Life Spent Gaming

Has Blizzard done it again?

2010-05-10T13:26:00.000-07:00

Though they have recently just announced that they are postponing it again, I am getting excited for StarCraft 2. Though I am a little concern now that the hype behind these RTS game are over if Starcraft 2 will make as big of a splash as Blizzard is hoping it will.

When Starcraft first came out, it was so far ahead of its competition and even more in front of its sibling series of games, Warcraft, that no one could hold a candle to it. Now, the industry has learned of the money that could be made and is ready for a fight. Blizzard, I feel, has been sitting back on the accomplishments of its past games and not thrown its chips on the table to next round of games. Let's see if Starcraft 2 is up to the challenge.

Sometime the simplest games are the most enjoyable

2010-03-22T12:40:00.000-07:00

So recently a buddy of mine found this game on Steam and decided to buy it for a group of us. Not thinking much about it, I wasn't too excited. The other day, in an hour of boredom, I started it up and since then have dedicated at least 40 hours to it since. I am addicted to it!

It is a simple multi-player game with only 7 buttons need to control it and it is nothing but fun. The games are about 5 minutes long and always randomly selected so that you can't be on or against a super dominating team for too long. It is great!

Chose your own adventure in awesome video game.

2010-03-01T10:21:00.000-08:00

Some people where not a fan of Indigo Prophecy, but I am of the opinion that Quantic Dream style of game is great and they just need to keep doing what they are doing. It seems people are at least feeling that way with the release of their newest game "Heavy Rain". Reports from its first week are showing that over 500,000 were sold and it is steady headed to a million copies hopefully by week 2.

"Heavy Rain" game mechanics have evolved since Indigo, now you don't have only one path towards finishing the story, but multiples. The biggest complain I heard from their previous games was the horrible "Game Over" scene that would pop up everytime you chose a decision that the game did thing was correct. Now, there is no wrong decisions in the game and that is awesome.

2010-02-10T15:55:00.000-08:00

I am guessing all classic literature will soon become games. It started with Beowulf and now it has moved on to Dante's Inferno with the hopes of finishing out the 3 stories of the "Divine Comedy." Though I am guessing that the last game, which is paradise, would be quite lame.

EA is going all out on this game. And for the most part, I really like it. Game play, graphics and plot are great. It is your standard hack them up type game but who wouldn't like going to battle against the Devil. Definitely buy worthy but not a rush to the store type game.

C of D: Modern Warfare 2 - The Game of the Year

2010-01-29T13:00:00.000-08:00

“Only the dead have seen the end of war.” Get ready one of the best games that I have played this decade. The people at Infinity Ward have really gone out of their way to make a game that doesn't have any faults that I can think of.

If you haven't played it yet, and it would be hard if you haven't since it is also the most illegally downloaded game of the year, play it. The gameplay is fun and exciting and for once, you aren't praying for the end of the board because you are tired of the computer taking cheap shots.

To Boldly Go...

2010-01-07T10:11:00.000-08:00

Man, every trekkie bone in my body is excited and hoping that they don't screw this up. Can you imagine how cool this online community would be if that game takes off and lives up to the hype I am hearing about it. Let us hope for more World of Warcraft type MMO and less Conan MMO.

So the entire Star Trek universe will be playable and up for you to shape. I am not sure if it will be the original universe or the J.J Abrams version from the latest movie. Either way, it will so nice to command my own bridge. Don't let me down, let's have another great MMO to chose from.

Dragon Age... Bioware has done well

2009-12-09T13:38:00.000-08:00

When it comes to american style rpg games, Bioware is king. They have been the lone wolf in this game style since Balder's Gate and Neverwinter Nights. They know how to pull you into a game and give you so many quest options that you can this game for days and still not progress to far in the main storyline.

Bioware has learned a lot from its recent success games including Oblivion and Mass Effect and have put that knowledge into Dragon Age. This game has keep my attention for at least 40 hours and I have only had it for about a week and a half. Take my advice by this game, say "Goodbye" to your social life for a few weeks and enjoy!

Deals on games... that's what I am looking for

2009-11-25T12:55:00.000-08:00

Well, it’s that time of year again, time for Thanksgiving and Black Friday, the two busiest days of my life. One day I spent cooking and eating the greatest food on Earth, then I have a midday nap and I get ready to stand out in the cold so that I can get amazing shopping deals. I am totally going to rush to the electronic department and finally pick up all the games I have been hearing about. I am definitely going to pick Dragon Age and Left for Dead 2.
I have figure out a way to even get more off on my Black Friday sales. My master plan this year is to get gift certificates that at a discount on sites like citydeals or others and then use them for payment on my items. This is what I call a double bonus, a genius move on my part!

Spice up the gaming world... a little

2009-10-30T10:09:00.000-07:00

Not that I am complaining but every once and a while the games they put out get a little stagnant and dull. There are great games out there that are based on older ideas (i.e. Marios, Zeldas) but we need to spice it up a little. Give me a reason to get excited about upcoming games again. Give me a new game idea like Mass Effect or Spore and really hook me in. I found this article that has a few good ideas so, I now share this with you.

New Ezine Articles | 6 Tips For Getting New Ideas For Video Games

6 Tips For Getting New Ideas For Video Games

By: Sam Nichols

No matter how creative a game developer you may seem to be, there will always be a time when you will suffer from brain drain and the end result would be a lousy game made out boredom thus it begets the same.

Well let’s just say an idea popped out but it still doesn’t look exciting at all. Fret not because in this article we will discuss a few creative ideas that may yet, let you create the next big game of the year.

Humor Injection- making your game funny will definitely pave the way for a well accepted and a relaxed gaming atmosphere, as many would say boredom may seem to be an illness, then the cure will come from laughter and infusing funny characters and images with a dash of funny images too may get your players laughing and gaming addictively. Thus injecting humorous stuff into your game may spell the ultimate success you have been searching for.

Never be afraid to explore and go to the extreme, think out of the box once in awhile, get out of your comfort zone and let out your wild side and make the game your stage for creativity. It is not impossible for you to integrate this utter creativity of yours into the game no matter how irrational it may seem at first. Remember we wouldn’t have the coolest gadgets and the most creative things if it wasn’t due to this free form thinking. Experiment and innovate, take the risk as you can always fall back to the standard stuff whenever you feel like it anyway.

Well they say some dreams are more likely the impossible things that stay in our thoughts, super power scenarios, horrific monster chase, or a hilarious action scene. You can turn your dream into reality by infusing them into your game, or give it a twist to divert them into a special game event , that way it will make the game more addicting and would give your players a unique gaming experience they never had before.

Imitate Nature – Be inspired with the natural wonders, like water evaporating from the ocean turning into rain or storm, eagles flying ferociously over a food target, or be amazed by the strength of the ants as they can lift objects many times heavier than their own body weight , these sorts of everyday facts that can be used to influence your game and with a little creativity you may probably create character with such exaggerated natural capability like an alien character that can vapor into gas form and transform back into a liquid mercury or maybe something toxic, I guess you get what I mean.

There are a lot of games that have used historic images and scenes already but it would never fail if you can use it again but this time with a twist into something odd and extraordinary. You can turn historical bits and pieces, format the impossible as part of your game plot that way your players will be astonished.
1. Set off on a Metaphor Bliss. Metaphors are information in which terms are used to refer to things that it doesn’t exactly signify. It only proposes a likeness. If you may keenly observe at the designs of some of the vehicles used in alien strategy games and even mmorpg and then take a glance at some of the apparatus you have in your workshop, you’ll definitely notice a similarity among the two. You can adapt the same in your video games to create really unique images and circumstances.

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What happened to the Greats???

2009-09-21T15:44:00.001-07:00

I miss games like Final Fantasy 3! Why must everything I love go away!