Everything It Should Be

WWE '12 is shaping up to be a very good game or at least that is the way things are sounding this year. It has been a crazy trend with this series, the way things have worked themselves out. Generally new ideas are shit the first year they debut, but the second year things pan out and actually work worlds better then they originally did.

Now from what I've been reading, the WWE Universe 2.0 mode sounds like just about everything the original was not. Open, more options and a lot more attention geared to make it look and feel as though you were playing what you see on TV every week. I'm also liking the fact that you could actually "injure" a superstar, which will take them out of action as far as the WWE Universe mode is concerned.

Big change that I like is the ability to be able to put together matches for championships, which was not possible in last year's game. It was very annoying to build up someone you want to push towards a title reign, only for the game itself to decide it wants someone completely different in the title picture instead. That brings back memories of trying to push Brie Bella for the Divas Championship and Yoshi Tatsu for the United States Championship. Both were pushing up to #1 Contender status, but both ended up sitting out most Pay-Per-Views and generally never got the title shots that they earned.

Electricity In The Night

Infamous 2 has quite an interesting first DLC for itself in the form of Festival of Blood. I mean having Cole? As a vampire? So you get to mix a few powers of a vampire with all the electric jazz that Cole brings to the table? That sounds strangely promising to me, though I wish the power(s) gained here could somehow be shifted over to the main game itself.

One thing I also didn't read much about was if the secondary powers picked up in Infamous 2 would be present with Cole's other powers.

Wishful thinking eh? I guess that would sort of make the guy near god-like...

Still, having see what I've seen and read what I have about this DLC, it seems pretty clear that this might actually be one of the better DLC released for any game. Might I actually get my money's worth here? I'm thinking so. So I think this might actually be reason enough to draw me back to firing up my dusty, underused PS3 in the very near future...

Wolverine & The X-Men

Note: There was much intention on making this a bit of a worthy read, but after having to rewrite this about a half a dozen times, it is what it is unfortunately. Thanks Blogger... -_-

It was many long years ago when I stopped buying into the world of comic books. At the time, things just didn't seem as interesting and my interest had actually swung over towards Manga, which had compelling characters and stories that seemed like worlds beyond anything in any comic I'd ever read.

Fast forward to the present day and basically all Manga that I've ever had interest in has basically all but fallen off the face of the Earth. Besides that, the release schedule for those books was just too ridiculous for me as having to wait 5 months to a year is just insane to me. So after muddling around the idea of collecting/read comics for a number of years now and even reading through a few different titles across Marvel, DC and various other comic companies, I've finally decided to get back into the world of comics. What am I following? Well seeing as I've always been partial to the X-Men, that is exactly where and what I've decided to come back for.

Bits of Random In Every Box!

October has been kind of a slow month, not too much happening and I am finding myself a little empty on subjects to write about. I suppose this could be considered the calm before that massive gaming storm that starts next month and rips across the entire month of November. So many games, so little time and money...? As I think I mentioned previously, the games I'm actually getting is short this year and I can't really complain because I think I'll enjoy every one of 'em.

Also sort of wish I could get a couple other games, but I'll live without 'em.

I think.

I also suppose I am overdue for a post filled to the brim with random topics, so here it goes! Random list of random things that I randomly thought up over the course of an hour or so! Wait, does that make it not that random if I actually thought about it?

The Sky's The Limit

A little more then a month away from the release of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and I am actually really looking forward to this game. It helps that it has a special edition that includes a dragon statue (more on dragons a little later). Like I think I've mentioned before though, I didn't fare that well in Oblivion and I actually didn't really like it all that much. Granted, it probably wasn't smart to try and steal from a knight in front of his face or rob a monk in his office with him sitting there either. But ultimately I just couldn't get into the game all that much and ultimately I gave up on it well before I ever got into that massive world.

Here Comes The Pain!

Suddenly WWE '12 just jumped up on my list of games that are coming out in November. In case you haven't a clue as to who this monster of a human pictured above is, that is former UFC Heavyweight Champion as well as a former WWE Champion, Brock Lesner. What's so important about this guy? Well hell... in the WWE, he was one of the youngest to ever win the WWE Championship. In the UFC he rose up to win the UFC Heavyweight Championship not long after debuting for the company. From a gamer standpoint, he is in a WWE video game for the first time in a very, very long time!

How in the world can I make use of this monster? At the very least, I'm thinking I know who I'll be crowning as one of my world champions in Universe Mode 2.0 this year. From there? A revisiting of the rivalry between himself and The Rock? Or maybe face off against Stone Cold Steve Austin? Or maybe Mark Henry or Sheamus? Hell, maybe another match against John Cena would be in order as well...

The possibilities are endless... and I can only wonder who else is still hidden that'll round out this year's roster. Rob Van Dam last year was a surprise, but Brock freaking Lesner? In a WWE video game? That is HUGE. I can't wait for November!

Something New, Something Different

Yes, the changes being made to this blog are still going and am I happy with the way things are looking now? Maybe, maybe not. Am I ever really happy about these sorts of things? Simply put, no... I can't say I am ever really satisfied with these things. I am always wanting to change something, just because at that moment I think it'd look good or might add something to the mix.

So now with this dynamic view business in use, I think I am kind of liking the way things are looking right now. But could it use more options for customization? Absolutely.

Regardless, it looks like this might be the look I'll be using for the foreseeable future unless something else pops up on here that changes my mind. It could happen! Though I am a little disappointed that I don't have any of my many useful links cluttering up the face of my blog anymore...

Hour One: RAGE

Trying out a couple of new things here for this writing (using a cut off point, so maybe I won't have any long winded posts clogging up the entire length of my blog) and hopefully this post will be a little more coherent then my usual fare. I've been trying to gather up my thoughts better on singular subjects, though that ended up being much easier said then done. Anyway, onto my thoughts on my first hour in Rage.

So now that I've gotten through my first hour in Rage, I think I have at least a mild idea of what's ahead. Despite what is being said out there, I can't help but feel like I am on Pandora (Borderlands), though I admit the looks of the Wasteland is quite nice though baron as it might be. I've caught myself admiring the scenery a time or two and both times I've snapped back to find a bandit charging right for me. So note to self: Kill first, admire the scenery later.

Brain Could Be Melting

A random post just because I'm at work, on my lunch break and am pretty much just bored out of my mind at this point. What to do?

I have gotten Rage and am about an hour and 30 minutes in so far. I started a little write up about that, but that post is still a work in progress. More on that later today me thinks.

One feeling I cannot shake off while playing Rage is just how familiar everything is, in so many ways like Borderlands. The quests aka jobs I've gotten so far are extremely similar, most fetch jobs or go somewhere and kill all bandits/mutants or whatever might be there.

Beyond the wastelands of Rage, it looks like my end of the year gaming frenzy will include only Skyrim, Saints Row The Third, WWE '12 and maybe Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. A smaller list this year, but hopefully it'll be a good bunch nonetheless.

Others that were on consideration but fell through for various reasons were: Assassin's Creed Revelations, Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary and some others that don't quite come to my mind right now.

Edit: This was suppose to have been posted a few hours back, but apparently mobile Blogger and I are having some issues right then. On top of that, it did a terrible job at saving what I had written. I might have to reconsider this blogging on the go deal or at least find a better means then this.