Well as some of you already know, my birthday was yesterday and I've been busy spending birthday money. Most of the money came from my bank account but I did get $50 from my mum and $30 from my daughter. I tried to talk my wife into letting me buy a Vita but was shot down almost immediately. So I made her buy me new 'phones for 50 bucks and picked out another 50's worth of stuff on my own.
Hey guys! It's me! That guy who rarely posted on here for ages and then had a sudden explosion and now blogs about every sodding thing, and you're all secretly wanting him to die, but you can't say that because you're all such nice people, and I'm starting to rant like a madman with dangerous self esteem issues now, so I'll shut up! God, if that wasn't a run on sentence, I don't know what is. Actually, seriously, I don't know what it is. I failed that aspect of my grammar exam. Anyway... Here we go!
So, I've already posted my thoughts on the Xbox One's conference (it sucked) and news about it's constant online-requirements (which suck even more). But I want to go into more detail on why I not only don't like the "all-in-one entertainment" strategy, but why I don't think it's as good a business model as people in the press or MS and it's unpaid defenders online are making it out to be.
As the laughter tapers off the group sets out on the trek ahead. Ellis takes the lead and Nick brings up the rear.
Having been too tired from work, I haven't kept up with what should have been regular blogging here. I'm going to try my best to correct that as time goes by.
I decided to start on 3 games this week to help my backlog issues. Started on Resonance Of Fate[great game,leeradical did a superb blog on it recently] which had been sitting on my shelf for ages. Same goes for Shadows Of The Damned,which I'm really enjoying. Suda 51 does some amazing stuff in his games. Crazy,inspired gameplay and dialog throughout. I liked Lollipop Chainsaw,so I figured this one would click with me. And then last night I started on Dead Island,as if I did not have enough zombie slashing mayhem at this time. So in addition to those I am also working on Halo 4,Assassin's Creed 3,and Dishonored. My plate is now officially full!
Fuck Microsoft. This is the nail in the coffin. I don't give a fuck if you give me the greatest game on earth, I'm not supporting you. Especially when Sony and Steam are going out of their way to support the independant. I was willing to forgive your atrocious launch if things got better, but not now.
Here’s another list of links to game reviews I’ve done recently. Please read and comment on as many as you can. I’d really appreciate it. But first, I thought I’d give you a sneak peek at what kinds of blogs you can expect from me this summer. Granted, some of this may change or get added to, it’s all tentative. Anyway, let’s get started!
I've been a video gamer since 1977, when I discovered them in a smoky little pinball arcade. I've gone through the highs and lows through video games much as I have done with my moods. However, there are days where it's depressing to see 14 year-old boys so deeply addicted to their hobby that they spend hours online talking about dumb technical junk (mostly uninformed in manner) that nobody really cares about on message boards.
I went to the Doctor's yesterday, and it turns out I have a respiratory infection. Yay. So I'm on roughly $66 worth of inhalers, antibiotics and steroids. Which confused me. The doctor didn't tell me she was giving me steroids! Or maybe she did. I wasn't really coherent during that visit. She told me I shouldn't use my brain too much and that I should rest. This confused me greatly, seeing how I HAVE A FUCKING RESPIRATORY ILLNESS, NOT A BRAIN TUMOR! Anyway, I didn't question this at the time, but I did ask if video games were considered too taxing. She looked at me oddly with a weird sort of grin, and sort of laughed and said: That should be ok, you don't really have to think when you play games. I almost punched her. Fighting my temptation to immitate commander shepherd and PUNCH WOMEN IN THE FACE, I kept my mouth shit. She kept talking, and eventually she mutated into some weird, demonic form and tried to eat me. Ok, maybe I was a little out of it at that stage.
Some of the dust has settled, and I have had time to really think about it. I do not care right now. The Xbox One was revealed a couple of days ago to many people's disappointment. I followed the reveal, and will agree that I was disappointed in Microsoft's show. I will also say that I was a little disappointed in Sony's reveal a couple of months ago. As it so happens, both companies left details out about their consoles. Some details, while talked about, were left in a vague state. At this point, I do not care.
First, this is not me defending Microsoft at all. Everything's so convoluted that I'm not sure what's rumor and what's real at this point, but based on what I've seen, their stance on used games and always online is stupid. It's short sighted and ensures that I will never get an Xbox One until they change this. With that said, I would not get one even if it were not for this.
I am finally writing my first Pixlbit blog! To get the ball rolling I'll do a quick update on the media I will be consuming this summer.
So it was my understanding that demo reels should be 30 seconds or less, cause that's how long anyone will pay attention. Couldn't get that done without butchering context, but I did get mine under a minute and thirty seconds.
Want some new music? Of course you do! Want to know what I've been listening to lately to give you a rough idea? Ok then! I'll give you a mix of shit I've been listening to lately, from a few different genres (mostly metal, hip hop, and rock, because it's me) for variety. So, without further ado, check this shit out!
So I guess I should I tell ya'll what I'm normally up to or what I've been into. Latley all I've been doing is Playing League of Legends with a few buddies of mine. This is honestly my first MOBA game i've ever played or touched. I never really have touched any strategy games period before this even on consoles. I didn't even own a PC of my own till 2005 so PC gaming for me has been on catch up for a few years which I haven't got to play anything I've wanted till last year when I finally went ahead and built a nice rig that should last me a few years.
I'd like to consider myself a well rounded gamer. This cycle, I've been lucky enough to own all three major consoles - and I've played a great amount of each. In some odd way - and I say odd because I didn't expect this - I think I spent the majority of my time on the Xbox 360. Maybe its because I didn't get my Playstation 3 until mid 2010, or maybe its because it just had games that I was interested in, but the 360 is by far the system I came away playing the most. It's my go to regarding most 3rd party games, fighting games and the Mass Effect series (cuz of save importing). That said, going into this next cycle, I think I'm starting to condier passing on the Xbox One - at least until I see something interesting on the box.
I am coming to the realization that I may be hitting the point of videogame fatigue. I remember this happening before. I focused most of my time upon videogames, and just burned out. Of course, it has to start setting in the moment I finish Crysis and start the sequel.
May has been a decent month for finishing some games but I haven’t had time to write about them, unfortunately. I had hoped to do proper reviews for these games but with our move coming up a week from tomorrow, I doubt I’ll have time. So, I just want put some thoughts out there for whatever they’re worth.
What is going on Pixlbit? I know many of you are excited because as I type this many folks are getting ready for the announcement of the new X-Box, which means one thing: Looks like it’s time for me to start thinking about getting a 360. Yes since the days of the original X-Box, I bought the console once the newer version was announced. Why you may ask? Thanks for asking! I don’t play online (but I did enjoy playing Battlefield online on the original X-Box), I played the games that were exclusives and enjoyed the hell out of Forza and Project Gotham Racing.
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