Wednesday, March 10, 2010

BattleField BadCompany II (PS3)

Have you ever gotten so annoyed that snipers are camping in a building and there's nothing you can do about it? Well why not just call and air strike and destroy that building? cant do that? then you sir/ma'am, need to get your hands on a copy of
Battle Field Bad Company II.

Graphically BFBC II is beautiful and stunning, walking through water, or perhaps your just enjoying the view as you get blasted in the air. With the fully destructible Buildings and environments, you pretty much have no choice but to explore and create your own routes. Feel like taking down a building and hiding in the remnants of whats left? sure go for it!

Single player is fun and funny. the added humor in it is just wonderful, the banter between your squad mates is great. not to mention the bashing on modern warfare 2 ;]
not gonna tell you, you'll have to play it for your self!

As far as online play goes, i've barely played an hour of it but i enjoyed every bit of it. From the three modes that are play able i favored the squad death match, it pins you and 3 others against 3 other squads with 4 people in each. with random spawns its always constant chaos, not to mention who ever grabs the tank becomes prime target so you can sneak some kills in while they are trying to take out the tank.

There are 4 main classes, Assault, Engineer, Medic, and Recon. The names pretty much explain them selves. As you play with each class you gain points for them which unlocks weapons, add ons, perks and other valuable items and weapons. But through your over all rank you can unlock weapons that can be used by every class, unlocked the shotgun? go ahead be a recon class and run around with it! I encourage it!

All that being said I do feel that BFBC II will give Modern Warfare 2 a run for its money. For avid shooter fans i do suggest that you pick this up! even if its just to rent, be worth every penny.
Till next time! Josh Out!

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Coming very soon, Final Fantasy 13 Review

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Tera Online and En Masse Entertainment

Hey guys!

So I got invited a couple of months back to be in a focus group test for a new MMO called Tera Online.

This game is going to be good. It is made from the same people that made Lineage 2. It is being developed with the unreal engine I believe. the graphics are amazing also. For being in pre-beta the client runs smoothly and I didn't crash once. I've tested quite a few MMOs in the past and this one by far feels more complete already than most of those did at launch (Age of Conan).

The targeting system is really refreshing too. You actually have to use skill! There is a cross-hair and you have to click your mouse to do basic attack moves, much like in an FPS shooter. the combat is really fast paced and loads of fun. I could see myself grinding away mobs for hours because of how fun it is.

The lore for the game is pretty good too. There are 6 different races to choose and 8 classes that are all defined. They are going to officially have a press release at Game Developers Conference in March.

Then also just announced En Masse Entertainment, from right here in Seattle is going to be working with them to localize Tera.
"En Masse is dedicated to bringing players the best massively multiplayer online games in the world. Every game we make meets or exceeds the highest standards of production quality while providing a secure, well-supported, and enjoyable gameplay environment as well as a gamer-centric approach to community that engages players worldwide."
-En Masse website.

If you'd like to know more about Tera you can go to:
- Their main website
- The Curse community website

If you'd like to know more about En Masse Entertainment you can go to:
- The En Masse Entertainment website

Some twitter pages to follow:
- Brian Knox - Senior Producer for En Masse
- En Masse
- Tera fans community
- Me! Just because I had to :p