My 2011-12 in Gaming

2011 was pretty much a good year in terms of games. Looking back, I think I spent about $1000 on gaming alone which is pretty damn shocking to me. So before the New Year hits, I thought I'd give just small reviews on my purchases (hopefully it's all of them) and bring up a list of what I plan to get this year.

MvC3 (Sold it)- I HONESTLY wanted to get into this game, but I just couldn't. Prior to getting this, I was playing Blazblue: Continuum Shift and I was already pretty decent at it and I knew how to play it. BBCS ended up being more played than MvC3 and eventually, I got around to selling it. I have no plans on getting UMvC3.

Bulletstorm (Sold)- Initially got it for the Gears 3 Beta which I later found out that I could get in 3 days early through some exploit. The game wasn't bad TBH. It DID get repetitive, but the story was fairly intriguing and I'm curious how the sequel will play out. The MP didn't quite grasp me as well so I never really got into it. I wanted to play it again to get other achievements, but it just never came to me so I sold it.

Pkmn White (Haven't finished)- Being a Pokemon fan, I wanted to get this game. Sadly enough, it couldn't hold my interest for (I guess) more than 2 months. The game's fun, don't get me wrong, but other games got me hooked so I left this one on the shelf.

Trouble Witches Neo- Being an anime fan, this game intrigued me with its cute artstyle and fairly unique gameplay. Think I only played it for a month before I lost interest, but it was fun nonetheless.

Portal 2- Possibly one of the best gaming experiences I had were with Portal 2. The story was amazingly well written and the Co-Op is one of the best Co-Op experiences you'll ever had. I'll never forget those moments of laughter and accomplishment from beating the Co-Op with "Partner in Science," Eloteman81892.

Lost Odyssey- After hearing it's one of the best JRPGs on the 360, I decided to give it a whirl. Unfortunately, it didn't hold my interest for very long, but I will eventually get around to finishing it. Hearing that it's a tear jerker makes me want to go back and beat it.

Persona 4- Quite possibly one of the best RPGs I've played and my All-Time Favorite JRPG. It's not necessary, but because I was an anime fan, I really enjoyed it. The story, character interactions, the characters themselves, and the gameplay had me hooked the whole summer. I put out about 150+ hours on my first playthrough alone and I still haven't achieved total completion.

Agarest War Zero (barely touched it)- Sometimes, I want to think that this was a wasted purchase. I got it on impulse because I was an anime fan and I wanted to get into SRPGs. Unfortunately, I played it for only 2 days I think before it hit my shelf. I'd like to pick it up again someday, but I think that'll take a while.

Catherine- My Sleeper Hit of the Year. I ended up caving in and got the Deluxe Edition (because of the boxers haha) and to my surprise, it was a REALLY great game. I believe this was Atlus's (the Persona developers) first game on this generation of consoles and it did really well. The story was intriguing and the gameplay, though menacing at a glance, is a fun challenge. I even enjoyed the challenge mode, Babel, and ended up placing pretty high up on the leaderboards for the first 3 stages on Single Mode on the 360.

Persona 3 FES- After playing P4 and reading how P3 was really great, I wanted it. My friend eventually got it for me for my birthday and of course, I enjoyed it. I still haven't finished it yet, but hearing that the end-game section is intense, I really want to go back and finish it.

Gears of War 3- My personal GOTY right here. The story concluded nicely, Horde is new and great, Beast mode is pretty fun, and the MP is probably one of my favorites of all time. Gears, to me, is a game that requires dedication if you want to become good and have fun, and after getting into the series back in 08 with the first Gears, I eventually became a good player. Because of my skill, I have a strong group that I play with every now and then.

Battlefield 3- While it's a great game and SUPERIOR TO MW3 IN EVERY WAY, I find Bad Company 2 to be better because of the map design and I guess not that many cheap tactics (Tactical Flashlight has GOT TO GO). I still haven't finished the story (it's REALLY uninteresting), but the MP is pretty fun.

MGS HD- FUCK MW3, GET MGS HD INSTEAD. I remember playing MGS3 back on the PS2 and I honestly couldn't enjoy it at the time. Now that I got the HD collection, I enjoyed every single minute of MGS3. Once again, still haven't beaten all 3 games yet, but I'd like to soon since I want to get MGS4 now that I have a PS3.

Skyrim- My first Elder Scrolls game and I enjoyed it a lot. Big world to explore in, tons of stuff to do. I couldn't put it down for almost a month. Honestly, if it weren't for the bugs, I'd still play this game every now and then.

NBA 2K12- I'm a basketball fan and I loved playing 2K10 during the summer (had no intentions of buying 2K11 at the time) I wanted to pre-order and get this game at launch, but decided not to. Eventually got it on sale a week before Christmas and at the time, basketball season was about to begin, and I felt like playing a basketball game. The game is overall solid and playing really well with a team you like (GO ROCKETS) really feels good.

A new PS3- For a LONG time, I always wanted to get a PS3 and eventually I got one, MAINLY because of the exclusives it has and its larger list of this generation's JRPGs. It honestly feels good to own both a 360 and a PS3 now. My wallet's gonna die though...

Atelier Rorona- Got it cuz I wanted a JRPG as my first PS3 game, the artstyle looked cute, and it was the first in the Arland series (which I want to get into). Currently playing it right now and though it's pretty much just fetch quests, I like it because of the character interactions and the art.

FFXIII (bought it again for PS3 since I plan to get the sequel on that)- Yep. Realizing it now after playing it a 2nd time, it is incredibly cheesy. I do like the graphics and the battle system.

As for 2012, my current purchase plans:
FFXIII-2 (PS3)- While I liked the prequel, I hear this one blows it out of the water (NO MORE LINEARITY). I'm looking forward to it.

Jak and Daxter HD Collection- My childhood in an HD Collection? Hell yes. Jak and Daxter will remain as one of my all-time favorite platformers.

BBCS: Extend- I think this is the final release of CS and the most updated one with balance all around. BB remains to be my favorite fighting game and I'm really looking forward to this one.

Hyperdimesion Neptunia Mk2- While I still need to play the first one, I'd like to get my hands on this one someday.

SSX- One of my favorite series being revived back. I LOVED SSX 3 and I can't wait to just chill and play SSX when it comes out.

Mass Effect 3- GOTY 2012? Maybe. While I keep hearing that there are story leaks, I am not gonna look for them. I personally want to experience the game myself since IT IS the end of Shepard's story.

Tales of Graces f- I was enchanted with Vesperia back on the 360 (FUCK YOU NAMCO BANDAI FOR NOT RELEASING THE UPDATED ONE TO AMERICA) and since I don't have the cash to get a 3DS to get the Abyss remake and after hearing Graces f is coming this March, I knew I had to get that. Seriously hoping there's dual audio since it's a PS3 exclusive in NA only.

Atelier Meruru- While I still have yet to finish Rorona and play Totori, I'm looking forward to Meruru. Getting because of the same reasons as Rorona.

If it comes out this year-
GTA V- The trailer left me in awe. While GTA IV was good, I wasn't fully satisfied since they left out a lot after San Andreas (which was amazing). And knowing you're back into Los Santos and co., HOLY SHIT I can't wait

Persona 4 The Golden- While it's coming out in Japan this year, I'm still waiting on a NA release date. When it pops up, I'm pre-ordering right away, regardless if I have a Vita or not.

Persona 4 Ultimate- Same as The Golden. Plus I'm real curious if it'll be similar to BB since the dev is Arc Sys.

Persona 5- After hearing that Atlus teased a "highly-anticipated game" were TBA, I immediately thought P5. Whether or not it comes out this year, I REALLY want it to finally be announced. Atlus did a great job with Catherine and I'm looking forward to how P5 looks.

And planned PS3 purchases later this year-
Atelier Totori
Hyperdimension Neptunia
Ar Tonelico- I saw loli transformation scenes. I was sold immediately
Uncharted series
Infamous series

And that about wraps it up. 2012 is gonna be a big year for RPGs for me and I'm really looking forward to it.

A lash at IGN's MW3 article

First off, here's the article: 5 Reasons Modern Warfare 3 Won't Disappoint

Now, let's look at those 5 reasons carefully...

"Spec Ops is Back, Now with Survival Mode"
Oh goody, that mode that almost no one plays once they've beat it or ignore it since they want to play the Multiplayer, is back. Great...
But honestly, Spec Ops was, I guess, a fresh addition to the MW series, but it wasn't, what IGN "claimed", "ridiculously addictive." *coughActivisionpaidIGNtomakethisarticlecough* Spec Ops had you go on missions set on different pieces that were on the Campaign and from MW1. Was it fun? Slightly. Did I come back to it frequently? Hell no. Back then, I was an avid CoD player, so my focus was the MP. I guarantee you that more than 90-95% of CoD players played ONLY MP. Spec Ops was just...there. Left to rot. Survival Mode won't make a difference at all either. *blarghRipoffofGEARSOFWAR'SHORDEMODEblargh* excuse me....ahem....Sure it looks good, but I'm guaranteed it won't be another Zombie mode (another Horde rip off) Plus, I'm disgusted at what IGN said about exploding attack dogs. "Oh, and did we mention exploding attack dogs? There are exploding attack dogs! How freakin' awesome is that? "
FUCKING INHUMANE. I know dogs were used in the war in the past, but having them in a videogame? Come on now...Next thing you know, you'll have retarded 12 year olds strapping dry ice bombs to their dogs. FUCK YOU IGN. FUCK YOU ACTIVISION

"Kill Confirmed"
While it looks good on paper, I don't think it'll look good once it's played. Actually, it's a retarded mode if you look at it closely. Once people get the grasp of the game mode, as soon as they got enough kills/dogtags, they'll just camp it out the rest of the match. So pretty much, it's like TDM, but more camp heavy, I presume. This is also pretty much a rip off of one of Crysis 2's MP mechanics. Good job.

"Call of Duty Elite"
As soon as I heard details about this, my mind said, "Fuck CoD and fuck you Activision. You money-grubbing whores." Essentially, Elite is a stat tracker but if paid, it provides map packs (which isn't bad if you're a fan of CoD) and a "social" experience for CoD players everywhere. Now, I put social in quotations because really, CoD a social experience? You're gonna compete against little kids who scream at their mic for some prizes in that'll most likely be miniscule and have little effect on one's future. Videogames are MEANT to be enjoyed. Playing them like it's your job will more than likely NOT help you in the future. Plus, if you're REALLY gonna use this service annually and plan to get every year's CoD, you're shelling out over $100 for a recycled game. In my eyes, that's retarded. And if you plan to do that, you're a retard.

"The Refined Engine"
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

no

WHAT is refined? I've looked at gameplay and it looks pretty much the same as MW2. Plus, do CoD players REALLY care about the graphics? HELL NO. All they care about is getting quad-sprays, that stupid wall-bang-noscope/quickscope-720 stupid bull shit, and a high streak. I'm pretty damn sure they won't even focus on the graphics when they play the game.

"The Story Will Conclude"
While I'm interested in MW3 purely for the story, playing it will just be like watching a Michael Bay film. Most of the time you'll be shooting and very little will you be involved with the plot.

Yet more reasons why I dislike CoD and now IGN. Like I mentioned earlier, this article most likely was paid to be written in order to woo over buyers since IGN is a big gaming news site. Will I buy MW3? NOPE. I currently have Gears of War 3 and Battlefield 3 to satisfy my MP needs. And with MGS HD and Skyrim just around the corner, I don't even want to waste my time playing Recycled Warfare 3.

Geek Squad (My thoughts)

Haven't posted in a while, but I thought I would start again since a topic has piqued my interest.

Just recently, a friend of mine asked me to help him set up security on his network on a new router. While I tried everything I could, it didn't work out. Turns out, the problem was his modem was a modem/router combo (at least I'm pretty sure that's the problem). He then said that if anything, he'll go to Geek Squad for help if he later has problems with his network since he can connect without using a security key.

Which goes into the topic at hand. Geek Squad. If you don't know by now, Geek Squad is a service provided by Best Buy that deals mostly with technology set up. Setting up TVs, home entertainment systems, computers, video game systems, etc. While what the service does is good, it's a money waster in general. At the very least (I think), $50 is the first/cheapest/something along those lines, price that it has for one of its services. I looked around the video game set up services it has and the prices are ridiculous. $50 to transfer save files/downloads to a new hard drive, $30 to set up accounts and parental controls, and $130 to set up a network for online gaming. If you ask me, those prices are absurd. Why? You can do it for less. Heck, you can practically do it for free in some cases. With data transfer, you can just buy a sufficiently-sized flash drive, memory card, or a transfer cable (if you're on Xbox 360) for less depending on the console you have. And LOL at the account set up and parental controls. You don't NEED to pay that much to set that up. If you could just READ THE MANUAL of the system you bought, you can do that with ease. If not, you could just look it up online on the system company's website. As for networking, you've gotta be fucking kidding me if you're gonna spend $130 to set up for online gaming. Provided you already have a high-speed internet connection and a gaming console, all you need is an ethernet cable or a good router, depending on the type of connection you want. For this topic, we're going with a wireless connection. If you don't have a wireless router, you can get a good one for around $50 more or less. If you have basic common sense, you don't need to spend anymore than that just to set up your console for online gaming.

Basically, what I'm trying to get at is DO NOT go to Geek Squad first. Look around your area and find a person who can set up technology for you at a much lower price. One of the best things you could do is to contact a friend or a close acquaintance who's tech-savvy to set it up for you, possibly for free, like what my friend did. If anything, seek assistance from Geek Squad last. You don't need to pay an absurd amount to set up technology when you can do it yourself (provided you have common sense) or know someone you can trust who can do it for cheap or even for free. Geek Squad is just there to help those that are technology-dumb and (maybe?) have no friends or are socially awkward.

E3 Impressions (Day 1)

So today marks the first day (?) of E3. IMO, this year's E3 has probably some of the best showcases I've seen.

First off, Gears of War 3- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFmYbaAjrfo
The demo, honestly, wasn't anything too flashy, but I was impressed how fluid the cinematics and character movement is now. Gears REALLY has come a long way and I can't wait to play it. MP of the year for me. Gears is my forte. FPSs are easy to pick up and play, but with a TPS like Gears, there's more to it than just point and shoot and I think that's why I prefer this over FPSs. TL;DR ver. FPS is too easy. TPS is more challenging.

Next, SSX- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvizmCS8kAY
WHAAAT?!? SSX?!? Yes, believe it or not, I've always thought snowboarding was cool as shit. My first grasp of a snowboarding videogame was Cool Boarders 2, but it was a demo. My REAL grasp on the genre was with SSX 3, which I LOVED to play back in the day. Luckily, I bought it yesterday for $4 @Gamestop and even today, the graphics and animations are really well done for a PS2 game. I seriously can't wait for this game to come out cuz it looks sick.

Mass Effect 3- http://www.ign.com/videos/games/mass-effect-3-xbox-360-14235014
OMFGOMFGOMFGOMFG. I'm really curious as to how this trilogy ends. The gameplay looks slick, the graphics remind me of Gears 3, and DAT STORY. DAMMIT, I can't even think up words right now to describe how amazing this game'll be. I'm still pissed that they pushed it back to next year, 3-6-12...

Halo CE Remake- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g1U-Qy2jx4
Honestly, idk about this game yet. Seems like it'll play JUST like Reach w/o the load outs I presume, and the engine looks just like Reach, which isn't bad, but it's something I've seen and played before already. Kinda losing interest in Halo already, but I may pick this up sometime later. Not a Day 1 GETTING for me.

Halo 4- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFW-v8IwE5Q
Still, idk. I mean, I'll get it for the story, yeah, but FUCK, seeing the CE remake and this at the same day? Halo needs to slow down, I mean, they JUST released Reach last year and CE remake is coming this holiday and 4 coming out the following holiday. This'll probably be a Day 1 GET for me, but I'm not too hyped about it right now.

Battlefield 3- http://blogs.battlefield.ea.com/battlefield_bad_company/archive/2011/06/06/brand-new-battlefield-3-e3-videos.aspx
FFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUU---------
CoD, just lost. Seriously. It just lost after I watched these 2 trailers. I mean THIS is what an FPS should be. Realistic movements and sound, destructible environments. FUCK, this game will probably be the start of a new generation of FPS. Compare this to CoD...CoD is just some cheap kid's game. Also...MAINSTREAM SHIT. Everyone plays CoD, but why? I mainly played CoD for a semi-realistic FPS experience, but after CoD4, that went away completely and now it's too arcade-y. BF3 on the other hand will be a new experience. One that completely washed CoD away. Already have this mofo pre-ordered and I CANT WAIT! I hope there are other ways to get in the beta though...

Skyrim- http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-2011-gameplay-walkthrough/714852
Honestly, I've NEVER played Elder Scrolls. I've played Fallout 3, which I heard is kinda like it, and I liked it for its open world. After seeing this trailer though, I WANT TO GET SKYRIM NAO. The world looks HUGE. 150+ DUNGEONS. 300+ HOURS OF GAMEPLAY. FUCKING DRAGONS. HOT DAMN. I'll wait on my pre-order though because Gears 3 is top priority right now.

HYPE LEVEL (best to idgaf at all)
Gears 3
ME3
BF3
SSX
Skyrim
Halo 4
Halo CE Remake
Mawderp WHYfare thu-r33

FANBOYS

WARNING: PROFANE

YUP. FANBOYS

We ALL hate them (at least I think we all do). I'm no fanboy myself (at least I don't think I am, you decide as you read this rant), but I am a man with opinions that are backed up sometimes by fact.

Recently there's been a surge of fanboys concerning one video game.
Can you guess what it is?

THAT'S RIGHT!!!
IT'S MODERN WARFARE 3!!!

I've seen forums and YouTube videos of this game, and there's just SO much talk about it. There's talk about how the MP is gonna be, how the campaign is gonna be. Personally, I can't wait for the campaign. It's the SOLE REASON, why I decided to pre-order this game. OH BUT WHAT ABOUT THE MULTIPLAYER?!?

NO. FUCK THAT. And my reasons why.

I remember the day when Black Ops came out, everybody on my friends list was on that game practically every day, but for like, what, 3-5 months? Now, <6, maybe <10, people on my friends list/day play that game. I know Black Ops has zombies, but I don't see most of my friends playing that. They play the bland, boring multiplayer instead. Why is it bland and boring you ask? If you have a brain and/or if you're not someone, I guess, less than 16 years of age, you KNOW that CoD has been getting stale. That reason is why many of my friends have abandoned that game.

I understand that CoD is something you can enjoy with friends (sometimes), but it's the same experience every time. From my experience, everyone uses the same damn tactics, the same damn guns, the same damn perks, the same damn EVERYTHING. ALMOST NOTHING HAS CHANGED. My first real hold of the CoD franchise was with CoD4. At that time I was about 14-15 (18 now) and I thought it was one of the best shooters I've played ever (but nothing beat Star Wars Battlefront 1 and 2. RIP 3 ='( ). At it's time, it was one of the most fun shooters out there. Players had variety at the time, which is why it was fun. Soon, it started going downhill. In my complete honest opinion, I blame zzirGrizz. Yes, the man with a badass sniper montage that managed to catch EVERY CoD player's eye and inspired EVERY FUCKING player to live by the sniper was one of the factors that ruined the CoD franchise and CoD4 (and yes I followed what he did, but quit soon after). Because of his skill with the sniper, every player wanted to mimic that, and so they did. You'd only see sniper montages in YT, which at the time were cool, but they became boring and unentertaining to watch. You'd be in multiplayer lobbies where at least every player is using a sniper class. IT PISSED ME OFF. Not only the sniper, but retarded classes too, which i'll mention next.

When MW2 hit, EVERYONE played the game like crack, including me. I was starting to love CoD again after the disaster that was W@W, which in my opinion, was ruined by lag and the use of vehicles. Not too long after MW2 released, the game started to get ridiculous. I remember the use of Akimbo Model 1887's. That gun was one of the most OVERPOWERED guns I've ever encountered in my history of gaming. You could kill someone 20ft away with a FUCKING SHOTGUN. A SHOTGUN. A gun that's meant for CQC and crowd control ONLY. Not for running and gunning like an SMG or at sometimes an Assault Rifle. Then the Javelin Glitch appeared, which annoyed the FUCK out of everyone because of its large as hell splash damage. Then we got 10th prestige lobby messages and all that annoying crap. People making money out of a damn video game using hacks. Really? You have to be that desperate to go that far to earn $20 bucks. Did I mention nukes? Yea, that ruined the game too. People would fucking camp the whole game trying to get a nuke, annoying the opposing team, and on some occasions, annoy their team as well since they're just camping and not going for the objective. I've also seen people boosting for nukes which makes no sense at all and it's pathetic as shit. Also, Commando. That RETARDED perk turns you into a fucking Abra or a Velociraptor. Why? Abra because you get knifed from like 10ft away after watching that killcam. And Velociraptor because people would run a Tac Knife+Marathon+Lightweight class and start pouncing at people nonstop. My favorite one of them all though? ONE MAN ARMY+DANGER CLOSE+TUBES. That shit was the easiest and most annoying way to kill a person EVER. Lemme give you an example, Domination on any map. The one with the main flag and the B flag practically wins the match. Someone catching B flag? Camp near the flag and bust out a tube and blow them to smithereens and just repeat over and over again til you win. Yep. You just won the game by using one of the most cheapest and one of the most abused tactics ever in gaming.

Those reasons alone made me hate MW2. Hate it so much, I sold that piece of shit because it was just so unbalanced and just not fun for the average gamer. I bet you're probably asking yourself, "What does this rant have to do with fanboys?" Simple. The majority of these players praise and buy these games even though they're broken/boring as hell. And you know who makes up this majority? Uncultured gamers and teenage/underage gamers (at least in my opinion). And by uncultured, I mean those that don't see beyond what the game and what other games have to offer (Ex. CoD fanboys not touching any other shooter other than CoD, etc.). And you know most teenage/underage kids haven't fully developed and will praise anything they find "cool" and "trendy" and will live by it til they mature.

Long rant short, fanboys need to broaden their tastes. They are idiots for defending something they think is the best and bashing something they think is shit. Keep the fanboyism up, get slapped like a bitch. I've been in that path before, and looking back, I feel like an idiot.

Don't like the fact that what I'm saying about CoD is true?

oh mann

2 months i havent done anything here. awesome.

well to revive this thing from a 2 month hiatus, i will be talking about how my day went so far.

so college, blablabla, same ol bull.

i realize Trouble Witches: Neo! comes out today. go to my xbox, DL that shit, and i get an error saying i can't DL it. WTFFFFFFFFFFF. forum time! check if anyone has the same problem, it's happening ERRRVRYWHERE. so i DL the trial instead since that works for some reason. OMG its fun, I WANT TO DL THIS GAEM NAO. im relieved they retained the original Japanese voices, that way i don't have to hear the monotone, no feelings at all, English voices. they are BAD. trust me.

later, go 2 best buy, get this for $19.99 on IMPULSE. yes i LOVE this anime. puts a smile on my face no matter what.

happy with my purchase, BRO calls, sees if he wants to see a movie, im like, "why the fuck not?"

go, meet up with him and other BRO, and of all movies, we go see SCRE4M.


OHGAWDWYE. (mfw i watched the movie)
i was up for any movie, tbh, but as i watching, it just felt really predictable and...bad. i've NEVER seen the previous 3, and i kinda don't want to because i don't feel like it, but this one. OH GAWD. this one was just, bahhhhh. it mainly appeals to an audience of this generation, but for fans of the SCREAM series, any horror movie fanatic, or someone who knows their media, KNOWS that this movie wasn't really that good. i laughed more than i got surprised because some stuff just didn't make sense or was stupid.

well, that's it on my mind right now, so far. i will post something else that i feel like posting sometime in the future...i hope. time to watch K-ON! dubbed :DDD

so yea, MvC3

so the game came out today and i'm liking it so far. WAAY different than the previous fighter (and one of the only ones) i got seriously into, Blazblue



while both are great fighters, i somewhat feel that MvC3 lacks a lot since it is a new generation of gaming.
here's a comparable list (may be incomplete)
MvC3
-crappy "Story" aka Arcade mode (understandable in a way since it's a crossover game)

-Training mode lacks CPU control. Blazblue HAS that and you can set the training dummy's actions (jump, block, attack, etc.)

-Can't fight against CPUs in Versus mode. A 2nd controller has to be plugged in in Versus mode, and the only way to fight against a CPU is just through arcade mode, which is disappointing.

-Mission mode lacks a "Demonstration" and a "What command to input" option thing. By Demonstration, i mean that you press a certain button, and the game shows you how to do the combo, like in Blazblue. And by What command to input, i mean, instead of Air S, or Million Dollars, it should have an option to show the directional input followed by the button command, like it shows in the manual. Blazblue has that.

-No Spectator mode is available at all in online play. you just see what characters the two players are using, and the remaining health left on each of the characters. it's neat, but it's a let-down since spectating is a good way to check out how your opponent plays.

-No Replay Theater is a let-down. Not being able to see your favorite recorded matches disappointed me.

all those demerits i gave MvC3 are what Blazblue has. and though i can't say which is the better game, i would rather pick Blazblue over MvC3 mainly because of the features it has. plus it has great gameplay to back up those features. i really hope that MvC3 (and the MvC series in general) picks up in the future with DLC characters, updates, and other extra content. that'll definitely make the game better and a good contender. i know the game is somewhat true to its roots, but we are in a new generation of gaming, so some of us like to see new features added to good ol' classics. of course, this is, again, all my opinion

OMFGZORZ WOW

so today, i bidded farewell to my 4 1/2 year old FAT Xbox 360
traded it in at Gamestop and got 46.60 for it. >.>
but i guess it was reasonable since the system's been out a little over 5 years.

wanted to settle in with the new 360. the 360 S (Slim). just the 4GB (w/o kinect) since i wanted to save a little money. sadly, none of the gamestops in town had the 4GB (w/o kinect) so i decided, eff it, lets get the 250 GB. i decided to get it refurbished, and yes i had my doubts since i know gamestop is known for selling shitty refurbished consoles. to my surprise, when i took out the system, everything was packaged as if it was new. the cables and such were sealed in their usual green bag packaging, and the console was packaged with that weird material thing and sealed off to the sides with those foam things. and the controller looked new as well! the power button sticker thing was still on also. srsly wtf! for a refurbished console, it looks damn legit and everything! the reviews on GS's site dont really lie at all (if its a good reference...)
http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=89416

i still have my doubts though, since it IS refurbished, so if it can withstand around 3 weeks, then i'll give gamestop some credit cause this console looks, and so far, works legit

SOAB

You DO NOT KNOW how badly i want to do this to my Xbox right now.
so this week has been alright, what with the new semester of college and all. (i have long breaks between classes. ^_^). and like last semester, after class, i usually play a lil xbox here and there. well, i decided on that tuesday with some black ops. unfortunately, blops's framerate was TERRIBLE. played like 2 matches and just decided to turn off the box since i was tired. then at around 2:00 AM Wednesday, i wake up to find my xbox turned on, opening and closing the disc tray by itself. at first, i thought it was some paranormal entity doing it since i had no controller connected/turned on at all. later that day, i decide to figure out the problem. figured it was the power brick, and it was dusty as crap, so i dusted it off. still nothing. thursday, i didnt do anything with it. i just unplugged everything from the damn thing and just waited. finally i tried it this morning and to my surprise it was fine!

FOR 30 DAMN MINUTES.

so i unplugged it again and waited til i was out of class. came back, played some Blazblue, was kicking ass against a n00b who was using Unlimited Makoto, and then BAM! disc tray ejects, i lose connection to the match. FML. right now, i'm leaving it on for a long period of time to see if it'll act up. if it continues, then ima have to wait til i get a new one because this POS i've had for 4.5 years has already RROD'd 3x and it hasn't had any major problems for a little over a year

RIP ****box

disappointing...

recently i finished playing one of the most disappointing games of 2010



and boy, were the critics right.

initially, i thought it would be a fairly long game (around 6-10 hours long)
man was i wrong...
being the star wars fan that i am, i was really impressed with how The Force Unleashed turned out. the gameplay was fun, it was certainly a challenge, and the story was good. when TFU2 came out, i was, how do you say, doubtful, because it felt like TFU was great enough that i felt it didnt really need a sequel. knowing it was just a simple hack-and-slash action game, i knew i wasn't going to purchase it since those kinds of games are just: play>beat>hardly/never play it again and that's how i usually feel towards those kinds of games.
so i eventually got the chance to fully play TFU2 by borrowing it from a friend. man how disappointed i was.
the game merely took about 5 hours long to complete on medium difficulty. the combat is still the same and fun for a while, but it gets repetitive and boring in the long run and annoying when you die in a hard spot. the story started out good, but it got really cheesy. "I R GONNA FIND MAI LUV. SCREW DA REBELLION! LOLOLLLOLwwwww!!11!oneone!" "YOU KILL MY WAIFU? I KILL YOU NOW!!"
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they focused on the romance way too much and not more about starkiller's cloning.
what disappointed me the most was combination of the length and levels. after the first level, i thought i was gonna go across the galaxy searching for juno while learning more about starkiller's cloning. yeah right. like i said earlier, turns out you were ONLY looking for juno and not caring about yourself. but enough about that, the levels. god were the levels bland. imo, i thought the levels would consist of one of a planet or 2 levels of a planet, repeat. something like TFU. but instead i'm given 3-4(?) levels of the SAME planet and location. as soon as i knew it, i was about finished with the game. all in about 5 hours. DISAPPOINTING. the only thing i can really praise were the sound and visuals. the visuals are gorgeous and the sounds is great. typical star wars fare, which is ALWAYS good. the voice acting was good, but got really cheesy towards the end.

i like star wars and i liked TFU, but TFU2 was one of the most disappointing sequels i've played and the most disappointing star wars game i've played (so far). with only about 5 hours dedicated to the main story, challenges (which are anything but entertaining), and unlockables (which are pretty cool), TFU2 is simply a rent.

6/10

;_;

dammit...
i feel happy, but sad also

finished, what i believe, is to be one of the best anime series ever made


the sequel to clannad is the first anime to have made me cry.
not once, but TWICE. never have i felt so connected with the characters.
like some minds, we tend to feel sad once we've finished something great, but feel happy as well knowing you experienced something amazing.
for some reason, i want to go back in time and cry again. it felt good letting out your emotions to something you feel well connected to.

BB luv

SUCCESS!!!

had a great day in BlazBlue: CS (Continuum Shift)

woke up in the noon, decided to look at some BB vids, and came across a CS2 one w/ Ragna. ****ING RAPE.
decided to try some combos, didnt work out...but i changed my playstyle a bit. no moar rushing!! for now

played score attack for a bit to warm up. FINALLY beat Tager cuz he's a bitch. got up to Jin and ****ing lost. I HATE JIN. soon, played a few player matches. one of the hosts decided to use Tager instead of his main, Litchi
this is what happened (no cap card, for i am poor)


he proceeded to kick me.
>lol umad?
>lol ragna
>lol tager
>lol ragna

his bio said, kubos and tites
i wanted to make a witty Aizen joke, but nothing... :(

after some friendlies, went on to ranked.
WOW! i dont think i lost a single one. i even beat Hazama, one of my worst matchups.

<3 Nii-Saaan~ (Yes he's my main)