Dec 28 2012

The games of 2012

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Not much left of 2012! Who knew we would get here, seeing as the world ended seven days ago. Hahaha, mmm! Yeah! Well, for me 2012 has been a year of disappointing games. Or rather perhaps not disappointing games, but rather lack of games that has made me really excited. And of course this list is only for game that came out this year in America or Europe, I’ve played a few older games this year too. But I won’t list them here. If you want too see them, check out my “Games I’ve beaten” section. Oh, and I will only be posting two games in each categories. Mostly since there haven’t been so many good games for me this year.

THE GOOD/SURPRISES

Tales of Graces f

A game I waited a long time for and probably is my favorite game of the whole year, it didn’t disappoint me the slightest. I am even on my second round of the game right now and I’m a person who rarely replays RPGs, so for me that’s saying a whole lot of how much I like the game. And its even more fun now, since I understand its system much more now than the first playthrough.

Lollipop Chainsaw

Hilarious, Sexy, Funny, Humor, Movie references, Great Soundtrack, Zombies, Cheerleaders, Black Magic, Badass, Music styles, Parodies, Juliet, Lollipops, Pervy I could probably think of more fitting “tags” to post about this game. I really, really enjoyed it. Play it if you get the chance and like these kinds of games.

 

THE BAD/DISAPPOINTMENTS

Darksiders II

The sequel to one of the best games I played 2010, so of course I was hyped. But boy, did I get slapped in the face. Death as a character is cool and I love his voice, so awesome and really fitting. But the world is boring, large and filled with empty space. The bosses in the game had no charm what so ever, at least in Darksiders 1 they had dialogue and felt like characters. In DS2 they just feel like bigger tougher monsters, that are in no way special. I think there are two-three exceptions. I do like the loot system and the ability to change costume, but those are a few pluses short. No, sir. This is a big disappointment for me.

Gravity Rush

People are probably going to dislike me for this… It was not a bad game, it was just disappointing. Since everyone was hyping this to be some damn super great game. I enjoyed it somewhat, and Cat was an okay character. I’d like to see more of here, but I can’t say I enjoyed the came all that much. Sadly. =/

All in all, I have finished 19 games through this year. And it seems like there won’t be much time left to finish anything else. And why hurry? I’ll take my time and enjoy my games in my own pace. Happy new year everyone. Take care and let’s hope 2013 will be a kickass year, for games!

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Dec 04 2012

Games I’m looking forward to in 2013

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And so it’s time for my games I’m looking forward to list again! This time its for the known games of 2012 that I’ll be writing about. But of course, it the world now ends in a few days who cares about stuff like this!?! Well there are quite a few games next year that I am looking forward to and these are only games that are confirmed to be released next year. I’m sure I could expand this list otherwise, but for now some of my most anticipated games for 2013 will have to do. The games are in no special order, I wrote them down in the order I remembered them. But of course some games are more anticipated than others.

Tales of Xillia
– Well, since I’ve made a couple of threads about this game before. I think I’ve said everything I wanted to say. Now give me the game!! =)

Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch:
– Hehe, guess I’ve talked a bit about this title too. Really looking forward to see how Level 5’s game will play, I will not touch the demo that releases on the US PSN later tonight or the EU demo who releases tomorrow. I want a whole fresh experience.

Metal Gear Rising: Revengence
– I am not a Metal Gear fan, not in the slightest. I have enjoyed some of the games, but not so much as I could call myself a fan. Well, not anymore at least! But I’m interested in Rising mainly because of what I’ve seen so far looks kickass and fun to play. And then again it’s made by Platinum Games and even if you don’t like their games, they do know how to make ass kicking games! I will try the demo that comes out later this month on PSN and from that we’ll see if this game still interests me.

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2
– While I was disappointed by the original game, I still loved the story. And the game in itself had potential, that’s why I am looking forward to LoS2. I hope this game will have more environments that gives me the feel of a Castlevania game. Either way, there are a bunch of reasons too why I am looking forward to this game. It might change after I see a gameplay trailer, who knows?
But for know, I want this game. I really hope it turns out great, or at least good.

Deadpool
– BANG! BANG! BANG! PEW! PEW! I just love Deadpool, I read up on some of the comic a while back. And I am very hyped for this game, made by the people who gave us Transformers War of Cybertron and Fall of Cybertron. Which in my opinion are pretty okay games. So I can’t wait to see how they will treat old Deadpool here. Hopefully it will be awesome and full of fourth wall breaking jokes.

Tomb Raider
– I’m not a fan of the Tomb Raider series, not that they are bad or whatnot. It’s just that I’ve never fallen for them, but this whole new reboot is really speaking too me. Everything I’ve seen so far looks really nice! And I just love Lara’s new design, she looks really good. The game looks like it will follow more in Uncharted’s style, which might be a bit ironic since Uncharted might have been influenced by Tomb Raider from the beginning. Ah, well. Full circle an all that. Either way, this game is on my radar. Sooner or later I will play it. I really like the dark gritty feeling this game has and it feels a bit scary at time.

The Last of Us
– Holy shit! I was about to forget this title! How the hell could I!?! Since Uncharted 3 was a disappointment to me and I loved Uncharted 2 a whole lot, I’m very interested in what the Uncharted 2 team has been working on. A different kind of zombie/survival horror game, that seems like it really can creep up to ya! I try to keep away from all new info on the game, since I want to know as little as possible about this game.

Those are all the games, I can come up with right now. But those are probably some of my most anticipated games for 2013. So I hope they’ll turn out good.

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Apr 22 2012

Some PS3 games I want #2

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I thought it was time for another post about which games I’m currently looking forward too. There is a few this year and who knows? The list might grow even more after E3, we’ll just have to wait and see about that.

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
Being the sequel to one of my favorite games of 2010 and a sequel to the best Transformers game out there, getting Fall of Cybertron is a no brainer for me. With added melee attacks and added Grimlock. This game is looking pretty goddamn sweet. And the addition of the other Dinobots and Combiners in the form of Bruticus, this game is likely to be much better than War for Cybertron.

Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny
This game has been out for a while in the US, but for us in Europe we will soon get it. And I’ve been interested in the game, I like it’s style. So I am gonna give this game a chance.

Darksiders II
2010 was a great year for games IMO and Darksiders was one of the best of the year. It was mix of God of War and Zelda and I loved it and Darksiders II is going to be bigger and have more stuff. And you’ll be playing as Death this time, for those of you who don’t know Darksiders are about the Four horsemen of Apocalypse. And the first game stared War. I hope DSII will continue in that Zelda style, in August we’ll know if it was worth the wait for the game.

Epic Mickey The Power of Two
I never got a chance to play the first game, but I was always interested in it. But it seems like a lot of people hated the game sadly, but know the sequel will be released just about all platforms. They are adding voice overs to the game, the game will include musical segments just like old Disney cartoons. So I am interested, this will be the game I’ll take a chance on this year, hope it’s not money thrown out the window.

The Last of Us
From the team that gave us Uncharted 2! It looks like it will be an great “zombie” game. The environments in the game looks somewhat beautiful and creepy. I have faith in what that team does and I am hoping they’ll be able to give me a scare or two…

Runners up!
Lollipop Chainsaw
This game just looks insane and sounds insane too, if you should judge the trailers. I am fascinated, it has a bit of my humor in the game. And it looks like it could be fun, we’ll see when it’s cheap.

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May 08 2011

Some Playstation 3 games I want

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2011 seems to be a good year for games, a lot of big squeals are coming out. And of course being a Playstation 3 owner that I am, I have a few treats to look forward to. Games like Infamous 2, Uncharted 3 and Batman Arkham City (also on PC & X360). I’m a bit sad to say that I’ve only kept eyes on the Playstation 3 games, well since its the only console I have right now. I think that’s pretty understandable, I just wanted to make it clear to people I’m in no way a fanboy. I like all consoles they each have something to bring to the table, but right now I’m mainly focused on Playstation 3. So sadly, I have no idea what’s coming to the other consoles.
2011 in all seems to be a pretty big gaming year Nintendo 3DS has been released, the squeal to Nintendo DS. And Sony’s “NGP” (PSP2) might also see a release this year.
And then there are rumors about Nintendo showing their newest stationary console on this years E3, can’t wait to see all the goodness that will be shown this year. Well here is a little list of games I’m looking forward to this year. Well here is my list of some of the games I’m really looking forward to, they are in no particular oder. I wrote them down as I remembered them. So tell me, what games are you looking forward to?

Batman Arkham City
The sequel to one of the best games in 2009 is of course on this list! Anything else would be a goddamn shame! The world in the game seems to have expanded a whole lot. From being in Arkham Asylum in the first game, to run around in Gotham City. Or rather Arkham City that it has been renamed too. The whole city has become a prison, which Hugo Strange seems to govern with an iron fist. I want this game, I want this game now! I have complete faith in Rocksteady and can’t wait for them to give me my next Batman kick!

Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten
The Disgaea series is about the only SRPG that I really like. Thanks to my friend Kntheking who introduced me too the series and since then, I’ve just keep on liking it more. The fourth game has new HD sprites, which looks really tasty. I’m hoping for the same kind of wonky humor I’ve come to love and expect from this series. It will be released sometime in September is nothing changes and I’m hoping it don’t. So in September its time for some crazy ass leveling again/grinding again!!

Infamous 2
I really liked the first one, it took some time for me to get into it. But once I was there I was caught. I loved running around in Empire City and frying people with my electrical powers! Whahaha! Sure, I helped people too. But it was a fun game and the sequel seems to be more of the same. But hopefully there is more variation, guess I’ll know next month. And boy! I’m having a hard time waiting!

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Dec 31 2010

Goodbye 2010

Livet , 6 kommentarer

2010 has been a pretty good year, its had its ups and downs. But its mostly been a really good year, not a very good gaming year. For me then, I’ve mostly had disappointments when it comes to games. A shame, but thankfully 2011 looks way better for me in terms of games. So I’m hoping 2011 will be a really will be a good gaming year and a good year all around.
I’ve also counted the views on my site since January 2010 and I counted the views last night to 11181. That’s a lot of views! But it feels really nice man. And with this post I’ve made 98 posts this year. I also have some other stuff planned for next year a new project I’m gonna give a go. I’m just hoping there will be time and energy to spend on it, but we’ll see.
Have a great last day of 2010 and happy new year to you all!

GAMES OF 2010
The games I list here doesn’t necessarily have been released this year, but are games I’ve played this year.

GOOD: Darksiders, 3D Dot Game Heroes, Infamous, Heavy Rain.
SURPRISE: Nier, Transformers War For Cybertron.
LETDOWN: Final Fantasy XIII, Atelier Rorona, Castlevania Lords of Shadow.

GAMES I WANT IN 2011
Some games I’m really looking forward to in 2011. And Hopefully I’ll get them all

Uncharted 3, Batman Arkham City, Disgaea 3, Ar Tonelico Quga, Hyperdemenson Neptunia,
ICO/SOTC Collection, White Knight Chronicles 2.

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Dec 27 2010

It’s meme time again! 2010 edition

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2010 is coming to an end! And I thought it was time to do the meme list thing again!
Hey! Why not? Its not like I have to many traditions so might as well keep this one alive at least. Here are the two previous lists I’ve made 2008 meme list and 2009 meme list.

01 What did you do in 2010 that you’d never done before?
Sadly I can’t think of anything. But I at least there is one thing.

02 Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I still don’t make a new year’s resolutions. No, I will not make anyone next year either.

03 Did anyone close to you give birth?
Nope!

04 Did anyone close to you die?
Luckily no.

05 What countries did you visit?
None.

06 What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
Money, money, money. (Deja Vú?)

07 What date from 2010 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
September 1st! Its the date when I finally could move into my own apartment. Out of my parents house and finally start living my own life. Sadly there where a lot of crap that happened, so it was bittersweet. But mostly it turned out good.

08 What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Look above!

09 What was your biggest failure?
This year, I really can’t say there where any big failures. Surprisingly.

10 Did you suffer illness or injury?
Nope, nothing.

11 What was the best thing you bought?
My HDTV, but then again I didn’t buy it on my own.

12 Whose behavior merited celebration?
None, of what I can remember.

13 Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Hmm… No ones?.

14 Where did most of your money go?
I feel like a broken record? What money!? Show me the money!! =(

15 What did you get really, really, really excited about?
My own apartment and my job! :D

16 What song will always remind you of 2010?
–

17 Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) Happier or sadder? Much happier
b) Thinner or fatter? I’ve lost weight! YES!.
c) Richer or poorer? A little bit better, but mostly still same poor bloke.

18 What do you wish you’d done more of?
Exercising! But I’m getting there!

19 What do you wish you’d done less of?
Candy, but it has been better since last year. And hopefully next year it will end.

20 How will you be spending Christmas?
With my family as always.

21 How will you be spending New Years?
With two close friends, ZX-Omega, Amadeus and hopefully Elden. I’ll have to see if more show up.

22 Did you fall in love in 2010?
Not in a person, but with many people. I do love the people at work, they have all been so awesome to me.
But nothing more than that, I think I can’t fall in love.

23 How many one-night stands?
Still none. -.-

24 What was your favorite TV program?
Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, Transformers Prime.

25 Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
Actually, I do have life and people a little less now… Surprising?

26 What was the best book you read?
Transformers Exodus, its the only book I read this year. But damn, I had a hard time putting it down.

27 What was your greatest musical discovery?
None this year sadly. Even if the music in the anime Panty & Stocking With Garterbelt was great!
I think that’s the closest I come this year.

28 What did you want and get?
Not much. Perhaps Uncharted 2 & Batman Arkham Asylum.

29 What was your favorite film of this year?
Hard to say.

30 What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 27 and there was nothing in particular that happened. But since I live in my own place now, a lot of friends I haven’t seen in a while came over.

31 What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
If I could have skipped mid June to September, this year would have rocked!

32 How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2010?
I still have no fashion sense! Didn’t I tell you to stop talking to me last year!?

33 What kept you sane?
Sane? Oh, you! :D

34 Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
–

35 What political issue stirred you the most?
None. I find Politics so damn boring!

36 Who did you miss?
Same as always the friends I don’t get so see very often.

37 Who was the best new person you met?
I’ve met a bunch of new people! I can’t possibly write them all here! But everyone at work.
They have all been awesome! So damn awesome! Thank you all!

38 Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2010.
That I shall stop hoping for stuff, since something always comes in the way and stops my plans.

39 Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
Can’t think of one right now…

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Feb 13 2010

Anime of 2010

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I’ve watch a lot animes in my time. So much that I’ve tried to put together a list of everything I’ve seen, I’ve stopped seeing and want I want to see.
You can find this list at MyAnimeList (MAL), you’ll also find a link to the list under
“MY LINKS” in the top menu. A whooping amount of over 250 anime-shows and movies have I watched. And there is just more to come. I’ve been watching anime for
over 15 years now, so its natural that I’ve gone through a few shows.

Here are the anime shows of Spring 2010 that interests me. Not sure I’ll be following them all from beginning to end, but I’m going to give them each a fair chance. Some if not all titles here has links leading to Anime News Network, where you can get more info on the series in question. There are more shows I want to see, but these are the ones at the top.

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