Monday, April 7, 2014

Goat Simulator???

Right from the start I thought this was going to be the biggest waste of money on the face of the earth (besides tax dollars going to American military xD). But! After watching one video, I was hooked. 
Goat simulator is surprisingly addicting. The premis of the game is simple..... You're a goat! Wreck the city by blowing up cars and attacking civilians. Find enough trophies lying around and you can unlock all kinds of goats, like "tall goat" which is a giraffe! Buy the game on steam for $10. It's worth a buy!

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Project Morpheus

If you haven't heard by now, you're not a gamer. A couple weeks ago, Sony reaveled it's own VR (virtual reality) headset for the ps4! At first, not much was thought of it, because it was only a concept. But recently sony unvealed it's vr at a convention, and it's the real deal. Sadly, it's not for ps3, but it's coming to console. Along with that, the full oculus rift is on it's way. Sony has even requested help from oculus, which dispurses rumors of an upcoming rivalry anytime soon. 
Looks a bit different than oculus, huh? Sony added it's own futuristic look and feel to vr, and also claims to offer better "head tracking". No release date is available yet. 

Monday, March 17, 2014

Don't Let Go!

Another great Oculus Rift game, "Don't Let Go!". It's less of a game, and more of a interactive video, but it's very interesting. The whole point of the game is to, as the title suggest, not let go. You must hold the. CTRL buttons, while things like flys, spiders, and even dinosaurs try do distract you. Doesn't sound very bad, but when you have the Oculus on, and headphones... It's pretty scary. 
The game ends after you past the challenges. Pretty short, but free and fun. Go download it!

Call of Duty: World at War Custom Zombies: BRIDGE

Welcome to BRIDGE! A custom zombies map made with the UGX mod. Now, this map caught my attention, because of the incredible concept. The creator of this map brought back just about every zombie boss except for George Romero and the wind zombie from Shangri-La. There' style fire zombie from Shangri-La, the astronaut from moon, and even a created zombie boss, a soldier! The map's design is very basic, but very fun. It takes place on a bridge, but there are so many old references to past Call of Dutys such as the perk-a-cola from origins, the teleporter from Der Riese, and the boss zombies from various maps. There is an Easter egg with 2 endings, like Mob of the Dead or Buried, and every perk available. And of course, the Pack-a-Punch.

Terrorift

Today's game is terrorirft! This game is native to the Oculus, so if you happen to use an Oculus for this game, things like motion sickness will not be a problem. This game is perfect when it comes to tension. Haunting music and crying little girls only add to the sharp coners of the dungeon as you collect pages. Monsters wait for you to get close, then chase you until you're out of sight. No weapons, no tools. Just collect the pages, and stay alive. 
Now, personally, I think the game could be a bit better design-wise. The halls are perfect but when it comes to rooms, the are often too big and lighting is very unpoportionate. Design aside, this game is amazing and terrifying. Looking for a good scare, play terrorirft! It's free.

Friday, March 14, 2014

Oculus Rift

Hello everyone, today's topic: The Oculus 
Now, to some people (most people that call themselves a gamer), this is old news. But to some, it's unheard of. Now, what is "The Oculus"? Oculus rift is a virtual reality headset! Sadly, for now it's only for PC,  but I don't care. There are already so many games formatted for Oculus, and if they're not, you can use VorpX to format it (as far as I understand). The Rift provides two lenses inside (one for each eye) to make one 3D picture. It's insane! Turning your head turns your character, so it turns your entire surrounding into a game. As amazing as it sounds, it has it's faults. Playing some games can cause bad motion sickness. Also, the Oculus cannot operate at 1080p yet, so graphics may be downscaled for now. Horror games are devastatingly scarey, since you can't really look away or obstruct your view unless you close your eyes. But, faults aside, when the finished Oculus comes out, I will put all my money towards it.

Thursday, March 13, 2014

TITANFALL

Today I blog about a new game, that you've surely heard about.... Titanfall! Now, sadly, I won't be able to get it because I don't have an xbox, but I have seen hours of gameplay through twitch and YouTube, and I am very impressed. Especially coming from the team of developers that made Modern Warfare 2.
Titanfall offers gameplay like no other. Using jet packs for an extra boost on a jump, running on walls,   and the most iconic thing about the game, the futuristic "Titan" (as shown above). Even the physics engine is completely innovative. The developers rebuilt the source engine from scratch, and did an amazing job, too. And if you're wondering, some games that use the source engine are half life, team fortress two, and left for dead, and you see how seccessful these games are. Surprisingly, though, the story is weak and uninteresting according to most players. But don't let that stop you from picking up a copy and wrecking people with your giant Titan!