Week Off

Morning gamers,
Great news for me! its a week off from work!!! joy!! and its a chill week so I do have a few day plans but other than that I'm free to play games all week. I've set my plan for this week to finish three games that I've got sitting on my shelf.

First up is Walking with Dinosaurs for the PlayStation 3, the game is already finished but I have three trophies to get which is just doing several actions multiple times without a mistake. Bit of a grind but I'm thinking a hour or two make which would then net me a Platinum Trophy for my time. Also it will add to the little challenge I set for myself before Watch_Dogs comes out, clock two platinum trophies and hit 160,000 gamerscore.

Think that challenge might I had been a little too high and especially with only only two weeks to go roughly. Good news though is I did finish Lego Hobbit last week and clocked the Platinum Trophy, so if I can do Walking with Dinosaurs this week that would be the two Platinum Trophies done.

So that's my first game for this week and the second is of course Lego Movie for the Xbox One. It's my rental game that I've had for like a month since Lego Hobbit took over my time. I'm two levels shy from completing the story then it's all the collectibles to do. That is the longest part but it does help I think this game is the shortest and easiest of all the Lego games so far. I really think I can clock this game by the end of the week without worry. Should also net me around 500+ gamerscore so it goes towards my Watch_Dogs challenge as well.

Final game that I would love to get done this week is South Park Stick of Truth on the Xbox 360. Yes I picked it up again on a different format, even though I've clocked the game twice on the PlayStation 3 (platinum trophy) I still want to play it again. Cannot tell you how good this game is but you probably realise that if I'm playing it again the third time this year. Good news is though it will be a 1,000 gamerscore to the challenge so that 160,000 will be a lot closer just not sure what to do after these three games yet.

Well that's a lie since I've picked up quite a few games this week out of the bargains so I could work on them, plus I got a ton of Live for Windows PC games to work on that will give me some gamerscore. Anyway folks I'm going to head off and get some gaming done, expect some more posts soon since I've got plenty I want to chat about but until then have a good one.
~Iznic

Calming Down

Morning folks,
Well the mad March rush of new releases is finally coming to a end and the bank balance can now stop crying. It's amazing how the start of the year is turning into a new Christmas for the last couple of years. There is still a few games coming out for me over the next two months but a lot less compared to what just come out and more weeks in between releases so there should be time to clock games and trade them in.

Hopefully you all had a great week and have been playing quite a few games, for me I was working on South Park Stick of Truth all weekend. In fact Monday morning I finally clocked the Platinum trophy for it which now brings me up to six for the year so far (twenty is my goal for the year. So not doing to bad so far with my challenge with my friend. Anyway back to the game and I got to say it was amazing, if you love the show you really need to give it a try. It's a really long episode is the way to sum it up and I recommend to do all the side quests because is so many gags you will laugh at. Got to say it's on the list for Game of the Year so far.

With that out of the way I'm now working on a few games, well I am and I'm not. Not really got stuck into anything just yet, still trying to do the Xbox One Achievement Challenge for Titan Fall and get level 50 by the end of the month. Last night I hit level 34 so I'm close but I'm really running out of time and in fact I need to do roughly five levels a day just to hit it.

Really doesn't help that I keep getting terrible lag and rubber banding in the game though. In fact I lost connection several times yesterday and it ruined one amazing game for me. Would say it's my connection but I've checked it and nothing is wrong plus it seems I'm not the only one. Just hope they can sort it soon because its making the game unplayable sometimes.

Fingers crossed with that anyway so other then that I am starting inFamous Second Son, picked it up the other day along side Diablo 3 Reaper of Souls. Only done say an hour max but so far it's pretty sweet, graphics are amazing and the game play is not too bad. Will hold judgement off until I've got into it a little more then I will tell you guys what I think.

So that's it for me this week folks, Titan Fall and inFamous will be taking over my game time. Not sure yet what I will do after those two but expect a post soon with what I've done. I do have a few more posts in the pipe line just need to write them up, hopefully I can get one or two up later but until then have a good one folks.
~Iznic

In the Middle

Good morning folks,
March is here and in full swing with plenty of new games already out along with more due. I'm currently been playing quite a bit of multiplayer which is unusal for me. Since Titanfall just came out yesterday I'm already six hours into it with a level 19 character. Very good game so far with just a few minor problems (mostly lag etc.) but I can see the game taking up plenty of my time as I play with the guys from work.

Also I've finally started Battlefield 4, well when I say I've started....talking about three matches max. I did pick up the Premium pass ready for the new Carrier assault mode at the end of the month. Really cannot wait to play that mode since I loved the idea of Titan mode back in the day but never got chance to play it. Anyway I will be trying to split my time across my games since I have Titanfall, Battlefield 4 and Garden Warfare for multiplayer purposes.

Over to the singleplayer games well I picked up South Park Stick of Truth and completed within two days of getting it. I could not put it down and I will recommend it to anyone who loves the show, it's a huge long episode and it's brilliant. Plenty of tongue and cheek jokes from the show plus they make fun of plenty of the old school games and new ones. Took me around 12 hours (give or take) to complete but I did not do all the side stuff, in fact I'm currently starting my second playthrough now to get the full platinum. Had to print off a eleven page check list for all the collectable stuff to find in the game to make it easier. Really hoping to get the platinum by the end of the week so I can move onto the Diablo 3 expansion the week after.

So other then that folks nothing massive to really explain, there is plenty of new games announcements over the last few week but I will try and get some posts up later to cover that. After I finish this post I will try and get the blog stats to show my current gaming progress. Not sure what else to write to be honest so on that note I'm going to shoot. Sooner I get the stats update the better since I need to head to work, so have a good one folks and I will catch you all later.

~Iznic

March Madness

Let the gaming madness begin! and what better way with Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare. Seriously addictive again to say it's online only and does not have many maps to play on. Never thought I would see the day that I could not put down a multiplayer game. Look for a fun shooter that does not take the genre serious then check it out, it's a blast and you will want to spend unlocking all the customisation features for your characters. Not tried out the co-op mode "Garden Ops" yet but hopefully soon, hoping that will be just has good has "Gardens and Graveyards".

Anyway it's March finally and we kicking off the gamers Christmas where we will see a ton of new releases every week for the month. Started off with Thief and Plants vs Zombies for me last week, I did not pick up Thief since I'm just not sure on the game. Something is putting me off it and plus I really can see it going into deal of the week in a week or two so I'm waiting for now. Back to the topic of new releases, next week sees South Park Stick of Truth finally releasing, it's been a long...very long..so long...wait to get this game but it's going to be worth. You only got to see the trailers and the play through of the first chapter that's gone live to see how great it is.

Does not end though, oh no for me there is a game week for the next month and my next one will be of course Titan Fall. Really annoyed because I did get a beta invite and was sick for the entire event (yes to sick to play games, dang man flu!). But I know this will be a worth while purchase since everyone I know is raving on about it and saying how good it is.

Week after that sees inFamous Second Son coming out and this game is still a maybe for me. It does look amazing but I really would like to see a little more gameplay before I decide if it's a day one purchase. Finally ending the month off is Phoenix Wright x Professor Layton for the 3DS, a game I've been praying to release in the UK for a very long time. Big fan of both so having them combine into one great story has got me bouncing off the wall with excitement.

There is one more game to add to this list and that's the Diablo 3 expansion, I know it's near the end of March but I cannot remember the date. Still unsure if I want to pick it up yet since I do want to get the PS4 version when that hits and it's meant to have the expansion included with the main game. Tough choice since the PC version is doing a great collectors edition and I have pretty much all the Blizzard games in collectors format for the PC. Will get back to you once I've decided on what I will do.


So what about you readers? do you have a long list of games to pick up this month? Give me a shout and on that note I'm off to go kill some Zombies or maybe some Plants.
~Iznic

P.S. Lego Hobbit at the start of April as well, I really hope they don't add any more games since it's going to be very hard to decide what to get first.

E3 2013 Ubisoft Conference

Finally doing another E3 post just took me nearly a month to sort it out, this time it's the Ubisoft conference which was great for games but terrible for the script (sorry but the horrible jokes really need to stop). The whole "look I play games too, I'm cool" is just not needed, talk about the new games and stop trying to "connect". Anyway enough with that and lets talk about the games, first here is the conference from Ubisofts Youtube channel just in cased you missed it or if you want to refresh your mind.



Don't forget I'm only going to talk about the games I'm interested in, sorry folks but this blog is about my gaming adventures. Ok first up is the new Splinter Cell Blacklist which is still looking awesome, shame they only showed a few minutes but I think that's because it's out next month so not too long to wait. Hoping the story is going to be pretty sweet and some of the game mechanics better then Conviction (really hoping anyway).

Next game was a surprise for me and that's the Mighty Quest for Epic Loot, looks like it could be a pretty sweet arcade game. So far though I've only heard about it coming to the PC (browser game?), seriously this would be an awesome arcade/PSN title or even a Vita/3DS game. Build up a castle with lots of traps to stop others from stealing your loot while you raiding their castle, who would not want to play it. Plus I love the CGI trailer for it, I do like my comedy films and it was spot on.

Rolling on another small clip for the South Park game which please god release this game, really hope nothing else happens because I really want to play the Stick of Truth. An RPG game based on the South Park TV series, how can this go wrong! the script looks hilarious. I'm just worried with all the delays and Publisher change over that it might not be as good as I hope, really got this game on a pedestal right now. Come on Ubisoft make sure to get it ready for Christmas and make sure it's brilliant.

I have noticed one thing with this conference that a lot of the major stuff I was interested in was only covered for a few minutes. Think it's because most of their games was covered in the main Microsoft/Sony conferences but you would think they would keep something for themselves.

Watch_Dogs and Assassins Creed 4 Black Flag both look impressive, I will cover them more in the other conferences but both games are on my top ten want list right now. Anyway last game of the conference I was interested in was the new announce of Tom Clancy Division. An RPG (well so they say) online shooter, drop in and drop out with your friends as you explore a world falling apart. The gameplay level they showed off looked good but I won't get my hope up too yet, I will wait to see more because all I keep thinking is "End War", good game but not as good as it should had been.

So that's it for me with the Ubisoft conference, was not the best one but it did show off some impressive stuff. They have quite a few games on my want list this year so hopefully they will be great, really looking forward to playing the new Assassin's Creed although I really wish I knew about the story with how its related to the present time.

Also got massive hopes on Watch_Dogs, man that game could be my game of the year for 2013 if it's done right. Anyway I need to go since I need to continue my gaming marathon so have a good night folks.
~Iznic