To continue on from last time, don't worry I hope this will be brief. I think that part of my growing apathy is the fact that this console cycle just kept going and going. It has been 8 years since the Xbox 360 came out. Do you truly realize how long it has been since the last console launch? It has been so long that I have purchased the Xbox 360 3 separate times. I never did that with any other console, but that is probably because by the time I bought the second 360 we would have normally gotten its successor. In case you need a visual, 8 years is the time between the SNES and Dreamcast. Since I have already gone over most of this a while back, I will quickly conclude... I think that I am ready for something new, even if it is more of the same.
The actual reason for wanting to sit down and blog today. I am going to start working on a list of my favourite games of this past generation. This list is going to help me do at least one other thing and that is why I am working on it. I am going to go through my Xbox 360 collection and separate out my favourite games and sell the rest. Here are some of the rules that I am working on, hopefully they will clarify what I am trying to do...
Rule 1: This will only be for Xbox 360 games(I basically did this when my ps3 died)
Rule 2: This is a list of MY favourite games
Rule 3: I must own the game, because I will sell the games that I deem unworthy
Rule 4: I can change the rules as I see fit
Rule 5: If I look down on you for having a different opinion, it is because I am probably taller than you
I have been looking for a way to "spring clean" my game collection. Taking a look back on this past generation seems to be the perfect way to do that. I will start by making a list of the games that I currently own for the 360, then I will whittle away at that list until I have a collection of games that I deem to be the best. This is all subjective, so there is a good chance that one of your favourite games is deemed unworthy of my collection.
I spent nearly my entire weekend, watching Futurama and playing Arkham Origins: Blackgate. I will say that Blackgate is awesome. Now that I have sunk nearly 10 hours into it, I can say that with confidence. It has been blast to explore the prison and find all of the secret areas. The one thing that has sucked was an apparent glitch in The Penguin's section of the game. I had to start a 2nd game in order too bypass the glitch for now, but I did so happily. Also, while the bosses are trial and error, they are loads of fun to fight. I love when games make me feel like a badass....
Recently I reviewed a downloadable PS3 game called Girl Fight. It’s a 3-D fighting game with an all-women cast. Usually in fighting games, the female characters are more interesting than the guy characters. So it makes sense to make a whole fighting game with them. Unfortunately, while the fighting gameplay mechanics in Girl Fight are at least somewhat decent, the characters in the game are not very interesting at all. But that’s not going to stop me from writing about them anyway! Yep, this is a filler blog. You know I like to write about fighting game characters, even if I don’t know anything about them!
I renewed my Xbox Live Membership today. I almost thought twice about it, but I still play with my friend fairly often, so it was worth getting it for another year. However, I had to search around the dashboard to change various privacy settings to allow my renewal. I think it was to ensure that I saw the new Terms of Agreement and accepted it. They sent me to Settings/Privacy, but there isn’t any Privacy listed in Settings when you use the menu that you get when you push the center button on the controller. No, they meant the Setting blade on the dashboard which has a different menu that lists Privacy as a choice. Wah?! Microsoft sure knows how to make things unnecessarily confusing sometimes.
Hey guys! It's been a busy couple of weeks, what with having finished exams and moved out of one college and into another college because the college I stay at isn't open for Trimester 3 which is retarded and this runon sentence is reaching all knew levels of ridiculousness and I should probably stop now. Don't you just love grammar?
So after a successful halloween with my kiddos I have recently beat 400 days in the dlc for the Walking Dead which was about an hour and a half but was cool in the fact that it shows you a perspective from completely different veiw points and alot of hints toward season two.
October was an interesting month. Got a lot done...just not on the games front 
When it comes to getting things done in my apartment during the work-week, I'm completely useless. I figure I'll have enough time to finish chores by a certain time or catch up on tv or movies but all I recently had time for is sleeping and eating and then cleaning up to go to work. Either I really can't manage my time well or its damn near impossible. I only feel alive and alert during the night when I'm working.
Hello Pixlbit! It’s Friday, and I bet you folks are ready for the weekend! As a sports fan I’m excited because college football is in full swing, and college basketball is starting up. I like pro sports too, but nothing beats college athletics. Anyways since it’s Friday it’s another Quick Hits with Chris…so shall we get started?
I remember the first footage I ever saw of Bioshock Infinite. It was awesome and I really got pumped for the game. Then I found out that it had been delayed to later that year, and then delayed to the next year, and then delayed a month later. All of these delays tempered my enthusiasm for the game. It was no longer a Day One purchase for me. The only reason that I had picked it up within a month of its release was because of my birthday. The biggest disappointment that I had with Bioshock Infinite is the fact that the initial footage that I saw never made it into the game... I bring this up because I am worried that something similar will happen to South Park: The Stick of Truth. Now that it has been delayed to next year, I am no longer excited about the game. There is something else that might be affecting my excitement for South Park and that is...
My Xbox 360. The 360 is currently my only means to play these big multi-platform releases. This is fine in and of itself, because it is a great console. The problem is that I no longer enjoy playing games on it. This feeling has been sitting with me for the past few months. In fact, I am sure that this feeling can be traced back to the announcement of the Xbox One. I guess that I do not want to give Microsoft any more of my money. I don't think that they deserve any of it. Last week I went and picked up a copy of Arkham Oranges... for the Wii U. I do not even own a Wii U, so why would I ever buy a game for it? I do want a Wii U, and will hopefully have one by the years end.
There is a bright spot in what appears to be a fairly depressing blog. My love of videogames has not diminished. I just have been focusing my attention onto my handhelds, both the Vita and 3DS. I have found myself taking a break from EOU to play Kid Icarus and Arkham Origins: Blackgate. There is a sprinkling of El Shaddai in there as well.
My love of playing games does not fix the apathy that I am currently displaying towards my 360. I am working through potential solutions, but only one seems to be sticking out as the best course of action. I am going to have to pack it up and put it into storage. I do not hink that I can do it today or tomorrow, but I will do it soon. There are a couple of games that I would like to finish, or replay before I say goodbye to my 360 for an extended period of time. I would be remiss if I did not finish El Shaddai, and with all of the Batman talk around the internet I would really like to play some Arkham Asylum. oh, and maybe a little bit of Dark Souls, I hear that game is awesome.
I will finish up with a little something that happened the last time I was in Gamestop. While talking with one of the employees, the topic of next-gen gaming came up. I said something about not being all that excited about that this year. I am much more excited to play Super Mario 3D World. He came back with a wonderful response along the lines of... ... Nintendo, they are still good for one thing, fun games. I guess that is what I really want from the next generation. I want fun games, which is probably why I want a Wii U because those games look fun to me.
Now I've got a click baiting title that will cause fanboys to send furious comments without reading the article, I'll tell you what this is really about: Games that start off great, and then get watered down to the point of stupidity.
I've walked around stores with this game and then put it back. Now PSN+ is letting me play it for free next month.
Hey guys, I recently aquired a new music program called fl studios 11. It's kind of fucking awesome and lets you do a range of different things. It's professional software, and a lot of famous bands use it.