This past week, a game came out on the Xbox Live Arcade. That game was the "Pub Games" that was released ahead of "Fable II" which comes out this fall. The Pub games allow you to gamble and gain or lose money for when you buy Fable II. Today I was surfing through several sites that I check on a day to day basis, and found myself looking at a post from "Major Nelson AKA Larry Hryb" from Microsoft. He was playing the Pub games and had left his home office for a short bit and came back to find his wife, whom doesn't really play games at all was in the midst of playing his pub games. Apparently she had put his character into debt by losing a large sum of his character's gold.
These are the types of situation's that keep people from letting others play their games, because of the possible loss of either money, or items or really anything else you could possibly lose. Now while these situations are not all that common, it can be a rather pain for people, because of all the time and effort they put into their games, or personal characters. I personally am very picky about my character's and games because I just don't trust people all that well.
Below I have posted a link to the post by Major Nelson.
Major Nelsons Blog!
Friday, August 15, 2008
Thursday, August 07, 2008
The future of Gaming.
Today I found myself playing "Elder Scroll's IV: Oblivion - The Shivering Isle's" and I am proud to say I actually beat it as well today. The game is so fantastic and it brought me into a thought, a basic thought of where I began as a child to where I am today with gaming.
In the year 1985 I was brought forth onto this world from my mother's womb, and over a few year's I slowly managed to be able to grasp the idea of how to play games. Starting with the NES my first game, to this day I remember it like it just happened, the first game I played was Super Mario, just watching as I ran through so many levels trying to get further into the game. Then I slowly moved on to game's like Duck Hunt, and Legend of Zelda, others such as Metroid, and Mega Man. These were game's that helped pull my generation into the gaming world, these were some of the first game's that today's gamers started playing and grew up with.
So many year's later, with today's advancement's in console technology, as well as million's of dollar's to funnel into game design we have slowly become a spoiled bunch. Always excepting sometimes the same things over and over again, but always finding joy when some company releases a game that is new and exciting. Game's that truly push the boundaries of today's technologies as well as pushing the gameplay as far as possible. I personally wish I could see into the future and see where tomorrow's gaming is going to be. Just the idea of what possibly the future could hold for us, and really bring to the console or the PC to push even further.
Companies like Nintendo and Sony, and Microsoft always trying to find a way to pull new people into their consoles. Whether it be the use of a Wii-Mote, or just a good history of Console exclusives, or even having the best online service of all the consoles (Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft respectively). Yesterday's gaming, and game's will just not be the same as tomorrow's way of gaming, and the game's that the companies will offer to the very consumers who keep each company going.
In the year 1985 I was brought forth onto this world from my mother's womb, and over a few year's I slowly managed to be able to grasp the idea of how to play games. Starting with the NES my first game, to this day I remember it like it just happened, the first game I played was Super Mario, just watching as I ran through so many levels trying to get further into the game. Then I slowly moved on to game's like Duck Hunt, and Legend of Zelda, others such as Metroid, and Mega Man. These were game's that helped pull my generation into the gaming world, these were some of the first game's that today's gamers started playing and grew up with.
So many year's later, with today's advancement's in console technology, as well as million's of dollar's to funnel into game design we have slowly become a spoiled bunch. Always excepting sometimes the same things over and over again, but always finding joy when some company releases a game that is new and exciting. Game's that truly push the boundaries of today's technologies as well as pushing the gameplay as far as possible. I personally wish I could see into the future and see where tomorrow's gaming is going to be. Just the idea of what possibly the future could hold for us, and really bring to the console or the PC to push even further.
Companies like Nintendo and Sony, and Microsoft always trying to find a way to pull new people into their consoles. Whether it be the use of a Wii-Mote, or just a good history of Console exclusives, or even having the best online service of all the consoles (Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft respectively). Yesterday's gaming, and game's will just not be the same as tomorrow's way of gaming, and the game's that the companies will offer to the very consumers who keep each company going.
Sunday, August 03, 2008
Fallout 3 - Bethesda
Bethesda, a company that every time I say their name, the first thing that comes to mind is "Morrowind". A game that pulled me into Elder Scroll's, and made me enjoy everything that Bethesda Softworks has to offer. Recently I fell into this phase, this phase that make's me want to find and read all information on Fallout 3. I never played any of the other Fallout game's, simply because I didn't really like the topdown "Diablo-Esque" view as I call it.
Bethesda is a master in the art of open world RPG's, that contain not only fascinating stories, but also open up a world like no other. Playing an "Elder Scroll's" game is like reading an excellent fantasy novel, it allows your mind to wander about and enjoy all it offer's the player/reader. Oblivion was and still is a fantastic game, a game that I personally play on an almost daily basis. Since Morrowind I've always chosen to play as a Kahjitt, who is more aligned to be a thief, since I do join the thieves guild right off. Both Morrowind and Oblivion offer so much to the player, and It's a game that I recommend to many many people.
Fallout 3 is going to be Game of the Year. That is something I promise to everyone, because Bethesda makes nothing but AAA titles. Fallout 3 is going to pull people into the Fallout world, both Fallout 1 and 2 are going to sell again just so people can get a better understanding of the series and see where it started, and where it has come too since Bethesda picked it up and started building Fallout 3 in 2004.
Bethesda is a master in the art of open world RPG's, that contain not only fascinating stories, but also open up a world like no other. Playing an "Elder Scroll's" game is like reading an excellent fantasy novel, it allows your mind to wander about and enjoy all it offer's the player/reader. Oblivion was and still is a fantastic game, a game that I personally play on an almost daily basis. Since Morrowind I've always chosen to play as a Kahjitt, who is more aligned to be a thief, since I do join the thieves guild right off. Both Morrowind and Oblivion offer so much to the player, and It's a game that I recommend to many many people.
Fallout 3 is going to be Game of the Year. That is something I promise to everyone, because Bethesda makes nothing but AAA titles. Fallout 3 is going to pull people into the Fallout world, both Fallout 1 and 2 are going to sell again just so people can get a better understanding of the series and see where it started, and where it has come too since Bethesda picked it up and started building Fallout 3 in 2004.
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