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Nov. 21, 2009
  • giyanks22 replied to the topic Horrible points system... ? ? ? in the Modern Warfare 2 board.
    @jakob187 said: " The points system makes the first 25 or so levels really easy to get.  However, once you get up to level 45, you understand why the points system is set up the way that it is.  It's slow rolling from there until 70.  Also, it makes people feel like they are at least accomplishing something, no matter how menial, meaning you'll have a bit less rage quitting. ...
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  • @Afroman269 said: " I hope this leads to IW saying fuck you Activision and then leaving. "IW should be their own publishers. God knows they have enough money.
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Nov. 19, 2009
  • giyanks22 replied to the topic Possible New GTA Venues in the Grand Theft Auto IV board.
    @AjayRaz said: " GTA IN IRAQ "Yeah okay that would be epic. You could have it where Nico is hired as a Mercenary in Baghdad, and he has to do all kinds of shit there.
    1 day, 17 hours ago
  • giyanks22 replied to the topic Possible New GTA Venues in the Grand Theft Auto IV board.
    Okay what do you guys think are the next possible areas that the next GTA game might take place???  I'm thinking New Orleans, and you can have the whole Katrina thing tie into the story and gameplay. Or maybe Detroit or Beijing. I don't know, but I really like the idea of having to go through really beat up neighborhoods from katrina, while doing your deal with the devil.
    1 day, 18 hours ago
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  • giyanks22 replied to the topic Post your KD!! in the Modern Warfare 2 board.
    @Gearhead said: " 1.09. I was extremely fucked in the beginning and have pulled my K.D. up from the brink. "I had the same problem. I was doing shitty at first now mines like 1.1, but I care more about W-L ratios, because KD doesn't tell the whole game. I think if you capture five headquarters but are negatives in KD then you've done a lot to help your team ...
    1 day, 18 hours ago
  • giyanks22 replied to the topic Whats your GamerTag AND why? in the Xbox 360 board.
    giyanks22...  NY Giants and NY Yankees...22 because well I picked that random number.
    1 day, 18 hours ago
  • @IcySandman said: " Going to be a tough game Giants vs. Falcons... "Yeah I know...I think (hope) the giants will get out of their funk this week, since they had a bye last week...  The Spread is Giants -6.5, which I think is a lot, and I',m a Giants fan lol...One can only hope so.
    1 day, 18 hours ago
  • Well...here it is  If you like hearing me rant about MW 2's greatness, and  how i'm liking DA: O, and what I plan to do for my GOTY awards then....WATCH....  my VLOG... Enjoy    
    1 day, 19 hours ago
  • Jeff did it at gamespot and there he didn't even own the site. Now he owns this site so I'm even more inclined to say yes.
    1 day, 20 hours ago
  • @TinBillies said: " @demonbear: Dont get me wrong... I like you, but why play a mage when I can just have one in my group? "exactly my theory. And also the game is so deep, there's room for ton's of playthroughs with different characters and classes and races.
    1 day, 20 hours ago
  • @Aeterna said: " @demonbear said: " @TinBillies said: " @demonbear said: "I shut it off after 35 hours, this game rubs me the wrong way, and im a huge rpg guy, played every pc rpg since 1997 basically, i wont post the list here again but i am a big rpg fan.  And this games does nothing for me, the story is bland, the characters are generic, the universe is ...
    1 day, 21 hours ago
  • For all of you who are greatly anticipating the HOPEFUL*** 2010 release of Starcraft II, the sequel to blizzard's legendary RTS, then go here to see what they've done to the site. They've put up a lot of info about the game, so enjoy.
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  • @SolemnOaf said: " If you think the audio is that great, you haven't heard the tavern song yet. "No...I'm not at that part yet lol...
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  • OKay...wow...that looks just as good..if not dare I say better than MW 2...
    1 day, 21 hours ago
  • Nice review looks awesome.
    1 day, 22 hours ago
Nov. 18, 2009
  • So yesterday I began playing my new copy of DA: O for the PC, and I am absolutely loving it. Im maybe two-three hours in, and it is amazing. The art style is great, the story is brilliant,  but the audio is the greatest ever. Better than Mass Effect even. The sound effects are great, the music is epic, and the voice acting is like an academy award winning movie. ...
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  • I'll make one tomorrow...I promise.
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Added by giyanks22 on Nov. 19, 2009

Well...here it is 
If you like hearing me rant about MW 2's greatness, and  how i'm liking DA: O, and what I plan to do for my GOTY awards then....WATCH.... 

my VLOG...
Enjoy 
  


Added by giyanks22 on Nov. 18, 2009

So yesterday I began playing my new copy of DA: O for the PC, and I am absolutely loving it. Im maybe two-three hours in, and it is amazing. The art style is great, the story is brilliant,  but the audio is the greatest ever. Better than Mass Effect even. The sound effects are great, the music is epic, and the voice acting is like an academy award winning movie. The cinematics are great, and create some epic moments reminiscient of stuff from LOTR. I cannot wait to really delve into this action packed game.
 
I'll say this. If you like KOTOR and Jade Empire then you'll like this. Even if you liked Mass Effect you'll like this. Get it .
 
Video Blog tomorrow.
 
What do you think about Dragon Age Origins.
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Added by giyanks22 on Nov. 11, 2009

My review: 
   
 

One of the top 5 greatest games ever...


 
 
 
 
 I've played games for a long time, and I've played all of the greats from Starcraft to Half Life 2 to GTA IV to WOW to Resident Evil 4, but now here we are with Modern Warfare 2, the most anticipated game of the decade, will it live up to its expectations, all the hype, all the drama surrounding it; was it worth it???
 
YES
 
Visuals: Best multi-system graphics ever
 The visuals are astounding. The environments that are created are really amazing, whether its debris flying through the air, or snow, or fire and smoke, the engine manages to keep up with it all the way. The cinematics look like something from Saving Private Ryan, and feel really..really epic, to say the least. The character models are excellent, and the facial animations are just as good as Resident Evil 5. 
 
Audio: Excellent voice acting, and amazing sound effects
 The voice acting is the best non-bioware voice acting I've ever heard. Keith David should get a video game oscar for his role, because he is excellent, even better than Kiefer Sutherland and Gary Oldman were in World at War. Not to mention the ones returning from MW 1 are also very good. The sound effects are astounding, and the radio chatter is especially moving, as you hear gunfire over the radio, along with really realistic crackling sounds, and call signs. 
 
 Gameplay: The same good ol stuff
 The game is once again very smooth and sleek feeling.  You really feel like a professional this time around. You are made to feel like a beast who has a huge arsenal of weapons at his hand, and you are able to dispatch your enemies with them handily. The guns feel excellent when shooting them, and some gun additions like thermal scopes, and being able to have a shotgun and auto-fire on the same gun, really deepen the gameplay. New weapons like the predator missile add a whole new dimension to the gameplay.
 
Story: You can never catch your breath
 The story is really excellent and well thought out. People have made a fuss saying that the gameplay was designed before the story, but I don't buy it. The dialogue is really good, and the twists in the story are excellent and will keep you guessing at every turn. Whether you're with a submarine, climbing cliffs, waving flares, launching missiles, sniping from helicopters, or looking at earth from space, then you are in for one hell of a ride. The ending is a really great cliff hanger remincent of the previous game, and there will be a "modern Warfare 3". 
 
Campaign: Very Well broken up
The campaign does an excellent job of keeping you focused with the gameplay. They give you tools to use, but you really get to use them, take for instance the predator missile, which comes in handy quite a bit. There are also a lot of moments that really showcase the maturity of Soap's character through the years, and how much he's learned from Captain Price. There are so many differnet sequences that the campaign isn't just shooting guys while aiming down your sights. Infinity Ward made a brilliant choice to make it single player only, because you would lose so much to the overall experience if you had to play this alongside a friend.
 
Special Opps mode: A brilliant set piece that adds ten times as much to the game than Nazi Zombies.
Special Opps mode allows for cooperative gameplay, with some brilliant ideas, such as a Horde Mode, a bomb disarm mode, an escort mode, and a kill the enemy without killing the civlains mode. These modes are really excellent and are great fun especially if you don't feel like cracking open the multiplayer on a given night.
 
Multiplayer: People will talk about it Ten years from now
This multiplayer needs to take a shit on Halo 3, because it blows it away in every regard. The perk system has been expanded. The customizable killstreaks add a lot of variety to your bonuses, and the death streaks are great ways to keep noobs interested in it. The maps are perfectly designed with just the number of sniper positions. The customization options are really mindblowing, because now you can literally play just to fit your preference, you don't have to just run and gun, which allows you to approach game modes like a chess match using the right pieces at the right time. The greatest part of the game.
 
Whether you want a thrilling story, with production values of a hollywood blockbuster, or an addicting multiplayer that you're going to lose sleep over, then Modern Warfare 2 is the game for you, and not just you but anyone who plays games. 
MUST PLAY
MUST OWN
GO GET IT!!!
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Added by giyanks22 on Nov. 5, 2009

I truly believe after seeing the launch trailer today for Modern Warfare 2, that there is absolutely nothing stopping this game from becoming one of the all time top five greats, or maybe the greatest game of this decade. The campaign looks absolutely stunning, with no bumps in the road, I can't imagine where it will take me, and how the story will progress, all I can say is I CANNOT WAIT FOR TUESDAY!!! I CANNOT WAIT!!!!!
 
to pass the time I made THIS trailer:
 
 
   
  
 
 
I CANNOT WAIT!!!
What about you??
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Added by giyanks22 on Nov. 2, 2009

Okay, so as I was preparing to watch the Giants get crushed by the Eagles yesterday on FOX, I see this trailer for a movie, Avatar, which I knew was written and directed by James Cameron, so I'm like "WTF...I'll watch it and see what its all about." HOLY SHIT!!!. It looks amazing. I cannot wait. The CGI looks breathtaking, and the story will always be there with James Cameron. Just watch this trailer. The battle at the end looks ridiculously epic...in every sense of the word. 
 
 
  
 
So whada think??? Pretty awesome right?
 
Well gaming wise I've just been playing Madden, i might play some ODST later this week, and then I'm just holding down the fort till nov. 20th when MW 2 comes out. I cannot wait for that game. I am so stoked. 
 
In other news Boderlands came out and it was generally well recieved scoring nothing but 4-5 star reviews and 8-9 scores. I read Game Infromer's review of DA: O and it sounds pretty amazing, so I cannot wait to play it. Also I need to see how AC 2 and L4D 2 turn out. Some good games are coming out. 
 
Happy Gaming


Giyanks22's Reviews
One of the top 5 greatest games ever... (X360)
I've played games for a long time, and I've played all of the greats from Starcraft to Half Life 2 to GTA IV to WOW to Resident Evil 4, but now here we are with Modern Warfare 2, the most anticipated game of the decade, will it live up to ...
Reviewed by giyanks22 on Nov. 11, 2009

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Despite Server frustration this is a great game in a great series (XBLM)
Everyone played the groundbreaking and mind blowing Battlefield 1942, full of action, variety and pure fun. Now we have Battlefield 1943, a game that takes the same core game play elements, and brings them into the next generation. Gameplay: Fun and variedThe gameplay in Battlefield 1943 is really the big ...
Reviewed by giyanks22 on July 31, 2009
Who Cares if it isn't as good as 4, it's still and awesome game!! (X360)
I have never played Resident Evil 4, despite hearing all the fabulous reviews. I have however played many popular third person shooters, like Metal Gear Solid, Gears of War, and Rainbow Six Vegas, and this ranks the best out of them all. in my books. It mixes exciting action, with ...
Reviewed by giyanks22 on June 9, 2009
The greatest shooter multiplayer ever... (X360)
Call of Duty 3 was a decent game, with nothing special. Call of Duty 4 is a whole other ball game. Infinity Ward is back as the developer, and they have never been better. Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare leaves its WWII battlegrounds, (Hence the subtitle Modern Warfare)and heads ...
Reviewed by giyanks22 on May 5, 2009
The Best deal ever...with one of the best games ever (X360)
Valve has tried something different here. They're selling Half Life 2, Half Life 2- Episode 1, Half Life 2- Episode 2, Team Fortress 2, and Portal all for the price of one. All of the games are different. All of the games use the excellent Source Engine and All of ...
Reviewed by giyanks22 on May 5, 2009
The Best Fantasy RTS since Warcraft 3 (PC)
I spent most of my late elementary and early Middle School years, engrossed in RTS's such as Warcraft 3 and Starcraft. Sooner or later the novelty wore off, and three years later and I switched to consoles, due to the games getting old and outdated.  Every Year I hoped and ...
Reviewed by giyanks22 on May 4, 2009
The Greatest RTS game ever... (PC)
As old as it is, and as outdated as it is Starcraft is a must play game. There is no denying Blizzard's brilliance in the developing of this game. Perfection is a good word to describe this game, because eleven years after its release, I still have zero issues with ...
Reviewed by giyanks22 on April 30, 2009
It's all in the developers name......Epic (X360)
     This game is what I like to call just pure unadulterated fun. Get Gears of War 2.The visuals are probably the best I've ever seen in any game. They're crisp. They look amazing, but the biggest thing for me is that they're much improved over Gears 1. The sound ...
Reviewed by giyanks22 on Dec. 28, 2008

1 out of 1 found this review helpful.
Value at it's best... (XBLM)
Age of Booty is Capcom and Certain Affinity's strategy game. Let me just say right off the bat: they've blown all other XBL and PSN arcade games out of the water (no pun intended).Clocking in at only 800 microsoft points, or roughly Ten dollars, Age of Booty is worth every ...
Reviewed by giyanks22 on Oct. 16, 2008
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas... (X360)
    In 2006 Ubisoft released the all popular "Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas" an intricate, squad based, first person shooter, that gamers everywhere embraced. Now the Rainbow Squad is back, and they're better than ever.      Vegas 2  looks really...really good. The textures are great, and the charecter models are ...
Reviewed by giyanks22 on Oct. 6, 2008


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