Mass Effect 1 First Impressions

Well i have finaly got back to playing M.E 1
After all the excitment about Mass Effect 3 coming out i was very excited to start playing the first game in the series every one was raving about.

My first thoughts (and i am still very early on in the game) are that it is only so so .

let me first of all say: I rarly play rpg's. the last rpg i played was K.O.T.O.R 1 probably about 4-5 years ago. all i have been playing since are fps and the likes so thus is a new experience for me

 i compleatly understand i am not far enough into it to pass judgment on it yet. The whole squad combat is confusing and im dont entirely understand it. you have team mates who follow you but are i do not understand what happens when they run out of health. its not directly explained... what i have gathered is that when you kill all the enamies in the area they stand back up on minimal health.

The whole power/ abilities sort of thing just seems clunky. To use your powers you have to hold space which pauses the game and kind of takes you out of the moment.

im enjoying the rpg aspects and cant say im not enjoying the game but i was definantly expecting more from it.  I will keep playing as im interestred to see how it plays out. it kinda reminds me of Knights of the old republic.

what has anoyed me is the save points. Often (as i am still ajusting from my usual fps gaming style) i am dying and usualy in a fps you almost instantly respawn from your last checkpoint about 30 seconds earlier. In MA 1 often i would have a long distance to travle or a cutseen to watch before i got back to where i was before i died. That took alot of enjoyment out of my game

i have alot more MA 1 to play so i will keep you uptodate with how it goes. i have been very negative with what i have said here but i have still been enjoying it dispite my small problems with it. i am the type of person who will finish a game once i have started unless the game is truely woefull enough then i just ditch it asap.

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Over The Next Few Weeks...

I will be providing you with information on ...

 Dead space 3

Amnesia a machine for pigs

 Metro 2033

Realm of the Mad God

There will be trailers, reviews, first looks and more. 

We may also get information on how supernova a western australian pop culture convention goes and information from inside a closed beta so stay tuned and follow us with the button on the side bar ===>

Im excited so i hope you are

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Dead space 3 Details

Some awesome new screenshots have been leaked and give us a look at what the awesome people at viceral games are getting up to!

Head over to Rely on Horror to see the full gallery  what they think

http://www.relyonhorror.com/latest-news/first-images-of-dead-space-3-leaked/

I think the screen shots give us a great insite into some advancements and new things we may see in the dead space universe.

This shot hints at being able to use 2 weapons at once as it shows a character using something akin to a force gun at the same time as a SMG, I hope they add alot more functionality with out straying from the strategic dismemberment from the first game,

this one shows you will hopefully not be as alone as you have been in the previous 2 deadspaces. It hints at a range of things including a possible co-op mode. It also shows off a new location that looks to be a ice planet. most of the screenshots shows the characters in this icy place.

Now this is a interesting one and hints at actualy getting to fight non-necromorph enemy's.
Again it has the two characters on the ice planet. there is a new weapon the figur on the left is holding which has a different lazer patten and the idea that enemy's might shoot back :)

I was really pumped for deadspace 2 and it didn't really do every thing i hoped for. I know its Very early days atm but hopefully dead space 3 will not let me down

Edit :

more information has been releaced
check out the artical at rely on horror
http://www.relyonhorror.com/latest-news/dead-space-3-details-from-upcoming-game-informer/

i will do a full post on it later

and if you want to stay up to date with information about dead space 3 and other games then follow this blog
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What is coming ?

Joyduck and I are slogging through exams, he has 4 more and I have 2 more to do then we will have more time to post great stuff for you.

Some time this week I hope to have up a post on what i think the next amnesia game will be about that i hope will start getting you phyked for another terrorfying releace. Later on this year i will also be doing some tribes accent content for you and hopefully some Diablo 3

Good luck if you have exams or finals your battling
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Useful Software

On my epic journey through the internet I have discovered some free software that I hope will be useful for you :P

One of the most useful parts of windows 7 was the auto snap function letting you quickly snap windows to the side or full screen quickly.

The software is called Aqua snap and you can get it here :

http://www.nurgo-software.com/products/aquasnap

I run it from my thumb drive as part of my portable apps list and it is so useful when using OS’s other then win 7. it also adds some extra functionality, you can shake a window and it will become transparent and stay on top allowing you to work on that window but see what is underneath it.

If you have a win 7 computer but frequently have to use other OS’s then I would defiantly get it as part of portable apps.

Exams this week O.O

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Diablo 3

DIABLO 3 IS OUT !!!!

I will be getting a copy of it on the holidays from a amazing person.
shout out to atchoum for it

this is going to be my first diablo ! The holidays are a few months away and I have exams to do before I get to diablo time but it will be worth the wait.

I will have a remix of Korns narcissistic canable finished in the next few weeks so i will put it up here when its done. I am having lots of fun with it and i hope you like it.

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New art work :D

while i have tried to avoide homework i have been getting all arty
and have been putting my time into taking pictures and drawing instead of homework.

a rin inspired picture is one of the 4-5 pictures uploaded 2night

so if u have time check out my art at http://miskamaskedone.deviantart.com/
and if u like it coment or favourite it :D

Keep on being arty
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My tips on how to get up Really early

-the background(why am I doing this) about 3-4 days every school week I have to get up at 5:30 am to be able to do music practice and get to school in time for 7:45 rehearsals for a 9:00 start. Today is the first day back and wow the 5:30 really isn’t fun after getting used to going to bed at 2am and getting up at about 10 or 11 am. So these are my tips to get up , stay up and function early in the morning.

1 Get a alarm and set it: if you (like me and so many others) have a ipod get a ipod dock alarm thingy. As it is SOOOOOO  much easier to get up to your own music blaring then a stupid bleaping of a alarm. My recommendations is music that really gets you going and excited, for me that’s dubstep or happy techno. Before I used music my first reaction to hearing my alarm was to turn it off and roll over. Not so with music as I love the songs soo much I sit up and listen to the first song then get up and plug in my head phones so I can keep listening to it as I get breakfast.

2 have some one come and check on you. If you do switch off your alarm and fall asleep again ( or just accidentally fall asleep again (I have been guilty of both) then have some one who is able to check on you, just to make sure you have got up and if you have fallen asleep again to wake you up. As much as I love sleeping I still know I need to get up so its usually entirely unintentional(most of the time :D)

3 some peole talk about needing a hot cupa to get them up in the morning, others swear by energy drinks. Neither of them do any thing for me and the energy drinks just make me tired after about 20 mins. If your really struggling to get up early then go to bed earlier. There should be no need to have any drink or food as you should be able to manage without it.

4 my final tip is when you don’t have to get up early (eg weekends) then CATCH UP ON SLEEP!

If ur getting up at 5:30 on week days don’t get up if you don’t have to. Your body needs to rest so give it a chance.

The hardest part of getting up is actually getting vertical and out of bed, your not going to fall asleep at the kitchen table(don’t try it, its not comfortable or good for your back :p) once your up you will generally stay up as long as you keep moving you will be just fine.

Good luck

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More SH5 homecoming (+boobies)

Just a quick continuation of my SH 5 review. After finding a glitch causing a item to not appear I started again from the beginning and am now not so sure if it was a glitch or if I’m just a shit head( I may have just been stupid and not been able to find the item (but I did look up its location and checked there so ….))

I have been coming across some audio glitches where there is no, muffled or any number of other audio weirdness happening at times. I don’t think this would usually happen but is a result of a kinda shit copy ( you get what you payed for (especially when its free))

I have noticed some interesting things: there is no sense of urgency. In other games you are very directed, so at all times have objectives which you are directed to so you all ways know what you should be doing. Not so much in SH 5. You often are left to your own devices to explore and find your own way. This isn’t a bad thing but I find a sense of urgency adds to the game and helps with horror aspects.

The combat ( this may be another time where I’m just a shit head ) I quite like the combat, its smooth and very well done, but if you stuff up (which I do) and a monster gets into a combo it is very difficult to escape and you very quickly take a lot of damage, this can be quite frustrating, its probably just me sucking but hey.

Another thing I have noticed is my play style. In horror games I generally try to kill all enemy’s before I stop, look around and progress, collecting any items and such. This play style fits well in a game like dead space where the enemy’s are fast and specifically target you. This play style doesn’t work as well in SH5 as the monsters are slow and can be easily run around allowing you to conserve your ammo and health. I have been seeking out each enemy and killing them which has left me severely depleted in health and ammo. Tip: if it can be avoided then avoid it( duhh)

I am still really impressed by the graphics(look back at the boobies above and you will agree(hi def boobies :D ))  this Thursday another Res evil movie is on so I will give a review on that, also on the topic of reviews Nsharp8 has finished her reviews and will hopefully be giving them to me 2moro (or 2day as it is now 12:10 am) I also have some other people who may be writing reviews for me and I will give you more info if I have any guaranteed reviews coming.

2moro (or 2day) is mine and joyducks last day of freedom as yr 12 starts on Wednesday L

Major bummer, but  never fear as I will keep trying to pump out content.

Till then

Work hard and live life gaming

Cleftlipkid out

ps soz for all the doubble brackets.
pps fuck school.

my final thing is a song by one of my fav techo people: tune up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3QG_hG2TpU
its forever young. check it out

Resident evil apocalypse

Resident evil apocalypse

I stumbled across this movie while I was channel surfing so I missed the start, I actually have no idea how far in I was in so I can't give a perfect review but I can give it a go. From what I worked out the story starts with a infection caused by the umbrella corporation that have released the T Virus ( I think) causing a zombie out break

The main characters are(in order on the pic above) Alice (x3) who had been being tested on in the umbrella labs, Jill valentine, i cant remember the name of the next guy but he is cool. a reporter, a gangster sort of person and a one of Jill’s friends. When racoon city is put into quarantine and a nuclear strike ordered it’s a race to get out. On the way they are contacted by  a scientist

(this guy

who’s daughter is still trapped in the city, if they rescue her he will get them out. Lots of gunfire , and epicenes follow which includes the hero’s fighting the great beast called Nemesis( who is really bad ass :P ) kill lots of zombies and generally give umbrella a big headache.

NEMESIS  ( cue gunfire and growling)

he isnt a nice guy.......

I wont put in any plot spoilers  (even tho the movie is old) I quite enjoyed, its fun, epic and has tones of zombies. What’s not to love. I don’t think it’s a amazing film but its certainly very watchable and I enjoyed it quite a bit

if your looking for horror then i dont think this is the movie for you as it isnt really that scarry, but its still a very good actoin thriller type movie. If you have the chance to watch it i would take it.

i hope this review has been usefull

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Silent hill homecoming ( + some waffling )

Silent Hill 5 Homecoming.

I may ramble on or go into way to much detail

I picked this game up yesterday to give me something to compare SH3 to the newest game in the series and let me say I’m impressed

The story is intriguing, I am not that far in but I want to know more. I already know what happens as I have watched a walkthrough, but I still really want to experience it my self as its always more scary when you experience it.

The graphics are very impressive, some good screen shots remind me of high quality black ops shots. It looks great and play’s smoothly, the main character Alex at times can be mistaken for a real person the graphics are that good. Unfortunately I can't find any options in the main menu to change the quality and resolution. The only bugs I have is the map and the child’s drawings are really low def. I think it might just be my game as other play throughs I have seen do not have that problem. Its minor but it annoying as I can't see the words written on it or make out what the drawing is meant to be. On the other side I was very impressed at the model quality

(yeah its from ign, plz no hate)

It detail even goes to the point that when you pick up a item you can examine the item up close and rotate it. You can read serial numbers on items and first aid kits have specs of blood on them. this amount of detail is just extraordinary. The detail reminds me of the extreme detail in Amnesia the dark decent.

The game play is very fluid, I am most impressed with the gameplay. Every thing runs soo smoothly I have lots of praise for the gameplay. You have two stances: passive and aggressive( or what ever u want to call them.) in the passive stance you have your weapon by your side and can run around enemy’s but in the combat stance you have your weapon at the ready and lock on to the nearest enemy ready for you to unleash either a strong or weak attack. Weak attacks are quick, deal less damage(duhh) and can be chained together, strong attacks can be charged and can stun.

Using different combination against different enemy’s with the right weapon to begin a very quick brutal finishing move, for ferals(the monster dog things) the combo when holding the lead pipe results in a vicious animation of u shoving a pipe through the dogs head.

Wow …. I have gone into WAY too much detail….. wow…. Uhh

… um and I have sooo much more to say. I just have soo much fun writing these.

To stop you having to read a entire book on SH I will save the rest for the next post but….

Here are boobies to keep you satisfied till next time(btw boobies will appear in the next one to (something to look forward to ))

So here are the boobies

and now kids …. Don’t try doing this at home …..

Ps for all of you who like your boobies and your zombies here is some thing i happend apon while searching for silent hill stuff( i didn't click on the link, why does google search have to come up with things like this( check the url it says silent hill feral death in it )

http://media.photobucket.com/image/silent%20hill%20feral%20death/Dendle/5425_article.jpg

i dont recomend going there

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Pps i really wana continue writing this post

Silent hill 3 first impressoins and more

The first thing that struck me when I started up Sh3 was that there was absolutely no tutorial, I know this isn’t unheard of but I’m used to games that give you just the basics: WASD to move and how to attack. It was fairly standard but it’s still a little confusing.

The second thing that struck me was the camera angles and fixed camera. About 90% of my games on steam are first person games and 9 of the other 10 are third person with only about one some thing else. This is why the camera of sh3 confused me. For those of you who don’t know the camera is a loose 3^rd person camera with a fixed position camera at other times. It will follow your movements but if you turn around it will stay at the rotation it is unless you manually adjust it (just press tab and move the mouse ). This took me a bit of time to work out and found it made combat difficult and kindda down right annoying. The fixed camera is as if the camera is (fixed) locked in a position and doesn’t move, I also found this quite confusing

I guess im just too used to more modern games but the combat of sh3 really felt weird. After playing lots of games where combat is meant to occur and is easy to do to the combat of sh3. Due to the camera and the lack of a health bar on screen it was difficult to know how low health I was with out moving to my inventory.

From the videos of game play I have seen people generally try to avoid combat unless they have to, I generally try to seek out my enemy’s and kill them as knowing they are dead makes me feel a lot safer.

I guess the most important thing about the silent hill games is the story so I might restart on easy just so I can experience the story with out the frustration of the gameplay. Even though I have been quite critical I still am defiantly going to keep playing.  Originaly I picked up the Silent hill franchise as I I realised that as a survival horror fan I hadn’t ventured into one of the biggest survival horror franchises out there.

More SH stuff coming soon as I am also installing SH5 right now, from the vids I have seen it looks closer to the games im used to then SH3.

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Apology’s and some quick dawn of war stuff

My lack of posts has been due to personal problems and a lack of time due to said problems, I am going away camping this Friday ( Friday the 23 ) for 2-3 weeks so will be unable to post,

In gaming related stuff I have been playing dawn of war and half life 2 ep 1 mostly. According to my steam stats I have played about 80 hours of dawn of war 2 retribution last stand. Some of this I have to confess is because of me leaving my game running over night. But I have played most of that time and enjoyed it a lot.

I have got my hive tyrant up to lvl 19 and am waiting for the evolution command item so my minions will be a hell of a lot more kick ass and the High toxicity venom gun actually is useful(or will it never be useful ?). I have just got my mekboy the Uge Bomb wargear and Really Really like it. It’s a explosive device that the mekboy sets up on the ground, this takes the same time to cap a point. Once its set up it can be set off by clicking on it for a Huge explosion and massive damage (explosions are one of the reasons I LOVE  mekboy)

In music news if you are into heavy metal then check out cradle of filth

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Moa SteamPunk Epicness

Heya internet.

After the amount of interest my first steampunk post generated I decided to have a bit more of a look for what is actually out there.

One very useful site for people who are interested in getting into steampunky stuff is

http://steamfashion.livejournal.com/

it gives lots of information for those of us not in the know about what steampunk is, about the different fashions, history and more. It certainly helped me understand better.

If it’s the literature and stories that interest you then there’s stuff for you as well

There is a amazing series called leviathan trilogy of which I have read two out of three. They are really good books and I highly recommend them.

You can find some information at the authors site : http://scottwesterfeld.com/books/leviathan/

If you have the chance to read them I would as they are the best books I have read in a while.

Moving on to my next point book one of the leviathan series made it to 7^th place on the top 25 steampunk books list here: http://vilutheril.com/2011/09/05/top-20-steampunk-books-an-introduction-to-the-genre/

It gives a basic plot summary and some other information about each one so it is a good place to go if you are craving some more great stories then that site is a must see.

Artists: there is some stuff here for you. There are many sites out there with steampunk artwork and directions of how to draw steampunk characters, machinery and more.

I didn’t have time to find many links for you people but I will for the next steampunk based post.

http://www.crabfu.com/steamtoys/diy_steampunk/

this one has some step by step images for how to draw a machine.

Finally, for all you gamers, if most of you haven’t heard BioShock Infinite

Here is some pics of what it will look like.

For more check out the site: www.bioshockinfinite.com

And marvel at awesomeness. It is one I am really excited for.

Any how folks

I hope you have enjoyed and found this steampunk packed post useful

Now remember: Steam burns

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Dead Frontier

I stumbled across this in browser  zombie MMO RPG i think via a face book add, and am pleasantly surprised( considering face book adds are shit!)
You start off by selecting your characters looks, gender and profession, each profession has advantages and disadvantages. The athlete has greater stamina so can run for longer, the soldier has higher weapons skills and starts with a SMG, the fireman have a high immunity to fire and starts with a axe. stuff like that. I chose a police man which gave me higher shot gun skills and pistol training and meant i started with a shotgun.
Once you finish your character creation you start in the outpost. Which is a screen from were you can deposit money, get new equipment and  other such things. You can also head out into the city were the real fun starts.
When you head out into the city the game play is similar to some thing like dead nation or alien swarm. A basic top down shooter.
as seen here

 In game if you want to open your map( you also have a mini map in the corner of your screen)  or inventory rather then just making you invaulrable or letting the zombies kill you as you stand there you have 10 seconds between you pressing the open button and it actually opening so you can’t just use it if your being mobbed by zombies. Once its open tho your character is set to AFK and is invaulrable while the menu is open.
There are many different types of zombies in the game ( most I haven’t met yet ) but the one I had trouble with was a flaming zombie. As I am a very low level at the moment( and maybe because I only played it yesterday) I don’t yet have the money to buy any guns that can take it down. Basically it is a fast zombie that is on fire, supposedly for some reason the fire causes the virus to repair damaged cells ( according 2 the wikia) so with my limited ammo and crappy guns I generally try to avoid places with it.
 From what little I have played of the game it seems interesting. I will keep playing for a bit and see but I simply must explore some more of the Huge map( seriously it is BIG). it is here http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110127194405/deadfrontier/images/6/6c/Krnellmap.png
Check it out here : deadfrontier.com

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Blood harvest bitches

The lovey people of the L4D2 team have continued to releace the l4d maps in L4D2. blood harvest is the latest map to get the make over and is fun just like the others
i just love valve for doing this
any way guys remember
live ur live
live life gaming
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