Just random thoughts and maybe a quick game review.

• 27Dec 09

  GS ends 2009 as it did 2008; as a joke.

  I know the awards most sites/mags give at the end of the year are usually to reward the biggest hyped games of the year but GS always seems to be the worst. Anyone who bothers to look at the reviews and features this site does can tell the staff is average at best and the worst of any game site. They continue the suck by picking such horrible contenders for their awards. Shoot, I knew it would be hard for a new IP like Borderlands to get any respect but I didn't think it would be this bad. We all know that GS does not actually finish games they review so I'm starting to think that it's few staff members just pick whatever game they finished on their own time. I'm also quite certain that at least a couple of them are clearly anti-MS or even anti-American with the casual remarks of Japan's war crimes during WW2.

  Yes yes, I know if I hate it so much why do I stay. Well, it's fun to watch a train wreck and it's become quite a joke with my friends and gives us somethign to laugh at while at work. And yes, I said it before, the only good thing about GS is the forums so when I'm bored it can usually kill some time at work.

  Anyway, here is to next year and that whoever owns this site does some house cleaning really soon.

  • Posted Dec 27, 2009 11:54 am GMT
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• 8Dec 09

  Bored at work #21.

  A year and a half ago, I got myself a used PSP. Sadly, the good games list was short and I was thru them quite quickly. After that I used it for videos. I did try some of the better new games as they came out but simply put, the thing lacks good games. I finally put it away nearly a year ago but this past weekend, I busted it out again to see if I'd have any better luck. I didn't find any of the new firmware features to be worth the extra megs but whatever. The first game I tried was Little Big Planet. Now I must say I'm not a fan of the game for the PS3 for reasons I won't go into. And, the PSP version is no different. I guess I just don't find a side scrolling platform jumper to be very fun in this era. I'm sure kids love the thing but then again, they think Mario is fresh. Hah

  I ended up playing more of those 'minis' then any actual game which I find very sad. Think one was called Blast Off which was fun but I was already done with it in a couple hours of casual playing. The next was a type of tower defense game which wasn't bad but very limited in details and options. I went thru IGN and Gamespots recent reviews of PSP games and it's just ugly. If you remove the ports which are generally the best rated games on the thing, you are left with a bunch of average games. Like 2008, seems 2009 was no better for the PSP. Yes, the DS has a lot of bad games also but they also have more games that are worth a shot plus all the odd ball games and puzzle games. Simply put, I should've sold the PSP instead of the DS. Then again, the resale value of a DS is much higher than a PSP. Oh well, I hope 2010 will have some decent games for the PSP.

  Moving on to WoW, my free 7 days is over and I'm not going to renew. Within a hour of logging in for the first time in 9-10 months, I found out that they added no new content besides some instances. No new zones, no new factions, or anything that could be done solo. Yup, people still like to solo in a MMO and while some other MMO's try to provide content for them, WoW simply ignores them. I've done everything possible in WoW that I can do solo like factions, trade skills, quests, ect ect. I don't find doing it over and over with other toons enjoyable so I'm left with nothing.

  Even with a old WoW friend and another friend doing a trial, just not enough to meet that monthly fee. My friend thought so as well. That and he has plenty of games on the Xbox 360 to play. Oh well, I did scratch the itch and it ended up not costing me a thing. No knock on WoW which I think is a great value for new people but there still isn't much to do in that game after you been around the block a couple times.

  I'm still hoping that I get in the Star Trek Online closed beta or later on the open. I'm hoping for quite a bit of solo content and from what I heard, it should have plenty.

  Moving on to the Xbox 360, talk about a back log of games I have. Borderlands ate up about all the gaming time I've had for the past two months. I've been trying to decide the past two days on which game to play next. There are so many good games to choose from that I'm pulling a Farve and waffling! Add to the fact that I'm wanting to play the Fable II DLC and sheesh, I'll never get caught up. Which isn't a bad thing after all. More games to play means getting more and more value out of my 360.

  Anyway, winter is here so woot for the cold weather, booooo for the sleet and snow. The Ultimate Fighter final episode this past Saturday was awesome! Each fight was great and I'm happy that Roy won. Sure he isn't exactly the ideal fighter but he is fun to watch. Sadly, I'm not thrilled with the next season's coaches. Thou, I think it would be hard to top the last season, besides the QQing Rampage, it was awesome from start to finish.

  • Posted Dec 8, 2009 11:19 am GMT
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• 1Dec 09

  Bored at work #20.

  I don't care what people say, if you played WoW at a hardcore level and was good at it then there is simply no way you can totally rid yourself of that game. I won't go into my history but it started in 2005 so I have plenty of knowledge of the whole thing. I last played 10 months ago and for the last few weeks, I've had that feeling, urge, itch, or whatever you want to call it to go back. Not to go back just full tilt but poke around and see if there is something worth coming back for. My main con about the game has always been the fee and the lack of solo content. I've done my share of heroic pugs so I've done my best to keep myself busy. There is simply not enough solo quests to do at 80. I've always wished they'd put in a 1-2 player instance system. They could make the loot a bit lower then 5mans or use a badge system that they love so much.

  Anyway, Blizzard is offering 7 free days to old accounts so last night I gave it a go. I must say I don't like what they did to the warlocks. They removed all the skill in how you do the dots and now you can't have unstable affliction with immolate at the same time, thats a huge wtf. Sure, you didn't use both for normal stuff but for bosses it was nice to have more dots. So, you just put on 3-4 dots and just spam bolts, not exactly hard. Once I got pass that, I was even more sad that they've barely done anything in the 10 months I've been gone. One lousy faction that is a real annoying grind. No new areas and just a bunch of instances and raids, oh boy. The new badges are nice and about time they reward the non-raiders with good loot. I did do some ToC which wasn't bad at all and the loot is actually decent.

  So, not much to hold people who weren't happy with the lack of content and the price the last time they quit. But, as with any MMO, one thing that can make you play is friends. I've had this one WoW friend for nearly three years. Lets just say he is committed to this game. Anyway, he got on last night and seen me and about busted a walnut. Funny how we just picked up like we always do. A little catching up and bam, doing instances like the old days. So, can friends keep me playing... time will tell.

  The Borderlands' DLC is great and showssigns that the series will always be fun. I expect it and UFC Undisputed to win quite a few awards at the end of the year.

  Funny thing this past Turkey weekend. All my young 6-10yr old nieces and nephews all have DS's and all were playing average games at best but loved it. Their parents have no idea about games and only check the age rating. A couple of them also have a Wii or will be getting a Wii and again, their parents buy the shovelware that gamers laugh at but kids and causals just eat up. Anyone who thinks that the Nintendo system's have anything on the main two are kidding themselves. It gets the sales because kids whine and parents don't care. Personally, I know three people who had a Wii. One was sold and the other two sit and collect dust while they play a Xbox 360. Funny, we got a console thats under engineered, the Wii. Another that is over engineered, the PS3. And finally, one that took the best route, the Xbox 360 which will win this generation for gamers.

  Sorry about that, told myself that I don't care about that stuff no more but eh one more time won't work. I still enjoying reading some of the really bad and clueless posts by the PS3 suckers but you simply can't help them. It's almost like the people who say guns are baaaaaaad but have nothing to back them up. Don't QQ in your soup too much.

  • Posted Dec 1, 2009 11:33 am GMT
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