I Want My Boss Battles Back

123d ago ... Ah boss battles: the classic checkpoint marker and definitive end to many games. But this generation their importance has started to dwindle as has the effort put into creating them by many developers, so where are boss battles now and what significance do they play in modern gaming? We have recently seen the introduction of Quick-Time Event boss battles, arguably the worst use of this lazy...

Next Generation Thoughts

166d ago ... Regardless of what I say in this blog, we will get a next generation of gaming consoles. I just want to touch on the subject a little as this generation is starting to die out and I want to share my opinion on the matter. Now, if you're reading this, then obviously N4G is a website that you visit regularly. And if you visit N4G regularly, then you know that it is almost impossible to visit t...

First Person Shooter: What’s the Right Recipe?

353d ago ... With all the things to love about first person shooters, the multiplayer experience is almost always the defining factor. Ask any FPS gamer why they bought a game such as Battlefield 3, or Modern Warfare 3, and they will more often than not give you the same answer: “I bought it for the multiplayer.” After playing first person shooters games, as well as watching them being played, I must confe...

365 Days of Gaming - Day 16: Rant

481d ago ... I don't know what it is, but any and every game I play today just seems to share the ability of pissing me off without major effort, especially Battlefield 3 and Test Drive Unlimited 2. I started off with Test Drive, working on earning my A3/A2 license to open new championships. Well, for starters, they made the driving school this round damn near impossible thanks to giving me a trashy Mercede...

365 Days of Gaming - Day 11: Battlefield 3

493d ago ... I digress; Battlefield 3 is an amazing game. Despite previous opinions, now that I've finally gotten the hang of it, found a map I enjoy and a weapon that suits me, I find that I enjoy the game so much more. I discovered that with a PP-2000 with a silencer, ACOG, and laser sight or tactical light (assault kit) on Kharg Island is where I shine. Getting at least 10 kills and no more than 5 deaths...

365 Days of Gaming - Day 7: Battlefield 3

496d ago ... I thought this would be a different change of pace than the previous blog entries: Battlefield 3. Let me first start out by saying in order to play this game properly, you're going to need a glass of hard liquour and/or a cigarette, a clear head (which mildly contradicts the liquour recommendation), lots of patience, and time to kill. I spent a good twelve hours of gameplay before I finally got...

The issues with gaming journalism.

530d ago ... I’m sure we all know that there is a problem with gaming journalism. Just looking at N4G you can see a load of top 5 lists and cheap titles designed to gain hits. Recently I started thinking about this. I tried to identify the problems of gaming journalism and why it was this way and I managed to break it down to a few reasons that I can break down into categories. The first and probably big...

Battlefield 3 - Its not that bad really...

565d ago ... So Battlefield 3 has been sat in many a Gamers Xbox 360 / PS3 disc tray for the past week or so ..if your anything like me of course. Anyway after a fairly chaotic start online for Battlefield 3 in regards to the quick match not working and rubber banding and not to mention horrendous lag and having to find games with what I thought was going to be a great addition the Server Browser and not...

Get a Handle on Your Expectations

580d ago ... Another odd numbered year, another game from Naughty Dog studios, renowned for the Crash Bandicoot games and more recently Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, which deserves an award for how many awards it won. Thing is, Uncharted 3 won't be that good. Not because it isn't, but because it can't. It's not Naughty Dogs fault mind you. Uncharted 3 will be game of the year caliber. In a year that's...

No it's not ok to manipulate review scores

583d ago ... So it has recently come to our attention that EA Norway has tried to manipulate review score's for Battlefield 3. As you might expect i was outraged by this, but what upset me more was the fact that there are people actually defending EA.The first claim that people mad is that "everyone does it so it's ok". Firstly everyone doing it is baseless speculation and unless someone can provide evidenc...

No love for Gears 3 as GOTY contender?

589d ago ... Lately, I've been reading quite a few forum posts and comments debating about which game deserves to be Game of the Year(GOTY). All off the big name games see their titles thrown around; Batman: AA, Portal 2, BattleField 3, Modern Warfare 2, Skyrim, Zelda: Skyword Sword, Uncharted 3. While most of these titles haven't been released and haven't proven their quality yet, we constantly forget abou...

Metro Last Light to surpass Battlefield 3 graphics and even Toy Story 1 ???

593d ago ... Zoom in the grasses or leaves of this image: http://xbox360.ign.com/dor/objects/79460/metro-last-light/images/metro-last-light-20110817112016083.html?page=mediaFull Then zoom in the leaves of this image http://bf3blog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/battlefield-3-screenshot-2011-8.jpg What you see is that leaves in Battlefield 3 occupy two dimensional planes , where they bend , they...

The Battlefield 3 Beta - Thoughts & Hopes...

599d ago ... So the mighty Battlefield BETA or demo whichever way you look at it has landed much to the delight of console owners everywhere as well as the PC. Personally I play both games and both have there own strengths and weaknesses and are played in my opinion by different breeds of gamers,were as COD is a twitch shooter catered to the lovers of run and gunning it were as Battlefield is for the mor...

My brand new PC!

628d ago ... Hello there! Before I get into the specs of my new computer (I actually don't have it yet, it is sitting in a cart on Newegg.com), I just wanna say that I have never been a PC gamer in all the 20 or so years I have been playing games. Yes I always knew of the advantages they have had over consoles, but I always loved the simplicity of a console, I don't think there is anything wrong with that....

GamesCom 2011 final day, from a real gamer

637d ago ... Why from a real gamer? Im not a journalist, I´m a passionate and enthusiast that is not living the fair from behind the scene but from in front, doing queues, standing in line for hours and all that jazz ;)! Well, I had nothing "big" left for my final day (since I didn't mean to spend it queuing for Battlefield 3 that will be in my hands in just a few weeks, nor queuing for MW3 although I w...

GamesCom 2011 2nd day from a real gamer

643d ago ... Why from a real gamer? Im not a journalist, I´m a passionate and enthusiast that is not living the fair from behind the scene but from in front, doing queues, standing in line for hours and all that jazz ;)! Well, my second day at GamesCom started with a little disappointment. I was set to go straight to EA´s space (which is basically one third of Halle 6) to get an head start on Battlefiel...

Battlefield 2143 / Final Fantasy X prequel.

646d ago ... The first few games a gamer plays, are the games that have the greatest impact on his/her gaming career. A few years into their career, they look back and remember how they began, in comparison to where they are now. This is where I am at. Looking pretty dull for me now, what with all these shooters that are bringing nothing to the table coming out one after the other, but on a side note, to ta...

Are PC Gamers Stuck-up?

656d ago ... I'm sure plenty of you who will click on this blog have already decided to flame me or are currently thinking of smart responses. That's okay, but let's talk. Now, I'm not one to call people out on every mistake (too often), but some gamers I'll just never understand, but perhaps that's a good thing. If I did, I might as well not call myself a gamer anymore. I recently read an article that EA...

This Autumn is more than just Battlefield 3 vs Modern Warfare 3

672d ago ... For as long as I can remember I don’t think we’ve ever had such a variety of great games to look forward to as we do for this Autumn. Just read this: Deus Ex: Human Revolutions Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Uncharted 3: Drakes Deception Gears of War 3 Assassins Creed: Relevations Batman: Arkham City Resistance 3 Battlefield 3 COD: Modern Warfare 3 Forza Motorsport 4 Rage Dead Island S...

Game A Vs. Game B, or Game X Compared To Game Y.

679d ago ... Well, if you've ever been on the front page, then you've seen some of these type articles. They can range from comparing the Grand theft auto series to Saints Row, or Battlefield 3 to Modern Warfare 3, and of course the Xbox 360 Exclusive to the PS3 Exclusive type of articles. I am not comparing any game to another game, no that's not what I wanted to address in this blog, rather I wanted to...