A look into the life and understanding of a gamer who has left his mother's basement

Saturday, October 8, 2011

A little of everything


Priorities:

3:30-5:30 (2)
minecraft


Virtually virtual:
I am already kind of tired of Dead Island. I like it, but it is certainly overrated. It is to repetitive, You are always on the run or fighting zombies, there is less of a survival feel and more of a tunnel shooter feel, gets old quick.

Minecraft on the other hand does not get old quick but even so... It's finally getting old. I just don't find building on my own very fun anymore. Iv'e built so many things and explored so far, I've seen the sights, I've made some sights, and if one more creeper ruins my creations I might explode myself. And multiplayer is lame because its chaotic and people build a bunch of random crap. Or they have made the world to civilized and "surviving" is no fun. The only time I find Minecraft fun now is when I am playing on my survival server with my friend Austin. I played a little bit today and had some fun being nomadic.

Iv'e made myself to expectant of BF3 and Old Republic and now they are the only games I want to play. I'm just killing time till then really. Minecraft 1.9 will hopefully come out soon so I can play that until BF3.


Thoughtful gab:
Today was nice because it had a little of everything. I watched TV with my wife and we... bonded, Then we went out on a picnic with my friend Jake and even got some dessert from the Mexican ice cream man. Then we came home and I played some games. Just had a little of everything.


Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Going out with a bang


Priorities:

3:00pm-5:00pm (2)
dead island

9:30pm-11:00pm (1.5)
minecraft

11:00-12:00 (1)
dead island

4.5 hours of games



Virtually virtual:
Dead Island is a little more extensive than I thought. There is a small level up bar, with no indication of it being so, and there are more areas of the game than I thought.


Thoughtful gab:
I can't believe its already have 22 submissions. It seems like just last week I started this blog. I've enjoyed writing near-daily and I hope there are a few people out there who have enjoyed reading it.

So excited for Old Republic and Battlefield 3. The end of this year will be going out with a bang!
I wont be playing much Minecraft after BF3 is released but the 1.9 update will probably be up by then. So Minecraft is going out with a bang too! Hopefully with no connection to creepers.


Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Dead Island review, MC poll results


Priorities:

10:00-11:00 (1)
dead island

1:00-3:00 (2)
dead island

6:00-9:00 (3)
dead island

6 hours of Dead Island


Virtually virtual:
Dead Island (on xbox 360) feels a lot like Fallout 3 but just zombies. You run around completing quests for people in a large free roam environment. Awesome graphics. I love the animations and how the zombies act and feel in the game. The combat is decent too, although you just mash the right trigger, it can be really awesome swinging a nailed baseball bat around in a fluid of cool moves. Unlike other games its not just the same swing over and over. As you continue swining the character goes from different, natural, angles, also depending on where on the zombie you are aiming.

Sometimes a small hoard of zombies rush your from essentially nowhere which is always intence, an awesome aspect.

All is not cookies and rainbows for this game though. I don't like how your stats are presented, or should I say I don't like the lack thereof. There is no simple/fast way to see your stats and notice your progress, sometimes your get xp without even realizing it and you seem to randomly level up. This doesn't keep me invested in doing quests for xp because its an next to invisible aspect of the game.

The map doesn't feel that big for what Iv'e seen so far. I havn't played the whole things and an area outside of my current map may be unlocked. But the map that you start with is not very big for a free roam game.

Things are confusing. There were next to no tutorials and I had to clumsily figure things out on my own. So an inexsperianced gamer would likely have a lot of trouble picking up this game.
There are a lot of issues I have with it so far that are really disappointing. I won't count it out quite yet and keep playing in hopes for improvement.


Thoughtful gab:
The Minecraft play style poll results are in. Not very many people did the poll but going off the results I did receive...

60% said they play both. Meaning they switch between playing creatively and surviving, or they meld them into one.

40% said they mostly play survival. Meaning they not only play the actual game mode, survival, but once in game they treat it like they are trying to survive. Typically you build a small base, gather basic resources, mine, explore, expand base, explore, expand territory by building other bases, mine, build big base or city and then enjoy it and start a new game.

Since the two highest voted play styles both have survival-style in them, the survival aspect seems to be the more popular in the game. The fact that you are thrust into a uncivilized world that you are forced to survive in, not only survive but thrive and build up your own utopia from nothing, is what makes Minecraft so gosh darn awesome.
Although I did not vote, I would fall into the 40%.


Monday, October 3, 2011

Dead Island


Priorities:
I fell asleep and watched TV and then came up with a plan to get a new game. I played the new game for a few hours, was busy, out, with the wife, then went to bed.


Virtually virtual:
small Dead Island review coming next post.


Thoughtful gab:
I love zombie games. Surprisingly enough I am just now hearing about this game called Dead Island which is supposed to be a really fun zombie RPG. Sounds awesome.
I have two problems though. I am already buying a monitor, BF3 and Old Republic collectors edition the end of this year, and don't really want to drop another 60 of our hard earned dollars for another game quite yet. Not sure if the wife would appreciate it and even if she didn't mind, I would somehow feel kind of bad considering she makes more money for us than I do.
The second problem is the same as the first but for a different reason. I am getting those other games so I will be playing a lot of them. I don't want Dead Island to gather dust while I'm playing those other games, and even more so, I don't want Dead Island to take priority over them. I want to get as much BF3 in before I get Old Republic so I can have played my $60 worth and so I can have a better rank to be sitting on, so if someone asks, I'm not some wimpy enlisted rank.
I really want the game though so I don't know what I will do.

-later-

With the help of my friend Jake, we both ended up getting it. He is playing the sword girl and I am playing the throwing knife guy.

The wife had some reservations about me getting another game but we talked it out. I still can't help feeling kind of bad that she works more than I do and I'm spending more than she is on extra things.
I guess that just goes back to one of my earlier blog posts though.


Sunday, October 2, 2011

Betas

Priorities:
Didn't keep track but Iv'e been playing a lot of the BF3 beta.

7:00-7:30
StarCraft 2

7:30-9:00
minecraft

then more Battlefield 3 beta


Virtually virtual:
My Battlefield craze is dying down a little bit. Due to the face I have few friends to play with and it is only one map. It's still great though and I look forward to the release. I'm currently at level 20.
To switch things up I played some StarCraft 2 with my friend, unfortunately he didn't want to play much.
Also waiting for Minecraft 1.9 update to come out so I can stat a new survival server. Should be fun.
I wonder when they will be done with the Minecraft beta and finally release the full version?
Ug I just wish BF3 was out so it could eat my time until Old Republic!!

I've noticed more glitches in the BF3 beta. When in the open park area I sometimes fall through the ground. Blank nothing beneath me and the world above me. Its weird and dumb because the only way I can seem to get out is suicide.