• 24Sep 08

  I'm Sick, And It Stinks

  

  I've spent the last few days playing RE4 with my girlfriend because she's the type who loves to watch others play videogames. Its pretty cool to have a gf that would rather watch you get exploding shurikens thrown up your ass than drag you off to the mall, and I thank her everyday for it.
  
  As you can read from the title, I am very sick. Its the flu, I believe, unless everyone I care about is lying to me and I am now the host of an alien virus. This would suck greatly, because if I die today I won't live to see tomorrow when Megaman 9 is released, and this would greatly dissapoint me. The chills are over, and now its mostly just head congestion. But I still feel like ****, and I've still got a ways to go.
  
  I'm very glad that my gf made me start playing RE4 over again, because I knew I was going to do so again sometime before RE5's release anyway. RE4 is still one of my favorite games; engaging, fun, and all around awesome. But it also harbors one of my least favorite characters of the gaming world: Ashley Graham. **** I hate you so much Ashley!!! Useless, obnoxious, depressing *****! Why can't you fend for yourself? ***** slap that monk for god's sake! Do something!!!
  
  Ugh...but I love the rest of the game. I'm playing the Wii Edition because I love playing with the ****c Controller and I needed an excuse to have fun with my Wii again (stupid white brick with no recent good games; exept DeBlob). Which leads me to my next conundrum; which system should I get Megaman 9 on? PS3 so I can see the amazing visuals in 1080p? Or on my Wii so I can play it with a pseudo-SNES controller?

  • Posted Sep 24, 2008 5:10 pm PT
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• 24Sep 08

  I'm Sick, And It ****

  

  I've spent the last few days playing RE4 with my girlfriend because she's the type who loves to watch others play videogames. Its pretty cool to have a gf that would rather watch you get exploding shurikens thrown up your ass than drag you off to the mall, and I thank her everyday for it.
  
  As you can read from the title, I am very sick. Its the flu, I believe, unless everyone I care about is lying to me and I am now the host of an alien virus. This would suck greatly, because if I die today I won't live to see tomorrow when Megaman 9 is released, and this would greatly dissapoint me. The chills are over, and now its mostly just head congestion. But I still feel like ****, and I've still got a ways to go.
  
  I'm very glad that my gf made me start playing RE4 over again, because I knew I was going to do so again sometime before RE5's release anyway. RE4 is still one of my favorite games; engaging, fun, and all around awesome. But it also harbors one of my least favorite characters of the gaming world: Ashley Graham. **** I hate you so much Ashley!!! Useless, obnoxious, depressing *****! Why can't you fend for yourself? ***** slap that monk for god's sake! Do something!!!
  
  Ugh...but I love the rest of the game. I'm playing the Wii Edition because I love playing with the ****c Controller and I needed an excuse to have fun with my Wii again (stupid white brick with no recent good games; exept DeBlob). Which leads me to my next conundrum; which system should I get Megaman 9 on? PS3 so I can see the amazing visuals in 1080p? Or on my Wii so I can play it with a pseudo-SNES controller?

  • Posted Sep 24, 2008 5:10 pm PT
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• 11Sep 08

  Fans Only Dood! (Disgaea 3 Review)

  

  Its been awhile since I've been able to sink my teeth into a really decent RPG (since Atlus' last two 360 titles were absolute **** and that's all that has been available recently), so Disgaea 3 really satisfied my lust for roleplaying blood. If you enjoyed the previous two titles in the series, then you need to buy this game immediatly! Sadly, that's as far as I can reccommend it. If you don't like RPGs or have trouble getting into them, Disgaea 3 will not make you think any differently. And even some RPG gamers will feel like they've played this game before.

  Sure the game is a damn good romp, but the story is pretty much a rehash of the original's story. Mao is pretty much Laharl(the main character from the first game), as both must become Overlord of the Underworld, and Raspberyl is really just another Etna. The story is unoriginal, but everything that made the first two Disgaeas cult favorites is back. The strategic gameplay is as addicting as ever, and the silly dialogue and sense of humor are well intact. New abilities and the ability to deal one million damage are some of the neat new additions, but apart from these not much has changed.

  One thing that has improved is the level designs, which have added effects to different tiles, so battles are now even crazier as the strategy experience deepens. But the first thing gamers will notice is the unchanged graphics. This game has taken a lot of crap for its last-gen looking graphics, but I couldn't care less. Sure it looks strange watching these little sprites jump around in HD, but its not enough to take you out of the game. The game would have looked nicer with 3D models or even HD sprites, but the current ones won't bother fans.

  Like the rest of the series, Disgaea 3 contains hours upon hours of gameplay; possibly up to 100 or more! There's a ton of items, moves, and overall customization to be had here. Fans will bury weeks upon months into this game, but others will probably pass. Disgaea 3 lives up to the series' name in addictive RPG gameplay, but it feels more like an expansion thats strictly for fans. You like Disgaea? Jump right in and have fun! Don't? Then you're better off playing Cabela's Dinosaur Hunter.

  Grade: B-

  • Posted Sep 11, 2008 1:34 pm PT
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