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Saturday, October 19, 2013

Why you HAVE to play Deus ex if you haven't done so before!




If you have never experienced Deus Ex in your younger days, then, talking out of my personal experience, I HIGHLY suggest you taking the time to play this pearl of a video game.
There are just so many things I thought was awesome about this game and I can't wait to tell about it!

 Deus Ex is a nano punk/cyberpunk-themed action-role playing video game — combining first-person shooter, stealth and role-playing elements.
Set in a dystopian world during the year 2052, the central plot follows rookie United Nations Anti-Terrorist Coalition agent JC Denton, as he sets out to combat terrorist forces, which have become increasingly prevalent in a world slipping ever further into chaos. As the plot unfolds, Denton becomes entangled in a deep and ancient conspiracy, encountering organizations such as Majestic 12, the Illuminati, and the Hong Kong Triads throughout his journey.
 -Wikipedia.

But that was just the formality. There are tons of content in this game that I can't wait to talk about.

1. Combat
One of the most satisfying part of this game. You can choose these following ways of going through missions:
1.1 kick ass, kill everyone and move on
1.2 sneak to every enemy and take them out without  anyone ever knowing you were present
1.3 maneuver through drains and tunnels without harming a single enemy
1.4 do a bit of everything

All in all, I think stealth was the most satisfying way to play the game. Stealth can be a really difficult challenge at the start of the game, but as you progress and get new abilities and weapons, you will feel like playing an open world Hitman which is of course AWESOME in every way.
2. Actions and Consequences
This is one of the most unique features in a LOT of modern videogames. I'll give a really funny example:
My mission was to find the doctor of my headquarter. I was searching for several minutes and I accidentally stumbled into a women's bathroom. After returning to my boss he actually made a little comment about how bad it makes the company look bad if I do these kinds of actions.
I mean really, small details like that make games so memorable!
That was of course not everything. There are so many given moments where you can decide your future by acting a certain way. You are given the choice to kill people and some even cause other important characters to have a different view about you. That is something even the great Elder Scrolls series fails to implement in their newest games.
3. Story
It sadly is very linear, but the given missions play in many different environments, the objectives aren't very repetitive, although there is a lot of walking involved. The story itself is very exciting and easily comparable to a good movie you would want to watch, especially conspiracy theory fans love this game. There are different endings.
4. Customization
Augmentations, skills, customizable firearms, an inventory allows you to choose the perfect features you want to have. You can customize your main character, the things mentioned above focus solely on the way you want to go through your missions like I mentioned in part 1.
5. My evaluation.
10/10. Exciting story, many different approaches in missions, customization, consequences for your actions, great stealth gameplay. The eye for detail we gamers miss in the modern day gaming. Even the linear gameplay doesn't stop you from searching for hidden secrets (and believe me there are tons of secrets!!)

Any minuses?
The graphics have gotten older in all these years and the voice acting sounds silly for modern standard. But believe me, the quality gameplay takes away all your attention off the aged graphics.


Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Gta V breaks 7 Guiness world records

1.    Best-selling action-adventure videogame in 24 hours
2.    Best-selling videogame in 24 hours
3.    Fastest entertainment property to gross $1 billion
4.    Fastest videogame to gross $1 billion
5.    Highest grossing videogame in 24 hours
6.    Highest revenue generated by an entertainment product in 24 hours
7.    Most viewed trailer for an action-adventure videogame
http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2013/10/confirmed-grand-theft-auto-breaks-six-sales-world-records-51900/

In a way I was suprised, but then again...hey! it's GTA we are talking about here!
With a 10/10 on almost every single game review website, it's obvious that just like it's predecessor- Gta IV, GTA V will be nominated as the game of the year award, and MOST likely win the title.

I myself haven't gotten the chance to play Gta V, because it's not released for the pc. But I did stick to the news on the release day and weeks afterwards to see what this baby has to offer.
Like I predicted/speculated after viewing the trailer, it seems Gta V sticked to everything they promised.
Stocks, diving, parachuting, tunable cars, different planes just like in Gta san andreas, a lot of interaction between the main characters, different mission approaches...

Any negative points? Yep. There are. Hardware limitations. I was shocked when I heared that Gta V was not sceduled for the new consoles: Xbox One and PS4. This, of course had an effect on the game. Body building mechanics were left out, a constant 50 or 60 fps on a 1080p video format, more peds (and just more content into the world map)

Nevertheless, Gta V turned out to be an awesome video, it is only sad that it did not come with the new generation of gaming that could have made Gta V a milestone of the new gaming technology.

Sunday, August 25, 2013

Time to say goodbye

Don't worry, not forever!


Good evening dear blog browsers, Kaimas 7 here. I want to inform you all that on the 25th of August I will leave my current home and I will move to a bigger city for I am going to university. There is going to be a whole lot of new adjustments for me, so I want to inform you all that I won't have access to my current computer. That means no videos in the nearest future. That might change in the further future if I decide to bring my computer to my new apartment.
I will have a small laptop with me, so I might be able to
make new posts, but there is no chance of making new videos.
I want to thank you all who took time to support my blog and youtube channel by looking at the newest content. I had fun in producing new videos and I hope after this big break I will find new inspiration for new videos. Until that, thank you and I will see you again sometime.


Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Deadly Reflex: set up momentum bar

It's a simple process

Get yourself those mods:
Menuque
http://oblivion.nexusmods.com/mods/32200//?
Hud status bar
http://oblivion.nexusmods.com/mods/34905//?

Install them. Hud status bar best with oblivion mod manager

Go to
Program Files\Bethesda Softworks\Oblivion\Data\ini
there will be the files: 
DR Hud Status Bars
Hud Status Bars

then copy this text: found in DR Hud status bars

; ===================  Status Bar 0
; Display DR momentum

    set tnoHSB.hud_color to sv_Construct    "HUDcolorOrange"    ; 10, orange
    set tnoHSB.hud_val to sv_Construct    "DrMomemtum"        ; DR´s momemtum global
    set tnoHSB.hud_max to sv_Construct    "100"            ; Max is 100%
    set tnoHSB.hud_x to            0            ; Same x pos as standard bars
    set tnoHSB.hud_y to            70            ; A bit above standard bars so it stands out
    set tnoHSB.hud_min to            1            ; for technical reasons the momentum is min 1
                                    ; Size not given = HUDdefault = standard bar size

    SetStage tnoHSB 10 ; Init status bar 0



now paste this into the end of the file:  Hud Status Bars

 now you will see the deadly reflex momentum bar.
This following method works only for the momentum bars. Other bars take more precise work.
Hope this helped

Gta V vs Saints Row IV. Round two!

 I talked about Saints row 2 and Gta IV, but the battle doesn't stop there!.
In the month of August and September, Rockstar games and Volition Inc. will release each a new game of the series. Saints Row 4 and GTA V.
Turns out Gta V learned from their mistakes, while Saints Row learned to ignore their SR2 fanbase.

So what has Gta V to offer?
new ways to spend your money (buying stocks, real estate)
new San Andreas-level custumization (tattoos, cars, clothes)
hunting, underwater diving, racing, tennis, golf
new ways of doing missions (choices)
three main characters, accessible at any time (even on missions)
a great open world experience with a big map

So what does Saints row 4 promise?
super powers
alien enemies
a lot of new customization elements (cars, clothes)
mech robots
futuristic future stuff like teleporters
crazy sorts of weapons
tons of parodies
basicly everything Saints Row 3 had to offer (it was supposed to be dlc after all)

So the basic evaluation is this: Gta V sticks to it's traditions while giving the players what they want: tons of ways of spending time while not on missions. They realized that physics isn't everything, so they looked up to what San Andreas had to offer.
Saints Row 4 tries to be as crazy as possible. A lot of SR2 fans, including myself, are disappointed by the content because we really wanted more fun, but in a serious way of gameplay. SR 4, however doesn't focus itself on the classic gang life, but on aliens, spaceships and all kinds of ridiculous things.
I am sure there are players who enjoy the crazy stuff, but I am not one of them. For this, I prefer Gta V over SR 4, just because it knows how to deliver the gameplay people want.

It really is disappointing to see a fun, gang based game like SR2 turned to be some kind of alien superpower, US president, dubstep gun lollapalloza.

V wins this battle.


Saints Row 2 vs Gta IV. Fun vs realism


Hello everyone. Today I want to discuss a topic about two famous open world video games: Grand theft Auto and Saints Row.
Mainly...(drumroll) Saints Row 2 and Grand theft Auto 4.
Two great games. Yet, they are different.

Just recently I took the time to beat the main mission of Saints row 2 again, and I want to talk about the superiority of Saints row 2.

So what is the main objective of these two games?
Gta IV features 88 main missions + 46 missions from the dlc's
Saints row 2 features around 41 missions plus several dlc missions
Gta IV focuses on the main story and very little on the side activity.
Saints row 2 focuses a LOT on the side activity and offers great bonuses for completing challenges.

Now since this post is most about my opinion I will not waste time: Saints Row 2 was a better game for me. Sure, I, (like everyone else) was baffled by the open world of Liberty city, and the story was intriguing. However, after you beat the main mission there was practically nothing more for you to do. You could race for a short while, bring in cars for money, but the game itself never let you to chill out. The "realistic physics" ruined the fun in the driving experience and your health meter became your worst enemy.  Sure, dating and the internet was fun, but the lack of car customization and lack of the ability to buy property made Gta IV a dull game where your money couldn't be spend.

So what can I say about Saints Row 2? Since I have beaten it before, this time I did not listen to a single minute of the storyline. But that's good. It didn't ruin the game for me. What did made me happy was the mini mission activities like: the fuzz (you play as a cop and do fun stuff like stop ninjas and pirates from fighting each other), Septic Avenger (you spray properties with shit) and tons of other fun stuff. Car, home customization gave me a feeling of importance to get money.
The missions themselves were also better then Gta IV's. The fact that you could choose which mission to do at any point gave the player a lot of choice how he wants to advance. Either destroy an enemy faction instantaneously, or take every gang slowly apart. The missions involved a lot of destruction and innovative, non repetitive content. Sabotaging enemy gangs was the main objective, but sometimes you also had to save your gang members.

Both games could have certain flaws. But we have to look at it this way: the development of a video game takes a LOT of time and money, so sadly, a video game can't have everything put in it.  Gta IV brought great realism, but sacrificed extra content, Saints Row 2 brought in tons of fun content, but had to limit itself with the length of all the given content like the missions (which is not a big issue. I think the length was perfect, it didn't got boring)

All things said and done, I want to say that Saints Row 2 is much better then Gta IV. Just the fact that I wanted to still play a completed game proves that it has a lot after the main mission value, Gta IV sadly didn't.

I also wanted to compare Saints row 3, but sadly I did not manage to play it for a longer time to correctly evaluate it.
But I do know, that if you haven't played SR 2 or Gta IV yet, then you need to go for SR2.
It's no surprise SR2 is often called San Andreas 2.

Monday, July 22, 2013

My review: Elsweyr Anequina

Elsweyr Anequina

Elsweyr Anequina is a great mod which adds a new district to Oblivion. After you installed the rather large mod you will be able to explore a big new land. 4 new cities, several settlements, caves, forts, shrines, and beautiful rivers for you to see. Here are the pros and the cons:




Pros:
I. Very detailed locations
II. Two new guilds you can join (a VERY big positive thing, not a often seen in mods)
III. A lot of np'cs you can interact with. New dialogues.
IV. A LOT of new character models. New custom enemies, rideable elephants!!!, new khajit npc's
V. A lot of new quests. Decent rewards, and the quests are serious.
VI. Good borders so you can directly cross the border with Cyrodiil and even Valenwood.
VII. TONS of new weapons, armors, treasures, food, and alchemic ingredients.
VIII. Almost every interior is furnished
IX. Every city has unique architecture.
X. Friendly monster npc's: a minotaur, leopards, oxes.
XI. Many hours of gameplay. We are talking Shivering Isles level. I am serious.

Cons:
I. Some interiors aren't furnished (rare occasions).
II.The mod productions has been abandoned sadly, so there won't be any fixes anytime soon.
III. Clipping of items.
IV. Quests and npc's might encounter bugs sometimes. Though I seen it only 1 time.
V. Your game might face lags after installing this mod. Not a perfect mod for low end pc's.

I am glad you read this mod review. If you haven't seen the video presentation then visit my video:

http://youtu.be/iDAaiMd6ieM