You know, stuff.
by Chris on Aug.30, 2010, under Gaming, XBox 360
I finished playing Mafia II today. It was a good game although there could have been a little more variety in the missions. On the whole though, I really enjoyed it. One achievement to go and then I have the full 1000G from it. Only problem is, that one achievement is to collect all 159 wanted posters. I so far have 65, so I’m on my way to it.
Last night I went to watch Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World. It’s excellent. I think it’s one of the best films I’ve seen in ages. Really, really brilliant. Cera was good and it was nice to see him back on screen with Mae Whitman (who?), Ann from Arrested Development (her?).
Watching Supernatural at the moment. On the last episodes from Season 4. Castiel is emerging as an excellent character. Especially in the episode where the body he inhabits wants it back.
I will update this post later. I’m bored of typing.
Take That You Bitch Week.
by Chris on Aug.26, 2010, under Gaming, XBox 360
I have had the worst day of work ever. I am going to get into bed and watch Mock The Week and be happy with my wife. Huzzah. I started playing Mafia II today. It’s had reviews all over the scale the past few days. Eurogamer gave it 4 out of 10, whereas other sites who I care so little about that I can’t even be bothered to reference them, gave it 9 out of 10. Eurogamer are usually spot on, but so far I don’t think they are with this.
Most of their criticism seems to lie in the fact that there isn’t anything to do outside of the main storyline. Typically in sandbox games, extra missions and what not is the norm, however, I don’t see Mafia II as a sandbox game. Just a heavily story driven, highly cinematic mobster game. I don’t mind there isn’t anything else to do. Not yet anyway.
A Whole Lot of Cock.
by Chris on Aug.25, 2010, under Andrew, Friends, Movies
So, Andrew’s birthday is coming up and in usual tradition have bought him some awful films on DVD. It’s an annual thing now, going back millions of years. Or about 3. In addition to his awful films this year, I also got him a High School Musical duvet cover. Photos of which I am hoping to have soon.
Nothing much else to report at the moment. Oh, I went for a walk with Kate and the boys yesterday down to the Strickland Arms. It was really good fun, especially since it ended with a well deserved pint of Cider. Photos of that will be available soon. Also, I shall be going to see Scott Pilgrim next Monday. Was going to go Tuesday so that Andrew could come but unfortunately my mum isn’t available to give me a lift that night since we have to trek down to Lancaster to see it. Balls.
7 Days of Nothing.
by Chris on Aug.20, 2010, under Gaming, Movies, XBox 360
I’ve had the week off this week, and thanks to the weather I’ve been stuck inside from nearly all of it. I don’t mind that too much, but it would have been nice to get out for a couple of days. Mostly I’ve been playing The Saboteur. I know what you’re thinking, “Saboteur” sounds like table football for dyslexics, but you’re wrong. It’s a game where you shoot Nazis in the face. I got it ages ago yet have never bothered to complete it. It’s not that I dislike it, in fact, quite the opposite, it’s just that I never seem to have the time to devote to it. I’ve racked up 30 hours playtime and I’m only 56% done, according to my stats page.
Other than playing games, of which I’ve done a lot of whilst stuck inside, myself and Kate cleared out the attic and turned it into the boys bedroom. Most of the stuff up there was still boxed up from when I moved in here from my flat. It had mostly been untouched. We ended up binning loads of stuff.
In other news, the Scott Pilgrim film is almost upon us. I hadn’t really heard of Scott Pilgrim until Charlotte made me get the first book. It’s a series of about 7 parts that make up a graphic novel. It’s very geeky and heavily based around videogame culture. I highly reccommend that you pick up the books, or at the very least, go see the film. Here is the trailer:
Epic. Hugely so. So that’s basically been my week off. At the moment I’m just sat watching Kate sing the hits of High School Musical in order to get me an achievement since I can’t sing the stupidly high notes. She’s doing well. If anyone is after easy Gamerscore then give the Disney Sing It games a try. 620G from the HSM one so far and I’ve only played it a couple of hours. Speaking of which, I got Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days this week. I started it at 5pm on Wednesday. By 8:10pm I was watching the closing credits. Yes, it’s THAT short. I’d like to say that I’m THAT good, but no, it’s just a short game. It’s not awful or anything, but it’s not great. The multiplayer goes someway to making up for the single player, and it is a truly amazing multiplayer mechanic, but still, it’s hugely flawed.
Carl loses again.
by Chris on Aug.19, 2010, under Carl, Friends, Gaming
Thanks to the huge racist cunt Carl and his genius use of ‘Tsunami’, I managed to dig myself out of the hole I was in and win the game by almost 30 points. Unlucky, Carl.
Oh, by the way. New design. New rear end. New updating thingybopper. New everything. 
