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New Vegas Bug Blues

Posted by Rob on October 24, 2010 – 11:51 pm

Filed under Video Games
Tagged as big bad bob, bigbadbob, bug, companion, fallout, Fallout 3, fallout: new vegas, freeze, glitch, mojave desert, new vegas, npc, PlayStation 3, PS3, quest

Fallout 3 was a game that had a reputation for being “buggy” or “glitchy.” Across all my playthroughs, I don’t remember ever really coming across anything that bugged out the game. Nothing weird ever happened, and the game never froze. I was hoping that my luck would last me through New Vegas, but unfortunately it has not, and I am now subjected to a bug or two every time I sit down to play. Some of the bugs I’ve encountered:

The worst bug, by far, is when the game freezes. The worst part is that it can happen anytime, anywhere. The game has frozen when I search a dead body, when I find a new location and the name of the location came up on screen…heck, just five minutes ago it froze during a load screen (which prompted me to quit playing for the night and vent my rage here.) I’ve also had the game freeze for no good reason, just as I am randomly wandering the Mojave Waste. Let me tell you, I have learned very quick to be a constant saver, and I now do a manual save almost every five minutes. It’s very annoying when the game freezes, and you have to manually get up and turn the PlayStation off and then on again (the controller will not work while frozen, so you won’t be able to turn off the console from the comfort of wherever you are playing from.) I really hope the developers are working to fix this particular glitch, because it is extremely annoying.

Quite a few times I’ve had friendly faction members attack my companions. At one point I walked into a building with two companions, talked to a guy about a quest, and as I turned to leave he started sneaking and then shot at one of my companions until they fell unconscious. Luckily none of the other faction members, nor my other companion, opened fire, which stopped it from escalating to an all-out brawl. Still, it is pretty darn annoying, and I have taken to leaving my companions behind when going into highly populated areas. Read More »

PSN Review: DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue

Posted by Rob on October 19, 2010 – 1:53 pm

Filed under Video Games
Tagged as big bad bob, bigbadbob, co-op, deathspank, french, game review, guns, hothead, level, north pole, orcs, pirate, PlayStation 3, PS3, PSN, quest, RPG, santa claus, sparkles, thongs of virtue, xp

I was a huge fan of the first DeathSpank game, so when I heard a second one was following shortly behind, I was sold. The DeathSpank series was initially going to be episodic, but in the end they decided to pop the series into two different installments. What this means is that DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue is practically the same game as the first DeathSpank, with a few minor changes here and there.

The first DeathSpank game ends with DeathSpank recovering one of the Thongs of Virtue from an evil dude who was kidnapping orphans. The sequel continues this storyline as DeathSpank heads after the remaining Thongs of Virtue. There is an all-new world map to explore with new areas and environments. Most notably is the fact that the person who controls the Thong of Generosity is none other than Santa Claus, who is actually controlling the orc army from his mighty North Pole base.

PSN Review: Deathspank

Posted by Rob on August 21, 2010 – 2:53 pm

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Tagged as big bad bob, bigbadbob, co-op, deathspank, dungeon crawler, game review, hack and slash, PlayStation 3, PS3, PSN, quest, RPG, sparkles, xbla, xp

I am a huge fan of hack-and-slash, dungeon crawler RPGs, so when Deathspank came out and I saw that it fit the genre nicely, I just had to check it out. Deathspank is a solid game for the PSN…that being said, it would not have held up well if it was a PS3 disc-based game. While the game succeeds in many ways, there are a few factors holding it back from being an extremely epic RPG experience.

You take on control of Deathspank, a hero for hire (who wears a magical purple thong) who sets out to claim a magical artifact, which he believes will make him the strongest hero in the world. Deathspank will explore a somewhat small world that does have a few unique environments, but at the same time is limited in the amount of space given to play in. Like any good hack-and-slash dungeon crawler, Deathspank will dispatch countless hordes of enemies with a wide variety of weapons, armors and magical potions. Up to four weapons can be equipped at a time and are hotkeyed to the controller, and potions and other items can be hotkeyed to the directional pad. As enemies are slain and quests are completed, you will gain xp. When Deathspank levels, he is given a choice of three stats and can raise one of them up a level. For example, at level 2 he may choose to raise his melee damage, ranged damage, or speed at which he moves by 5% (this is just an example, I don’t recall what the exact three choices were at level 2.) Other stats to be raised include amount of money dropped by enemies and the ability to equip weapons and armors that are up to two levels higher than your character.

Close to Completing Oblivion

Posted by Rob on July 17, 2010 – 8:34 am

Filed under Video Games
Tagged as big bad bob, bigbadbob, campaign, dark brotherhood, elder scrolls iv, oblivion, PlayStation 3, PS3, quest, RPG, shivering isles

Yup, I’m doing it again. Only this time, I’m going to succeed.

Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion was one of the first games I bought back when I bought my PS3 two years ago. I love the game, and I must have started up new games with at least six different characters, and I always had the intent to complete the main quest. However, shortly after firing up the game and getting a little bit of the main quest done, I would get sucked into the massive world. I spent so much time on all the side quests with the different factions, that after putting 30-40 hours into the game, I would be ready to move on to the next, and the main quest would go unfinished, and unattempted at that.

This time was different. I told myself from the beginning that I would focus on the main quest. I built myself a battle mage, and basically made a tank with plenty of magic capabilities. I did do the Shivering Isles main quest right away though, but only because there are plenty of good weapons, armors and other items to be had there. I also did the first stages of the Dark Brotherhood quests just to gain access to the sanctum, so that I could purchase lockpicks and the invisibility spell (makes the game sooo much easier, especially in those crazy Oblivion gate worlds). But once that was done, I went right to the main quest, and have been doing it since. I cheated a little, and looked at the Oblivion wiki to see how many other parts of the main quest there were to go, and I’m ridiculously close…only three more to go!

By this time next week, I hope that I will be able to climb to the tallest mountain and shout “It took me two years, but I have “beaten” Oblivion!!!”

PS3 Review: Rise of the Argonauts

Posted by Rob on December 29, 2009 – 6:35 pm

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Tagged as adventure, combat, game, greek, hercules, jason, map, mythology, PlayStation 3, PS3, ps3 review, quest, rise of the argonauts

I enjoy Greek mythology, so Rise of the Argonauts was a must-rent. I held off for awhile based on the bad reviews the game received, but in the end my curiosity got the best of me, and it was on my way. However, even though I love Greek mythology, the story was just too much, and it ruined the game.

Rise of the Argonauts is a adventure game with some hack-and-slash combat thrown in occasionally. You play as Jason, the fabled Greek hero, and along with Hercules and others you start on an adventure to bring your murdered wife back from the dead. The game starts out in your palace, as your wife is murdered. You then run about the castle defeating the enemies and being introduced to the combat controls of the game. Soon after, the real game begins. It is here that you will see that the game focuses very strongly on the story, and offers little else.

HS Student Teaching: Day Forty-Six

Posted by Rob on November 16, 2009 – 8:04 pm

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Tagged as aim, America, american, battle, class, classes, DS, ea, end, ex, fighter, final, fly, friday, goal, good, han, he, Home, ice, IM, kids, map, mexican, nes, online, quest, quit, rent, sign, student, student teaching, teach, teacher, teaching, test, thing, tween, used, well

Per. 3

The class went pretty well today, but I think I might have been going through material to fast for them, and they might have been getting confused. I started the class by handing out their DBQ assignment, which is an essay they have to do at home tonight and hand in tomorrow. I then started the class by asking a basic question to get them thinking, and then went on to the lecture.

The classes are all about a day or two behind. They should have taken their test on this unit last Friday, but because I was covering material at a slow pace, we got behind. The test had to be Wednesday, so I was intent on getting through as much material as possible so that I could accomplish this goal. I think I might have gone a bit too far and covered too much ground, because towards the end of class the students were looking confused.
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PS3 Review: Dragon Age: Origins

Posted by Rob on November 12, 2009 – 6:45 am

Filed under Video Games
Tagged as battle, blood, demon, dialogue, dragon, dragon age: origins, hp, mage, PlayStation 3, PS3, ps3 review, quest, relationship, rogue, RPG, Sony, story, warrior, xp

I sent Dragon Age Origins back to Gamefly today. I probably put about ten to twelve hours into it, and barely scratched the surface. Yet, from what I played, I know its a game that I HAVE to own. I was gunning to get Borderlands, but Dragon Age really blew me away, and I just have to have it as my next game. If I hadnt just bought MUA2, Uncharted 2, and WWE 2010 I would have been more inclined to keep it, but Ive been spending too much on games as it is. Regardless, it is safe to say that Dragon Age is the best RPG on the PS3 that I have played, and that says a lot based on how much I loved Sacred 2.

When you start a game, you create a new character by choosing the race, sex, and class. Then, you will select one of six “background stories” which introduce your character and the game. Which story you can choose depends on what kind of character you created. From there, you are thrust right into the game.

The Vain Quest for the Sacred 2 Survivalist Trophy

Posted by Rob on August 14, 2009 – 7:09 pm

Filed under Sacred 2, Video Games
Tagged as 20%, big bad bob, bigbadbob, dark ruler of ancaria, dedicated, desert, light, lizard, main, map, nameless guardian, orc, PlayStation 3, PS3, quest, Sacred 2, scrooge, shadow, shadow warrior, story, survivalist, trophy, weapon

I got up this morning with a mission. My goal was to start up a brand new Shadow Warrior and rock through the bronze difficulty. The point of this was to snag four trophies:

Scrooge- Dont buy anything from merchant

Dedicated- Complete story with only 20% or less of the map explored

Survivalist- Complete story without dying

Dark Ruler of Ancaria- Complete the Shadow story

So I actually ended up rocking through the whole thing just today. The main quest is not long, and without doing any sidequests it took me about 7 hours, which isnt too bad.

However, unfortunately, when fighting the last boss, I faced my first and only death, thus ruining it for me from getting the Survivalist trophy. I will have to do this all over again at some point to get that trophy, but not for awhile.

Finally Caught Up in Sacred 2

Posted by Rob on August 12, 2009 – 8:49 pm

Filed under Sacred 2, Video Games
Tagged as big bad bob, bigbadbob, grinding, Hell Hound, leveling, PlayStation 3, PS3, quest, Sacred 2, shadow warrior, sw, xp

Well, my new Shadow Warrior has finally surpassed the older one, in terms of leveling and exploring. I had originally restarted with a new SW because my old one was broken, since I was still learning to play the game. He was level 44. Today my new SW not only reached level 44, but also made his way out of the swamp area into the desert (my original SW was still plodding along in the swamp).

I would love to eventually beat this game, but I have so much fun exploring, grinding, and side questing. Who knows when I will…not very soon at the rate Im going…

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