Confessions of a gamer

All Fable lovers have probably heard about the remake of the first Fable game, it´s not a new game but an HD remake of the original game. Which really makes me wonder, if it adds nothing new why would you pay for a game you probably already have? Because Microsoft is clever, every new console can´t play the old games and so they can give them a graphics update and release them again on the new consoles. Is that from the good of their heart or just a clever way of earning some extra money? I don´t want to complain though, I really enjoyed playing Fable and I miss playing that game. The last time I played that game I still had the original Xbox, which is quite some years ago. There was also an option to download Fable on your Xbox 360 but that was so fucked up, after playing for about 30 minutes the screen went black and after that I couldn´t play the game anymore. So this new HD version could be just what I wanted, but I do feel like I´m paying for a game I already have. Because there...

Some people don´t really care about their gamertag, which often reflects in some of the silly and just stupid gamertags out there. Then there are also people who just add a popular name followed by a number, it doesn´t really matter to them or they really want that specific gamertag even if that means having a number in their gamertag. But what if you´re picky and you want a specific gamertag without any other letters or symbols in your gamertag? When you´re first you get to chose first? With a lot of internet related things, usually the first one gets to pick the best names or gamertags. Which usually means that the good ones are often gone within days, so it does pay off to be quick with something good. Still with some imagination and creativity you can come up with an interesting gamertag or at least something else than Jack117MC or Hitsyourtits. But it´s frustrating when there is already someone that got the gamertag that you wanted but that person seems to be offline since 2009,...

In a lot of games these are probably the most hated type of gamers, I´m talking about that lovable lazy guy or girl that waits for you to come to him or her. Why are campers so hated? Because a lot of people don´t respect them, they consider their tactics as a cheap trick and find it annoying when they constantly get killed by this person. Often a camper will count on a vengeful player that will keep attacking him or her so a camper can get multiple kills on the same person. But not every camper is skilled, sometimes it´s easy to defeat them and it´s not suprising to see them rage quit when their tactic fails in a match. But is it all about winning? I don´t know, I can´t say I´m that familiar with campers and it´s a tactic I don´t use. I wouldn´t call campers the scum of the Earth but really it´s not a lot of fun to play against people who only do that, because they just suck the fun out of every match. Still that doesn´t keep people from doing it, some die hard campers move from the f...

Do you remember when they first started with this? I must admit that I can´t remember the first game that started with it but I do remember which game made it popular, the game God of War. Unlike some games God of War actually made it fun to use quick time events, because you used them to finish off bosses or stronger enemies. There wasn´t a real punishment if you failed and it didn´t feel that repetitive most of the time. So what happened over the years? How did we get into quick time event hell? After the game God of War I saw several other games pick up the same trick, Resident Evil 4 has such moments and eventhough some are ok I can´t say that the game really needs that. I´d rather watch a cutscene and just enjoy it instead of having to press the exact right button in the middle of such a cutscene. Failure would usually mean death and I really mean just making one little mistake. Another game that uses quick time events is Jericho, a fun game but really those quick time events di...

Resident Evil is one of those games I would´ve never played if I didn´t have a friend who was a fan of survival horror games. I had never heard of Resident Evil and I probably wouldn´t have played it if that friend of mine didn´t shoved that game in my hands and convinced me to play it. I was never much of a zombie person and I can´t say I´m a zombie person now, I like the Walking Dead and I´ve played several zombie games but I wouldn´t call myself a fan of that. So what makes Resident Evil so special? I think the story in the first game is just a creepy and interesting way to introduce new players to an awesome game, because you slowly discover what went wrong in the mansion and by solving the puzzles you make your way deeper and deeper into that creepy mansion. It´s the way the Resident Evil movie should´ve been, in that mansion or at least something similar. Resident Evil is a mixture of action and scare tactics, making you feel uncomfortable and yet pushing you to go further into t...

In this new topic I´ll handle every Sunday one of my sins or sins that I´ve seen in games, things that aren´t really horrible but still might not be the nicest thing to do. There isn´t really a religious input here, just a play with words and in a way trying to make the gaming world a little bit better. Nobody is perfect, we all make mistakes and we all do things that aren´t really acceptable. Let´s dive deeper in some of these situations or actions that are connected to gaming. Lying isn´t a big deal, right? It´s true, it´s not a big deal to lie to others but you might feel uncomfortable living with that lie. But it will really depend on the lie itself, I mean did you just say that you have blue eyes instead of brown eyes or did you actually lie about your age? Also why did you lie? I know that some people lie online to achieve certain goals, some of these goals are quite disturbing and quite unpleasant. But I don´t think everyone that lies online is a monster, we all have moments i...

I think that dlc is a good way to keep games interesting, because no matter how much you enjoy a game there will come a time and a place that you´re done with a game. So what better way to keep a game fun to play by creating new content for it. But this new content isn´t always appreciated, often developers are accused for filling their pockets with some cheap tactics. Which makes you wonder, what do you want to see in dlc? It´s all about money? I guess you can´t get around it, yes money is important but I don´t think every developer is just going for money. Still offering dlc for a price is a good way to make some extra money. In games like CoD it´s easy to earn extra money with a new weapon camo or some avatar items. This is next to the planned dlc that gives you new maps and weapons, so do you really need those extra dlc packs or is it just something for the die hard fan? I think it doesn´t really matter, if the price is right then you´ll often find yourself buying something. I´d ...