Showing posts with label PS3. Show all posts
Showing posts with label PS3. Show all posts
Monday, 28 September 2009

'Bout freaking time!



One of my favourite games of all time is Fallout 3, and seeing it win Game of the Year, its a lot of others as well. The only thing that I didn't like about the game was that it was on PC and XBox, but this was because of the exclusive DLC (Blech) that Microsoft wouldn't share.

Now just after the final DLC Mothership Zeta was released, Broken Steel has been released on PSN, for the price of £7.99 or $9.99 (us Brits are getting ripped!).

Fallout 3 DLC will continue next week (October 1st), with the release of Operation: Anchorage & The Pitt. The week after (October 8th), Point Lookout & Mothership Zetawill be available.
Wednesday, 8 July 2009

Gaming Update

GhostBusters:
I finished the game a few days ago. Lot of fun, not really much in the way of catching ghosts, it starts off strong, but they get fewer and further between as the game progresses, and you are mostly faced with minions that are easily dispatched with a quick blast of your proton stream.

RockBand:
I finally got this game, I've been a fan of the Guitar Hero games since the moment I was introduced to them. Sometime between GH 2 and 3 I said to a friend of mine, "You know what'll be great? If they did this for a whole band" and sure enough, about 3 months later, RB was announced. When it first came out it was £150 for the box set, drums guitar the lot, bit much for when I was only earning £140 a month.
So when I was at Cex trading in some games, I found that they had the drums and the game for £50, and I had just gotten a £113 voucher so, what-the-hey, I bought it, and when I got it home, I found 2 things: Its a pretty big set up, and i have awful pedal control.
Still real fun game.

Other News:
Recently I posted about Golden Sun 3 in which I said that the character where descendants, I got this info from a reputable gaming website, which one I have forgotten, but I recently bought an Official Nintendo Magazine and it said that the characters where Isaac and the group. Confusion sets in.
Thursday, 2 July 2009

Just a life & game update

Hey reader, just thought I'd tell how my life and gaming life are doing, cause at the beginning I said I'd talk about my experiences, And I haven't really done much of that, so here goes...

Team Fortress 2:

I was given a new laptop by my boss cause he thought it was broken, it was kinda, but for £30 at PC world, I got it all nice and fixed, which I then found it to work even better than my previous laptop. So I almost immediately got myself TF2, took me 3 days from when I purchased it to when I could play it, the laptop is great, but my Internet is still crap.
So once I got started, I found one thing, this game is a little difficult, If you haven't got the unlocked weapons, cause they just make the good players even better. At that point I found myself in an achievement server, this is where there are around 16 inanimate opponents which will stand there while you slaughter then, which make getting achievements, and by that unlockable weapons, much easier, after half an hour of play, I went from 4 achievements to 61, still a ways to go, but its a good start. I now have a few of the unlockable weapons, but due to the server not being a Steam server, I cannot use my unlocked weapons, which means eventually, I will have to start fighting "real" people.
I'm still the only person I know with Steam, so friend achievments will have to wait.

Anyway, great game, ThePhyonix is my Steam ID, if you'd like to take me on (and probably win)

Fallout 3:

I've completed this game once, by doing the run through route, I'm now trying to do it twice more, once being good and doing all the missions that help people, and one where I'm very evil, where I kill them all and steal their shoes.

If you do play Fallout 3, may I recommend that you talk to Mr Burke in Megaton, and do as he requestes, even better is if you do it at night.

I'm still waiting on the DLC to be released which should be either later this month or early next month.

Audiosurf:

Love this game, another one from Steam, music game where the number of levels is only limited by the size of your library.
Which at the moment consists of 1 Dragonforce song, not Through The Fire And The Flame I may add, and the Dark Horse album. Like I said earlier, new laptop, got other stuff to get off my old laptop, before I do music, I do have some priorities.

Wednesday, 24 June 2009

The Exception To Prove The Rule

The Rule: Video Games Based On Movies/TV Shows Suck.
Trust me on this one, I've seen dozens of great movies, and I've seen almost all of them turned into games that stink worse than my co-workers farts. No matter how great the source material is, they always seem to do a quater assed job of it.
They make these games on a very small budget as to maximise their income. People will flock to game stores to get these games just because they enjoyed the movie.
And they will keep producing these crappy games so long as you buy them, so I beg of you, stop flooding the Top 10 charts with games that REALLY do not belong there.

OK, rant over.

Now, as with any rule, there are exceptions, In this case I'd like to talk about GhostBusters: The Game, now this... this... is how movie games should be made, great gameplay, the proper voice actors, and not some cheap sound alike and no quotes from the movie on loop, that drives me loopy that last one.

Set after the events of GhostBusters 2, you play Nameless Rookie, hired as the teams Expertiment Equipment Tester, cause the rest are to valuable to the team to try it themselves.
Soon after your induction, ghosts start to appear all over New York, some of them bringing back some bad memories for the GBs. And using your experimental backpack, you and the GBs do what they do best, capture the ghosts and 'accidentally' cause damage along the way.

The capture system, can be a bit confusing at the start, using 3 of the shoulder buttons a the same time to perform a successfully capture, but after about 5-10 ghosts, you'll get the hang of it.

I haven't played much of the game yet, so far I've only clocked up about 2 hours, but from what has happened so far, the rest of the game will be amazing.

Who ya gonna call... Work, and tell them your sick.

NB. Ive only played the PS3 version, so I'm not sure how the Wii version matches up, with its different graphics and gameplay, If you have played it, leave it in the comments or submit a video for 20something TV.

Thursday, 11 June 2009

E3:6 - Heavy Rain

Yes, I know I updated this game only a few days ago. but this for me is the most important game of 2009! Yes, even more important than Assassins Creed 2, though, it is a close second.
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Saturday, 6 June 2009

E3:3 Metal Gear Solid Rising

Following my trend:

Video first, then my opinion:


OK, its just a teaser trailer, and there isn't any footage, but it's MGS, so its bound to be awsome.

E3:2 - Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack In Time

I really like the R&C series, but for some reason, I haven't been following the developement of the new game.

Again here is the E3 Trailer



As per the usual for Ratchet and Clank games, the levels are looking vibrant and colourful, the weapons are looking hilarious (Sonic Eruptor FTW), and the enimies are looking big.

Hopefully, this game is going to come in a box, cause I really don't want to wait 8 hours for it to download, like Quest for Booty did.

E3:1 - Assassins Creed 2

Here it is, the E3 demo for Assassins Creed 2. 


I don't know if flying will be something you can do outside of missions, or if they only appear when there is a job to do. I'm impressed with the fact you can steal weapons from the people you are fighting, (I believe the only other game that happens in is Shadow of Rome on the PS2, good game, you should try it), also now the guards check your hiding spots, its not as easy to evade when you are being chased, but with the, what I'm calling, Kill-From-Hiding (great name, I know), that kinda negates it.

By the way, in not the only one who thought "Double-Kill!" when he knife the guards right?

I've pre-ordered my copy from play.com, and now I have to play the waiting game, or Fallout 3 until 13/11/09.

Oh, speaking of which, Play.com has "Strictly" Limited edition of the game for £69.99.
Here is what you get:

  • Collectable black packaging with unique authentic holographic signature
  • Rare "Master Assassin" upgrade Ezio figurine (see image below) - this limited edition collectable figurine of Ezio wears an upgraded cloak, something Ezio only has access to in the advanced stages of the game.
  • 3 in-game bonus quests - enter and explore the most prestigious moments of the Renaissance. Reveal mysterious unique artifacts hidden within their walls: Palazzo Medicis in Florence, Santa Maria Dei Frari and Arsenal Shipyard Warehouse in Venice.
  • Conspiracy Book - this 64-page finely crafted leather style hardcover and parchment-finish page book brings together exclusive insights on the game art, story and background, direct from the developers ofAssassin's Creed II. Secret faces are also revealed from the game's overarching conspiracy.
  • Game Soundtrack by Jesper Kyd (British Academy of Film and Television Arts nominee for "2009 Best Original Score in a Game")
  • All videos, behind-the-scene interviews and e-goodies about Assassin's Creed II.

(From Play.com)
Sunday, 31 May 2009

Heavy Rain *Update*

At long last there has been an update for Heavy Rain! This video from 1up.com (viewable here as well as right here)
I know it's more of an interview than an update, but this actually shows gameplay, and that is what I have been waiting almost a year for.

So, gameplay-wise it looks a much more advance versions of Fahrenheit's, but with the X,O,Square, Triangle buttons coming into play. Seems you have to keep a look out for them aswell not just look at the top of the screen and wait for them to appear. 
Level design looks amazing, but really thats not much of a plus seeing as this is 3rd gen and is expected from most games now. 
Still no talk of a release date, and David is still keeping his mouth wire shut about the story, (BTW does he sound less and less 'French' each time he does something like this?)
Want this game so much.
Friday, 22 May 2009

Fallout PS3


Microsoft's iron grip on DLC exclusivity is slowly being wedged open it seems, with the news of Fallout 3's Operation: Anchorage being release for the PS3 in early June. The other 2 DLC packs, The Pitt and Broken Steel, will then be released in 4 to 6 week intervals.

Not only is that good news, even better is that there are 2 NEW DLC packs in the works for Fallout 3; Point Lookout and Mothership Zeta. No idea what Point Lookout is about, but I can guess that Mothership Zeta is about and alien invasion, given that the scout ship you find is called "Scout Ship Zeta", BTW I love the Alien Blaster, kills most Super Mutants in one shot.

Hopefully this example of 'sharing the love' will be noticed by Rockstar and Valve and any other company that sold its soul to Microsoft, if not, maybe seeing the money roll in from us PS3 owners will get them to give us The Lost and The Damned, and the Team Fortress 2 DLC.

N.B. I'm not biased against Microsoft, but getting a company to make DLC for its versions only, just doesn't seem right.
Tuesday, 19 May 2009

Meet The Spy

Decided to take a break from my revision, and this showed up on my youTube subscriptions. 

Valve have released a new "Meet The..." video.  But being the Spy, no-one is sure who the spy is. Try and guess who it is before it is revealed.




I really like Team Fortress 2, but sadly I only have the PS3 Orange Box version, which apparently will NEVER recieve the updates that the PC version get. I only got Orange Box because I didn't think my laptop could cope with it, but I recently got a copy of Half Life 2: Death Match and Garry's Mod off Steam, and they work quite well, so after the exams, (and when I'm in a place where the download speed is faster than 56Kb/s) I might get myself a copy.

Anyway, back to revision, I'll start again properly at the end of the week, and remember...

Spy Checking, It could save lives, and end theirs!

P.S. Speaking of Steam, add me if you like my ID is ThePhyonix
Wednesday, 29 April 2009

Return Of The Assassin *UPDATE*

Called it!


So here is some info I've found:

Time and Place: 15th Century Italy. 
Protagonist: Ezio Auditore di Firencze
New Abilities: Can swim. May possibly fly later in the game.
Saturday, 25 April 2009

My Dream Game


'nuff said.

Though sadly this isn't real.
Monday, 13 April 2009

The Ripoff Unleashed


So, I decided to get the expansion for The Force Unleashed, £7.99 off Playstation Network. Which gives you 3 or 4 extra costumes and 1 level you can finish in 5 min! That is not worth 8 quid.

I mean, Ratchet: Quest for Booty was only a few quid more, and it takes a good few hours to complete.

The level is fun to play I will give it that much, but when you finish it, you really do feel; That wasn't worth it.

So, I guess I'll give you an overview of the level:
You are at the ruins of the Jedi Temple in hopes of finding any information about your father. When you get there you find the temple is overrun with Imperial troopers. You make your way into the temple where you find what your looking for but the way is blocked. So you clear it then make your way to find out about your past and maybe even your future.

You start this level with most of your stats full, and with all the saber crystals unlocked.

Like I said, it's fun, but not really worth it.
Saturday, 11 April 2009

Prepare for a Downpour


One of my favourite games of all time has always been Quantic Dream's, Fahrenheit. It has its own unique style of play which I believe is in no other game, the story has more twists and turns than a roller coaster, and the graphics weren't bad either. Also due to its lack in popularity, the anti-video game patrol completely missed it, rated 15 with 2 sex scenes, Mass Effect haters, eat your heart out.

Many years have passed and I still LOVE that game, about half a year ago, Quantic Dream revealed Heavy Rain, and from what I have seen of it, it is going to be amazing, well... hopefully, seeing as what was shown in both of the Heavy Rain videos out there have been revealed as not going to be in the game, as to not spoil any of it, which is nice of them.

Heavy Rain has an updated and more advance control system than Fahrenheit, a more in-depth story and more paths to follow, rumour is that even killing your character is a path choice.

Not much at all is known of the games story, but if Fah' is anything to go by, it'll be awesome.

Due to be out later this year.



Even though it says "Actual Gameplay Footage", director David Cage has stated otherwise

Return of the Assassin

Anyone who played the first Assassins Creed will know its one of the best games out there. Amazing graphics, brilliant game play (though it was kinda repetitive) and a really good story.

So here is the teaser trailer for Assassins Creed 2:



From what it shows I'd take a guess at saying it's going to be based in 15-16th century Italy, mainly because of the famous Leonardo Da Vinci painting at the end.

Nothing more to say about this one, except if its anything like the last game, its gonna be a winner.

UPDATE: Check out www.assassinscreed.com to see some awsome basic hologram messages (printer and webcam required), and on the website there is some scribbles, but in reverse, it says G(something)g Information 4/16/09, so check back then for an update.

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