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Monday, May 10, 2010
NFL Off-Season Moves
Anyone who likes or even loves football and follows the NFL knows that it is very likely that some of your favorite players could be saying their good byes to your team, and hello to another over night. That's how the business side of the NFL is. I personally do not like that and some people may be indifferent about it after accepting it...
Well, to get to the point of this post, It has been the off-season for the NFL since February and I think that all of the trading, signing, and releasing of players is starting to wrap up for now. This has been the most busy off-season I have witnessed since I started following football. I find this exciting for the most part. There have been a lot of big moves that everyone knows about, and a bit of smaller signings that only fans of that team would pay attention to.
About the draft...I never really made any kind of big deal about watching the draft in the past, but i watched the 1st round of the 2010 NFL Draft. The reason that I never worried about watching is because it will be covered on ESPN for the next week after. Anyway...every year that I hear about the draft, people seem to be saying that it was the best draft class of all time. I don't see how every draft can be the best draft ever. Maybe that is just me though.
Moves I'm Excited To Follow
Well, to get to the point of this post, It has been the off-season for the NFL since February and I think that all of the trading, signing, and releasing of players is starting to wrap up for now. This has been the most busy off-season I have witnessed since I started following football. I find this exciting for the most part. There have been a lot of big moves that everyone knows about, and a bit of smaller signings that only fans of that team would pay attention to.
About the draft...I never really made any kind of big deal about watching the draft in the past, but i watched the 1st round of the 2010 NFL Draft. The reason that I never worried about watching is because it will be covered on ESPN for the next week after. Anyway...every year that I hear about the draft, people seem to be saying that it was the best draft class of all time. I don't see how every draft can be the best draft ever. Maybe that is just me though.
Moves I'm Excited To Follow
- New York Jets- The New York Jets picked up a lot of talent this off-season. I want to see how LaDainian Tomlinson and Santonio Holmes perform in this upcoming season. I was dumbfounded when I read online that the Jets picked up former Super Bowl MVP Santonio Holmes! I was also surprised to hear that they did get L.T. I wasn't surprised that he was picked up, but I was surprised because of the team he went to. Unlike a lot of people, I DO NOT think that L.T. is washed up! You can not blame declining or lack of production on one person. Just like you can give one person all of the credit when things are going great. I think L.T. will do just fine and Santonio will be itching to play when his suspension is up.
- Kansas City Chiefs- I can't say that I know why the Jets decided to let go of a great RB like Thomas Jones. All he did was produce for them and he is great in the 4th quarter. The Chiefs should enjoy pounding the rock with Jones and tossing in some Jamaal Charles in the mix. The Chiefs should be a bit tougher this year with the addition of Jones plus a couple of good draft picks like Eric Berry, Dexter McCluster, and Javier Arenas.
- Baltimore Ravens- We all have to assume that Anquan Boldin will most likely be Flacco's favorite target. The guy is a great receiver! You also have to assume that the Ravens will be just as tough to beat as always. They picked up some defensive guys in the draft who can come in and make an impact. As always, Ray Lewis will be driving this team to play great games.
- Miami Dolphins- A HUGE move for the Dolphins was trading for WR Brandon Marshall! This guy is big, has great catching ability, and has some good speed for his size. The Dolphins also added to the defensive side of the team when they picked up MLB Karlos Dansby from the Arizona Cardinals(I didn't know he is 26 by the way). All of their draft picks were defensive players except one OL. Even though they have another really tough schedule, look out for the Dolphins next year.
I am excited to see how Sam Bradford and Jimmy Clausen will perform this year if they start. Bradford is almost sure to start. Clausen could start, but some people are behind Matt Moore so we'll see what happens with that. Two more players I want to see are C.J. Spiller and Jahvid Best. They should both be exciting to watch and make things difficult on their opponents.
Monday, May 3, 2010
Split/Second Demo
Like many people, I got the chance to play the Split/Second demo when it came to Xbox Live market place, and let me say it’s badass.
Loved
Explosions- Every two feet there is something you can trigger to explode to try and take out your opponents in front of you, each explosion is always fun to watch, and nothing is more fun than watching your opponents crash or you narrowly making it out of an explosion.
Multi-path- I played the demo fifteen times the first day it came out, and each race felt different and had enough different paths to make one map a blast to play over and over.
Disliked
Behind Me- You can’t trigger explosions behind you… which felt a little odd.
I really like the demo for Split/Second and I pretty much hate racing games. I can’t wait for this game to come out on May 18th 2010.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Platinum Prostitute
Don’t think of this as another term for trophy tramp, while they are similar they have some key differences. While a trophy tramp’s end goal would be a platinum trophy, the platinum prostitute’s only goal is the platinum trophy. A tramp gets excited getting even a bronze trophy, the prostitute finds it rather useless unless that’s the last trophy they needed.
PersonA: Hey you got a trophy!
PersonB: … Is it the platinum?
PersonA: Well no but… you got a trophy.
PersonB: But… its not the platinum…
Burnout Paradise
I know this is late to review, but I just bought and started playing this game last week...
I had played a Burnout game about 4 or 5 years ago and loved all of it. I just recently started to play Burnout Paradise and I like it a lot.
In the last game I played, in the main mode there was just a world map and you would select which events you wanted to do. While racing, or crashing, there would be a set track like most racers. It was fun and I enjoyed it while I was able to play it. In this new Burnout, it has a free roam feature that lets you explore Paradise City (and the Paradise Island DLC) and discover what there is to find. I personally like this feature over the way Burnout used to be. Also, while in a race or event, you still have that freedom. There are no more walls with arrows or some kind of barricade that tells you which way you are supposed to go; you go whichever way you like.
I don't know what the online play was like in previous Burnout games, but I think the online play is great in this one. It has a constant flow of information on what records you're friends have broken and what streets they now own. If you want to go online with other racers, you can access a menu that appears while you are free roaming. You don't have to press pause or go back to the main menu. The connection is, if not instant, almost instantly and you don't have to wait in a lobby or anything. There are also quite a few challenges/events to enjoy and compete in when playing online with a few friends.
I have read a few things about this game online. Some people say that it is extremely realistic. The only things to me that are "extremely" realistic are the crashes and the sound of the engines. When you crash or wreck your vehicle, the game will most likely go into slow motion and show you all the crinkles, bending, and smashing of the car. Depending on how you crash, you will see pieces of metal and rubber flying everywhere. The wheels will come off and if you crash into something sideways, your car may even start wrapping around what you crashed into. The engines do sound realistic, but when you are on a straight a way, if you are holding the throttle the whole time the car will continue to shift up, and up, and up. It doesn't stop unless you start to slow down or the alternative, which would be crashing/wrecking.
Burnout Paradise has quite a few cars to choose from, including cars from previous games. This wide variety lets you try out Paradise City a few different ways. I have a few personal favorites that I tend to stick with. There are three different kinds of boost though. Aggression, Speed, and Stunt. You can also stick the cars in these boost categories. If you have some built up frustration, grab an aggressive car and go on some road rage. If you feel like showing off your moves and getting some style points, get into a stunt car and jump off a few ramps in a stunt event.
If you like cars, smashing stuff, and insane jumps, this could be a good game for you. I like it a lot. It's an especially great time if you can get some friends online and drive around whether it's racing, or wrecking each other all over the city.
I had played a Burnout game about 4 or 5 years ago and loved all of it. I just recently started to play Burnout Paradise and I like it a lot.
In the last game I played, in the main mode there was just a world map and you would select which events you wanted to do. While racing, or crashing, there would be a set track like most racers. It was fun and I enjoyed it while I was able to play it. In this new Burnout, it has a free roam feature that lets you explore Paradise City (and the Paradise Island DLC) and discover what there is to find. I personally like this feature over the way Burnout used to be. Also, while in a race or event, you still have that freedom. There are no more walls with arrows or some kind of barricade that tells you which way you are supposed to go; you go whichever way you like.
I don't know what the online play was like in previous Burnout games, but I think the online play is great in this one. It has a constant flow of information on what records you're friends have broken and what streets they now own. If you want to go online with other racers, you can access a menu that appears while you are free roaming. You don't have to press pause or go back to the main menu. The connection is, if not instant, almost instantly and you don't have to wait in a lobby or anything. There are also quite a few challenges/events to enjoy and compete in when playing online with a few friends.
I have read a few things about this game online. Some people say that it is extremely realistic. The only things to me that are "extremely" realistic are the crashes and the sound of the engines. When you crash or wreck your vehicle, the game will most likely go into slow motion and show you all the crinkles, bending, and smashing of the car. Depending on how you crash, you will see pieces of metal and rubber flying everywhere. The wheels will come off and if you crash into something sideways, your car may even start wrapping around what you crashed into. The engines do sound realistic, but when you are on a straight a way, if you are holding the throttle the whole time the car will continue to shift up, and up, and up. It doesn't stop unless you start to slow down or the alternative, which would be crashing/wrecking.
Burnout Paradise has quite a few cars to choose from, including cars from previous games. This wide variety lets you try out Paradise City a few different ways. I have a few personal favorites that I tend to stick with. There are three different kinds of boost though. Aggression, Speed, and Stunt. You can also stick the cars in these boost categories. If you have some built up frustration, grab an aggressive car and go on some road rage. If you feel like showing off your moves and getting some style points, get into a stunt car and jump off a few ramps in a stunt event.
If you like cars, smashing stuff, and insane jumps, this could be a good game for you. I like it a lot. It's an especially great time if you can get some friends online and drive around whether it's racing, or wrecking each other all over the city.
God Of War Series and Button Mashing
I think we are all aware of the God Of War series and it's hack-n-slash game play. A lot of people love the carnage and chaos that goes on in that game, and a lot of people really don't care for it. I actually really enjoy this series (from I-III) and the story behind the character of Kratos. I also enjoy the hack-n-slash game play. I go in there and hack it up all day. Something that really gets to me though, is people accusing this game (and others like it) of being a straight up button mashers. If you share that opinion, SHUT UP and don't talk to me about it. These games are button mashers if you just feel like picking up the controller and running through the game on the easiest of modes and difficulties. I really disagree with these types of games being called button mashers because people like me know what they are doing while they are playing. I know most of the combo's, I familiarize myself with the controls of the game, and I know what I am trying to do when I am doing it! I also play the hardest difficulties first. For the most part, especially in GOW, I feel like button mashing just won't cut it when you play on the harder difficulties.
So, next time you pick up a hack-n-slash, try playing the harder difficulties first. If you succeed while button mashing your ass off the whole time, let me know. I would like to hear about it then and only then.
So, next time you pick up a hack-n-slash, try playing the harder difficulties first. If you succeed while button mashing your ass off the whole time, let me know. I would like to hear about it then and only then.
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