So, something I haven’t posted about in a while are some of the games I am playing. You may remember that we were playing Lord of the Rings Online, and shooting the episodes of Stupid Hobbitsess in it. Well with School, work, relationships, Andrew, and many many other things, that has trailed off. We got some good responses to the filming but over all things were just too disjointed to organize. LOTRO is still a good game but I think it’s time for me to take off the MMO hat for a while and do other things.
We did try out the beta for Tabula Rasa, and while the game is good, and the interface is fantastic, I just didn’t find myself playing it as much as I should to warrant paying for another MMO.
Now, one thing I am not giving up is my 360. Most of you know that last month we hit an important date in Xbox History…. The Release of Halo 3. While I was not one of the psychos that waited in line on the midnight before release, I did manage to pick it up on the first day. “How did you manage this feat” you ask? Simple! Everyone and their mum had Halo 3 in stock. It was painfully easy to get a hold of it. That said, it’s a pretty good game. I wouldn’t say it’s the best game on the 360, but it’s damn good and fun to play.
Before Halo 3, I was playing Marvel Ultimate Alliance. I picked it up used so it was cheap, but it’s pretty fun. The other fun part about it is that it’s 4 player! Sarah, Andrew, and I have been logging in to play it. I have been Playing as Spiderman (of course) and Sarah takes over Deadpool. Andrew usually chooses Blade. I highly suggest it if you want a good clean family fun type game. (or if you are hard core comic book fans)
Lastly, The Orange Box. Valve Software has produced the single purchase disk that I personally believe EVERY 360 owner should pick up. The Orange Box brings together 5 total games onto one single disk. It’s actually very innovative how they did it. The engine for the games remain the same. All 5 of the games use the Half Life 2 engine and are basically re-skinned versions. But they are re-skinned enough so that they are essentially new games (that don’t take up a lot of space!) We have seen this a lot in the PC world where people will just re-skin and re-script a game using a single engine. It’s very cool to see this done in the console world.
The Orange Box includes Half Life 2, HL2 Episode 1 (which is an extended story from the main), HL2 Episode 2 (more of the story), Team Fortress 2, and Portal. The first 3 may sound like all the same game, and in a way they are, but really it’s just Sequels to the first. The last 2 are where the game shines. Team Fortress 2 is an online FPS that deals in a variety of team based objectives. It has a boat load of humor thrown in. Portal is a mind bending Puzzle type game that will warp your brain to mush. To give you an example, here is a flash version of the game that gives you a taste: Flash Based Portal
If you are on the 360 and want to hook up, please feel free to add me. My gamertag is Wizzer2801
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