tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5685064369106440772024-02-21T08:22:42.656+00:00Tactixal GamerMy Specialities... Video Games, Movie's & General GeekeryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger116125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568506436910644077.post-56307977044719366062011-09-27T16:28:00.001+01:002011-09-27T16:51:54.071+01:00Ridge Racer: Unbounded, My EuroGamer LowlightAfter experiencing the pleasant surprise of Anarchy Reigns at the Eurogamer Expo on Friday, I experienced my most disappointing lowlight of the event.<br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br />I absolutely loved the original Ridge Racer back on the Playstation, it was one of the two games I had bought for me with the console when it was released the other was Battle Arena Toshinden.<br /><br />I spent hours playing both games, but Ridge Racer has a special place in my heart, I didn't have a memory card back then, and before my friends came over to play I would spend hours unlocking as many new cars as possible.<br /><br />When I saw the Ridge Racer stand at the expo I had to fight back a little yelp of joy, it was here, could this new version of Ridge Racer recapture the joyful sessions of my younger days?<br /><br />10 minutes later I had the answer... No, no it bloody well couldn't, this was not the Ridge Racer I knew and loved.. This was Ridge Racer meets Burnout.<br /><br />And it left me with a sad bitter taste in my mouth. Don't get me wrong, it looked very pretty, but it seemed to focus more on destruction than racing. <br /><br />All the racers had health bars, you could boost through a brick wall to reveal a shortcut, if this was called anything other than Ridge Racer I probably would of loved it.<br /><br />But it is called Ridge Racer, and to me that name conjours up images of arcade style racing, drifting around corners, funky japanese music playing in the background.<br /><br />I rarely get disappointed with games, I try and find some form of joy to be taken away from all experiences.. But 10 minutes was all it took for that to vanish.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568506436910644077.post-13667110634840185772011-09-26T11:59:00.001+01:002011-09-26T11:59:43.649+01:00Anarchy Reigns, My Surprise Eurogamer Hit<p>I’ll admit that before the Eurogamer Expo, I had heard very little about Anarchy Reigns. The little I had heard, described it as a “Mental Brawler”, but I had no idea what that meant exactly?</p> <p>“Mental” as in, the thinking gamers fighter? or “Mental” totally over the top, bat shit crazy? It’s definitely the latter. </p> <a name='more'></a> <p>The demo booth was setup with 4 PS3’s linked together for 5 minute 4 player all v all deathmatch brawls. Again I’ll admit that I nearly walked straight past the SEGA stand, until I heard the small crowd laughing and shouting encouragement to the players who were occupying the seats. </p> <p>When I got closer I noticed two things, 1: there was a character with a chainsaw on his right arm slapping another character senseless, blood exploding over the screen. 2: there was another character who appeared to be a robot that could transform into a small jet, very Robotech-esque… or transformers depending on your age</p> <p>When that match ended I found myself at the front of the queue, and figured why not? let’s have a go.</p> <p>Before starting the match I had to choose my character, since playing I have learned that 3 of the characters are from “Mad World” another over the top, bloody action game from SEGA on the Nintendo Wii, Jack Caymen (chainsaw guy), Big Bull (which I gather was the massive mechanical bull character), and Mathilda (purple haired woman, armed with a whip that changed into a massive spiked club)… I ended up choosing Mathilda </p> <p>The SEGA rep gave a brief rundown of the controls, which appeared simple enough, Light attack = Square, Heavy attack = Triangle, Jump = X and Grab = O, with L2 modifying attacks to specials.</p> <p>As soon as the match started the game became chaotic, but chaotic in a fun way, standing away from the other players and just watching the action was like watching an action packed anime on TV.</p> <p>I watched on as a giant of a man in a bright orange pimp suit, complete with fur lined hat and fur coat , wailing away on a black clad ninja, failing to notice a man with a cybernetic leg, with what appeared to be a mini-gun poking out of his knee cap sneaking… well hardly sneaking, more like running full pelt at them both, before smacking the snot out of them.</p> <p>The gameplay was fast and furious, but so easy to pick up and play, one of the highlights for me was finding out that holding light and heavy attack allows you to perform a charged running attack, in this instance my character took up a stance similar to an olympic sprinter on the starting blocks, the camera changing to allow me to target an opponent, the orange pimp in this case. As soon as the buttons were released I shot towards him like a bolt of lightening.</p> <p>The impact was beautifully destructive, the pimp exploded in a cloud of blood.. as did the ninja who had positioned himself behind the pimp.</p> <p>The end of the match came quickly, but had to go into overtime… the score between 1st and 2nd place was too close.</p> <p>60 seconds later it emerged that it was between me and the player on the 4th console, whilst I would love to say that I emerged victorious in front of a large crowd… I did not, I actually came in 2nd but there was only 200 points between us, or 1 extra kill.</p> <p>Maybe I will meet that player again, I hope I do.. </p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:5b0a9b2e-59be-442f-b881-0f11cfb82e39" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="c3e07ceb-5612-4b83-940e-38416d614597" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qgzmog69fo&feature=youtube_gdata_player" target="_new"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim1FRmo3H6SsEiluD6WyvWtdT4hyhE4nI3y2o6wphSlPeDl8cvmAfUmhkLwLSioaS9h016MZoBQngrjmK5sA7QQrk4Fhgk4HPABQf_h3dZXfG8sHrjGbnAM59uPnCzXlrkdnwq0x4u-H4m/?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('c3e07ceb-5612-4b83-940e-38416d614597'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/0Qgzmog69fo?hl=en&hd=1\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/0Qgzmog69fo?hl=en&hd=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div><div style="width:448px;clear:both;font-size:.8em">Video clip from the following match</div></div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568506436910644077.post-30184088096346960122011-09-17T18:10:00.001+01:002011-09-17T18:10:07.007+01:00Dead Island… I’m Back!!<p>Well it been a hectic few weeks.</p> <p>But now the summer holidays are over, work has returned to normal and games are slowly being released again.</p> <p>I’ve spent an unhealthy amount of time over the last few days playing Dead Island, a fantastic but flawed (buggy) Zombie Survival Action RPG, I'll admit I'm tempted to record some footage for a “Let’s Play” series to put up on YouTube. </p> <p>It is a lot of fun, but definitely more fun in co-op mode than single player. Nothing like smacking a zombies head off with a meat cleaver, but viewed with friends it becomes a manic game of one upmanship.</p> <p>“Did you see that?? one swipe with a meat cleaver”</p> <p>“Yeah, Well watch this machete swing”</p> <p>I did buy Warhammer Space Marine at the same time, but have barely touched it… i think ill have to rectify this soon though.</p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568506436910644077.post-82259723171327653232011-08-23T21:14:00.001+01:002011-08-23T21:14:54.424+01:00School Holidays Are Nearly OverFear not, I'm still alive!<br /><br />The summer holidays are always a blessing and a curse, they are a blessing due to the extra hours the cinema is open, which means more pay. <br /><a name='more'></a><br />A blessing because the summer blockbusters arrive, this summer was the time for Captain America, The Inbetweeners, Harry Potter & Rise of The Planet of The Apes. But summer is also a curse, the longer hours mean I have less free time to write on here. <br /><br />Summer is always notorious for the annual "Game's Drought" that time of the year when NOTHING gets released.<br /><br />But that time is nearing the end, Deus Ex: Human Revolution is released this week. And Warhammer 40k: Space Marine is out soon. Throw in the Eurogamer Expo at the end of September and I am one happy chappy. <br /><br />Anything released soon taking your fancy?<br /><br /><br /><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568506436910644077.post-40898882209763581702011-08-13T22:43:00.001+01:002011-08-13T22:43:04.678+01:00Eurogamer Expo 2011, Getting Prepared<p>Sorry for the quiet spell this week, gone a bit hectic at work.</p> <p>Starting to get excited for my trip to London next month, it will be my first time there since I was a young lad off to the natural history museum with my dad.</p> <p>This time though, I will be heading to Earls Court for the <a href="http://www.eurogamer.net/expo/" target="_blank">Eurogamer Expo</a>.</p> <p>I am starting to gather my supplies already, new memory card for my digital camera, as I intend to take a lot of pictures, and I have even bought myself a Flip Ultra HD Camcorder for well.. taking videos if and when I can.</p> <p><a href="http://www.eurogamer.net/expo/whats-on" target="_blank">The list of playable games on show is growing daily</a>, and I've started making a mental list of where and what I want to have a look at. So far the games I'm definitely taking a peek at are:</p> <p><strong>Assassins Creed: Revelations</strong>, I’m hoping that this is a fitting end to the series, its one of the best original IP’s in the last few years </p> <p><strong>Batman: Arkham City</strong>, I absolutely loved Arkham Asylum and have high hopes for this</p> <p><strong>Battlefield 3</strong>, It’s Battlefield.. .. no reason is needed</p> <p><strong>Counter-Strike: Global Offensive</strong>, I never got into the original Counter-Strike rush. I dabbled a bit when it was first released as a mod for Half-Life, and again when Counter-Strike: Source came out, but never got hooked in a big way, the same can be said for Team Fortress 1 & 2, but 2 is now free on steam so I am giving that another shot</p> <p><strong>Saints Row: The Third</strong>, low brow GTA knock-off? maybe it is but Saints Row 2 was fantastic, and a lot of fun. Hopefully this one will continue the trend</p> <p><strong>Star Wars: The Old Republic</strong>, I’m a sucker for MMO’s and Star Wars.. this could be a bad thing.</p> <p><strong>Warhammer 40K: Space Marine</strong>, while this is actually released a few weeks before the expo I wouldn't mind taking a look at it in person before parting with any cash. I loved Warhammer when i was younger and still have all the paints and books cluttering up my cupboard, maybe this can keep the addiction in check for a bit longer</p> <p>I know this list is going to grow over the next few weeks (39 days to go) so I will keep adding as more are announced</p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568506436910644077.post-87790007610181727082011-08-08T13:33:00.001+01:002011-08-08T13:33:53.430+01:00ARGHH GameA couple of weeks ago I was informed that my local Game was closing for a month, not permanently though, it will be reopening as a GameStation.<br /><br />Not a major change, or so I thought, apparently they will have better pre-owned prices and a wider range of accessories. <br /><br />But yesterday the thought struck me.. My pre-orders?!, what will become of them?.<br /><br />I pre-order a lot of games each month, the last time I left Game with a pre-order list the receipt was nearly 3ft long. Battlefield 3, Dead Island, Skyrim, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Pro Cycling Manager 5 (my friend on the counter added a load of random games to see if I would notice) <br /><br />I also had a paid deposit for Gears Of War: Epic Edition, what would happen to all of these? <br /><br />So I went in to ask, and I did not like what I was told. <br /><br />"all pre-orders have been allocated to the nearest Game store"<br /><br />With my local game changing, the nearest one is now a 40 minute train trip away, which defeats the purpose of me pre-ordering in my own town.<br /><br />In all honesty I don't have a big problem with it, but I don't want to pay out for a train ticket just to pick up a game. <br /><br />Luckily I managed to find the pre-order slip for Gears of War 3, and got my deposit back. But what of other shoppers who haven't asked about their orders? <br /><br />I would love to hear the customer support calls when the change happens and everyone who has pre-orders gets told to go to Exeter to pick them up.<br /><br /><br /><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568506436910644077.post-220373164194487552011-08-05T10:20:00.001+01:002011-08-05T10:20:16.759+01:00Now This is how Harry Potter Should of Ended<div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:5ad00f30-ad05-43e3-a34e-68e23a3c09ff" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="55cf0f98-c780-4993-a384-8edbade269f9" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=On-ZwJdzZ6o&feature=youtu.be" target="_new"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeGP6hdO2WYpa0tZ7v3BmdNrBFZAqb0kBBRI9MibC53ydZpJlYsWGJjOt1uJcWdmsZbmicQN6MpvfAA9QfJc_FSTuxWqsg_Fur5UCc9BWpKr9lCMrQ6FZvBaYY4xJ3ph-b_sCnK6p1PMB_/?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('55cf0f98-c780-4993-a384-8edbade269f9'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/On-ZwJdzZ6o?hl=en&hd=1\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/On-ZwJdzZ6o?hl=en&hd=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div></div> <p>Damn Kill Stealers..</p> <p>It did make me laugh though, and for the moment it will probably be the closest we will get to seeing the Masterchief in a movie.</p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568506436910644077.post-34455116050102296012011-08-02T10:02:00.001+01:002011-08-02T10:02:37.419+01:00Diablo 3.. hmm<p>With Blizzards announcement that Diablo 3 will not only feature an in game auction house that will allow players to buy and sell for real money, like eBay but without the threat of having your auction shut down and account suspended. </p> <p>But will also require the payers to be on a permanent internet connection, while I don't play pc games when I'm not in the house, I can see this upsetting a lot of laptop gamers, the gamers who play while traveling. </p> <p>If I spend £29.99 - £34.99 on a pc game, I want to be able to play it when and where i want to, regardless of an internet connection.</p> <p>Yes, I can see their point, by being online when playing they can monitor for mods and hacks <a href="http://kotaku.com/5826453/diablo-iii-mods-are-forbidden-banned-not-allowed" target="_blank">(both of which are forbidden now)</a>, but to me this feels like a punishment, how dare you play our fantastic (possibly.. I can’t see Diablo 3 failing… unless something catastrophic happens) game outside, in the sun/on a plane/in a car, you should be at home, in the dark, in the basement gaming away like the social outcasts you are.. mwhahahaha</p> <p>I'm looking forward to Diablo 3, the first 2 games are classics, and as my pc is permanently connected to the internet this wont affect me.. but I do feel sympathy for those wanting to play on long trips</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>In other news my local GAME is turning into a Gamestation… right when Deus Ex: Human Revolution comes out, so now I need to find somewhere else to buy it.. </p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568506436910644077.post-11910471360102364752011-07-30T23:46:00.001+01:002011-07-30T23:46:00.515+01:00From Dust (Xbox 360 Arcade Trial) Impressions<p>After a hectic week at work i was very pleased to discover From Dust has been released.</p> <p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:c539c25e-54de-40ab-91ea-ff8e73a60ee3" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="0c0836e2-e5a4-41e8-bfdf-66e1a4db8be5" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyzWRH1Hzsc&feature=youtube_gdata_player" target="_new"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghABz9NNqKJ8AEZ9dtxli0H71qwbzsUGd8FCAgZ4yXH14iBplnuGsNJMuPQZX9KTbcy6ek2xHZvVI0cA6DVb4A2APkQgPgaM2JSz8I-GMg03XXEoLJHYAa1dwSFjHpR9X0LRYXTaURthl3/?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('0c0836e2-e5a4-41e8-bfdf-66e1a4db8be5'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/oyzWRH1Hzsc?hl=en&hd=1\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/oyzWRH1Hzsc?hl=en&hd=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div></div></p> <p>From Dust is from Eric Chahi, the genius behind Heart of Darkness on the PlayStation 1, and Ubisoft (Assassins Creed series.. oh and Beyond Good & Evil)</p> <p>It immediately reminds me of “Populous” the first God-type game released waaaaay back in the late 80’s, from the sadly missed Bullfrog (those immortals behind Theme Park, Theme Hospital.. Syndicate)</p> <p>You play as “The Breath” the connection between a small tribe and their god, or maybe you are their god.. did not quite work that connection out. You can manipulate the world to help your tribe grow and prosper, or watch as the superbly animated natural disasters wipe them out.</p> <p>Form land bridges, divert waterfalls and rivers, watch as vegetation springs up everywhere and animals start roaming around. This is a visually stunning game, which makes it more surprising when you find out that this is an arcade title (or PSN/Steam depending on your platform of choice)</p> <p>The trial has sucked me in, and i will be putting Microsoft points onto my account to unlock the full game. </p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568506436910644077.post-65242162346168109912011-07-29T00:25:00.002+01:002011-07-29T00:26:00.298+01:00Battleship… Movie… What The Hell…<div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:51327033-55d8-4afe-8b09-678a87ab9a43" style="display: inline; float: none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div id="98fa4577-9d3a-44f2-b146-291bc32c4207" style="display: inline; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3B3moWiI_J4&feature=yva-video-display" target="_new"><img alt="" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('98fa4577-9d3a-44f2-b146-291bc32c4207'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/3B3moWiI_J4?hl=en&hd=1\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/3B3moWiI_J4?hl=en&hd=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKKOzCTpJNktUF1XV9ZRuj1f5JBsmQGOD8_8nMO7CV9LhzN_UDBJADtXU-vCbQ3W-4mjwl5-7YiKYPMWHyS1LPxp0a6OiO83jr_UzBP9zcP76UuUdcP_-ATrDb-8vweMKdObrfXglJQiDl/?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none;" /></a></div></div></div>Seriously… What the hell is this.. <br />
I can remember playing the (video?)board game when i was younger.. and i’m pretty sure it was human fleet Vs human fleet, not Human Vs Aliens.<br />
Liam Neeson what have you done? Taken & Unknown were great films, The A-Team was enjoyable, but this.. im at a loss for words.<br />
I realise the Transformers movies must have been great fro Hasbro, but not everything is destined to be mad in a movie. I would love to have been at that meeting.. what else was brung up in? <br />
Connect 4?, Monopoly? Trivial Pursuit??<br />
I just cannot think of a worse setting for a movie.. <br />
Can you?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568506436910644077.post-55224184708307705062011-07-27T01:02:00.001+01:002011-07-27T01:02:10.667+01:00New Minecraft Video Up<p>Just a small note, a new video for my Minecraft series is up.</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:8f6abef6-debf-42ea-a5f5-ee4e5383977c" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="c67e220a-a90e-4ddb-bebf-a7dd3879778d" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JqOSLk4JiE&feature=youtube_gdata_player" target="_new"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfnH0SLHDM93hv3s824oxzZjq59EvpczvnjeMr8o82CdFW_yVOyL0azBjqzlk9o2WMRM_l_St7o9xCKmeSayLrDQvsgK0EnNclTxXFYxtt7Boi7s8J36lsukPVPDMrc1UZmsAxS9ODI7oU/?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('c67e220a-a90e-4ddb-bebf-a7dd3879778d'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/4JqOSLk4JiE?hl=en&hd=1\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/4JqOSLk4JiE?hl=en&hd=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div></div> <p>Face to face with my feared enemy, a Rat…</p> <p>if you missed the previous video, here is the playlist link</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC70096DFDD69FD09" target="_blank">Minecraft: Tactixal Play's Yogbox "reloaded" Playlist</a></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568506436910644077.post-56987505521915898102011-07-26T14:08:00.001+01:002011-07-26T14:08:21.781+01:00Games To Fill The GapsIt's nearly the end of July and the games drought is in full effect. The next big game release, for me anyway, is Deus Ex: Human Revolution which is released at the end of August.<br /><a name='more'></a><br />Steam is doing a good job of keeping me occupied until then though, the daily deals and the recent week long summer camp sale have added a few decent little titles to my collection.<br /><br />Team Fortress 2, which went free to play last month, is good for a quick online match or two. But with my current setup, mouse on a stool by the couch and keyboard on my lap, it's a little tricky to get a relaxing game on.. For the record a leather covered stool is not an ideal mouse mat for precision aiming..<br /><br />Minecraft, those of you that regularly read my blog will know that I am utter addicted to this game, there's no story, and no objectives other than "Survive" build what you want, and make sure the "Bad" things don't get you.<br /><br />I have a couple of "Let's Play" videos on my YouTube channel, worth checking out if you have not experienced the world of Minecraftia yet<br /><a target="_blank" href="www.youtube.com/tactixalgamer">www.youtube.com/tactixalgamer</a><br /><br />And of course, Dungeons of Dredmor, a fantastic rogue-like dungeon crawler. How long can you survive?.. Personally about 10 minutes.. Again there is a couple of videos on my YouTube channel to show off both the game, and my own spectacular failings<br /><br />What's keeping you occupied over the next few weeks?<br /><br /><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568506436910644077.post-54258513425160721522011-07-20T03:07:00.001+01:002011-07-20T03:07:09.236+01:00Dungeons Of Dredmore<p>I bought a neat little game from steam today, Dungeons of Dredmore.</p> <p>lots of humour, randomly generated dungeons, quests, a lot of character skills to choose from .. and is a hell of a lot of fun</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:8f1692c8-d00c-417a-ac9b-8e8b15b68517" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="0b8c911d-a908-4c38-9642-b868b496ca23" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBHpn7rWpN0&feature=youtube_gdata_player" target="_new"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmU4zCNMmg-UWaLxu-35mXCCK5GJUfcsTYHHYkEh6y4C5UGatXoteETHNMDtRmTBkZrflRAzB6NqCp03_wNhXGMLw2Mq2-guTcmktgaRmba7S51J2961u-Kwz2MQnbWVlKMLaxEhPDUKU6/?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('0b8c911d-a908-4c38-9642-b868b496ca23'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/wBHpn7rWpN0?hl=en&hd=1\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/wBHpn7rWpN0?hl=en&hd=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div><div style="width:448px;clear:both;font-size:.8em">Big on fun, small on price</div></div> <p>It is only £3.14, highly recommended </p> <p><a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/98800/">http://store.steampowered.com/app/98800/</a></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568506436910644077.post-37698430935913922272011-07-19T13:51:00.001+01:002011-07-19T13:51:12.682+01:00Online Passes, Good or Bad?Online passes, the current initiative by games companies to get gamers to buy games new over pre-owned is a thorny subject to some people.<br /><br />99% of the games I buy are new, my pre-owned buys are limited to the games I have a slight interest in but have no intention of paying the £40 price tag for.<br /><br />Essentially the pass locks out specific gameplay functions, multiplayer in most cases, or added maps. Personally I don't believe it is needed to punish gamers for buying pre-owned, not everyone can rush out and buy the latest games at full price.<br /><br />I can understand the idea behind it, when a game is bought new a percentage of the selling price goes back to the developers, when a game is bought pre-owned the developers see nothing of the sale.<br /><br />Obviously developers want to get something for every copy of their game sold, and the passes help towards that.<br /><br />But if I want to buy a game pre-owned, why should then have to pay out extra on top of that? Why should gamers who buy a game for the online aspect be forced to pay extra to go online?<br /><br />I'll admit because of this my game collection is at a decent size, the majority if the games I have bought over the last few months have needed the pass for online play, and I could not bring myself to be responsible for causing someone else to pay extra to go online due to my trade in.<br /><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568506436910644077.post-66436311010601404432011-07-17T14:05:00.001+01:002011-07-17T14:05:52.883+01:00Another Reason To Watch Harry Potter..Going back to <a target="_blank" href="http://tactixalgamer.blogspot.com/2011/07/harry-potter-i-may-see-it-after-all.html">This post</a> another reason I will probably come in and watch Harry Potter: & the Deathly Hallows Part 2, seriously can you think of a recent film with a longer name?, is to get a better look at the trailers we have attached to them.<br /><br />Sherlock Holmes 2: Game of Shadows, and Dark Knight Rises.<br /><br />Sherlock Holmes is out this year and reunites Robert Downey JR and Jude Law and Sherlock & Dr. Watson. The bits I have seen look fantastic.<br /><br />Dark Knight Rises, the conclusion to Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy, is out next year. I have caught a glimpse of Tom Hardy's "Bane" and he looks great.<br /><br />For those that do not know, Bane is the Batman villain renowned for "breaking the bat" literally.. He broke his back.. Over his knee!<br /><br />I'm trying not to get too excited at this stage, it's only a teaser after all.. but damn... it looks good!<br /><br /><br /><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568506436910644077.post-20068295527483381832011-07-16T21:38:00.001+01:002011-07-18T09:42:43.438+01:00Activision Need A Sense Of Humour<a target="_blank" href="http://fusible.com/2011/07/activision-files-complaint-over-modernwarfare3-com-posted-online/">Fusible</a> has reported that Activision have filed a domain name dispute over the www.modernwarfare3.com website.<br /><br />Previously the site forwarded you onto the official <a target="_blank" href="http://www.battlefield.com/battlefield3">Battlefield 3</a> but now viewers are treated to the original anti-Call of Duty content that was up before the forwarding began.<br /><br />Filing a dispute over a domain name, a domain name that you failed to think ahead and register yourself, is laughable to me.<br /><br />Ok it was linking to your competitor, EA in this case, but just be the bigger men, hold your hands up and say "yep, we cocked that right up" then start handing over the cash to buy it.<br /><br />I am firmly in the Battlefield camp in the upcoming battle when Battlefield 3 and Modern Warfare 3 are released, which side are you on?<br /><br /><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568506436910644077.post-695553412286070482011-07-16T20:04:00.001+01:002011-07-16T20:04:44.012+01:00100 Posts, Nearly 3,000 Page ViewsI have just realised, <a target="_blank" href="http://tactixalgamer.blogspot.com/2011/07/harry-potter-i-may-see-it-after-all.html">The last post I made</a> was my 99th blog post.<br /><br />Which makes this one, my 100th.<br />To me this is a important milestone, when I started this blog back in February I didn't think I would keep at it.<br /><br />I generally have a short attention span for anything I try out, well except gaming, so to actually still be excited to write and post something is an accomplishment for me, throw in the addition of my <a target="_blank" href="www.youtube.com/tactixalgamer">YouTube channel </a> and the fun I'm having making videos to upload, I hope this lasts for another 6 months.<br /><br />Which leads me to this, I would be very to happy to hear from anybody reading this, <br /><br />What can I do to improve the blog?<br /><br />What would make you recommend my site to others?<br /><br />Would you like to see giveaways? <br /><br />I want to hear from anybody reading this, you can comment anonymously if you wish to.<br /><br />So, what do you say?<br /><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568506436910644077.post-40076750346311945342011-07-16T13:52:00.001+01:002011-07-16T13:52:32.599+01:00Harry Potter, I May See It After AllAs loathed as I am to admit this, I may have to actually sit down and watch the last Harry Potter movie.<br /><br />During the morning show today, I checked on the screen, I have to make sure the picture hasn't gone funny, or upside down & back to front.. Don't laugh I've seen it happen.<br /><br />From the moments I have seen, I'm intrigued, I want to know what happens, I'll admit I have read most of the books, Order of the Phoenix was the last one I think, and have seen all the movies so far.. So I will inevitably see this one. Just for completions sake..<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568506436910644077.post-63538083363270805122011-07-16T09:17:00.001+01:002011-07-16T09:17:47.991+01:00LA Noire Reefer Madness Case… Finally<p>It only took 318 Minutes, but my video playthrough of the latest DLC case for Rockstar and Team Bondi’s, 3rd Person Point & Click adventure, LA Noire is finally up on YouTube.</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:79ff6e85-cc12-4f72-8211-f10cf74c2e48" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="e56d15c1-780b-4fda-88e5-61075e95a934" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3asOIewLeFM&feature=youtube_gdata_player" target="_new"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlaAi8vShr-R19_NSoesHYmbFbnDc4_M6eJJFJXnlwDJc3iby9FyqLJZB_9zc6Wbt9y6jDnaiIYIKnpsVbpNyCXkO-lWF5ezieI7aWsZvmBW5bb5Q6sW-cwEiDJdhpRp7yr6I76G7p61fJ/?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('e56d15c1-780b-4fda-88e5-61075e95a934'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/3asOIewLeFM?hl=en&hd=1\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/3asOIewLeFM?hl=en&hd=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div></div> <p>I didn't read up on this case, I never watched the DLC trailers, didn't read anything written on Kotaku, IGN, or Gamespot. But from the title i could tell this was going to be a vice case, and that meant teaming up with Roy Earl again… and I cannot stand the guy.</p> <p>No spoilers here though, I will admit that I don’t think the case went as well as it could have, Interrogation has never been my strong point… but then again neither has driving… shooting though…. well I'm pretty average at that.. my death at 7 minutes is proof… </p> <p>Overall I just didn't feel the love for this case, Rockstar & Team Bondi have both stated that this isn't the last DLC we will be getting, so I am hoping out for a good old fashion homicide case to finish it all off.</p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568506436910644077.post-10040675562425022542011-07-15T17:04:00.001+01:002011-07-15T17:04:39.961+01:00Future UK Publishing Redundancy’s Looming<p>Over on the MCV website there is an article up stating that Future Publishing will be making <a href="http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/future-uk-around-100-staff-to-go/082301" target="_blank">"around 100" staff redundant</a>, Future are the publishers behind the Official Xbox 360, Official PlayStation, PC Gamer, GamesMaster and EDGE magazines, also Hi-Fi Choice, Home Cinema Choice, PC Format, and a wide selection of Hobby magazines including, Cross Stitch Collection, The Knitter and Your Family Tree.. Not that I Have ever read any of that last lot… </p> <p>The move comes after a trading statement showed that the sales of printed media (magazines) was down. a fair point, pretty much all information released in magazines nowadays is available on the internet at least 2-3 weeks before the monthly magazines are printed, and are old news by the time the latest issues hit the newsagent's. </p> <p>The article states that they will be transferring to a “predominantly digital model” which to me sounds as if they will be transferring over to app like editions for the current tablet generation. </p> <p>I do not like this, as much as I love technology, I do not want to be permanently glued to a PC, tablet or games console to read up on news's and events. I would dare take a Tablet PC with me for a bath, like I do with magazines or books.. at least with a magazine the worst you have to watch out for is dropping it and ending up with a couple of soggy pages.. I wouldn't want to think of the repair bill for dropping an Ipad.. nor would I want to explain to whoever was repairing it.. </p> <p>Redundancy is never a happy experience, I've suffered it before, and I wish the staff at future publishing well & good luck for the future.. no pun intended..</p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568506436910644077.post-92043352285114831152011-07-12T18:21:00.001+01:002011-07-12T18:21:26.589+01:00The Only Reason I'll Watch Harry Potter 7 Part 2Is the fact that the new teaser trailer for Batman : Dark Knight Rises will be attached to it.<br /><br />I'm not a big Harry Potter fan, I've got the first 5 books, but they were given to me by an ex. <br />I've read them, I'll admit that, but they just didn't grab me.<br /><br />But Batman, I'll pay to watch a film just to watch that trailer, the film itself isn't due out until next year.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568506436910644077.post-61161552683289963712011-07-11T21:26:00.001+01:002011-07-11T21:26:34.558+01:00MineCraft Let’s Play, YogBox Edition<p>I have just started a Minecraft Let’s Play series, featuring the YogBox compilation mod.</p> <p>One thing I love about minecraft is the amount of mods, texture packs and maps available for download. While some do not necessarily improve the game, but it will always be different and fun to play.</p> <p>The YogBox however is attempting to change that, this takes some of the best mods around and packages them up into one installer.</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:79a6a5e5-a32a-4afb-b59f-3f6d196e11ce" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="cfb5adbc-6eaa-412a-bc5b-6d43ba7276cf" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QB8KLMp1ZKY&feature=youtube_gdata_player" target="_new"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWqUFVU9Xooub0ysv0Emq9K0PPN08M69wb32D0eaDHV2QE3NuT98Y412jbOLP8tE8pXLNggB81ZLljWgbky2i_wFjN4mpYyS38bcHBVQObOflFiDb7JlZhSEJbNiX0VnLusYWNEI-D-OW/?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('cfb5adbc-6eaa-412a-bc5b-6d43ba7276cf'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/QB8KLMp1ZKY?hl=en&hd=1\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/QB8KLMp1ZKY?hl=en&hd=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div></div> <p>Get the <a href="http://yogiverse.com/showthread.php?11841-YogBox-A-carefully-chosen-compilation-of-good-mods" target="_blank">YogBox Here</a>, and also check out the contents, it includes a fantastic selection of mods that promise to:</p> <p>“<b>enhance and improve the minecraft single player experience without</b> distracting from the enjoyment, atmosphere and general awesomeness of the vanilla game.”</p> <p>While making this first episode I did actually find myself enjoying the opening day a lot more than I previously did. Hopefully this will be a fun learning experience, getting to grips with what exactly everything does, as well as an enjoyable video series to watch.</p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568506436910644077.post-29077421161844447872011-07-11T15:59:00.001+01:002011-07-11T15:59:35.307+01:00L.A. Noire, Nicholson Electroplating DLC Arson Case Complete Run Through<p>I did it, 5 hours of uploading and my complete run through of the arson case “Nicholson Electroplating” DLC is available to view.</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB5F55F9BBF49619E" target="_blank">See the playlist here</a></p> <p>I hope viewers find it entertaining.</p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568506436910644077.post-67911926821876189802011-07-11T00:27:00.002+01:002011-07-11T04:01:48.451+01:00L.A Noire, DLC YouTube Videos On Way<blockquote></blockquote>I am just putting the finishing touches to my first proper XBox 360 videos.<br />
A mini Let’s Play series for L.A. Noire DLC “Nicholson Electroplating”.<br />
I Found the story quite interesting, if a little shallow, it didn't really have the same pacing, to me anyway, as the main cases.<br />
But if you were wondering if it was worth the time/money/Xbox Live Points take a look at the video and see if that swings your opinion <br />
<div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:74dc7252-d075-4ee6-81ee-3c507df30932" style="display: inline; float: none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div id="8bbc3e9d-9c17-440c-b350-83afed8bfb36" style="display: inline; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2HFUP2pmjs&feature=youtube_gdata_player" target="_new"><img alt="" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('8bbc3e9d-9c17-440c-b350-83afed8bfb36'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/v2HFUP2pmjs?hl=en&hd=1\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/v2HFUP2pmjs?hl=en&hd=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj87A8d4vLNxmPq5qNsECihJJ8Pz8DD0P43iHT5Ey0PE2HgyUsTZKAuzMzDI8suy0HytFknSR4EuAny03sXlaJfL2m3cZSg0HEqEzFbE5duH2G9OoeSRCQ4GrKA11OnttpP52gbIlna5sTE/?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none;" /></a></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568506436910644077.post-27796670458247159462011-07-10T00:19:00.001+01:002011-07-10T00:19:16.166+01:00Burnout Crash… What the Hell Have They Done<div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:74493cc1-3225-40af-9f94-51116eb28b3c" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="35333ecd-3a91-47a7-9ffa-d3e2d5f9c05f" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQvv8mHCgjg&feature=player_embedded" target="_new"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ufbYugDkmNzedY7VcdKKKHeH5OAtlM6kELCU5OVoRKiddrk26yLv6UIxZw32xgrCMMxBx4f6v38FH_VxERfaZ_8iGlk9NaNn2hffXef2A9K5iDW2F_5uH3o-8hXFVgKljx5-Qqdi51RK/?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('35333ecd-3a91-47a7-9ffa-d3e2d5f9c05f'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/QQvv8mHCgjg?hl=en&hd=1\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/QQvv8mHCgjg?hl=en&hd=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div></div> <p>This… is not the burnout i know and love, I have spent countless hours playing all the burnout games… and this just looks shocking.</p> <p>the worst part is that this is also Kinnect compatible.. How? Why? This looks like a damn pinball game.</p> <p>Burnout has always been about driving like a crazy person in traffic, racing with spectacular crashes. I cant even think who they are aiming this at?</p> <p> </p> <p>/rant</p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0