Mashing buttons since 1984
Last week IGN posted their “Top Ten” wishlist for Halo 3. I thought they had some good ideas, like giving us a proper ending and bringing back the pistol, but I think there’s one thing missing from the list:
Big Head Mode
If it’s good enough for Goldeneye, it’s good enough for Master Chief.
I’m not selling one. But I’m starting to see a rather serious trend here (I could go on, but I’ll spare you). Question is: are there any buyers?
Now that movies on UMD are going the way of the Dodo, so goes the PSP? Will the DS Lite be the final nail in the coffin? Where are the good games, Sony?!
I still have gadget envy everytime I see that gorgeous PSP screen but then I play a game of Animal Crossing. Or Metroid Prime Hunters. And I suddenly feel a twinge of superiority.
Hey, I just realized it’s been almost a week since I’ve posted anything and comments have gone unanswered, but I am still here, and yes I’m still gaming. Right now the only free time I’ve had has been with EVE-Online, but it has been time well spent. EVE is definitely my current favorite game. I’ve put in a little time with Metroid Prime Hunters and Animal Crossing, but not much else.
Presently I’m on a quest to erradicate a bug infestation. It’s come to the attention of the townsfolk (my wife and I) that part of our lawn was killed last year by an assualt of bugs. Grubs, to be exact. So my quest is to kill like ten thousand of them. I’m only half way there, so I must attend to my duties now. I’ve only got another day to finish this quest or I don’t get the bonus. I hope I score some phat lewt!
I was going to mention this, but Josh already has, probably better than I could have anyway.
Cosmik has posted this month’s Carnival and true to his MMO-roots, it’s screenshot heaven. Check it out!
You can digg this story, if you feel so inclined.
Less than 8 hours to get your submissions in for the Carnival. I’m a guilty procrastinator, as I haven’t submitted anything yet, but I’ll get something together. The rest of you need to get out there are become a carnie!
Body:
2006.03.31 04:52
So you died? Well you have a Clone Grade Iota at Hulm VIII - Moon 2 - Republic University School Station. Enjoy your afterlife.
Yeah, so this is the cute little EVE Mail message I’ve sent to myself after I was podded (killed while trying to flee in my escape pod). How quaint.
EVE had seemed unstable all evening, but I found a sweet spot to mine some rare asteroids and no one was bothering me, so even with the constant disconnects I was hauling in some good ore. After a couple more disconnects, I logged back in and found myself targeted by two pirates. They didn’t seem too far out of my league, so I started lighting one up when I noticed two other real players in the same area. They decided I was to be their Minmatar red-headed-step-child and they unleashed a fury on me. I frantically tried to warp out but was unable. I think they had something to do with that. After my ship was destroyed (fully insured) I tried to make tracks in my trusty pod when it received a volley of thorn rockets that sent my poor character on his way to EVE heaven.
Dead. In space. What a horrible way to go.
A lot of things went wrong here. I probably shouldn’t have been in 0.4 space by myself, even if I was fully armed. I only had a couple cannons mounted as I was busy mining, so I shouldn’t have been so careless with that. At the first sign of trouble I should have bailed but I stuck around a little longer than I should have. Above all, I shouldn’t have been playing when EVE was acting so wonky.
So I have started “the list”. “idimmu69” and “golddiger” and the Corp, “Arcana Imperii, Ltd.” have just made themselves the first entries on “The List”. Fear the list!
Since I really don’t gain much from not revealing my identity, I’ll let you in on the gory details of my death. You can see them here and here.
(Let me just add that the amount of non-CPP EVE content out there is pretty impressive)
Related Posts:
EVE Online Impressions
Learning the ropes, the hard way…
Daddy’s got a new ship
EVE and Me
I’ve been pretty busy lately and it’s been cutting into my gaming time. We traveled home to my parents house this past weekend for the buttonSon’s first birthday and we’ll be heading to the button-In-Laws this weekend. What’s a gamer to do when he’s busy and on the road? What games should he play? That’s a great question. And the Nintendo DS is a great answer.
This past weekend I had some time to play a little more Metroid Prime Hunters
I’m also still working off my Nook Loan. Thanks to my helpful commenters, I have been regularly opening my gates and increasing the value of my turnips. I have a flea market coming up this weekend, so I’m starting to hoard the expensive fish.
When I have a few moments to game at home, I’ve been playing EVE. I’m giving each of the “professions” a try. I’ve given manufacturing a try, churning out a bunch of small projectile ammo. I was hoping for a great “crafting” experience but it was a little too hands off for my liking. It still seems like a very viable way to make ISK so I haven’t sworn it off yet, I just didn’t get the crafting feedback I had hoped for. I upgraded my Probe for a Thrasher (pictured here) which was a big upgrade, fire-power-wise (even though it looks wimpy with those little turrets). With my newfound muscle I “ganged up” with BM reader Bobster for a little pirate hunting and that was a good time. Not entirely lucrative, but we weren’t going after the big boys. We’ll be trying some low-security mining soon, so we’ll see how that goes. I’ve also been running as many missions as I can.
Since I’ll be out of town again this weekend, I’m hoping to finish up Metroid Fusion
What about you guys? Playing anything new? Outside of GRAW and Oblivion, there doesn’t seem to be a bunch of new stuff out there. I’ve been eyeing Galactic Civilizations II but I don’t think I can take on another game right now.
So don’t forget your entries for the Carnival of Gamers, April edition. Cosmik will be our Carnival host, held at his blog, n3rfed.
Head over to the Carnival HQ if you have any questions. Newcomers are welcome and encouraged!
Impressions to follow…
Update: Okay, while my DS is recharging, I’ve got a moment to comment on Hunters. I naturally started with the single player game and so far I like it. I am thoroughly impressed with the looks and sounds of the game. It definitely feels like a Prime game, complete with the scanning. That they shrunk it down to the DS’s size is quite impressive. I think I’m about quarter of the way through the first mission. I’m after some hot bounty and I’ve already had to vaporize a rival Hunter. Sorry about that, Kanden.
After finding my way back to my ship to save, I decided to give WiFi a go. I simply went with the vanilla death match and looked for some local players. I met up with “Doc” and no one else, so we went mano a mano in a struggle to the death. Actually, really just my death. He smoked me 7-0. I was sorta glad my battery was dieing so I could quit for the time being. The game was fast but it felt like we were both getting used to the controls. Maybe me a little more than him, since he did thrash me, but it looked like he was sorta fumbling, too. Just fumbling less than me. The actual game wasn’t too positive but the experience of getting started and connecting to a game were the best I’ve had with the Nintendo WiFi Connection. I hope this is the way Nintendo continues to use its WiFi service – no friend codes needed. There is, of course, a friend code, but this time it’s not as necessary.
So far, so good. I’m still trying to figure out which control scheme I like. At first I hated using the touch screen for looking/aiming/turning but I quickly got used to it (I was even using the little nub strap you get with the DS). When I played the WiFi match I tried the dual-control, which uses the buttons (ABXY) instead of the touch screen and that surprisingly felt awkward. I figured that would be the control scheme I used, but right now I’m leaning toward the touch screen. A little more playing time is in order. Right after the batteries (and my ego) have recharged.
When I do get on, I think I’m going to try and finish the first single player mission. Or maybe I’ll get in a WiFi match or two. If you’ve got the game, hit me up in the comments with your friend code. Mine is listed below:
Friend Code:
1289
1659
2568