Posted On Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 By Jay
I upgraded my wordpress yesterday and missed a step. Thankfully I backed up my blog before clicking on any buttons.
Yesterday my blog went to the default wordpress blog. It was a nightmare. I have to thank the entire Bluehost support team. Whenever I have an issue they fix it right up for me. Which is a boon since I blog to write, not to maintain a website. This is the second time I’ve asked them to upgrade and restore this website to its useful state.
Thank you Bluehost. Forever I will be suggesting your services to my friends and relatives. Thank you again!
Posted On Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 By Jay
*There are slight spoilers below*
I got my copy of MW2 yesterday and the game continues to impress. I wasn’t under the impression that Infinity Ward was a continuing series based in their MW universe. Although I don’t think IW delivered MW2 to the same level of critical reception as MW, the game does impress.
The main players of the first installation, if you will, of MW make a come back appearance in MW2 in addition to some new characters. The russian level, that everyone made such a fuss about, does leave an impact and introduces the call to action. That pivotal part of every Hero’s Journey where the main character/characters are spurred into action to right the wrongs of the world.
The resolution leaves something to be desired in the same way that the Matrix Reloaded leaves the audience feeling. You can tell that the events of the presented story are complete but there is much yet to be resolved.
A couple points if you will:
The characters still have a level of bad assery about them. By the third time I saw that ridiculous mohawk on Soap’s head I was over it *snicker*
The environments are expansive, This is in stark contrast to MW. Continue Reading
Posted On Friday, November 20th, 2009 By Jay
L4D2 delivers. Not in the same way that L4D delivers, they are totally divergent experiences of the same universe.
L4D on one hand is an introduction to the cooperative shooter experience known as L4D#. The balancing is great if limited in content. This rifle is my rifle, there are many like it but this is my rifle and I’ll have this one rifle until the finale and if I don’t die, I’ll have this rifle until the final finale. Etc Etc.
That last thought is in high contrast to the pacing and balance of L4D2. Hordes in L4D were overwhelming is scope. The AI director throwing 50-100 infected at the survivors at one time! Different then the various horde structures of L4D2. The AI director is still there. The AI director is still “throwing” hordes but they’ll trickle in gradually. The #s may be the same but I’ll be fighting them longer.
Because the hordes are more spread out, I use more ammunition. Because L4D2 provides other weapon choices more often then an ammo pile I end up switching weapons rather frequently. That is a nice touch.
The levels are arranged differently too. Specifically I find there are fewer long shooting lanes. There’s always Continue Reading
Posted On Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 By Jay
I’m glad I’m not the only one.
Posted On Monday, September 28th, 2009 By Jay
Continuing with my Things I Like series, I’m going to take this post a little differently. I didn’t like the character introductions on the DAO website. At this point from Bioware, I know that they can write a good story. I know that have some pretty awesome cutscenes. What I want to see is game play footage. And beyond that I want to make sure that the game play footage is worth the 60 bucks I want to give Bioware or will I be waiting for the product to sell for 20 bucks on Steam. Oy!
Here are my reactions:
Does Sex = adult content? Will I have the choice to not mate with the women in my party. Can I just mate with all of them at the same time?
Does blood and violence = adult content?
What kind of moral choices will I be making? *eagerly awaiting the response to this one*
Will it ultimately matter? *damn well better. The choices I made in Mass Effect had little to no effect on the game world.*
Is it a matter of killing or not?
Will the thoughts and feelings of the inhabitants change by way of my actions? Or will NPCs just be missing from the Continue Reading
