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8Mar 13

The Bullet List:

- I bought MLB 13: The Show on Tuesday. I'm three Season games and I can already tell that it is definitely an improvement from last year's version. It's easier and more fun to play, the presentation is fantastic, and the controls are finally perfected. A near perfect baseball sim so far.

- Good Will Hunting - A great story backed up by fantastic acting performances from Damon, Williams, Affleck, Skarsgard, and others. 5/5

- My Neighbor Totoro - My first time watching this animated classic in well over 10 years. It raised some long forgotten childhood memories, which makes it special. The animation, story, creativity, and dubbing is all perfect. 5/5

- Cars 2 - It's been called the Pixar film by far, but I say that Brave is twice as bad. Cars 2 is mediocre on Pixar standards, but it is still enjoyable to watch at least. 3/5

- GoodFellas - If there is one movie that is perfect, standing above all other, I would argue that GoodFellas is that movie. There's just so much to love about it on many levels. 5/5

- Dragon Ball Z season 4 - Flew through this season, which had its share of ups and downs. The Garlic Jr. Saga is notably boring despite some badass background music and the return of Frieza could have been stretched out a bit more, because it is awesome. Throw in a few memorable filler episodes and a great introduction to the Android/Cell saga, you have a great series of episodes of the most explosive anime there is. I have season 5 on deck and I plan to watch it soon. 9.0/10

Time for part two of my Top 15 Favorite First Person Shooters. Here's the list so far:

15. Killzone 2

14. Medal of Honor; Frontline

13. Borderlands

12. Battlefield 1943

11. Far Cry 3

10. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Sure, MW2 may have been the turning point in Call of Duty where quality started to drop dramatically in every aspect of the game, but there is no denying the record-breaker of its insane, memorable campaign, its well-crafted multiplayer maps, and its addictive and deep multiplayer experience. Don't expect any post-MW2 Call of Duty games on the list. But you can expect a few prior games

9. Deus Ex: Human Revolution

This is a funky pick since you can go through the entire game without "shoot"ing a damn thing. That's part of its beauty though. The level of choice makes the open world sci-fi thriller a rich experience unlike any other. The augmented power-ups, the stealth, the great story, amazing graphics, perfect level design, and so much more all combine to create the most underrated game of this generation. It's a great video game, folks.

8. Call of Duty: World at War

I wish I could place this one higher, but the top nine is packed with great FPS games. Not to be overlooked by any of them on this list, is Treyarch's Call of Duty: World at War. After Activision captured the world of gaming with COD4, it was up to Activision's "B-Team" to live up to the massive hype. Instead of making another modern game, Treyarch decided to give the video game-abused World War II a final goodbye. The result was (and still is) outstanding. It's gritty campaign with an awesome story was only the beginning of the WaW experience. Using WW2 weapons such as the M1 in huge, open maps perfect for all player types is priceless. It's perhaps the most difficult COD multiplayer out there and that's what I love about it. It's a hardcore multiplayer experience with plenty to offer. Just when you thought the game as a whole couldn't get any better, you discover the Nazi Zombies mode. Pardon the language, but this was the sh*t in 2008. Teaming up with a group of friends (or strangers) and defending your fort from blood-thirsty Nazi zombies, armed with limited weapons led to some of my favorite video game moments. Who could forget being the last one alive in a group of four, all of whom are down, and it's up to you to rid the level of the remaining zombies so you and your teammates could continue the carnage? Such a rush! Man, I miss this game.

7. Battlefield: Bad Company

First off, if you picked up up the game just for its great multiplayer, completely ignoring the campaign, you did it wrong. The BFBC campaign is perhaps my favorite from any other military FPS. A group of misfit soldiers are stuck together fighting the war when they stumble upon a fortune of gold left behind by the mercenaries they have been fighting. They go AWOL and search for the gold, killing mercs along the way. But unlike most video games, the game has a wicked sense of laugh-out-loud humor from start to finish. I highly recommend BFBC for its campaign alone. Then, of course, is the refreshing multiplayer that is highly addicting. The maps are huge, I mean HUGE. Perfect for vehicular warfare, a destructible environment, squad-based teamwork, and objective based multiplayer. None of that team deathmatch crap. It's such a fun experience that is only matched by its sequel.

6. Battlefield: Bad Company 2

While BFBC1 is fun and refreshing, its sequel perfects the fun formula by making the game bigger, more destructible, more violent, more varied, and just overall better in every way. I played this game A LOT. Besides maybe Fallout 3 or COD4, this is my most played game. After achieving the very hard platinum and the days of gameplay that goes along with it, I still had a strong desire to play it. In fact, I still do. The large multiplayer maps are the perfect playgrounds for you and your squad. I say squad, because this multiplayer strives on teamwork like not other. Apart from that, the campaign is just as great, if not better, than the original game. It's still funny, but this time, it has a serious side as well that kind of kicks ass. Many memorable moments in both multiplayer and campaign have led me to hoping EA and DICE will make a sequel someday. But no, I guess COD clones with twice the amount of DLC is better... I hate EA...

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There are only five spots left, check back later on in the week to see what those five magnificent FPSs are. Thanks for reading and please comment

- Dylan

13 comments
-INKling-
-INKling- like.author.displayName 1 Like

The agree that the Bad Company games have been woefully overlooked. I have genuinely laughed while playing through them.

grunt1096
grunt1096 like.author.displayName 1 Like

Some nice picks again, the Bad Company games are both really fun and Deus Ex: HR was a fun cyberpunk game with a cool story. CoD: MW2 was a fun game but MW3 was the biggest copy and paste job I've ever seen. They put zero effort into that game. At least Treyarch puts effort into their titles. Infinity Ward dropped the ball hard with MW3.

dylan417
dylan417

Couldn't agree more. MW3 was crap.

Venom_Raptor
Venom_Raptor like.author.displayName 1 Like

Deus Ex: Human Revolution looks awesome, I need to play it soon. I've never been a fan of the Battlefield series, particularly Bad Company 1. While many like yourself liked the humour and characters, I felt it was out of place and made the experience kind of contrived. I did like the amount of weapons and big open areas though. MW2 was awesome, campaign still is. Unfortunately it was the time when kids and hackers got their hands on it and quite literally f***** up the game for everyone playing sensibly. :)

dylan417
dylan417 like.author.displayName 1 Like

I can see what what you mean about BFBC, but I also think that it is refreshing to see a ridiculous military shooter than doesn't take itself too seriously. I'd def recommend Deus Ex, it's a rare video game experience not to be missed.

And yeah, MW2 is completely hacked. I watched my brother trying to play it months ago and there were glitches where you could jump 20 feet high, have automatic/unlimited ammo, super-speed, etc. It's a mess to be avoided. Such a shame.

Ginger-Snapper
Ginger-Snapper like.author.displayName 1 Like

Deus EX: Human Revolution was good but in my opinion too easy and the stealth could have been better but still its a fun game, great list Bad Company 2 is Awesome!

dylan417
dylan417

Yeah, Deus Ex HR isn't perfect. There were a few glitches that messed up my ninja-esque maneuvers.

macrules_640
macrules_640 like.author.displayName 1 Like

I haven't played a Call Of Duty in a while myself... I don't think since Modern Warfare, and that was pretty good because of the multiplayer and single player, but great choices there. Hope to see those others on the list soon. ;)

dylan417
dylan417

Thanks. The final part should be up Wednesday.

Yeah, Call of Duty has been getting lazier and lazier each year. Though I hear Black Ops II has some neat "innovations".

SloganYams
SloganYams like.author.displayName 1 Like

My Neighbor Totoro is one of the movie world's greatest treasures. Hayao Miyazaki makes magic, and then forms it into movie form. Pixar ain't got nothin' on him.


Also, I've been thinking of doing some game genre lists myself. But every time I try to do such things I just end up indecisive and end up forgetting about it...Blast!

dylan417
dylan417 like.author.displayName 1 Like

I completely agree. Totoro is one of my longtime favorites. Can't believe it took me this long to relive its magic. The animation amazes me. The creativity and level of small detail is unmatched, even compared to other Ghibli films.

Making genre lists is a hard task, mainly because so many games (or movies, books, etc.) dip into a few genres instead of just one.

SoNin360
SoNin360 like.author.displayName 1 Like

Loved World at War and Bad Company 2... spent so much time on both of them. Same with MW2, though I started getting tired of Call of Duty shortly after that.

dylan417
dylan417

Same here. I've grown to hate annual game series such as Call of Duty. It limits innovation and game companies start to look at games as checks rather than a form of art, unlike the first couples games. Greedy publishers like EA and Activision are 100% to blame.

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