Your toast is burned- and no amount of scraping will remove the black part.

• 3Jul 08

  What! An Update?!?!?!

  While I am still deeply saddened by the systematic disassembly of everything that made Gamespot good, I feel obligated to my fellows at the Xbox 360 Union, so I am back, to run my union with pride and laugh at the horribly amateurish journalism that goes on on this site nowadays. Do I care about reviews? no. It is still a good place for news and forums, but little else. Anyway, it is good to be back, and I will be diligent in serving those of us that are still left. Anyway, stuff has been pretty good recently. Hangin out with my buds, playing a little GTA4, a little Rock Band with my friends, and still too much World of Warcraft. (but it's getting better) (trust me I have my priorities straight). Anyway, that's me right about now. Sorry to those that I have accidentally ignored in my absence. Cheers to a good summer.

  -barbierian205

  • Posted Jul 3, 2008 9:12 am PT
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• 30Oct 07

  Unfinished Business

  So I was browsing my game collection and I realized that there were some games that I own, but for one reason or another, have not beaten. Whether they be old c1assics or new ones that I have tossed aside, I just neglect to play some games fully.

  Forza 2

  
  

  Current Progress: 43% into career mode

  Why I Haven't Beaten It: A similar thing had happened to me in Forza 1 where the races just got too long for my taste and at some points sadistically difficult. I might finish it at some point, but it's going on the back burner for now at least.

  F.E.A.R.

  

  Current Progress: Interval 8: The Slums

  Why I Haven't Beaten It: Sadly I got into this game just a few days before Bioshock came out, so understandably, I was distracted, never to return. Or at least not yet.

  Brothers In Arms: Road to Hill 30

  

  Current Progress: Chapter 14: Cole's Charge

  Why I Haven't Beaten It: Even though I just got this game (it was recently featured in my blog) I still feel that there is no excuse for leaving it unbeaten for this long. One of these weekends.

  X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalpyse

  
  

  Current Progress: Somewhere annoying in the middle that I got stuck at

  Why I Haven't Beaten It: I got stuck in the annoyingly repetitive jungle setting and just never went back. I only played it when my friend was over to play co-op with me anyway.

  Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction

  

  Current Progress: Final Mission, General Song

  Why I Haven't Beaten It: I really couldn't tell you. This has to be one of my favorite games on Xbox, and for some reason I have not beaten the final mission. I'll get to it some day soon.

  Timesplitters 2

  
  

  Current Progress: One of the Alien levels

  Why I Haven't Beaten It: In all seriousness, the game just does not like me. I will get to a certain point in said level I am stuck on, and the game will freeze. No cleaning, toying or coaxing with the disc will elicit a positive outcome. At least I can still play multiplayer on this disc.

  Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door

  

  Current Progress: Chapter 8: The Thousand Year Door (just before the final boss encounter)

  Why I Haven't Beaten It: Another instance of me just getting distracted from some of the best games I have ever played. This is another of my all time favorites, and yet I have not finished it. Becoming a common theme here, I will get to it.

  Viewtiful Joe

  

  Current Progress: Some annoying part on Adult difficulty

  Why I Haven't Beaten It: I love this game, but it is discouragingly hard. I may go back to it someday, but for right now im not in the mood for this kind of sadistic difficulty. It isn't very often that a game comes a long that begs to be loved and hated so much at the same time.

  The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

  

  Current Progress: 12 Hours (Water Temple)

  Why I Haven't Beaten It: This game fails to hold my interest. Plus I think the Wii controls are unnecessary and further discourage me from diving back into this one. Sometimes I just find it unnecessarily confusing and difficult because of controls, explanations, and puzzles. Trust me, if I could get through Ocarina, I will get through this some day.

  That's about it for this time. I'll try and update you on my progress in these games, If I make any. Do you guys have similar problems in beating games, or am I just an irresponsible gamer? What are your thoughts?

  • Posted Oct 30, 2007 4:24 pm PT
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• 7Sep 07

  CoD4 and Arctic Monkeys

  

  So I got into the CoD4 beta a few days ago and have yet to comment about it. In short, it plays a lot like CoD2, and with the new c1ass and perks system it will be even better than CoD2's legendary mulitplayer. Despite some technical issues in loading the beta, the game is already looking technically sound. I will keep everyone updated on my experience with the beta as I play some more. On a side note, I saw Arctic Monkeys in Providence last night and for my first show, it was great. I look forward to October when Queens of the Stone Age come to Providence and I'll get a chance to see them live.

  

  • Posted Sep 7, 2007 12:56 pm PT
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