Nobody Reads This

I have had quite a hectic few little days, and prior to that I have had nothing to report.

 I’ve been banging through Kingdom Hearts 2 trying to get somewhere towards the end – So I can write a review – but so far i’m about 30 Hours in and no end in sight. Although I do love Gummi Ships … I’ve got it down to an art and just WTFPWN everything now. Record is Rank S+6 >_>

I’m also trying to read a book through, but i’ve hit a roadblock as i’ve been too tired to settle into recently.

 Mostly because I had a resit on Monday (Which I’m pretty sure I aced) and i’ve been at Asda yesterday and today. I’m even starting work there tomorrow at 10-6 <_< That being 22:00 – 06:00. Brutal, I know.

Anywho, i’m going to try and scratch up an article for WSAG, but it’ll probably just be a Shaman QQ piece, so Sorry.

 Cheers for Reading,
James.

I had a thought, all this talk of Killzone 2 made me wonder – Can people even tell the difference between the good shooters these days?

 Are “Awesome” graphics really that definitive? Only one way to find out, so I made a Quiz.

10 Pictures, 4 Games. You’ll have to Copy and Paste the links yourself i’m afraid, I was too lazy to find a better quiz site.

http://www.quizyourfriends.com/quizpage.php?quizname=070711200038-435007&

You could probably cheat your way through this, and people will obsessive experience in some of the games will score better … But please just take an honest shot at it.

Good luck and have fun.

James

Ps. I actually kinda proved my point whilst making it, because having forgotten to sub-folder the screenshots for each game, I found it near impossible to tell title-from-title, even before cropping.

I’m writing to criticise Pro Evolution Soccer, one of the worst football games ever made. Many of you will dismiss my criticisms as “He’s a Noob” or “You just don’t get how it works” which may be entirely true, but as a fairly competant video game player, and a Football player myself, there are some problems that need to be seen to.

 Problem #1: Friendly AI. Probably the single biggest problem, especially in the newer Pro Evos, is the Computer’s complete inability to manage your team effectively. Your Defenders end up ahead of your midfielders, your midfielders don’t make any runs … Its stupid.

Problem #2: The Referee. The temperment changes from Game to Game, but the most recent iteration is completely ridiculous. He is completely Trigger happy with his Cards, perfectly legitimate tackles get Yellows … You barge into a player, Yellow Card … Omg, he turned away when you were already comitted RED CARD.

Problem #3: Inept Strikers. This is a real kicker, you are inside the 15 Yd box, its an open goal, and you are no less than one of the best strikers in the world. You will still sky it straight over. It happens time and time again, its totally and completely fucking absurd.

Problem #4: It Cheats. And I am deadly serious about this. Example, Stoppage time – So long as the computer is in possession the whistle will almost never be blown. Example, They are losing/drawing with you, Stoppage time, they will get a free kick for pretty much nothing. Example, they virtually never get cards, considering you get one for breathing at them – Thats pathetic.

This game actually got 10/10 in OPSM2, which is absolutely fucking sad. The graphics aren’t great, the commentary is terrible, the AI cheats, the friendly AI is crap, the rosters are rubbish and incomplete.

There. I said it.

James.

I am still quite ill; General Fatigue, Coughing, Sneezing … Theres not really any winning here.

 Luckily I have two weeks before my Induction at Asda

Rather annoyingly, its on the day i’m supposed to see Patrick Stewart on stage in MacBeth.

Oh wells.

I’ll be working 10pm – 6am … Savage right? Heh.

James.