Fun! That’s what this weekend was.

I was there all 3 days – and all for free. I volunteered for 2 short nights (Friday & Saturday) at a D&D info table – basically, soliciting random people to play D&D and other roleplaying games.

I dressed up in the usual Commander Keen costume, and this time a lot of people tried out my pogo stick, and I even made an entire video for it!

I also got a good deal of photos. Not the best, I really should have gone outside and took some with better lighting and such. But the outside, it burns. Here’s my Photobucket picdump: http://s283.photobucket.com/albums/kk314/CommanderKeener/Fan Expo 2009/?start=all

Hope everyone who was there had fun.
It certainly was a great first Fan Expo for me. ^^

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

Developers: Konami Computer Entertainment Japan

Kojima Productions

Publisher: Konami

Designer: Hideo Kojima

Hideo Kojima is back with his lovely Metal Gear series. This time, it is Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater which I will review right now. Since I haven’t player other Metal Gear games, I certainly will not compare it to other games in the series.

When the Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater DVD is in your hands, you begin to tremble. The box art and the description behind will make you hungry. And you can be sure – Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater will not disappoint you.

Unlike other games in the series, MGS3 is set in the past – in the 1960s. The game kick-starts with a thirty-five minute long cutscene, when you crash land in a forest in Russia. The gameplay is very little in the beginning. There’s hardly any shooting and grappling. Just moving around, trying to search for your lost bag hanging on a tree. Since controls are not specified to you, it’ll take time to figure ‘em out even in the beginning of the game.

The game as an innovative feature to converse with your seniors and advisors who are known only by their codenames – Major Zero, Para-medic, The Boss and Signit to name a few. The radio. You need to press the Select button and access the radio. You can dial various frequencies and make contact with them. Take tips from them, ask how to go about the current mission objective, what food you can eat, how good the weapon you’re using is, etc. You can even dial a frequency to save the game record mission details. Funnily enough, the game saves only in the Japanese PS2 Memory Card (the one with a silver sticker behind it), and not in the Chinese one (the one with a blue sticker behind it.)

What impresses you about the game is the sheer detailing. The sound you make while rustling grass, the recoil of weapons, your character’s flying hair, all catch your fancy immediately.

To the story now: it really can get confusing. It looks more like an army movie from Hollywood, cashing in on the evergreen concept of America-Russia battles. Its all about a scientist kidnapped by the Russians to create a mobile nuclear device to launch nuclear weapons. Based on post-World War II scenario, the story kinda takes time to unfold, but a superb script with some amazing gameplay and characters keep you on the edge of the seat. Oops. I meant controller. I really don’t want to reveal the plot now – it’ll spoil all the fun.

The graphics in the game are outstanding. Its probably because the game was due for realease for the PlayStation 3, but released for it predecessor, as the former ran into launch delays. Shadows, reflections and textures are all brilliantly done. Especially in the cinematic cutscenes, which may run upto nearly twenty-five minutes in time, the graphics and camerawork are beyond explaination. You just have to see for yourself and admire the technical prowess of the designers. A splendid experience indeed. You’d be watching cutscenes from time to time, but never get bored of them, if you follow the story.

Music it superb. Especially in the title track. You’ll always feel like a part of the game, when a suspenseful music runs in the background.

Naked Snake: "Don't look now. I'm naked. Or I'll shoot you."

Your character is Naked Snake. That doesn’t mean he’s naked in any way. Its just his codename.  There are other characters too: EVA, The Boss, Major Zero, Volgin, Ocelot and Sokolov, just to name a few. You’ll have a lot of fun playing around with the nice environment set in the 1960s in the forests of Russia. There’s hiding behind trees, glancing, grappling enemies, killing them with no sound, etc. The coolest part, however, is the camouflage. Snake can camouflage with the environment by wearing different clothes. Different outfits are effective for different environments, such as against a tree bark, in the night, crawling on the grass and hidden in a building. There’s face paint as well. To top it all, there’s an awesome cure feature to treat your wounds surgically. Like removing a bullet with a knife, and treating it with a disinfectant, and wrapping it up with a bandage.

The weapons are plenty, and pretty cool. They offer just the right kind of recoil, and have a perfect sense of controller vibration. Firing a tranquilizer gun hardly vibrates the controller, while firing the M63 for a long time increases the intensity of vibration. Excellent.

Now thats the end of all good stuff. Starts the negative. First up, controls. X and O are reversed, so now X is cancel and O is accept. This irritates. The controls are extremely cumbersome. You’ll almost always be fumbling for buttons to press. Travelling on while crouching or laying flat on the ground is extremely difficult when you wish to turn around. The camera angle is a peculiar one; you can move the right analogue stick to pan the camera here and therem but thats all. The lack of 3D camera was sorely missed. You cannot move the camera in a full circle to know whats going on behind you. Even turning around yourself doesn’t help. Often, you end up getting stuck beside a crate or a log. Then you have to get up, and your enemy sees you, and you engage in a battle..

The cure feature mentioned above is good, but what is hard to swallow is the you can cure yourself within a battle! Imagine tackling four soldiers and getting hit by a bullet. And saying, “Stop. I gotta remove that bullet and bandage that sharpenel wound and mend that bone I broke.”

The aforementioned radio conversations are extremely boring in the beginning, leaving little for you but to see what is being said. Of course, you can skip these conversations.

Bottom Line: Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater is not a game. It is a movie, where you’re the lead role. The story and detail are exceptional, but small flaws spoil the fun. Although it isn’t the best out there, it does prove to be a memorable game, nevertheless.

Detailed Ratings [Out of 10]

Gameplay: 9

Graphics: 10

Controls: 7 [Scrapped Difficulty bowing to popular demand]

Music: 10

Realism: 9

Rating: 9/10 [Brilliant]

This is the best thing I have ever done with my life.

Big Boss ala Metal Gear Solid 3

Two of my other friends already trace, so I drew this free hand. Hard as shit. Took me all day.

-Love sam

Esse post vai eleger os melhores tributos de games que eu achei no Youtube.
Para quem não sabe o que é um tributo, no sentido em que estamos falando, tributo é um vídeo que contém cenas de algum game e alguma música de fundo, que é da escolha de quem faz.
Os critérios vão ser:
1.Sincronia da música com as cenas; 2.Música (é claro que tem que ser uma boa musica); 3.Presença de cenas marcantes do game; 4.Cenas sem Spoilers(se tiver Spoilers será contado pontos negativos na avaliação).

Top 5

Top 4
Solte o seu animal interior com esse Tributo a Gray Fox do primeiro MGS.~

Top 3
Esse mistura a trilha sonora de outro Metal Gear Solid, com algumas cenas de MGS3, a musica é ótima, e o vídeo não tem Spoilers.

Top 2
Esse Tributo é invicrivel mistura a trilha sonora de Naruto com algumas das otimas cenas de MGS4 sem apresentar Spoilers.(No tenho culpa se os melhore Tributos são de MGS).

Top 1
Esse vídeo tem uma sincronia fantástica do game com a musica, alem de ser uma ótima musica, as cenas também mostram as principais característica do game Assasin Creed (Que eu tenho e zerei).

Um extra so para Curtir.

Metal Gear Solid is considered to be one of the greatest video game series of all time and there are many good reasons for this. Not only does Metal Gear Solid have fantastic gameplay and original ideas but it is also extremely cinematic and has an amazing storyline. I know people who don’t care for the MGS gameplay but happily play through for the incredible story and characters. The music also adds to the cinematic feel that MGS is known for. Harry Gregson Williams did an amazing job with the music in MGS2 – 4. All the composers who worked on the MGS games have done an amazing job. The characters in MGS are also amazing. You really feel for all the characters in the game. Both the heroes and villains of MGS are incredible as characters with strong emotions being created for everyone in the MGS universe. This feature will be focusing on the villains however, more importantly the bosses. Another reason MGS is considered to be amazing is the incredible boss fights. To celebrate the one year anniversary of Metal Gear Solid 4: Gun’s of the Patriots, I have made a list of the top ten MGS bosses in the entire series. (No bosses from Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake though because I haven’t got round to playing them though.

Note: There will be spoilers for all Metal Gear Solid games ahead.

10. Olga Gurlukovich – Metal Gear Solid 2

When you start MGS2 and choose new game you are presented with multiple options which affect the difficulty options available on the first playthrough and whether you start the game playing in the Tanker or the Big Shell. Most people who played MGS2 had played the first MGS beforehand so they would choose one of the options saying that they had played the first MGS. This would mean that most players played the Tanker chapter first and played as Snake. The first Boss you fight as Snake is Olga Gurlukovich. One of the best things about the Olga boss fight is the design of the fight. You are fighting aboard a tanker ship and water is splashing on most sides. The rain is rapidly coming down and this makes the fight seem like something straight out of Hollywood.  The graphics were amazing at the time and was one of the best looking scenes in any video game ever. A one on one duel with Olga, rain firing down and water splashing all around you, you are ducking behind boxes and firing at Olga while she fires back. It is a pretty amazing scene. The boss fight plays really well too. You only have a tranquillizer so you are forced to deplete Olga’s stamina rather than health but she can deplete your health. You have to use the small area you have to your advantage by hiding behind boxes and popping out when she doesn’t know where you are and getting a few shots in. Olga sharpens up quickly though and moves the light into your direction which makes it much harder to see where she is. When you look into the light you need to turn away because of how bright it is and it really adds to the immersion. You can get rid of the light by shooting it. Then Olga will use a cloth sheet to hide behind, not for cover but to make it harder for you to spot her. The wind blows it about which obviously will get in your way so you need to shoot the parts where it is tied to the container to make it fly away.

The Olga boss fight is great as a first boss fight. It shows that the boss fights in MGS2 are going to be just as good as the ones from the first game. It creates atmosphere and immersion and lets the player know that MGS2 is going to be an awesome game.

9. Metal Gear REX/Metal Gear RAY fight – MGS and MGS2

Both the fights with RAY and REX are quite different but I wanted to have one of them in this list and couldn’t decide, so I chose both. Both fights involve firing stingers at Metal Gear. In MGS you have to defeat Liquid Snake who is in Metal Gear REX and in MGS2 you have to defeat multiple Metal Gear RAYs. The REX fight is the most cinematic with Liquid trying to finally defeat Solid Snake. The first of many duels between the brothers is extremely well done and the memorable “BROTHER!” line is created here. To make the fight even better though Gray Fox joins in to lend a hand. Gray Fox takes on REX and tries to destroy using speed, strength and his kick ass sword. However, even Gray Fox is no match for REX and is only able to distract it by allowing it to crush him. During this time it switches to the first person stinger mode, which you can control. Gray Fox is shouting at you to fire the rocket and destroy REX but Snake is unable to do it because it doesn’t want to kill Gray Fox. Gray Fox is then killed and Snake is left to fight REX. It’s one of the best moments in the series.

 The RAY fight is also fantastic. Raiden is left by himself in Arsenal Gear and has to destroy the oncoming Metal Gear RAYs. Otacon is available via codec for some advice but apart from that you only have your equipment. The fight is very fun and can be very challenging on the higher difficulties. The fight isn’t as cinematic as REX but it is very tense as you have a limited amount of rations and ammo. Ammo and rations are available to be picked up but there aren’t that many so it’s vital you manage to avoid taking too many hits and eliminate each Metal Gear quickly.

8. Metal Gear REX versus Metal Gear RAY – MGS4

You are probably wondering why I didn’t include this at position 9 with the other Metal Gear fight. The reason for putting it above is because of how awesome the fight is. Yes, the Snake vs. Metal Gear fights are great but fighting Metal Gear using another Metal Gear is even better. Ever since players saw Metal Gear for the first time, they wanted to use it to kick some ass and now MGS4 lets you. Before the boss fight, you get to control REX for a while where you need to make your way through the Shadow Moses escape tunnel and defeat Gekko along the way. This gives you practise for the boss and allows you to get to grips with the way REX handles. It feels really heavy which is a good thing and moves at a decent speed (You can dart in directions to speed this up though). REX is equipped with three weapons: machine guns, missiles and a laser. The machine guns are the “fast but not that powerful gun”, the missiles can do a lot of damage but they need to reload quite often and the laser is very good but needs to be charged before use (The longer charged, the more damage done). The RAY fight is really good. RAY is a stronger version of REX and Liquid has had more experience with RAY than Snake has with REX so Liquid starts off with an advantage. RAY can pull of similar moves to you but if you are quick enough you can dodge fire or shoot the missiles before they hit you. If you manage to ram into RAY you can perform some additional moves but Liquid can do the same. If you miss your ram Liquid will nearly always use the opportunity to attack you up close.

The REX versus RAY fight is amazing. Finally you can control a Metal Gear and even fight with another Metal Gear. REX controls extremely well and the atmosphere created by Shadow Moses nostalgia just makes the fight that little bit better.

7. Gray Fox/Cyborg Ninja – MGS

Gray Fox is one of the best villains in the MGS series, if he can be classed as a villain anyway. The Gray Fox fight is a close quarters dual to the death. Both Snake and Gray Fox only use their fists in this fight, no guns… or swords in Gray Fox’s case. What does make the fight interesting though is the fact that Gray Fox has access to stealth camouflage meaning that he can go invisible. A really fast, cyborg ninja, who can go invisible, sounds like fun. Fortunately Gray Fox doesn’t use stealth all of the time to make the fight fairer. When Gray Fox is attacking he will not use it and will be visible but after taking a few hits he will activate it again. Now you have to find Gray Fox, somewhere in the office the invisible ninja lies in wait. So how do you find him? Do you wander about, searching every possible location for an outline of some sort, as quick as you can? Or do you make use of the chaff grenades you have and deactivate the stealth and stun him at the same time? Or do you listen to his voice and track it, using sound? Each way can be effective and can lead to a very tense boss fight because if you don’t find him quick enough he will find you and do some damage. However, even though the first part of the fight is very well done and extremely fun, the highlight of the fight comes from the end of it. Gray Fox suddenly becomes crazy due to what appears to be a malefaction. He then starts banging his head of the ground and screaming, if you try to attack him an electrical pulse attack you back. Then the electrical pulse becomes even larger and will hit you unless you are far away from him. Gray Fox will be screaming with pain and shouting at you to hit him, he became crazy and witnessing this just adds to the overall quality of the boss fight.

6. Liquid Snake – MGS

Liquid is the main villain in MGS, the leader of FOXHOUND and also Solid Snake’s brother. Liquid is one of the best villains in the entire MGS series and the fight shows that well. After defeating REX Snake wakes up, injured and topless with Liquid standing above him. Liquid talks about his plan and informs Snake of what was going on, then the duel starts. No guns, no stealth, no grenades, just an unarmed duel on top of a half destroyed Metal Gear REX. The scene was done amazing, Liquid and Snake on top of REX, both weak but ready to fight. The fight consists of punching and dodging. You attack Liquid with your combo, dodge his and get some more punches in. The fight itself is good but it’s the atmosphere that really makes it. The duel of the two brothers with the amazing Metal Gear Solid music playing is one of the best events of the MGS series. Liquid’s British voice screaming “Brother!” also adds to this. The player really feels like beating Liquid as quickly as possible because of Meryl. Meryl is lying, unconscious and you can’t check to see if she is alive or not, until Liquid has been defeated. This makes the player want to ensure Liquid gets defeated, the player cares for Meryl and are desperate to find out whether she is alive or not.

5. Sniper Wolf – MGS

There are two fights with Sniper Wolf, both are really good. The fights take place of sniper duels and can be really intense. Sniper Wolf will wait until the right time for the shot while you are frantically searching for her. This creates tension and makes you try to find her as fast as you can but you don’t want to be searching too fast in case you miss her. In the first fight, Snake is at one end of a corridor and Wolf is at the other end. Both of you are equipped with Sniper rifles. Meryl had already been shot by Sniper Wolf and was then captured when Snake went to get a sniper. This makes you want to get revenge against Wolf. Unlike Sniper Wolf, Snake is not a trained sniper so he is nowhere near as good as Wolf. He shakes a lot which makes him quite inaccurate. To prevent the shaking Snake must use diazepam which makes Snake a lot steadier. However you only have a limited amount of diazepam so again you want to try and find her fast so they don’t go to waste. Since the fight is just down a corridor, it isn’t very difficult to find Wolf but she does move to cover and go prone to make it harder.

The second fight is the better of the two though. This time you are fighting in a big open field but at the time of heavy snow. There is also less cover this time so you can imagine that even more tension is created. Again diazepam is needed to have a steady shot and actually hit Wolf. This time Wolf hides behind tries, containers or will try to stay low so that it is hard for her to be seen. It is a lot harder to find her in the second fight but when you get the hang of it, Wolf won’t cause too many problems. After finally defeating Wolf and ending the epic sniper battle one of the most tragic death scenes in the game happens. Sniper Wolf was a good person and Otacon tried to convince Snake that she was. Otacon loved Wolf and seeing her die would be terrible but unfortunately it was necessary.

4. Psycho Mantis – MGS

No Metal Gear Solid boss list is complete without Psycho Mantis. It is one of the most innovate boss fight in a game ever. Psycho Mantis is a telepath so he can read your mind and find out about you or detect your next move. In the cutscene before the fight he reads your memory card and tells you what game you like to play. He also describes your play style; whether you are stealthy; reckless; fall in traps; whether you save often and more. As well as that he tells you to put the controller on the ground and watch him move it through the power of vibration. That is what makes the Psycho Mantis fight so good, it breaks the fourth wall and brings the player into the fight. In the fight you can’t hit Psycho Mantis, well you can’t at the beginning. Every time you fire a gun, throw a punch, throw a grenade etc he will dodge it and then attack you. So how do you beat him? You take out your controller and put it into controller port two. Then he can’t detect your moves and you can actually attack him now. Like I said before it really brings the player in and makes the boss fight an amazing experience.  

Changing the controller port isn’t the only way to defeat Psycho Mantis though. You can also equip the gas mask which prevents him from reading your mind and you can also destroy the statues behind him. Changing the controller port is the best way to do it though. As well as the actual fight with Psycho Mantis, he also controls Meryl. He will take control of her and make her either shoot you or herself. To prevent this you must co and knock he out with a throw or by hitting her enough times.

3. The End – MGS3

Like Sniper Wolf, The End is a sniper duel. This time the fight is taken to a completely different level though.  Unlike the previous fight there is a lot more to fighting, using diazepam and avoiding being shot. There are many ways to defeat The End and each one is extremely tricky and requires a lot of skill, well most ways do. The best way to play is to have an all out, epic sniper duel. The End is hidden somewhere around you so you must try and find him. You could run out into the open and let him shoot you to find his position but that isn’t the best of ideas. You could look out for the glare on his sniper scope or use the directional microphone to hear his grunts (A 100+ year old man isn’t going to be quiet). After you find him you need to hit him with the sniper which, depending on your position will either will be easy or difficult. After hitting him in the first position he will move somewhere into one of the surrounding forest areas. Now to find him again. Don’t expect to quickly run to where he started off because The End is one hell of a runner, especially for his age. However, that shouldn’t be too much of a problem. To find him again you can track his footprints by looking for them or using the Thermal goggles. You can’t just go running after his footprints though, you must make use of your camouflage and try to be as hidden as possible. Survival is the key to the end fight, making use of your camo and equipment; having patience; maybe even setting a few traps all help you defeat The End. Even though the epic, sniper duel is my favourite way to defeat The End the other ways can be just as fun.

Two of the ways are very simple but are worth trying just to see what it is like. After defeating The Pain you have to travel through a river. When doing this there is a point where you turn to the left and a cutscene starts. The End is in the cutscene and is sleeping in his wheelchair. When the cutscene finishes you can kill The End by shooting him in the head with the SVD. This prevents you from fighting him later and instead you will be greeted by some Ocelot troops. There is another amusing way to defeat The End. If you save the game during the fight and then switch off the PS2, when you load the game back up a special cutscene will appear depending on how long you waited. If you waited less than a week The End catches Snake trying to sneak up on him but if you waited more than a week you see Snake sneak up on The End only to find out that he has died of old age. That’s Kojima for you. The third way to defeat him is to sneak up on him. This can be very difficult but you can obtain The End’s camo and Mosin-Nagant by doing this. If you hold up The End and make him shake out his equipment you can get his camo. If you decide to defeat him by depleting your stamina you will obtain his Mosin-Nagant which is very useful as a long range, non lethal weapon.

The End is one of the most amazing boss fights in any game as it is completely different from every other fight out there. Skill and patience are both essential.

2. Liquid Ocelot – MGS4

Now this is one hell of a fight. Old Snake and Liquid Ocelot both have gone through hell but are still determined to fight each other. It is an amazing experience and seeing the legendary hero and villain have one final fight (or should that be four) makes an incredible finale for Metal Gear Solid 4. The fight is split into four parts, each part representing one of the Metal Gear Solid games (1 – 4). Each fight involves using CQC and Ocelot will use different skills and attacks depending on which stage he is in. The CQC is changed for this fight though. The main combo you can perform is now longer and has more hits in it; the grab takes you into a special cut scene/quick time event where you can beat him up even more; you can perform a more powerful punch; you can perform a dash which will stun him for a second; you can perform a quick dodge in the form of crouching down; you can interact with the environment to perform more moves (e.g. Hitting Liquid Ocelot’s head off a big post). The first stage of the fight is the Metal Gear Solid (1) stage. This fight has the amazing “Encounter” Metal Gear Solid music playing and allows you to get to grips with the fighting style.  The CQC duel makes you attack, block, dodge and grab to win the fight. The health bars are exactly the same as they were in MGS too which is a great feature. The atmosphere in this fight is great; it really reminds you of the Liquid versus Snake fight in the first MGS. Even though you are fighting Ocelot, there is a resemblance to Liquid when he is topless. Outer Haven has a similar look to REX when you are on top of it which adds to the nostalgic atmosphere.

The second part of the fight is the Metal Gear Solid 2 part. This time the “Tanker Incident “ music is playing. This time Liquid Ocelot will frequently use an extremely powerful punch which can take off a lot of health. The fight is very similar but it has a completely different atmosphere due to the music which makes the fight what it is. Both if the fights can be really brutal since both Liquid Ocelot and Snake are extremely old and in extreme pain. Again the health bars have changed to the ones used in MGS2. The MGS3 fight is next and starts off with some cool, cutscene counters which were used by Big Boss and The Boss in MGS3. Ocelot also does his hand gesture which he done frequently in MGS3. This time the “Snake Eater” song plays. Ocelot fights with the pose that Big Boss and Ocelot both used in MGS3. Some of the CQC attacks from MGS3 are used in this fight by both Liquid Ocelot and Snake. One of the attacks that Liquid Ocelot uses can be countered by Snake in the exact same way Big Boss counters which is a nice touch. The health bars are now the MGS3 ones and the stamina bars are there too.

The MGS4 fight starts with Snake and Liquid Ocelot both punching each other at the same time. Then they both fall over. As they rise the music changes to the “Old Snake” music from MGS4. Liquid Ocelot then says, “It’s not over yet” and the final stage starts. Unlike the previous stages, there are no fast CQC attacks, grabs or health bars. As you stumble towards Liquid Ocelot and he stumble towards you, the music plays. Then one of you will manage to get a single punch in. There is no fast chain of combos, just slow punches being exchanged between the two brothers (If you count them as brothers). Both of them are in pain and are struggling to keep on going. Then with a few more punches, Liquid Ocelot finally falls over defeated. This is an incredible way to finish off the incredible game that is Metal Gear Solid 4.

1. The Boss – MGS3

The Boss fight is created and executed beautifully. At the start of the game The Boss is helping Naked Snake and there is a very deep connection between the two. Snake tells Eva that is more than what is normally felt between a man and women, that it’s deeper than love. Snake doesn’t want to fight The Boss and neither does the player but there is obviously no choice. The fight itself is amazing though. Both The Boss and Naked Snake created CQC together and CQC is essential to this fight. It starts and The Boss immediately runs towards you and tries to CQC throw you. You can counter by hitting circle at the right time then throw her to the ground yourself but if she gets you onto the ground she will unleash a stream of bullets from her Patriot. After you escape or she retreats back, you have a number of options. You could wait until she finds you and try to get a few cheap CQC moves in but you can’t treat The Boss that way. You could run at her and counter/attack her with CQC. If you don’t have a heart you may even shoot her. When you attack The Boss she will comment on your skill level which is a great touch that shows there is still a connection between the two. You only have ten minutes to defeat The Boss as she is calling in air strikes to bomb the place so that only one of them will get out alive and carry on the name of The Boss. Five minutes into the fight the “Snake eater” song starts and it really adds to the feeling off the fight. When Snake or The Boss is hit the flowers will change colour which again makes the fight even more amazing.

The fight is more than CQC; it is a test of survival and making use of everything that The Boss has taught you. You need to counter her CQC; avoid her bullets; sneak up on her; use camouflage if you think it would help. It is an incredible experience. Then the most amazing part of the fight happens. When you defeat The Boss and the cutscene starts, she hands you the philosopher’s legacy and tells Snake about EVA. Then she gives you the Patriot and tells you that there can only be one Boss in the world. Snake is now standing above The Boss, holding the Patriot, aiming it at her head waiting for the player to press circle and finish off The Boss. The player obviously has to but they don’t want to end the life of the legendary soldier. Even in death The Boss still had an influence in the world and her ideas were the basis of The Patriots.

I would consider the ending to MGS3 to be the greatest video game ending of all time. You see the moment when Naked Snake become Big Boss but he doesn’t seem to care now that he knows the truth about The Boss. EVA was told about The Boss by The Boss herself and was supposed to tell Snake the truth about the whole events. The Boss never actually betrayed Naked Snake, well she did but she had no choice. She was forced to do it; it was her mission as a soldier. The betrayal was all part of her mission which originally involved coming back to the US alive but after Volgin destroyed Sokolov’s research building the Russians blamed the US. The US government needed to cover this up by blaming it on The Boss and convincing the Russian government that she was a rogue agent. Then the Russians demanded that the US sent an agent into kill The Boss, along with Volgin. They sent in Snake. The Boss never wanted to fight against you, she was just following her orders as a soldier and the player is forced into playing a part in it all without even knowing it. The player has to kill the Legendary Soldier to please the government. Then Big Boss visits The Boss’ grave, places down the Patriot and flowers, and then has a final salute. It is extremely emotional and the perfect way to end the game.

The Boss fight was amazing which paid a tribute towards all The Boss’ beliefs and how she acted as a soldier. The fight is made even better by the fantastic ending that follows.

Idag är det första maj, och egentligen var det meningen att jag skulle varit med på 1 maj tåget här i Lidköping, men tyvärr sket det sig eftersom, jag blev förbannad över en sak så jag tappade humöret och stannade hemma istället… Och bara för det så sitter jag redan vid fyra på dagen och är full *suck*

Älsklingen tyckte själv att det var viktigare att gå i tåget än att stanna hos mig och se till att jag mår bra… men va fan, inte bryr jag mig om det… Han får göra vad fan han vill, för det gör han ju ändå oavsett om han sårar någon på köpet eller inte… Men nu ska vi inte gå mer in på det…

Det är vackert väder idag och jag har registrerat mig på clan base och är redo att joina SEF clanen i CoD4 för er som inte fattar ett skit om vad jag snackar om, ta och googla, men för er som faktiskt förstår vad jag pratar om… GRATTIS!!! Om ni själva spelar CoD4 online genom PC så kan ni ju hålla utsikt efter SEF|Lu[N]a när ni spelar för då är det jag… dock så suger jag än så länge på CoD4 (vilket jag inte förstår varför eftersom jag klarade mig väldigt bra i BF2 “Battlefield 2″ men nu i CoD4 så dör jag ju hela tiden XD förstår inte varför det är så stor skillnad… vet inte om det är mer crowded i cod4 än i bf2 men av någon konstig anledning så känns det krångligare i cod4… någon som kanske kan förklara detta för mig? ) och snälla kom inte med tykna snorkiga kommentarer, snälla var seriösa, vi är alla nybörjare från början… och jag råkar vara nybörjare på just cod 4… bf2 är nästan som handsken för min hand, men bara nästan… i bf2 så är jag dock inte med i någon clan där är jag en freebird… fråga mig inte varför jag helt plötsligt börja blanda in engelska ord XD men summan av summarum eller vad sjutton det heter så älskar jag att spela spel, vilket leder in mig på att jag äntligen har köpt mig MGS4 som jag längtat efter att köpa men som dock vart för dyr för min plånbok, men nu hade jag råd med den å har börjat spela lite, å hittills så tycker jag att det är fan kul… har spelat 2 och 3:an innan och sett på när en annan spelade ettan så jag har skapat nån slags kärlek för MGS serien… dock var 2:an konstig, hatade, jag HATADE Raiden (ni som spelat MGS2 känner jag på mig har nog de flesta samma känslor som mig för Raiden) han är så löjlig, mesig och bara då stupid… men jag lyckades ändå bita mig igenom den Titanic liknande kärlekshistorien mellan Jack och Rose i MGS2 och det kändes bara såååå skönt… sen tog man sig an MGS3 som däremot var en otroligt rolig spelupplevelse, man fick springa runt där i jungeln bland aligatorer och ormar, med den alldeles förträffligt härliga karaktären snake… Och man fick följa med i historien och fick veta hur det hela började, någonstans på 30-talet? rätta mig om jag har fel, men det var ett tag sedan jag spelade 3:an så minnet kan svika mig lite… Men det spelet var både vackert, spännande och underhållande… MGS 4 har jag inte så mycket att berätta om ännu, men det spelet återkommer jag till när jag kommit längre in eller rent sagt kört igenom det då ska jag recensera det…

Ha det gött alla glada å sura å spel nördar!

//Mumintrollet

As I sit here, staring down my copy of Resident Evil 5, unable to play due to lack of a television set, I’ve had to find other means to fulfill me gaming-wise. Sure, I could play my little sister’s DS, but turn based RPG’s just don’t call out to me like they may have in my youth, and that’s about all her collection features. I could also f around with the laws of the Internets, and grab some roms/emulators, but I just don’t think I’m ready for my computer to get another virus, so F that. PC gaming? Nope, my PC can hardly run Itunes and Firefox without burning itself out. My last option was turning to my music collection, and all the gaming music that I’ve acquired over the years.

Officially licensed music, Remixes, bands covering themes, and just any composition that is in someway related to gaming has helped keep me from missing games too much (but it’s only been a 9 days). I’ve been knee deep in nostalgia listening to everything from The Megas to Nobuo Uematsu. I feel that sharing some of these selections could keep my mind off the missing link (Zelda?) in my life, for at least a little while longer. Without further ado… Game music.

The theme from Punch-out! performed by the Minibosses

One of the first games I’ve ever owned on the Nintendo Entertainment System was Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out. I didn’t beat it until many years later, after my cousin re-purchased it from a Game Crazy in Vegas. I’ve always enjoyed knocking the crap out of Glass Joe, and pretty much everyone else until Poplinski, who I couldn’t beat when I was a kid. The music was as important here, as it was for its film counterpart, Rocky (not official counterpart, of course). Here are the Minibosses bringing the sounds of my youth back to life…

The Opening of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

In possibly the greatest spoof of all-time, MGS3 opens (a long way into the actual game) with a hilarious song about eating tree frogs, dreaming, and being a bad ass spy in this Bond-like composition. This song spoof is as funny and fitting, as anything the Flight of the Conchords has ever done. The rest of the series’ score is more serious in tone, and perhaps this is meant to be, but I can’t help but giggle every time I hear it.

Those Who Fight Further (Final Fantasy VII) performed by The Black Mages

Nobuo Uematsu has composed the majority of Final Fantasy’s music, as well as numerous other games, but nothing he’s done is any more bad ass than The Black Mages. The Mages are basically a metal band that plays Final Fantasy music, and has the composer of all that music playing the keys. The band and their musical performances are at least as epic as any of the games their music is featured in.

I’ve been listening to tons of other stuff, but these three selections have always stood out above the rest. Bands like The Advantage, NESkimos, Fucking Champs, Horse the Band, all the stuff from OCRemix, the Castlevania Cd that came with Portrait of Ruin, and anything else I’ve scrounged up over time are also mixed in. I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one who loves game music, so leave a comment, and let me know which songs you like best.

Czyli ranking ulubionych growych intr. Wiem, wiem, każdy to robi, ale ja mam dobry powód. Jaki? zapyta ktoś miły. Ano taki, że tego typu topik mojego dobrego znajomego Pawlika po prostu zawiódł kompletnie moje oczekiwania Trzeba zatem pokazać światu co jest pr0. Zero subiektywizmu, w pełni obiektywnie i autorytarnie, ha! Tylko na początek mała uwaga, brałem pod uwagę tylko animacje otwierające przygodę z grą, nie pierwsze filmiki, które pojawiają się po wybraniu New Game, w takim przypadku lista wyglądałaby zgoła inaczej.

5. DBZ Budokai 3

Jedna z tych animacji bez których dobra partyjka w grę nie może się po prostu odbyć. Hej, wszystkie tutaj takie właśnie są! Nie ma nic co lepiej oddałoby ducha Dragon Balla niż piosenka wykonana przez Hironobu Kageyamę, do tego z tak fachową oprawą video. Do dziś lubię co jakiś czas to oglądnąć, mimo tego, że Budokai 3 już kilka lat temu przestał być najlepszą grą spod znaku DBZ. Big Bang Kamehameha miecie wszystko.

4. Snake Eater

Kiedy pierwszy raz odpaliłem trzeciego Meta Geara na mojej twarzy pojawił się lekki WTF podczas słuchania tej piosenki. Kiczowaty bondowski klimat w serii Kojimy? No wai! Jakieś idiotyczne węże latające po ekranie, śpiewanie o jedzeniu żab drzewnych, nawalanie ze stacjonarnego działka w helikopter. Miałem dość i słuchałem tego z zażenowaniem, za cholerę nie pasowało mi to do gry. A później przyszło drugie przechodzenie gry i nie chciałem by Snake Eater się kończyło. Nagle kościsty wąż nabrał wyrazu, jedzenie żaby stało się walką o przetrwanie, tylko nawalanie w kopter zostało tym samym czym było. Nie wiem jakim cudem Hideo wpadł na pomysł wrzucenia tej nuty do gry, ale chwała mu za to. I śmierć hejterom.

3. Devil May Cry 4

Mrok, zło, gotyk, kabaret, poniżanie, makabreska. Ciąg słów najlepiej opisujący istotę serii DMC. To intro jest w pewnym stopniu inne od pozostałych w tym zestawieniu, ponieważ jako jedyne było także trailerem gry. Trailerem, którym ludzie z Capcomu pokazali, że nie jest im obce zmontowanie emocjonującego i ostro działającego na widza kawałka filmu, a piosenka Shall Never Surrender z miejsca stała się moją ulubioną z osta czwartej odsłony diabelskiej serii. Jej tytuł posłużył także za motto naszego klanu w MGO. Kurwens, ostre brzmienia i spokojne rytmy w jednym kawałku? Takie rzeczy tylko w DMC4.
Aha, jeśli wciąż Was to trapi, tak, Gloria nie nosi majtek.

2. Tekken 5

“Podziękuj za życie mojej matce” - powiedział spokojnym głowem Jin powstrzymując się przed zadaniem ostatecznego ciosu i rzucił swego dziadka na ziemię. Zanim ktokolwiek się zorientował pozostała po nim tylko dziura w suficie i opadające czarne pióra. Kiedy chwilę potem Heihachi i Kazuya przebudzili się musieli walczyć o życie z grupą robotów Jack. Ramię w ramię, ojciec z synem po raz pierwszy od lat.
Tak rozpoczyna się pierwsza część podwójnego intra piątego Tekkena. Druga animacja bardziej podchodzi pod filmy otwierające bijatyki, czyli mamy okazję zobaczyć wszystkie postaci wydziwiające cuda w rytm muzyki. Ale, ale, tu mamy coś specjalnego. Rzadko spotyka się tak świetne połączenie akcji i muzyki. Asuka ratująca kotka, trenujący Lei i Law, Feng rąbiący drzewo przy pomocy swojego mistrza. Do tego piękny render od mistrzów z Namco. Po prostu szał, szał, szał, szał, szał!

1. Soul Edge

Ktokolwiek oczekujący czegoś innego na pierwszym miejscu albo nie zna się na grach albo jest wariatem. Hej, to Namco, cóż mogę napisać? Już prawie dziesięć lat przed T5 pokazali, że jeśli ktoś może zrobić MEGA intro, to tylko oni. Nie ma nic, co zawładnęłoby sercami graczy na tak długo i kazało odtwarzać się co trochę w media playerze. Nie ma też drugiej tak niewyraźnie zaśpiewanej piosenki, która stała się tak zapamiętaną. No i nigdzie wcześniej nie mieliśmy okazji zobaczyć tak realistycznie podskakujących piersi bohaterki. Moja miłość do Taki rozpoczęła się właśnie wtedy ^^

I tak oto zamykamy kolejny rozdział pod tytułem “moje top”, kochani. Obiecuję, że następnym razem będę oryginalniejszy. Ciao i niech dobre intra będą z Wami!

Shinigami

Recentemente postei sobre a possibilidade da música tema de MGS 2 e 3 ter sido plagiada, mas tanto faz, afinal, a música é linda! E aqui estão duas performances youtubianas, uma no violão, outra na ocarina e a última orquestrada pela Eminence Orchestra:

Well I have to make this quick, but I guess I should tell all the dudes and dudettes about this Metal Gear tease. Check out the bros over at Loot-Ninja for details and speculation about what’s next for Snake and the rest of Konami. PC Gamer thinks it might mean the Franchise is coming to 360. Which would be great, since Microsoft just emailed me that my console is repaired, so hopefully I’m back in the game by end of the week. Once I get my avatar figured out, I’ll post a pic of it.

I’m still bogged down at work so again you have to bear with me, these past few weeks have been subpar and I apologize. I wish I had some outside contributors ::cough:: leave comments ::cough::.

To make myself feel better about working vs. not working and blogging, I’ll post this from Tech Crunch about how the sagging economy is affecting the venture capital space. I can confirm that from my view, where I personally track over 30 venture firms and have access to over 200, they are not doing well. Here’s hoping a new bubble emerges soon and saves the day. Who wants to invest in the green bubble with me?

Well, just thought I’d post this. Sorry it took me so long to get the pictures up. This is/was my Halloween costume this year.

If you are reading this blog, I assume you are a gamer and that this costume is instantly recognizable:

I’m Naked Snake/Big Boss from Metal Gear Solid 3. He’s just much easier to cosplay than Solid Snake, really. The outfit is more readily available at Army Surplus stores and such.

So, without further ado, here are the pictures:

Hiding behind the bushes on my college campus

Peeking around the corner for a...

Pop-out shot.

And of course, a series of Naked Snake pictures is not complete without a crawl shot.

For the whole album, see this link.

Anywho, just thought I’d share that with you all, because I figured (some of) you may think that was cool. I realize its a little egocentric, but seriosly, I had the urge to show them off and no one to show them off too! And if you wanna know where/how I got a hold of the various stuff necessary to the costume, just leave a comment, and I’ll be happy to respond.

Well, to let you all know…a Fallout 3 review is coming next week (or so). I would like to complete (most of) the game before reviewing it. But since its so frickin’ enormous, I may just cheat and give you a “my impressions so far” review.

.. und ich geh auch nicht so schnell weg *g*
Dieses Posting liegt seit knapp einer Woche hier als Entwurf rum und in diesem stand eigtl dass ich voll mit WipeoutHD und Burnout Paradise auf der PS3 beschäftigt sei. Trophies sind ja so cool ^^
Aber es hat sich nun etwas geändert: Hab die Gelegenheit genutzt und mir bei Aldi eine PS2 für 77Euro zugelegt. Nun bin ich zusätzlich noch an so Perlen wie MGS3 (damals nur zu 1/4 gespielt), God of War2 und FF12 (völlig an mir vorbei gegangen, da ich keine PS2 mehr hatte) dran.
Und richtig geraten: Freie Zeit ist nun ein fremdwort und muss in der Wikipedia noch nachgeschlagen werden *g*

Später kommt noch ein Eintrag zur PS3 ^^

Achja: Nebenbei wird auch noch Solty Rei fertig geschaut. *g*

This game was epic… so epic. I don’t want to give anything away but it was simply amazing. I can see why some people wouldn’t like, because it’s purely a tribute to MGS fans. The ending was 90 mins long so I couldn’t go to bed till 12, lol Afterward, there was also the credits that were unskippable which I can safely say was long than Brawl+Mario Galaxy combined.

SNAKE!!!!!!

It’s been a busy week so far. From a weekend filled with shopping, a picnic, and an awesome church service to a week starting off with sickness and much housework, it hasn’t been a very gamer-friendly time for me.

I guess that’s one reason the blogging has dropped off. It’s a great past time, and I rather enjoy writing, but when life just keeps giving you cards that you just want to get through, blogging takes the back seat (at least on a gaming blog, anyways).

My niece and nephews are going to be around until the 31st, and then I’ll be able to get into the games that I’ve had to hold off on. MGS3 and MGS4 still need to be played, and I’m really thinking about playing through MGS2 again. I’d like to play the first one, but unfortunately, cash is tight right now, and I don’t want to drop too much money on it. I figure just getting re-acquainted with the series will take long enough.

Then there are the other games that I still need to get complete, like Battlefield: Bad Company, although I’ll probably just be playing multi-player for some time. I want to start in on Ninja Gaiden: Sigma, as I’ve not played much of it, but I know it takes dedication. Then there’s Final Fantasy X, which truthfully, I’ve nearly forgotten about. Oh, and also Katamari Damacy.

There are a few games that I have been able to play recently, games like Guitar Hero 3, Bad Company multi-player, Burnout: Paradise (not my copy, unfortunately) and Heavenly Sword.

These are the games, time-permitting, that will be holding me over until August.I guess you could say that next month is looking pretty promising.

MGS3 Subsistence – Ultimate Weapon

Esses videos estão no 3º disco de Metal Gear Solid 3 Europeu.

I’m just exhausted today. Tonight especially.

So much so that I just couldn’t seem to get into MGS3. It’s the first night my wife and I have had without any kids around, and she’s just wore out. So while she was sleeping, I thought I’d game a bit.

Well, it didn’t go so hot. After getting through one part (where you meet Ocelot for the 2nd time), and then going on forward, my desire and my gameplay just went downhill.

Guess I’ll try it another night.

Tomorrow, though, we’re going to go see Wanted.

Our first night we can get out without the kids, and we’re taking it!

If you’ve ever played Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, you know that it has one of the best soundtracks for any video game ever. But there’s one particular song that’s always stuck on my playlist: “Debriefing” by Harry Gregson-Williams. It plays during the ending scenes. It’s so good that it should be made the official theme song for Memorial and Veteran’s Day. Not kidding, it’s absolutely brilliant. Especially the part starting at 2:48. The build-up is so damn moving. RIP The Boss.

Not much of an update over the past week. Battlefield: Bad Company continues to be my game of choice (multi-player is to blame, it’s just too good!), with a little Guitar Hero 3 thrown in (which I’d forgotten to note on last week’s update).

Also, it looks like my purchase of MGS1 fell through – and I’ve filed a claim to get my money back. We’ll see how that goes – I may just snag the essentials collection next month, regardless if I can get through Snake Eater sometime this month (which I’d like to).

Games I’m currently playing:
1. Battlefield: Bad Company – PS3
2. Guitar Hero 3 – PS3
3. Need For Speed: Carbon – PS3
4. Metal Gear Solid 3 – PS2
5. Heavenly Sword – PS3
6. Final Fantasy X – PS2
7. Katamari Damacy – PS2

Games I’ve back-burnered for various reasons:
1. Castlevania: Lament Of Innocence – PS2
2. Champions of Norrath: Realms of EverQuest – PS2
3. Gran Turismo 4 – PS2
4. MotorStorm – PS3

Games that I can’t wait to get to:
1. Metal Gear Solid – PS1
2. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots – PS3
3. Ninja Gaiden Sigma – PS3

Games that I’ve recently completed:
1. Heavenly Sword – PS3 – 06.11.2008
2. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty – PS2 – 06.09.2008

I thought I would be in a slouch at the start of the summer. Niece and nephews around, I didn’t think I’d have time for any gaming.

Apparently, I was wrong. Very wrong.

Of the 4 kids visiting, we have the oldest, my 16yr old nephew, and his 12yr old sister. And he has a PS3, and even brought a few games with him for his 6 week visit.

In short, they both like to play games. A lot.

Personally, I’m still trying to play through Metal Gear Solid 3. That’s kinda at the forefront, but it’s not the simplest game to play when you’ve got others in the room. I can barely play it when my wife is around, as it’s easy to get distracted and miss parts of the story. But I’m not giving up

Considering I’m playing it for the story, it’s basically in a holding pattern until my niece and nephew leave at the end of July. I don’t consider it on the back burner yet, but that may change. I may play it some, but it seems to be a scarce thing. And, I won’t start on MGS4 until I finish 3, so that game, as much as I want to play it, is still back burnered.

My nephew seemed interested in Battlefield: Bad Company, so I got that from GameFly and it came in on Saturday. I thought it over, and ended up buying it for about $47 after using a coupon (my account is being canceled tomorrow). I thought we’d be able to game together more with it, especially since I hear the multi-player is sweet. Turns out, he just kinda likes it, but then again, he hasn’t taken an initiative to play it yet. That’s going to change this week, I’ll see to that.

So now, I have more going on than I can seemingly keep track of in my head. Here’s the updates:

Games I’m currently playing:
1. Battlefield: Bad Company – PS3
2. Need For Speed: Carbon – PS3
3. Metal Gear Solid 3 – PS2
4. Heavenly Sword – PS3
5. Final Fantasy X – PS2
6. Katamari Damacy – PS2

Games I’ve back-burnered for various reasons:
1. Castlevania: Lament Of Innocence – PS2
2. Champions of Norrath: Realms of EverQuest – PS2
3. Gran Turismo 4 – PS2
4. MotorStorm – PS3

Games that I can’t wait to get to:
1. Metal Gear Solid – PS1
2. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots – PS3
3. Ninja Gaiden Sigma – PS3

Games that I’ve recently completed:
1. Heavenly Sword – PS3 – 06.11.2008
2. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty – PS2 – 06.09.2008