Gaming - If Only…
Hey everyone. This is Matt Blancarte with ‘Games I Wish I Had Time For…’, guest-blogging again for David. Enjoy!
The title says it all. I don’t really have time for games of any sort. Well, I take that back… there is always thirty-seconds for WinterBells. Sadly, I just followed my own link and wasted about 2 minutes.
Video games nowadays are almost unbelievable. The level of detail and realism that is being achieved in some of today’s games on XBOX360, PS3, and PC, is absolutely incredible. When you look at some of today’s top-level titles it is almost as if you are watching a CGI movie. Being a gamer at heart, I still get my jollies from checking out the latest and greatest games over at IGN. There are a few titles that are awaiting release that I wish I had time for. Here they are:
Crysis
Part of the first generation of DirectX 10 titles to arrive on the PC, Crysis absolutely defies what you thought a video game could be. The graphics are absolutely mind-numbing. Take a look at the screen shots below and you will know what I am talking about (yes, that is a bad guy being thrown through a wall). Along with the next-gen graphics, the game features ultra-realistic physics, and a free roaming environment. The area is so vast that the draw distance for some objects is 16 kilometers. You can take advantage of all kinds of real-life possibilities when in battle. If you want to disable a moving vehicle, try shooting out the tires. This is the title to own in 2007, even more so than Halo 3.
Halo 3
A game that needs no introduction. I have already bought a copy of this game (about 8 months ago), so hopefully I will have some time to waste on it when it arrives. Halo 3 is going to have awesome graphics and killer gameplay. If you have been living under a rock and haven’t played either the first or the second installment in the series, do yourself a favor and pick up the third for the 360. This game is going to be arguably one of the best online games around. Check out this screen shot:
Mass Effect
Mass Effect is a Sci-Fi RPG set 200 years into the future. In a classic save-the-universe plot, you are protecting the galactic citizens from a rogue agent bent on destruction. The sheer size of this game will leave you broke, fired from your job, and by the time you’re finished, homeless. This is another Oblivion type time-killer, so be prepared if you dare start a game.
Take a second to check out some of the other screen shots and videos at IGN. What games are you looking forward to?
August 19th, 2007 at 11:43 am
These graphics look pretty unbelievable. I’m not too keen on the futuristic type games, I like the look of Crysis though.
August 20th, 2007 at 8:25 am
Games, games, games ….
Since the age of 13 when Sir Clive Sinclair released his 16k spectrum I have been chasing the next great game and my life has been enriched no end because of it.
I feel so lucky to be living at a time when microsoft have (actually) been innovative and changed what console gaming means; the 360 is a dream. But the reason why I am posting here, is the ’shock and awe’ (Hi Rumsfelt) which followed playing the bioshock demo over the last few days. What an adventure we have to look forward to! A game which looks to redefine the fps shooter, and so beautifully set in an art deco individualists paradise, with puzzles to solve and stories to tell and well as people to murder brutally!
Agreed as we get older we apparently are supposed to have less and less time for frivilous pursuits such as this, but then again, ask yourself how much time you spend in front of the TV each day?
Happy holidays, roll on friday.
December 19th, 2007 at 8:25 pm
okay listen crysis stinks as a game halo 3 is 10xs as better mass effect pretty tight but halo 2 and halo 3 are the best online games out there now expecially since they released halo heroic map pack its so big in online WoW sucks!!!!