Elder Scrolls V

Video Games | Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | VGA 10: Exclusive Debut Trailer HD

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

New game that I am so excited for. A long ways away but at least I have something to look forward to as a birthday present next year! (my birthday is in November) Although I have read some discussion on how it is presenting a similar story to Dragon Age 2. If that is the case then I would have to say I'm voting for Dragon Age simply because I enjoy that style of rpg much more than the very open ended worlds of Elder Scrolls (although I have a console difference on which I played them) I would certainly buy both for PC even though I have an Xbox 360.

I would like to complain about the use of flash websites for video games. I know they are cool and make noise and move around LIKE a video game but from a marketing point of view flash websites are considered just problems now. For a while they were cool and made it so people couldn't steal pictures etc etc but there are so many problems with tags and loading and content that they are just too much trouble. I get so annoyed when I realize I have to wait for the flash website to load, almost to the point where I will just go somewhere else. Just a thought.

Mass Effect 2 Romance Frustrations

I just wanted to say that through my first play through of Mass Effect 2 I couldn't seem to get with any of the options for romance. Not a comment on the game as much as a comment on my flirting styles, but anyways. I wanted to give Mass Effect 2 props for having such a wide array of romance options, as well as 'fucking around' options (no pun intended) you can flirt with pretty much everyone lots of inter-species relationships. I just don't even want to think about how it works with Garrus or Thane.

I'd also like to complain about Jacob. He is so prude and whiny. Other than that I like the fact that you can flirt with your administrative assistant and if you save her at the end of the game she will give you a few 'benefits' funny. I think that the Dragon Age Origins style of flirting was a little better though. You had a little more wiggle room as far as saying the wrong thing goes (I am really good at just pissing the characters off when i'm trying to flirt) Hmmm sounds like real life to me!

Likes and Dislikes of KOTOR and Bioware games

This game is now considered a classic in most gaming communities. I currently purchased it again (I have played it previously) I have played Dragon Age: Orgins to the point of no return, I know every trick and have played through all possible endings. I know how Bioware games work. Don't get me wrong I love Bioware, their rpgs are the kind that interest me the most.

Likes: You have so much freedom in Bioware games, but not too much that you are entirely lost without plot. Other rpgs I have played say that they are in a similar light, but you do not get to choose who your character is, base stats, classes or anything of the sort (The Witcher...cough cough) KOTOR is one of the early Bioware games, so if you play it you can see where the newer games go their roots.

Dislikes: The Bioware games are very formulaic. Not a completely bad thing, but you know that there will be romance options, your responses are limited to 'good, bad, and 'I don't know whats going on' in situations where you wish there were more. Often times joking if you want to keep a good relationship with a character isn't possible, when in a more realistic situation it would not always damage the relationship. You always have to do favors for people you don't really give a flying monkey fuck about, but you run errands for them anyways.

Enjoyments of this playthrough of KOTOR: I am being as neutral as possible. I am already leaning towards the light, but it is amusing to be as bad as possible without going to the dark side.

Dragon Age 2!

Yup, I said it. Dragon Age: Origins is going to go number 2 (ewww gross) but no really, I'm excited. I'm not as much of a skeptic on sequels in the gaming world, it is just movies that should probably just stop at one unless they are part of a series and still then. Toy story 3...please? Shrek is the worst, please no more large farting green people. One was funny, two was ok...three was too much...I don't even want to go on. Anyways HERE is the article on The Escapist about it. Also if you go to the Bioware page for Dragon Age: Origins you can sign up for the newsletter that will give you the latest news on their soon to be sequel. SUPER exciting. This is a game I might just buy right at the release. Now the question that is hovering over this announcement is...Will it be as good as the first one? Better? More polished and also original? I guess we will have to wait till next year to see.

Dragon Age Origins: Collector's Edition

I am very hard to please when it comes to video games. I want entertainment, challenge and a good storyline. Dragon Age: Origins has all of these and more. This game is by far the best that I have played in my life, hands down. It gives you the same thrill of a movie without locking you out of making any choices, quite the opposite. This game has so many possibilities there is no way you could play it just once. I played through my first time as an elf mage, who was entirely morally good. I was so entertained and captivated, this was a challenging game that was not frustrating. If I failed at a certain part I was not stuck I always had something new to try.

I have no complaints, and observed very few bugs or problems, most of them probably could have been computer related instead of game. Also, this game is beautiful especially if you have a computer that can handle the highest settings of graphics. The voice acting was impressive, more like an animated movie than a video game, and also the voices matched the movement of the characters lips as well. The story is impressive, and the lore is so extensive its surprising that this game is not based on a book.

There was only one problem I came across, when I was doing the human noble origins as a warrior. I would get to a certain point where you need to get through a certain door. The door was locked (it wasn't supposed to be) and I even created a new character and had it happen again. I eventually got past the bug by skipping the side quest to get the family treasures (sadly, they are very good items) There are polishing issues in this game. If they had kept it for a few weeks to clean up these few issues, this game would be near perfect in my book.

CONTROLS: The controls of the keyboard were typical to rpg type games, but I found they didn't get in the way as I went through the game. This is a group based tactical game where it is important to balance characters and also control their positions on the battlefield. Unlike Mass Effect, BioWare's other famous rpg this is not an fps based game. I actually do really like fps games but every once and a while I like something different. This is certainly something different.

Times Played through: WARNING SPOILERS
female elf mage, Alistar romance, Alistair dies
female dalish elf warrior, Leliana, character dies
female human noble warrior, Alistar, pact with Morrigan

Number of Characters 10
Kills: 2339
Damage dealt: 544711
Friendly-fire damage dealt: 746
Greatest damage dealt: 435
Contribution to party damage: 563
Hit rate: 821
Most powerful foe slain: 0
Injuries: 87

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9.5/10 and well deserved