Ok, why is it that the PS3 always seems to get the short end of the stick?

Seems like the choice of  getting Skyrim for the PS3 was the least favorable one.

Why? It is starting to look like it's the platform where the "big saves bug" will most likely drop your frame rates or freeze your game. Oh, and speaking of freezing, the game has frozen / crashed on me on at least three occasions - so save often.

The game also looks crappiest on the PS3, I believe. Though neither of the console versions can hold a candle to the PC one - especially after you download a couple of "hi-res texture" mods for it.

I know I should've got the PC version - it's a Bethesda game after all and Oblivion was in the exact same situation even though the PC hardware was the underdog in 2007.

As for other games, every time there's a comparison, the Xbox 360 seems to come out as a winner - even though the PS3 is supposed to have superior hardware. How does, exactly, the superior processor, etc help you if you're memory limited and most of your games aren't even anti-aliased like the competitor's?

Don't get me wrong; owning all the current gen consoles, I would love to, well... "love" the PS3, but real world experiences make it harder and harder. I would especially love to prefer the PS3 for multiplayer titles, where paying for the actual game is enough and you don't have to pay the console manufacturer monthly for playing online. ;P

So come on PS3 developers, get your freaking act together and release less buggy games even though you're only doing a conversion (most dev studios seem to target the 360 as their main system, if not the PC). Sheesh!

Play-Asia - buy for $60 with PayPal before year's end and receive a $6 off coupon.

Here: Grab a US$ 6 off US$ 60 Limited Coupon!

Might be nice if you're a frequent customer. ;)


Oh, and Skyrim is still very nice. Level 20 and going strong - have left the main quest line nearly untouched and just played the side quests that go on, and on, and on and...

Skyrim!

Finally got to play Skyrim last sunday (got it since the release day) and all I can say is that it's good, good, RPing, slashing & hacking, sneaking & spellcasting good.

Yes, it's basically Oblivion V2.0 and the console versions are really starting to show the age of the current consoles vs the PC that nowadays has 4+GBs of memory and 1+GBs of dedicated video memory - where it really, and I mean REALLY, shows is the texture resolution.

Looking at the screenshots I'm left feeling I should've gotten Skyrim for the PC instead of the PS3.

Then again, I like sitting in the living room and playing with the wireless controller (which I could do if I dragged the huge PC there and set up the controller with some crazy software, no thanks ;) ).

Yakuza 4 & L.A.Noire sale

Update:

L.A. Noire for the Xbox 360 is sale for $19,90 + p&p.


And Yakuza 4 is still on sale:
Yakuza 4 (PS3) is on sale at Play-Asia for $17.90 + p&p... ;)

Deus Ex: Finished

Gotta say that it's one hell of a game, Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

Made very much in the spirit of the original Deus Ex and repeats no mistakes from the sequel.

Very good, a 9.5 out of 10.

Has it been a month and a half already since last update? Damn...

Sorry about that.

I've been too busy playing Deus Ex: Human Revolution (damn good, so good it wipes the second Deus Ex from your mind and brings back the warm feeling from the first, classic one).

Oh, and the damn Rise of Isengard expansion for Lord of the Rings Online. Blah... ;P


Oh, and I did try (briefly) the new Call of Juarez game ("The Cartel"). You know, the one that's based in our time and tries a lot to be like GTA, but succeeds mostly in being like Kane & Lynch 2?

What an god-awful screw-up of a good intellectual property and two good western games... ;P


Oh, while we're on "everything" -subject here; if you like independent fantasy/suspense/whatever films - rent / buy "Trollhunter". It's a Norwegian film that's surely going to get a watered-down Hollywood version later on, but it's refreshingly new. And the Norwegian nature is really beautiful (well, except for all those damn big trolls :D ).

Vacation's over...

... well it's been over for two weeks but little to no gaming (of new games, at least; some Darksiders and Riddick there).

I did try From Dust (on the PC); it's a nifty little god game with raise/lower earth/water (or lava ;) ). Very "Populous for the 2010s" -kinda thing. Recommended.

Oh, and Conan, the MMOG game, went free this summer. I still can't get myself to play that one. It just seems there's nothing much to do and lots of running around to find even that little thing to do. I had a two month subscription and probably logged in four times. Good thing the pre-paid card cost me less than 5 euros... ;)

PA Weekly Special

Operation Flashpoint: Red River (PS3) $18,90

The third installment in the Flashpoint saga isn't half bad - way better than the second one (Dragon Rising). At that price it's a must-have for any wargame fan. ;)

Cheap games for the summer.

PA has some offers going, so if you lack some gaming for the summer (or are allergic to the sun or something) check these out:

Xbox 360 (region free versions):
Where the Wild Things Are $9,99
Dante's Inferno $19,90
Legend of Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole $12,50
Tropico 3 $14,90
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (Platinum version) $17.90
Project Sylpheed: Arc of Deception $9,90

PS 3 (always region free):
3D Dot Game Heroes $18,50
Fallout: New Vegas $17,90
Katamari Forever $19,90


PC (region, what region?):
Red Faction: Guerrilla $3,99
The newly released Dungeons & Dragons: Daggerdale $19,90
Dynasty Warriors 6 $7,90

June update; Witcher 2, L.A. Noire and other stuff...

Been a tad busy building a three by five meter storage shed in the back yard, so very little gaming going on.

I have tried Witcher 2: The Assassins of Kings though; very nice box with a coin, map, cutout characters, etc. And incredibly unforgiving combat system with no clue as to when a particular mission is suitable to your character's level or skills. Very nice graphics, aside from the occasional uncanny facial animation...

And L.A. Noire; I really don't understand what all the fuss is about. The game has been in development since 2006, and it shows in lots of places as crappy low res textures, low polygon houses, etc. And the cases? Might as well call it "serial woman slaying investigator, the game". I mean, how many laid out naked, strangled and assaulted women you have to put in cases in a row? Five? Enough? Get repetitive at all? Sheesh...

Don't get me wrong, the voice acting and the motion capture are top notch, and I actually recognized many of the actors from their faces ("Hey, it's the cop guy from heroes!") - and it's not a bad game. I just get the feeling I'm being led through my nose towards an ending I have very little power to affect... ;P