Cars, cars, cars....easy 1000 GP

OK, so I just finished the game Cars. I rented it for my kids to play, and saw that it was so easy, that I figured I'd be able to finish quickly...and I was right!

Well, my friends, that was the easiest 1000 gamerscore points I ever earned. I only played a total of about 12 hours or so over a few days and finished. I rented the game last Saturday and finished just tonight (Wednesday). There are some gamers out there I found on several other forums who finished it faster than I did, but hey, so what! I just got 1000 points and could practically sleep through it!

So, just wanted to let everyone at 2old2play.com (if you didn't know already)...go rent the game, and get an easy 1000 point boost to your gamerscore. The only recommendation I have is you may have to find a walkthrough in order to finish the postcard hunt in the game. I couldn't have finshed that part without a little help. (OK, so maybe it wasn't as easy as I let on).

And...the game's actually fun, not too "stressful" like GoW or COD3 or FEAR...just a sit back, relax, and have fun kind of time.

Oh, and thanks to VenomRudman who reminded me that my last post wasn't in red text! I must have been crazy!! Thanks Venom!

Gears of War...best Xbox game ever?

Is Gears of War the best game ever? Well, it made it's case when it kicked Halo2 off the top of the Xbox Live most played list, and helped ramp up 360 sales. I go back and play some older games (like Halo2, G.R.A.W., COD2, Quake4), and, as CliffyB was hoping for, I miss the duck and cover!! And the chainsaw rocks...is there a better weapon on gaming?? I don't think so. (The BFG-9000 from the Doom series, especially, Doom3, makes a strong showing, though.) Everyone complains about the single-player campaign being so short, but if Gears becomes a trilogy, hopefully the campaigns will be a little longer.

However, here's my fear...the subsequent Gears releases as well as other games may REQUIRE the HD-DVD player. Though they say that the HD-DVD player cannot play any of the games, it seems to me that the Gears campaign was so short because of the intensive graphics and animations. I think they just simply ran out of space on the standard DVD-ROM disk (though I haven't heard anyone confirm this), so they had to make everything fit. With the HD graphics only destined to get better, I would have to imagine that space on DVD's will become a growing issue. Thus, if the Gears campaign is going to be longer, it may be that HD-DVD will be the next wave in the HD gaming market...

If you think that Gears is the best game you've ever played...drop me a comment!

Madden 07 sucks...ok, maybe not...it must be me

If there is anyone out there, anyone at all, who is as bad at sports games as I am...please send me a friend request, and we'll be bad at them togeteher! Apparently, I'm not that good at sports games, so when I play people who are (like my brother), it's rather embarrassing! I have to ratchet up all the AI to pretty high numbers just to run or pass the ball, and my pass defense must be the worst. NCAA 07 wasn't too bad, because it seemed to be a little more forgiving for the "big play", like 40+ yard passes. Anyone else have this problem??

Well, if anyone has some hints they want to share, besides some guys on my friends list saying "i'm not bragging, but i got 637 passing yards on default settings, so it must not be too hard"...then I'm open to suggestions. He did give me some hints, but he was rubbing it in a little, for sure...

My second blog entry...

OK...finally finished Quake 4...don't know why it took me so long. It was easier than COD2, but I only played a little bit (< 1 hour) each night. Don't have much else to say, except that I'll see you guys around for Halo2 and GRAW.

My first blog entry...

My first blog entry is just to tell you a little bit about myself and where I'm coming from...

• My favorite color is red, so all my blog posts will be in red...
• Married 12 years and a father of 5, so please forgive if I don't have the latest game releases or have to leave an online game early...
• I'm a Bible-believing, Jesus loving, practicing Christian...
• I drive a 2005 Fusion Orange Metallic Pontiac Grand Prix GTP...I love that car...
• Stuck in "Strogg Medical Facilities" on Quake4...almost done with the level
• Current achievments that I'm trying to earn...Race Against the Clock in PGR3 and  Journeyman's Badge/Marble-Fu Master on Marble Blast Ultra
• I'm not a heavy drinker, but if I have a beer, my first choice is Guinness
• Not counting bugs/glitches or games I don't have, the achievements I don't think I'll ever get (in an "honest" way):
• 8 hours straight mulitplayer (Committed) in GRAW
• Platinum Champion in PGR3
• Survived 1,000,000 in Geometry Wars Evolved
• There may be others...but this is boring
• Member of "Veteran's Club" for COD2
• I have a dog named Delilah
• Favorite online PC game is Counter-Strike:Source
• I'm an avid drummer...some say I'm good, others don't comment, I say there's always room for improvment...though I can play double kick...pics of my drums available upon request or maybe I'll post some later in the blog

That's it for now...