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Preparing for the Fall “Video Game Overload”

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Posted by Rob on August 28, 2011 – 10:16 am
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Yes, that time of the year is on hand again…the prime time for new video game releases. Usually there are one or two games I consider “must-haves” each year, but this particular year is unusually chock full of great new releases. In fact, all the games that I will be wanting to snag early on are sequels to some of my most beloved franchises, which make things extra hard. What makes things super extra hard is that all these new games are coming out, and I have no income to pick them up! The titles I’ve got my eye on this year are:

  • Resistance 3
  • House of the Dead: Overkill- Extended Cut
  • Uncharted 3
  • Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
  • WWE ’12

As you can see, every one of those games are sequels to some hard-hitting franchises, so I already know what to expect from each via playing their predecessors. So what’s a poor gamer to do with all these great games just begging to be purchased and played? Why, trade in your old games of course! Read More »

Is Gamefly Worth the Price

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Posted by Rob on February 15, 2011 – 5:39 pm
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I was fiddling around on my Gamefly account today, and I was surprised to find that they had a full log of every game I ever rented from them, started from 2008 to the present. I decided to use this information to my advantage and factor in how many games I rented for the year 2010 and, based on the yearly membership price, determine if it was worth it. Below is a list of all the games I rented in 2010: Read More »

What Shell Said: 1/6/11

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Posted by Rob on January 6, 2011 – 11:34 pm
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Ahh, the first “What Shell Said” of the new year…

I had just finished playing NHL ’11, and I went to wake up Shell to get her off the couch and into the bedroom. She had been complaining earlier that her feet were cold, so I said:

“Come on babes, let’s get your cold feet out of here.”

“NO, don’t put them out there!”

“Your feet?”

“Don’t put them there, put them in the kitchen on the table.”

“OK.”

“You did put the towels there right? And you folded them?”

“Yeah.”

“OK, good.”

She then got up and we went to bed.

My Christmas Swag 2010

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Posted by Rob on December 29, 2010 – 7:45 am
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Here’s some of the nifty gifts I received for Christmas this year:

Video Games:

  • NHL ’11 (PS3)
  • Plants vs. Zombies (360)
  • Gears of War 2 (360)
  • PlayStation Move Controller

Books:

DVDs/CDs:

  • Futurama: Volume 5
  • Jim Gaffigan: Beyond the Pale

Clothing:

Gift Cards:

Other Stuff:

  • Windshield mount for my Droid
  • Candy
  • Cash

With my gift cards and cash, I went out to the mall yesterday and bought:

  • New computer
  • Sports Champions (PS3)

Amazon’s Customer Service Pulls Through Again: Nets me a Free Game!

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Posted by Rob on November 1, 2010 – 9:25 am
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So as many of you know, last week I purchased both Borderlands GOTY and Smackdown vs. Raw 2011 from Amazon using a ton of my saved up game trade-in credits. What some of you may not know (including myself, initially), is that as of yesterday Amazon is running a promotion where you can buy two games and receive one free. I was heart-broken, as I had just purchased two games that Tuesday, and if I had only waited five more days I could have gotten a free game. I was sulking over this for quite some time, and suddenly a thought came to me…I should request a free game from Amazon. I knew that I had not purchased the games within the required timeframe, but I was hoping that their excellent customer service would once again save the day, and they would take pity upon this broken, unemployed gamer and give him a helping hand.

So last night I sit down at the computer and write up a nice little e-mail to Amazon, explaining the situation and how I would like an exception to be made for myself since I made the purchases so close to the starting date of the deal, and that if I had known the deal was upcoming I would have held off my purchases to make sure I could take advantage of it. Well, within an hour I had a reply, but it was not the reply I was hoping for. The customer service member who received my e-mail told me that in order to receive a free game, I would have to purchase two games, and sent me a link to their site where I could purchase two new games. Read More »

Amazon Delivers Borderlands Lickity Split

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Posted by Rob on October 27, 2010 – 7:29 pm
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I had some Amazon credit from previous trade ins, and I also had a $10 credit for pre-ordering WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2011. I had planned on ordering Borderlands GOTY edition (for the PS3) within a few days, since Amazon usually takes about 48 hours to credit the pre-order bonus. But I guess someone at Amazon is sure drinking their caffeinated beverage of choice or something, because I received Borderlands in under 24 hours of ordering it.

I got the e-mail yesterday afternoon informing me that my $10 pre-order bonus was applied to my account. After dinner last night, at around 6:00pm, I came into the computer room and purchased Borderlands with all my credits. Then at 7:00pm I got the e-mail saying that my order had shipped. I was pretty impressed by that one hour between processing the order and shipping it out. Still, since it was later last night, I didn’t expect to get the game until tomorrow.

But sure enough, at 5:10 this evening, the UPS man dropped off a package for me, and I knew it was Borderlands. So in under 24 hours Amazon had taken my order, processed it, shipped it, and delivered. That’s pretty impressive, and one of the many reasons I love doing my shopping through Amazon.

As a side note, I am now overwhelmed with games, having Fallout: New Vegas in from Gamefly, and now owning SvR 2011 and Borderlands. Needless to say I don’t see myself really wanting any games until Christmas, where I hope to get NHL 11 and Rock Band 3. Then I’ll be one happy pappy.

It’s Going to Be a Busy Week

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Posted by Rob on October 26, 2010 – 8:28 am
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For many gamers, this is where the gaming season really takes shape, as the months September through December are the prime months for developers to unleash the massively epic games they have been working on. This year is no exception, except for the fact that all the games I have been looking forward to for the year are out as of today, and I will be having most of them in my house by the end of the week. Having all these games at once is going to be torture as I’m torn between what I want to play.

First up is Fallout: New Vegas, which I have rented from Gamefly. Despite the freezing and other bugs/glitches, the game has been a very enjoyable experience. It has the same feel of Fallout 3, but with a new environment, although many of the interior buildings and NPC characters have been recycled from Fallout 3, and are just given new names. As of right now I’m about twenty five hours or so into the game and at level 21, but there is still plenty to do. I have no doubt that, at this rate, I will max out my character at level thirty way before the end of the game. Read More »

No Longer Buying Single Player Games

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Posted by Rob on October 11, 2010 – 9:59 pm
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I think I have some kind of crazy, compulsive problem where I have this “need” to have a media collection…I used to buy tons of games, DVDs, CDs, and books just to say “look at my collection.” Tons of CDs were never listen to, even more books were never read, and some DVDs still sit on my case in their original wrapping, having never been watched. Over the past year or two…actually since moving into my current apartment, I have severely cut down on my spending, but there is still one bad habit I maintain…buying single player games.

I really came to this realization this morning. Over the weekend I had beaten Trine, Scott Pilgrim, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, and DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue, so this morning I needed something to play while waiting for Shell to get ready. I was lying on the floor, looking at my game collection, and I realized that I had a lot of single player games that I will probably never play again. Games like BioShock, God of War, Uncharted: Drakes Fortune, and Dragon Age: Origins were all great, wonderful, classic games, but I would probably never play them again; especially since I always have something new to play through Gamefly. So I sat there, and I said “you know Rob, you paid $60 for these games when they came out, you spent less than a month playing through them, and once you beat it, you move on to the next game.” I realized how stupid it was for me to buy these games that I would never play again. I have Gamefly…I can rent any game whenever I want, and usually get it the week it releases if I plan my queue right. It’s so silly for me to be buying these single player games! Read More »

PS3 Review: NHL ’11

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Posted by Rob on September 12, 2010 – 10:22 pm
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As big a hockey fan as I am, I have been slacking in the hockey game department. I have been using NHL ’08 for years now, and have never upgraded to one of the newer versions. The main reason is that I was not initially a big fan of the control changes that took place. Since ’08, it has become a lot more complex, and was not something I was used to, so I shied away from it. However, after spending a few days with NHL ’11, I think it’s safe to say that I am officially won over to the new controls. I am pleased to say that I am sending ’11 back to Gamefly tomorrow, but it is going to be my number two game to get this Christmas, right behind Borderlands GOTY. So what is so cool about the newest edition to the EA’s epic hockey series that finally won me over? Pretty much everything!!!

For those of you who are unaware, these control scheme changes I speak of are quite daunting to someone who has been playing basic hockey games since NHL ’96. The biggest change is that shooting and other moves with the stick are primarily done with the right analog. This allows you to actually have a great deal of control of your shot, compared to past games where simply hitting square or circle performed an automatic shot on goal. Now these controls have been around for the past three or four games, but this is the first time that I gave the patience to retrain my mind to use them, and stop referring to the old-school controls. Once that is accomplished, it’s amazing how fun it is to deke the goalie to moving to the right, and then firing off a shot over his left shoulder, which is now open and exposed.

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Mass Effect 2 Complete…On to NHL ’11

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Posted by Rob on September 2, 2010 – 12:41 pm
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I beat Mass Effect 2 early this morning. In truth, had I known I was so close to the end, I would have stayed up last night to finish it. Anywho, it was a really fun game, and I can’t wait for the third one to come out next year! PS- my entire crew survived, so I will definitely be importing my character once again. I think it’s neat that I was able to play the same character from the first game through the third…kudos to Bioware on giving players that option.

I realized that, based on todays date and the fact that NHL ’11 releases on Tuesday, I should be able to snag it from Gamefly as my next game!  A nice plus to owning a PS3 and 360 is that I added both versions of the game to my queue, so I have a pretty darn good chance of getting the game next week. Although I just don’t like the fact that EA is making me pay an additional fee to play online since I’m renting the game…