...to Wordpress!! Had you worried there!
I have decided to move the blog over to wordpress as im not really clicking with Blogger, shame as I do like the site.
The new URL is http://brokengame.wordpress.com/
See you there.
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Showing posts with label gaming new blog halo twitter. Show all posts
Saturday, 20 June 2009
Get off your butt...
...and get started!
Thanks to Graham Linehan I found this amazing piece of inspiring audio. Its a speech by Merlin Mann where he talks about doing creative work.
I completely agree with what he says about fear being the thing that holds you back from starting something creative. I have started so many things but finished none and a large part of that is the fear of not being good enough. I need to address the fact that I'm going to suck for a good while until I learn the basics and get better. Its strange how I can use this attitude when playing games, I know I'm going to suck at a new game but eventually I'm going to get good. Same with sports, cooking, generally anything in life. But why cant I face this when I'm trying to do something creative, something I really want to do?
Very insightful, very funny and very inspiring. Give it a listen below.
The Sound of Young America
Thanks to Graham Linehan I found this amazing piece of inspiring audio. Its a speech by Merlin Mann where he talks about doing creative work.
I completely agree with what he says about fear being the thing that holds you back from starting something creative. I have started so many things but finished none and a large part of that is the fear of not being good enough. I need to address the fact that I'm going to suck for a good while until I learn the basics and get better. Its strange how I can use this attitude when playing games, I know I'm going to suck at a new game but eventually I'm going to get good. Same with sports, cooking, generally anything in life. But why cant I face this when I'm trying to do something creative, something I really want to do?
Very insightful, very funny and very inspiring. Give it a listen below.
The Sound of Young America
Wednesday, 17 June 2009
AFK
Hello...anyone out there?
Sorry I have been away for so long. Had some very hot weather which was great apart from the fact that it caused my PC to melt. I got it working again but I kind of broke the cycle of updating, I have to do it regularly or I just slowly forget about it. I have been playing far too many games of late which is another reason for the lack of posts. How ironic that a games blog does not get updated due to the writer playing too many games. I think I'm doing this wrong, play one then write about it. It all makes sense now.
Heres hoping I keep updating this, I may even update it later ;)
Sorry I have been away for so long. Had some very hot weather which was great apart from the fact that it caused my PC to melt. I got it working again but I kind of broke the cycle of updating, I have to do it regularly or I just slowly forget about it. I have been playing far too many games of late which is another reason for the lack of posts. How ironic that a games blog does not get updated due to the writer playing too many games. I think I'm doing this wrong, play one then write about it. It all makes sense now.
Heres hoping I keep updating this, I may even update it later ;)
Wednesday, 29 April 2009
Where are my Friends?
Being a currently unemployed gamer I often find myself pining for a game of Halo when my friends are all at work or in bed meaning I have to go into the scary world of matchmaking on my lonesome. As you all know annoying things can happen when you don't have good team-mates to watch your back and help you in objective games. Safe to say there is more than 5 things that annoy me but I thought I'd tell you my personal gripes.
This one is a little petty but when your used to playing with good team-mates you know where they go and what they do so when you play by yourself its like losing a limb. You have to be extra careful to watch angles that you don't usually have to. I really suffer from this in the Pit when I setup on snipe tower, I'm so used to my team-mates calling out positions and locking down rockets that I never watch my back. There's nothing worse than being jumped by 3 guys in your own spawn.
Ever been left in the middle of nowhere with no one to shoot at? Ever been driven straight through the front door of the base in Standoff in your nice shiny Gauss Hog? If yes then you've been at the victim of mindless hog drivers, even worse than bad gunners. Countless times I have been denied a big multi kill by the actions of a suicidal driver hoping to get a one in a million splatter.
There is quite a few variations of quitters and every one of them pisses me off. Either they quit out because their favourite map gets vetoed or they leave as soon as you go a flag score down usually guaranteeing your imminent defeat. I don't get why they don't just play it out? If your gonna lose then just take it like a Spartan, by quitting out your just losing Exp so surely a defeat is better than losing your hard earned Exp? Personally some of the best games I have ever played have been epic comebacks, think of all the glorious wins your missing out on, stupid...
Unfair matchmaking may be a bit of a harsh term but when you get partied up with a lieutenant and his two simple minded thumb less guests against an organised team of Brigs and generals then you do wonder if Bungie is out to get you. The above picture was a game of BTB I played a while back, one of many times it has happened on my favourite playlist.
I remember coming against a party of 8 players who were ridiculously good. I promptly submitted negative feedback for being too good (I'm a pussy, I know) and went off to get some food. I came back about 15 minutes later to be partied against them again and to make the situation worse, four of my team-mates quit out in fear of their scary ranks. This would have been fine if they had just quickly won the game of Neutral Assault on Rats Nest but nooo they proceeded to destroy us for 20 minutes rather than just score the bomb and end the game.
I tried to fight back but there is not a lot you can do when you can barely get 3 steps off the spawn. The worst thing about the whole experience was the fact that I could not even give them negative feedback for being assholes...I'm sorry to say this but Why Bungie? Why? (I love you really guys <3)
GRRAAGHHH!! Phew, got that out if my system. The above picture just invoked a wave of fury in me. Nothing worse in Halo then people betraying you for a power weapon that they were too slow to get their hands on. Is it my fault I'm faster than you? Did you ask for the weapon? No? Well piss off then! Its such a childish and immature act that completely ruins the game for the player that gets betrayed. If...sorry, when this happens to me, and it always does, I make it my number one mission to hunt the little bitch down and destroy him. I don't care about the weapon or if I get booted its purely an act of revenge. You cant beat the instant revenge of no scoping the team-mate who's trying to betray you, such a satisfying feeling.
Fell free to leave comments about your personal hates, I'm sure there are HUNDREDS I have missed!
5. No Support
This one is a little petty but when your used to playing with good team-mates you know where they go and what they do so when you play by yourself its like losing a limb. You have to be extra careful to watch angles that you don't usually have to. I really suffer from this in the Pit when I setup on snipe tower, I'm so used to my team-mates calling out positions and locking down rockets that I never watch my back. There's nothing worse than being jumped by 3 guys in your own spawn.
4.Awful Hog Drivers
Ever been left in the middle of nowhere with no one to shoot at? Ever been driven straight through the front door of the base in Standoff in your nice shiny Gauss Hog? If yes then you've been at the victim of mindless hog drivers, even worse than bad gunners. Countless times I have been denied a big multi kill by the actions of a suicidal driver hoping to get a one in a million splatter.
3. Quitters
There is quite a few variations of quitters and every one of them pisses me off. Either they quit out because their favourite map gets vetoed or they leave as soon as you go a flag score down usually guaranteeing your imminent defeat. I don't get why they don't just play it out? If your gonna lose then just take it like a Spartan, by quitting out your just losing Exp so surely a defeat is better than losing your hard earned Exp? Personally some of the best games I have ever played have been epic comebacks, think of all the glorious wins your missing out on, stupid...
2. Unfair Matchmaking
Unfair matchmaking may be a bit of a harsh term but when you get partied up with a lieutenant and his two simple minded thumb less guests against an organised team of Brigs and generals then you do wonder if Bungie is out to get you. The above picture was a game of BTB I played a while back, one of many times it has happened on my favourite playlist.
I remember coming against a party of 8 players who were ridiculously good. I promptly submitted negative feedback for being too good (I'm a pussy, I know) and went off to get some food. I came back about 15 minutes later to be partied against them again and to make the situation worse, four of my team-mates quit out in fear of their scary ranks. This would have been fine if they had just quickly won the game of Neutral Assault on Rats Nest but nooo they proceeded to destroy us for 20 minutes rather than just score the bomb and end the game.
I tried to fight back but there is not a lot you can do when you can barely get 3 steps off the spawn. The worst thing about the whole experience was the fact that I could not even give them negative feedback for being assholes...I'm sorry to say this but Why Bungie? Why? (I love you really guys <3)
1.Betrayers!!!
GRRAAGHHH!! Phew, got that out if my system. The above picture just invoked a wave of fury in me. Nothing worse in Halo then people betraying you for a power weapon that they were too slow to get their hands on. Is it my fault I'm faster than you? Did you ask for the weapon? No? Well piss off then! Its such a childish and immature act that completely ruins the game for the player that gets betrayed. If...sorry, when this happens to me, and it always does, I make it my number one mission to hunt the little bitch down and destroy him. I don't care about the weapon or if I get booted its purely an act of revenge. You cant beat the instant revenge of no scoping the team-mate who's trying to betray you, such a satisfying feeling.
Fell free to leave comments about your personal hates, I'm sure there are HUNDREDS I have missed!
Thursday, 19 March 2009
One night and a lot of games...
Last night was a great night for gaming. Started out by testing the multi player Peggle which is great. There's the dual mode where each player takes a shot and the one with the most points at the end wins. This is pretty good fun especially when you pull off a last minute come back by clearing the table and landing a big bonus shot. There's an achievement available here called Rock Lobster which is pretty easy to get, all you have to do is win with the flippers on, took me a few goes to get though.
The next mode is where the fun really is, Peggle Party! 4 player Peggle where you have ten balls each to get as many points as possible. The best thing about this mode is the fact that you can view your opponents screens and check out there ridiculous shots. You get an achievement for winning a round, took me a little while but I had great fun getting it. Peggle is the most addictive arcade game I've played since the days of Marble Blast Ultra and Sonic, lost so many hours playing those games.
Anyway after playing this I ventured onto the fairways and struggled through a few more holes on Tiger Woods, got the achievement for winning my first major. My friend accused me of cheating as I made it a 2 day event, pffft, I don't play golf so its not cheating to me. Just got a lend of TW09 on Monday and I've been playing it non stop, its so addictive. I have not played a golf game since PGA Tour 97 back on my parents 2.5 gig PC...good times.
The highlight of the night was still to come as I jumped on Skate 2 with a friend to do some more of the freeskate activities. My good friend Billy has completed them all so he was helping me finish off the last half that I have to complete. After doing two or three he invited in a friend from another forum and we smashed through a ton of challenges including the horrid trick list in the SV stadium. Its been so long since I had a good laugh with someone new on Live. Party chat does turn you into a bit of a recluse, especially on Halo where the majority of people are abusive little idiots.
So all in all a very good day on the old Xbox; achievements, laughter and new friends, is that not what Live is all about?
The next mode is where the fun really is, Peggle Party! 4 player Peggle where you have ten balls each to get as many points as possible. The best thing about this mode is the fact that you can view your opponents screens and check out there ridiculous shots. You get an achievement for winning a round, took me a little while but I had great fun getting it. Peggle is the most addictive arcade game I've played since the days of Marble Blast Ultra and Sonic, lost so many hours playing those games.
Anyway after playing this I ventured onto the fairways and struggled through a few more holes on Tiger Woods, got the achievement for winning my first major. My friend accused me of cheating as I made it a 2 day event, pffft, I don't play golf so its not cheating to me. Just got a lend of TW09 on Monday and I've been playing it non stop, its so addictive. I have not played a golf game since PGA Tour 97 back on my parents 2.5 gig PC...good times.
The highlight of the night was still to come as I jumped on Skate 2 with a friend to do some more of the freeskate activities. My good friend Billy has completed them all so he was helping me finish off the last half that I have to complete. After doing two or three he invited in a friend from another forum and we smashed through a ton of challenges including the horrid trick list in the SV stadium. Its been so long since I had a good laugh with someone new on Live. Party chat does turn you into a bit of a recluse, especially on Halo where the majority of people are abusive little idiots.
So all in all a very good day on the old Xbox; achievements, laughter and new friends, is that not what Live is all about?
Wednesday, 18 March 2009
Where art thou?
Been a little bit AFK as of late. Life got in the way and then I just lost my creativity for a little while. Got a ton of things that I wont to blog about while I have been away. I'm not going to stuff them into one long word heavy wall of text, instead I'll try and post a couple of blogs a day again. I need to try and use this more as a diary and ramble about life as well as just games...although games pretty much take up my entire life.
Recently I have been playing a wealth of different titles from Peggle to Call of Duty 5. So many good games to play but not enough money to buy them all. Grrr.
If you actually want to hear what I have to say the please follow me on Twitter as I use it pretty regularly. You can catch my latest updates in my little Twitter widget ---->
Recently I have been playing a wealth of different titles from Peggle to Call of Duty 5. So many good games to play but not enough money to buy them all. Grrr.
If you actually want to hear what I have to say the please follow me on Twitter as I use it pretty regularly. You can catch my latest updates in my little Twitter widget ---->
Sunday, 15 February 2009
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Welcome to what I hope will be a well used blog. Ive tried before to start one but hopefully this will be different, hopefully i will use this one. Expect to read amusing views on the gaming industry, mixed in with random Internet finds and even the odd little story from my boring little life.
Just started using Twitter today so feel free to add me and read my updates, should be quite a few every day. Seems a good way to follow a lot of fellow bloggers and gamers. Already got a few followers there with a few more to come if things go well.
Anyway, my cousin is coming down any minute now for a bash on Halo so wish me luck, prey my K/D is positive!
Just started using Twitter today so feel free to add me and read my updates, should be quite a few every day. Seems a good way to follow a lot of fellow bloggers and gamers. Already got a few followers there with a few more to come if things go well.
Anyway, my cousin is coming down any minute now for a bash on Halo so wish me luck, prey my K/D is positive!
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