Well... Sort of... This is just a trailer for the new video series coming soon to the site. It's a Let's Play of the greatest game ever. And this will be the greatest Let's Play ever.
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What We're Playing: Uncharted
Recently I bought the Uncharted dual pack with Uncharted #1&2 and so far I must say, this game is like Tomb Raider reloaded and with an attractive man as your main character. I'm only on level five, and I've alread discovered Sir Francis Drake's mock coffin, a temple that held a gigantic gold statue, a ship that contained a map with the road to El Dorado, and jumped out of a plane that was on fire. Whats next? I partake in hardcore parkour while carrying an injured African Child I just saved from a burning village while looking for a lost treasure buried in Africa? At this rate it should be. Although this game is really lacking in the graphic's area (well I am only on Drake's Fortune which was released in 2007 so I guess it's really nice for it's time) so I suspect 2 and 3 will be a lot better graphics wise.
Regardless, the plot is really interesting and the game play is fantastic especially if you like a little shooting mixed with adventure. Not to mention it's really engaging and well worth the praise it gets. All in all, it's very worth the money spent. A little piece of advice, if you're going to just start playing to get ready for #3, I would suggest you buy the dual pack at GameStop. You get #1 and #2 for about $35.00! Way better than paying $40.00+ for them separately. Then you can save money to buy #3!
Breaking Out The Big Guns: MW3 (Big Spoilers Ahead)
So let's talk about something thats been on everyone's minds for the past week and that is:
You got that right, this week's Big Gun game is CoD: MW3.
Modern Warfare 3 came out this past Tuesday, or 12:00 AM for you hardcore gamers like myself, and it's been the subject of mixed reviews. Let's get this off with my personal account. Modern Warfare is easily my favorite branch of the CoD franchise. To me, the plot was amazing. Nothing get's better than a good ol' fashioned battle between the Russians and good old Amuurica! The graphics in this game are just visually stunning. And seeing as I'm a girl, Soap (R.I.P my sweet prince) wasn't too bad to look at either. So back on track, MW3 starts off exactly where MW2 leaves off. You're transporting a very injured Soap to a location that Nikolai knows about. Price is still on the trail of Makarov and he's picked a new friend, Yuri, a man who "hates Makarov more than I do". The best part of MW3 was that they brought in all the elements that I loved from MW2, the traveling to different parts of the world, bringing in national landmarks, the lovable characters, everything. (Although, the scene where the little girl gets blown up is a little much.) Regardless, I think it was well worth my money, but then again, I'm very biased and still very ticked off that they killed Ghost off in MW2 and now I'm even more pissed that they killed off the love of my video game life, John McTavish, aka Soap.
Moving on to the non-biased opinion, this game ultimately had it's flaws. First off, did anyone think that #3 was really short? I got through it in a day and a half and it really seemed a lot shorter than #2. With the two amazing companies, Activision and Infinity Ward hating each other, I feel like they tried to get through it as fast as they possibly could like when you have to work with someone you hate at school on a project and you rush through and it doesn't turn out as good as it could. Which I don't understand considering Treyarch and Activision liked each other, but BlackOps still sucked. (Too soon? Oh, get over it, BlackOps was terrible)
Another issue with MW3 was that it was a repeat of MW2. I can see how you would think that, but what more can you really do? Considering they launched a World War, I thought they could have done so much more. And they did have similar missions, like starting out underwater (Mission in France vs the oil rig in MW2). Even one of the online maps is almost identical to one in MW2. Overall, that is a letdown, but the ending, everyone has to agree, is amazing and I feel is one of the redeeming qualities of the cons here.
You got that right, this week's Big Gun game is CoD: MW3.
Modern Warfare 3 came out this past Tuesday, or 12:00 AM for you hardcore gamers like myself, and it's been the subject of mixed reviews. Let's get this off with my personal account. Modern Warfare is easily my favorite branch of the CoD franchise. To me, the plot was amazing. Nothing get's better than a good ol' fashioned battle between the Russians and good old Amuurica! The graphics in this game are just visually stunning. And seeing as I'm a girl, Soap (R.I.P my sweet prince) wasn't too bad to look at either. So back on track, MW3 starts off exactly where MW2 leaves off. You're transporting a very injured Soap to a location that Nikolai knows about. Price is still on the trail of Makarov and he's picked a new friend, Yuri, a man who "hates Makarov more than I do". The best part of MW3 was that they brought in all the elements that I loved from MW2, the traveling to different parts of the world, bringing in national landmarks, the lovable characters, everything. (Although, the scene where the little girl gets blown up is a little much.) Regardless, I think it was well worth my money, but then again, I'm very biased and still very ticked off that they killed Ghost off in MW2 and now I'm even more pissed that they killed off the love of my video game life, John McTavish, aka Soap.
Moving on to the non-biased opinion, this game ultimately had it's flaws. First off, did anyone think that #3 was really short? I got through it in a day and a half and it really seemed a lot shorter than #2. With the two amazing companies, Activision and Infinity Ward hating each other, I feel like they tried to get through it as fast as they possibly could like when you have to work with someone you hate at school on a project and you rush through and it doesn't turn out as good as it could. Which I don't understand considering Treyarch and Activision liked each other, but BlackOps still sucked. (Too soon? Oh, get over it, BlackOps was terrible)
Another issue with MW3 was that it was a repeat of MW2. I can see how you would think that, but what more can you really do? Considering they launched a World War, I thought they could have done so much more. And they did have similar missions, like starting out underwater (Mission in France vs the oil rig in MW2). Even one of the online maps is almost identical to one in MW2. Overall, that is a letdown, but the ending, everyone has to agree, is amazing and I feel is one of the redeeming qualities of the cons here.
In my opinion, this game gets a 5 out of 5, but with an un biased point of view this game gets a:
It's been a long time.
Well, I guess I'm back. After a long time of thinking about it, I need to get back into the habit of this website. I never really thought of how important this was to me. This, my baby, turned into something bigger and I wasn't here for it. Like now, we apparently have another person on board which I wasn't really clued in on for the most part until Riley just kinda told me about it one day in a French Club meeting. I feel like this still is my website, although Riley might beg to differ, but it's mine none the less.
Considering the fact that I'm going into computer software & gaming engineering, this website might be one of the best things under my belt and I really do miss having the motivation of coming on this everyday and trying to build it up. So enough with the excuses, the commander in chief is back in town.
-Cassidy
Considering the fact that I'm going into computer software & gaming engineering, this website might be one of the best things under my belt and I really do miss having the motivation of coming on this everyday and trying to build it up. So enough with the excuses, the commander in chief is back in town.
-Cassidy
Weekly Arcade 10/12/11
Hey, it's a Weekly Arcade! There hasn't been one of these in a month! See how "Weekly" it is. In all seriousness, I am going to try very hard to have these out every week. Also, please excuse my voice, as I was sick while recording it. Enjoy!
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News!
Ok, so I have some news. First of all, I know there wasn't a Weekly Arcade this week. That's because I was busy filming and editing some new Let's Plays. Second, there are some new Let's Plays coming out very soon. Two to be exact. Also, there are two people editing these, so it will take less time to get content released. Third, you can now follow me on twitter @RileyHooper to get updates about the site, like when new things are released, or when new content is being made. It's great! Also, you can stalk me, and learn about my personal life! Awesome!
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Weekly Arcade 9/14/11
I'm alive! I apologize for the lack of updates lately, but I, along with Cassidy, have been very busy! Nevertheless, here is the first episode of a new series where I'll go over what games came out on the xbox live arcade each week. Expect these every Saturday or Sunday, and enjoy!
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More News!
In my last post I hinted at a new series of videos revolving around Metal Gear Solid. It was going to be Let's Plays. Unfortunately, after playing through half of Metal Gear Solid since that post, I have come to the conclusion that a Let's Play in that game would be a terrible idea. It is a game wrought with cutscenes, which are harder to commentate on, since I don't want to talk over any of the characters. Gameplay happens in short spurts, so I just wouldn't have enough time to be funny or entertaining. I am still working on a few other things that should work though, so keep checking back for more.
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MIA
So I've been gone for personal reasons, one being school starting up, and I'm really sorry. I don't know if I'll finish the Childhood Games posts just because things have gotten so hectic around here and with school it's going to feel impossible to put anything up. Now and again I will post, but for now I'm taking a small break just to adjust to the flow of school.
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