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• 12Sep 08

  A Month in Review 8/8/08-9/8/08

  Hello everyone, it's been approximately one month since I last posted and I feel it's time for a fresh update. I'm going to proceed to execute this in a non-pretentious manner and shall list my accomplishes and new ventures below in a bullet esque format. Enjoy and game on!

  • From the last time I posted until about the 3rd week in August, I haven't gotten anything illustrious, exciting or new. I actually believe it or not started playing Call of Duty 3 and wrecked through the campaign mode finally. I then moved on to Splinter Cell: Double Agent and conquered that as well.
    
  • August 18th 2008-One of my co-workers let me borrow the first season of this show on NBC called "Heroes" and man I wish he didn't. Being a dire comic book fan (especially of the X-Men) I was instantaneously HOOKED from the 1st episode. Even after I gave it back to him I was compelled to download and watch the 2nd season and I am currently on the 3rd to last episode and am eager for the 3rd season to commence in another week and a half. I also ran into the graphic novel of Heroes in Barnes and Noble the other day and it was might-T HEFTY and I am thinking about checking it out as well. It's a kick ass show, and the drama and questions keep you satisfied and hooked from beginning to end.
    
  • August 31st 2008-I purchased Mercenaries 2: World in Flames for my 360 and I must say even though it has MAJOR physics flaws and some EA issues I have with it, the game runs and operates in a great fashion and allows for complete and utter DESTRUCTION. It especially is entertaining and can hold its own in co-op mode.
  • September 6-8thth 2008-I celebrated my best friend's 20th birthday and afterwards we went to Barnes and Noble to pick up a couple of graphic novels and books. I purchased 2 Batman graphic novels as well as a Star Wars: The Force Unleashed graphic novel and he got a crapload of books and graphic novels including X-Men:The Messiah Complex, all 3 Halo novels, a Star Wars novel, and just yesterday a Star Wars graphic novel about Darth Vader's uprising after Revenge of the Sith which I do say is interesting. I recently picked up the Punisher Max Vol. 1 graphic novel and it looks insanely brutal as can be expected.

  ***A Look Ahead: Next Tuesday most of us will be in the same place at one point or another picking up Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. Hell, I know I'll be there along with my best buddy picking our copies up. Also I should be getting another Batman graphic novel in the mail on Monday entitled "Arkahm Asylum" which looks straigh up SADISTIC in more than one way. During the rest of the week however, I'm going to finish off Mass Effect and start up Lost Odyssey, which I just picked up yesterday as well. Mass Effect is highly addicting and I'm hoping Losy Odyssey will be the same because ohhh man 4 discs with no limits. That's like having your cake, eating it, and then taking that ILL hefty crap on the neighbor's lawn an hour later. Allrighty everyone, that's news in my life as of yet. Look for more posts in the future after I finish cumming all over The Force Unleashed and set my standards of pros and cons next time around.
  • Posted Sep 12, 2008 11:27 am PT
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• 4Aug 08

  Legends of the Spirit Swords

  Well good day there yet again gamers of the world...It is 8/4/08 and I still can't believe the summer is more than halfway over already. We anticipate this time of year so much in the colder months and once it's here we are always somehow baffled and amazed at how quickly it flies by...

  Well it's official, I am officially yet again addicted to Soul Calibur. The 4th installment has to be the most in-depth customization system a game in the franchise has yet to present to us offering us damn near unlimited customization. I have already mad 12 characters including The Joker, Dante, Altair, Chun-Li, Raiden (MGS2), Kratos, Hayabusa, and hell even the freakin' Shredder from TMNT. It's literally crazy thinking about how many unlockables there are in this area. Yesterday I swear I wokr up at like 10 and turned it on from 12:30pm and didn't shut it off until like 7pm. I'm hooked. Online mode is smoother than expected as well. My friend and I were laughing our asses off the other night at how hilarious some of the characters looked that we created including the infamous KLANSMAN LOLOL.

  Next up on my list is I also purchased Resistance: Fall of Man for the now bargain bin price of $30. It too caught me off guard when there was now a rumble feature that was available via an update from the PSN. I will get hooked to that soon enough as well as the indeed worthy MGS4. I just finished beating MGS2 on Saturday and now I can finally begin my final quest in this 4th installment and see the finale of the Solid Snake era. *wimpers*

  I am also trying to balance games equally on both my 360 and my PS3 as well. I started continuing my campaign in Ninja Gaiden II last night and got halfway through the 3rd Chapter. I am also going to start up playing my Wii again soon enough as well. As for now though Soul Calibur IV is dominating my soul...literally.

  Allrighty, that's about it from me today, catch y'all later and game on!

  
  

  • Posted Aug 4, 2008 8:39 am PT
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• 29Jul 08

  Life in the Days of the PS3

  Hey there fellow gamers out there. Well those of you who have been keeping track of my last blog probably are wondering if the upgrading seminar on removing and replacing a PS3 HDD was a success and I can proudly say yes it was. Not only did I save $20 on the price and pay $85 instead of $105 plus tax but it was overall an easy fluid moving process that took 10 minutes to perform at its maximum. My friend had some trouble with his and after a few hours of swearing and resentment and with a little help from papi's power tools he managed to remove the outer bay tray to replace the HDD.

  My one concern and inquiry as many may have is how come when I buy a 160 gig HDD I only have 130 gigs available? I mean it's still a massive amount of storage but why the significant drop and loss of HDD? I mean the capacity even says on this new HDD 142 gigs. That's not only false advertising but a lack of potential in gaining back more customers. I just would like to know why this occurs. Is the rest of the space reserved for backup utility? Or does the software on the PS3 eat up that space?

  Anyhow, I now have with 2 games (and 2 more after today) 125 gigs of free space available, and I'm sure I'll only have 120 gigs after today when I pick up Resistance and Soul Calibur IV. Now onto my next topic: I am purchasing Resistance today for 2 reasons. Now that I have a Dualshock 3 controller I can get to experience the game as it was meant to be played and now that it just dropped to $30 on Greatest Hits, who can resist that bargain. I really hope that Soul Calibur IV will live up to its hype and deliver the same kind of Soul Calibur experience the 1st and 2nd one had. Also the touch of Star Wars is always good. (Although I will never understand sabers vs. swords, but I will remain believing since the swords are mystical then perhaps they have a chance to repel a saber capable of cutting through even adamantium) Even though I have Soul Calibur III, I really never could get into it as I could with the 1st and 2nd. I really don't know why. Maybe it's because of the new story battle system or conquest modes, but nevertheless most of the games in the series shined in my eyes.

  I'm now also zeroing in and coming one step closer to starting a campaign in Metal Gear Solid 4. I wanted to replay the first 3 before I could start the final chapter in the Solid Snake era, and right now I'm just about half-way finished with MGS2: Sons of Liberty. I'm about to fight the Harrier now and I can't wait until I get to the Solidus fight at the end MMM.

  Allright gamer dudes, that's all thats news in my life for this week. I'll write back next week sometime with more of my gaming ventures and exploits. Until then be safe, stay cool, and keep on gaming.

  • Posted Jul 29, 2008 9:15 am PT
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