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Well, only after playing a few hours of the game it has a lot of replay value.  The graphics are amazing and I love the turn/time based combat system they are using.  The paradigm option is different and I’m used to controlling each person individually but currently you control the party leader and the others follow suit based on the paradigms you setup.

I’m not much for in depth reviews at the moment but I’ll look into doing more for the games I comment on since I am a gaming enthusiast.

Here’s a little gem I screwed with a while back and may get back into with some local guys. It’s called Quake Live. You literally get to play Quake 3 through your web browser. No need to have the actual game. You just have to register a login on their site and get started. Currently, it supports most platforms out there so you can play it on a Windows PC, Mac, or Linux box.  You can customize your settings through the web browser. Once you have done so, you can login from any computer and play with your settings any where, any time. It has a built-in stats system to keep track of your progess as well as they made their own in game achievement system if you are in to that sort of thing. Nice way to kill some time or hang out with some friends up for a few good first person shooter matches. 

And let’s be honest, it’s Quake for Christ’s sake. Who wouldn’t have fun?!

If you want to check it out, go to www.quakelive.com

Well after playing through all that the Orange Box had to offer, I honestly can’t wait for another episode for Half Life 2.  They have a way of story telling and yet making the game remain very fun and making you want to play more.  The graphics are awesome as always and more is revealed with each episode.  I hope they don’t take too long on making that 3rd episode if they are even making one.  They so leave you hanging at the end of episode 2.

For those that don’t know what I’m talking about, these episodes are extensions to the game.  They occur after you get to the end of the normal Half Life 2 campaign.  They are sort of like expansions and boy do they have a bit of content.  If you do look into trying any of these, the link I provided shows you what is in the Orange Box.  All of the games in it are awesome and worth getting bundled.  I had mentioned it in a previous post but seriously get that box.  It is well worth it!

I happened upon this article from a creatively named site and it’s worth a read if you have played Left 4 Dead.  Valve has an interesting approach to games than some other companies.  The idea that they make them for entertainment rather than for the time of year gives you some idea of how they like to distribute their games.  I like the way they distribute their games on Steam.  Granted you do have to download some pretty big games on there but I think it’s worth it. 

On a side/random note: Nothing like fragging tons of zombies in a game

You know, nothing still like a good ol side scroller video game.  Seriously, they are still around and alive and kicking.  I sometimes miss the good old ones such as Life Force and Contra.  Those games were simple enough but were always fun to play no matter how many times you played through.  I recently tried out Castle Crashers which is an xbox live arcade game and its got the same feel as the moldy oldies.  Glad to see someone out there knows how to capture the feel of play the old games had.  Of course for some odd reason, Castle Crashers almost reminds me of the Earthworm Jim series of games.  Now there was some funny added to an almost serious game.  It’s graphics were cartoony and yet pleasing to the eye with their detail and animation.

There are some old games you just can’t put down.  Doom is one such game.  To this day, I still can’t put the game down!  It was simple and yet very entertaining and long unlike some other games now days.  I think I will make posts like this a weekly or monthly thing.  I dunno.  Seems cliche but we shall see.  I’m a game enthusiast and its a nice avenue to release pent up rage while you frag/gank people’s digital avatars hehe!