Mirror’s Edge Catalyst Gameplay Trailer

In this first Mirror’s Edge Catalyst gameplay trailer, experience the moment where Faith begins her rise from a carefree runner to the hero the city needs. Playing in first person allows players to feel her fluid movement, combat and power. This trailer features pre-alpha footage from a cut-down version of a full mission in the game.

Learn more at www.mirrorsedge.com/en_GB/

COD GHOST PS4

Hello welcome to my first review.

So I decided to do it on the cod franchise and one of there games CALL OF DUTY GHOSTS.

Firstly I would like to say the graphics are amazing (prob because of the ps4 more to follow) game play can be a pain esp if in a laggy room , which u get a lot. 

But when you find a descent lobby then the game is amazing. 

Love the feature of getting a guard dog after five kills , and the dog can kick ass I tell you lol. 

So the price well a bit steap 54 pounds unless u can get a cheap one of ebay . 

If you want a game that will keep u entertained and occasionally mad lol then this is the one for you.

So get it try it and love it 

My ratings out of ten for this is

7/10 

Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2 - Reality Unknown

thougt i would start posting with my most played game at the moment, which is black ops 2.

had the game since the day of release and in that time i have just over 6 days of online play time, in said time if have managed to do the following:

completed the boot camp challenges.
completed the campaign on normal difficulty - twice.
maxed out the levels on the assault rifles and the launchers
i have diamond camo on the assault rifles
i have 1 tripple kill with the RPG to get diamond camo on the lauchers.
i have the gold camo on the HAMR light machine gun left to get before i have diamond on the LMGs
i am currently (right now) level 51 on 7th prestige
i have done all the reticules for red dot, ACOG, Hybrid and Eotec sights.



they are, i guess the main things i've done.



in a way this will be a list of the stuff i've done on black ops and i expect i'll make a couple more for the other games i play.


update - 5th of april

now have diamond camo on my light machine guns and i have also maxed out their level on each
i am currently level 50 on 8th prestige

started the first mission of the campaign for the 3rd time only now i'll be going through it on veteran for the achievements, assuming i ever feel like playing single player.

FIFA 13 Ultimate team (FUT)

This is a great feature to FIFA am has been around a long time, it is a very addictive part of the game which sees me engaged in it every time I am on FIFA .
It has taken a long hard trek for me to get a team worthy of competing but some have done it quick.
After year of having the game I have built up 7 teams. My best team is a Barclays prem team with hot shots such as van persie , tevez, michu inform, and many more.
As seen below


I would stay stick at it and your team will take place.

FIFA 13 FUT

On recommendation I got into FUT (Fifa Ultimate Team - I think). I can see the appeal but being a football noob, I'm finding it very difficult to get a decent squad.

Note to myself: bidding does not work like in eBay. You max bid is your bid regardless what the lower bid was. So if you don't want waste coin like I did, bid the next available bid up and watch it.

Tomb Raider Xbox 360 gamepad

Just got my first custom skin gamepad ever. I traded in my very old gamepad and got this beauty for half price. It feels very similar to the normal gamepad but it looks much cooler. Engraved scratches feel great when you holding it as well. Underneath it's all black except one little logo on the battery pack. I was never keen to spend extra money on gimmicks like this but I'm glad I got this one.

Minecraft - Brewing and Enchanting Part 3

Part 3 here and an introduction to brewing. Potions can be very powerful I personally like the potion of fire resistance as I used one of these in a game session on oldgamerz once and climbed up a lava stream and made away with a ton of goodies!

First things first you will need a brewing stand. To craft one you will need some cobblestone and a blaze rod. Blaze rods can be found in the nether and are dropped when you kill a blaze. If you have already been following and have made yourself an enchantment table you will already have a diamond pick axe and have found a lava source. You will need to make a nether portal from obsidian. Make sure that you have a couple of iron swords and plenty of food to keep your hunger bar up.

Once you have ventured into the nether you will be looking for a nether fortress they aren't hard to miss and can be quite vast. If you explore this for a while you are sure to bump into a blaze spawner as pictured below they are quite strong so try and make sure you have a corner that you can run back around. Once you have a couple of blaze rods you can return back to the overworld try and make sure you leave a sensible path back as you will need to return to the fortress to gather brewing ingredients.

Minecraft - Brewing and Enchantment Part 2

Time for part 2. I'm going to cover enchanting in this post. You will need to craft yourself an enchanting table, some bookcases and some items to enchant.

An enchantment table uses the number of bookcases to control the enchantment level that is available to you which is between 1 and 30. Enchanting uses your experience points that you have earned by slaying mobs, mining, smelting, etc.

To craft the enchantment table you will need some diamonds some obsidian and a book. Before you start mining I recommend that you build a small sugar cane farm because you require plenty of books to build your bookcases and whilst you are in the mine the sugarcane will be growing.

Once you have your materials to craft your bookcases and enchantment table you can start to place the items you need to place the bookcases two blocks away from the enchanting table with nothing in between them. You can place the bookcases on the same level as the enchantment table or one block higher. I organised mine in the pattern displayed in the picture.

All that is left now is to enchant some items you need to use the enchantment table in the same way you would a furnace or chest. Then you place your item to be enchanted on the table you will then be provided with a list of enchantments to choose from. These are all random the only thing that you can see is the experience level. If you want to see lower level enchantments you could try putting a torch in between some of the bookcases and the table to limit the level of enchantments available.

This covers enchanting next time we need to venture into the nether to obtain materials and ingredients for brewing.

Battleloggers - Birthday Cake by Battlefield Friends

These guys are hilarious(check their youtube channel http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1DD2991C3D415547)

Blogger app on iPhone

Really liking this app :)

Certainly iPhone is not very suited to type blog posts but it is very convenient to have something like this on your phone. Not tried it on iPad yet but you can use the web version on it anyway. Basically brilliant for reading blogger posts, commenting and posting a short blog post like this one.

Minecraft - Brewing and Enchanting Introduction

There hasn't been a post on here about Minecraft yet! Its probably time to change that!

With the new update for the Xbox360 looming I thought it best to do some write ups on the brewing and enchanting functionality as it can sometimes be overlooked but can be a very helpful and useful thing to know about.

I documented this briefly on the oldgamerz forum but I hope to go much further in depth here.

Brewing involves making potions which can perform all variety of purposes such as health regeneration of poison potions which you can throw at mobs or other players.

 

Enchanting allows you to enchant weapons and Armour with different enchantments to improve them. Some enchantments cause you to generate more loot and others can help protect you or increase the efficiency of a weapon.

 

I started by making a new world using a random seed. the seed which was used is -24564927761827150150 it has some quite impressive cliffs and the spawn is nearby hilly, desert and swamp biomes which makes mining for different resources easy. I made myself a quick shelter pictured above and kitted it out with some basic furnishings to keep me going.

 

Thats my quick introduction done watch this space for more information!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tomb Raider & the new Lara

This past week I've been playing Tomb Raider, about 11 hours in, almost at the end. Really pleased with what they produced. Game runs smoothly, nice graphics and audio effects and it plays well. What links everything together is a solid story, which is a must for me.

I like the new version of Lara and the voice cast (Camilla Luddington) was an excellent choice.

I've not played the multi-player yet so not sure how it plays but judging by the reviews and some feedback form friends, it won't be great (which is really no surprise). I think this section of the game is there for more hard core TR fans.

If I was to try and find something that would make this game better that would be less predictability.

Well recommended to play it as and when you can.

Dihnonored, Borderlands 2, Halo 4 - good times!

Finished Dishonored twice, the second time all stealth with no kills and really enjoyed every bit of it. Recently got Borderlands 2 and even though I was worried I might not like it, because I got a bit fed-up with original  Borderlands towards the end, I'm really liking Borderlands 2. Halo 4 is getting some high reviews so looks like it is going to be awesome as well. Good times...

Dihonored

September was a dead month for gaming. Lost all my gaming mojo. Then came Dishonored, brilliant story driven game. On my all stealth and no kills playthrough now.

Max Payne 3

I've just managed to finish Max Payne 3 and have a good go at the multiplayer this week. At first I was quite disappointed with both single player campaign and the multiplayer. The game felt a bit old and shallow and not being able to use the controls properly being a novice player meant there was not much enjoyment from the game action.

There are a lot of clips in the game to help with the story and immersion. And I mean a LOT. But soon as you get control of Max, you know you need to get ready to shoot some baddies.

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Review

The Witcher 2 Enhanced Edition comes in 3 discs: 2 game discs and 1 soundtrack CD. Content in the game discs, you will be pleased to know, are split in acts. This means you will only need to replace the Disc 1 with Disc 2 once during one playthrough. The soundtrack CD is brilliant, easily worth quarter of the game price. You also get a map which unfortunately is not as good as maps you get with Red Dead redemption or Skyrim but it is ok.

I have not played the original Witcher game, which apparently is a prequel to The Witcher 2 game, but that did not cause any problems. You start by playing the prologue which gives you some insight in things that happened during the first game. It is very well directed so you will be impressed immediately how cinematic the game looks like. The game is not without flows though. Even though quite enjoyable, combat can sometimes be fiddly and a cause for some frustration. More about that further down.

Graphics

I was running low in disc space so initially I did not install the game. As a result I wasn't to impressed with the graphics. I then made some space and installed both discs and the difference was huge which is credit to artists of this game.This game is simply beautiful. The environment, lightning, the colours, everything looks just breathtaking. Obviously, there is room for improvement, but from what I have seen so far in Xbox 360, this game is at the top as far as graphics are concerned.

I like it that they have invested in character animations during the dialogues. Considering this game is a RPG, this makes a big difference as you will have to go through a lot of dialogues. Camera moves if needed so you are not staring at one person's face like they are in a photo frame hanging on the wall. Face expressions and body expressions are much better then what I've used to see for instance in recent Mass Effect 3, and miles miles better than the likes of Fallout.

Sometimes you do get rough textures changing into higher resolution textures, or items popping in in the distance. You also will notice the use of fog effect bit on the heavy side, but only if you want to be picky. It did not effect my game enjoyment at all. 10/10 as far as graphics' concerned from me.
Audio
I absolutely love the soundtrack from this game. I have got it on my phone, sound system at home and work computer. Ambient music changes as you enter different areas of the map and follows the gameplay immaculately.

Acting is just brilliant and use of language makes the game so much more authentic. Who ever worked on the dialogues for English language, done great job. You have outdone Skyrim you 'ploughing whoresons'! :)

The only thing I could complain about is that they saved on the number of actors they have used. Often I noticed same actor voicing two or more different NPCs in the same area of the map. This is specially distracting when you hear same person voicing the king and the guard in the same camp where king is staying. A bit confusing too.

Overall the audio is sharp and and in synch with great graphics so 9/10 from me on this.

Gameplay

I mentioned before that directing in this game is just great. Even though the story is somewhat linear it branches significantly in several places and you can take on quests in any order you like. Definitely warrants at least a second playthrough and few "go backs to saved game". I am on my second playthrough, getting close to the end of first half of the game, and it already feels like a new game with completely new quests and new story perspective. It is incredible how well they designed the story. Even though now I am taking different paths, things fall into place very nicely and it all makes sense.

The story and the dialogues are just wonderful. Everything links so nicely and it gives the player full control how they want to play the game. And if you really liked the game like me, you can play it again and choose different path and get new gaming experience.

Combat system could have been much better though. You need to spend way to much of your time in preparation for it and controls during combat are somewhat cumbersome. I guess this is why they have included arena game-mode where you can go and fight wave after wave of different types of enemies you encounter during the game so you can practice various ways you can tackle them. Nevertheless, combat is still sufficiently enjoyable and it does get easier as you progress through the game.

The maps and system used in general could have been better as well. I had some major difficulties finding my way around Verden as maps were more or less useless. There are many levels but map only displays one level. So finding entrances to get to your destination proved quite frustrating for me at times there is no path indicated either. On the good side though, none of other areas in the game are as complex as Vergen so you can find your way around elsewhere fairly easy. Also the maps in general are not large at all so you do not need to spend ages to get to your destination. Everything seem to be close together and yet feels natural enough.

So some niggles with combat and maps, but in general, very satisfying gameplay - 8/10 for the gameplay.

In summary

If you like RPGs then this game is a must for you. If you're not so keen on RPGs, then you should still give this game a chance. Go in it with an open mind and sale through a wonderful fairytale of Geralt of Rivia. 


Overall score - 9.5/10


Official site: http://en.thewitcher.com/the-witcher/2/xbox/ 

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Gears of War 3 versus tips

Weapons
Make sure you try all weapons.
General rule use Hamerburst if you want to stay back and support, Lancer for long/medium range and Retro for medium/close range.
Use Gnasher if you like near close/close range or SawedOff for close range 1 shot kills.
Experiment with all of them and find the one you're most comfortable with but try and master them all.

Power weapons
Each map will have power weapons and you'll find in versus games most gamers will aim to get to them first. Some of these you might find difficult to use (like Torque Bow, LongShot, etc.) but others will be much easier to use (like BoomShot, Grenades, Ink, Mortar, etc.) If you can get to them use them.

Team play
Stay close to your team mates. Numbers make the difference and reduce your time spent in waiting to respawn. Hold LB to see where your team mates are and move towards their direction. If you're total rookie, stay behind your team mates and use long range weapons and grenades.

Movement
Try to go  from cover to cover. Pay attention where can you get cover in split second if you're moving about. Learn the maps and always assume there might be someone behind a corner.

Active reload
One on one it is a decider. Sure damage to head, body and legs varies but active reload is very important. Try to hit every time and if you notice enemies approaching spend some bullets (half a clip should do) and active reload.

Enjoy
Gears can be very frustrating at times. You can die soon as you respawn in gruesome death by someone camping behind the corner but do not get discouraged.  Expect to die a lot in the beginning and you should have great fun with this game.
Don't think about your K/D ratio, instead focus on learning maps and controls, use power weapons and stick with your team mates, have a laugh and you will love Gears

Witcher 2

My RPG mojo has come back full swing. Even though the number of excellent games were still waiting for me to have time to play them, I could not resist Witcher 2 after reading several reviews and watching some game clips (the power of advertising, eh(?)).

Anyone planning to play this game and don't like spoiler best stop reading this post now as it will likely have some spoilers.

I finished Prologue and I'm almost at the end of Act 1. There is a 'tutorial' in the beginning but it's not great. I played the prologue wondering about a lot of things and just going with a hunch. When I got to Act 1 things got a bit more serious and I got stuck in several places. Put it simply the combat system is not the easiest I seen and there way to many things you need to learn in order to succeed. To make things worse the game is noticeably disbalanced soon as you start Act 1. Enemies seam to take less damage and dish lot more than you do. With it being a new game and working out how to play it, you inevitably end up between enemies which usually results in almost instant death.

And that is about it as far as negative is concerned. Everything else about this game is just brilliant. RPG that is interesting and looks like a next gen game. Main quests and side quests are equally interesting. The decisions you take during the game can not be always classed as good or bad so there is no karma like in Fallout or paragon/renegate in Mass Effect. Game branches and depending how you decide to play it you get different quests/stories so second play through is a must.

...more to come....

Mercenaries 2 & Gears 3 songs

I just stumbled upon a song from Mercenaries 2 game (the best thing to come from that game)

 

In the same list I had the song from Gears 3 trailer. Sounds so much  better when you watch the video.