Has COD Ruined Gaming?

When I was younger gaming was different. Puzzle and RPG games were definitely games that dominated but now a days the next big release is generally a shooter. Call of duty being the most annoying of the franchises because not only do they release a new game ever year but there is very little difference. Halo, another large shooter game, did actually change quite a lot between halo 3 and halo reach. For example the jet packs, health bars, vehicles and guns. I'm not trying to argue its a completely different game but they changed enough to qualify it for a new release.

Now all though a lot of people did not like Call Of Duty: World At War at least it went in a different direction from activision's golden child; Call of Duty 4. Since World At War got crap reviews and ratings though they had the genius idea just to recreate COD 4 every year. Black ops was so similar to modern warfare and modern warfare 2 apart from the fact that the storey line was worse. Not that that matters with shooter games

Thats the next thing that annoys me about cod and most shooter games is Even though you can give them a good story all you are basically doing is shooting things in a different back drop. They never get you sucked into the story unlike things like zelda and amnesia where you do get sucked into the atmosphere and form a relationship with the characters.

Games really need a story mario games have been getting better as the story is slowly improving all though most mario games still tell a story about as well as a shy lemon. The only way to combat the shooters and other crap being produced is to go into you game shop and actually look at whats there instead of heading towards the black op's shrine which you will see at the front. Trust me gaming is more enjoyable with a story line and a challenging puzzle.

I HATE ICELAND!!!

Ok so once again the volcano in ice land has erupted leaving a huge cloud of volcanic ash, which I can only presume is in the shape of a troll face, drifting over the world and leaving lots of holiday makers stranded.

I think one of the main thing which pisses people off about the ash cloud is there is no-one to blame. It's not like the residents of iceland pressed a button because they were getting bored with everybody's happiness.

Am I the only one who can see a positive side to us being stranded on our tiny island. People go on holidays because they want to relax or to see historical sights. I would like to point out that you can do both here. There are many beautiful places all around Britain. they will even look nice when it is raining. If the weather is nice i would definitely recommend going down to cromer in England. Not only is it nice to just be outside in cromer but there are also lots of book shops scattered around the town. Even if you don't like reading independent book shops are the best because there is all kinds of weird shit in there an its all crammed into the small space of about 2-3 rooms.

If you wish to go see historical sights however britain is fantastic for that. Go to stirling castle which is gull of interesting history. Learn about how the scottish fought for independence and about how badly they were treated when they lost it (getting a bit patriotic). Go to london and see St Pauls cathedral or the national gallery or the imperial war museum. The list is endless. So next time you are considering organising a holiday don't immediately jump to Tenerife or Portugal. Consider somewhere more local and you could have just as good a time.

L.A. Noire

Ok so last night my friend decided to buy L.A. Noire and then come over to my house. I would just like to point out that this is one of my favorite games of this year (after portal) for two reasons.

1. It is practically impossible to loose. You could get the wrong answer to every question in a case and still solve it and move on to the next one. i like not loosing it is very fun.

2.It does actually feel like a proper detective game. You CAN miss clues and you CAN get the wrong answers and still solve a case. Not like the games where it is impossible to miss all the clues because they are always vital. When you ask the wrong question it does not simply send you back to the start of the questioning with a "try again"

I do not actually have the game but I am in deep consideration of getting it as the storey is solid and unlike GTA it does actually suck you into the storey because apparently every one in L.A. is very good at parkour and can avoid a car at any cost. You also only get a gun if you NEED to shoot someone not if a civilian gives you a funny look and you decide it's go time, wip out the shot gun and kill him. All in all L.A. noire is one of the greatest games of this year and if you are considering getting it I would highly recommend it.

The Rapture Is Upon Us

Ok so the apocalypse is upon us. In just a few hours god will grab his mighty fly swatter and his holy can of human spray and wipe out those of us that have lost faith in the fairy tale of christianity. Now the only information we have about what is about to happen to us is that it is going to be like hell on earth. Quite inconvenient as no-one really knows what hell is like. Thus we will need to prepare ourselves for a number of eventualities

Scenario 1: god inflicts a plague of some description onto the human race

Luckily for us most advanced scientists such as biologists and doctors are atheists. We must gather all of them and give them all sorts of medication to try and keep them alive so they can create a cure for the horrible disease god has inflicted upon us.

Scenario 2: god makes the dead rise and start attacking us (zombies)

Sci-fi films have been preparing us for years for this kind of situation. In fact if you own a copy of left 4 dead then you're fine. Grab knives, clubs, chainsaws. Basically anything that can disconnect a head from a body. If you feel like you are dying just tie some bandages round your arm and you will be fine.

Scenario 3: god covers the wold in lava

Now this scenario may be a bit more tricky than the others as the human race's survival rating with lava is not that high. Take Pompei for example, everyone who lived there is now dead. It could be due to the fact that they are blind and could not see the large amount of hot orange liquid flowing down the mountain that had just made a very loud bang. Not to worry though as the all mighty Knotch in minecraft has taught us that pouring a bucket of water over the lava will just turn it to obsidian or cobble stone.

I hope you found this rapture survival guide helpful and if I survive be sure that i will post more on this blog. Thanks for reading.....bye?