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• 17Aug 08

  #24 - I'm back... and then I'm gone again...

  Hello all, it's me, HardcoreKiller2. It's been awhile, I think the last time I wrote a blog was in... May. Wow, it's been a hell of a long time. Oh well, I'll give you a little update on how I've been doing in the past 3-4 months. Well, I've been focusing more on school than playing video games. The reason why is because I'm now a Junior now in High School and I need to get better grades so that I can get into the college that I want. If you read my first blog post, you would know that I want to become a game designer, it's been a dream job of mine ever since I played Super Mario Bros. on the NES.

  Anywho, so in short: I've been focusing more on school than video games. Okay, what else... uh... oh... I also don't plan on making anymore updates to my blog, so this might be the last time I'll post a blog, unless something really important happens. I've just been so busy with school and my social life, I just don't have the time to be makin' blog posts and all. I'll still be on GameSpot from time to time, just not all the time like I used to. I hope you all understand.

  So yeah, you can still contact me here, MySpace (Send me a message if you want to know it), Xfire (hardcore3) and on Xbox Live (SoldierIce64).

  Well. This is it. The last thing I want to say before I go is that I hope all of you had a good time reading my blogs.

  Till next time - Jake (HardcoreKiller2)

  ... I will return. Whether its a day from now, a week, month, year, or even a decade... I will return.

  • Posted Aug 17, 2008 12:53 am PT
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• 5May 08

  #23 - Just a quick update...

  Hey all, it looks like I haven't posted a blog since the beginning of April. I was planning a big blog post earlier, but so many great games are getting in the way, especially GTA IV, which I can proudly say is my new favorite 360 game and among the best games I've ever played. It's just that good. Anyway, I also bought some other games: Persona 3: FES, Dino Crisis, Ikaruga (XBL), and The Darkness. Which came up to a total of 5 new games in a week (Including GTA IV). I already beat most of them, besides Persona 3, and Ikaruga, which I'm still trying to master. I found out pretty easily on my first time playing Ikaruga that memory is the key to success. It's always great to have a good challenge, so Ikaruga will keep me busy for awhile.

  Next week, I plan on seeing Iron Man and Speed Racer. I heard Iron Man was pretty badass, and Speed Racer might be good, since it looks like it stays true to the show I grew up watching. I also plan on getting back into the World of Warcraft. I stopped playing WoW back in March of 2007, mostly because of money problems. I also feel kinda guilty that I bought the Burning Crusade expansion back in Janurary 2007, yet never even got to Outland. I'm a level 40 human warrior (Stormrage realm), so it wouldn't be that difficult to reach level 58, in order to access Outland. I also heard that Blizzard made it easier to level up to 60, so that should help me a lot. I ordered the StarCraft Archive book off of Amazon.com. It includes four StarCraft novels in it, most of them are good from what I heard besides Shadow of The Xel'Naga; so they should keep me busy learning about the lore of StarCraft till StarCraft II comes out. I wanted to get the WarCraft Archive, but I really like the StarCraft universe, so I stuck with that one instead.

  What else, what else. Oh, I heard Earthbound, one of my favorite RPGs, is being released on the Wii's Virtual Console pretty soon. I have a $10 bill kept in my wallet just for it. Interplay announced that Clayfighter and Earthworm Jim 1 & 2 are being released on the VC as well. Ah, Interplay, the developer that just never seems to die. I would've perfered Earthworm Jim on the Xbox Live Arcade, but a VC release will do just fine.

  It's getting kinda late, so I'll end this post real quick. I'll probably not update for awhile, so if you want to contact me, just send me a friend request on Xfire (hardcore3) or on Xbox Live (SoldierIce64).

  'Til next time - HK

  • Posted May 5, 2008 11:28 pm PT
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• 2Apr 08

  #22 - My Return from San Diego, Shenmue, GTA IV, and more...

  About three weeks ago, I went to San Diego for four long lasting days (to me, at least), Well, I'm finally back home in Bakersfield, my hometown. The trip to San Diego and back was exhausting. Being stuck in L.A. traffic there and back was the worst, I wish I would've brought my DS with me, but I forgot it at home :\. When I finally got to San Diego, it was very nice. Beautiful landscapes, a seemly endless ocean, nice locals, etc. I also did some exploring. Went to Old Town, SeaWorld, San Diego Zoo, and some others. The next time I go near San Diego, I want to go to Lego Land next. The kid in me always wanted to go to Lego Land, oh well. I would explain more of what happened in San Diego, but I'm too tired. But I'll just say overall, my trip in San Diego was good.
  
  As some of you may know, Shenmue is one of my favorite games (3rd to be exact). Shenmue is what I would call, by GameSpot's standards, an under-rated masterpiece. I absolutely loved Shenmue back when I had it on the Sega Dreamcast. It was just a very different game from what I usually played back then. It had a free open world, similar to Grand Theft Auto. The graphics were absolutely gorgeous at the time. And the story was most excellent, to say the least. It basically had what I wanted in a video game, all tightly packed in a 4 CD case. It was also one of the games that I kept playing after I beat it. I then played Shenmue II on the Xbox in 2002. Shenmue II was a huge improvement over the original, but I did not think it was better than the original, don't know why. I also played that game many times, just explore what was in the game that I missed my first time around. The Shenmue universe is fascinating, to say the least. The story of the first game felt really believeable, like it could actually happen. And the characters in the Shenmue universe are also unique, and not annoying, unlike some other gaming universes *coughSonicTheHedgehogcough*. Ryo, the main character, was on a simple mission to find the man that killed his father, but he is caught up in a much bigger event that could change the fate of the world. So, as you can see, I'm a really big fan of Shenmue, and it's universe. A Shenmue III would make me feel happy again and it would be a first-day purchase to me. But, I doubt Sega will be working on a third game, since the two before sold so badly. But hey, a man can dream.
  
  Next, Grand Theft Auto IV, t-minus 27 days and counting. I saw all the previews, videos, and pictures of GTA IV, and by what I heard/seen, it's going to be one of the best games this 7th generation of video gaming. I can guarentee you on that. I also read that the first person to complete GTA IV (besides Rockstar employees) has said that it's even better than the all-mighty Vice City, my favorite GTA game. Untill the release on April 29th, 2008, I'll be waiting, patiently.

  Oh, I also bought some albums a couple of days ago. I found them on sale at Target for about $7-$10 a piece. I couldn't resist, and besides, I lost my original albums when I moved a couple of years back. So, I spent a good $50 bill on these albums, but it was worth holding a physical copy of some of my favorite music in my hands again.

  Metallica - Black

  AC/DC - Back in Black

  Sublime (self-titled)

  The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

  The Beatles - Let it Be

  Till' next time - HK

  • Posted Apr 2, 2008 10:29 pm PT
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