Around the Rim.

I spent most of yesterday morning and evening immersed in the game, playing around a total of 8 hours. This time however I ditched the keyboard and mouse altogether for the dusty Xbox 360 controller. Yeah its the dreaded controller that's been mocking me ever since I stopped playing Final Fantasy XIII Hallway Edition. (Yeah that's Jontron.)

I have to say that I'm hooked on this game. Sure I played similar games and liked them but this game just hits me in all the right spots. Where with other games I want to stop playing after a little while, with this one I just want to keep going. I'm always wondering what beautiful or scary thing might be lurking around the next ridge or the next dungeons corner.

I have to say that this game is definitely hitting the Zelda explorer chord with me.  Almost no game can do that. Well maybe Xenoblade but that's a whole nother story.

I can't state enough how much I enjoy playing this game. Not going to say best game of all time but its definitely up there as one of my top favorites.

Lets go a bit into detail about what I like in this game. When your tossed into the game you are given very little story about who you are and why you are there. Your just a prisoner on a cart riding off to your doom to be beheaded.  Is it my fault I was just chillin in the wrong area at the wrong time?

The story brings you into the game and puts you in the perspective of why the heck am I here which, in my opinion is pretty much how I feel when ever I start reading a story.  "Why am I here?"

There are of course beautiful graphics, but some of the scenes are just breathtaking. No they are not scenes like most games where you are just guided to look at pretty scenery by some computer driven camera. This is your intractable environment which makes me giddy just thinking about it again.

The combat I have to say is pretty difficult, but in the end extremely rewarding. I had a run-in with an Ice Troll that quite literally trolled me to death. MANY times. Revenge or slaughter what ever you want to call it (Blind luck), but when I finally beat the troll you can probably imagine my extreme excitement. Needless to say there was a lot of fist pumping and very embarrassing antics that took place. Luckily I have the weekend and house to myself.

The inventory system is pretty simple and straightforward, with a customizable favorite system that allows you quick access to just about everything you need. The favorite system is not just for items either as you can access spells and abilities as well.

I have to say that the control scheme for the PC with controller is amazing and feels like it was made to played with a controller. The PC Keyboard and Mouse setup on the other hand I have to say was extremely lacking. Looking around with the mouse was clunky and I couldn't look up and down properly no matter how many changes I made to the settings.

It feels like it is built for a controller and lacks decent mouse and keyboard controls. Plugging in the controller made all of that go away thankfully.  Its ok in another way too because I am getting used to the QWER controls from League of Legends and really don't want to go back to my old WASD ways.(Even though I know I'll have to eventually for Guild Wars 2.)

Other than the little control hiccup I had I can't say there were any other problems with the game that were not my old rusty computers fault.

I have to give the game 95/100 green slimes.

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Rim-a-Dim

I happened to get my hands on a copy of Skyrim today and played the first 15-20 minutes into the game.

My PC is not  the greatest but, with the settings down a bit it looks a lot like the PS3 or the 360's version! All kidding aside I had a pretty great time with it. I'm at a point where I have to do a bit of traveling. The game reminds me of the Fallout series recent games just in a midevil setting.

Here's the website for the game so you can check it out for yourself.

I love how they changed up the 3rd person look and feel in the game, it makes it feel so much better than Oblivion and Morrowind's. I honestly can't say more till I play a bit more. So I'll see you when I'm a bit further in.

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Legend in your own Right!

I've started to get back into League of Legends recently and wanted to talk a bit about it.

July of last year is when I started and didn't really know what the MOBA genre was. I expected more of the same but was surprised to find that the game was completely unique. I'm not surprised at all that the game picked up quite a bit in popularity.

If you've never checked out the game you can check it out here for free!

MOBA or Multiplayer Online Battle Arena is a newish Genre of games. They took an RTS style of gaming pulled from games like Starcraft and Warcraft. Removed all of the base building and resources. You get to control a hero type character and sometimes pets in a 5 vs 5 arena with the goal of destroying the enemy's base.  The first game of the genre was is DoTA - Dawn of the Ancients. League of Legends and several others have followed suit in what has become a very popular Genre with Tournaments and Competitions.

I recently downloaded the game again and started out on my quest to really learn about the game a bit more. What I found was a plethora of Champions or Hero's added to the game. There is such a unique array of characters available for just about any play style you might like.

What I really love and I mean absolutely love about this game is that it is truly free to play. Sure some of the other games out there are free to play but they usually restrict you with multiple things that you need to buy like inventory packs and items like that.  What I truly love about League of Legends is that you can get everything essential by just playing the game.

Need more rune slots? Save up and buy them with in game currency. Goes the same with with Champions even the brand new ones.  Each of the Champions has alternate skins which cannot be bought with the in game currency and are just Fluff to change how the character looks.  When you do actually buy a skin it feels more like you are donating to them for an amazing game.

There's always a drawback to a game and I'd have to say that the community is a bit rough on newbies. I suggest playing vs bots for your first 5 or so levels if you are new to the MOBA genre. 

The community does however recognize skilled players so be prepared to receive praise if you did really well.

I've had mixed results as far as my skill in the game but I've been sick the last few days and leave it to a cold to throw off your game. Check it out and keep a look out for "The Serene" I may just melt your face off!

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Hello Me.

Hey there, its been a while since I’ve payed any mind to this blog. Now that I think about it I’ve never really written anything specifically for this blog. Its silly because I used to write for my blog on Wordpress and moved everything over here, only to never even write anything.

So after my long (2 year) absence and a bit of a redesign, I’m ready to jump back on the bandwagon!

Lets play some games!

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Back to the Past?

I saw this amazing mod video on youtube earlier today that lets you drive in the "Back to the Future" movie's time machine. It's honestly just a pretty short video but it really showcases the detail that went into the mod.



I for one would love a full on back to the future game mod, story and all.

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