How many times have you typed videogames only to be told by FireFox or Word that you’re an idiot? I’m sure plenty; it sucks and it’s changing today. Will this catch on? Probably later than sooner. Will you look like a d-bag for typing videogames as one word and not two? Possibly for the foreseeable future. But in order for change to happen, you might have to look like a d-bag for a while. Imagine how many times the first genius who decided to milk a cow got flamed. I’m sure people made fun of him until he died because you can’t let something like that just slide. That would be like if I thought soy made you gay….Seriously though, why in the world would you just decide to milk a cow? What in hell was that guy thinking? On second thought, I don’t want to know.

Today will no longer be known as February 25th, but as the day the world declared in one voice: “We will not go quietly into the night!” We will not vanish without a fight! We’re going to live on! We’re going to survive! Today we celebrate our Independence Day!

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Jermaine :: Feb.26.2008 :: LotM News, Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Nintendo Wii, Misc, Fun :: No Comments »

This is my first attempt to do a review with the inclusion of game footage from the game I’m covering. I have an awesome title screen, which a close friend Jason created for me, but I didn’t include it in this video yet. There’s a lot of stuff wrong with the video, including my monotone voice, but the more of these I do, the better they will get I hope. So let me know, what do you want to see in a video review? What points would you like me to touch on? If you are a video guru, Jason, what format should I edit in, upload in, all that fun stuff in?

The game I reviewed, quickly, goes by the name of Conan. It’s really a great game if you can find it on the cheap. And remember: THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS!

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Jermaine :: Feb.25.2008 :: LotM News, Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Games, Bite Size Reviews :: 5 Comments »

I know I’m late to the party but it’s still going on right? I never got the chance to play Rez
on the PS2, so when it was released on Xbox Live I thought I’d give the demo a try. At first
I didn’t see what all the hype was about so I searched the Interwebs for guidance. Instantly I was told to go into the Option menu and switch on vibrate because for
some reason it is off by default. So I go do this and continue to play the demo, still not
understanding what I’m missing. The vibration does add to the game, but it still didn’t make
it as special as everyone was saying; so I let it go.

Another week goes by and I keep hearing how good the game is so I decided to go ahead
and buy it on a whim, hoping the be enlightened as I play more of the game. I made it to
Area 4 without any problems and started to enjoy myself but didn’t have my “OMG”
moment.

Then as I reached the boss for this area, it happened:

When I fell in love with Rez HD from Kryptinite on Vimeo.

I don’t know if it was the boss, the way the music and controller vibrated as I surged
forward through the tunnel, or maybe it was all the intense colors that were being thrown
my way but I fell in love. The way the music vibes with the enemy’s I’m shooting, the
feeling of weightlessness, and the since of freedom in this game is what I think makes it
amazing. I’m becoming a believer of games that aren’t 8 hours longs because this was an
experience I think everyone should have.

As you can see I got owned but that’s not the point. My point is that certain games take
awhile to stick and when they do, you all of a sudden have a new understanding and
appreciation for the game. I’ve heard that Area 5 is mind-blowing and I need to see it to
believe it.

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Jermaine :: Feb.14.2008 :: LotM News, Xbox 360, Games :: 1 Comment »

Face it: We gamers love our nostalgia trips. I think in order to truly call yourself a gamer (I’m leaving the hardcore talk out of it), that you need to know where games evolved from. The video game industry, like any other entertainment industry, has a back story worth learning and appreciating.
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Jermaine :: Feb.07.2008 :: LotM News, Misc, Games :: 2 Comments »