The Gaming Experiment

Alright, I’m back. It’s been a damn long while, but I’m back. I completely realize that my last post said that I would be back in a couple days. Well, a couple days turned into a couple weeks... A lot of stuff has happened in the last couple weeks, I bought a house and had to deal with all the stuff that comes along with that. Like setting up TV (I can’t miss too many Judge Judy’s), internet (low latency while playing MW2 is critical), and phone (how else will telemarketers bother me during dinner? They have to make a living too).

So I had to take a hiatus from the site, maybe I’ll call it a furlough. But I’m back, and because I took a break from the site and the experiment doesn’t mean that I took a break from gaming. I was able to pile in a lot of gaming over the last couple weeks.

I was able to complete Assassin’s Creed 2, and I Prestiged in MW2. I told myself that I would stop with MW2 multiplayer once I prestiged, but that didn’t happen, and now I am level 40 again. It’s like crack I tell you! I can’t stop. The thing that really makes MW2 so addictive is that it’s extremely easy to jump into and play for a bit, then sign off.

But I have certainly been playing less MW2 than I had in the past because I also picked up Mass Effect 2, and the reviews for that have been crazy. I have a couple friends at work who have been playing it, and actually beat it, who had completely different endings. That alone has been very encouraging to know.

I also picked up the sequel to my 2007 game of the year, Bioshock 2. I still haven’t been able to play it, but I hope to dig deep into it this weekend.

But probably my biggest pick up over the last month or so has been my new dog. He is a Shih Zhu, and his name is Fozzie Bear, but we call him Fozzie for short.

So over the last month, what have you been up to? Any new games? What are you looking most forward to in the next coming week? Keep an eye open next week for Heavy Rain, I’m pretty darn excited for that one.

I wanted to write to you, the readers of the site. There aren’t many of you but the site numbers seem to be steady. I wanted to thank you for giving me a reason to write on the site, and share the little corner of my gaming world with you.

I really like having the site, writing reviews about the games I’m completing and I’m really having a blast. I’m going to keep trucking away on the site, I am hoping for some new things in the future, so please stay tuned!

Also, if you have a chance, please leave comments and let me know what you like or dislike about the site or any changes or suggestions you would like to see.

Don’t forget to check out TRU for the awesome sale. I’ll be updating the site with my loot over the next week or so!

Twice a year, Toys R Us has a buy 2 get one free deal for videogames. It started today. I will be adding a lot of games this week.

Probably Brutal Legend, Fallout 3: GOTY edition, and Uncharted 2. I might fill out my DS collection a bit too! I'll update you guys throughout the week!

Let me know in the comments which games you will be adding to your pile!

Hey everyone, I just wanted to post an apology for the sparse updates over the last couple days. Work has been really brutal.

I was able to complete ODST, and I hope to have a review up by Saturday. Again, sorry for the lateness. I think i'll jump back into Batman:AA later this week too. I downloaded the Brutal Legend demo, and have really been enjoying it. Are you guys picking it up?

The next couple weeks will be tight on games, with both Brutal Legend and Uncharted 2 coming out on the same day.

I could use a couple days off, been planning a wedding, working hard, and looking for a house. It's been tough, so a nice relaxing thing that I've been partaking in has been portable gaming on my DSi and my PSP (I still haven't caved in to a PSPgo!) I need things to slow down a bit, but I don't know if that will happen, damn you responsibility!

I thought about picking up the new UMD-less device, but I already have about 20 or so PSP games that I can play on the new system, and for $250, it sweetens the deal even less.

What about you? Did you pick it up? What do you think of the price and the looks? Let me know in the comments!

And if you picked one up, please write me and let me know why I should get one.

I owe you, the readers, an apology. I was unable to finish a game this week. I hoped that I would be able to ‘put a fork’ in Batman Arkham Asylum. That didn’t happen. Not only didn’t that happen, but I didn’t even turn the game on. Though I take full responsibility for that, I would also like to shine the light of blame on Halo 3: ODST. I’m not talking about the single player game, but rather the Firefight mode that is a new and fantastic addition to the game. It's an extremely addictive gameplay mode!

This week, a game will be finished!

Are you playing it? Let me know what maps you're enjoying!

This game looks fantastic. What do you think about it? I am a huge fan of Shadow of the Colossus, too bad there is still no release date for this one.