• 26Nov 09

  What have I been up to lately

  Hi everyone! It's that time again. In a couple of lines I'll share what I've been doing in the last couple of days.

  Reviews

  It's been a while since my last review. I didn't had the sufficient time to work or a proper review until now. I reviewed Fallout 3 and Mirror's Edge. The Fallout 3 review was rather long because there was so much things to say and I didn't play it in a while, also it's only the original game not the DLC content. About Mirror's Edge, I hd a feeling that something is missing in the game and I quite don't know how to explain it.

  

  (Click on the image for the review)

  New Purchases & Games Played

  I only got one new game and I had to try it: Mirror's Edge. Probably because of my curiosity about it. A platformer in the First person view. Quite nice and enjoyable, but on the order hand sometimes frustrating because of the controls. I beat it in a week and I am currently on my second run in hard mode. I've also managed to beat Resistance 2, really great and in the end it feels like we are going to have a sequel. I'm currently playing in hard mode and I'll try to unlock the superhuman difficulty as soon as possible.Done also some(LOTS) of co-op, very entertaining and adictive. I was also lucky enough to get in the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Beta, I wrote a few impressions on the other site, but I plan on sharing them here with you all.

  Back to the Forums

  I took a small break from the GS boards, around 3-4 months. I think it's good to take a break every once in a while because when you return you gain that energie that you lost. Lurking around a few forums, posting here and there but I confirm that my normal activity is returning.

  That's all for now. Oh, and for the ones that celebrate Thanksgiving...Happy Thanksgiving and I wish you all a great time with your beloved ones, stay safe and take care!

  • Posted Nov 26, 2009 7:27 am PT
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• 16Nov 09

  Prince of Persia: Everything about the saga

  Prince of Persia is an action-adventure videogame created by Jordan Mechner. The game has several titles, and it was developed and published by several different companies: the first two games, Prince of Persia and Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame were developed by Broderbund, in the latest, Ubisoft is in charge of the game, starting their work on Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Despite adopting 2D platform, the series evolved into three-dimensional action-adventure games. Below are the games by cronological order of release:

  Prince of Persia, 1989 – (Mega Drive, GameCube, PC, Mac OS, NES, SNES, Atari ST)

  
  
  The first Prince of Persia was born in 1989, and stood by the fluidity and realism in the character's movement, and being a very challenging game. Whose combat system, fights with swords, while the other games were basically with pistols and all kind of other deadly weapons. At the beginning Prince of Persia seemed repetitive, but the high challenge level, puzzles and traps captivated players and the game presented us a new sub-genre within the games, with realistic movements and precise control.

  
  
  
  
  Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame, 1994 – (MS-DOS, SNES, Xbox)

  

  Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame takes place eleven days after the events of the first Prince of Persia. Here the prince is back in Persia, and this time hailed as a hero for having defeated the evil Jaffar. However, instead of asking for wealth, the prince asked the princess's hand in marriage as a reward, which it is reluctantly granted by the Sultan of Persia. In a typical platform game, the character explores various areas of the scenario by running, jumping, crawling and solving puzzles. The combat system is different than its predecessor, where instead of just one enemy on screen, we have up to four enemies.

  
  
  
  

  Prince of Persia 3D, 1999 – (PC, Dreamcast)
  
  
  
  Prince of Persia 3D is the third in the saga Prince of Persia. The game was released in 1999, ten years after the launch of the first, and for the first time, incorporated 3D graphics in its gameplay. The game is played once again in the Middle East, with the same animation (except that in 3D), the same score, the same action-adventure with puzzles and traps and the familiar romantic plot.

  
  
  
  
  Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, 2003 – (PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Game Boy Advance, PC, Mobile)

  

  In Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, the previous two-dimensional graphical environment gives rise to simplified graphic innovations that have revolutionized the world of videogames. Keeping, however, the context and experience offered by the original game.
  
  Here, the prince and his father overcame the great Maharajah, kidnapping his daughter and seizing their palaces and treasures. Among the riches, two were differentiated value of the other: a giant hourglass and a mysterious dagger, which granted to their holders the divine power to control time. However, tricked his adviser, our hero unleashes the sands of the hourglass, which turns the entire population of the kingdom in terrible demons. The only that keeps its original form is Prince, the Vizier and the daughter of Maharajah, Farah.
  
  So in the hands of the prince back to what it was before, saving his kingdom once again. With fun gameplay and revolutionary graphics for the time of its release (2003), playing "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is an unique experience.
  
  
  
  Prince of Persia: Warrior Within, 2005 – (Xbox, GameCube, PlayStation 2, PC, Mobile)

  
  
  Prince of Persia: Warrior Within is the sequel to The Sands of Time, the game is set just after the end of the events of its predecessor, adding new elements to the series, particularly the combat method.
  
  In this game, the Prince has the ability to use two weapons at once and stealing the weapons of his enemies and throw them against them. Warrior Within has a much darker tone and Gothic, as the prince uses coups and more violent than other games of the series.
  
  
  
  Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones, 2005 – (GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, PC, Mobile)

  
  
  Prince of Persia: The Two Throne is the last chapter of the trilogy The Sands of Time. Its plot focuses on the struggle between the Prince and Vizier, her counselor, being the antagonist of the first game of the trilogy, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. While Warrior Within took one darker look, here the producers tried to rescue the $tyle found in the acclaimed The Sands of Time and create a middle ground between the two. Thus, they adopted a visual and a less violent personality to the protagonist and a less heavier soundtrack. In gameplay, it was introduced to the series: the speed kill system, which consists of using stealth to kill enemies without being noticed.
  
  
  
  Prince of Persia, 2008 – (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC,Mobile)

  
  
  
  In 2008 it launched the latest game in the series simply taking the name of Prince of Persia. Here, the player once again assumes the role of the prince, and as a company Elika, a woman he met after a big storm that deviated from its course and ended up leading him to a mysterious land.
  
  Through many acrobatic abilities, throughout the trip the prince will run across enemies and have the task of clearing the land of corruption. Despite their different abilities to climb walls, ceilings or crawl, the Prince also counts with the help of Elika, by helping him in some acrobatic movements. The game has less combat than previous games, focusing more in platform elements.
  
  
  
  Now that Prince of Persia has reached the current generation of consoles, what it needs to keep the series as a huge success?

  • Posted Nov 16, 2009 3:59 pm PT
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• 9Nov 09

  Milestone: 1000 Trophies!!

  That's right, I've reached 1000 trophies. I never thought this could ever happen. Since my first trophy (First Treasure: Uncharted Drake's Fortune) to the milestone (I see you: Resistance 2), a lot of things come into my mind:

  - I wasn't really into trophies when Sony implemented them. It was a nice feature that adds replay value in my honest opinion. Previously when playing a new game, after beating it, its place was the shelf. Now, if I have to play it 3-4 times I don't mind now.

  - I know pretty much every game available that has trophies, there are easy and hard ones. Easy: Terminator: Salvation. Hard: Warhawk. I have a few games that I simply 'forgot' to play because of the hard trophies: Wipeout HD, Battlefield: Bad Company and a few others.

  -I admit that I play a game just for trophies, however, there are easy games that I don't have: Alone in the Dark, Terminator: Salvation, WWE: Legends of Wrestlmania and Mega Drive Ultimate Collection. But I plan to get them just for keeping me busy hunting for their trophies.

  -I do enjoy every game that I play, unlocking trophies are just a bonus.

  • Posted Nov 9, 2009 7:18 am PT
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