don’t tell me the ending

Castle Crashers is done. AWESOME.

So, which is more important to you?:

Smooth, fluid animation sacrificing high detailed textures and anti-aliasing? Or do you prefer a hyper realistic look, even if the jump animation just looks a little (or way) off?

Or do you just sacrifice both for a bit of fun (see: Marvel Ultimate Alliance)?

Itagaki likes everything, but specifically mentions “movement and animation” here. Of course, anyone who has played Dead or Alive knows that :)

http://www.videogamer.com/news/16-05-2008-8322.html

[12:51] Aaron:

http://www.gamefly.com/products/detail.asp?pid=121935&fcTrack=Store%20Page?Under%20$20%20For%20Sale
[12:51] Craig: Can’t say I’ve heard of that one
[12:51] Aaron: ..the name alone…
[12:52] Craig: And only $10. How could you go wrong.
[12:59] Aaron: i dunno. i think “crusty” and “only $10″ can go wrong in a LOT of ways

This anime suffers from DBZ syndrome. But it’s still entertaining. I’ve watched through the end of the Soul Society arc, and hit the first section where they are probably just adding in filler. The filler section is what stopped my Naruto watching dead cold, so we’ll see if this has the same effect.

Continue reading ‘don’t tell me the ending to: Bleach’

I’ve been slowly working my way back through The Darkness. I have diligently put aside the bigger titles (like GTA IV and Mass Effect) in an effort to finish a half dozen or so “half-finished” games. These aren’t games I have just played, but games I was more than half completed with.

That isn’t to say The Darkness is a bad, or sub-par game. It is actually quite enjoyable and fun. By the Chronicles of Riddick guys (Starbreeze), The Darkness is a well-developed FPS.

It definitely is coming together even better near the end, as you finally have enough Shadow Shield (life) and Ammo to make it through a fire fight without losing either. Early game required a fair amount of hiding while shields could recharge. The game also had a very Half-life 1 feel for the ammo collection. You generally get just barely more than it takes to kill everyone. Every missed shot reduces your overall pool, and sometimes you will find yourself switching from empty guns after killing just a couple of guys.

Luckily, I finally got the Black Hole power and nearly max level of darkness. Continue reading ‘The Darkness Progress Report #2′

I’m thinking, perhaps a goal of some sort for this week’s run.  Maybe center on the Race modes for a bit?  I could use the driving practice.

Our cops and robbers games are fun, but often end when either team slams into a wall for no real reason.  I certainly don’t “race” enough in single player, but have plenty of on foot practice under my belt.

Critical acclaim, but no sales. Guess they are giving it a go again anyways? Since all of my friends just love this game, perhaps I’ll have to boot up the 1st and give it a go.

http://kotaku.com/389957/viva-piata-trouble-in-paradise-will-use-xbox-live-vision-camera

One of the most commonly uttered phrases to me is “You should REALLY go to the doctor”. Every year, I develop a chronic cough that just doesn’t stop for months. My current treatment is just to continuously suck on a extra strength halls menthol drop.

Well, enough about me, what I want to talk about is the whole hospital going experience. The general method of seeing a doctor is to set up an appointment, often times weeks in advance, and then when the doctor finally sees you, he makes a good guess on what your ailments are. I think doctors can be equated to auto mechanics for the body. Continue reading ‘Patient Zero’

New movie from Finland called Iron Sky. Two words: Space Nazis.

Continue reading ‘Invasion of the Moon Nazis’

When you are low on health, you can either try to find a hooker, cox her into your car (which has to look nice), drive somewhere nice and quiet, and take some time to get your health back.

Or you can go into the local burger joint and be out in a 10 seconds.  Also, an apparently fun Free Mode multiplayer gametype is to hold up in a fast food joint and see how many stars you can amass.

GTA 4.  Zazz and Kflair have 2 xboxs due to some creative lending, so we can hopefully get both of them in the game.  Everyone owns this, including phyzkid.  Let’s see if we can get a nice large group and hop around the play types.  I’ve definitely been enjoying Cops Vs Robbers mode and Free Mode.  The team Mayfia work one may be interesting as well (we’ve only dont FFA Mayfia).

Any suggestions?  Everyone able to make it?