I don't mind writing reviews, but it all depends on how busy I am, sometimes I might write one every few months, other occasions I might write three within a week.. My last review was completed a couple of days ago (Splinter Cell).. At the moment I still have three or four last gen games (Xbox) I need to review from my collection, once they are complete, I expect I'll start reviewing titles for 360.. But I'm in no rush. The great thing about gaming is that how ever old the game, there's always someone that will gain an interest in that particular game sometime within the future.. whether it be somene wanting to play it for the very first time wanting to get up to speed with the story before the latest game in that particular franchase is released, or whether it be someone just wanting to play it for nostalgia or sentimental reasons. Just like a good book, someone somewhere will always gain an interest in it.. It's a welcome feeling knowing that a review written by yourself or myself could possible influence another to play it, especially if it's a game that brought you emence pleasure, what ever your reasons.

It's a great time to be a gamer.

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I was just wondering, whilst playing certain games do you ever see weird faces on walls, floors, cellings ect, they may even be incortorated into architecture within certain games ?

Yes, I know it sounds a daft question, but I'm sure certain franchises (Halo especially) like to play tricks on the players eyes whilst gaming, by using computerised optical illusions.

F3 is the first sand box title I've played, when I first got the game I played it non stop for the first couple of weeks, But then, just as always I will go back to one of my other games for a while.. I'm the type of gamer that takes his time with a game, so playing F.3 'on and off' will probably keep me going for about six months.. Personally I don't see the point in rushing through a game, but that's just my opinion, your intitled to your own.. At the moment I'm maxed out and 140 hours in taking on as many side quests as possible for achievments whilst trying to discover every area before returning back to the main story to complete the game. Personally I think the game has a lot going for it, BUT the average individual can only play through something for a certain amount of time before getting bored, especially if the scenery starts to get repetative (but what game is'nt repetative ?!) .. I admit that the game can be extremely enjoyable with an impressive amount of content squeezed upon just the one disk (if only all titles has this much content upon the one disk !).. But what gets my G.O.A.T, is the fact that Bethesda Softworks have been an extremely lucrative games company for quite some time now, so why the hell don't they invest in more voice actors for their games ?! Hearing he same voices time after time after time is a joke, and a bit of an insult to gamers who have invested around £39.99 when the game was first released. (I got F.3 free with my Elite, but that's not the point !) I have'nt played Oblivion yet, but apparently there is even less voice actors in that game ! So the answer to your question is.. The game is kind of over rated, but would'nt life be boring if we all liked th same things ?

Whilst dining out in a fine restaurant, your date fails to notice that you accidentally spit a small amount of food onto her plate whilst talking, do you..

A) Admit it, and hope she see's the funny side of it

B) Say nothing, and silently cringe as she eventually gets around to eating it

C) Laugh to yourself as she eats it, thinking rather you than me

D) Explain you don't feel well, get up quickly before she'a able to takes another mouthful, regurgitate your meal onto her plate, then ask her back to your place to watch Alien.

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I have'nt really played many games that include wizards, but it would be interesting to play through a game based on the original 1939 movie 'The Wizard Of Oz'.

Sometimes it's good just to get things off your chest by getting things out into the open, especially if you've kept it to yourself for years ! So take this opportunity and confess your dumbest mistake you ever made whilst gaming.. Right here, right now.

I confess that whilst playing through ICO for the very first time back in 2001, I was stuck on one part of the game for just under two weeks because I did'nt realise all I had to do was simply pull myself up from the ledge and climb through the whole to release the crate which blocked the fountain !! LOL

AHHHHHHHHHHHH... (Deep breath) I feel much better now I've got that off my chest, It was my biggest gaming secret ! LOL

The strongest individuals, are the individuals who can laugh at themselves !

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Your turn !

beating Alma 'Ninja Gaiden' and the ending of ICO