Seriously, WTF? This is real? It looks photoshopped.
http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=72538
What the f@ck is this?
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I finally beat: Brothers in Arms – Hell's Highway
Opps, never got around to posting an initial impression article. I’ve been pretty busy, and I also went through the game relatively quickly (for me) in about a week.
I was a big fan of the original Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30. In a lot of ways it was one of the better games released last generation, and was revolutionary enough to revitalize WWII shooters. The first sequel, BiA: Earned in Blood, came out only 7 months later and was just another Ubisoft expansion pack. Too early for me to jump into.
He’ll’s Highway, the 3rd game in the series, has been through development hell and delays. Now that they’ve had more time to design, and I’ve had more time between games, what is my opinion of the new Brothers in Arms?
I paid too much for Fallout 3 and I'm lovin' it.
As some of you know, I ordered the Survival Edition of Fallout 3 from Amazon.com. This was exclusive to amazon, and is a step up from the normal collector’s edition. I took some shots of the unboxing of all the pieces. But, I should start at the beginning:
Fallout 3 is a new RPG game for the 360, PS3, and PC. It’s by the guys who made Elderscrolls (Oblivion). The setting is a post-apocalyptic America. Think Mad Max, but with less driving, more giant ants, radiation, and a dark sense of humor.
Fallout 3 was available for purchase as a regular game and as a Collector’s Edition. The Collector’s Edition comes in a Fallout 3 themed tin lunch box with a bunch of goodies.
The Survival Edition includes this; and a Pip-Boy 3000 clock.
I'm Accepted into the NXE Preview
Briefly, I just got into the most recent wave of testers for the NXE (New Xbox Experience/Dashboard) Preview.
It’ll probably auto-install later. It mentions it is limited to my account and console, but I wonder what will happen with ztynzo’s account.
We’ll find out at around 5pm this evening, when the next wave launches.
Lemmings – Free and Browser based
Awesome find by Ethan: a free browser based recreation of Lemmings.
Go at it!
Get hyped for: Mirror's Edge
Alright, go get the demo for Mirror’s Edge and give it a shot.
I’m not saying you need to buy this game right away. With all of the other games coming out, and the fact this is published by EA, means it will probably be on sale within a couple months (by the time you’d have time to play it anyway).
What I am saying is, it is good enough that you may be considering getting it now anyway. That it’s good enough to go to the top of the queue, even if logic dictates it shouldn’t.
The DLC Generation: Rockband 1 Export into Rockband 2 = $5
Worth it?
I think so.
It is worth it to not have to deal with the Rock Band 1 disc or interface ever again. The “paid” is just the sacrifice for the fact that you can lend a disc to someone, and they get rb1 for free. Someone who may not have picked up Rock Band 2 otherwise.
Consumers pay the price for that kind of “piracy,” but $5 isn’t too hard to swallow for that service. It is nice that they offered it at all. The closest that has come before was Singstar’s disc swapping ability, and that’s a distant second to this new functionality.
At $1 i wouldn’t have even blinked.
But is that just a symptom of being conditioned in this era of DLC? This generation of gaming was supposed to be the HD generation, but I don’t think that’s really the push this generation. Sure, the odd game has small text, but the games themselves still look as good on a small standard def as they do on HD. Not only that, but because of the increase in textures, most gameplay is still fairly similar to last generation. There hasn’t really been a Shadow of the Colossus yet, and it’s been 4 years. Dead Rising can only be touted so much.
The point is: HD isn’t the main drive of this generation. It’s DLC.
Free Portal Levels for PC
This has been posted around other places, but I feel like throwing it up here:
If you have Portal for the PC, you can get a free level pack (fairly large one) here @ Portal Prelude
I finally beat: Naruto – Rise of a Ninja
It crashed a lot. A ton. So much that I skipped a few of the side missions near the end just to bring the game to a close. It was incredibly frustrating. Imagine a game filled with obsticles and traps, but instead of killing you they would hard freeze your system. Then you would have to stand up, walk over, hit the power button and reset the console, wait for it to load, log back in, wait for it to load, boot up the game, wait for it to load, pick a storage device, wait for it to load, load your save game, wait for it to load.
speak softly, and always carry a stick
I played Evil in Fable 1. It is very rare for me to play as the Evil side primarily. The only other game I can think of was my preference for the Soviet faction in Red Alert.
Here’s a story from Fable 1:
When you first begin your combat training as a youth, you are given a wooden stick to attack your Rival. As you easily beat this spunky girl your instructor throws in two real swords for you to get your first taste of the weight of steel and real combat.
Your Rival eagerly picks up the weapon, but is hesitant to hurt you.
I did not pick up the weapon, but was eager to hurt my Rival.
That’s right. I kept the stick.