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• 2Sep 08

  Summers out...Schools in !

  So 5 months...5 months since I last updated my blog. Whats up with that ??

  The main reason is that I havent been around a computer very often. And also there hasnt been any game related (or otherwise for that matter) news to report.

  During the whole summer I finished only one game - Dracula Origin. Nothing really to say about that. It was an Ok adventure game which means there is not much reason to play it. Good atmosphere and solid cutscenes. But Yeah...falls a little flat. I only picked it up because its from Frogwares, the same company that makes the Sherlock Holmes games (which I like quite a lot especially Awakened). So there´s that.

  So now when I am more at home I can finally start playing some games. First up is Bionic Commando Rearmed. I have never played the original so it´s all new for me. To make it short: It is really fun...and Hard. I havent played a 2D era game like this for a long time. And it feels very different from modern games. I missed the frustration and commitment that these games take to play through. And I really like it. Nowadays you just hit a quicksave or the checkpoints are really close together. Here you just play and play repeatedly the same level and when you finally defeat the end boss it feels like you have achieved something big. Just before I started to write this blog I finished a level which I had been trying to finish for two days. Yeah...it reminds me the good old days when you didnt blow through a game in 5-10 hours...I remember playing DuckTales for about a month and I never beat the last level in the original Mario. So...really liking this thus far.

  Just wanted to mention the new GameSpot design which came to me as a surprise when I came back after a month. I really like it. Its much more cleaner and it is just easier to navigate. Although I wish that all my emblems were shown right away.

  Ok...thats it for now. Hope to write more from here on out (although I said the same thing in one of my previous blog entries but this time Im going to keep it).

  Also a fan made poster for the Dark Knight (See it! if you havent but I think that most people already have) sequel.

  RIDDLER !??!?

  • Posted Sep 2, 2008 9:29 am PT
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• 1Apr 08

  A bit of everything...

  In the wake of the new Rainbow Six Vegas game, I decided to try whats all the fuzz about and started playing the first Vegas (PC). It has got very positive reviews so I have thought of playing it for some time now but took the time at last to give it a shot. And unsurprisingly its very good. Right now Im in the second to last level. The gameplay is excellent throughout the game. I havent really enjoyed the tactical shooter genre (mano a army has been more my thing) but this is very good and at the same time not very complicated or hard. Downsides are the generic and quite dull story (which as I have understand doesnt get better in Vegas 2) and the occasionally stupid AI. Some times its very good and uses cover and blind fire but at other times a guy is just standing still when I open the door waiting to get shot in the face. Its not that big of a problem though.

  The bigger problem is on the technical side of things. Specifically the occasional frame rate drops. And the unusual thing is that it usually drops when Im walking along a calm corridor with no action or enemies. During intense firefights its usually quite good.

  All in all a great game which I hope to finish soon and start Vegas 2.

  I have also finished BioShock, sort of. I didnt actually finish it more like I just stopped playing it. I had a huge break playing it because I had no time. And I just couldnt force myself back to playing it. Its not a bad game dont get me wrong I just....I dont know... I didnt uninstall it because of the installation limits and I hope to start it all over again some time and finish it properly.

  Also, I say this again Audiosurf is excellent. They update it quite often and they also add some indy bands every few weeks for free.... Give it a try if you havent already. Only 10$.

  What else....hmmm....

  Oh.... an article which made me laugh very hard. Spankys Quest...

  One more thing...I havent laughed so much at a Garfield comic a long time, so here it is....

  • Posted Apr 1, 2008 9:49 am PT
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• 17Feb 08

  Audiosurf is cool

  Just thought I recommend you all a game I have recently discovered. Its called Audiosurf.

  Basic premise: The game lets you play the songs you have on your computer and forms levels based on the songs.

  You can learn more by downloading the demo (available right here on Gamespot).

  Anyway...its very cool and also quite addictive.

  If you are playing the game then feel free to put your Audiosurf user name in the comments below.

  Mine is: mardike

  

  Plus, if you purchase this through Steam (like myself) then you get the Orange Box soundtrack with the game.

  • Posted Feb 17, 2008 10:13 am PT
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