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Friday, March 28, 2014

Lets get this shit straight, a'ight?

Yes, i understand a look at gaming as some sort of passion, but buying so much stuff just so you get some style or in other words 'swag' is totally uncompulsory... In CS: GO there are plenty of gun skins, they can be either StatTrak or normal, either field-tested, factory new etc depending on the quality and the looks of the skin. Many peeps spend a lot of money on cases and keys. Keys cost 1-2 euro, while cases go under 0,4 euro. Cases are opened with keys, and in those cases is, maybe, the most beautiful thing you will ever see in your entire lifetime or something that will make you cry (of sadness and make you buy even more keys and cases). Knives, believe it or not, cost the most monies. An average knife costs about 200 euro... Yep, you've read it right. For example, one of the most expensive knives is Karambit | Scorched (name | skin) and it costs 419 USD, which equals to about 380 euro! Do you know what you can buy for that money? Just add 20 euro and buy yourself a PS4 or a Titanfall bundled Xbox ONE!
TF2 also has its system of opening crates and getting overpriced items. Earbuds were the most expensive item for a long time, costing 40 euro (60 dollars) on the market. After about 6 months due to earbuds being popular, items with bigger prices started to imerge, because more and more players started selling particular already-existing items for bigger sums of money, making those items the most expensive. Depending on the item prices, the rarity of them either rises or goes down. The Golden Frying Pan in TF2 costs as much as 5000 dollars if it were being sold on the Steam community Market. Same thing goes for The Burning Team Captain. Anyways, that's all i have to say about gaming passion. I'm thinking of buying DayZ, but not sure. Laters.



Sunday, March 23, 2014

This GENERATION!

So, recently i posted a review for CoD BO II. CoD is a game where kids under the age of 14/13 are trolled and herassed for their voice, rage etc. MinnesotaBurns, a YouTuber who was banned multiple times by Infinity Ward and Treyarch for mass troll and game funtages by making fun of other kids (and their parents) posted a video about a year ago in which he trolls a kid by turning on Headshots only and playing 1vs1 against him. Yes, kids are whiny and they rage because they're obviously spoilt. I actually watched this video when it still had around 100,000 views because i was subbed to Burnsy. Two times in the video, the kid spells out his YouTube channel name: mimimoize. At first, i didn't even bother looking it up, but a few days ago, when i did, i found out that it got so MUCH hate that people (mostly kids maybe even younger than mimimoize) created videos just to say how much they feel the hate towards him. I have to admit, at first, i gave 0 fucks for the kid, but that was before i found out about his YouTube channel and its negative popularity. Yes, it's got 1000 subs, but all of the videos on it are disliked like no other! The comment sections are just exploding with negative comments! I feel sorry for this kid, he just wanted to play the damn game, and it brought him the infamous factor. Hey, i'm a kid too, but i guess Bursny wouldn't troll me because some people come out of the hole smarter than the pranker. It was hard for me to believe that some people had the balls to still come on this kid's channel and post stupid comments about how bad this kid is. Lets be clear, he is bad, but how could he have known that it was set on HS only? I respect Burnsy, i do, he teaches kids in his videos some lessons, but i think he went a bit too far on this one... The video has over 5 million views, so why bother anymore right?  Click here, the link to the discussion page of mimimoize's main channel. His first channel was called 'mimimoize' but he shut it down after finding out about the video. He created mimimozethe2nd, but he shut that down too because of the same bad publicity. Now, he's got MimimoizeVLOGS and MimimoizeGAMES. I think he needs some respect and don't think i gave you this link just so you could terrorize the kid. Anyways, i'll be buying Titanfall soon, i hope. Laters!

The battle for the planet continues - Call of Duty: Black Ops II REVIEW

NOTE: A lot of people didn't like this game, but i did. It's pretty cool and fun, and it's campaign is maybe even the best in the franchise. I just wanted to let some peeps know that reviewing is just giving out personal opinion and recommendations. Now for the review...


9th year since the franchise began to heat up our PC CPUs and GPUs, and it's still active and is one of the best FPS games out there. CoD BOII is better than MW3, worse than MW2 and MW, but it has that charm that makes you not forget about the game, it has some unique features and the theme is fairly relevant. Some people find the futuristic setting quite boresome and uninteresting, but i find it amuzing and fresh for the series (MW was a leap forward, so why wouldn't BOII be one too?).
PRESENTATION
CoD: BOII brings a ton of new stuff, but also keeps some that presented probs in the previous installments. The campaign structure is mostly the same over and over again i.e. you spawn somewhere, go through a bunch of 'hallways', kill some enemies (mostly Eastern Europeans standing in cover or rushing towards you for a juicy taste of an M4A1 bullet), collect the objective (or just simply go to it) after which the entire level starts going down apart in explosions and flames and BOOM! Level completed! If the mission structure is nothing like that, don't worry, it will be almost the same without scripted level destruction. The problem is, enemy AI is dumb and at some points, quite useless. There's just no strategy involved, and your only job is to kill enemies and nothing else (well, you can also interact with certain elements like buttons or levers or jumps, but in order to get there, you'll need to spill way more blood than you think you would in the first place). Sometimes, i would even get hit when i'm in cover, behind a thick steel door, and enemy bullets would still keep going through, while mine wouldn't even reach half way. The story follows David Mason, the son of Alex Mason from CoD: BO, and the story is well told. The many cutscenes that don't only involve first person perspective are interesting and well acted, and they also bring out emotions, while the character faces and lip syncing have been done really well. The game has a long campaign, which is enjoyable. Apart from the dumb-ish AI, the many action sequences tell the game's story like no CoD before. There are dog fights (mostly scripted), controlled bug sequences and numerous interactions.
GRAPHICS
CoD: BOII uses the same engine as CoD WAW and CoD BO, but wiith a few upgrades that make the system requirements a lot higher than the ones for IW's CoD games. The game looks descent, the guns look cool and polished, but many map textures are still blurry even on the highest settings.
MULTIPLAYER
After i was done with the campaign, i jumped straight to multiplayer. Maps are medium sized, some are pretty small (Nuketown 2025). Treyarch added more killstreaks and decided to change their name to 'scorestreaks', which are gained by getting certain amounts of kills without dying. Again, there is the gun customization which allows you to customize your dot on your red dot or holographic sight and of course you can put your customized emblem on the gun and give it some additional swag. Creating classes has been fixed (most of it). The new '10 per class' system allows every player to have a maximum of 10 items (guns, attachments, grenades, perks not including weapon camos). It's also worth mentioning that you cannot pay to have more slots. This way, all of the players are equal. The ability to customize your soldier's face has been taken out, which i didn't find as a bad thing, mostly because it was unnecessary.

+Tweaked multiplayer                                             -Dumb-ish AI
  10 per class system                                                 Mission structures
  Choice of weapons          

THE VERDICT
Call of Duty: Black Ops II is a great game that deserves attention, even after 1.5 years of being out in the stores (check Steam stats and you'll notice that both MW3 and CoD BO II have more players than CoD: Ghosts). It does have a lot of problems, but it still is one of the best CoDs in the franchise. I give this game an 8.4. For more reviews, check out my blog. Laters!

Saturday, March 22, 2014

Stinky peeps

Yeyah, spring is here along with better weather and more time for basketball and bike riding :). Still, school is still active, and riding to school is a pain in the ass when it's hot outside. Here, because the people are poor (they don't have showers or homes), they stink in buses... Yeh, they smell worse than an armpit or a sock that came out of a freshly used PE shoe. I'm serious... Not only that, but the temperatures in the vehicle can reach up to freakin' 40-50 degrees Celsius (i dun know dat farenheit shit, but i do know it's about 100 degrees F). As soon as i enter the bus, i start to sweat (i sweat more than i should, more than others, lol) and when i come out, i feel cold even when the smallest breeze hits my face or torso. There's no air conditioning, because the buses were bought without them so they get to be cheap (and those buses were bought for transport purposes back in the 80s-90s). Anyways, hope you bros don't have those probs. I bought CoD BO II for 2 euro, pretty cheap, so i may get to post a review, but we'll see. Laters.

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

The ultimate non-linearity - Battlefield: Bad Company 2 REVIEW

Most people say that BFBC2 is the last great BF and they're certainly right. BFBC2 brings us a whole new world, with the same looks as BFBC, but with different mechanics and added dynamicity. It's a totally linear-free experience that will take away much more time than just one campaign playthrough.
PRESENTATION
Russia is evading, holy buttholes! The story is based on some bad Ruskis trying to take over the world, but it's not really explained who is their leader. The squad of four (Sweetwater, Sarge (no named), Haggart and Marlowe (the guy you play as)) are the main pratagonists, and once again they have made me laugh. While not everybody might find the hmour amusing, it gives a nice touch because the story sometimes just doesn't make sense, and the voice acting can be inadequate, more or less, boring. Everyone of the four has their own way of fighting, and after you finish the campaign (if you even finish it) and jump right into the multiplayer, you'll see that the campaign was just a preparation for something big. I wasted about 5-6 hours killing dumb enemies in single player while i could have spent much more and leveled more in multiplayer. However, the campaign is not boring, it's cool, thrilling and entertaining. 
GRAPHICS
BFBC2 looks cool, even for today's standards. The Frostbite engine used in the game was something that made BF3 (in a way). The PC players and the console players will be having the same experience but the PC players have a built in dedicated server browser in case something goes down, on the other hand, the game looks the same on all three platforms.
MULTIPLAYER
10-12 maps, each with their special characteristics. Some can be only in certain game modes, while others fit in for any. As in other modern FPSes, you level up and unlock weapons, gadgets (perks) for each class. There are 4 classes: assault, engineer, medic and recon. Assault brings the ammo, engineer can have a vehicle fixing kit and a rocker launcher, medic comes in with med packs and an LMG and recon has a sniper rifle or a shotgun and has C4 (C4 can take out an Abrams tank BTW). When you progress, you unlock items for classes that you scored the most with. For example, i mostly played with assault and engineer and got all of their items pretty damn fast, while it took me more time for recon and medic. 

+ Great multiplayer                                          - Voice acting
   A good choice of weapons                               Campaign
   A great choice of maps                                    
   Hard but challenging level up system

THE VERDICT
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 brings back the bad company and puts it where it belongs. It certainly is one of the best Battlefields at the moment. I give this game a 9/10. For more reviews, check ot my blog. Laters.

Monday, March 17, 2014

Poop - South Park: The Stick of Truth REVIEW

NOTE: The game isn't poopy or bad, it's quite much the opposite of the title. You will see later why i gave this review a title like that. I actually bought the game but for 1$ from a friend of mine who got an extra copy for free.

When i first double clicked on 'South Park: The Stick of Truth.exe' a world that i have seen before opened up and started to shine infront of my eyes. It was the state of South Park, and it looked gorgeous (well, it's a game that should have an ugly set of looks, but that's what South Park is all about, right?). I have had a lot of laughs for a pretty short time, but it was definitely worth the dollar.
PRESENTATION
Create your own character, give him some clothing, and you're good to go. Meeting with Cartman at his mom's house lets you choose which class you're gonna be, Figher, Thief, Mage or a Jew. Some people may find the Jew quite offensive, but the devs really didn't mean anything bad with it. I opened one of the various doors in Eric's house and there was a toilet, with the seat down. I approached by not expecting anything to come up, but as i clicked space, my character jumped on and started pooping! Awesome, right? I also accidentally right clicked and he farted... The campaign is about 6-8 hours long (sometimes even shorter), and that is something i didn't expect. The combat system is like an RPG game, you get in a fight and you have weapons to choose from (like Ninja Saga on Facebook for eg.). You have to plan your attacks carefully, enemies change stances from turn to turn (defence up=armour, attack up=stronger attacks that can break your defence, their ability to be invincible against your melee attacks.). As your progress, you gain XP and friends on some sort of a social app (South Park's version of Facebook) and you receive statuses and messages from them. By gaining friends, you also gain perk unlock points. Perks stay forever and can all be with you at the same time. Don't ever forget to upgrade your character, won't do you any good if you don't. Mission structures are well written, HELL, you even have a mission in which you go and find Jesus, TWICE!
GRAPHICS
South Park looks amazing, however it's hard to believe that the game stutters on last gen, while it can run smoothly on lower end PCs. The devs have done an outstanding job bringing the world from the cartoon we all know into a virtual world we control. The game might even have the first ever fully drawn map of South Park!
MULTIPLAYER
Mafia II again...

+ Fun and very enjoyable                           -A short campaign with no multiplayer (yes, multiplayer
   Awesome customization                            would be awesome in this game)
   Great visuals                                             A bit repetitive sometimes
   You get the feel of the real
   South Park!

THE VERDICT
South Park: The stick of Truth is a nasty, gory, but at the same time, awesome game hat will bring you into the world of South Park even more. I give this game an 8.5. For more reviews, check out my blog.


(Another)NOTE: I've been busy as i said before. At the end of the school year, i hope to get a new PC that will play Watch Dogs on ultra (yes, on mothafuckin' ultra settings), so games won't be old, instead they will be fresh out of the developement PC. Laters.

Saturday, March 8, 2014

Press 'E' to blow up the Universe - Saint's Row IV REVIEW

NOTE: One of my favourite game devs and publishers, THQ, has gone into bankrupcy. The company basically doesn't exist anymore, so the SR franchise has been left to rot with a publisher like Deep Silver, who clearly has no sense in owning the rights to the franchise. I will, probably, be giving this game a higher score than it should get because i find it amazing, fun and charming. From now on, every review will be getting minueses and pluses for cons and pros, just so they show why i gave a certain game

PRESENTATION
Saint's Row was the beginning of something special. It was one of the first games that would seriously be compared to GTA. It had better graphics at the time and was much crazier. SR2 was a huge leap forward, giving the franchise a signature that couldn't be easily copied. SR: The Third is my favourite Saint's Row. It's got jets, helis, rockets, wobbling dildos and, never forget, professor Genki! Saint's Row IV is my second favourite Saint's Row. Many people find it boring and uninteresting, but i find it quite cool. It may have went too far away from what it had been back in the good old days, and aliens replacing gangsters? Really? You play as the boss (a no named character in the game that you have full control in creating of) and you have to save the city of Steelport (the same one as in SRIII) from an alien invasion. The main characters stayed the same, and you can also transport your SRIII character into the game if you have your game on PSN, XBL or Steam (cloud storage is quite helpful). New taunts, weapons and cars have been added, and no wonder because the game was supposed to be a SRIII DLC, but after THQ vanished, things got different. New weapons such as the dubstep gun or the inflator gun (the gun you use to make your enemies' heads bigger) are quite useless in my opinion and only give you nonsensical power. Shaundi and Pierce look the same as in the previous sequel, and the aliens look ugly (texture ugly). The story doesn't make any sense, the voice dialogues are sometimes so poorly done that they make you laugh (kinda like in Rogue Warrior), and making choices don't really make a huge impact on the story. Throughout the game, as you pass missions, you get super powers, such as the flight ability, the speedrun ability that can together be replaced with godmode. Godmode, literally, is something that makes you unstoppable, even on the hardest difficulty. Enemies shoot around and are dumb (the AI isn't what you would want). The story is pretty simple: Invaders must die! I got through it in about 6-7 hours and i enjoyed it.
GRAPHICS
The game is powered by the same engine used in SRIII. SRIV looks exactly the same, but can hold a bit more explosions, and with all that comes a list of pc specs that will make your tongue reach the floor. SRIII was playable on a 1.8GHz Dual Core processor, while SRIV demands a waaaaay stronger GPU (yes, a stronger GPU than what Crysis 2 wanted!) and a Core 2 Quad processor! Talk about optimization...
MULTIPLAYER
As before, you can join co-op campaigns. You get in someone else's game and you can activate cheats, cause mayhem etc. Unfortunately, there are no deathmatches and other game modes beside co-op so you might be a bit disappointed.

Fun and enjoayble campaign                - Godmode-ish
     Badass equipment                                    Too much nonsense
     Too many explosions                                Only online co-op?
     Fun co-op experience
     More crazier than ever

THE VERDICT
Saint's Row IV is a crazy game, and one of the craziest out there. If you are a Saint's Row gamer, you should try it! I give this game an 8.2. For more revs, check out my blog. Laters.                          

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Peeps are busy...

School, a D in Chemistry (let's be fair, i expected an F), and a few As, like Latin, IT and, well, PE? I dunno what's happening... Every single bball game i play in, i score 15 points averagelly, which is cool, but i never played this good, before it used to be:'Shit, only 5 points!?'. As Bill Gates once said, 'Life isn't fair, get used to it!'. Yeah sure, it ain't peaches and cream, but i expected some lower difficulty in school :P. South Park: The Stick of Truth, it got a 9 from IGN while some other gaming critics gave it waaaaay lower scores... Kind of like Beyond: Two Souls or Thief. Thief is a game i may get to review, because i'm not sure if my gaming rig will be able to live up to the looks and mechanics of this stealth action game. In the meantime, i'll review some CoDs. Yes, i know, they have sucked in the past few years, so i will only be reviewing CoD MW2 and CoD BO. That is all i have to say until next time, laters.

Sunday, March 2, 2014

How to reload a gun with a missing limb - Loadout REVIEW

NOTE: This game has been out for some time, it's been in some famous YouTubers' videos and it's still pretty damn popular. The only way to get it is over Steam, no download client.

Have you ever played a game that has a name of an ability that is just 0.00001% of the entire game? Yep, if you've played Loadout, sure you have! The enormous amount of fun in this game brings so much joy and blood spill! While it may be fun, the overwhelming fun may be interrupted by people that pay2win.
PRESENTATION
Loadout is a ridiculous third-person shooter that i haven't seen alike before. You get your own character, choose your loadout weapons and head over into the fight. The game starts by spawning everyone in the same spot (yes, both your enemies and allies) and you have to survive that (if you do, it's not over yet, you just get a bonus). You have 2 weapon slots in each loadout and 1 equipment slot (grenades). You can perhaps carry two guns of the same kind with you, but watch out, depending on which ammo they use, you might have to refill ammo way more than usual. It wasn't a long time until i came across a player, with my fat and ugly lady character, who payed to have stronger weapons and clothes. Yes, there is no armour, but if there was, it wouldn't be available to everyone. Accessories and clothes can only be bought with premium cash (AKA gold coins) that can only be obtained with real world cash. Bluttes are the currency F2P players use and thankfully all weapon attachments are available to be bought for bluttes (for lower levels). What about getting killed or shot? Well, that's a different story. I got hit by a rocket and my arm almost fell off, while the blood would keep coming out of my opened shoulder. Sometimes, you would even have a huge hole on your torso that you could see through. After you get killed, you get a few seconds to move into the sides until you fall into your last dream. Taunting doesn't bring you points, but does bring you swag.
GRAPHICS
The game characters look okay for a F2P shooter, the maps look quite okay too, the textures are better than in DNF or CoD. The best thing about the visuals in my opinion is the blood.
THE VERDICT
Loadout has no specific problems except for the P2W players that can ruin your experience sometimes (or at most times). The servers are more stable than ever. I give this fine piece of creation an 8.5. For more reviews, check out my blog. Laters.