New PS3 Bundle!

Some of you might know but currently I have a PS3, unfortunatly its the original 40gb one which is not enought for me anymore and the network card is a fail so its stopping me from joining some online games.
So I've decided to sell my PS3 and PsP with all its stuff for about £260 and buy a new PS3 with this bundle!

Here's a link to the bundle:

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Sony PlayStation 3 Slim Console (320 GB Model) with Gran Turismo 5 Collector's Edition for £275!

that means if I can sell my stuff for £260 I will be paying £15 for an upgraded PS3 and GT5 Collector's Edition (which on its own is £60) :D

I think this will be a good buy as my friend is interested in buying my PS3 and PSP so I should be able to get this soon so I can start playing again.



I would recommend to anyone who is looking to get a PS3 this christmas and likes the GT series to get this bundle as it is the best deal you can get right now without buying second hand.

Thanks
/Tresni

Literal Trailers!!

I've been thinking about posting about these for awhile and now I've decided to post!
Some of you who know me will probably know about these already as they are really awesome!

What is a Literal Trailer?
Well they are made by a awesome guy know as Tobuscus who posts them on his channel on You Tube
 Link here: Tobuscus You Tube Channel

Basically what Tobuscus does is takes the trailers for popular games and films then replaces the audio with a song that as the titles say describe what is literally happening on screen, this might sound weird and if done by anyone else would probably be really crap but the way Tobuscus does it is just amazing here are my favourite ones!

Assassins Creed Literal Trailer!





Resident Evil Afterlife Literal Trailer!





Tron Legacy Literal Trailer! :D





Thanks

/Tresni

JEFF BRIDGES!

Stormrise (PC)

Time for a Game post! :D
Today its Stormrise.

Stormrise is a real time strategy (RTS) game published by Sega, like many RTS games it is based in a post-apocalyptic world where two rival factions war to control what is left,
Factions:

the Echelon, a technologically advanced race that endured the planet's fallout by way of self-induced hibernation,
the Sai, a tribal society that adapted to the new environment and evolved. Units can be deployed in the air, on rooftops, at ground level, or below the planet's surface.

 Here is an example of one of the Echelon units, many of their units are robotic or men in suites of armor,

The character you play as is Commander Aiden Geary who takes command of the units while on the field of battle, using the mouse to control the units you can be very tactical when assaulting enemy bases.

The game was released in March 2009 but never seemed to get much of a response, i've played this game for awhile and I do enjoy it, its levels can be difficult but the story at least so far is very good.

However I would say that this game is for fans of RTS games more than average gamers as they are more likely to become bored or get stuck on the game.



Overall I give this game 3/5 an enjoyable play but some time is needed to be dedicated to the game to see its full potential.

I bet no one has heard of this game before right? I hadn't I just got it with some new parts I got for my PC :)

Thanks

/Tresni

Guild Wars

Guild Wars is a series of online role-playing games developed by ArenaNet and published by NCsoft. It provides two main modes of game play
A cooperative role-playing component and a competitive player vs. player (PvP) component and have released  Three stand-alone episodes and one expansion pack in the series from April 2005 to August 2007.


What's that? its just another shitty RPG game? far from it, Guild Wars is unique in many ways which makes it very different to play and more strategic because of the need to make 'builds' which I will get too soon.

Here are the Three main stories of the Guild Wars world, The first one being Guild Wars (Known as Prophecies ) followed by Factions and Nightfall, all the games had their own individual story lines but they do overlap slightly with characters and histories. 


Guild Wars is unique in many ways, the whole game is very different from most RPG games as you do not share a server with the rest of the world, what do I mean? when you go outside of a town to do a quest or something you leave the public server and go into one specifically for you with only those who were in your party in it, this means that the game is very solo'able and eliminates the need to wait for something to re-spawn after another player has killed the boss you need to kill for the quest
This also means PvP is very different as players cannot just attack each other as they are in different servers, PvP is dedicated and separate from the Role Playing side of the game however it can help with it.


When you first create a character you can choose weather it is a Role Playing character (one that plays the story of the game you have selected but can also go to PvP if you want to use that character) or a PvP character which starts at the level cap and is made specifically for PvP only. 
Now level cap....20, yes 20 but it works well, the game isn't about grinding to level up it about the story and the build you chose to use.


So Builds....
Builds are the term used for the 8 Skills you choose to take with you on quests or in PvP these 8 skills are locked and connect be changed until you are back in a village and out of the explorable area, Unlike most RPG's which you can have as many skills as you can carry etc this way of working creates a lot more strategic method of playing, having to acquire the skills you need and working on your own or someone else's build so it works for you. 
AreaNet changes skills every now and then this causes builds to change and the whole experience of the game especially in PvP can change dramatically if a certain build you relied on is 'nerfed' 


PvP
There are quite a few different PvP types in Guild Wars many of the requiring you to work in a small group to beat others for example: 
AB: Alliance Battles - Introduced in the game Guild Wars Factions this PvP relies on you being in a guild, guilds can be in one of two alliances to the factions (Kurzicks or Luxons) in AB the player is in a group of 4 with 2 other groups of 4 on their side and the opposing faction has the same the aim of AB is kind of like king of the hill but with many capture points, first too 500 points wins the more capture points you have the quicker the points go up. 
GB: Guild Battles - Similar to AB but working as a whole guild vs another whole guild in one of the guilds halls, the aim is to kill the guild leader and win.
HA: Heroes' Ascent - Is a continuous tournament between teams of 8 players who battle in a sequence of different arenas against other groups of 8 if the group wins enough they get to fight in the Hall of Heroes, if they win here their results are broadcast to all online players and very good loot is at the end.


Overall
I have to say I have played Guild Wars for around 3 years stopping and starting when busy etc, the game is great honestly its one of the best games I've ever played however as Its getting older and players like me have done most things we get bored and stop playing even with updates all of my guild including me have stopped playing, which is a shame as we had such fun and laughs.


I hope to get Guild Wars 2 whenever it actually comes out and will be looking to bring back some old gamers and find some new ones to get to know.


Have you played Guild Wars? 
Plan on buying Guild Wars 2? 


Thanks 
/Tresni


*Edit* Thanks to cindrellig for reminding me! No, Guild Wars and all its games are Free to Play with only the one time cost of buying the game! and so will Guild Wars 2, there are No monthly subscriptions to pay for Guild Wars

Black and White

Black & White is a computer game developed by Lionhead Studios and published by Electronic Arts and Feral Interactive. It is the game that kicked off the god game in 2001.

In the game you played as a god who had been born from the prayers of a innocent family who's son is drowning, your first task is to save the boy from this point on the village worships you as their god, you work to complete quests that teach you new skills and help the villagers develop their village more. War and Impressiveness are two main ways of taking over other villages and eventually taking over the island you are on, War is obvious attacking with an army you have created and Impressiveness looks at your village or town and calculates its Impressiveness depending on the buildings, populations happiness and general things, if a village is impressed by yours they will migrate to you and ask to move into your village.

Conscience 

The fundamental part of the game is the choice between Good and Evil, choosing to be Good or Evil changes the way you can play the game meaning that it has replay value because you can play it differently every time.

Good and Evil are represented by these characters here, they help guide you along the path you choose weather it be Good or Evil

Creatures:

As a God you get to choose a creature who you can control and tell to do your bidding, You become the creatures owner and teacher with you having to teach the creature what is right and wrong and what you want and don't want it to do. 

As you teach your creature, look after it and get further into the game it grows here are examples of some full grown creatures:

Interface:

The game's interface is based around a hand which you control with your mouse, at the beginning there is a tutorial which teaches you all the things you need to know about movement, selection and control.

As you can see here the hand has been used to collect some wood and now is being placed in the storehouse for the villagers to use.

The hand is not visible to the villagers however the things it does (e.g pick up trees, rocks) are seen by the villagers so some reaction sometimes occurs.

Miracles:

Another main part of the game is the Miracles, to preform Miracles you need Prayer energy, this is gained exactly how you would think by having your disciples pray at your temple.

 Here is your temple, your disciples will pray here and gather up the amount of Prayer energy you have to spend on Miracles such as rain and fireball

The game itself may be old but can still be a very fun and entertaining game to play weather its a casual gamer playing a few hours a week or a hardcore gamer looking for continuous hours of enjoyment and good game play. 

Since then a sequel Black and White 2 has came out this is also a very good game with similar gaming experiences available with a new storyline to keep you interested for longer.

I know this kinda review/little chat about the game is very short and misses out a lot of information about the game and other parts however I will be ending it here

I give this game 4/5 rating and a MUST PLAY for any PC gamers who enjoy simulation games with great replay value!

What do you think of the game? 

Have you played it before? 

Thanks 

/Tresni