I had some great things and I had some bad things.
The best and the worst. In other words, I had a life

• 28Sep 08

  MP with GS'ers Volume 1: GodModeEnabled

  What happens when you get two of the most moderated regular posters on Gamespot together for Multiplayer goodness?

  Nothing if Obsidian's Neverwinter Nights 2 has anything to do with it. After fiddling around with the multiplayer menus, GME finds out that his CD Key's are unauthorized. Since I had the same experience happen with a friend, I knew the way to fix it; you see the CD Keys in the manual for the Gold edition of NWN 2 are mixed up for the two different games. The main game's CD Key is listed under MotB's and vice versa. The only way he would have ever found this out is if he tried to play MP.

  So all he has to do is edit an .ini file, maybe change it around in his profile for Obsidian's website if he put them there and we should be on our way into gaming glory. Or not. You see NWN 2's server set up is also painstakingly hard to navigate when all sorts of firewalls, routers and modems don't like it... So we gave up.

  Instead we chatted on Xfire on how somethings are never easy with PC games, how Duke Nukem 3d should be our first real MP session seeing as it has our favorite species of animal in it, strippers, and also how bad Ninja Gaiden 2 sucks.

  The NGII conversation ran the gamut of butt blugs, gay gyms, flaming hamsters hitchhiking up the hershey highway and sticking cd shards of discs broken with scrotum strikes into Itigaki's crater face.

  GME has to be in the Community Spotlight soon.

  • Posted Sep 28, 2008 11:28 am PT
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• 13Sep 08

  2 Reviews and Community Spotlight update...kinda.

  Reviews

  Spore: Nyeah is the first review which I gave a 9.0. It's been a long time since I've looked forward to playing a game such as this. I sometimes have to tear myself away from it for things like my backlog, work, eating and sleep and that really sucks. I read next to nothing about this game so I was surprised on how well it turned out and exceded my expectations in some ways. It does suffer from some AI and balancing issues later on that kind of hampers the experience for a bit, but it's nothing that can't be overcome.

  Mercenaries 2: Here's the kind of game that's somewhat entertaining, then you play co-op with a friend and it's incredible but then two things ruin it; 1) the game is really short and 2) co-op outshines every other portion of the game. Overall the game is a disappointment with a terrific co-op. I gave it a 7.0 and the review is Nyeah.

  Community Spotlight

  Well the suggestions are in. Had people like that Oilers fellow and some other guy nominate themselves through PM's and then there was the suggestions I got through the one thread in the secret locations...I still haven't decided which one yet but I'll pick a someone in the next few days and then try to work something out. So taht's where that's at.

  Other than that... keep in touch with yourselves.

  • Posted Sep 13, 2008 11:45 pm PT
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• 29Aug 08

  Big Gaming Update

  Well I said I'd have this and the new Community Spotlight done by Wednesday but I had my Modem crap out on me. So now I have a new one, I'm waiting for the person I'm interviewing to get online... Hoping these wasn't a miscommunication but I think I may have spelled her screen name wrong. Anyways Here's my Big Gaming Update.

  REVIEWS

  Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn: I finally got this giant of an RPG off my backlog after devoting hours of time at work into playing though it. I actually just wanted to speed run through the main story and call it a day but I got sucked in to all the sidequests during the second chapter and decided to spend some time with it. I know I still missed a lot but that's the beauty of the depth this game has. Anyways I gave this ****c a 9.5 and the review is Nyeah.

  Too Human: With the 6.5 rating I gave it and the review over Nyeah, Pretty much anyone that paid attention to this game knows what is wrong with it. Don't get me wrong, despite its shortcomings it still has an addiction factor to it but this game could and should have been so much more. I'm looking forward to the sequel but I'll be a little wary about it until reviews come out.

  Fable II Pub Games: This semi interesting little game landed a 6.0 from me. It's not much of what I would consider an actual game but it is a nice companion to what should be a great game. It also reinforces in my mind why I never gamble. I suck at the dice game and I find the card game not rewarding enough in the beginning, the slot game is just plain old boring. Anyways my full review of it is right Nyeah.

  Bionic Commando Rearmed: To say it bluntly, if you want to know how to remake a 8-bit game, this is it. A terrific reimagining of a ****c. The review is Nyeah and this one scored a 9.0 from me.

  Impressions

  Red Faction Guerrilla (360): There was a free MP beta for this game not too far back and I filled out an application for it and played it for a night. It left me with that same unexcited feeling that Lost Planet did way back when. My feelings about Red Faction's MP has always been that it was a tacked on feature. In my mind I pictured levels where you're setting traps and dropping buildings down on foes or tunneling though levels to get behind the enemy lines, when in actuallity it was an open environment with very little destruction going on. There was only one playable environ, and the MP part in no way tells how the SP portion is going to play out but I can say I won't be buying this game to frag people.

  Chances I'll be buying: Good but not because of the MP portion shown here.

  Facebreaker: I was hoping to find a Punch Out type game but was instead treated to a Ready 2 Rumble arcade boxing game. Since I'm not really a fan of Ready 2 Rumble I really did have any fun with this game and I also have no interest in it. The game seems like an average over the top boxinb game with strange characters and a few B list stars thrown in the mix. Meh.

  Chances I'll be buying: None

  Star Wars: The Force Unleashed: Okay. I'm not even a Star Wars fan and this game has me wanting to run around as Darth Vader's pupil and electrify and crush everything in my way. I played through the demo as a cold, calculating force of nature destroying everything in my path and had a really good time doing it. I probably should have went back in and tested out the speed and agility but I don't like playing demos too much. This is a definite buy for me and the demo gives a nice hint of things to expect.

  Chances I'll be buying: Definite

  Books

  I read through both Mass Effect Novels, Revelation and Ascension in four days while at work and pretty much enjoyed them. The author has a simple way with words, maybe a little too simple for my taste. It simply fails to capture a futuristic feel to it. Take out the mentioning of different planets, and races and these stories could easily be modern day tales.

  Revelation is a prequel to the Mass Effect game and I think it's a must read for any fan of the series. You find out exactly went on between Saren and Captain Anderson and how Saren actually came across the Reaper vessel.

  Ascension, I believe, gives a quick preview of how Biotics might be improved in the next Mass Effect game but the story mostly delves into the Cerberus Organization. This terrorist organization was talked about briefly in Mass Effect and even had a few side quests dealing with them but the size and scope of their research and influence is fully realized in this book.

  These are my first experiences with gaming novels and I can say I'm surprised on how good they are. Easy to read and great tie ins to the games themselves. IF I can find novels on some other games I enjoyed, I'll be sure to pick them up.

  • Posted Aug 29, 2008 9:49 am PT
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