MY ACHIEVEMENTS OF THIS YEAR: |
| Call of Duty sleepwear (My parents found this funny...haha) Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 04 Various art supplies Dead Space - PS3 Dead Space 2 - PS3 Dead Island - PS3 InFAMOUS - PS3 Bioshock 2 - PS3 Batman: Arkham Asylum PS3 The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks - DS Pokemon White - DS Pacman graphic tee (I am wearing this whilst typing this post! Teehee!) A ton of candy - nom nom nom! !HAPPY CHRISTMAS! Have a good one everybody! - Oli |
"WHAT!?" I hear you exclaim with several explanation marks for effect! "Skyrim rocks! There is nothing bad about it!" I hear you shout. Well let's face it Skyrim is a fantastic immersive world full of quests, dungeons, fully fleshed out NPCs and Guards that talk about arrows in their knees - BUT there are some, quite frankly, poor aspects in this game. Bare in mind this is the PS3 version and some glitches may not appear on other formats. Though they may only be the odd bug I thought I might list some things that have grinded my gears over the past few weeks...
OCTOROK |
| Octorok artwork from Ocarina Of Time. |
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| Concept Art of a Metroid |
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| The classic, original look of the Goomba |
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| A Pirate Goomba |
It's a great game, but at times it can get a bit boring or repetitive. I highly recommend it, although if you really get into the game it won't last you more than a weekend
Wow! This game is extremely addictive! BORDERLANDS is a First-Person-Shooter, Action RPG. I think that's a great combination, similar to Oblivion and Fallout 3/NV's gameplay. BORDERLANDS takes place on some Borderlands (funnily enough) on some planet called Pandora. Pandora was originally found by the DAHL company and they began mining on it. Then they stopped for some reason and then rumours arose about a vault somewhere on Pandora containing priceless alien weaponry. Many treasure hunters come to the planet seeking the vault but leave empty handed... or don't leave at all... because they're dead... Anyway, you choose from 1 of 4 characters (each with a different Skill Tree and of course they all look different) at the beginning of the game. Then you collect XP by killing enemies in bounty missions and other missions, all involving shooting things to level up, get better weapons, shields, grenade mods, storage upgrades and more. There are over 17,750,000 million guns in the game - all produced by GearBox's ingeniously designed random gun generator. Basically you blow the shit out of everything you see and you enjoy yourself! and that's why I like this game!
I also dabbled in a little bit of LittleBigPlanet which I bought at the beginning of this month. It can be addictive at times, but frustrating at others. There's a lot of things I like and a lot of things I dislike about the game, I'll blog about them a little later though. Along with my 'Little, Big' purchase I picked up Final Fantasy XIII. It is interesting and at the moment, still being on the first chapter, It's nothing like any other Final Fantasy I've ever played... it's very futuristic. Other than that... it's very boring and I haven't gotten into it. |
| Skill Tree Screenshot (Skyrim) |
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| Dual Wield screenshot (Skyrim) |
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| Apparently there's a Forge in this screenshot (Skyrim) |
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| Assassins Creed - PS3 - Box Art |
Anyway, I managed to finish L.A. Noire which I bought a while back. It's a great game and I have to say, the storyline begins to get really good nearer the end. It is a detective game so it feels really good when you begin to link stuff together from earlier points in the game to later parts. There's plenty of dramatic irony near the end too and in the last few missions the storyline splits and you have to play as two characters (I won't spoil it!). The visuals on this game are the best I've ever seen for the PlayStation 3. The technology used to create the faces of characters is shockingly realistic and you can see each muscle flex as the characters speak each word. It's very realistic. Car and on-foot chase scenes are very dramatic with each movement of the joystick threatening to smash you into a tree or another vehicle. The interrogation scenes require quite a lot of focus as you try to work out if the person you're interviewing is lying or not. Some of these interrogation scenes are very vague and I actually ended up guessing on some parts, but the rest of the game keeps you occupied and this can be overlooked. Some parts of the game are actually quite disturbing as well... but this does show the realism of the game and real-life crime.
Sorry I haven't done a post in a few weeks now. Between getting addicted to L.A. Noire I bought a week back, creating my own Minecraft Server and getting back into Oblivion (Yes! Again!) I haven't really had the time. I'll tell you more about Oblivion later on in the week but for now I want to talk about the revolutionary L.A. Noire!
Long story short, you start off as a normal copper and your first case is to go to a crime scene where someone was shot dead. The detectives there tell you to find the murder weapon and then they drive off (lazy twats!). At every crime scene you visit, the 'Investigation Theme' will play. This is a moody piece of jazz music that continues to play until you discover all of the clues at the crime scene. Walking near clues will cause a light jiggling sound to play, you can then press the X button to investigate the object further. Not all objects are linked to the case. For example, on the first case, situated in an alleyway, you find lots of beer bottles that have nothing to do with the crime. If you find a significant clue, Cole will right info about it in his notebook which you can access with the Select button. You can view POIs' (Persons of Interest), Locations (which you can set as waypoints on your minimap) and Clues. 
On every case there's always a POI to interrogate. When the interrogation begins, you can select any of the available questions from your notebook to ask them. They'll tell you an answer... but they may be lying. This is where the stunning facial motionscan technology comes into play. After they've told you an answer the camera zooms in on the POI's face and you have to study their facial expressions to determine if they are lying or not. This is usually seen through the evasion of direct eye contact, fidgeting or scratching or overall discomfort. If you think they're telling the truth you can select 'Truth' and see if you were right. You can also select 'Doubt' if you think they're lying or 'Lie' if you actually have evidence to prove they're lying. When you press 'Lie' you must then select a clue from your notebook to support your accusation. If you get it right, then a tick will be shown next to the question in the notebook and if you get it wrong a cross will be shown. Succeeding in all the question goes towards your end of case report.
The joy of delving deep into unadventured caverns and hunting for rare ores... and then a creeper comes out of nowhere, scares the crap out of you whilst killing you in the process. Oh, and by the way, I learned my lesson... my house is now creeper-proof.The final battle at Hoover Dam found me siding with the NCR and Rangers, mowing my way through Legion troops and reaching Legate Lanius' cam p. That part was extremely difficult as (with the combonation of an urgently low supply of Stimpacks/Super Stimpacks, damaged armour and Legate Lanius himself who lopped off a 3rd of my HP every hit) there were snipers everywhere and the Legate himself was a formidable foe. In the end I managed to corner him behind a wagon with a crippled leg. From their I destroyed half his health with a trio of Plasma Grenades and finished him off with my Ballistic Fist... it was awesome! :)
