Update 5/3/13

On 05/03/2013 at 07:10 PM by F1r3inth3H0L3

Hello all, thanks in advance for anyone taking the time to read this. So lately I have been very busy with work, haven’t had as much time for anything else it seems. This will be one of my shorter blogs due to lack of time and I haven’t had much free time lately. Anyways, now what I’ve been doing:

Currently Playing

Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

This game has been on my backlog for a while now. I bought like 2 years ago on Black Friday and I have wanted to play this game for so long. So I popped it in (I’ve only touched playing multiplayer on this game before this point), and I am very much enjoying this game. I don’t know if it is my new LED TV or the art style, but this game looks so awesome! I am blown away by the graphics. Within the first couple of hours of playing this game, I was instantly reminded why I love this series, the writing is top notch. Nathan Drake’s dialogue and jokes are spot on and his interaction with the other characters is entertaining. I am loving what I have played of this game so far.

Both of these I shot with my iPhone off of my TV

Recently Purchased

Another dreaded sell on games caused me to make a lot of purchases this month. But if you really break it down, I paid about $75 for all these games. Here is the list:

Halo 4 (Xbox 360)

I have been excited for this game since I saw the first trailer of Master Chief jumping out of the cryotube. The main canon storyline of Halo has always been one that I have cherished and I look forward to playing this game. The original Halo is still my favorite of the series, but the sequels are pretty good.

Dishonored (PS3)

One of my most anticipated games in a long time. For some reason the demo and early trailers of this game reminded me a lot of the original Bioshock. Maybe the dark setting or just the overall package. Couldn’t pass it up.

Doom 3: BFG Edition (PS3)

I wasn’t originally going to buy this game because I own basically the same thing for the original Xbox (Doom 3 Special Edition which came with Doom and Doom 2). I remember liking this game a lot on Xbox. But it was like $11 and it came with the Resurrection of Evil and Lost Mission bonuses plus HD graphics and trophies? Sold.

Max Payne 3 (PS3)

The Max Payne series is up/down for me. I like the bullet-time gameplay and gunfights in general. The story has always been very dark and depressing though. With Rockstar in charge of this one, I am very interested to see where it goes.

Killzone 3 (PS3)

Killzone 2 was one of my favorite shooters this gen. I have played the demo for Killzone 3 and it looks to be more of what I loved about KZ2.

Conclusion

I am not sure yet that I will be gaming next gen. Don’t get me wrong, the PS4 looks so awesome and I cannot wait until E3 to see what Sony unveils (I am partial to Sony, I will admit). As it goes right now, I am buried in games left to play in this gen and even some from last gen, lol. I don’t have as much time as I once did for this cherished hobby. I can just imagine when I have kids someday my free time may go to zilch. I don’t know, it’s just something running through my mind everytime I look at the mound of games in my backlog.

So that is about it. I have been working too much it seems like and haven’t really got to enjoy the awesome weather we have been having here in the Bay Area. I hope that will change here in the next couple of weeks. I just booked an awesome 4 night stay in Las Vegas for my birthday (which isn’t until September). Really looking forward to just going and letting loose. Thanks to everyone for reading.

Aboboisdaman

05/03/2013 at 08:37 PM

I just started playing Dishonored a little ways back. Man I suck at it lol. I didn't realize it was in first person. A stealth game in first person? It seems pretty cool though. BFG Edition has a LOT of content in it. It took me forever to beat all of it.

F1r3inth3H0L3

05/05/2013 at 01:00 AM

Dishonored is different, that's what I like about it. The powers and stealth are a nice change of pace. How you liking it so far? Have you played the Uncharted series? It's pretty awesome I think.

05/05/2013 at 09:07 AM

Dishonored is ok. I haven't put too much time into it yet. I've beaten Uncharted 1 and 2. I haven't played 3. I actually got Uncharted 2 for free since I found a $100 bill in the parking lot at work one day. There was a rip in it but the clerk at Wal-Mart didn't care. I doubt that will ever happen again.

Super Step Contributing Writer

05/03/2013 at 10:38 PM

Woo Vegas! I wish I was working as much as you, I could certainly use the money. I mean, I know what it's like to be overworked, and it sucks, but it's a lot better than my current situation.

Nice pick-ups, though.

05/05/2013 at 01:06 AM

Yea, I shouldn't complain about work, I'm fortunate to have what I do and am grateful for it. I was in your position not too long ago. Hope something comes up soon!

Thanks :)

05/05/2013 at 01:34 AM

Yeah, I really shouldn't complain myself, I have a support base and an as-needed job (albeit with apparently low need at present), so it's not like I'm on the streets looking for a job, it's mostly just the mental thing of "why did I go to college again?"

But yeah, Dishonored looks good to me too, and I never thought about the Bioshock comparison before, but I actually see where you're coming from. And Killzone 2 was just awesome when I played it at my friend's dorm in 2008/2009; the nailgun was my favorite weapon, only problem I had was the character was too short; 3 looks amazing though.

GeminiMan78

05/04/2013 at 01:46 AM

I rented Dishonered and played through the first couple of hours. I really liked it, very unique. My only issue was the load time was kind of annoying if you die, which can happen pretty much any time you stumble into a group of enemies. I know, stealth is the name of the game, but sometimes things don't work out how you plan them,lol.

05/05/2013 at 01:07 AM

Load times are super annoying. I'm usually texting or playing an iPhone app during them, lol

PixlBit