From Dust (Xbox 360 Arcade Trial) Impressions

After a hectic week at work i was very pleased to discover From Dust has been released.

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)

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)

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.

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)

The trial has sucked me in, and i will be putting Microsoft points onto my account to unlock the full game.

LA Noire Reefer Madness Case… Finally

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.

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.

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…

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.

MineCraft Let’s Play, YogBox Edition

I have just started a Minecraft Let’s Play series, featuring the YogBox compilation mod.

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.

The YogBox however is attempting to change that, this takes some of the best mods around and packages them up into one installer.

Get the YogBox Here, and also check out the contents, it includes a fantastic selection of mods that promise to:

“enhance and improve the minecraft single player experience without distracting from the enjoyment, atmosphere and general awesomeness of the vanilla game.”

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.

L.A. Noire, Nicholson Electroplating DLC Arson Case Complete Run Through

I did it, 5 hours of uploading and my complete run through of the arson case “Nicholson Electroplating” DLC is available to view.

See the playlist here

I hope viewers find it entertaining.

L.A Noire, DLC YouTube Videos On Way

I am just putting the finishing touches to my first proper XBox 360 videos.
A mini Let’s Play series for L.A. Noire DLC “Nicholson Electroplating”.
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.
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

Hauppauge HD PVR Test With F3AR

I've just finished uploading my test video for my Capture Equipment, I’m really impressed with how easy it is to setup and use.

F3AR

With this setup i can expand my (albeit small) collection of gaming videos to include PC (MineCraft, anything i find on steam, Project Zomboid, Dungeons of Dredmore,) AND Xbox 360 (I have a co-op run through lined up, for F3AR on INSANITY difficulty, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, maybe some Red Dead Redemption)

I would say PS3 as well… but quite frankly i haven't picked up the control pad for that in months

Terraria Lets Play

After a tiny hiatus, I am back in the saddle.

Been playing Terraria for a few weeks now and I enjoying it, I figured I would start to record me playing it to give you all an idea of what its like, how it plays, and basically attempt to get more people to play this little game.

It has been called a 2D Minecraft, but its more a mix of Minecraft and Snes age Zelda. Simple controls and lovely 16bit sprites.

No real story, other than build, explore, and survive

This is on steam, and priced at around £6