Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Killzone 3 Fan Trailer "The End?"
My 3rd attempt at a decent KZ3 trailer. This one shows the ISA in a bit of a tight spot rather than them running wild and slaughtering the Helghast which is what I see in most of these fan trailers.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Killzone 3 Fan Trailer "Never Give In"
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Thoughts on Killzone 3
I've just finished the campaign of Killzone 3 and I've got to say it was an amazing ride. From the look and feel of the weapons to the design of the incredible environments and from the epic battles to the wonderfully directed and intense cutscenes this game is a must have for all PS3 owning FPS fans.
The weapons of Killzone 3 are really well done. Each looks amazing and each has its own unique feel to it. The ISA assault rifle was one of my favorite during my first play through as it felt damn near perfect from the attention to detail and the feel and look of the recoil as the weapon was fired. It really felt like I could pick up the gun in the real world and have a fair understanding of what to expect in terms of recoil and handling. The shotgun pistol is perfect for finishing off enemies in close quarters, it really packs a punch and is easy to use and handle. I highly enjoyed using the Sta - 52 Helghast rifle as it is a very accurate weapon with plenty of power and allows you to maintain your mobility so you can get around and get to cover quickly. One of my favorite weapons was the Bolt Gun, this thing is super powerful 1 hit kill and the bolt even explode a couple seconds after impact. Shooting Helghast and nailing them to various structures is always fun. These are just a few of the many weapons available in the campaign, there are multiple Submachine Guns, LMGs, Rocket Launchers, Rifles and Miniguns at your disposal to aid you in your goal to defeat the vast Helghan army.
The gun of KZ3 are essential to game play and so they have to look good but the environments of the planet Helghan look damn fine too. It's true a lot of the game is played in snow covered areas but the places that aren't look pretty amazing. My favorite would have to be the Jungle, full of creatures like spiders and various plants that will actively try to kill you as you make your way though the level was cool. This is planet helghan so it isn't a normal jungle with trees and big leafy plants. it feels, to me at least, like these plants have sprouted up from volcanic rock so its a mix between a jungle area in terms of plants and creatures being present and a series of caves and canyons but with plants. It sounds weird but its look great, especially with certain plants emitting glows and casting moving shadows and they help to bring color to an area that would normally have none.
The environments are sweet and look great and help to set up some massive battles, battles on an epic scale. One can't mention epic battles and while referring to KZ3 without talking about the MAWLR. With little choice Sev takes on the MAWLR, a missive multistory walking gun, alone.
This beast of a machine has dozens of turrets, missile silos, and a supercharged Ion Cannon. Think "Super powered, Impenetrably armored, 30 story AT-AT" from Star Wars and you might have the MAWLR in mind. This thing is covered like scales in guns and and some kind of armor plating that cant be penetrated with miniguns or even missiles. The fight spans 3 different levels and can take closer to an hour finish. The sheer scale is impressive I hope to see more thing like this in future KZ3 games as it really felt like a other worldly battle.
One of the most impressive things about KZ3 was the cut-scenes. While they give a break from the constant barrage of Helghast soldiers, tanks, drop ships, fortified bunkers and supremely well placed grenades (man those Helghast must be born with a grenade in the hand cause they can drop one from across a room within 2 feet of you repeatedly) they also gave you a look at what was happening off the battle field and away from the war zone and deepened the story at the same time. It was nice to get a look at who is behind the Helghast war effort.
While I had a blast playing through the story I did run into a few issues so of course KZ3 isn't perfect. I hit an invisible wall which stopped me from progressing during my first play through although it was fixed easily it still wasn't cool. I also had time when I was in cover and tried to fire but nothing would happen, fully loaded weapon but no bullets flying which lead to my death. Rico also pissed me off a couple times, he wouldn't advance because there was an enemy, a small spider, hadn't been killed. He would also run up to me after I'd been downed by the enemy look at me and tell me that he was surrounded and that he can't revive me. WTF do you mean surrounded there is one guy left and you are right next to me, that fool! But overall KZ3 is a solid game all around, of course I didn't get into the MP side of the game, maybe another time and post. I feel this is a great game and that anyone who was a fan of previous KZ titles and FPSs should check it out and see for themselves.
I give this game a 9/10, CHECK IT OUT!
The gun of KZ3 are essential to game play and so they have to look good but the environments of the planet Helghan look damn fine too. It's true a lot of the game is played in snow covered areas but the places that aren't look pretty amazing. My favorite would have to be the Jungle, full of creatures like spiders and various plants that will actively try to kill you as you make your way though the level was cool. This is planet helghan so it isn't a normal jungle with trees and big leafy plants. it feels, to me at least, like these plants have sprouted up from volcanic rock so its a mix between a jungle area in terms of plants and creatures being present and a series of caves and canyons but with plants. It sounds weird but its look great, especially with certain plants emitting glows and casting moving shadows and they help to bring color to an area that would normally have none.
The environments are sweet and look great and help to set up some massive battles, battles on an epic scale. One can't mention epic battles and while referring to KZ3 without talking about the MAWLR. With little choice Sev takes on the MAWLR, a missive multistory walking gun, alone.
This beast of a machine has dozens of turrets, missile silos, and a supercharged Ion Cannon. Think "Super powered, Impenetrably armored, 30 story AT-AT" from Star Wars and you might have the MAWLR in mind. This thing is covered like scales in guns and and some kind of armor plating that cant be penetrated with miniguns or even missiles. The fight spans 3 different levels and can take closer to an hour finish. The sheer scale is impressive I hope to see more thing like this in future KZ3 games as it really felt like a other worldly battle.
One of the most impressive things about KZ3 was the cut-scenes. While they give a break from the constant barrage of Helghast soldiers, tanks, drop ships, fortified bunkers and supremely well placed grenades (man those Helghast must be born with a grenade in the hand cause they can drop one from across a room within 2 feet of you repeatedly) they also gave you a look at what was happening off the battle field and away from the war zone and deepened the story at the same time. It was nice to get a look at who is behind the Helghast war effort.
While I had a blast playing through the story I did run into a few issues so of course KZ3 isn't perfect. I hit an invisible wall which stopped me from progressing during my first play through although it was fixed easily it still wasn't cool. I also had time when I was in cover and tried to fire but nothing would happen, fully loaded weapon but no bullets flying which lead to my death. Rico also pissed me off a couple times, he wouldn't advance because there was an enemy, a small spider, hadn't been killed. He would also run up to me after I'd been downed by the enemy look at me and tell me that he was surrounded and that he can't revive me. WTF do you mean surrounded there is one guy left and you are right next to me, that fool! But overall KZ3 is a solid game all around, of course I didn't get into the MP side of the game, maybe another time and post. I feel this is a great game and that anyone who was a fan of previous KZ titles and FPSs should check it out and see for themselves.
I give this game a 9/10, CHECK IT OUT!
Ross Wanted Me & Here I Am!!!
SEVERE WEATHER ALERT!
...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING FOR CENTRAL/EASTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN OHIO TO MUCH OF WEST VIRGINIA/FAR WESTERN VIRGINIA... ...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE OHIO/TENNESSEE VALLEYS TO THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES... ...TENNESSEE/OHIO VALLEYS TO MID-ATLANTIC STATES... PER MIDDAY WATER VAPOR IMAGERY...THE FIRST PIECE OF A COMPLEX MIDWEST MID/UPPER TROUGH APPEARS TO BE CROSSING THE LOWER OH VALLEY...WHILE A SECONDARY PORTION/JET STREAK OVER THE LOWER MO VALLEY IS EXPECTED TO RACE SOUTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE OH/TN VALLEYS BY THIS EVENING. A SURFACE CYCLONE CURRENTLY OVER CENTRAL PORTIONS OF ILLINOIS/INDIANA IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY TODAY...WITH THE PRIMARY/INITIAL COLD FRONT SPREADING EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE OH/TN VALLEYS THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING. A BROAD...MODESTLY MOIST /50S F SURFACE DEWPOINTS/...BUT WEAKLY CAPPED BOUNDARY LAYER WILL CONTINUE TO BECOME ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE OHIO/TENNESSEE VALLEYS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. AIDED BY INCREASING LARGE SCALE FORCING FOR ASCENT...ONE OR MORE BROKEN BANDS OF FAST MOVING STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP/INCREASE IN COVERAGE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...ALONG BUT ESPECIALLY AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WITHIN THE WARM SECTOR. WITH STEEPENING LAPSE RATES ALOFT /ESPECIALLY OHIO VALLEY VICINITY/ AND THE POSSIBILITY TO MLCAPE(MID LEVEL CAPE) TO UPWARDS OF AROUND 1250-1500 J/KG WITHIN THE WARM SECTOR...VERY STRONG/LARGELY UNIDIRECTIONAL WIND PROFILES WILL SUPPORT AN INITIAL MODE OF SEMI-DISCRETE/SPLITTING SUPERCELLS...WITH CONGEALING STORMS/BOW DEVELOPMENT ALSO PROBABLE WITH TIME. WHILE LARGE HAIL AND WIND DAMAGE WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARDS...A FEW TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL GIVEN THE DEGREE OF LOW LEVEL SPEED SHEAR. ...ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY SOUTHWARD... THE SOUTHERN EXTENT OF THE SEVERE STORM THREAT IS SOMEWHAT UNCERTAIN DEEP-LAYER VERTICAL SHEAR WILL BE VERY STRONG BENEATH THE JET CORE AS FAR SOUTH AS PORTIONS OF MISSISSIPPI/ALABAMA/GEORGIA...WHERE BOUNDARY LAYER DEWPOINTS SHOULD REMAIN NEAR 60 F. HOWEVER...MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES WILL BE MUCH LESS FAVORABLE COMPARED TO AREAS FARTHER NORTH...ON THE CYCLONIC SIDE OF THE JET...AND THIS WILL LIMIT CAPE TO A DEGREE. STILL...THE STRONG WIND PROFILES AND SUBSTANTIAL LOW-MID LEVEL BUOYANCY COULD SUPPORT STORMS WITHDAMAGING WINDS. ....ACROSS CENTRAL PORTIONS OF ILLINOIS/INDIANA AND THE ADJACENT OHIO VALLEY... IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT ADDITIONAL SURFACE BASED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE POSSIBLE BY LATE AFTERNOON ALONG A SECONDARY SURFACE WIND SHIFT...WITH AID FROM THE APPROACHING SHORTWAVE TROUGH THAT IS CURRENTLY OVER THE MISSOURI VALLEY. HERE...COLD THERMAL PROFILES ALOFT/STEEP LAPSE RATES MAY SUPPORT THE POSSIBILITY OF LOW-TOPPED STORMS CAPABLE OF SEVERE DAMAGING HAIL . ...OTHERWISE POINTS EASTWARD(BALTIMORE INCLUDED)... THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD EAST OF THE APPALACHIANS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT AS THE SYNOPTIC SYSTEM PROGRESSES EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD...WITH AT LEAST AN ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND THREAT CONTINUING Basically the a fore-mentioned synopsis implys that a Jet Stream impulse is reaching the trough of the storm wave creating a storm motion favaroble in some areas for severe weather! Below are the Chances of severe weather!
- 2-5% Chance of tornadoes include the following states : Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois, Indiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and finally North & South Carolina! **Note the states bolder in color are currently under a TORNADO WATCH for all or portions of the state!**
- 5-45% Damaging hail (possibly to the size of baseballs) : Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois, Indiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and finally North & South Carolina!
- 5-30% Damaging Wind gusts (60+mph) : Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois, Indiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and finally North & South Carolina!
Monday, March 21, 2011
Dope Rap Verses
This is just a list of some of my favorite rap verses. It's not all verses I like or all that I can think of but its a few I like the most. The format is Artist, Album, Song (additional info).
#1 Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP - Amityville.
That's why the city is filled with a bunch of fucking idiots still (still)
That's why the first motherfucker poppin some shit he gets killed (killed)
That's why we don't call it Detroit, we call it Amityville ('Ville)
You can get capped after just having a cavity filled (filled)
Ahahahaha, that's why we're crowned the murder capital still (still)
This ain't Detroit, this is motherfucking Hamburger Hill! (Hill!)
We don't do drivebys, we park in front of houses and shoot
and when the police come we fucking shoot it out with them too!
That's the mentality here (here) that's the reality here (here)
Did I just hear somebody say they wanna challenge me here?? (huh?)
While I'm holding a pistol with this many calibres here?? (here??)
Got some registration and just made this shit valid this year? (year?)
Cause once i snap i cant be held accountable for my actions
and that's when accidents happen,
when a thousand bullets come at your house
and collapse the foundation around and they found you
and your family in it (AH!)
GOT DAMNIT HE MEANT IT WHEN HE TELLS YOU
#2 GZA - Liquid Swords - Shadowboxin'
When my mind start to clickin, and the strategy
Is mastered the plot thickens, this be that wu shit
I don't give a cotten-pickin fuck
About a brother tryin to size a nigga up, I hold my own
Hard-hat protect your dome
Look at mama baby boy actin like he grown
No time for sleep, I gets deep as a baritone
Killa bee, that be holdin down his honeycomb, loungin son
Wu brother number one, protect your neck
Flying guillotines here they come, bloody bastards
Hard times and killer tactics, spittin words plus
Semi-automatic slurs, peep the graphic
Novel from the genie bottle, hit the clutch
Shift the gear now, full throttle, time to bungee
To the next episode, I keeps it grungy
Hand on my nutsac, and spittin lung-ghies
At a wack nigga dat, don't understand the fact
When it come to rza tra-cks I don't know how to act
Real rap from the stat, killa hill projects
How to be exact, break it down
All and together now
Things are getting good looking better now
#3 Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP - Bitch Please || (this is Xzibit, i enjoy the whole song but this verse is intense)
I’m the head nigga in charge, I’m watchin you move You’re found dead in your garage, with ten o’clock news coverage Gotta love it, cause I expose the facade Your little lungs is too small to hotbox with god All jokes aside, come bounce with us Standin over you with a twelve gauge, about to bust It’s like ashes to ashes and dust to dustI might leave in the bodybag, but never in cuffs So who do you trust? they just not rugged enough When things get rough I’m in the club shootin with puff Bitch, please - you must have a mental disease Assume the position and get back down on your knees - c’mon.
#4 Immortal Technique - Revolutionary Vol. 1 - Dance With The Devil (Last verse, i was gonna choose a couple verses but they are really long so i just went with the last one)
Right before he pulled the trigger, and ended her life
he thought about the cocaine with the platinum and ice
and he felt strong standing along with his new brothers
cocked the gat to her head, and pulled back the shirt cover
but what he saw made him start to cringe and stutter
'cause he was staring into the eyes of his own mother
she looked back at him and cried, cause he had forsaken her
she cried more painfully, than when they were raping her
his whole world stopped, he couldn't even contemplate
his corruption had succesfully changed his fate
and he remembered how his mom used to come home late
working hard for nothing, cause now what was he worth
he turned away from the woman that had once given him birth
and crying out to the sky cause he was lonely and scared
but only the devil responded, cause God wasn't there
and right then he knew what it was to be empty and cold
and so he jumped off the roof and died with no soul
they say death take you to a better place but I doubt it
after that they killed his mother, and never spoke about it
and listen cause the story that I'm telling is true
'cause I was there when Billy Jacobs and I raped his mom too
and now the devil follows me everywhere that I go
in fact I'm sure he's standing among one of you at my shows
and every street cipher listening to little thugs flow
he could be standing right next to you, and you wouldn't know
the devil grows inside the hearts of the selfish and wicked
white, brown, yellow and black color is not restricted
you have a self destructive destiny when you're inflicted
and you'll be one of God's children that fell from the top
there's no diversity because we're burning in the melting pot
so when the devil wants to dance with you, you better say never
because a dance with the devil might last you forever
#5 Wu Tang Clan - Enter The Wu Tang (36 Chambers) - Da Mystery of Chessboxin' (This is the one and only ODB, I chose this cause its hilarious and its a dope verse)
Here I go, deep type flow
Jacque Cousteau could never get this low..
I'm cherry bombing shits... BOOM
Just warming up a little bit, vroom vroom
Rappinin is what's happening
Keep the pockets stacked and then, hands clapping and
At the party when I move my body
Gotta get up, and be somebody!
Grab the microphone go straight to the phone
DUH-DUH-DUH...enter the Wu-Tang zone
Sure enough when I rock that stuff
Guff puff? I'm gonna catch your bluff tough
rough, kicking rhymes like Jim Kelly
or Alex Haley I'm a Mi-..Beetle Bailey rhymes
coming raw style, hardcore
Niggas be coming to the hip-hop store
Coming to buy grocery from me
Trying to be a hip-hop MC
The law, in order to enter the Wu-Tang
You must bring the Ol' Dirty Bastard type slang
Represent the GZA, Abbott, RZA, Shaquan, Inspectah Deck
Dirty Hoe getting low with his flow
Introducing, the Ghost..face.. Killer!!
No one could get iller
That's not all the verses I wanted to include in this blog but I'm just gonna make it a series so I don't have one super long post. Trust me there's A LOT more that I wanted to add to this list, i'll just have to do it next time.
#1 Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP - Amityville.
That's why the city is filled with a bunch of fucking idiots still (still)
That's why the first motherfucker poppin some shit he gets killed (killed)
That's why we don't call it Detroit, we call it Amityville ('Ville)
You can get capped after just having a cavity filled (filled)
Ahahahaha, that's why we're crowned the murder capital still (still)
This ain't Detroit, this is motherfucking Hamburger Hill! (Hill!)
We don't do drivebys, we park in front of houses and shoot
and when the police come we fucking shoot it out with them too!
That's the mentality here (here) that's the reality here (here)
Did I just hear somebody say they wanna challenge me here?? (huh?)
While I'm holding a pistol with this many calibres here?? (here??)
Got some registration and just made this shit valid this year? (year?)
Cause once i snap i cant be held accountable for my actions
and that's when accidents happen,
when a thousand bullets come at your house
and collapse the foundation around and they found you
and your family in it (AH!)
GOT DAMNIT HE MEANT IT WHEN HE TELLS YOU
#2 GZA - Liquid Swords - Shadowboxin'
When my mind start to clickin, and the strategy
Is mastered the plot thickens, this be that wu shit
I don't give a cotten-pickin fuck
About a brother tryin to size a nigga up, I hold my own
Hard-hat protect your dome
Look at mama baby boy actin like he grown
No time for sleep, I gets deep as a baritone
Killa bee, that be holdin down his honeycomb, loungin son
Wu brother number one, protect your neck
Flying guillotines here they come, bloody bastards
Hard times and killer tactics, spittin words plus
Semi-automatic slurs, peep the graphic
Novel from the genie bottle, hit the clutch
Shift the gear now, full throttle, time to bungee
To the next episode, I keeps it grungy
Hand on my nutsac, and spittin lung-ghies
At a wack nigga dat, don't understand the fact
When it come to rza tra-cks I don't know how to act
Real rap from the stat, killa hill projects
How to be exact, break it down
All and together now
Things are getting good looking better now
#3 Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP - Bitch Please || (this is Xzibit, i enjoy the whole song but this verse is intense)
I’m the head nigga in charge, I’m watchin you move You’re found dead in your garage, with ten o’clock news coverage Gotta love it, cause I expose the facade Your little lungs is too small to hotbox with god All jokes aside, come bounce with us Standin over you with a twelve gauge, about to bust It’s like ashes to ashes and dust to dustI might leave in the bodybag, but never in cuffs So who do you trust? they just not rugged enough When things get rough I’m in the club shootin with puff Bitch, please - you must have a mental disease Assume the position and get back down on your knees - c’mon.
#4 Immortal Technique - Revolutionary Vol. 1 - Dance With The Devil (Last verse, i was gonna choose a couple verses but they are really long so i just went with the last one)
Right before he pulled the trigger, and ended her life
he thought about the cocaine with the platinum and ice
and he felt strong standing along with his new brothers
cocked the gat to her head, and pulled back the shirt cover
but what he saw made him start to cringe and stutter
'cause he was staring into the eyes of his own mother
she looked back at him and cried, cause he had forsaken her
she cried more painfully, than when they were raping her
his whole world stopped, he couldn't even contemplate
his corruption had succesfully changed his fate
and he remembered how his mom used to come home late
working hard for nothing, cause now what was he worth
he turned away from the woman that had once given him birth
and crying out to the sky cause he was lonely and scared
but only the devil responded, cause God wasn't there
and right then he knew what it was to be empty and cold
and so he jumped off the roof and died with no soul
they say death take you to a better place but I doubt it
after that they killed his mother, and never spoke about it
and listen cause the story that I'm telling is true
'cause I was there when Billy Jacobs and I raped his mom too
and now the devil follows me everywhere that I go
in fact I'm sure he's standing among one of you at my shows
and every street cipher listening to little thugs flow
he could be standing right next to you, and you wouldn't know
the devil grows inside the hearts of the selfish and wicked
white, brown, yellow and black color is not restricted
you have a self destructive destiny when you're inflicted
and you'll be one of God's children that fell from the top
there's no diversity because we're burning in the melting pot
so when the devil wants to dance with you, you better say never
because a dance with the devil might last you forever
#5 Wu Tang Clan - Enter The Wu Tang (36 Chambers) - Da Mystery of Chessboxin' (This is the one and only ODB, I chose this cause its hilarious and its a dope verse)
Here I go, deep type flow
Jacque Cousteau could never get this low..
I'm cherry bombing shits... BOOM
Just warming up a little bit, vroom vroom
Rappinin is what's happening
Keep the pockets stacked and then, hands clapping and
At the party when I move my body
Gotta get up, and be somebody!
Grab the microphone go straight to the phone
DUH-DUH-DUH...enter the Wu-Tang zone
Sure enough when I rock that stuff
Guff puff? I'm gonna catch your bluff tough
rough, kicking rhymes like Jim Kelly
or Alex Haley I'm a Mi-..Beetle Bailey rhymes
coming raw style, hardcore
Niggas be coming to the hip-hop store
Coming to buy grocery from me
Trying to be a hip-hop MC
The law, in order to enter the Wu-Tang
You must bring the Ol' Dirty Bastard type slang
Represent the GZA, Abbott, RZA, Shaquan, Inspectah Deck
Dirty Hoe getting low with his flow
Introducing, the Ghost..face.. Killer!!
No one could get iller
That's not all the verses I wanted to include in this blog but I'm just gonna make it a series so I don't have one super long post. Trust me there's A LOT more that I wanted to add to this list, i'll just have to do it next time.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Thoughts on the Mortal Kombat Demo
Finally got my new PS3 from Sony and she runs like a dream as if just off the line of a PS3 factory in heaven. I just found out yesterday that the new Mortal Kombat demo was free to download on PSN so as I set up my new system today the first thing I did was download the MK and Crysis 2 demos and had at it. The demo didn't offer a huge amount in terms of content after all twas only a demo however what it did offer was a very good glimpse of what can be expected when the full game is launched on April 19th. I picked Scorpion as my character during my short play of the demo because, well, he's a badass. The first thing I noticed when I started my first match, which was against myself, was that the game looks AMAZING. It might just be me and the fact that i haven't actually played an MK game in years but I was taken by surprise by the beauty of the game, it reminded me of the first time I saw God Of War 3 in HD for myself. Once I got into the actual fighting of the game I was disappointed, disappointed that it hadnt been like this from the start! The controls are responsive and the animations are super silky smooth and the game feels quicker, getting closer to a street fighter with the ability to string together long combos for max damage. I was able to start a combo with a flying kick and before i hit the ground transition into a teleport twice ( this sequence reminds me of the time Matt Lease bounced in between the floor and roof of a car while trying to exit, ahhh classic Lease, good times, good times. ) and then land and follow up with a few punches a leg sweep and upercut to end it all. This little combo took just about half the life bar of my opponet it was sweet. I can only imagine the super combos people will come up with in the full version with the tag team mode. From what I've seen in the short demo available this game looks like a winner. From the nice responsive controls to the super smooth animations and from the sweet combos and suberb graphics this could be the best MK of them all.
Monday, March 14, 2011
How Come?
I was wondering why no game has ever made you fight yourself. By this I don't mean like a shadow version of yourself or an evil version but your actual self. Here is an example; you spend the entire game playing as the main character. You put in the time and effort to make this character a boss. Then at the end of the game you find out that the main character you have been playing as is actually the villain of the game, so you take control of a supporting character and have to fight and kill the main character. I think this could be an interesting story arch. But the main reason that I think people don't do this is because it would just piss them off. The closest example I can think of is the first two Def Jam fighting games. In the first Def Jam you spend the entire game trying to beat D-Mob, then in the second game you get a new character and now you work for D-Mob and you have to help him rebuild his empire. At first I was pissed off at this, but as the story progressed I became a fan and thoroughly enjoyed both games.
I must give a shout out to Ross, because he put this idea into my head. Ross's exact words: "Dude! What if in God of War 4 you take control of Kratos's brother and have to kill Kratos?"
I was like FUCK THAT! But after thinking about it, I think it would make an interesting story.
P.S. I haven't put in the time or research to see if any game has made you fight the main character at the end of the game. I'm only going off of my own gaming experiences and as far as I can remember I haven't encountered it, yet.
I must give a shout out to Ross, because he put this idea into my head. Ross's exact words: "Dude! What if in God of War 4 you take control of Kratos's brother and have to kill Kratos?"
I was like FUCK THAT! But after thinking about it, I think it would make an interesting story.
P.S. I haven't put in the time or research to see if any game has made you fight the main character at the end of the game. I'm only going off of my own gaming experiences and as far as I can remember I haven't encountered it, yet.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Are Games Art?
R.A. Salvatore voices his opinion on whether games are art or not.
"I agree with Roger Ebert when he said video games aren't art, but....."
Full article after the jump.
http://www.gamerzines.com/pc/news/salvatore-games-arent-art-yet.html
Credit to Andy Griffiths at gamerzines.com
"I agree with Roger Ebert when he said video games aren't art, but....."
Full article after the jump.
http://www.gamerzines.com/pc/news/salvatore-games-arent-art-yet.html
Credit to Andy Griffiths at gamerzines.com
Friday, March 4, 2011
POKEMON
Ok, so my PS3 died. I know, super sad face :'''''''( , anyway since the PS3 was my entire entertainment system. My PS2, my DVD player, my Blu-Ray player, and of course my PS3 gaming console I'm fucked. I have almost nothing to do. Sure I could watch TV but unfortunately I have super shitty cable so It's all shit. No Discovery Channel, no History Channel, no Disney, no Nick, no Cartoon network and especially no G4TV not that I would watch G4 that much anyway. The point being that I have nothing to do now that my Black Beast has gone to tech heaven except for one thing, Pokemon Fire Red for Gameboy Advanced Sp. I started on Monday and have been playing for a few hours a day. I play on my way to work, for about half my lunch break at work and then I get home and play until bedtime. Pokemon has been around for what seems since the beginning of time. I say that because I honestly can't remember a time before Pokemon. It's been around forever, I remember collecting the cards and trading with friends some 11-12 years ago now and yet here I am playing a Pokemon game almost 21 and loving it. Even though it's an aged series it's still relevant, and what i mean by that is that it has kept its most basic elements while changing a few details and adding features and in the end it turns out to be a solid RPG. You start off with your one Pokemon and as you travel the land you capture more and become stronger as you defeat enemy after enemy. As your Pokemon level up they gain abilities and in most cases evolve into bigger more powerful forms. The story is straightforward as well, you want to become the very best like no one ever was, to catch them is your real test to train them is your cause. In order to gain fame you need to defeat the leaders of 8 Gym Leaders, each using a certain Pokemon type and technique. Each time you defeat a leader you get a badge, some make Pokemon up to a certain level obey some allow you to teach your Pokemon special moves that allow you to travel through the world easily. Apart from defeating the Gym Leaders you also face off against the evil Team Rocket and have to essentially save the world while becoming the greatest trainer in existence. It's been the same since the games first came out and its still a good formula today. Hours of fun and hundreds of hours of training, collecting and trading Pokemon makes this a great series. I just wish someone would make a damn console game for PS3, it could be totally epic. The PS3's graphical power, the awesome formula of a Pokemon game, a 3D realm, throw in some online battling systems and maybe some Co-op and you've got yourself a fucking game I tell you hwhat! Hell maybe you could even choose if you wanted to be a member of Team Rocket or not and you could just go around battling other players just for the hell of it, now that would be sweet. Someone call Sony and tell em to buy the rights to a Pokemon game and get crackin' I wanna see this shit happen!
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Favorite songs at the moment.
The Shins - New Slang
Off their first album Oh, Inverted World this song when you first hear it'll linger, but after a few more plays it will be stuck in your head for weeks.
Every time I listen to it, I wanna watch Garden State again.
Motion City Soundtrack - A Lifeless Ordinary (Need a Little Help)
Motion City Soundtrack's latest single but I loved it way before they made it their single.
Off their fourth album My Dinosaur Life, it hasn't gotten a lot of press it was rather under the radar for last years albums.
It reminds me of old school Motion City Soundtrack.
Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)
From their 2004 album Funeral.
This song has literally been stuck in my head for at least three weeks and it just won't get out.
Thank God I love this song otherwise, I might have to hurt someone.
Broken Social Scene - Anthems for a Seventeen Year-Old Girl
Ever since I heard this song on the Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) I've been on nonstop listen-a-thon.
Prior to hearing this song, I've only ever heard of their self titled album that was released back in 05.
The Postal Service - Such Great Heights
Off their only album Give Up, one of the only bands that still today fans still want a sophomore album but it probably never will happen due to both members being always busy and touring and making music.
This song will forever be my favorite song of all time.
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