Battlefield 3 Review

Above and beyond the call. The slogan pretty much explains itself. Battlefield 3 shows how much depth and strategy can actually go into a realistic first person shooter. The number of different ways to play the game is astounding, along with a very gritty and nearly perfect game mechanic lends to an awesome experience, when the game is working properly. First person shooters are probably the most scrutinized genre of gaming, with so many people playing, its hard to appease every single player. With Battlefield 3, many people will hate it immediately, and blame it on the sole reason that it's not Call of Duty. Of course, the first Modern Warfare game revolutionized first person shooters, but Battlefield 3 observes the formulas of many in recent years and does a fantastic job at combining them into a balanced experience. This review is mainly based off of the multiplayer, as those who play it generally base their experience in first person shooters on the multiplayer aspects.

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Batman Arkham City Review

Batman Arkham City starts off with a KAPOW! and ends with a BLAMO! This game, or more like "masterpiece" excels in every category imaginable, and improves upon its predecessor exponentially. The first game in the series, Batman Arkham Asylum, provided a superhero experience unrivaled by any other developer. Batman Arkham City, though not entirely perfect, shows just how good games with familiar characters, yet new and innovative stories, can be. With an all-star cast of voice actors, a phenomenal story, awe-inspiring graphics, and an extremely fun gameplay experience, Batman Arkham City proves to be a strong contender for game of the year in a crowded year of strong contenders.

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Batman Arkham City Unboxing and First Thoughts

So, here it is, the first video post I've attempted. I'm doing an unboxing of the collector's edition, as well as giving my opening thoughts on the game, and a brief rundown of the DLC available. The video is probably really lackluster, but its my first attempt. I'm going to try to do the first thoughts on the game every Tuesday, with a review following by the end of the week for the rest of the season. Wish me luck, and feedback is appreciated.

Also, the song in the background is the Coheed & Cambria song "Deranged." I added it after I filmed, so I didn't mention it. I'm not good at editing video yet, so forgive me, the sound of the song gets a bit louder than my voice in the middle parts.

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At last!

Fall is finally upon us. As gamers, we know that the months of October and November are some of the best in the year. From here on out, get ready for a midnight release every Monday, plus a special Thursday night release for Skyrim. The best part of this fall is that out of all the new releases, all of them have the potential to garner perfect 10 ratings. It's actually hard to tell which game I'm most excited for, with the wide variety available. Keep checking my blog from week to week for my reviews and thoughts on the games, and happy fall gamers!

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Subway and Uncharted Promotion

Anyone who appreciates eating a bit healthy, or anyone who wants to play THE FULL UNCHARTED 3 MULTIPLAYER, should go to Subway during the month of October. During the entire month, anytime you buy a footlong sub, harvest cheddar sun chips, or a 30 oz drink, you get codes pertaining to Uncharted 3 which unlock themes, guns, and other goodies for the game.

To actually unlock the multiplayer, all that is needed is to purchase a 30 oz drink and go to subway.com to enter in your code. Its a guaranteed win into the multiplayer, as well as an entry into a sweepstakes, and a chance to win a copy of the game. The codes that come on the other products are worthwhile too, giving extra items for the multiplayer, or themes.

Let me tell you, the multiplayer for Uncharted 3 is outstanding. Not only does it play amazingly well, its got an immense amount of depth. I'll definitely be playing this until the game comes out and further, because everything that is accomplished in this demo of sorts carries over. This game is really making an attempt at my favorite franchise, that's for sure.

Since the beta, a lot has actually been added. More maps are now available, obviously. I've only played a few, but from what I played, they seem balanced and varied. There are tons of base guns available to choose from, about 13, which can all be modded to your specific playstyle. There are also many treasure sets that unlock additional features like customization of clothing and guns. Another feature not shown in the beta was the use of contracts similar to call of duty, where you wager a certain amount on a certain action. If you complete the action, you gain money, if you don't, you lose it.

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