It looks like we got several suggestions for 8th seeds in our inaugural Video Game March Madness. We’ve decided to put together polls for you to decide on the outcome of which game secures the 8th seed and makes it into the tourney, which will kick off on Monday. I will post more info on Monday’s entry as to how the voting and stuff will work out, but for now, all you need to know is that you should vote on which game you want as each category’s 8th seed between now and Sunday night, March 21st, 8PM EST. At that point the 8th seeds will close and the bracket will be finalized with voting on the first round kicking off on Monday March 22nd. So for now, please either vote on the polls within this entry or on the sidebar – they are the same polls. And feel free to share your thoughts in the comments!
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Final Fantasy XIII’s most notable innovation is its combat system
I started Final Fantasy XIII last week and have played a good 10 hours into it (after eight hours I’m already on disc 2 of 3?). To be honest, I’ve had a tough time trying to get myself to sit down and play through it, as I’ve been on a Modern Warfare 2 frenzy and have actually spent more time playing Modern Warfare 2 than Final Fantasy XIII over this past week. Still, 10 hours is a pretty good amount of time to spend on this game to share some initial impressions. When I think about it, this entry is practically long enough to be more of a review on it, but read on for my lengthy impressions of the game. A review may follow once I’ve completed it (and it’ll most likely be shorter than this entry).
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My PS3 Library continues to grow, system be darned!
It’s been a little while now since I last gave an update on my PS3 hunt, so for today I am going to share what I’ve been up to on it for the last couple of weeks. It’s a good sign for me that I should get a PS3, because even after two weeks, I haven’t changed my mind on wanting it. Then again, part of me now is wondering if the reason why I want to acquire one so badly is simply because I can’t find one.
Anyway, if you think it was as easy as just clicking a button online or driving to a store and grabbing one, you are sorely mistaken (although, I guess it could have been that simple if I stopped changing my mind). Read on to see the ups and downs I’ve been going through these last two weeks in order to actually attain this coveted console, and I haven’t even gotten it yet!
While Yakuza 3 was just released here in the states, Yakuza 4 will release in Japan next week.
My wife and I booked a two week trip to Japan for our vacation this year, and we’re heading out there in May – one week in the Tokyo area and one week in the Kyoto area. I’ve never even been in Japan overnight (stopped over a couple times in Narita airport, but never actually went into Tokyo), so I was pretty excited. I’ve grown up playing Japanese video games, watching Japanese anime, and reading Japanese manga. So isn’t it basically the dream of a gamer (or otaku, in my case) to visit the “Land of the Rising Sun”? I thought it was, until I started seriously thinking about what to buy when we go to Japan in a couple months. I’m coming up quite short.
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Since I posted about Blizzard on Monday, here’s another Blizzard related entry that I have been pondering as of late. I was at Target with my wife this past weekend, and as we were waiting in line to check out, I noticed that the kid in front of me, who was probably an underclassman still in high school, was buying a 60 day pre-paid World of Warcraft card. These cards are $30, and allow the World of Warcraft account holder to play the game for two months (the monthly subscription is $15 a month to play). Three thoughts went through my mind as I saw this WoW card go down the cashier belt:
1. People actually buy these things?
2. Do I say something?
3. Should Blizzard even be selling these?
The results of being hacked: losing all of your equipment yet having a nice amount of gold…
This past weekend, I received an email from Blizzard Entertainment informing me that my account password had changed. The email went on to state that if I had requested the change, to disregard the email. But if I did not request the change, then I would need to contact Blizzard immediately in case my account had been compromised. I did not request the password change, so I got a bit worried. I tried to log onto my account on the battle.net website, and surely enough, my password was no longer valid. Someone had actually somehow hacked into my battle.net account! This freaked me out. Read on to see what transpired…
Been seeing this dude on my 360 dashboard for several days now…
After about a month or so of R&R away from Modern Warfare 2, I jumped back into the game this past weekend and haven’t stopped playing it since. I had been playing Bayonetta, Brutal Legend, Band Hero, BioShock 2 (that’s a lot of B’s!), and GTA IV: The Lost and the Damned. After spending some time with BioShock 2’s multiplayer, it sort of jolted me back into wanting to play Modern Warfare 2’s multiplayer. After all, why play BioShock 2’s multiplayer when I could be playing something else far superior? Here is a recount of me getting back into the game, consisting of my thoughts on how it feels to be back, and whether I have what it takes to keep up with the “kids” these days…
BioShock 2’s campaign plays like the original, but is it as good as the first?
I beat BioShock 2 about a week ago, so this review is a litle bit overdue. Of course, if you’ve been following my gaming exploits as of late, you’ll know that I’ve been currently enamored with acquiring a PS3 and have already traded in my copy of BioShock 2 to help fund its purchase. Perhaps me getting rid of the game might be a strong indication of it not being a good game, but that’s not quite true. At the right price, I think anyone is willing to sell anything. If I were offered $25 for it, I would have kept the game, but read on for why I felt BioShock 2 deserved to be sold for $40.
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I think I want one of these now.
For followers of Leveling Down, you all are most likely aware of how entrenched I am in the 360. I own three 360 consoles, probably something like 70+ Xbox 360 games, and have even bought and returned a PS3 at one point. Well, now I’m back to wanting a PS3 once again. It didn’t seriously hit until this past weekend, due to a variety of factors that have all come together to make me seriously lean towards purchasing one. And when I am seriously considering purchasing one, there is often very little to stop me once my mind has been made. Read on for reasons for my “capitulation”, my worries, and even how my PS3 hunt went this weekend.
Band Hero still has the elements that made Guitar Hero 5 enjoyable, but with a more female friendly soundtrack.
I think I’m pretty much done with Band Hero on the 360, so I’m ready to share my review. For those that don’t know, Band Hero was released by Activision last November and is basically Guitar Hero but with a more family friendly and female friendly tracklist. The game is headlined by Taylor Swift as a playable character, and is pretty much a carbon copy of Guitar Hero 5’s engine and features except for its Achievement design and tracklist. I never got around to reviewing Guitar Hero 5, so please consider this review as one that is most likely applicable to both games – they really just come down to whether you like the tracklist of either game.
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