 | UV’s Guide to MMORPGs |
· UltrViolet Gaming · Sunday, Apr 18, 2010, 8:45 PM · 787 words · from atomapi · shorturl
This is a brief summary of my opinion of the pros and cons of each fantasy MMORPG I’ve played or re-played in the last few months. Keep in mind that I haven’t played every character class or experienced any end-game content in any of these games. Also, I am somewhat biased toward melee classes, solo adventuring and PvE (player vs. environment) gameplay.
| MMO Nostalgia Trip |
· UltrViolet Gaming · Wednesday, Feb 24, 2010, 7:06 PM · 420 words · from atomapi · shorturl · 3 comments
I loaded up the World of Warcraft Burning Crusade 10-day trial the other night and found that, to my great surprise, my WoW characters were still available after over 3 years of inactivity.
| Age of Conan Upgraded |
· UltrViolet Gaming · Wednesday, Feb 10, 2010, 9:16 PM · 386 words · from atomapi · shorturl
I enjoyed the Age of Conan trial enough to plop down the measly $20 to upgrade to the full version (which gets you 32 days of playing time).
| Age of Conan Free Trial |
· UltrViolet Gaming · Tuesday, Feb 2, 2010, 8:14 PM · 398 words · from atomapi · shorturl
I downloaded the Age of Conan free trial a while back and played a character through level 18 (which doesn’t take very long). This is a game I’ve always wanted to try, but never got around to it until now.
| A Holiday Gaming Backlog |
· UltrViolet Gaming · Saturday, Jan 2, 2010, 10:01 AM · 601 words · from atomapi · shorturl
Normally I play one game at a time, finish it, and then move on to the next game. When I got a PS3 Slim, though, I bought a stack of games to play, and in the last couple of months of 2009 I picked up some new releases and a lot of good deals from Steam. So I have quite a backlog of games to play right now.
| Modern Warfare 2 on the PS3 |
· UltrViolet Gaming · Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009, 9:47 PM · 691 words · from atomapi · shorturl · 
Modern Warfare 2 is one of those rare sequels that is actually an improvement over the original. The single-player campaign took me about 7 hours to finish on regular, so don’t buy this game for single-player. The lasting value is in the multi-player experience, which is similar to, but subtly improved from, Call of Duty 4.
| Playing FarCry 2 on PS3 |
· UltrViolet Gaming · Saturday, Oct 24, 2009, 10:57 PM · 191 words · from atomapi · shorturl ·
Normally I only play one game at a time, but Need For Speed SHIFT is pretty one-dimensional so I’ve also started FarCry 2 for the PS3. The story is nothing like the original FarCry, sharing only a name that honestly has nothing to do with anything. This time around you’re running (and driving) around an enormous chunk of Africa.
| Playing Need For Speed SHIFT |
· UltrViolet Gaming · Wednesday, Oct 7, 2009, 10:01 PM · 453 words · shorturl
I'm currently playing Need For Speed SHIFT on the PS3. It's pretty good but it takes a lot of work to turn off all the silly music.
| F.E.A.R. 2 on the PS3 |
· UltrViolet Gaming · Sunday, Sep 20, 2009, 8:37 AM · 377 words · from atomapi · shorturl
I finished my first game on the new PS3 Slim last night: F.E.A.R. 2.
| World in Conflict - PC Killer |
· UltrViolet Gaming · Sunday, Sep 6, 2009, 3:02 PM · 332 words · from mwapi · shorturl
I picked up World in Conflict (with Soviet Assault expansion) for half price from Steam a couple weeks ago (yeah, I’m pretty fond of waiting for half-price weekend specials, if you hadn’t noticed).
| “Grudgingly Committed” |
· UltrViolet Gaming · Tuesday, Aug 25, 2009, 6:05 PM · 83 words · from mwapi · shorturl · 7 comments
I heard this excerpt on Gamers With Jobs Episode 149 and I thought it was so funny I should post it. They were responding to a listener who asked what their families thought of their podcast and gaming.
| gwj-149-excerpt-grudgingly-committed.mp3 |
said,
And "major obsession"?? Who's exaggerating now? :p
said,
There, I removed the bleep filter for ya. :)
said,
Major obsession sounds like the *UV* I know.
said,
Hey.. that's not helping my cause, Red..
| Fallout 3 - A Bit Disappointing |
· UltrViolet Gaming · Monday, Aug 17, 2009, 6:59 PM · 258 words · from mwapi
I basically finished* with Fallout 3 a few weeks ago, which I got from Steam for like $25. I’m actually glad I didn’t pay full price for it because I didn’t think it was that great.
| Call of Duty: World at War |
· UltrViolet Gaming · Tuesday, May 26, 2009, 8:21 PM · 449 words
I finished the solo campaign of Call of Duty: World at War (PC version), which I picked up from Steam for half price last weekend. It’s another excellent Call of Duty production, but gameplay-wise there was nothing innovative about it. It’s just new stories and new locations.
| Grand Theft Auto |
· UltrViolet Gaming · Sunday, May 3, 2009, 6:45 PM · 154 words
During most of the huge gap that I didn’t post anything about gaming, I was usually playing Grand Theft Auto 3 and GTA: San Andreas, which I got in a big Steam package for like $29.99. Now I understand why everyone thought those games were so revolutionary and awesome.
| FarCry |
· UltrViolet Gaming · Sunday, May 3, 2009, 6:44 PM · 219 words
I picked up FarCry from Steam for $9.99 a couple weeks ago. It’s pretty cool, but it’s not blowing me away.
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dan/green said,
Cambion is trying to get me to give WoW another go. I just cant swallow the pill. But I am still enjoying COD, Global Agenda, Sup Com 2
Tom said,
Hey Green! I'm okay with WoW in small doses but I get bored with it pretty quick. I expect I'll get Cataclysm whenever it comes out though. I'm looking forward to trying Global Agenda sometime (ie. when it goes on sale on Steam :)
Aaron / Turqy said,
Talk about nostalgia. I just started up Quake 1 again a couple of days ago and started thinking about the good ol' days. 15 years ago now.. Good freaking lord.
Miss you guys.