• 9Jun 09

  Now over 20K...

  Tonight I finished Halo 3 on Legendary (solo) and now have over 20K gamerscore (20124 to be exact). I was sitting at 19999 for a week or two while I played through the game as I wanted to finish the Legendary mode version of the game and I wanted to cross the 20K threshold by acquiring the Legendary Achievement!

  Halo 3 in Legendary is challenging and fun. Particularly so in solo, as a couple of spots in the game took quite some time to figure out how to complete them. Whoulda been much easier with a friend in co-op. Now I want to play the meta-games and get those achievements. However, Halo 3 will sit on the shelf for a couple of weeks so I can finish Dark Athena and Quantum of Solace.

  Perhaps I'll go back in between those games to play some Halo 3 multiplayer but I rarely find that fun as there are too many buttheads online that just want to trash talk. For example, I was playing GTA IV just after it came out and was in a Mr. Tasty racing and someone started saying I was cheating - how and the heck do you cheat driving a Mr. Tasty? It was the first time driving that vehicle and that race for me and that is what I was playing against? He and all his "buddies" left me bad rep. What a crock! I want to play for fun, don't care if I win or lose. The most fun I've had in Halo 3 multiplayer is in free for all play. Every man/woman for themselves. Still too many jerks tho that takes the fun out of playing multiplayer games.

  Which I why I'm so hot on the newer co-op games - Horde-style, playing against bots that while they trash talk you, you know it isn't personal. LOL. UT3 is a great example, so much fun. Even Left 4 Dead, you can play and your AI "teammates" have your back. Just my musing. Trying to put the fun back in multiplayer.

  Here's to driving more Mr Tasty's!

  • Posted Jun 9, 2009 11:31 pm PT
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• 31May 09

  19999 Gamerscore - dig the odd number...

  Achieved 19999 gamerscore last night playing Dark Athena - good game so far. Like the fact that it's two games in one and I loved the original Butcher Bay so I'm looking forward to replaying it.

  I'm currently playing three games - Halo 3, Dark Athena and Lego Indiana Jones. I'm going for the Legendary achievement in Halo 3(SOLO)- this is fairly time-consuming at the moment and some sections are particularly frustrating so I take a break playing Lego IJ to take the edge off. LOL.

  Regarding previous blog on Achievement Whoring - I've decided that it's more trouble than it's worth and was not having fun - if it ain't fun, why bother is my humble opinion. That's why I play games, to have fun. Challenges can be fun - like the Legendary solo game. I'm having a blast figuring out all the puzzles the folks at bungie threw in there in Legenary mode. I'm about halfway through the game and some sections took more than 4 hours (yes, I'll admit it took that long), yet I ham having a blast and am looking forward to finishing the fight in this mode. I'd like to finish Gears 1 at the hardest (INSANE) difficulty and I'm at the final boss fight but at the time I was playing it, it wasn't fun after two hours of constantly dying so I gave up. Yeah, I've read all the 'helpful' hints. Perhaps I'll finish it after finishing Gears 2 on insane.

  If you haven't found it yet - check out the new website TrueAchievements.com. Great site! A new way to look at your achievements.

  Well, that's all for now. Good Gaming to you!

  • Posted May 31, 2009 12:48 pm PT
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• 20Oct 08

  Holy Cow - 13K and Level 15

  Last night I hit 13,000 achievement points and reached level 15 on Gamespot. What a successful night!

  I was playing UT3 when I hit the 13K mark and went a bit over playing The Club. Yeah, I know these games are old but what fun they are. I love UT3 even tho no one plays it online anymore it seems. Perhaps when Miday and Epic release new content this will change and I can play a few ranked games. I will get pwned but this game is a ton of fun IMHO. The fast pace and being able to modify the heck out of gametypes and play against bots is a blast.

  The Club is another fast paced game that is a blast to play and attempt to master. It appears no one is playiong it online either but what the hey. I have a friend come over and we play them splitscreen and have a blast.

  I recently joined Gamefly to help keep the rental costs down. I like to see if I like a game before I buy - works well for me so far. Won't be renting Fallout 3 or Gears of War 2 because I am buying both on launch day! Can't wait. Will schedule with all my friends because I plan on being unavailable otherwise!

  Have a good one, hope to see you online!

  • Posted Oct 20, 2008 8:27 pm PT
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