The Guildmasters

There are some pretty cool PS3 (and xbox360) games out for christmas so there is no excuse not to buy the perfect gift for any gamers you know.

Here are some personal choices as well as some choices made by popularity. First up is Gran Turismo 5, most gamers love a decent racing game, even RPG fanatics can get by on a really good racing game while waiting their RPG titles to be released.

Here is the game description for Gran Turismo 5 as it says it better than I could:

When you get behind the wheel in Gran Turismo 5, keep reminding yourself: The cars aren’t real, and the repair bills aren’t either! Sony’s flagship racer rolls out another remarkable edition, adding real-life damage to the most comprehensive racing experience around. Choose from 950 different cars, including the latest Hybrid and electric models, each re-created with stunning technical precision and breathtaking realism. This time, not only do the cars look real, but, thanks to a new physics engine, they’ll get dinged, dented, and smashed-up just like their real-life counterparts. Race in 20 locations featuring 70 track layouts, challenge friends in split-screen races, and post your favorite replays on YouTube.

I’ll be on WKC today for a good few hours if anyone wants to join us. If Death is on we will be trying to level him up and get some spider+ stuff that he needs.

Finished story (main quest) in Borderlands yesterday morning but there are still a ton of quests and trophies to get so will problably continue to play that a couple of hours each morning.

Didn’t see any comments on the latest game trailers, thought a few would have been happy to see those coming out next year. Elder Scrolls and Uncharted 3 are two games I could probably say for sure that I will buy after playing previous game in those series.

Tony:)

Uncharted 3 Drakes Deception is going to be another game that is going to be on a lot of players lists so here is the teaser trailer that was released last night on Spike. Sorry about the commercial. Coming in 2011.

Yes the new Elder Scrolls is upon us, releases 11:11:11 and here is the very short trailer as shown on Spike tv at the video game awards 2010

I watched this live tonight on Spike tv and there were some pleasant surprises.

The announcement of Elder Scrolls Skyrim was a surprise as was the mention of Uncharted 3 Drakes Deception.

With Resistance 3 and Prototype 2 on the way it looks like 2011 will be another good year in terms of games and gameplay. There was no mention of White Knight Chronicles 2 which was disappointing but i’m hoping to hear something in the new year.

There is also a Mass Effect 3 coming out in 2011.

I’ve posted more in the forum on release times if you want to check that out.

The game that won game of the year was Red Dead Redemption.

Tony:)

Yes I probably shouldn’t compare games like this but I am really enjoying playing Borderlands and I just can’t help comparing it to Fallout 3, it is so similar.

If you enjoyed the quest side of Fallout 3 you will love this game, it’s even bigger than fallout 3 and I think there are more quests, and you have the added extra of playing online which is actually very cool.

I had my friend Wildcuffy invite me to join him online with Borderlands and it’s like playing the storyline offline but with friends, it’s really cool, and thanks to cuffy I got myself another 15 trophies.

I love the fact you can drive a vehicle to cover the wide open areas, the upgrade system is excellent and there are so many different types of weapons available with enhancements and mods you will never get bored of trying them all out.

I think i’m going to be on this one for quite some time as it’s so open ended and a lot of fun. I think I would prefer to be at level 50 to play online but today was a lot of fun even at my level 25.

Will update more as I complete more quests but don’t want to put spoilers here as I know there are people that haven’t played it yet, for spoilers and a more in depth view on the game pop over to our forum and i’ll be writing a review on Borderlands by next weekend.

Tony:)

Hi all,
I’ve played Heavy Rain for the last couple of nights, it’s a surprisingly short game, you can complete it in a day but don’t get disheartened by that as it does have plenty of play time hours if you want to get all the trophies.

It is quite addictive in a way that it really grabs your interest and by the time your a couple of hours into the game you just can’t seem to put it down as you want to know what is going to happen next.

Playing four different characters I thought it I would lose interest but switching from one character to the next is exactly what this game calls for and it’s done in such a way that you look forward to playing the next characters part. They are all linked in some kind of way and without revealing any of the story or putting spoilers in I would just like to say that you could easily play through this game several times as there are many different endings.

If you want to get all the trophies you will probably find you will have to play through it at least 3 times, i’m on my second time around and already there have been many changes from the first time due to my different selections of what I say and do, and it has a surprising ending too which made it all the more enjoyable, at least for me anyway.

Thinking of buying Heavy Rain? Probably worth it since the price has dropped but I would rent it first to see if it’s the kind of game you want to play, it’s fairly easy but it’s more like a movie that allows you to interact with it in a totally different way that other games don’t allow.

The multiple choices of what to say and do mean you can see up to around 20 or so different endings.

The one downside for me for this game was having to use R2 to walk,even after completing the game it was still a bit annoying especially if you went from one game back to this, i’m so used to using analogue parts to walk it just constantly feels weird using R2 to walk around.

Overall i’d give this game a 8 out of 10 because it really is unique, enjoyable and keeps you wanting more, a little disappointing at the length but then that’s typical with a lot of really good movies too.

If anyone wants any help on this game just post in the forum or drop me a line here and i’ll see if I can help you out.

Tony:)

Our first attempt at making a walkthru of one of the white knight chronicles quests, A Grave Matter III, enjoy.



Thanks to wildcuffy and death for their involvement in the making of this video, without them it would have been nothing. Thanks guys.

Tony:)

As you know on Dec 13/14th there will be extra download content for AC: Brotherhood. An extra map and an extra game mode “Advanced Alliance”.

For those that don’t know there is already one add-on at the playstation store which i’m downloading at the moment, takes about 20 minutes and is 330MB so a fair size add-on.

It’s called Copernicus Conspiracy Missions so if you haven’t checked the store out lately and you own this game there is nothing like a freebee.

Tony:)

I’ve just been watching the WCG Ultimate Gamer on tv and it was pretty good, I watched all the programs that lead up to the final, and that was a pretty good final, the girl won it over the boy and I was pleased about the win, she deserved it.

This was especially a good win because it really show that there are just as many women players who are good and for those who are doubting, she won it on Halo reach, and that was after kicking butt on the previous game which was a wrestling game.

Credit where it’s due though, the guy won the first game which was Green Day rock band, I wish I could have been part of all that, and when all said and done, the winner walked away with a cool $100,000 now that was cool.

Tony:)