Ranting v0.1

I'm going to have a weekly or bi-weekly Ranting segment where I shit on games/movies/etc.. that I have purchased or watched or anything really. This first one will be about a few games I purchased from GameStop and my local used game store.

I went to my local used game store and purchased Bulletstorm for 8.99, to realize that in order to play online I'd need to purchase a $10 online pass, well for the echoes part that is. I asked them about if it required one and they said no so come to conclusion was that I took it out of my xbox, deleted the 0 gamerscore history and now it's awaiting to be returned. I could pay $19.99 for a new copy that comes with the pass so why even bother saving that simple $1? I prefer new over used any day but when it's like a $10 difference then of course I'd go for the used copy. Now I really loved the demo so I was going to think I'd love the game but I'm not even going to bother with it anymore, I already have too many other games to play and I can swap it out for a different one that would probably play better, Mirror's Edge is on my mine. They had it for $12 so I might pick that one up. I played it when it first came out but traded it to a buddy for his Left 4 Dead because like I tell everyone basically on a daily basis is that anything with Zombies has me won over, and that's the truth.

I bought 1 more game from them and it was Rock Band 2. My drums were shit and my whammy bar on the guitar didn't work so for $75 I was definitely going to grab that game. Now I want to return it because it's in worse condition (playable wise) than my current one. Of course when you buy used you can't guarantee everything 100% but luckily they have a 2 week return policy, but only in store credit. That's a good thing for them because than they don't lose out on any profit. They'll get around $85 in merchandise back but I'll be taking a different $85 worth of merchandise home, so it's a win win situation. I might pick up a game boy and pokemon yellow while I'm at it! They have everything you could think of. That's that on my local used game store, now let's head on over to the GameStop part of this rant.

After I was done with the game store I headed on over GameStop to get Rock Band 1 for $0.99 and I browsed around a bit to see what else I wanted that was fairly cheap. They had Duke Nukem Forever for a few bucks so I snagged that, even though everyone gave it bad reviews. You think it wouldn't be a horrible game either way because Gearbox snagged the rights for it, and let me tell you they never disappoint on anything. Now I'm not saying it's a horrible game but it's not a great game either, but for $3 you can't go wrong. I played a match of multiplayer, which had about 10 people max on there and it was weird because the controls are different than what I expected them to be. This game had great potential but I think the fans wanted more out of it than it was given. Either way I'll keep it or take it back and grab the balls of steel edition for $20. I looked that thing up and it comes with a lot of goodies for just a $20 bill.

I kept browsing around and grabbed RAGE to see what it was about, I played 1 multiplayer session on that and talked to the guy about how the single player game was and he said it was crap. Without even touching it I put everything back in it's case and it's awaiting its return back to the shelves of GameStop. Upon checking out I asked the guy if he had any Tony Hawk games with covers, I can't stand those generic ones but the Platinum Hits I abide by sometimes. He pulled out Project 8 and I was excited. I really been looking for American Wasteland because that is by far the best game for Tony Hawk, besides THUG. I've been looking everywhere locally for Tony Hawk games with covers on them and this was my first one for $5 and I played a bit of it. I payed with my created skater and I guess I was obsessed with Travis Barker, because that's what he looks like. He's got the hawk, famous, tats, everything to resemble that you could think of for that game.

To come to the conclusion, I love used games most of the time because of things like this happen. When you get a new game, you are stuck with it unless you trade it in for crap cash or sell it to someone else for a little less than you payed for. All in all I love the outcome of my adventure and stay tuned for v0.2 :) Thanks for reading, maybe?

Blogs of the Dead

Hello and welcome to a one time segment of, Blogs of the Dead. Where we (as in I) talk about the death of blogs, from my point of view.

I used to see blogs as a public way to vent but on the internet. What I mean by venting is to post whatever your heart desires. From posting about your favorite band, to what you did that week, or how Hulu Plus is pissing me off right as I type this. The damn thing keeps stopping and I'm about to cancel the piece of shit. Well anyways is was your own page and you could do whatever you want. It was basically and still is a place to call your own or home when you are online. Some people use Blogs for so much more than just a personal use like I do, to talk about non sense. I do see blogs dying but I don't see them disappearing, just dwindling.

On to the matter of the subject that I am appointing to. What I mean by them dwindling is that Facebook pages and Twitter has taken blogging to a whole new level. They call Twitter micro blogging and Facebook it self is considered something like that. Tumblr took it to a whole new level by incorporating the easy post and feeds but while anyone can get a Facebook page, it seems like you can get a better group of followers through their instead of redirecting everyone to a different website outside of the comfort zone of Facebook. There are still many popular blogs out there that probably get more followers than a decent Facebook page, but in sense you see people making pages instead of blogs now a days.

I made a Facebook page but never got around to using it. I'd rather post crap on here where maybe 1 person reads a year since it makes me feel all special like. Posting more often would probably net me more people coming to my blog but I tend to only post once a week and sometimes less than that, it all depends on what life has given me around that time.

This was a small vent but to anyone that reads my blog, what is your input on blogs and Facebook pages? Do you agree with me or do you think they are as popular as they were 5 years ago?

Aliens: Colonial Marines

This game comes out next week on 2/12/13 and let's talk about the collector's edition. A lot of people are loving it and a lot of them are hating it, but that comes with all special edition copies of any game. Halo 3 for instance? I got a Master Chief helmet that I was so excited to put on, to only find out that it was just a case cover but it's better than anything because Halo is by far my favorite game so any Halo memorabilia has won me over no matter how awful it looks or sounds.

Enough about Halo, let's get back to the collector's edition to the new Aliens Colonial Marines game by Gearbox. The first thing that won me over is the highly detailed resin display model of an iconic Aliens power loader being attacked by a Xenomorph. That statue itself got me wanting the collectors edition to call my own. I'm a big Aliens fan and this will look nicely side by side with all my other collector figurines and stuff.

Next up on the list is a, not yet official, special artwork for the game case, a USCM dossier and the statue of course, all crammed into a limited edition display box with a foldout wrap around the display. There's also some exclusive in-game content that comes with the collectors edition. There's 3 multiplayer weapons, such as a flamethrower, smart gun, and an upgraded pulse rifle. Also an additional game mode thrown in, called the USCM Academy Firing Range. There's plenty more that comes with it which I'll list below, thanks to Gamestop's listing.

High Quality Resin Powerloader Figurine in Limited Edition Xeno Hive Box

Four Playable Movie Characters

Additional Marines Character Customization Options

Ripley's Flamethrower

Exclusive Multiplayer Weapons

Sonic Electronic Ball Breakers

Phase Plasma Rifle

Exclusive Game Level

USCM Academy Firing Range

USCM Dossier

Mission Brief

USS Sephora Schematic

Recruitment Card

LV-426 Recon Photo

USCM Iron-on Badges

USCM Graduation Certificate

A lot of the in-game content you get with the collector's edition, you will get with pre ordering it through gamestop. It costs $99.99 for the collector's edition but I do believe it's too late to even try to get it now, unless you are very lucky. I know my local gamestop stops special pre orders within a month or two from announcing it, probably because it's a small store.

Now enough about my blabber, check out the pictures of the collectors edition and pre order offers through gamestop below. This wraps up my weekly post and also check some of the links below the pictures for more info on this game.

Pre Order Content

Collector's Edition Image 1

Collector's Edition Image 2

Official Website | Aliens: Colonial Marines Achievements | GameStop Link

Note: I'm an Xbox Fanboy so majority of all my stuff will consist towards that side, no offense.