Update on my gaming life! It's been too long since I last had an entry into this blog so let's roll!!
Well what has happened since I last blogged? Whole lot of games came out, notably the previously banned Alien Vs Predator (which is odd considering it gets released without any edits to the game) and HEAVY RAIN which attempts to take storytelling in video games to a whole new level (scuse the pun). First reviews say great things, is it another must have title for the PS3? Time will tell...
And what about me? Well in the span of a week I acquired Rock Band 2, the new Miles Edgeworth game and God of War Collection YEAH!!!! Although I still go back to Rock Band 1 due to 'maps' being on it haha yay! God of War Collection is God of War 1 and 2 on the same disc with a few graphical fixes here and there! It's God of War so there isn't much to complain about. AND MILES EDGEWORTH! Which really surprised me, they've definitely added some new stuff, like being able to control Miles Edgeworth and investigate your own crime scenes and stuff. Pretty wicked!
Friday, February 26, 2010
Thursday, February 11, 2010
I need a release
Over the past week...well it hasn't been the best of weeks thats for sure. School's being a bastard and since I attend school 5 days a week now, it feels like my life is centered around the idea of work, teachers and all the other stuff that is associated with school.
But wait! Before you think A Boy and His Blog: Adventures into Blogolonia has turned into a personal reflection site, recording the day to day activities of Jared Araniego and his subsequent moaning/joy and as a result really really long run on sentences that don't seem to go anywhere, no this is still a blog site that talks about games. Bear with me.
So going back to the first paragraph. It hasn't been the greatest of weeks, and more often than not I'd find myself on my bed just staring at the ceiling, thinking of what's happening. I needed relief, and no surprise, I turned on my PS3 and started playing Rock Band. Suddenly all the negative emotion had disappeared, if only for a few runs on 'Maps' on expert. I wasn't frustrated about school about anymore, I was in my own little bubble of concentration, trying to coordinate my hands and legs in a furore of smashing the drums while listening to the wonderful voice of Karen O. School didn't cross my mind, and that was a good thing.
So what am I getting at here? Well for one that games have the power to take you out of your worst moments and immerse you in a world where the only thing that matters is the game (assuming that the game is good). There is some sort of wonderful science behind it, several techniques game developers use to maximize immersion (can be read about in one of the previous issues of Hyper, Eleanor Eiffe has an excellent column called 'Games Wank').
But of course the last paragraph might just apply to me. I guess what I'm trying to get at is that whenever you, the fine reader, find yourself in a hole that makes you mope like the world's gonna end, do something you love to do. More often than not it'll take you out of whatever horrid moment you're in, and just take you into another world. I know it did for me.
But wait! Before you think A Boy and His Blog: Adventures into Blogolonia has turned into a personal reflection site, recording the day to day activities of Jared Araniego and his subsequent moaning/joy and as a result really really long run on sentences that don't seem to go anywhere, no this is still a blog site that talks about games. Bear with me.
So going back to the first paragraph. It hasn't been the greatest of weeks, and more often than not I'd find myself on my bed just staring at the ceiling, thinking of what's happening. I needed relief, and no surprise, I turned on my PS3 and started playing Rock Band. Suddenly all the negative emotion had disappeared, if only for a few runs on 'Maps' on expert. I wasn't frustrated about school about anymore, I was in my own little bubble of concentration, trying to coordinate my hands and legs in a furore of smashing the drums while listening to the wonderful voice of Karen O. School didn't cross my mind, and that was a good thing.
So what am I getting at here? Well for one that games have the power to take you out of your worst moments and immerse you in a world where the only thing that matters is the game (assuming that the game is good). There is some sort of wonderful science behind it, several techniques game developers use to maximize immersion (can be read about in one of the previous issues of Hyper, Eleanor Eiffe has an excellent column called 'Games Wank').
But of course the last paragraph might just apply to me. I guess what I'm trying to get at is that whenever you, the fine reader, find yourself in a hole that makes you mope like the world's gonna end, do something you love to do. More often than not it'll take you out of whatever horrid moment you're in, and just take you into another world. I know it did for me.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
A new Hyper Magazine makes my day so much better. Even if it's raining cats and dogs*, and my umbrella is more or less broken, the sight of that familiar font with a promise of an australian exclusive makes the day slightly less dreary. Dreary....
I also started playing Darksiders today. It is good. That is all that needs to be said.
*no cats and/or dogs were harmed in the making of this blog...or at least I think none were harmed.
I also started playing Darksiders today. It is good. That is all that needs to be said.
*no cats and/or dogs were harmed in the making of this blog...or at least I think none were harmed.
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