Archive for October, 2008

Fallout 3 – Initial Impressions

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

I know, I know. No Dr. Horrible again this week, but it’s only because I am preparing a nice big post with lots of pictures and the good news is the Freeze Ray is about 90% done. Also, sorry for not posting on Friday as the norm has been, but time etc. wouldn’t allow for it. Anyway, on to the review…

OK, Fallout 3 is the shit! I’ve only just escaped the vault as I couldn’t play super long last night, but for basically having played through an hour long tutorial, it was a really fun and new gaming experience.
Fallout 3 has a really different way of setting a character up from scratch. I won’t spoil it but its pretty funny how you start off. In your time spent in the vault you will receive your Pip-Boy 3000, a surprisingly helpful all-in-one tool that you will use the rest of the game and will take the G.O.A.T., a kind of standarized test that comically gets you to assign your stats based on your answers to the strangest test questions I’ve ever seen. Besides that, they also basically give you all this back info for the story in a creative way that’s tangled in with setting up your character over time, and it immerses you instead of just, create random toon then go spam V.A.T.S..

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Call of Duty: World at War – Initial Impressions

Friday, October 17th, 2008

No Dr. Horrible to post about this week though the project is still under way. Check back soon for that. In the meantime here is a review of my experience thus far from the BETA of CoD5.

Well, I managed to snag a BETA token for CoD5 on the 360. It’s very much a clone of CoD4 when it comes to the game engine and all the controls etc are pretty much the same. However, as of my experience thus far I am left feeling that it is good, but not the greatness that came with 4.

It basically allows you to play three multiplayer maps in a number of game modes including team death match, lone wolves etc. It has the same ranking system, with perks, challenges etc. You can get up to rank 11 before it caps, but you open a number of initial challenges that will allow you to unlock extra parts for your weapons. However, I do have a gripe here in that in CoD4 completing weapon challenges either got you scopes etc, or camo depending on if you were completing number of kills or number of headshots. In CoD5, it still has both sets of challenges, but they don’t always necessarily unlock something and it looks like camo is non-existent in this iteration as far as I’ve seen.

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Dr. Horrible’s Freeze Ray – Part 1

Friday, October 10th, 2008

Bwaaaahahahahaha….     BWAAAAHHHAHAHAHAHAHA…. ha.
K, so I’m working on my evil laugh as well. Why? Because yours truly is taking on the persona of he who has a PhD. in Horribleness for not only this Halloween, but for the New York and quite possibly the San Diego Comic-Con’s as well. Yes, I am a fan of Dr. Horrible.

I’ve managed to scrabble together most of the costume with the lab coat being the only part remaining, and I have ordered one and it should arrive soon. I got a perfect pair of goggles and have painted them to match the silvery color in the video. As well, I have the exact pair of boots and gloves that were used. So I’m pretty excited.

However, what is any good Halloween costume without some accessorizing? I mean really, what’s a pirate without his sword, or a Stormtrooper without his laser carbine? It was with this in mind I decided to pursue creating the perfect thing to go along with the outfit.

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GameTrailers.com

Friday, October 3rd, 2008

Wanted to drop a quick note about a site I really love. GameTrailers.com houses tons and tons of media on Video Games. From trailers to gameplay footage to exclusive interviews with developers and one of my favorites, retrospective series on older games, GameTrailers is a one stop shop for all things in the gaming world.

Something I just recently discovered however, is that its possible as a member to earn points just by using the site, that you can use to purchase games, systems, swag and all sorts of great stuff. You earn the most points by watching videos, but literally everything you do on the site earns points, such as commenting on videos, writing blog posts, or using the forums.
Check it out. Below is a link to the membership signup form, membership is of course free, and as far as I can tell, there’s no strings attached. Enjoy!

GameTrailers.com

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