I know they aren't finished yet, and only five people have actually voted, but it's looking like mainstream titles are going to win. So I'm going to put up another poll of which titles that I currently own you want reviewed. Borderlands will, of course, be excluded since I already reviewed it.
Currently those titles include:
The games I own on the DS, for the most part.
Assassin's creed
Crysis
Lost planet extreme condition: Colonies
Halflife 2, episode 1, episode 2
Battlefield: bad company 2
portal
Rainbow Six: Vegas 2
Left 4 Dead 2
Left 4 Dead
S.T.A.L.K.E.R Clear Sky
Global Agenda
Well.. that takes care of the list that exists on steam.
Mass effect 2
Oblivion
Age of Empires III + expansions
Morrowind
Far Cry 2
Starcraft II(which has to be put on hold, as thanks to a virus, my account is locked for suspicious activity)
And that is all the games I currently have installed. Soon as I get a job and can plop some dollars down, I plan to get metro 2033 and a couple other games off steam, for the sake of having something new to play.
Edit:
I have decided that you have 3 points to put in any games you like, any distribution of points, etc.
Once I have a top 3, I will make a poll for the titles you want reviewed first. Remember, if you haven't played this game and really want a review on it, then this is a good way to put it up top by adding 3 points to it.
Example:
2 - Oblivion
1 - Lost Planet
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
Minecraft
Graphics:
Graphics, graphics, graphics. This one is tough, as I am a graphics whore and love to much my eye candy. At first glance, it's like low rez lego building, and it doesn't look that great. After you start playing it though, the environment builds on you. It all fits together quite nicely. It's all nice and consistant, and any higher quality would probably wrack lower-level computers, so I see this as a good choice.
Gameplay:
It's all in the name in this one. You mine, you craft. What the name doesn't mention is the expansive, randomly generated world. You can have something that looks like it's out of avatar, down to a bland, flat nothingness... all the way to a planet of swiss cheese.
Sound:
The sound is nice. Occassional original music tracks, decent quality sounds help keep the atmosphere built up. All of the music tracks are relaxing, and some sounds will instill fear in you. A good example would be the ever so popular "SSSssssssss"
Overall opinion:
Now here's the part where I tell you whether or not I like the game. I would say yes, but I wouldn't be very honest, as the original game is barely there. This game is java-based so there is a lot of modding capability. My shaders, textures, and other things have already been tweaked, so saying yes wouldn't be very honest, but it also wouldn't be a lie. I would say, buy it. If you feel you want a decent idea of how the gameplay is before coughing up the 20$ to pay for it, then try the minecraft classic. It's free.
Edit:
Don't forget to check out the other parts of the sites. Rate the posts, vote on the sidebar, etc!
Graphics, graphics, graphics. This one is tough, as I am a graphics whore and love to much my eye candy. At first glance, it's like low rez lego building, and it doesn't look that great. After you start playing it though, the environment builds on you. It all fits together quite nicely. It's all nice and consistant, and any higher quality would probably wrack lower-level computers, so I see this as a good choice.
Gameplay:
It's all in the name in this one. You mine, you craft. What the name doesn't mention is the expansive, randomly generated world. You can have something that looks like it's out of avatar, down to a bland, flat nothingness... all the way to a planet of swiss cheese.
Sound:
The sound is nice. Occassional original music tracks, decent quality sounds help keep the atmosphere built up. All of the music tracks are relaxing, and some sounds will instill fear in you. A good example would be the ever so popular "SSSssssssss"
Overall opinion:
Now here's the part where I tell you whether or not I like the game. I would say yes, but I wouldn't be very honest, as the original game is barely there. This game is java-based so there is a lot of modding capability. My shaders, textures, and other things have already been tweaked, so saying yes wouldn't be very honest, but it also wouldn't be a lie. I would say, buy it. If you feel you want a decent idea of how the gameplay is before coughing up the 20$ to pay for it, then try the minecraft classic. It's free.
Edit:
Don't forget to check out the other parts of the sites. Rate the posts, vote on the sidebar, etc!
Are you an indie game-creator?
Need someone to play and give your game a full-on review?
Look no further, for I'm more than happy to do so!
Indie games are my favorite, so toss anything my way and I'll be glad to give the most unbiased review possible.
Look no further, for I'm more than happy to do so!
Indie games are my favorite, so toss anything my way and I'll be glad to give the most unbiased review possible.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Lost Silver
For those who have played pokemon silver back in the days when it was popular, there is a game floating around that very closely resembles silver.
Originally a copypasta that had been floating around the butthole of the internet, somebody got the bright idea of making an actual game. For those of you who don't know what lost silver is, you will probably get the best experience out of playing it before reading up on it.
The download link is in dabr1dg3's channel on youtube, linked here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/dabr1dg3
Or alternatively, as I just wanted to give a ref to them, you can just click it here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?q947hvqbp6q6s8s
Creepy, and quite accurate to the story that was floating around. Thumbs up to the creator of both the game and the original storyteller, helping remember those times now dead.
Originally a copypasta that had been floating around the butthole of the internet, somebody got the bright idea of making an actual game. For those of you who don't know what lost silver is, you will probably get the best experience out of playing it before reading up on it.
The download link is in dabr1dg3's channel on youtube, linked here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/dabr1dg3
Or alternatively, as I just wanted to give a ref to them, you can just click it here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?q947hvqbp6q6s8s
Creepy, and quite accurate to the story that was floating around. Thumbs up to the creator of both the game and the original storyteller, helping remember those times now dead.
New Layout + DS Games
Fixed up this layout a bit. I asked a friend what he thought of the page and he didn't like the layout. As more people are finally visiting my page, I am driven to actually post a bit more, making me happy and making everyone else happy.
As for games I will be reviewing, it will be the DS games I own. Of which include:
Pokemon: Heart Gold
Pokemon: Soul Silver
Lunar: Dragon Song
Megaman Zero Collection
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
Animal Crossing: Wild World
I've been playing them all somewhat infrequently, but just for you people, I will be picking them back up(including lunar) in order to let you know how good, or bad a game is.
And those of you that love me, you can add me if you like on my DS games. When I get my friend codes, I will post them in here. You can comment if you like with your friend code.
As for games I will be reviewing, it will be the DS games I own. Of which include:
Pokemon: Heart Gold
Pokemon: Soul Silver
Lunar: Dragon Song
Megaman Zero Collection
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
Animal Crossing: Wild World
I've been playing them all somewhat infrequently, but just for you people, I will be picking them back up(including lunar) in order to let you know how good, or bad a game is.
And those of you that love me, you can add me if you like on my DS games. When I get my friend codes, I will post them in here. You can comment if you like with your friend code.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Aurora
Aurora is a pretty awesome little 5$ indie game that can be found at http://www.emcneill.com/aurora.html
The Idea behind this game seems to be the basics of an RTS game, of which it will be reviewed as one.
Graphics:
Graphics are an important part of most games, and this one's graphics aren't lacking, for what it is. Your 'units' are particles, and your 'bases' are blue-hued suns. There's a little bit of a graphical beat that goes with the music as well. Enemies are red or green, while the neutral bases are grey.
Sound:
The sound is is up to par with the pretty graphics. A good music track that has a nice beat. As you move towards your enemies and your units clash, they create their own underlying background music track, which is also pretty awesome and it doesn't ever really clash with the main track that's playing. The sound effects are also nice and high quality.
Gameplay:
The gameplay on this is simple and easy to learn. Grab your units inside your circle of selection and drag them to where you want them to go. You can also click multiple times in one spot to prepare your units for an 'assault' which gathers them together and makes them hit an opposing or neutral sun faster. There are Six of each easy and hard levels, and as you progress, they do seem to get harder, so this is also a plus.
All around:
This is a nice little indie game, and I'd actually like to see a lot more from this guy, since he seems to know what he's doing. I'd say play the demo, and if you like it, then throw him the 5$ and get the game.
Opinion on the game:
While this isn't a game I see myself playing years from now.. but who knows, I may be wrong. I still occassionally pull out the old gameboy for some good old tetris.. I think it's a great, fun game, that will allow you to burn a good 20-30 minutes if you need something to do for that time period, like tetris.
The Idea behind this game seems to be the basics of an RTS game, of which it will be reviewed as one.
Graphics:
Graphics are an important part of most games, and this one's graphics aren't lacking, for what it is. Your 'units' are particles, and your 'bases' are blue-hued suns. There's a little bit of a graphical beat that goes with the music as well. Enemies are red or green, while the neutral bases are grey.
Sound:
The sound is is up to par with the pretty graphics. A good music track that has a nice beat. As you move towards your enemies and your units clash, they create their own underlying background music track, which is also pretty awesome and it doesn't ever really clash with the main track that's playing. The sound effects are also nice and high quality.
Gameplay:
The gameplay on this is simple and easy to learn. Grab your units inside your circle of selection and drag them to where you want them to go. You can also click multiple times in one spot to prepare your units for an 'assault' which gathers them together and makes them hit an opposing or neutral sun faster. There are Six of each easy and hard levels, and as you progress, they do seem to get harder, so this is also a plus.
All around:
This is a nice little indie game, and I'd actually like to see a lot more from this guy, since he seems to know what he's doing. I'd say play the demo, and if you like it, then throw him the 5$ and get the game.
Opinion on the game:
While this isn't a game I see myself playing years from now.. but who knows, I may be wrong. I still occassionally pull out the old gameboy for some good old tetris.. I think it's a great, fun game, that will allow you to burn a good 20-30 minutes if you need something to do for that time period, like tetris.
Monday, January 17, 2011
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