Halo: Combat Evolved (original)

I have got mah hands on a copy of Halo: Combat Evolved for Mac, which means I can now play it without the lag and poor graphics of my HP PC. I remember the days...blasting those darn aliens, flying banshees, the warthog run, all priceless memories back in 2001. But, how does it hold up today? There are many things that Halo did differently from other shooters back in the day. It was the first FPS not to make you holster your weapon before throwing a grenade or using a melee attack, vehicles in the middle of battle, large firefight fields and of course, no recoil or weapon bloom to speak of. Nowadays, a lot of the new and revolutionary things the first Halo game did are taken for granted in all modern FPS games. Personally, I'm not really considering the anniversary edition of the classic game, because I could just get my multiplayer fix on Reach and play the campaign on mah Mac, but we'll see how it goes.

The Amazing Spider-Man expectations.

The Amazing Spider-Man is a game coming out around the same time as the movie. Luckily, the game has already been in development for a while. This should hopefully back the movie tie in game trend as most movie games have to be released near the movie's release to rake in the green. Unfortunately, this deadline often means that the games can't be fully crafted and don't have all that much effort put into them because of limited time. Beenox has this time however begun work on the game and have decided (since the movie isn't out yet and the plot isn't detailed) to make it take place after the events of the movie so that an original story can be worked on and the game doesn't feel rushed. Although this is all well and good, there are many things about this game that I want to be done that weren't in the other Spider-Man games. Here is my list of things I want from the Amazing Spider-Man:


Realistic Graphics: No Spider-Man game has fully captured the feeling of a realistic Spider-Man. Spider-Man 2 was released on consoles that didn't have the power to do so and Spider-Man 3 was...ugh. Although the graphics for Shattered Dimensions were good, they weren't realistic. I just want to fully be able to imagine that the person on screen could be swinging around in a real New York and that he looked like he was a real character.
Physics: I want the web swinging to have some real weight behind it, like in Spider-Man 2 and Ultimate Spider-Man. No double jumps, so gravity defying mid-air combos (although ariel attacks should be included) and fall damage should make a return.
Rewarding Combat: The combat in Shattered Dimensions made each Spider-Man feel interesting to play, but now I want a really deep and fleshed out fighting system, as deep as the Rocksteady Batman games, if not deeper. Web should really be a part of the combat, not just the movement, it's his trademark, it should be Spidey's main weapon.
Camera: MAKE IT WORK!
Difficulty: I want this game to challenge me. Make me come out of each fight knowing that I beat them because I used my talents, not because I pressed some buttons.


That's what I want. Beenox. You know what to do.

Minecraft 1.0.0.... NOT BETA!

it finally happened. Full minecraft has arrived. (yes, i know im 4 days late. i had other things to worry about) anyway, Full minecraft features all the features from the beta versions. Inclusing all additions made in the pre-release 1.9 update. Basically, 1.0.0 is pre release 6 (for 1.9) with no bugs. The odd glitch, but no major bugs. Oh, and imn sure that all minecraft fans will be pleased to know that fences have been fixed. They are now NOT indestructible. Axes take them out quickly as they should.
Also, check this out. I know its late, but this is the minecon trailer- Featuring the YOGSCAST!

I...I don't believe it...

Finally! With no funding other than donations, they are finally doing it! Shows what fans can do if they try! Watch this. Just watch.

Dang...

I won't be able to use the internet till monday, so I'm going to do something I don't normally do. Put up a music video or two: 

The Doctors top 5 Kingdom hearts tunes #s 2 and 1

Im doing these two in the same post because they are equally awesome
Unbreakable chains- the final boss theme for Ven's story in BBS.
nuff said

Dirge of the 14th/Vector to the heavens
again, nuff said

The Doctor's top 5 kingdom hearts tunes #3

At number three, Forze Dell' Oscurita
a tune from BBS final mix, terfle. do you recognise the guy in the picture?

The doctors top 5 kingdom hearts tunes #4

right, number 4.
Sinister shadows
Its just you, your Keyblade and 1000 heartless. i know right, unfair. how are those heartless meant to stand a chance?

The Doctors top 5 Videogame music KINGDOM HEARTS EDITION! #5

well, it was bound to happen. As kingdom hearts has freaking awesom music, its only natural that i will give you all my top 5
At number 5: Vim and Vigor
There is no way in the world that you can dislike this.

its all over man!

well, the day of judgement has sadly arrived. Modern warfare three has been released. *SHUDDERS* to me, this marks the end of an era. the end of zombies. THE ONLY GOOD THING IN CALL OF DOODIE! mw3 may have survival, but its just not the same! so i'm making this post in memory of one of the best "minigames" i have ever played.
fare thee well, zombies. fare thee well...
a list of the good (and a few average) zombies maps
Nacht der untoten (the original)
Verruckt (the first dlc mappack for world at war)
Shi no Numa (... rather difficult but still fun)
Der Reise (my favourite map that i NEVER GOT TO PLAY ON A CONSOLE JUST ON IPOD!)
Kino der toten (dont ask me, ask the guy who got to round 115. NO JOKE!)
FIVE (hard. VERY DIFFICULT!)
dead ops (no. just no)
ascension (yes. just yes)
call of the dead (Celebrity map!)
shangri la (yeah... rather difficult)
Moon (IM_FREAKING_POSSIBLE! one of the most intense maps evah!)

Are we getting lazy?

As game developers, their job is to provide the players with a fun, fresh and interesting experience (apparently the COD devs never got the message) But recently, there is a trend of...copping out, shall we say? As I  said, Call of Duty will sell millions of copies, even if they don't change the gameplay (which they don't) This is becoming a common tactic these days. This franchise is so popular that no matter what we do, it will sell. Call of Duty and Assassin's Creed do this quite a lot. Another sign of laziness is unnecessary relaunches. Nintendo released all three original Mario games on the Wii, but in fact, they just re-released the same compilation package that they did on the SNES. Even the menu's had SNES buttons on it. Halo is re-releasing the same game they did in 2001 with the same single player as Combat Evolved and the same Multiplayer as Reach. Not very incentive. Re-releasing games can be a cool tactic, but if that becomes the normal selling point for game devs, we'll be in an industry where nothing moves forward at all and we'll be doing the same things we did 20 years ago.

Minecraft fans should watch this

I know very well of the broken music disc in 1.9 pre 2. but after having listened to it closely, people have heard, roughly, what the fleeing person says.
read the comments

Batman Arkham City Costumes gameplay

Arkham City is the best game of 2011 so far (not including Skyward Sword since it isn't out yet) and it has many alternate costumes...not many of which you can get at the moment. Wait until December when all the suits are released, but for now, here are the alternate suits in action:
Sinestreo Corp Batman
Batman Beyond
The Dark Knight Returns Batman
The Animated Series Batman
1970's Batman
Earth One Batman
Year One Batman
Sorry for using IGN, I know they suck...

DC Universe Online

A freaking AWESOME MMO is now free to play. Yes, that's right, DCUO is now free to play for PS3 and PC. If you aren't in the know, DCUO is a game where you make your own superhero (or villain) and exist in the world with other heroes and villains. Most will be those of other players, but you will also interact with iconics such as Batman, Superman, the Flash and Green Lantern. (These are the coolest DC heroes I could think of. But, that's not saying much. Batman is awesome but the rest of these guys are pretty dull. Well, compared to Marvel anyway...)
It is awesome, but didn't receive much attention or critical acclaim, so it is now free to play. Basically, play it! I will once I install bootcamp and all...
More info on DCUO later...

Halo: Combat Evolved. Then and now...

The Halo franchise has always been a great one (never mind ODST) because of the sheer effort put into each and every installment (never min ODST)
Halo has captivated fans through great gamplay, epic storytelling (never mind the ending of Halo 2) and eye popping visuals. Doubtless, the most memorable game in the series is of course: Halo Combat Evolved. It brought the dream of having a super cyborg alien kill lots and lots of other aliens with guns to life. Halo did some things to gaming which nobody had ever seen before and many have taken inspiration, or indeed fully copied from. The original is a lot of fun to play, no matter what time it may be, so bringing it forward into 2011 was an easy decision. Let's have a look at what Combat Evolved looked like back then, and then jump forward 10 years to what it looks like now.


Then:

Halo Combat Evolved on the XBox brought us a tale of alien warfare through space and a legendary ring that could end all life. You played as Master Chief, the last Spartan. When you get right down to it, Halo was about shooting your way through countless hoards of an Alien race. You fought them with weapons that had no bloom or kickback and some awesome vehicles like the warthog and the ghost. It added new features like health regeneration and gave us eargasms over the wonderful music. Halo also told a story like no other FPS game had ever done before. But the real appeal for Halo was indeed, the Multiplayer. Where do we start? Well, you picked a Spartan and fought it out on many match types spanning large maps. You had to search those maps for the wonderful power weapons and truly work as a team to win capture the flag. It brought gamers together like no other.


Now:

Combat Evolved Anniversary's single player is identical to that of the original's except for the new graphics. God, they're gorgeous. In fact, there is a button allowing you to change between old and new visual styles within a second. Funky. Aside from that, the game is exactly the same. Epic over powered pistol. Epic over powered rifle. Good times. The new features include a more fleshed out "firefight" game type and improved forge. The Multiplayer however, is exactly the same as that of Halo Reach, aside from the weapon bloom. That's right, there is no weapon bloom in Halo CE. Tell your friends.

Battlefield 3 vs Modern Warfare 3

This year, there have been so many stellar game releases with so many more to come. Ocarina of Time 3D, Arkham City, Skyward Sword, Super Mario 3D Land, Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Mario Kart 7, Uncharted 3, Gears 3 and Skyrim just to name a few.
Then, there come the games which, no matter what, the hype always sells, no matter what the quality. These games are (in my mind) Assassin's Creed: Revelations, Battlefield 3 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. (So many 3's...)
The big battle occurs between Battlefield and COD. Camping vs quickscoping. Jets vs dual scopes. As the Marvel Civil war once said: "Whose side are you on?"
Me, neither. Why are we waiting for them when Halo is just around the corner? Or better yet, why not go and play Arkham City? But, if I had to pick a side, it would have to be Battlefield. There have actually been improvements to the game, not just re-releasing the same thing over and over. In the new game, there are vehicles, destructible environments, maps that hold up to 64 players and warthogs...oh wait...

Anyway, MW3 is merely another cash in. There is nothing different at all from this title from the other Modern Warfare games, aside from the dual scopes. There, that's my opinion. Now can we please stop playing COD and go play some slayer?