I BOUGHT BLACK OPS.
There. Deal with it. I had no intentions of purchasing it. But, Treyarch have worked hard. The game still graphically looks the same as MW2. The story will still be as short. But most of my complaints have been addressed.
Split screen now has AI bots. That was enough for me. But that isn't all. You now get money instead of XP, so your hard work can now be spent wisely. The new multiplayer modes look fantastic. Soldiers can be customised eg. face paint. Juggernaut, Commando and Stopping Power have been removed. The era was chosen well, guns are still powerful but not ridiculous (AA12?). The biggest surprise? Red dot sights. You can now change the lens colour, the reticule colour and the reticle. Have you ever seen a green smiley face sight? I will still avoid online like it's FIFA, but I'm looking forward to the next 100 hours of split-screen.
Friday, 5 November 2010
Inconsistent Journalism
I have regularly read IGN for a long time now. I enjoy their articles, appreciate their news and trusted their reviews. Note that word, "trusted". For some unknown reason their journalists quality has drastically slumped. It all seemed to start with Halo Reach.
Now this is not a fanboy rant. I think Reach is a decent game. I am irritated when people say 3 was better (it really isn't). But, I don't think it deserves a 10. I'd give it an 8, maybe a 9 at a push. But the 10 confirmed by worst fears that games are no longer rated by the content, but by the title.
I predict that Black Ops will receive a 10. It may well be a decent game. But the fact it is Call of Duty automatically issues it a 10. This is what makes me angry. Many stunning games are overlooked because big names always get good scores. What sort of world is it when FIFA releases FIFA 10 and FIFA World Cup 2010 as separate games and we are fine with it?
I will keep the rant to a minimum and concentrate on IGN. Recently they reviewed Time Crisis: Razing Storm. Sarcastic Gamer gave it a "Buy It" award, stating it had many flaws but was still the enjoyable arcade experience faithfully recreated in your living room. IGN on the other hand awarded it a 4, stating reasons such as linear levels and poor story. It's Time Crisis, I know. I know the story is bad, I know the graphics are poor. All I wanted to know was whether or not it was FUN. But instead they criticised everything thing that makes it Time Crisis in the first place.
Now I feel they have gone way too far. With the launch of Kinect. They claim the price is far too high, yet give the price a 7. Despite a "noticeable delay" in detection, the performance has a 7 to. A 7 is good. Laggy motion controls are bad, ridiculous prices are bad. A 7.5 overall hardly seems justified by over-priced motion controls that have real lag.
There it is. Rant over. Thank you for sticking with it to the end. I feel it is now time to write my next article. I apologise in advance.
Now this is not a fanboy rant. I think Reach is a decent game. I am irritated when people say 3 was better (it really isn't). But, I don't think it deserves a 10. I'd give it an 8, maybe a 9 at a push. But the 10 confirmed by worst fears that games are no longer rated by the content, but by the title.
I predict that Black Ops will receive a 10. It may well be a decent game. But the fact it is Call of Duty automatically issues it a 10. This is what makes me angry. Many stunning games are overlooked because big names always get good scores. What sort of world is it when FIFA releases FIFA 10 and FIFA World Cup 2010 as separate games and we are fine with it?
I will keep the rant to a minimum and concentrate on IGN. Recently they reviewed Time Crisis: Razing Storm. Sarcastic Gamer gave it a "Buy It" award, stating it had many flaws but was still the enjoyable arcade experience faithfully recreated in your living room. IGN on the other hand awarded it a 4, stating reasons such as linear levels and poor story. It's Time Crisis, I know. I know the story is bad, I know the graphics are poor. All I wanted to know was whether or not it was FUN. But instead they criticised everything thing that makes it Time Crisis in the first place.
Now I feel they have gone way too far. With the launch of Kinect. They claim the price is far too high, yet give the price a 7. Despite a "noticeable delay" in detection, the performance has a 7 to. A 7 is good. Laggy motion controls are bad, ridiculous prices are bad. A 7.5 overall hardly seems justified by over-priced motion controls that have real lag.
There it is. Rant over. Thank you for sticking with it to the end. I feel it is now time to write my next article. I apologise in advance.
Thursday, 14 October 2010
List of Awesome People
A massive thank you to everyone who donated to my Extra Life.
I will be posting on Saturday / Sunday will updates on my progress here.
I will be posting on Saturday / Sunday will updates on my progress here.
Connor Knapton
Nicholas Patten
Ryan Gibbs
Christopher James
Robert Davies
Nia Jenkins
Meurig and Jacqueline Jenkins
Heulwyn and Richard
George Hind
David Newman
Heulwyn and Richard
Jan and Nick Phipps
Edna and John Jenkins
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David Newman
Mr Donnelley
Miss Daley
Mr Tatham
Mr Beynon
Miss Thistlewood
Friday, 2 July 2010
Tuesday, 22 June 2010
There Goes My Time
2 weeks. 2 WHOLE weeks of politics, tutor sessions and career talks. Whose great idea was this?
To start with, politics. Basically we spent the entire day being told that politics is relevant to everyone because it is everything. That's it. I lost a day, which I could have spent sleeping, to learn nothing.
The tutor sessions aren't going to be any better. I don't need to explain why, they're tutor sessions.
Finally, I get to finish off the fortnight with 3 careers talks. With minimal choice and very specific talks, I was unable to find anything that could possible benefit me at all. There was not a single talk to do with creative arts, programming or even IT. How can they completely omit computers when talking about careers. With EVERYTHING now being run by computers, I thought they would at least had a speech on programming.
I just wonder who it is that decides what should be done in education. By looking at their decisions I have deduced that they must be friendless, boring, bitter and kept from the outside world.
Bring on next year.
To start with, politics. Basically we spent the entire day being told that politics is relevant to everyone because it is everything. That's it. I lost a day, which I could have spent sleeping, to learn nothing.
The tutor sessions aren't going to be any better. I don't need to explain why, they're tutor sessions.
Finally, I get to finish off the fortnight with 3 careers talks. With minimal choice and very specific talks, I was unable to find anything that could possible benefit me at all. There was not a single talk to do with creative arts, programming or even IT. How can they completely omit computers when talking about careers. With EVERYTHING now being run by computers, I thought they would at least had a speech on programming.
I just wonder who it is that decides what should be done in education. By looking at their decisions I have deduced that they must be friendless, boring, bitter and kept from the outside world.
Bring on next year.
Tuesday, 15 June 2010
Saturday, 12 June 2010
A Change In Topic
As I write this I am not thinking of something that sucks. I am thinking of something that is truly great. My new iPad. I don't need to say anymore.
Tuesday, 6 April 2010
No I Will Not Join
£1,000,000 to the person who convinces me to join Facebook. I just WILL NOT do it. Making friends with e-perverts, joining retarded groups and taking abysmal personality tests. Most people I know think it sucks and told me "I only joined because everyone else did". As a base rule, I hate social networking. I only joined Blogger because my PS3 was down and I needed to kill time.
Feel free to try to convince me in the comments. But I should mention that I would rather write notes in my own blood than chat on Facebook, so don't use that as a reason.
Post dedicated to Jenny. If you want to chat, ring me!
Feel free to try to convince me in the comments. But I should mention that I would rather write notes in my own blood than chat on Facebook, so don't use that as a reason.
Post dedicated to Jenny. If you want to chat, ring me!
Sleep? Why?
After recently receiving a stream of comments in the early morning it gave me an idea for the post. I haven't slept properly for the past four months. All it does to me is make me tired for the first hour of the day. So recently I have been awake and active until 3am. It allows me much more time to work, play guitar, complete games and generally makes me happier.
But, as usual, my parents heard me moving around and are now angry at me for not sleeping much. The thing is, I'm fine. They miss a few minutes sleep and they can't function for the rest of the week. So why should I waste my youth by unnecessarily sleeping. Let's be honest, all the good TV is a night, nothing interesting happens in the morning. Would you rather watch Mock the Week or CBBC?
All I can say is that without this extra time to kill, I wouldn't have brought my blog back or got any college work done. Although after recently trying to sleep early and spending 4 hours failing I fear it may be insomnia, not youth that keeps me going.
What A "Genius"
I am now the "proud" owner of a new iPod Classic 160Gb.
Long story short, old iPod broke, now I have new iPod. Even my waterproof, shockproof, invincible case couldn't save it. The hard drive died. The model was ex-display so it was a couple of years old.
Now we reach the problem for this post. It doesn't suck and I'm not angry. Apple got me a free Genius appointment and sorted the problems quickly. So I'll tag it something random. I think "broken stuff" will do.
The funny thing is that when I told the "Genius" what I had tried he agreed that I had done everything that could be done. Even without training I had managed to outperform a "Genius". Good qualifications, polite, intelligent and proven experience. Why would they hire me?
Long story short, old iPod broke, now I have new iPod. Even my waterproof, shockproof, invincible case couldn't save it. The hard drive died. The model was ex-display so it was a couple of years old.
Now we reach the problem for this post. It doesn't suck and I'm not angry. Apple got me a free Genius appointment and sorted the problems quickly. So I'll tag it something random. I think "broken stuff" will do.
The funny thing is that when I told the "Genius" what I had tried he agreed that I had done everything that could be done. Even without training I had managed to outperform a "Genius". Good qualifications, polite, intelligent and proven experience. Why would they hire me?
