Defiance. Xbox 360!

Hello fellow gamers, in the third instalment to my blog I'm going to write a bit about a new game I've been playing, hope you enjoy it, and remember, comments are always welcome, and appreciated.

Defiance, well what can I say about Defiance, apart from that it is a viable answer to everything. Just saying it rolls off the tongue perfectly, for example;
"Are you free for lunch?"... "Defiance"
"Should we have a baby?"... "Defiance"
"Have you just had a new tattoo?"... "Defiance..."
I just love everything about Defiance, the word, the game, and definitely the online gameplay.

So this game is a totally an online based game, (and I'm pretty sure you have to have Xbox Live, there isn't an offline option when doing the campaign) which obviously if you don't use Xbox Live then its all extra expenses, I think Xbox Live is about £39.99, and if you're at school or a student I guess that's a lot of money... But Defiance is worth it for. Before I go to much into detail about the game itself I'll just write a bit about first impressions. So the game cost £20.00 from Tesco, which for quite a new release with such a vast map, I thought was a steal, and as if that wasn't enough when I opened the case there were two cool postcards inside, to which I fanboy'd. But to be honest I was a little disappointed with the booklet which was included, it had no real information about the game, just a whole lot of small print legal shit, like, I miss that, I used to love getting a new video game and on my way home looking through the booklet at all the cool features I would later get to enjoy, but it seems the last few games I have bought, the books have been a little slim (especially with The Sims 3) but it did have a cool picture in the centre of the book advertising Defiance the series on Syfy (UK). And to add to my fanboying one of the actors from the TV series who plays Joshua Nolan, Grant Bowler is ina few episodes of Lost. My favourite TV show.

Defiance & My two postcards.

One small feature of the game that I actually really liked was the creation of my character, there was a few different things too choose from with hair, facial hair, scars, tattoos and species, although my character looks nothing like me I still enjoying playing as him, well and the fact that he doesn't have my name, he is named Benjamin Linus after one of my favourite Lost characters (who he also looks nothing like).

                                                                     My Character.

When you start the game throws you right in, its awesome, there's so much combat at every turn but not so much that it just gets tiresome, weapons are easily available and kills and xp are fun too obtain (unlike on Modern Warfare 2, online multiplayer where I just rage) and I also love the fact that you can find an online buddy too help you do campaign missions, side missions or Arkfalls, (which are big fights with really strong creatures) but the being able to play with "online buddies" does bring additional problems to the games...

 

Arkfall's on the map.

 



 



Although playing online is great (as my previous Black Ops 2 blog review would indicate my enjoyment of online gameplay) the fact that there is just so much online gameplay and such a big map the game can get a little lagee, which isn't the end of the world, but still a little annoying. Also another pain with the game, which is also to do with the online thing, is the large amount of patches that need to be downloaded, they can take a long time. But they are necessary to play the game, I mean we want it to play properly don't we guys?

 

A WHOLE FREAKING DAY?!

 

But despite the miner annoyances that come with Defiance it is still an amazing game that I would highly recommend, it is one of those games that you just do not want to stop playing.

 

Rating for this game, a well deserved 8/10!

 

Here is a link to Defiance on the Xbox Marketplace; http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-gb/Product/Defiance/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d802545907d1 

It's 3,200 Microsoft Points, which will cost £34.67 but you will get 4,200 MP's for that and its the best deal, but I would advise you just buy the disc for £20 from Tesco.

 

Remember to leave a comment if you want to share an opinion, you don't have to, obviously that's up to you, but I would really appreciate it. And this post was a bit longer and would have been uploaded earlier if my laptop had not deleted half of it! Do not buy a Vaio!!

Hope you guys enjoyed reading my review on Defiance, have a beautiful day and may you have luck prospering in your gaming adventures. Bye guys :-)

 



Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. Online Multiplayer! Xbox 360!

Hey you guys, so my last blog (and my first blog actually) was okay, I had a few page views and I really enjoyed writing it so I'm going to carry on! So in this post I'm going to write about Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, online multiplayer for Xbox 360, enjoy.

So this is one of my most favourite games in the world, I love it. Playing online never gets boring and you never want to turn off to go to bed or work or whatever.
I find the best way to play is in a "Party" because then you are playing with up to 11 of your online friends (unless you're not the host in which case you could be playing with up to 10 of the hosts friends) I like this but you'll find a lot of online users don't play the game entirely properly.

No 1. BOOSTERS!!! This is basically when people get in a match together and purposely let people kill them over and over to get there xp up quickly, and then they will swap roles. its cheating and very annoying, its brilliant when you get placed in a boosting lobby because I obviously destroy them and ruin their planned boosting lobby (as I gather they are quite difficult to get going it annoys the people).
No 2. CAMPERS!!! Campers are people that chose  a sneaky spot on the map and hide their waiting for their foes to run past and then they pounce from the shadows, again very annoying, not necessarily cheating but a little unfair non the less.
No 3. MODDERS!!! These are people who have modified their game to make it work more in their favour, this, like boosting, is cheating and very frustrating.
No 4. BULLIES :-(!!! So as I mentioned I enjoy ruining boosting lobbies, this is purely because its wrong, and its cheating, but the people I do this too don't always agree with me and I've been called some horrible things over Xbox Live, e.g.
   Xbox Live User: "WHAT THE F@&* ARE YOU DOING IDIOT, stroking your (0(k and fingering your v*gin*?"
   Me: "Something like that"
   Xbox Live User: "Oh my God did you just say you have a v*gin*, hahahahahaha HERMIE!! GUYS THIS DUDES A HERMIE"
This doesn't really bother me, this guy was an ass hole and pathetic, I don't let it bother me but you do get them a lot. But on the other hand all that aside, the game is ace, playing online with friends is great and I really enjoy playing with them and discussing tactics with them, so I would 100% recommend it.

Rating for this game 10/10
Here's a link to Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 on the Xbox marketplace, it's £49.99, which is really expensive to be honest, I think its about £20.00 on Amazon pre-owned, Like New, so that might be worth a look.

I hope any readers enjoy this, I certainly enjoyed writing it up and feel free to leave a comment. Oh and i forgot to leave a rating for the game a reviewed last week which was Who's Gonna Get The Girl, also for Xbox 360, and i would have given it 7/10, because it is hilarious there is just sexual innuendo after sexual innuendo (as you saw in the picture with the hotdog), but it the girl is also crazy which makes it a little frustrating at bits, link below...

http://justplayingsomegames.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/whos-gonna-get-girl-xbox-360-blog.html

Who's Gonna Get The Girl. Xbox 360 Blog!

So I have decided to start writing a Blog as I have found myself with a lot of spare time. And the thing I enjoy doing the most, and what I will be writing about in this Blog, is gaming. but I should probably start by talking about myself (if you want to ignore this part I understand...) I'm Lawrence, I'm 20 years old and live with my parents in England. I've finished school and College and am now trying to get into Health Care Administration, which is surprising for someone who enjoys gaming as much as I do, but then again work life and personal life are totally different. But I'll not ramble, and I hope you enjoy this post!

Who's Gonna Get The Girl.

 


So I'm sure anyone who has an Xbox 360 will know that some Indie Games have got a reputation for being a little saucy, well this game takes the cake! The game is about a guy (played by yourself) and you're trying to land the girl in the picture. She is crazy. Before you even get the chance to sit down with her she can flip out and tell you to get lost, you seriously have to tread on egg shells with this girl if you want to complete the game, to do so you have to remember a series of information about her, such as name, age, occupation, favourite colour, favourite food and so on. and if she isn't a Stripper called Chenika, then I'll be honest, she just isn't worth your time. Well apart from the fact that she has some tig ol' bitties and eats hot dogs in a rather seductive manner.

Mouth full of hot, dog.

 

 

If you are lucky enough to actually get her to meet you in a weird techno club then be prepared as the madness of this game only gets worse. For starters she turns up to the club in a dress that looks like weird futuristic cheese grater, and yet she has some more crazy for you, including a bombardment of questions about facts she told you about herself earlier in the game, get one wrong. and it could all be over! But if you get them right (I suggest writing everything down).

When successful you agree to go out again, this time for dinner at a restaurant, more questions, blah, blah! And if you're successful on this date, what could happen? You'll have to play to find out ;-)

 

Here's the link guys, it's 240 Microsoft Points so if you have a few points leftover you could treat yourself, or just play the free trial and see how you get on with it.

http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-GB/Product/Whos-Gonna-Get-The-Girl/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80258550b81

 

So if you enjoyed this post leave a comment and if people like it I'll do more, as I said I love gaming so to be able to share it with other likeminded people would be really awesome.

Have a nice day you guys!