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Added by kariyanine on Aug. 6, 2009

  ...that people play a game properly.

I've been playing online games long enough that I understand there are a select group of "special" individuals who make it their life's goal to make other people's leisure time a giant pain in the ass. Be it homophobic racists in Halo, assholes who leave the map in Gears of War, or even people who take advantage of the ever present blue-line glitch in the NHL series, they are out there and all of us have to accept it.

I've recently developed a strong addiction to Battlefield 1943 and while I can't stand the asshole in the game who is standing on the aircraft carrier in Air Superiority waiting for planes to spawn so he can blow them up with a rocket launcher I've come to accept his stupidity. What I can't stand is his/her moronic counterpart. You all know the guy (or girl), the one who gets in a plane and has no idea how to fly it, treating it more like a flying bulldozer than a fighter jet.

News flash to players of Battlefield 1943, the blue team is yours so it behooves you to maybe not try and run them out of the sky as you pursue a kill because all you are going to do is get yourself and your teammate killed. I myself am not the greatest pilot and still generally get more kills in a plane by running it head on into my opponent but I do know to avoid running into my own team members for both our sakes. Oh and in the game proper when you choose the sniper class please find yourself a nice bunker or grove of tress to hang out in, you aren't meant to be front line troops and trying to back up regular infantry with your bolt action rifle generally just means you and your squad mates are going to die. Really its OK to camp if you want to be a sniper.


Added by kariyanine on July 22, 2009

Growing up beating a game was a big deal. Completing Super Mario Bros., Castlevania or Metal Gear was like a badge of honor and you wanted everyone to know. Games have changed since then but somewhere in the back of my head I still keep a small running tally of what is going on. Halo, Gears, Call of Duty, Killzone 2, Resistance, etc... all have something in common, they are great multiplayer shooters that have a single player component. You can easily say I beat (or finished) Halo 3 because there is a campaign that you can play through but what about games like Shadowrun, Team Fortress 2 or the recently released Battlefield 1943?

I am currently having a blast traversing the Pacific theater, taking over strategic points, killing people with my trusty SMG and crashing into trees whenever I try to fly a plane but the game got me thinking, how does one beat a game like Battlefield 1943? Can you claim superiority over the title once you max out your rank, reach prestige, achieve some other arbitrary factor or is it something else entirely? For that matter is it even possible to claim you've beaten a multiplayer game?

With no endgame the lines of understanding are not only blurred but completely invisible. Where and when can one actually claim they beat a multiplayer game or has gaming moved past such tangible badges of honor?

And can you ever really beat WoW? (outside of quitting the addiction that is)


Added by kariyanine on June 2, 2009

So today I got to watch the E3 press conferences from the comfort of my own home on my television. Here are some of my thoughts from this mornings / afternoons conferences.

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Last year Nintendo kicked me in the balls with their press conference and it hurt. A lot. Since then I have been walking around with a special cup to protect against any spontaneous Nintendo attempts on my testicles. Needless to say I went into the Nintendo press conference with little to no expectations that Nintendo was going to announce anything remotely interesting to me. Surprisingly they did announce some things, although seemingly not what many of you wanted.

New Super Mario Bros Wii
- I like Mario. This game is old school Mario, thus it is awesome.

Wii Fit Plus
- I couldn't care less about this but my wife enjoys Wii Fit so if it is reasonably priced I'll probably pick it up.

Wii Sports Resort
- Wii Motion Plus, yay, I guess? It releases end of July so I guess that's a cool thing.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers
- I like Final Fantasy so this one could be fun.

Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
- The DS truly is the portable RPG machine. I've never been a huge Mario RPG fan but I might give this a go.

Golden Sun DS
- I don't know anything about this series other than it is an RPG. I'll probably pass.

James Patterson Women's Murder Club: Games of Passion
- ummm... OK, how did this make the cut into the presentation

C.O.P. The Recruit
- a GTA like game for the DS. Sounds cool. Could be fun.

Mario Vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again
- wow there sure are a lot of DS games.

The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
- a lot of them...

And the WTF moment of the show goes to Wii Vitality. I am not sure what the hell this thing is. Is the Wii really a piece of hospital equipment. I can't wait for Wii IV or Wii Defibrillator.

Super Mario Galaxy 2
- I was happy with New Super Mario Bros Wii, this is like the happy ending after a nice massage. Why didn't Miyamoto introduce this one? Anyway it should be great and maybe it will have a Wii hospital accessory to be used with it.

The Conduit
- not for me.

Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles
- Nice but is it another light gun game? I'm not sure I want one of those again.

Dead Space: Extraction
- Again nice but don't care.

Metroid: Other M
- Oh My God! This is awesome. Yes its made by the remnants of the Ninja Gaiden Team Ninja but then again Nintendo isn't going to let Metroid suck so this should be as great as it looks. I wasn't a fan of the 3D Metroids and this seems like a return to the old style (mixed with some new style as well). Yes this game is awesome, why do I have to wait until 2010 for it. Ugh..... Anyway awesome way to end the show.

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Favorite announcements
: Metroid: Other M, Super Mario Galaxy 2, New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Least Favorite announcements
: Wii Vitality and James Patterson Women's Murder Club - seriously what the fuck?

Overall grade to Nintendo: A

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And then after coming down from my high I sat down to watch the Sony show. A lot had already leaked so I was expecting a rather boring conference from them even though the games were sure to rock.

Sony kicks off with a video montage of gameplay footage using Queen's One Vision as its song. Tretton on stage.... blah blah blah talking about the PS2 (nine years in, $99, huge value, blah... blah... blah) 100 new PS2 games this year.

Seriously do we need to spend that much time on the PS2? We get it, the thing is mad successful but can we get to the new stuff?

Infamous
- already out....

Uncharted 2 - multiplayer beta starts tonight at Midnight. Demos single player story against a helicopter. Looks amazing. Nate is sarcastic as ever. awesome awesome looking. I am getting this.

MAG
- Still a stupid name. Live gameplay of 256 person match. Not the best looking game but.... its huge. I'm getting this. It's awesome.

Sony is 2 for 2 so far.

PSP Bundles out the ying yang. We are getting bundles for Rock Band Unplugged, Final Fantasy Dissidia, Assassin's Creed Bloodlines, and Hannah Montana?

Whatever? It all seems silly after Kaz Hirai (who seemed quite happy to be there) unveils Sony's newest piece of hardware called Called the Worst Kept Secret of E3 (Hirai is funny) or the PSP Go. Not replacing the PSP3000 and will be marketed along side it. Plays the same games. 50% smaller and 40% lighter than the original PSP. 16Gig and integrated wifi and bluetooth. MediaGo introduced, able to access the PS Store from your PC. PSP Sense Me (sounds like Apples Genius feature) 80% reduction in the cost of dev kits. All games will be distributed by the PS Store or by UMD. PS Store video service is available directly from the PSP starting today. PSP Go $249 on October 1.

I like it. I am going to get it, I think, maybe.... yeah I am going to get it.


Polyphony Digital takes the stage that can mean only one thing.....

Gran Turismo PSP
. Full Scale GT. 60FPS. 800 cars, 35 tracks with multiple layouts. I want. blah....blah.... blah... Just give me the date already....... blah..... blah.... blah..... Really just give me the date.....blah....blah....car trading.... blah.....

I'm going to strangle this guy....

Game looks great and best of all it hits October 1

Kojima takes the stage. It's Metal Gear time.

"PSP is getting really hotter and Snake is coming back on the PSP"

MGS: Peace Walker is announced, no surprise there. 10 years after MGS3, true sequel in the MGS franchise. Kojima kinds of looks like a bird. He's writing the script and the main MGS team is on this game. Man he really wants to stress that this is his game. What does that mean for Rising? Peace Walker will be tailored for the PSP.

Multiple Snakes!!! Outer Heaven!!!!!

I want!

Sony is now 4 for 4.

RE PSP, LBP, Motorstorm Arctic Something or other and a bunch of other PSP games I don't know are coming soon. The PSP is looking up.

PSN Time...

Final Fantasy VII !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AVAILABLE NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SONY WINS

No need for me to buy a $200 sealed copy anymore, I can just download it. In fact as soon as this is over I am going to do that. (Accept it is still not there but Resident Evil: Director's Cut is....)

PS Home
.....I don't care. Evidently a lot of people do though.

Agent
- PS3 Exclusive from Rockstar North. Set in the 70s and is a spy game. It will probably play like GTA IV, which I didn't like, but I'll get it anyway because spys rule.

Assassins Creed 2
- the sequel to AC (duh?) quest for vengeance. Will interact with DaVinci. Looks amazing, I'll probably hate it but play through it anyway. Can connect the PSP game to the PS3 version for special unlockables to be used in AC2.

Final Fantasy XIII
- Looks pretty. I'll be getting it on both PS3 and 360 because I am insane.

Final Fantasy XIV
- WTF? Awesome. Seems like an MMO set in the "classic" (read not space shit FF universe). I might just have to start playing MMOs. Giant mounted chickens FTW! Oh and it is PS3 exclusive, nice grab Sony.

Uh oh.... motion control time. It's a magic wand. Its ridiculous. I want to crawl into a hole. I hate motion control.

five minutes later.....

I hate to say it but it is actually pretty impressive. Spring 2010. I'll be interested to see how it develops from this point forward, it has potential and Sony isn't just trying to show how we can have fun as a family they want to use it for "real" games. We'll see. I'm interested, against my better judgment.

LBP Disney costumes this fall. Cool I guess?

ModNation Racers
- LBP style racing game. It's like Mario Kart but with user created content. Tools look easy to use and tracks should be easy to make. I want it.

The Last Guardian
- Not really a surprise. Looks great, my wife thinks it looks stupid so it is bound to be awesome. What happened to the little fat Mexican kid though?

GT5
- Still looks awesome, evidently has NASCAR sponsorship but still no release date. I am beginning to think that this is vaporware too. At least GT PSP is coming.

God of War III
- It looks like more God of War, this time with nut snatching action. Awesome.

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Favorite announcements
: Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, Gran Turismo PSP, Final Fantasy VII, PSP Go, Final Fantasy XIV, ModNation Racers, The Last Guardian, Sony Motion Control

Least Favorite announcements
: I wasn't disappointed in any of their announcements, some of their non-announcements though could make a list of their own.

Overall grade to Sony: A+


Added by kariyanine on June 1, 2009

So today I watched the Microsoft E3 conference. Unlike most people who seemed to be relatively comfortable at their personal computers I was at work, doing work, while watching the press conference on my phone. Anyway here are the thoughts I had while watching the conference.

Rock Band Beatles
Songs are announced. yay, I guess? I'm not a Beatles fan but I'll probably get it anyway.

Tony Hawk: Ride
ummm hmmmm, I think not.

Modern Warfare 2 yep it’s Modern Warfare, in the snow. I’ll probably get it and probably lose interest less than six months later. You all probably think I am insane.

Final Fantasy XIII
first footage of FF XIII running on the 360 the game should be available Spring 2010 on PS3 and 360. I’ll be getting both versions because I am insane.

Shadow Complex
first game I hadn't previously heard about. Epic is behind it (kind of) I'm interested. It arrives this summer. Could be fun. I like Epic.

Joyride a cartoon based racer that uses Avatars? Ok.

Crackdown 2
Now things are rolling. This is the sweetness. I can't wait.

Left 4 Dead 2 Ugh, disappointed to say the least. These should have been maps in L4D, I guess that is going in the trade pile.

Splinter Cell Conviction
due this fall, I don’t like SC, so I don’t care about this.

Forza 3
due in October and has flips and rolls (ala GRID) as well as over 400 cars, coolest part seems to be that you will be able to save and upload videos (ala Halo 3).

Halo 3: ODST Seems like more Halo which is a good thing in my book. Available September 22

Halo: Reach
A prequel to the original Halo. I love Bungie. An invite into the beta for Halo: Reach will come with ODST. Have I mentioned I love Bungie?

Alan Wake
Vaporware. Arrives Spring 2010. I’ll believe it when I see it.

Other stuffs

XBOX Live makes a deal with Last.fm (streaming music). A dedicated menu box (ala Netflix) will be available for Last.fm to XBOX Live Gold members later this year. Not something I would use but if you are into streaming music it’s cool.

Netflix will receive an update to add movies and edit the queue which is long overdue.

XBOX Live video marketplace will be renamed Zune TV and will feature all movies in full 1080p.

Live Party also making a splash, able to listen and watch movies together MST3000 style with avatars (sounds a little like Home without the walking).

Facebook is coming to XBL, sounds stupid. As if Facebook wasn’t stupid enough, Twitter is also coming to XBL.

Metal Gear Solid Rising
I heard the hearts of millions of Sony fanboys crying out in anger while MS fanboys drown them out with their laughing and install base. It stars Raiden, now I hear the hearts of MS fanboys crying out in anger and Sony fanboys laughing, although the crying is louder. Seemingly not exclusive so everyone will probably get their cyborg ninja on in four years.

Project Natal
Microsoft officially unveils the long rumored Wii60 remote, although it is called something else and doesn't use a remote. Motion control for everyone. Maybe I am just old and set in my ways but I hate motion control. Ughh…. I knew it was coming and I am still disappointed.

Spielberg is talking about the Wii60 camera doohickey. At least he seems excited for it.

Evidently Kudo is in charge of the motion control, I was wondering what they did with him after he disappeared from the Gears 2 promotional run. Wii60 will evidently offer me a level of control I’ve never even imagined before. I have a pretty big imagination and I’ve never thought that something shaped like my cable box would be my key to the ultimate level of gaming, I guess I should think outside the box more. Yep, this is nothing like the Wii at all providing of course you live in a cave and have never heard of the Wii. At least it doesn't have three different controllers that need to be used to experience full body motion control, now I'll just look like a head case instead of a head case trying to use the Wii Remote. Waggle sucks and this just seems like full body waggle.

Wii60 will have facial recognition and will scan player’s faces and sign us in instantly. Creepy but at least different from the Wii. I hope Nic Cage doesn’t steal my face and try to use my 360.

Oh god it is Paint Summoner. OK not really but I would drop some bones to play that game (because in my mind I am summoning paint with my ass and that is awesome), instead it is demoing Paint Party.

Good here comes Peter Molyneaux and he is here to unveil… my feed cut out at this point so I had to continue on without it.

Molyneaux is here to unveil the new Fable game called Fable III: Have Your Dog Fetch a Stick. In F3:HYDFaS, you will be able to have your dog fetch a stick in over 1,000,000 ways (you will probably only be able to have them fetch your stick in one way but you know how Peter over exaggerates things). You will also be able to train your dog to attack people trying to play on your console by using the nifty new facial recognition and real live animatronic dog peripheral all while being able to cook things involving butter.

I think that’s it, my feed was still out and honestly I stopped caring after Halo: Reach was announced anyway.

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I understand that Molyneaux came out to unveil a creepy child molestation simulator. I think my game was a better idea.

Favorite announcements: Crackdown 2, Halo: Reach, and Shadow Complex

Least Favorite announcements:
Project Natal and Left 4 Dead 2 but I'll probably get both anyway.

Overall grade to Microsoft: B



Added by kariyanine on May 26, 2009

In this episode we talk about what we’ve been up to gaming, movie and music wise as well as touch on J.J. Abrams involvement in a live action production of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower series and realism in sports gaming before cutting it short rather abruptly. Listen to it at Vagary TV along with other great podcasts like Game Seers and The Game Over Podcast, or download it directly from iTunes (rate us).

Oh and we also try to give away a crappy game that may (or may not) have been responsible for my 360 breaking.

Music in this episode:

Alive and Kicking - Mr. Big
You’ve Got Another Thing Coming - Judas Priest
Fire Woman - The Cult

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Kariyanine's Reviews
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3)
  You would think that with “Uncharted 2: Among Thieves” being the biggest Sony release of the year that a salesman at a particular gaming store would know what Uncharted was all about. Oddly enough though, when I went to pre-order the title a couple weeks before its release I ...
Reviewed by kariyanine on Oct. 24, 2009
Console Sweetness in PC Form (PC)
Every console generation has a handful of games that will be remembered for years to come as the standard bearers of their era.  Gears of War will very likely go down in history as one of those games from this current console generation.  Epic designed the title from the ground ...
Reviewed by kariyanine on June 23, 2009
Took Me Long Enough (X360)
I'm not going to lie.  I have not been a fan of the Tom Clancy line of video games.  I've played my fair share of them but I have never felt the need or desire to finish one out.  The closest I had ever come to finishing one before was ...
Reviewed by kariyanine on June 14, 2009

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Flawed but Fun (X360)
If you had asked me at the beginning of this generation which Capcom series I was most excited to see upgraded, I undoubtedly would have said Devil May Cry. Despite being a huge fan of the Resident Evil mythos, the gameplay of Devil May Cry has always grabbed my attention ...
Reviewed by kariyanine on April 23, 2009
On a Highway To Hell (X360)
A lot of people are tired of the World War II setting but I just can't seem to get enough of it. After consuming the above average and quite fun Call of Duty: World at War I was still itching for some classic warfare and Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway ...
Reviewed by kariyanine on April 21, 2009
A solid game even if it is only a sideways step for the franchise (PS3)
I am going to come right out and say it, I never finished Resistance: Fall of Man. I liked it well enough I guess, The story seemed interesting enough and at the time I got it, there really wasn't all that much else to play on the PS3 but I ...
Reviewed by kariyanine on April 21, 2009
Games should be fun. Rocketman is not fun. (XBLM)
When I first heard about “Rocketman: Axis of Evil” I had pretty high hopes, after all I grew up on top down shooters like “Ikari Warriors” so this looked to be right up my nostalgic wheelhouse. Unfortunately “Rocketman: Axis of Evil” has more than its fair share of problems, most ...
Reviewed by kariyanine on April 21, 2009
Nice premise. Poor execution. (X360)
Almost nine years ago Blizzard dropped “Diablo II” on the gaming community and it quickly became one of the most successful games ever. The game was very well polished, told a great story and for people who love to collect stuff dropped tons of loot much like its predecessor. To ...
Reviewed by kariyanine on April 21, 2009

1 out of 1 found this review helpful.
Dashing, Destruction, Doritos and Dinosaur's (XBLM)
There is a saying, "Free is for me". There is also a saying, "You get what you pay for". So with that in mind "Dash of Destruction" was certainly going to be a game I downloaded, after all you don't pass up free games even if you are swimming in ...
Reviewed by kariyanine on April 21, 2009


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