In Pursuit of Super Street Fighter IV Skills: Fei Long
The Street Fighter series has been a mainstay for me throughout my entire life. Heck, I love it so much, some of its damn fictional characters have shaped my life (I feel a little weird admitting that). So when Super Street Fighter IV was announced, I was determined to get back to a respectable skill level. I'm getting there, one character at a time.
Sure, things like Hadokens and Dragon Punches are so ingrained in my DNA that I'll never be able to forget how and when to use them, but I want to branch out. I want to establish a deeper skill set and I want to be less of a one-trick pony in the game. So I decided to start playing with characters I have little-to-no experience with. First up: Fei Long.
PAX East 2010: The Link Dump
So I went to Boston for PAX East as part of my gig at Joystiq and, man, it was super fun. Getting to meet some fans of the site (I'm floored anytime somebody knows who the hell I am) and, even better, fans of the X3F podcast and JPAG-ers (all super nice dudes, believe me) -- it's just crazy to me. Hugging strangers after the live Joystiq Podcast panel was one of the most pleasant experiences of my life. It's an affirmation that humanity may not be so doomed after all.
Of course, I can't neglect my Joystiq coworkers. To give you an idea of how close we all are, you can't escape seeing anyone from staff without a hug. This is the first job I've ever had like that, where I was not some number on a piece of paper but an actual person. God bless those dudes!
Anyway, I just wanted to put up this post as a thanks and also use it to dump links to Joystiq stuff I wrote and participated in over the last week. That's pretty much the underlying tone of this site 'O mine, after all.
The Secret Armory of General Knoxx
I wrote up a piece for The Secret Armory of General Knoxx -- the latest DLC add-on for Borderlands -- over at Joystiq. The biggest issue I had with it was just how crazy tough it was, for even my level 50 Siren with all of her SMG and melee buffs. I died so many damn times. Here's an excerpt:
I was in for a surprise as I set out for The Secret Armory of General Knoxx with a level 50 character, because as beefy as I thought my Siren was, she couldn't stand up to what was waiting for me at T-Bone Junction and beyond. Basically, I died. All of the time. I went from having around four million dollars in my bank account down to under a million before I even gained my first level in the DLC -- the hefty cost of respawning in the wilds of Pandora. And that's what made this whole thing so odd.
Head on over to Joystiq to read the whole thing.
My Halo 3 Highlight Reel
As a dude who's been playing Halo 3 for longer than anyone probably should, I've accrued a pretty healthy amount of "oh, shit!" moments. Thanks to the game, you can save those in your file share -- and thanks to my inability to get into a decent match for a good while today (and my precious capture equipment), I've now got a highlight reel on my site. Hopefully it's not the worst Halo 3 footage on the internet!
Quick ‘n Dirty Review: Mass Effect 2 (Xbox 360)
So, I'm just going to say it: Mass Effect 2 is the best game I've ever played in my life. It's not something I say lightly, as Bioware's latest outing manages to shove its way to the top of a very prestigious ladder littered with top-notch titles like Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, Oddworld: Abe's Oddysey, Half-Life, Flashback, Secret of Mana and many, many more. But, there it is: Mass Effect 2 has managed to make me care for a fictional universe and its inhabitants more than anything else I've ever experienced in my life.
Shepard May Have A Drinking Problem
I don't know what I laughed about more during this exhange: Shepard going from zero to ridiculously drunk in about sixty seconds or the fact that Miranda's in the Men's room. The quiet disapproval on the squad's faces after Shepard wakes up on the Men's room floor is also pretty hilarious. I think right about when you're so drunk, you're laying in piss -- it's time to re-evaluate your life.
Do it!
I Ran Into This Weird Mass Effect 2 Glitch
The video pretty much explains it all. I was on Daratar, doing the Eclipse Cache mission, when I ran towards a rock and was vaulted into the air. My team (obviously) followed. They're a dedicated bunch!
Hands-On: Bible Navigator X (Xbox 360)
I was hoping for a bit more "XTREEEME" in my copy of Bible Navigator X, but lo and behold the Indie Games title on Xbox 360 was more or less a plain old version of the bible ... on my Xbox 360. I've no idea why anyone would need the bible on their Xbox 360, but c'est la vie. Check out my video for Joystiq above.
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