National Cherry Blossom Festival
Even though I missed the beginning this was still quite interesting. My favorite part of the show was Take Dance, they did some type of interpretive dance… regardless, I was spellbound. I am looking forward to seeing the trees and their flowers up close this coming weekend.
Full gallery on Flickr
The Lobby is Boring
Dear Capcom,
You might look to SSF4 for some great online modes and features… spectate might be a nice one to add. Of course, team and tournament modes would be cool too, but would be more fun with spectate. I also miss the theatre, I learned a lot of good stuff there. The inclusion of reserve teams and the quick rematch option in player matches are nice additions – although kind of expected at this point. Overall I am enjoying the game, but am looking for more updates and support than 20 packs of DLC costumes. Actually, I am more looking forward to SSF4: AE.
Thanks,
Patrick
Why Are We Playing Black Ops?
Well, I am playing because my buddy list is playing this, and only one person will still play Street Fighter or MvC3. But I would rather play Borderlands, Gears of War 2, Mass Effect 2 again, or maybe even that Homefront game when it comes out.
After hearing about this game nonstop from friends and coworkers, and seeing everyone on my list playing it I decided to give it a try. Let me start by saying, yes, multiplayer is fun when you’re playing with friends or people you know. But, I have not found anything else remarkable about the game. The graphics, while ok, really just get the job done for a military shooter. It’s possible that this is designed for a more arcade feel (like Borderlands but with boring weapons), but it is missing some of the controls or mechanics I expected to see – there’s no peeking (I remember this as far back as Rogue Spear), there’s no cover system, there’s no AI, etc. The story for the campaign seemed a little disjointed, with missions having you play as different characters in different places and times.
So my question is this… why are so many people playing this, and why was anyone considering this for game of the year?
Farewell MyGamerCard.net
I think this will effect quite a few places around the gaming web… everywhere I looked this service was being used. Anyway, that also means that the My Gamercard JomSocial app is dead for the time being. I had something else I was working on for personally hosted custom gamercard images, so maybe there will be an update that includes both the JomSocial app and the Gamercard hosting. We will see.
The One Who Is Many
Overall, I’ve enjoyed the DLC that’s been released for Castlevania: Harmony of Despair. Having extra characters to play with is fun, yeah, but I’d rather have more bosses to kill, and more interesting equipment for the characters I’ve already been working on. That being said, Konami released the second add-on stage this week, “The One Who Is Many.” Fighting Legion with a team is fun, but expect to hear a few of your teammates death cries. Also, I’ve seen a new glyph for Shanoa, and a few new souls for Soma – the fish head is fun. Anyway, I’m optimistic about “Lord of the Flies” and hope Konami keeps updates regular for this fun game.
Download from the marketplace: http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Extra-Stage-The-One-Who-Is-Many/ba264068-c805-43f1-b9a3-ed20fc7a20ee?cid=SLink
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