• 28Dec 09

  How to Make Prey the Best Game Ever

  LOL

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_fBhciqzSY

  • Posted Dec 28, 2009 10:48 am PT
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• 28Dec 09

  Santa is Good

  First, depression sucks. A family member is suffering from it, and it seems to suck all happiness out of the season. Now on to the happiness...

  I received two games for Christmas

  Metroid Prime Trilogy

  New Super Mario Brothers Wii

  
  

  three DVDs, and a bunch of cash. Now, the question is what to spend the cash on. So far, I'm thinking of picking up a few lower-priced games that interest me, such as Cursed Mountain, Call of Duty: World at War, and the like.

  STEAM is also having a break-my-wallet sale, and I've picked up a few more games through that. I am proud to say that I've picked the low-hanging fruit; each game was $6 or less. So I now own

  Deus Ex: Invisible War

  S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky

  Space Siege

  
  

  and with the cash I bought

  Cursed Mountain

  Silent Hill: Shattered Memories

  Call of Duty: World at War

  
  

  Kickass

  
  

  • Posted Dec 28, 2009 10:39 am PT
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• 23Dec 09

  My review of Dawn of War II

  Dawn of War II is a game that I hate playing on principle. While I loved the first Dawn of War, and its numerous expansions, the sequel's gameplay is such a departure from what I enjoyed that I am not seeing this game as a true sequal. No, it seems to be more "in the spirit of..." To those uninitiated, the first game is a RTS that focuses more on tactics, in that there are only two resources that need collecting, and combat success relies heavily on flanking/positioning and the use of cover. There are few pre-made squads, and your base has to churn out various forces for use on the battlefield. That being said, the use of all space marines, or all assault marines, is entirely up to you.
  
  
  This second is more of a action-RPG with tactical elements. There are no resources to gather, and the game is all about positioning your pre-made squads to maximum combat effectiveness, and then plowing through the enemies to reach that level's goal. Item drops are fairly common, which function to power-up your sergeants (the leaders of each squad).
  
  I'm a few missions from completing this game, and finding myself loving the inclusion of Games for Windows Live (yay for achievements on the PC), but hating the inclusion of STEAM (boo, I can't trade the game in).
  
  Last note: do NOT buy this game for the single-player experience. You will find the game very lacking if you do.

  Score: 6.5

  • Posted Dec 23, 2009 8:35 am PT
  • Category: Opinion
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