Will Play Video Games For Money!
Today my father said something to me while I was pre-ordering Fable III and Enslaved: Odyssey to the West;
"You should get paid to play video games".
You know what? I bloody well should. I'm not one to blow my own horn, but I really do feel that I would make an excellent video game journalist. My knowledge of the subject may be vast, but I have a passion for video games and it's industry, which I feel some are missing.
I love video games. I love playing on them, I love losing myself in a different world each week. It's like reading a great book but you have direct contact in this world and your actions have an effect. I love how exciting the video game industry is.
It's exciting because it's forever evolving. It doesn't just sit around like the film industry popping out the same film over and over. It's always finding news ways to deliver a fresh and new multimedia experience. From Role-playing games to First Person Shooters, games developers are always finding new ways to tell a story that is rich in character and morals. What's better is that with the advancement of technology, these games developers have more tools to create these exciting worlds with interesting characters and emotional narratives.
Of course, not all video games needs to be the next epic. Thanks to the digital distribution networks (Steam, Xbox Live Arcade, Playstation Network and many others), Indy games are at an all time high. For £5 - £10 you can buy a game which'll keep you entertained all weekend. This also means that us, the consumers have an even larger selection of video games, each with new ideas and interesting spins on the different genres. This also has a wonderful knock on effect to the mainstream games. It forces developers to step up their game and keep up with the booming Indy scene.
But yeah, I would love to work for one of the many video game publications or video game websites reviewing and talking about video games. However, I know this is unlikely to happen and I accept that. Playing on video games will just remain a hobby.
Should anyone read this that has connections... Hook a brother up?
Hopefully within the next few weeks I'll get around to writing a review of Final Fantasy XIV.
Until then, would you like a spoon with that?
The Private Arsenal of Senior Officer Knoxx.
Tonight I spent many many hours playing on the new Borderlands DLC "The Secret Armory of General Knoxx", that was released earlier this week. Like with the other Borderlands DLC, My brother and I tackled them together. He on his level 50 Hunter, Mordecai and me on my level 50 Soldier, Roland.
Now, I don't mean to brag but my brother and I are excellent gamers and our characters both have a great selection of guns hidden away in our bottomless pockets. So when we arrived at T-Bone Junction, I expected us to knock all the Crimson Lance goons over like dominoes. However, apparently they've been eating their Ready Brek... Holy fuck on a stick! Within moments both my brother and I were respawning at the nearest New-U Station with a confused look on our faces.
Most reviews I have read about this latest DLC have been slightly negitive about the difficulty level. I personally disagree with most of those reviews. I think it adds a great tactical level to the somewhat flat game. Of course, don't get me wrong, I do really love this game. It's just at times, it can be rather easy.
A great example of the change is that throughout the game you learn that Crimson Lance guys are quite weak to Corrosive shots. Most still are, however now, within the horde of Lancies are "Lance Chemical Troopers" which are resistant to Corrosive damage. Forcing you to switch between weapons in order to kill them. If you ask me, this is great. You have to quickly think on your feet and use the best weapon for the situation.
Not only did Gearbox upgrade the Crimson Lance's chance at thwarting our plans, but they added some new foes, like these extremely creepy Drifters, which are basically a mix between the aliens from War of the Worlds and a very large, angry spider. Of course they did not forget about our little Bandit friends, they have managed to tame some Skags to carry them around the Borderlands, helping them spread their unique choas.
But it's okay, the Vault Hunters aren't easily stopped, with the help of Scooter, Mad Moxxi and the AWOL-Crimson Lance Assassin, Athena, they can loot their way through The Secret Armory of General Knoxx in an explosive way!
Overall, I'd say that this DLC is fantastic, just like the others that Gearbox have made. Not only because of the great extension to the original game, but because they have been able to carry on adding humor to this amazingly colourful world. They have set a great example for other developers on how it's done.
Oh and for anyone that have played this DLC... ENGORGE!! :D