• 12Jun 11

  Looks like I'm late for the Party!

  Well, it's finally decided. I'm getting an Xbox 360. I have the urge to finally move on from the PS2, so when I finish playing through Okami, I'm retiring the console and finally getting my hands on a 360. I'm HD-TV ready and urging to play Tekken 6 and Marvel vs. Capcom 3!!

  • Posted Jun 12, 2011 12:23 pm GMT
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• 6Jul 10

  I Miss the Old Rating System..

  Yeah, I know it's not much of a big change from before, I still take my time to make an average score in my head when giving the rating, but the new simplified rating system here on Gamespot is just so annoying. It's not like before when you rated Graphics, Sound, Value, Tilt, etc. separately and then automatically got a total score, no. You just move a little bar to a number. It's alright when I really think about it, cause it kind of throws away the idea of arbitrarily rating games only for certain aspects like the graphics. Because, honestly, a game is definitely much much more than just pretty graphics and functionality. Functionality shouldn't even be a determining factor. A game HAS to work. Rating a game for it's functionality is like saying your father is the greatest dad in the world, cause he feeds you.

  When I rated Doom 3 for the Xbox, I stood by the rating I gave it (5.8 Mediocre). I considered it an overrated game with really good graphics. Yet, I personally didn't like it. The areas were dull and dark, the AI was stupid and predictible, the story was so-so, the main character had no personality, no voice, nothing (He wouldn't even react to the fact he's fighting demons on Mars). I still consider my review to be just. But that doesn't change the fact that it was only recommended by 1 of 6 users.

  What does that have to with what I'm complaining about? Well, for one thing, if I had rated that game now, I would've been forced to give it a 5.5 or a 6.0. It's a simple difference in decimals, I know, but it doesn't say the same as the 5.8 I gave Doom 3. With a 5.8, I'm saying "This is Mediocre. It's not completely bad, but it isn't passing either. It's still missing something." Maybe I'm just spurting nonsense, but I preferred it for that reason. At the same time I at least now feel the freedom to review a game for whatever reason I want, even the miscellaneous factors and make them count. That's why now I will remember to evaluate the rating I actually give the game and not make it so inflated. People whine sometimes as if a 6.0 is a bad rating. I can't bring myself to overrate games any longer. That's why I'll take my MGS2 review, an honest to God example of extremely ridiculous undeserving praise, and Doom 3 as my example of harsh yet justified scolding and find a mark in between. Start reviewing and making sure I'm being unbiased and not being influenced by public opinion. Otherwise I'm no better than the rating system itself.

  • Posted Jul 6, 2010 1:40 pm GMT
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• 17May 10

  PC Gaming is in, Console Gaming is Out.

  It's was so obvious, I can't believe I didn't figure it out sooner. I thought I needed to keep up with gaming by buying a next gen console. Join the team. Get a PS3 or a 360 and fit in with the console crowd. It seemed like a good idea, afterall, I've played games on consoles all my life, ever since I got a Super Nintendo. Now I've come to the conclusion that even though console gaming is stronger than ever, my attraction to a console isn't. I get this *blah* feeling everytime I turn mine on. PC gaming has always been popular but it wasn't really my cup of tea.

  Okay, that's a lie, I just didn't give it a chance. After being invited several times to internet gamer cafes by friends, having the chance to play games like Left 4 Dead and Bioshock, I have to say that I really enjoy PC gaming! There are no bounderies to it. I thought I needed a PS3 to play Devil May Cry 4 or Resident Evil 5. All I needed was a PC! So I got my hands on one and started playing everything I've ever dreamed of playing. That of course includes The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblvion. I had been playing Morrowind for four long years just waiting for the day when I would get a taste of what Oblivion was (I am currently working on a review, I just got sidetracked by Shivering Isles). It didn't stop there. I wanted more and the titles just keep coming.

  Steam made one of my wishes come true when they announced that they were giving Portal away for free (I now have a review up for that). Now I'm convinced that even if there was a PS3 waiting for me around the corner, I'd have to think it over a few times before letting go of my new PC (originally, I was going to put my money down for a PS3 only if it got one more exclusive that would have me aweing. The first was MGS4 and the second was FFXIII. Unfortunately the second one is now on the 360. No biggie though. I'm too busy having fun right now to care.)

  • Posted May 17, 2010 3:40 pm GMT
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