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Are side quests getting out of hand? Dragon Age, I’m looking at you!

Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy side quests and they go a long way in adding to the overall experience of the game itself. However Dragon Age Inquisition got me thinking about them since they are unavoidable in that game. So let’s start off by talking about my experience so far.

I am three missions away from completing the main story and, as far as I’m concerned, the game. I’m the type that once I complete the main quest line in a game and the credits role I’m done. If I wanted to complete certain quests I would have. Dragon Age is no different in that respect. However it forces you to complete side quests to earn “Power Points” to use as currency to “buy” the main quests. I saved up a lot of points and marathoned through some main quests and got wrapped up in the new plot line and could not wait to see what was next! Except I needed to grind out 50 more power points to get the next missions.

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South Park: The Stick of Truth

I recently purchased this on a Steam sale and let it sit in my library for a bit. I decided to jump in. Hours later and I had to force myself to put it down and type this. I could not be more impressed by what the guys and gals over at Obsidian Entertainment did with the license. It really does feel like you are playing an episode of the show.

It picks up right where the Black Friday Trilogy ended. You don’t need to have watch the shows to understand the game but they are very entertaining so I’d recommended it regardless. In fact if you are a fan of the show you will be treated to almost non-stop fan service. There is such a history surrounding this show that it has a virtually bottomless bag of references to pull from. Continue reading →


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Finally going to finish GTA IV after too many years…

I have over 40 hours into GTA IV and still have not finished it. I put those 40 hours into it when it released on Xbox years ago. I got to a point where I had to chase down a car. I could not do it. The driving physics were terrible. I tried and tried. I finally just said “I’m done” and never touched it.

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Bake a Playstation 3 back to life!

In this short video I take a PS3 apart and fix it by baking it in the oven. I would not recommend that anyone does this without proper supervision or the experience to know what you are doing. While this MAY fix your system, you can also end up destroying the motherboard, starting a fire, breaking your oven, releasing the Kraken and may other bad things.

What I basically do is strip the system down to it’s bare motherboard and bake it in the oven at 400 degrees for 10 minutes, let it cool and reassemble. I have done this repair before on this unit so I could retrieve my saved games off of it. It worked for that and as a movie machine but playing a game for 30minutes was too much for it. I’m actually surprised it worked after baking it a 2nd time. Who knows how long it will last this time.

Should you choose to perform this repair, it is at your own risk and I take no responsibility. 🙂


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Why you need to clean your PC out once in a while.

So in my video about installing a video card I mentioned that if my PC was dirty inside I would clean it out. The computer inside was actually very clean for the most part. Which surprised me as I have multiple fans. The case I have is from Antec and it has a big exhaust fan on the top of it, a smaller one on the side and one on the back. It also has an intake fan on the front.

So with all that airflow I’d expect it to be filled with dirt every few months. I’ve never has to clean it out. But then I remembered that the case is designed specifically to keep the insides clean. It has an air filter up front that I have forgotten about…for about five years!

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Dragon Age Inquisition – First Day Impressions

It’s finally here! I purposely avoided any reviews, previews and screenshots of the game. I was very excited for it to come out and with high profile games I prefer to avoid any “contact” with it until I pop it into my console so I can experience it all at once. I don’t know why I do that, but I do.

It’s been a while since I played a Dragon Age game. In fact I didn’t play Origins until Dragon Age 2 came out. So, hearing good things, I bought Origins, Awakening and “2” all at the same time and binge gamed my way through them. It was a good time and I got fully immersed in the world. That was, however, long enough ago that I’ve forgotten most of it so Inquisition really is a new experience for me. Though, some of what they reference from the previous games seems…familiar at least.

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Spec Ops: The Line: Recommended

I just finished playing through this game and have mixed feelings overall about it, but at the end of the day I did have fun. A large portion of my enjoyment came from the gunplay which reminded me a lot of Army of Two, and that is never a bad thing.

You play the role of a soldier that turns the mission into a personal vendetta deep in the sands of Dubai. During the game you get to see what that means and how your choices play out. The mechanic of making choices in games are seldom done with major consequences and Spec Ops is no different but at least it seems like it makes an impact on the ending, I didn’t play a second time to find out. But it adds a little something extra.

The graphics do the job and the sand that flies in the air during sand storms or when a grenade explodes looks fine. There are a few times when you can bury your enemies in a ton of sand by shooting out windows but this is never fully realized as a common strategy during the game. The game looks good and the overall atmosphere is successful at setting the tone of the game.
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Lords of the Fallen

First thing’s first. Like other reviews, mentions of Dark Souls will be made. The game does stand on it’s own merits but comparing it to From Software’s game helps put some things into perspective; we will keep them to a minimum if possible. So with that said, do we recommend Lord’s of the Fallen? Well here we go!

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Destined to be Alone: Day Four, Final Impressions and Review

Late but it’s done. This segment I meant. Day Four is here and I won! I finished Mars and hit level 20 to start a new saga on my journey to… well, be better at Destiny.

Look at that thang!

Look at that thang!

I was taken back the first time I saw the Cabal. They were nothing like the previous enemies. Big, huge space marine type enemies. They fell easy enough, but posed a challenge once I started fighting Centurions. Continue reading →

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The Evil Within: First Impressions

I finally got a chance this week to sit down with The Evil Within from Tango Gameworks. I spent a good hour and a half with it and went through a rollercoaster of emotions as I played it. They were not the emotions you may think. The game didn’t scare me at all so far. I went from excited anticipation, elation, disappointment, eye-rolling, perseverance and finally relief once I saw what the game will actually be like. Continue reading →


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Social Experiment: Shoe’s Untied.

So I bought a new pair of shoes about a month ago. They were on clearance at Target for $8, how could I pass that up?! Technically I should have since they were 1/2 a size smaller than what I wear but they are doing the job so far. My big toe clicks at night when I wear them…I wonder if that’s a bad thing?

The other issue with them is that they come untied fairly regularly. Being one that enjoys video games, I decided to make a game out of this. I walk quite a bit at my day job and end up tying my shoes three or four times a day. So instead of doing that right away I decided to see if I could make it back to my office with my shoes untied and see who would be helpful and alert me of my impending possible danger.

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