Why You Should Play Genshin Impact | A Free-To-Play Gem

If previously wrote Genshin Impact off as anime Breath of the Wild; I’m here to tell you to take another look.

I’ve spent the last 30 days playing 2 accounts; my main PS4 account, where I spent some money and dabbled a bit with re-rolling characters on PC.

I’m addicted & I have concluded that…

Yes, you should play Genshin Impact!

Why is this free-to-play game a gem? Let’s get into it.

So what exactly is this game? Genshin Impact is a Free-To-Play Open-World Action Role-Playing Game from Chinese developer MiHoYo. That was a mouthful!

Genshin Impact is a party-based RPG, with an emphasis on questing and leveling.

I find it hard to compare it to another video game, honestly. It’s probably closest to a game from the Bandai Namco Tales series than The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

Characters all have their own specific roles, elements, abilities, and play-styles.

Roles:

DPS, Tanks, Healers, Support, etc.

Elements:

• Anemo (Wind)
• Geo (Earth)
• Electro (Lightning)
• Hydo (Water)
• Pyro (Fire)
• Cryo (Frost)
• Dendro (Nature) *No current characters just yet

The Element system is what gives the game depth and what makes it fun. Certain combinations of elements will trigger Elemental Reactions. Hit an enemy with Hydro followed by Cryo, for example, will cause the Frozen reaction, which freezes the enemy in ice, rendering them unable to move or attack. Follow the Frozen reaction up with a heavy attack will cause Shattered damage.

Abilities:

There is a huge range of abilities. Each character has:

• Basic Attack Combo with weapons or magic (catalyst users)
• A Charged basic attack
• Aerial/drop attack
• Elemental Skill
• Elemental Burst

Each character also has a unique set of upgradable passive skills.

Play-Styles:

Characters are locked into weapon types; so a bow user can only use a bow and a sword user can never use a claymore. What’s great about Genshin Impact, is that you can create a party of your favorite characters and play the way you want for 90% of the game.

Since we’re talking about characters so much, let’s get to the elephant in the room.

Genshin Impact is a Free-To-Play Gacha Game.

Gacha? What is that? It’s basically a loot box system. In Geshin Impact, you use a system called “wishes” to hopefully unlock a cool new character or weapon. Genshin does give you some freebee characters over the course of the game, but the majority will need to be won by making a wish.

Yes, you can purchase a currency that allows you to make more wishes, with real money. You DO NOT have to do this, but if you are so inclined to attempt to unlock your favorite character, you can. There are many currencies and systems in the game that you can drop some real cash on, and I’ll maybe go over them in more depth in the future, but just know that you get a decent amount of wishes by just playing the game.

While there are tons of guides out there on how to build the best party or which weapons to upgrade for each character, the Gacha element can easily ruin that, since you may not ever unlock any of it!

I feel this shouldn’t deter you from Genshin Impact; you just really need to understand that you may not get the experience of your favorite streamer. Even if you spend real money and make 200 extra wishes, you still might not unlock the 5-Star character you want!

Now, MiHoYo, isn’t stupid. Every 10 wishes on a specific banner, guarantees you a 4-Star or above character/weapon. You are also guaranteed a 5-Star by your 80th wish “pull” – and you may very well get lucky and receive multiple before that. I find it to be part of the excitement of the game.

Game-Play:

How does Genshin Impact play?

I have been looking for a game that plays like this for a very long time. Not since The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild or the original Destiny have I been this addicted to a game. It’s extremely fun.

I have to have 80+ hours into this game across my two accounts and I am not even close to seeing all the content.

There are currently 2 unique regions in the game, with a 3rd coming in December. Each region has its own slew of collectibles to find, bosses to fight and quests to complete.

There is: a main story questline, daily quests, weekly commissions, monthly events…let me emphasize – the amount of content in a game that is free to play is pretty ridiculous. It’s a full-fledged Role Playing game!

I really enjoy the game-loop. Depending on how much time you have to play, you can spend 15 minutes simply completing your 4 daily quests or 3 hours running through the multiple floors of the Spiral Abyss.

One aspect that I don’t love, but deal with is the resin system.

Resin is another gate that Genshin Impact blocks your progress with. Semi-deep into the game, you will want and need to farm bosses or levels for specific loot drops (upgrade material, Mora, experience books, etc.). When beat, a currency called resin must be used to gain the loot. The problem is, you only have so much resin per day (MiHoYo upped the maximum to 160) and the recharge rate is slow at 1 resin per 8 minutes. Resin needed varies from 20-60 per run.

The resin system is nothing new for mobile games. Once you’re out of resin for the day, you can work on other open quests, turn the game off until your resin has recharged or…pay real money to instantly receive more resin. It’s a gate that makes sense for a mobile game (which Genshin technically is), but for a whole console/PC userbase who is treating this like the full-fledged RPG that it is, it’s most definitely disappointing.

I haven’t had an issue with the resin system just yet, as I still have many quests to do. I’ve only just recently started running into issues where I run out of Mora (a currency needed to upgrade anything) or experience books (used to upgrade character levels).

MiHoYo has been really good about adding content in the form of limited-time events (additional monthly quests for extra wishes, and loot), so I don’t see myself having the issue of running out of content any time soon.

If any of what I mentioned seems interesting to you —

Try Genshin Impact out, IT’S FREE!

Really, just download the game and try it out for a few hours. Get to Adventure Rank 7 or 10 (even more wishes unlocked), make a bunch of wishes, and see how you roll.

If you’re enjoying the game and playing on PC, I would suggest re-rolling a few times until you get a 5 star or a party of characters you’re happy with. If you’re just a casual player, you won’t have an issue with running out of content, as more is always being added.

Are you interested in Genshin Impact? Have you played it already? I’m obsessed with this game, so I’d love to hear your thoughts!

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We’re onto my favorite games of 2011. Which games make it to the next round for games of the decade?

If you haven’t seen my 2010 list, catch up here, first!

My 2011 ranking is as follows (List Link):

2011:

1. Mortal Kombat
2. Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection
3. Dark Souls
4. Bulletstorm
5. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
6. L.A. Noire
7. Catherine
8. Madden NFL 12
9. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
10. Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy

Wow, what another great year for games! I didn’t realize how many significant games came out in 2011. Seems like it will be a theme for looking back over these years.

Games that stand out for me include:

Mortal Kombat

Street Fighter IV reignited a love for fighting games a few years earlier, so I had to try the new Mortal Kombat. MK delivered; A fighting game with an actual story mode and not some 20 second cut-scene after taking down the final boss of arcade mode? I didn’t know I needed this until Mortal Kombat.

Yes, Mortal Kombat is over-the-top: wacky, gory, violent. That’s all I really should have to say. This game was my game of the year for 2011. The fighting is great, the story mode is great. Hell, I even bought this on Vita.

Final Fantasy IV:The Complete Collection

This PSP collection was the first time I ever played Final Fantasy IV. I wish they released more of the NES and SNES Final Fantasy games in this format. I loved the graphics.

I played and beat this all while on summer vacation, playing long sessions each night. It didn’t seem to stick with me like other Final Fantasy games, but I enjoyed it enough to finish it, which is a rarity for me these days.

Dark Souls

Dark. Mother-Fucking. Souls.

I had dove into Demon’s Souls late, as it was PS3 Greatest Hits game when I finally bought it. I dabbled a bit (the game was creepy and hard), but when I heard that the spiritual successor would be one huge open world, instead of levels, I knew I needed to play it.

While this is definitely one of my favorite games of the 20-10’s, I’m a bit embarrassed to say that I never actually made it to the final boss. I’ve got to have 200+ across Xbox 360 and PC (original and Remastered), but that doesn’t take away from my love for this game.

Catherine

Okay, Catherine is a weird game. It’s part puzzle-game, part adventure/interactive story. I remember really enjoying it. I actually grabbed the Full Body version for PS4. Maybe it’s just because I was really into anime at the time (I still love anime, just haven’t watched much recently).

Honorable Mentions:

These are games from my 2011 list that will not make my Decade or All -Time Favorite’s list, but still deserve some notoriety.

Bulletstorm – I remember having a good time with this game. It being decently funny and a blast to play; Full Clip edition could be something to grab when on sale. I’ve always enjoyed single player, FPS games.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – I got sucked into Skyrim for hours then reached a point where I couldn’t figure out where to go to advance the story (something about elders in a mountain rings a bell?).

Thanksgiving of 2011, I literally played this all day and that memory has stuck with me over the years. I continue this tradition (sometimes) by playing a few hours of Skyrim on Thanksgiving.

I know Skyrim might be some people’s favorite game of all time, but these Bethesda open world games just never blew me away, the way I thought they would.

On To Round 2:

Dark Souls

Mortal Kombat

Current List of The Decade:

Dark Souls

Final Fantasy XIII

Heavy Rain

Mass Effect 2

Mortal Kombat

My games from 2012 will be up next!

Do you have any fond memories from any of these games from 2011?

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I was looking over my Favorites list, a list of my favorite video games of all time. A list that took a lot of pondering, updating and editing to put together. But, alas, I realized that I haven’t updated the games on this list in 10 years! The most recent game that I added was Mass Effect 2, which came out in January of 2010!

My All-Time Favorites list looks like this:

1. Final Fantasy VII
2. Final Fantasy VIII
3. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas
4. Street Fighter Alpha 3
5. Soulcalibur II
6. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
7. Street Fighter II: The World Warrior
8. Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
9. Dragon Age: Origins
10. Borderlands
11. Heavy Rain
12. Mass Effect 2

I’ve noticed a lot of “Games of the Decade” lists popping up, so I think it’s about time I looked over and reflected on the games that I played from 2010-2019. There is sure to be some games that make it onto my (updated) favorites list.

Luckily, I’ve made a Game of the Year list each year except 2018 (which is recent enough that I can still update with confidence), so I’ll start by looking over my list from 2010. I’ll keep note of which game has the potential to make my game of the decade and use that list to re-work my all-time favorites.

2010:

I started my list this year off with a note about Honorable Mentions:

Super Street Fighter IV – I played an exorbitant amount of the original Street Fighter IV, but I honestly can’t remember how much I played this.

Pac-Man Championship Edition DX – Great fun. To think , a relevant Pac-Man game in the modern age.

Best of 2010

1. Mass Effect 2
2. Heavy Rain
3. Final Fantasy XIII
4. Bioshock 2
5. Call of Duty: Black Ops
6. Battlefield: Bad Company 2
7. Alpha Protocol
8. Madden NFL 11
9. Modnation Racers
10. Dragon Age Origins: Awakening

What a year! The games on this list could easily make up half of the top 10 list for the entire 20-10’s. I’m not going to recap my thoughts back then, you can see my original list here.

Games that stand out for me include:

Battlefield: Bad Company 2

I remember playing this game in a squad of 3 with two of my friends. No one else we know owned this game, so our squad of 3 would go up against 2 other squads of 4, and we dominated. It was some of the most fun I’ve had in a multiplayer game. Back when I actually spoke to friends with a headset mic (who wants to do that now?). I remember the campaign being pretty fun. This doesn’t make the list of the decade, but it is a damn fine game.

Call of Duty: Black Ops

I remember really enjoying the campaign for this game, and can remember some of the maps. One in the chamber was introduced here and was a blast. A great Call of Duty, but doesn’t make the cut.

Final Fantasy XIII

Yes, really; Final Fantasy 13. I played through this game 3 times. I remember buying it for Xbox 360 because I was addicted to achievements at the time. Then I remember Brad Shoemaker from Giant Bomb talking about how much better the game looked and ran on PS3. I wound up buying it on PS3 sometime later and playing through it 2 more times over the years.

I could go for another run, soon. I don’t really understand the hate for this game. Yes, it’s linear, but how much exploring do you really do in a JRPG? The overall story of the L’Cie or whatever, is a bit out there, but the cast of characters are truly great. I love the fighting system and when the world does open up in the end of the game, I really enjoyed it. This one makes it to round 2.

Heavy Rain

Does Heavy Rain hold up today? I’m not sure. Games like Until Dawn, really upped the bar for these “Interactive Story” type games. I still don’t really love Quick Time Events and the voice acting/accents are awful in this game, but it is on my favorites list, so it will make it to round 2; although it may not hang with the competition.

Mass Effect 2

I hate to admit this, but I stopped playing the first Mass Effect game. I loved the story and the world, but the gameplay with the exploration in that awful vehicle and tediousness of the battle system got to me and I just moved on.

Right before Mass Effect 2 came out, I went and replayed the first game, because I wanted to experience the whole story. I was worried I would be burnt out because I literally saw the credits roll, took out the disc and popped in Mass Effect 2.

Boy, was I in for a surprise. This game just blew my mind. The way it played (so good) and looked, I couldn’t put it down. I’ll talk about it more in round 2, because it’s in there.

On to Round 2:

Final Fantasy XIII

Heavy Rain

Mass Effect 2

My games from 2011 are up next!

Do you have any fond memories from any of these 10 year old games?

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Now that it’s 2020, it’s about time to talk about my favorite video games of 2019.

I’ve played less and less video games over the last few years, as I’ve gotten into many more hobbies. Thinking I would wind up with a top 10 for 2019, I wasn’t even close (just 11 games released in 2019), but felt confident in these 5 games enough to rank them.

My Top 5 Video Games of 2019

5. Untitled Goose Game

This little game really brought me joy. I played it with my girlfriend (me handling controller duties), playing a few hours a night for about a week. We really enjoyed our time with the goose from hell.

Playing this jerk Goose, wrecking havoc to simply collect trinkets and ruin some people’s day was simply great and hilarious.

We finished the main levels and have yet to go back and check off the final (and difficult) items on the checklist, but we’re planning on doing it soon.

Some of the tasks were pretty difficult, but messing around until we finally figured how to accomplish them was really one of the best parts of the game.

I wish and hope that there will be a sequel or an expansion. If this was a game that lasted a bit longer (10ish hours), it may well have been my game of the year. A nice little surprise.

HONK.

4. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

Earlier in the year, I got addicted to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered for a few weeks. PSN, made a great choice giving this game out for free with Playstation+. Playing it made me realize that I missed playing this type multiplayer shooters.

Now, Modern Warfare Remastered really didn’t have enough to keep me hooked, but it pretty much sold me on the Call of Duty that would be dropping in the winter.

I became instantly hooked on the multiplayer of Modern Warfare (the new one). It’s just plain fun. I love re-spawning quickly and getting right back into the action. I think that must be why I don’t enjoy battle royal games, too much down time. I like the fast paced, non-stop action.

I do enjoy playing Campaign modes in he Call of Duty franchise, but I have yet to touch this one (I will play it soon). They fall in my sweet spot for single player campaigns; 5-10 hours.

I can see myself playing this multiplayer on and off over 2020, especially since they did away with paid season passes, giving away new maps and modes every month.

3. Death Stranding

Death Stranding, AKA “That stupid baby game” as my girlfriend calls it.

Death Stranding released to a lot of hype. No one knew much about what this new game from Kojima, post Konami, was exactly about. Without Konami keeping Kojima in check, would the craziness factor jump through the roof?

Yes.

I initially went back and forth on whether I would even purchase this game or not. After seeing the latest trailer a day or two before release, I pre-ordered the game off PSN (something you should never do). I then started seeing reviews come out; 6.8 from IGN? A 2/5 from Giant Bomb? Uh-oh.

I frantically looked up how I could cancel my pre-order; Finding this to be a tedious process of waiting to live-chat with a Sony customer service representative, I started watching some YouTube reviews.

I found 2 review’s in particular: Danny O’Dwyer’s & Tim Roger’s (Tim’s of which, I only watched the intro and outro, as to avoid spoilers). They actually convinced me that I must experience this game while everyone else was.

Let me say this – Death Standing is not as weird as everyone thinks. I quite enjoy playing it. Yes, most of what you do is pick up packages and deliver them; UPS guy the video game. But there is something about the gameplay loop that is enjoyable and soothing. I imagine it is similar to why people playing games such as Minecraft. There is just something about rebuilding the United Cities of America, that is fulfilling.

I don’t enjoy everything bout the gameplay; I don’t really like the MULE or B.T. sections at all (actually, I hate those parts). They are the reason why this game can’t be great, they’re just not fun.

Normally, I don’t go too crazy with side quests in game; I only have so much time to dedicate to video games, so I usually skip them in favor for the main storyline. But, taking time to collect and deliver materials to rebuild roads, only makes sense; it makes it easier for ME to make MY deliveries. So I do it.

Every other person in my game world will also get the benefit of the roads are structures (once you add each city to the network). It’s almost as if other players knew exactly where I needed a watch tower or generator. It’s a pretty cool experience.

I’m around 25 hours in and just finished Chapter 5.

I’ve done something with Death Stranding that I always say I will do with games (but never do), come back.

The week it came out, I was home sick with the Flu for a week. I spent most of my waking time playing this game. After making it to Chapter 3, I took a break and moved onto some other games. I didn’t start playing again until the week of Christmas and I’m hooked again. I will finish this game. I want to see how the story play’s out.

I’ve enjoyed most of my time with the game so far even though I haven’t finished it and really hate the B.T. and MULE parts of the game, it makes my top 5 list. I wouldn’t exactly say it’s fun, but more of a relaxing experience.

2. Resident Evil 2

Resident Evil 2 was a game that I played on my PC, in the dark, with headphones on even though the horror genre creeps me out.

I would play as long as I could bear; frantically searching for the nearest typewriter, so I could turn the game off, turn the lights on and recompose myself.

I started having zombie-related nightmare’s while playing Resident Evil 2.

I also spent every waking moment away from the game, longing to play it.

Resident Evil 2 has a lot going for it:

• It may be the greatest remake of all time.
• I think it’s one of the best looking games I’ve ever seen.
• It probably has the greatest map ever created (I mean it tells you when you’ve found everything and shows you where items are that you left).
• The shooting is one of the best for a 3rd person, over the shoulder viewpoint.

The list goes on. See more details in my impressions of my first 5 hours with the game here.

In summary, I really enjoyed my time playing Resident Evil 2 Remake, even it truly wore me down. After I completed Leon’s Part A run, I walked away from the game. I knew I would go back at some point for my Claire B run, but, I’m just not ready for it. It’s that intense and scary.

1. Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled

My Game of the Year – CTR.

I never played any of the PS1 or PS2 Crash Team Racing games very much (just the original a few times with my younger cousins). My girlfriend had played the original a lot as a child and got very into the Spyro Reignited Trilogy the past year and seemed even more excited when we heard Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled was a thing.

We could not put this game down. Playing split screen co-op for days and nights, one after the other. We would put on podcasts or audio books and race cup after cup.

I would play online, earning points to unlock new racers and skins.

We would pass the controller back and forth for adventure mode or online races to earn new unlocks.

I still haven’t mastered boosting, but I don’t care, the game is just plain fun.

What really got me addicted were the monthly Grand Prix’s; every month a new track, new characters, karts, skins, paints and stickers.

The weekend bonuses had me. I would wake up and play the game every Saturday and Sunday morning, even threw it on while I winded down after work.

This lasted for a couple of months where I unlocked EVERYTHING. The next couple of months, I felt a little burnt out and slowed down, but they got me hooked again in December.

Beenox has done a wonderful job. They really are listening to fans. They made significant changes to the way the game actually works based on feedback; no longer were racers tied to a speed/handing/acceleration tier, but “engine swaps” were introduced, so you could take the slow Pura and now give him the Speed engine. New tracks were eventually added as a new Cup. The list goes on.

I never get tired of playing this game. If Beenox keeps up with the Grand Prix’s every month, I’ll most likely keep playing.

I really haven’t enjoyed or put this many hours into a video game in years.

That was my top 5 video games of 2019. I had a few other games that I enjoyed, that I will talk about in the future. What video games did you play in 2019 that made your list?

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What an interesting little find this game (Episode 1) was. Since the first season of The Walking Dead from Telltale, I have fallen in love and been on the lookout for adventure games. Not quite ready to dig into some of those trial and error click-fests that are the old Lucas Arts and Sierra games that I could never beat as a child (Torin’s Passage, I’m looking at you); I recently fell in love with The Wolf Among Us, the first episode’s of Game of Thrones and Tales From The Borderlands are all so fantastic. So, stumbling upon a new adventure game in the same style got me excited. A little research and a Giant Bomb Quick Look later, I decided I need to play this game.

I sat down to play the game on a day that I stayed home from work (shoveling 2 feet of snow will do that do you). I must say, I was impressed; I played the game in a single sitting.

Life Is Strange centers on a high school senior named Maxine Caulfield. Max was accpeted into her dream private school back in her hometown. She is an artsy, photography student who seems to be crushing hella hard on her Photography teacher. Our young lead eventually finds herself the witness to the murder of a girl in the bathroom. When the gunshot goes off and she raises her hand and yells, something strange happens; time rewinds.

Thus, the player is introduced to Max’s new time travel powers. You can rewind time at any (almost) time and remake conversational and action choices. A notification will pop letting you know that there will be consequences for your actions. The choices seem like they should have a significant impact on future episodes, as no answer seems like the right choice. Sometimes I felt as if I were picking the lesser of two evils. This time rewind mechanic is GREAT. In all these telltale games that have been coming out lately, I can never really tell if I chose the correct choice or not. I find myself quitting out of the game, going back and testing out other choices. I want my roleplay to make sense, not just quickly choose one response over the other because there is a timer counting down. Life Is Strange’s mechanic lets me go through every dialogue option tree until I feel like I have it exactly the way I want it to play out. My one gripe is that in one later chapter (the parking lot, for those of you who have played), you cannot do this. The end of the chapter ends with a cut-scene that loads directly into the next chapter. This is very frustrating since the rest of the game you can check and analyze every scenario until you’re ready to decide on what you want history to be. Alas, this is small negative on an otherwise completely enjoyable experience.

To sum up before I ramble on; this game is special and I can’t wait until the next episode comes out. 5/5.

A few key notes I jotted down while playing;

• Samuel (the strange janitor) is weird. Almost too weird. X-Files weird; which is funny because there was a reference to the X-Files after I wrote this.
• Enjoy – Exploring the school and speaking classmates and teachers. I was reminded of the little bit of Bully I had played for some reason.
• The writing is interesting, especially the journal that updates after significant points in each chapter.
• Great references; X-Files, Dr. Who, Fullmetal Alchemist, Scott Pilgrim, Kickstarter.
• At one point Max said she’s Analog and Not digital. I wonder if this will flower into a larger theme throughout the story. Other than for her obvious love of her Polaroid camera.
• Her buddy Warren signs his name “Warren G.”
• What’s up with Plasma TVs in this universe?
• Interesting that Max doesn’t want to use her power for “trivial bullshit.”
• The music is FANTASTIC and sets the mood perfectly.
• Choices seem like they’re going to matter a lot. Hopefully DONTNOD can follow through on this.
• Collection Mode is great for quickly grabbing any missing pictures you need to take and simply quitting the game once you’ve found it.
• Hella.

Interesting. It's been a lot longer since I attempted to keep a blog going than I thought.

Games, huh. Watching both Metal Gear Scanlon's lit a fire inside me. A few weeks ago, I seemed to be disgusted by Destiny. I put over 90 hours into that game and it feels like for nothing. My friends completed the raid without me, I wasted what seems like an entire week of my life leveling up in the Iron Banner. I'll go into more detail on Destiny later. Back to Metal Gear; So I have a stack of PS4 and a less than month old stack of Xbox One games to play, but I found myself jonesing to play Metal Gear Solid 4. Maybe 6 months ago I got most of the way through Snake Eater (I think I'll go back and finish that at some point); I believe I was up to The End's fight (which funny enough means I probably don't have to do anything now). I'm really rambling here...I'm in the middle of Act IV on MGS4, back on Shadow Moses. This game is just...great and fun! It's not quite as crazy as MGS2, but definitely more confusing.

I'll probably finish it by next week and plan to put some thoughts together on MGS and what I'm going to play next.

This is clearly a bunch of jumbled thoughts, but hopefully it turns into something more structured. Until then.

So after finishing Dragon Age Origins right as school started, I managed to make it through Mass Effect and got about 10 hours into Mass Effect 2 before I became way too involved in school work and other things. I do have some free time, but I have actually been watching some anime in that free time instead of playing games.
 
This weekend I intend to put something up here. Either one of my random though blog's I've been planning or possibly my reaction's to Dragon Age or the original Mass Effect. I also have to finish up my Collection List on here.
 
Maybe I can get in a little more General Knoxx Borderlands before bed.

So I received my copy of Killzone 2 today via GameFly. I pop it in and jump into some multiplayer. The game looks great, I'm digging the changing match types and 16 vs 16. My only problem (and it is a big one) is the controls. Now I'm used to playing FPSs on Xbox 360 so already I wasn't feeling comfortable with playing one on my PS3. I tried most of the controller setups. I think I went with Alternate 1, which puts aim on L1 and melee on R3. I really wanted a Call of Duty setup, which would have put melee on circle and crouch on R3.

Anyways, I played for a few hours, ranked up a little. Keep saying to myself, I wish this played more like Call of Duty and I wish I was using my 360 controller. So I took the game out, put in World at War and had fun.
 
I'll give it another try. I guess I just need to get used to the controls. I'll probably just stick to FPSs on 360 though, the Dualshock 3 just isn't to my liking for a shooter.