Monday, June 29, 2009

It's alive

From what little testing I got done, the Xbox I received (it wasn't the same I sent) works just fine.

It's actually a littel quieter, fan and DVD drive wise, than my old one.

Nice... ;)

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

That was fast. (Or: The Day My Xbox Stopped Standing Still)

My Xbox 360 shows as being shipped back on the 23rd of June.

Pretty fast, considering it's around 10 days from when I sent it to Germany for repairs.


It if works (and keeps on working) then: Good Job MS!

First Impressions: ARMA 2

Ok, lets get the negative ones out first:
- Worst Voice Acting, EVAR
- iffy mouse controls (almost feels like mouse lag)

Now, there. I said it.

The good:
- Realistic
- Looks damn good
- Very "OpFlash"/"ARMA"


I'll dive deeper tonight, now that I've installed the oh-so-tiny 120MB patch that was waiting just after the game was released (in English).

Cheapest at the moment:
- Amazon £22.62
- The Hut £23.73

Monday, June 15, 2009

First impressions: Prototype

Aptly named; the game feels like a prototype of a game.

Not involving, camera problems, control issues, uninteresting gameplay, bland graphics.


First impressions for the PC version: 6.5 / 10

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Free gaming: America's Army 3

The latest installment of the multiplayer first person shooter is coming on the 17th of June and you can preload (Steam link) it from Steam now.

It's been *years* since I played AA and I'm kind of anxious to try this one out.


Edit 24.6.2009:
Finally had time to try it out. Looks fine - multiplayer can be a "bit" laggy. Feels like good ol' AA.

The Day My Xbox Stood Still

Ie. the Red Ring of Death.

Finally, after 2 years and 1 month the "old gal" showed me her true colors; three lights on the RoL ("Ring of Light" as Microsoft calls it).

I hear there's an extended 3-year warranty for the problem (which is a good thing, considering the 2-year normal warranty), so I guess I'll be playing on the PS3 a bit more while the cursed thing is taking it's repair trip...

Down: Xbox 360

Up: PS3 and PC gaming

:D

Monday, June 1, 2009

Movies: The Day My Brain Stood Still

Or: The Day The World Stood Still

This is one of the few movies that made Jennifer Connely look... well... "average". I guess that's the word I'm looking for. Usually she's hotter than a black leather seat in summer heat - now she just looked OK. I guess she's getting older too (which I don't mind, being an old fart myself now.)

Come to think of it: this movie's only reason for being seemed to be that it made both it's stars look old. Keanu Reeves looked like Matti Nykänen - someone who's passed his best days and had quite a few drinks while taking the ride.


As for the movie, I tried to like it but just felt that it was mediocre. Illogical at points and depressing in the end. And it even had the token minority representative who was actually cast in the "annoying kid that causes several thousand people to die because he delays the hero / heroine". Mostly I just felt that someone should shoot the kid in the head and let us out of our misery...

I guess I'd rate it 6/10.

God Father 2

First impressions: It's like jumping into a time machine and going back to the year 2005 and playing GTA.

It's "godfather-ish", I have to admit - but it's also butt ugly, has iffy controls and a fraction of the activity GTA IV, or even Saint's Row 2 have.

Not a bad game - just a bit bland.