Video games and Guitar: 2011

Sunday, August 28, 2011

I'm back Bloggers!

Man! What a week, moved from California to Arizona, set up my dorm room, and now I have my first classes tomorrow. Sorry I haven't been on though, I will be on at a more frequent level from now on. So to make it up to you here are some pictures of my dorm.
Each dorm has two bedroom, one living room, and one bathroom.
Living room

Each bedroom has two people sleeping in it.

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Road Trip/College

I'm currently in a hotel room in Southern California, will be hitting the road again tomorrow to make it to Arizona for the fall semester.
I will keep you updated, but I won't be putting up any big post for a few days.

Sunday, August 21, 2011

Mass Effect 2: The Arrival DLC

Sorry, I know I promised a NES game review but I’ve been busy with Mass effect 2: The Arrival DLC and Portal 2. That is why I’ll be reviewing these two games first.

Story

You need to save a deep under cover agent, Dr. Amanda Kenson, from a Batarian and discover the truth behind an anceint Reaper artifact that is a key factor in “the arrival”, get it?, of the Reapers.

Graphics

Nothing new from Mass Effect 2’s Unreal Engine 3, if you like the graphics from the main story then you’ll like the graphics in this DLC.

Sound

Great voice acting, explosions boom, and gunfire sounds great.

Game play

Some new gameplay ideas are introduced here. There is an acheivement to save the doctor without being spotted, however it isn’t very hard and isn’t as fun as other games with stealth modes. One part I really enjoyed was when you get to contol a LOKI Mech, it was an extremly short part in the DLC but it was fun none the less.

Entertainment

I found This DLC entertaining, it is a bit short for the $6.99 price. It really let me enjoy Mass Effect 2 one last time before Mass Effect 3 (Which I am extremly excited about)

Final Words

If you love Mass Effect 2 then buy this DLC

4/5

Good

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Nothing New

Sorry, no new content up today. I was at my grandpa's funeral. I will try and review an NES game tomorrow. It should be up later that day or sometime Saturday.

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

facebook

Made a facebook page, please look to the right of the blog and hit "like". I will be posting updates on my blog there.

Banner

New banner up, should do for now until I have time to draw up and make a better one.

Monday, August 15, 2011

Tetris Review

I know I promised a video, but things have happened. I will eventually put a video up, I just have no idea when.

Main Idea

Tetris is a puzzle game and the concept is to get the seven different shapes to form a line at the bottom to score point. The version of Tetris I reviewed is the official Nintendo version, and in my opinion a close second compared to the Atari version.

Graphics

Mediocre, I understand that it is an 8-bit video game, but the Atari version of the game on the NES was miles ahead as far as eye candy.

Sound

Nintendo’s version of Tetris gives you three songs and they’re all annoying as piss. It’s been three days and I still can’t get them out of my head.

Game play

Very solid, one of the best features of the game, line up block, destroy row, it doesn’t get much better than this. Plus you get two different game modes. One is just regular Tetris and the other starts putting blocks in your way and really makes things difficult.

Entertainment

This game will definitely keep you entertained for a few hours and has a high replay value; I just wish they kept the two-player option for Atari’s version.

Final words

If you want to get a Tetris game for NES try and find the MUCH rarer Atari version, but if you can’t wait then Nintendo had a solid game worth $2.50 at your local thrift store or garage sale.

3/5

okay