Too long between games.

I think this is a prefect medium for me to release the inner nerd, which I have had to keep pent up inside me for the last few months, while in Japan away from my games, and figures.

…by discussing favourites, and making lists (which are always fun).

My favourite game of the year (well I did miss half a year of gaming) is Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory. Stealth games are still probably my favourite genre I know a lot of my friends don’t feel the same "what? I have to use my head? I cant just shoot him 20 times, and then a further 30 times when he's lifeless on the ground??" maybe it's my inner urges to become a ninja (which every boy does when he grows up).

All the splinter Cell games have been great, but this one was exceptionally special. First, it gave Sam a knife, which was great in terms of gameplay, and the instant kill function (kidney slash, still my favourite). Secondly the graphics look just as good as some of the xbox 360 games. And Finally, the co-operative mode, this was just fucking sweet addition. I remember once at pre-drinks me and Gibbo tried to run through the first level in 5 mins as opposed to 2hrs, without any stealth, kill everyone in our path and to hell with all the alarms. I don't think we ever achieved it, but we did try so many times, we were late to the grand that night. Although I don’t think anyone there minded they enjoyed watching our stupid antics. Also I remember doing all the missions one night properly with Kells, until he cracked the shits and just wanted to run through the last level, I think you did have fun man, maybe next time I wont have to lock the door, or hold you at gun point. :-P (Splinter Cell 4 comes out next year, after all).

Well it is the beginning of the end of this current generation of consoles, with the release of the xbox 360 (which doesn’t come out in Australia until March, with that and the delay of Zelda until the same time, I think the video game God likes me :-) and doesn’t want me to miss out). So I thought I'd do my round up of favourite games from this generation. Well firstly I don’t think my number 1 has come out yet, as I said earlier Zelda doesn’t come out till next March, but here goes.

1. Halo2
2. Halo (These two might not be technically the 'best' games out, but the sheer amount of time we have all spent playing them, at mine, Caldies, Little's, Gibbo's and Tuck's must mean they are pretty good, and I always looked forward to Friday nights).
3. Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
4. Metriod Prime (goes to show you can base a game purely on atmosphere)
5. Super Smash Bros Melee (again purely for the amount of times I've spent playing it with friends, still remember that night we played each time a player lost they had to take a shot, Cupitt was sick until 3 the next afternoon [maybe we ::should:: have taken him to hospital])

And my developer of this generation Ubisoft, they make so many good games, and very few flops. Splinter Cells, Prince of Persias, Ghost Recons, Rainbow Sixes, Beyond Good and Evil, and so many more. Rareware, as my pick from last generation, pick-up your game, I hope you can make it back to number one with some sweet games for the Xbox360 I was very disappointed this generation at the company that killed my social life and made me into a nerd with games like; Goldeneye, Conkers and Perfect Dark.

Ah, I feel better now; I now return you to you normal blog.

Tim

Ride The Spiral

As Microsoft said in that banned campaign “Life’s short, play hard.”