• 21Jul 09

  No More Salvation Army For Avatars

  The new Live update is coming on Aug. 11, and with the addition of avatar clothes that you need to purchase with MS points, it looks like the free clothes updates are going to be dated. Not really sure what I think about that, and I definitely havn't decided if I care or not.

  When I first heard about the avatars I thought it was a horrible idea. Sounded like a childish toy, and I thought back then that it was going to be a way to nickel and dime us as they would ask us to buy our Mini-Me outfits. I have to admit though, when I got ahold of mine and dressed it up it was a bit more fun than I planned on it being, and since the clothes updates have been often and beter yet, free, I've found that I tinker with mine on occasion.

  They have now been out for almost a year (I think its been that long), and they are finnaly closing down the Avatar Good Will and making us either keep the old rags or dish out real money (or real money spent to buy points ) That kind of makes me mad, but then again I really could care less at the same time. What a paradox!

  

  I had kind of been hopeing that some games would let you unlock outfits for your avatar by getting a certain achievement or beating it on a certain difficulty level, but I have yet to see that. I didn't come up with that idea myself either. I had read it, and I think it was on this website (way to get your facts straight Gamespot). In the article I linked to above they say that some of the clothes available for purchase will be game specific .

  Whatever though, I really don't mess around with my little dude too much, and will probably do so less in the future if his wardrobe doesn't get a bit bigger. With the economy how it is, I will be buying real clothes with real money, if I buy clothes at all. Instead of buying my little dude a pair of pants, shirt (suggested at $1 in link), shoes, and a prop ($4 inlink)for $8 I could buy and DL a budget game from the arcade store. NO BRAINER!

  • Posted Jul 21, 2009 6:18 pm PT
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• 27Feb 09

  No Topic Actually

  Havn't posted here for a while now. I think it may be that I had posted that I was going to make a post about Controllers Vs Keyboard/Mouse that has me scared of posting. In case you weren't counting that was three "posts" in one sentance, so that should make up for my lost time.

  I'm now brainsorming about a good controller vs mouse post, so it should be up soon. Till then I will leave you with this. Enjoy:

  
  Diesel SFW XXX - Watch more

  • Posted Feb 27, 2009 10:40 am PT
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• 24Jan 09

  Standing In Front Of My TV, Playing With My Wii

  Sorry about the now somewhat cliche title, but I just can't help myself sometimes. I've got to say, I never really planned on getting a Wii. They looked fun and all, but not really my cup of tea. Or so I thought.

  I recently got my hands on one and picked up Metroid Prime 3, Mario Galaxy, and No More Heroes. I havn't spent a whole lot of time on the first two (read any) and have spent all my time thus far with the amazingly addicting No More Heroes.

  

  At first I was thinking that the old school graphics were posibly going to distract from the Wii's....funness. I recently played some older games while waiting for my 360, and most were unplayable, for me anyway. I kind of thought it was the graphics that were possibly detering me, but now I'm thinking I have just moved on game taste wise and games like Baulders Gate 2: Shadows of Amn are just plesant memories no longer worth dreaming again.

  It isn't that I don't like RPGs anymore, because I most definitely do. The thing is with recent games like The Witcher and Neverwinter Nights 2 that are somewhat similar to the older Baulders Gate games is that they seem to be fun to me, and Baulders Gate has just lost its apeal. Funny thing is that when I was playing Neverwinter Nights 2 I was thinking how much better Baulders Gate was till I went back and tried to play it .

  

  The Wii shows me that in fact it is still fun to play games with out top of the line graphics if the gameplay is still sound. I am have Fallout 3 sitting in my 360 tray waiting for me to get tired of the Wii. I think it is hopeing that once the appeal of the new controler wears off I will give it some more play time. Lucky for him I know not all that many good looking games are comming down the pike for the Wii (at least IMO ).

  So for now, like the title says.........

  • Posted Jan 24, 2009 6:17 pm PT
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