Thursday, May 19, 2011

I need Friends!

I am just returning to the STEAM network and I need friends to play games and make machinimas with. If you are interested in making machinimas on GMod add me on Steam.
Steam account: Da_Killa200
or contact me through anything.
youtube: friggenvideogames , ehholepro (www.youtube.com/)
Gmail: joshsmoviereviews , frigginvideogames (@Gmail.com)


This June I will be fully returned to the STEAM world and will definitely be making Gmod videos. If you're interested and have added me I will be able to add you via my pc but I will not be able to play until June.

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Kill Bill 3 Wishlist (W/ Spoilers)



With Kill Bill Volumes 1 and 2 labelled as two of the most memorable and action thrillers of the decade, it's hard to wonder why and how they could possibly complete a third one, given the ending of the second.

Kill Bill Vol. 1 is one of my favourite movies of all time, right next to Rocky and Back to the Future. It has some of the best effects and choreography of all time and some of the best acting. The protagonist ,who remains nameless throughout the series, has been given the title of "The Bride" due to the fact that she was about to get married before a series of events were to happen. The story follows her on her revenge spree to kill the one who ruined her wedding, killed her husband and almost killed her. The first doesn't have that much of a story background but it does have the best action visuals of all time (in my opinion) and some of the goriest scenes in history. It even has an amazing Anime style scene that lasts about 10 minutes long. It's sweet.

Fun Fact: During the fight of the Crazy 88s, when the film randomly went to black-and-white was due to the fact that the cost of fake blood would have been very large, so instead they used plain water and turned the film colour to black-and-white to give the illusion of actual blood.

Kill Bill Vol. 2 left as a final installment of the amazing kill bill franchise, at least that is what people were to believe. This is not the case however, as Kill Bill Vol. 3 has been outed by Quentin Taratino a while back, leaving us guessing who the antagonist could be, considering Bill had died in the second one.

Fun Fact: It was to be believed that Kill Bill Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 were to be 1 whole movie, but since it would have been too long, Tarantino made it into 2, that's why there is so much action in the first one with little explaining and little action in the second one with lots of explaining.

Here it is My Kill Bill Vol. 3 Wishlist:
- More Amazing choreography
- Another Anime style scene with lots of gore
- Flashbacks of Bill
- Bill returns (perhaps?)
- Continue the Western/Eastern style genre
- The Bride to kill the rest of Bill's minions
- An amazing twist


And there it is...I may add more to this wishlist in the future but for right now this is it.


Friday, April 29, 2011

Portal 2 DLC Outed




IGN posted today that Valve leaked a totally free DLC to come this summer for PC/Mac, Ps3, and Xbox 360. They said it will include new test chambers for players, leaderboards, challenge modes for both Co-Op and Single-Player campaigns and more. They announced it will be one of an uncertain number of add-ons they will release for their ground-breaking title. Valve did not mention if the future downloadable packs will be free.

This isn't the first time Valve released a DLC for a Portal game. A few years ago Valve released "Portal: Still Alive" exclusive for the Xbox 360 which was the entire Portal game with around 19 challenge maps for 1400 points.

They also outed a continuation of the "Portal: Lab Rat" series which will be released at an ungiven date or whether it will be downloadable or sold in stores. Portal: Lab Rat 's 2 issue series can be read online at either Ign.com or thinkingwithportals.com

Friday, April 22, 2011

Portal 2 compared to Portal 1

I know, I know when I get started on a subject I don't stop for 5 or 6 posts but this is different.
This is about how much better Portal 2 is compared to its predecessor.
What Portal 2 has that Portal 1 doesn't:
- An expansive Co-Op mode.
- A more in-depth story line.
- New characters.
- New elements.
- More elaborate secrets.
- A 2.5-5 times longer campaign.
- 2 New songs at the end of both the single-player and Co-op campaigns.
- Different controls (better).
- Better physics.
- Better graphics.
- Incredible voice acting.
- An ending that doesn't leave you guessing.



If you're wondering about the controls here's the general layout for the Ps3 version:
Portal 1:
Fire Blue Portal - R2
Fire Red Portal - L2
Crouch - O
Action - Square
Jump - X or L1
Portal 2:
Fire Blue Portal - R1
Fire Red Portal - L1
Crouch - O
Action - Square
Jump - X
Zoom - R2

WARNING:
This is not the case for Portal 2 Co-op mode. There are more controls added for the co-op mode.

As you can see Portal 2 changed their controls to better suite the average gamer. They resemble that of Call of Duty.

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Contender for "Best Game Ever"


That's right! Portal 2 is a definite contender for my Favourite game of all time. Right up next to Half-Life 2 Episode 2 and Uncharted 2 Among Thieves.

It's because Portal 2 is just HUGE! The story, the back story, the hidden secrets, the 2 campaigns, the in-game songs, and MUCH MUCH MUCH more make Portal 2 one of the greats.

Portal 2 Review *MAJOR SPOILERS -ENDING*

So for the past 1 1/2 days I've been puzzle solving, none of that Majong crap either, this is legitimate brain-buzzling fun. Portal 2 is the name of the game as it continues from its predecessor, "Portal". The story follows a girl named Chell as she makes her way through testing chambers created by a homicidal killer robot named GLaDos. At the beginning of the game you wake up in a simulated living room only to be greeted by a friendly robot named Wheatley who helps you throughout the first few test chambers, you are later parted with Wheatley as GLados doesn't hesitate to kill him, or so you think. Here's the rest of the story in a nut-shell:
- You continue to beat GLaDos' horrible chambers.
- You reunite with Wheatley who lights your way through dark corridors.
- Wheatley takes over GLaDos.
- Wheatley turns evil.
- GLaDos turns into a potato. (I'm actually not joking)
- You travel deep within Apertue Science's testing chambers where there is no one to boss you around.
- Except for Cave Johnson.
- Cave Johnson died a while back but his voice lives on as he instructs you to do some testing on the old Aperture Science labs.
- You see how the testing chambers develop as you progress through them. They start at around 1950 and continue until the 1970s where you can hear Cave's voice sound older.
- You reunite with Potato GLaDos who has turned to your side.
- You attach the Potato GLaDos to your portal gun as she tells you important information if you're interested in the story.
- Many more puzzles in Cave Johnson's testing areas.
- You return to modern Aperture science as Wheatley has taken over and destroyed most of it.
- You find out that if the robots (e.g. Wheatley and GLaDos) want power they have to ALWAYS test someone or something in Aperture Science.
ENDING:
- Chell and GLaDos attempt to escape as Wheatley tries to kill you.
- You and GLaDos made a good team and destroyed Wheatley in the most bizarre way:
-you sent a Portal to the moon (as one portal was just below Wheatley in Aperture labs) and it sucks Wheatley into outer space.
- GLaDos decides not to kill Chell with great hesitation and sends her outside and never to return to Aperture science. (You get to see outside but you don't control her)

I am skipping too much of this game to make it enjoyable to read. This game was absolutely fantastic! I loved every minute of it. Valve said when Portal 2 was released that it would only be 2.5 times longer than Portal 1 but I found it to be 5 times longer, maybe it's just because I spend time dilly-dallying.

This game had sooooo much comedy in it that I did not mention, you'll just have to play it for yourself, but it was so funny at some points in the game.

Although the game is only rated E10+ the creators really pushed the limits as far as it could go. There is swearing, dark humor and makes reference to Half-Life in many situations. If it were up to me I'd give it a T rating at the lowest.

What I just described does not do the campaign's justice, please pick up a copy of this game today, you won't regret it (if you enjoyed the first one that is).

This doesn't even scratch the surface of what this game is, there are many new abilities and things that make it even more fun and challenging such as:
- Laser cubes ( Allows you to redirect a laser beam)
- Repulsion Gel (Allows you to walk faster)
- Propulsion Gel (Allows you to jump higher)
- White Gel ( Allows you to place a portal wherever you couldn't before)
- Transfer Beams ( Allows you to float within the boundaries of the Beam)
and much more...

I played a good 8 hours on the single player campaign to finally beat it. Valve said the Co-op campaign is equally as long and I only played 30 minute on the co-op campaign, I will play more of it but PSN is down right now.

This game is incredible and I strongly suggest it to anyone who loves Valve, or Portal 1, or Steam, or science fiction, or even puzzle games, even though it is much more than that.

I give Portal 2 a generous 10/10 stars.

If you enjoyed this review please follow and add me on STEAM :
Da_Killa200
I can't play anything until June 18th when I get my new computer but when I do add me as I will play anything.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

2 reasons to celebrate Portal 2



I just found out 2 exciting things about portal today.
1st: I didn't know about this but it makes deciding which console (pc or ps3) would be better for Portal 2 100% easier... the Ps3 version of Portal 2 has a code inside the box allowing for use on both Ps3 and PC. At first I didn't know what to get Portal 2 for, now the answer is obvious.

2nd: Valve just revealed the ending song (or one of the songs) that will be shown in Portal 2. Just like its predecessor it will have an "A"mazing song at the end of it. When I first listened to it I absolutely loved it, it's so different compared to the first portal's song but it is 10x better.