Midterms! ACK!
Not much new to report. Still an unemployed mercenary. Guess people just don't need much killin' to be done these days. Shame.
This month is full of games... crazy amounts of games. Just got Onimusha 4 for the PS2. The 2 player co-op mode is great fun, though the camera can be troublesome. Metal Gear 3 Subsistence, with online play, comes out this week. IGN gave it a 9.8. Then there's Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. If it's good, I may have to upgrade to a GeForce 6600 GT. Maybe I can "snipe" it off Ebay using this Auction Sentry program I just found out about.
I've also been watching a lot of Naruto episodes. I'm far too old to be watching such shows, but the drama and action of the show is really well done. It's a helluva lot better than what passes for entertainment in last night's episode of 24, anyway. Ugh.
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Saturday, March 4, 2006
Friday, March 3, 2006
OK, guess I'm not going to watch Ultraviolet. It has a 0% rating on Rottentomatoes.com, and it's apparently so bad that RT forum users have felt inclined to take pictures of their feces and post the pics on the forum, in order to compare the movie's quality to a tangible object.
Blech.
Blech.
Thursday, March 2, 2006
Some TV reminders:
The season finale for Battlestar Galactica airs tomorrow (Friday, March 3rd) on SciFi channel.
And there's a 2-hour 24 on FOX on Monday. I think both shows can appeal to a great deal of the video game players out there, so check out these shows if you haven't already.
24 recently had a video game come out. Unfortunately, early reviews are saying the game is quite poor. Sucks.
In other news... I've been playing Super Dimension Fortress Macross for PS2, an import game from Japan. It's quite awesome. :)
Finally, tomorrow is the premiere of the film Ultraviolet. From talking to people at school, no one seems impressed with the commercials, and I guess I don't blame them. They look cheesy! But I'm probably going to see this over the weekend, as the creator of the film also made Equilibrium, probably one of the best action movies I've ever seen. This guy's movies are all about over-the-top action scenes, and hopefully Ultraviolet delivers what Equilibrium did.
The season finale for Battlestar Galactica airs tomorrow (Friday, March 3rd) on SciFi channel.
And there's a 2-hour 24 on FOX on Monday. I think both shows can appeal to a great deal of the video game players out there, so check out these shows if you haven't already.
24 recently had a video game come out. Unfortunately, early reviews are saying the game is quite poor. Sucks.
In other news... I've been playing Super Dimension Fortress Macross for PS2, an import game from Japan. It's quite awesome. :)
Finally, tomorrow is the premiere of the film Ultraviolet. From talking to people at school, no one seems impressed with the commercials, and I guess I don't blame them. They look cheesy! But I'm probably going to see this over the weekend, as the creator of the film also made Equilibrium, probably one of the best action movies I've ever seen. This guy's movies are all about over-the-top action scenes, and hopefully Ultraviolet delivers what Equilibrium did.
Sunday, February 26, 2006
Ack! Been a while since I've updated this, been busy with school and uhmm.... Warcraft 3. :-P
Also finished Ace Combat 5 on PS2. Really quite a good game, despite the weird "hippie" story and dialogue. You see, the game has a pacifist bent to it, which is very odd considering you're ace pilots flying state-of-the-art war machines, blowing up hundreds of people. Throughout the game, your wingmen state their remorse over all the killing they're doing.
Still, I recommend the game for the fantastic visuals, huge selection of planes, some creative and exciting missions, and spiffy music. I never managed to unlock the Super Hornet featured in the picture above, nor the Dasault Rafale (one of my fav planes from Fighters Anthology). But I did get to fly a lot of funky prototype stuff I didn't even knew existed, such as the Su-47 (pictured below).
The F-22, Typhoon, Gripen, and F-35 all make an appearance too.
Despite being on PS2, the game looks incredible, especially in Replay mode, which replays each mission from cinematic external cams. The game can be played in HUD-only view, cockpit view (very detailed and accurate cockpits, too!), and external camera view. Btw, the gameplay is pure arcade console action, so if you're looking for a flight sim experience, look elsewhere.
Also finished Ace Combat 5 on PS2. Really quite a good game, despite the weird "hippie" story and dialogue. You see, the game has a pacifist bent to it, which is very odd considering you're ace pilots flying state-of-the-art war machines, blowing up hundreds of people. Throughout the game, your wingmen state their remorse over all the killing they're doing.
Still, I recommend the game for the fantastic visuals, huge selection of planes, some creative and exciting missions, and spiffy music. I never managed to unlock the Super Hornet featured in the picture above, nor the Dasault Rafale (one of my fav planes from Fighters Anthology). But I did get to fly a lot of funky prototype stuff I didn't even knew existed, such as the Su-47 (pictured below).
The F-22, Typhoon, Gripen, and F-35 all make an appearance too.
Despite being on PS2, the game looks incredible, especially in Replay mode, which replays each mission from cinematic external cams. The game can be played in HUD-only view, cockpit view (very detailed and accurate cockpits, too!), and external camera view. Btw, the gameplay is pure arcade console action, so if you're looking for a flight sim experience, look elsewhere.
Sunday, February 5, 2006
Saturday, February 4, 2006
Blast!
I got my copy of Battlefront 2 in the mail yesterday, and was quickly let down by the experience.
First off, it was a pain in the ass just to run the game in the first place. I had to set the game to a Win2000 compatibility setting just to get it to launch. Apparently I'm not alone in frustrations with this game in regards to bugs... the Lucasarts tech support forums are overflowing with frustrated posters who claim half the people who bought Battlefront 2 for the PC can't even play the game. They're all clamoring for a patch that has been delayed, but should be out soon.
For me, besides that Win2000 thing, the game works fine. The problem is that the game is just not that fun or deep. It's a very arcadey, simple, straightforward FPS game for the most part. Extremely simple. So simple, in fact, that I can't think of a professionally made FPS game that provided a more dull experience. The levels are vast and... bland... and empty. You have a gun, you shoot at your enemies while strafing back and forth. Not Counter-strike or Rainbow Six, of course. But, this ain't no Quake-quality deathmatch style exciting shooting match, either. It's just.... boring.
Even as a die-hard Star Wars fan, I can't recommend this game. Stay away! Especially if you've played any of the great Star Wars games, like the X-wing series of games, or Jedi Knight games, or Republic Commando. These all have excellent gameplay and do the Star Wars name justice.
I got my copy of Battlefront 2 in the mail yesterday, and was quickly let down by the experience.
First off, it was a pain in the ass just to run the game in the first place. I had to set the game to a Win2000 compatibility setting just to get it to launch. Apparently I'm not alone in frustrations with this game in regards to bugs... the Lucasarts tech support forums are overflowing with frustrated posters who claim half the people who bought Battlefront 2 for the PC can't even play the game. They're all clamoring for a patch that has been delayed, but should be out soon.
For me, besides that Win2000 thing, the game works fine. The problem is that the game is just not that fun or deep. It's a very arcadey, simple, straightforward FPS game for the most part. Extremely simple. So simple, in fact, that I can't think of a professionally made FPS game that provided a more dull experience. The levels are vast and... bland... and empty. You have a gun, you shoot at your enemies while strafing back and forth. Not Counter-strike or Rainbow Six, of course. But, this ain't no Quake-quality deathmatch style exciting shooting match, either. It's just.... boring.
Even as a die-hard Star Wars fan, I can't recommend this game. Stay away! Especially if you've played any of the great Star Wars games, like the X-wing series of games, or Jedi Knight games, or Republic Commando. These all have excellent gameplay and do the Star Wars name justice.
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