Tuesday, June 2, 2015

State of Gaming

"Listening to all too depressing gamer rants, on why games fail to meet their marks these days, wanna know why? They bite too much off, they promise too big then what their capable of.


Medieval Total War 2, was supposed to be multiplayer for up to 4 people, same for Empire, and Napoleon the same. Why they couldn't they go into mass mess story of the why, filled with big words meant to distract you and make you think how they dodged a bullet by being smarter. Till you look those words up in a good old fashioned page turning dictionary, and it all sums up to mean, "we don't, nor will ever know how to do that shit."


My rant isn't the I don't know stance game devs have when they fail, it's their hubris. The fact that they revolve around their games so heavily, when asked what other games they play and are excited for, they lie, maybe this is why games suck massive ass these days, because outside of the games being developed by ass hats, outside their studio, nothing really exists."


Via friend Jesse E. on Facebook


Well said Jesse.

IGN: Fallout 4 To Be Officially Announced and STALKER SoC review

IGN reports that Fallout 4 will be officially announced tomorrow officially on June3rd, 2015 on it's official website.


 My Fallout 4 has been STALKER Shadow of Chernobyl, very similar to Fallout 3, richly detailed and an under appreciated gem with a great soundtrack.


New Vegas is great as well. After I finished that I began playing the PC game Stalker Shadow of Chernobyl. It did not disappoint either.


Great gameplay, graphics, sound, 24 hour day/night cycle, realistic physics, shadows, lighting and weather in real time, realistic physics, one shot kills, intense gameplay combat and CQC combat as well, weapons and armor breakdown after degrading with each use, you must eat food and use medkits, bandage's and anti radiation drugs when needed


16km of the Russian landscape/Chernobyl area have been recreated in great, rich detail. There are various factions competing in the Zone for survival, mutants and various anomalies. You can trade and talk to people and go on dozens of quests to make money.


The game is 1st person view with many Sci fi and paranormal elements in it, a good story and 7 different endings.


It is also similar to Tom Clancey's Rainbow 6 and Ghost Recon game plus Heroes of Stalingrad.


The soundtrack by Firelake (one song is stunning and hauntinglybeautiful, sung by a woman with a voice like Amy Lee of Evanescencefame) and guitar riffs throughout the game are awesome (yes characters play guitars by open bonfires and will have radios as well to listen to).


Enemy AI is very intelligent and will run, walk, duck, take cover and try and outflank you. Same for friendly AI too.


There is splinter damage, bullets will pass through wood. The ambient sounds are excellent and there are many scary moments in abandoned buildings in the game.


Sadly the game has no fast travel options.


I give Stalker 4/5 stars.