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Hey, guys! Hope everyone is doing well, I know its been a while since my last blog, but today I thought i'd start blogging again here and there. It won't be everyday like I used to, but its better than nothing right? Or maybe not........ :| Anyway today I thought I would update you all on some of the games i've been playing and will be playing in the coming weeks. Lets start with what i've been playing!

Just Finished:

Mass Effect 2 (Xbox 360)

As you all should know by now I love the Mass Effect series. I just finished my third playthrough of Mass Effect 2 the other night. I wanted to go through and try to finish it without any of my crew dying, which I succesfully did. It took me around 30 hours to finish this time, bringing my total playtime with Mass Effect 2 to around 80-85 hours over 3 playthroughs. I won't bother describing the game since most all of you that would want to play it already have, but I personally love this game.

Gears of War 3 (Xbox 360)

I'm not the biggest fan of the Gears games, but I do enjoy playing them. Having said that Gears of War 3 is definately the best in the series, and wraps up the story of Marcus Fenix and his crew nicely. I hate throwing the word "amazing" around, but the amazing co-op horde mode is the best part of the game. The campaign is great and lengthy, but the co-op is where its at. Surprisingly enough I did not like the multiplayer, granted I never have been a fan of Gears multiplayer, but I found it to be extremely un-balanced and lends to much to spawn camping to be any fun. Still, its a fantastic game from start to finish, with amazing co-op, and multiplayer that require an aquired taste.

Army of Two (Xbox 360)

I admit I wasn't expecting much from Army of Two, seeing as I heard awful things about it and it was only $2.00 at my gamestop. Still I got it hoping for a decent game. Well what I got was an extremely flawed game that could have been better with co-op. This game was built with co-op in mind, but since the servers were taken down (wonder why :roll: ), I had to soldier through alone with the terrible A.I. partner. The game's story is trash, the dialouge is terrible, characters are forgettable, and its incredibly racist on top of it. However I did have some fun laughing at the game, so I guess it wasn't all bad. :P

Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City (Xbox 360)

Now I have heard some atrocious things about this game since it released. From some of my favorite review sites I was hearing "Worst game of 2012" and " Steaming Pile of trash that Capcom should feel bad about having they're name on", still I found it for half price so I decided to get it. After playing through the campaign and playing some of the versus I can safely say that it is a decent game. It has the worst A.I. i've ever seen in a video game, its plauged with technical and graphically issues, the dialouge is as cheesy as ever, and the hit detection is spotty at best. Still it has a certain charm and a cool vibe to it that I just really enjoyed. As i've stated, it has tons of issues and I would have been really disappointed if I got it day one, but now that I waited I was able to enjoy it, quirks, issues and all.

InFamous: Festival of Blood (PS3)

I got Festival of Blood early this year, but never got around to finishing it. I finished it today and I can honestly say I really enjoyed it. Definately one of the best downloadable games for $10 bucks or under. There a great amount of space to explore, devistating powers to unlock and work towards, great atmoshpere that fits perfectly with the setting and theme, and the best part? It never feels repetitive! That has been my biggest complaint with the first InFamous game and this one solved that problem. Overall, great downloadable game that offers a nice amount of content and variety.

Games Finished From 1/1/2012 to 5/29/2012: 21

Now Playing:

Mass Effect 3 (Xbox 360)

I just started playing it, after owning it for after almost 2 months. I really kind of forgot about it, but now that i've started it i'm hooked. After being severely disappointed with the demo, Bioware seems to have adressed all the issues and at this point it feels like i'm playing a completely different game. Which is a good thing.

Dragon's Dogma

I haven't played a lot of Dragon's Dogma yet, but what I have played I like. It takes a lot from Dark Souls and Skyrim except, the combat maintains its own identity. It doesn't feel like any game really, its just Dragon's Dogma, which is really refreshing for the RPG genre. I plan on playing a bit more of it tonight and i'll make sure to blog about this game all alone to give you all my thoughts on the game.

Dead Nation (PS3)

You wanna kill some zombies? You like top down shooters? Do you like co-op? Then I have a feeling you would really like this game. I've played through the first few chapters and I have to say its probably my favorite top down shooter this gen. Its not perfect and its certainly not easy, but a great upgrade system and fun combat make the game addictive and fun.

Games That are on the Way: Max Payne 3 and Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack in Time.

I'm really looking forward to getting a hold of Max Payne 3, but i've already got such an enormous backlog of games to play through. Max Payne 3 will be top of my list once it comes in the mail. *runs to the mailbox*

Well guys that's all for me today. Hope you all enjoyed this little update blog. I'll be back next time with my thought on Dragon's Dogma, Mass Effect 3, and Max Payne 3. Until then, take it easy guys. :)

-Mike.