give it a thumbs down :P

http://www.gamespot.com/psp/action/dissidiafinalfantasy/player_review.html?id=677819&tag=player-reviews;continue

I also got Arkham Asylum a day before it launched and am absolutely loving it. Finished it in 3 sittings and will try to platinum it as soon as possible :D I might also post a review of it if I have the time :)

That is all, take care guys!

~Sam~

I've recently decided to clean up my friends list after seeing that only a handful of my 400+ friends actually comment on my blog. I've removed around 335 friends and am now tracking only 92 from the previous total of 426, so if you have not been commenting on my blogs from time to time, then chances are you are out of my friend's list...sorry, but it's frustrating when I make an effort to comment on EACH and EVERY one of your blogs and in return you can't spend a minute to read and make a comment on mine. I know my blogs aren't editorial worthy and I do make grammatical errors from time to time, but I don't see why that's the reason many of you decide not to make a comment. Out of 426 friends, it seems like only 20 of you actually read my blog...now there's a statistic for you ;) As for those 92 still in my fiend's list, I thank you so much for taking time to post on my blog...your comments mean the world to me :D

Also I have less than 15 days till college begins *yikes*. I've enjoyed these past couple of months sitting at home, watching movies and playing games and this is the 1st time that I actually want to get out of my house and go out somewhere...anywhere...anywhere but home. Guess that's what's 4 months of holidays will do to you. So when do you guys have to start school or college? And for those of you who have already finished college, any tips on what I have to take to college and stuff like that?

~Sam~

Ugh...I'm probably running out of stuff to write up if the only thing I can think to blog about is a demo; but at least it's a good demo :) Batman: Arkham Asylum is without a doubt one of my most awaited games this year just behind Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Assassin's Creed 2 and Uncharted 2. I've been keeping track of this game ever since it was announced and was hoping beyond belief that this would finally be a good game that the Batman franchise so rightfully deserves.

The demo starts off with a cutscence that pretty much explains why Batman is at Arkham Asylum. The Joker was captured almost too easily and Batman wasn't too comfortable with that. As the security team escorts the Joker to his cell, he breaks free and traps Batman within Arkham Asylum and all of its nut jobs.

You get to take control of Batman after the cutscence and immediately are tasked to take out a couple of henchmen which acts as the tutorial section for the game.

Once you've dispatched the goons, Joker let's you into the main halls where you meet up with an officer who tells you that another officer, Mike, is taken hostage by the psycho Mr. Zsasz and will kill him if he see Batman; which leads you to your next objective, taking out Zsasz without being detected.

Zsasz won't be much of a treat and once you get behind him, a single button press will take him out. After this you pass a ventilation duct and are faced with yet another challenge; 4 armed henchmen. Again, you have to climb the rafters and take a stealthier approach picking one guard at a time.

The final portion of the demo requires you to use all the skills you've learned so far in taking out a group of henchmen fanned out across a wide open area.

The demo wraps up with a cutscence which could possibly lead to a boss fight :D

I was hoping the demo would have been a bit longer but 15 minutes is better than nothing right? (I still remember that Heavenly Sword demo which lasted like 5 minutes and was around 1GB...what kind of a demo was that?!?!) Anyways, I was really impressed with the demo and as I'm typing this, I've played it 7 times and still feel like playing it some more. The graphics were top notch and Arkham Asylum felt like it had a life of its own. At 1st I was a bit skeptical about the combat system used in the game, but after playing the demo, I'm now reassured that the combat will be fast paced and not based purely on button mashing. The voice acting was great, especially the voice of Mark Hamill as The Joker. Every time I play this I get a sense of nostalgia because it reminds me of the 1992 Batman: The Animated Series (that was the best Batman series EVER!)

All in all, the demo looks great and plays great and I can only expect great things from the game when it comes out this month. Its one thing watching gameplay videos of the game and hoping it's good and it's another thing to actually try out the game and see for yourself how it plays out.

Gamespot Score Prediction: 9/10

^^ Yes it's that good!

E3 '09 has started off with a bang and there's still 2 more days left of live streaming from the show floor. As promised, my next blog would be E3 related and here it is. I'll be giving my impressions on the 5 major conferences that toke place this year at E3 starting with Microsoft.

Microsoft @E3

Microsoft had a good E3 '08 and had some good games last year, but this year it fell somewhat flat and exclusives like Halo Wars and Ninja Blade didn't shine. The advantage that M$ brought into this year's E3 was that nobody had any idea what to expect from them this year. Everything was kept under wraps. The Beatles Rock Band was the first game to be shown during their conference and it looked pretty good. The opening cinematic for the game was pretty cool as well. Also the living band members of The Beatles made an appearance and talked a bit about the game. Next up Tony Hawk made an appearance and showed of Tony Hawk Ride for the first time but did not play the game live during the show which was a bummer.

After that one of my most anticipated games this year was shown, Modern Warfare 2. Live footage was shown and so far, looks to be a great sequel. The snowmobile sequence was awesome and the intro sequence where you had to climb up the snowy cliff was great. We then see some gameplay footage of Final Fantasy XII. Nothing new to see here, except that the entire demo is in English :)

Next up a couple of exclusives are shown, the 2 worth mentioning are Left 4 Dead 2 and Crackdown 2. Now things start to get interesting as Splinter Cell Conviction is shown for the first time. The game looks much more fast paced which in my opinion is a welcome change. Also you're mission objectives come on screen as if they are being projected to you which is pretty neat when you look at it. The below image is an example which shows you're mission objective as "Infiltrate the Mansion"

This is one game that I wished would come to the PS3. From here on out lot's of new announcements, Forza 3, Halo Reach and new footage from Halo 3: ODST. The all looked pretty good especially Forza. Gameplay footage of Alan Wake is then showed and look spectacular. The whole narrative experience is something I've never before. A couple more announcements, Facebook and Twitter on X360 as well as Metal Gear Rising will be the first MGS game to appear on the X360.

Project Natal is announced for the first time and I'll have to say I was really impressed with all the possibilities. A couple of videos and a demonstration was shown, all good stuff.

The conference is almost at an end but not before Peter Molyneux gives his take on Natal and shows what is possible in the hands of a genius as himself. It's hard for me to describe what was shown but it was an interactive experience like none other before, so I'll just skip that :P

VERDICT: M$ started this year's E3 with a bang and in my opinion even eclipsed last year's powerful performance. It had a bunch of new exclusives, showed off some great footage and introduced Project Natal which was the biggest surprise.

All in all great conference...8/10.

EA @E3

Well I'll just get this off my chest before I continue, the this and the Ubi conference was just bad. I felt like going to sleep and the announcements were nothing great. EA however was the better of the 2 and even after a mediocre start (announcing 2 girly games WTF :?) things started to pick up with a new trailer for Mass Effect 2 and footage for Need for Speed: Shift.

I really don't like sports games so footage of Fight Night Round 4 and an announcement for EA Sports: MMA didn't impress me one bit. The next bit had footage from EA Sports: Active which looked so lame.

The only reason I said the EA conference was better than the Ubi one was because of the following footage. Brutal Legend and The Saboteur look like 2 of the biggest EA games coming out this year. The demonstration of The Saboteur looked promising and sort of incorporates what Okami did and that is to bring back colour to the black and white city. I'll admit I was a bit skeptical about Brutal Legend the first time I heard about it, but every time I get to see more new footage, I start to like the game more and more.

EA saved the best for last and announced Star Wars The Old Republic. I'm not a big fan of the games but the trailer that they showed off looked brilliant. Defnitely the biggest announcement from their conference.

VERDICT: After the strong showing by M$, EA's conference was no match. Some cool announcements if you're an EA fan.

Could have been better...5/10.

Alright that's all I can type for the day. Expect Part 2 of my E3 impressions sometime soon :)

Hello everyone, how are you doing? Just though of updating you all with everything that's going on with my life. Nah, actually I'll just cut to the good stuff since I'm sure most of you wouldn't really want to hear the boring life stories of a typical 17 year old...yeah... that would be me :P

So first up, Fallout 3. I just finished the game a couple of days back and what can I say, Bethesda did a great job of making a post-apocalyptic world that was well presented and in which the gamer would be sucked into even after the 20 hour campaign was over. It's a definite step up for the RPG genre and I can't wait to see Bethesda's next take on the series (Sorry Obisidian Entertainment, but Fallout: New Vegas is not the sequel I was talking about ;)) OK so now that I've finished the game with over 40 hours of gametime and with only 3 trophies left, I really want to do more in the Capital Wasteland apart from just killing people and what not. What I'm talking about is DLC. And how appropriate it is that Fallout 3 is one game that has a fair amount of DLC. 'Broken Steel' is the next DLC for the game and is made in such a way where it acts as an epilogue to the game's ending. Awesome I know but here's the catch, It's not coming to the PS3! Nice job Bethesda, you sure know how to thank all of your PS3 fans :evil: Here's a small tease of Broken Steel for all you Fallout fans :D

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OK that's enough ranting for the day :) Now onto Movies.

I saw a fair few the past week. In theatres I saw 'Push' which was a 3rd rate action movie that failed miserably. I actually felt like walking out of the theatre! Yeah it was that bad! At home I saw a 1993 hit 'The Nightmare Before Christmas'. I have to say the movie was really good and was backed up by a great soundtrack. One song that stood out for me was Sally's Song. So when the movie was over I went to youtube and searched for the video and found a cover song done by Amy Lee of Evanescence (Amy Lee rcoks!!!) I urge all of you who are reading this to follow the below link and hear the cover song. It's got an eerie feel it...

Sally's Song - Amy Lee Cover

Finally some game related news. Batman: Arkham Asylum is DELAYED...bummer :( I was really waiting to get my hands on this game come June but I guess I'll have to wait some more months. Also E3 is next month :D Can't wait to see the 3 main press conferences :D With that I will say bye to you all and expect a E3 related blog sometime next month :)