Entries from November 2009

November 30, 2009

Let The Right One In

Let The Right One In (2008) Kare Hedebrant Lina Leandersson written by John Ajvide Lindqvist directed by Tomas Alfredson A story about a twelve year old boy who becomes friends with a same-aged girl, who is also a vampire. I’ve probably lost some of you already. This isn’t Romeo and Juliet with fangs. There is [...]

November 24, 2009

Only Took Forever

After 14hrs 57mins, 1900 kills and 1755 deaths – this is what happens when you constantly run into fully guarded Domination points – someone finally called me a little bitch. Not sure the reason; we were in the lobby, I don’t remember killing him repeatedly or getting murdered by him in previous matches. Maybe he [...]

November 23, 2009

My Time with: Uncharted 2

Even though I liked the first game, the only thing I remember about it is Drake’s sweater; it took quite a beating and still managed to have part of its hem caught on his belt. I also remember the Nazi submariner occupied by those men-creatures. Ooh, and I remember the final boss, Rico QTE. Uncharted [...]

November 20, 2009

Modern WarFare 2: Keep Moving Forward

So apparently MW2 has the same hidden intel items scattered across the game, something I didn’t realize until after I completed the campaign. The game is so frantic: the way the story is told through cutscenes that bombard you with all kinds of military and surveillance flash; the way someone is always screaming at you [...]

November 19, 2009

My Time With: No Russian

Did the airport scene in Modern Warfare offend me? Not at all. I’m not showing off. This kind of violence is hyper-real (am I using this term correctly?), but it’s also a mature video game, and an M-rated game is at best a PG-13 movie. Rape, child molestation – these are extremes that make me [...]

November 18, 2009

Bordering Insanity

Some things I don’t care for in Borderlands: Backpack Upgrades – why is this an item I have to use? Why can’t it simply give me a message saying your inventory space has been increased as opposed to me having to go into my inventory and use the upgrade? Seems like an unnecessary step. I [...]

November 15, 2009

My Time With: Borderlands

I’ve always wanted to play a Diablo-type game set in a gunpowder world. The story of Borderlands – does it really matter? I’m sure the quest descriptions are fine, but that’s not engaging me; I see it simply as information, unimportant since it’s not the facts that take me to the objective. If this game [...]