Neo Steam Promo Code

Back when I preordered Demon’s Souls, there was a bonus code that was sent to my email. It was for a Wraith Set for Neo Steam. I almost completely forgot about it. I don’t ever plan to use it and since it’s the season of giving, I thought I’d let the first person who wanted it have it. I’m unsure if the code expires or not so use it at your own discretion. Now if you use this code, all I ask is that you leave a comment that you used it and that it worked or didn’t work. Hope you enjoy it

Turkey Day

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Hope the turkey is moist, the ham is flavorful and the fixins are delish! Enjoy family, friends and of course some game time over the long weekend

Devil’s Tongue Update

A quick update to my devil’s tongues. They have had some substantial growth over the summer as you can see from the comparison pics. Surprising that in just a few months, all of them have almost tripled in size! I’m actually hoping the largest one flowers next spring even though it will mean the smell of death for a few days. Oh well, ya gotta have the good with the bad right?

Netflix on PS3… Most Excellent Timing

Well I got my disc in the mail the other day. I haven’t tried it out yet to see how well it works. I’m still using Netflix on my 360 but my XBox gold membership ends this month. That means no more streaming my Netflix… so I thought. So glad that Netflix and Playstation decided to join forces. Now that I’m able to stream my netflix on my PS3, no need for me to pay for another year of gold. I admit that I didn’t mind paying for the yearly service because when you break it down, it’s less than $5 a month. I guess I’ve been spoiled now that I game online all the time on my PS3… and it’s free. You know, the more time that goes by, the more I realize that…. the PS3 has so much more to offer than the 360. Sorry fanboys but it’s pretty much true. I’ll have to write up a new comparison of the systems soon. It’s been 3 years and a lot has changed. I need to update

Borderlands – An Enjoyable Experience

Just finished up Borderlands over the weekend and I’ll have to say that I’ve enjoyed pretty much every bit of it. I can’t say that it’s the best game out there but it definitely filled a void that I have been yearning for quite some time. If I were to describe what the game is, I’d say that it’s a mixture of Diablo II’s character selecting and item generating system combined with Fallout’s post apocalyptic themes and first person gameplay. Toss in some humor and pretty it up with some artsy water color graphics and you got Borderlands. That’s pretty simplified but that’s how I would describe it.

What I loved about it:

1. Random item generation. I’m a sucker for it. It keeps me coming back and I haven’t played a game that has done it so well since Diablo II. It actually makes me want to reinstall Diablo II on my computer and romp around Tristram again.
2. Replay value. There are 4 classes, each with unique skills and attributes. They can each use pretty much any of the weapons found yet their skills enhance the weapons differently. Makes for a unique experience each playthrough.
3. The ability to redistribute skill points at any teleport station… for a cost of course. Then again money becomes so plentiful later on that it’s a non issue.
4. 2 player co-op in the same room. Simple idea yet most games are going the way of network play only.
5. Humor. Some of the quests are funny and many of the sayings in the game are hilarious. I especially love the voice of the dude at the vehicle depot. Fun stuff.
6. Graphics. I love the contrast of the gritty nature of the game with the clean water color artsy graphics. Something about it appeals to me.

What I would have been happy without:

1. Excessive load times.
2. Fetch quests… Can become really repetitive. Luckily for me I don’t mind them in this game because It’s nice to hunt for new weapons. The fetch quests just become places for me to search while gaining experience.
3. The story is somewhat lacking. The entire game consists of fetch quests which I previously mentioned and there is only a thread of real storyline to follow.

Overall I’d give this game a score of $50/$60. Quite a fun game and I’m actually going through it a second time right now. Doesn’t happen very often with new games for me so that’s saying something. I’m so glad I picked it up for a whopping $36. Well I guess I better get back to Borderlands.

Games long, Times short

Yeah I realize that I don’t update or write nearly as much as I should. Then again it’s for good reason. Got many good games on the plate and just so little time to truly enjoy each of them to their best.

Currently I’m working on Demon’s Souls in the evenings and Borderlands during my lunch hours.

So far I’m truly loving every bit about these games. I’ll have to go into more depth in future blog additions but for now, I just wanted to say that these are consuming much of my time. I’d also love to jump into Prince of Persia that I purchased for $8 new at Target as well as Bioshock that I got at Toy’s R Us for $14. Couldn’t pass up the deals even though I don’t have the time to invest in them yet. I’ll get around to it though. Hopefully sooner than later.

(Not so) Random lyrics/quotes 0016

I’d take you where nobody knows you
And nobody gives a damn
said nobody knows you
and nobody gives a damn

from “I’ll Believe in Anything” by Wolf Parade

“How much possibility lay before me”

I’m sure by now everyone has heard the essay from Mary Schmich entitled “Advice, like youth, probably just wasted on the young”. Most have heard it from the lyrics to the popular “Everybody’s Free (To Wear Sunscreen)” song by Baz Luhrmann. Anyway I go back to listen to it from time to time and it seems that each time I listen to it, more and more of it hits close to home. I become more familiar with what Mary is talking about.

This time around, the part that resonates with me the most is “But trust me, in 20 years, you’ll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can’t grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked. You are not as fat as you imagine.”

I’m not saying I’ve gained an enormous amount of weight or anything (I’ve probably lost weight actually). It’s just that there are possibilities that I realize I no longer have. As I have become older, I realize how true it is that when I was younger, there was truly an infinite amount of possibility before me. It seems that every door was open. Now I look at myself and realize that my path is becoming narrower and narrower. As the years have passed and I have chosen specific doors to open, in turn other doors have closed. It almost seems that for every path I take, two other paths get grown over with weeds. Is it a bad thing? I’m actually not sure yet. What I am sure about is that the answer will reveal itself as time passes whether I want it to or not.

It’s a new day

Just thought I’d freshen things up a bit with a new theme.

Gamestop = Epic Fail

I know that both Gamestop and Best Buy get a horrible rap but fact is, they typically set themselves up for their own failures.

I typically don’t pre-order anything but I decided on pre-ordering Metroid Prime Trilogy from Gamestop so that I could get the bonus T-Shirt and poster. I pre-ordered long ago and at that time both were still available and showing on the Gamestop site as available. Well I got a text message yesterday saying that I could pick it up the following afternoon. I decided I would use my lunch hour to pick it up. Well I tried calling first to see if it was there but of course none of the employees found it necessary to answer the phone. I decided on heading there anyway since I did receive the text message the night before. I stopped in and the guy at the counter didn’t know what I was talking about then proceeded to tell me that he hadn’t checked all the boxes yet. He went to the back and after a few minutes came out and said that it must still be on some truck somewhere… Ok, I  guess I’ll deal since I headed there without knowing if the product was in yet. Well I went back to work and did my time. I headed back to the store immediately after work and go figure that they were already out of posters. Not only that but they told me they were only shipped 2. Now I dunno about you but if there is a pre-order item to be shipped with product, then they sure as hell better have more than just 2. That’s a load of shit if you ask me. I call that a cheap bait tactic to get customers to buy there as opposed to anywhere else. Totally uncool in my opinion. Ok the clerk said that it was while supplies last (which is true) but you better have more than 2 if you plan to promote the damn thing. Oh and to top it all off, the guy that was there when I stopped in for lunch to pick it up was still there. He “went back” to look if there were any more posters. The F*&^&$^* bastard should have saved one for me in the first place.. the prick.

Ok ok, you may be wondering why I’m so worked up about a poster… It’s not about the poster at this point. If a product is being promoted as a bonus gift for doing something you don’t need to (pre-ordering) then you should get the product or at least have enough made to be handed out to a reasonable amount of people (not 2 per store). Doing that is a crooked (possibly illegal?) store tactic.

Oh… and the T-Shirt was an XL by the way. About 2 of me could fit in one of those. Nice right?