I had always trusted gamespot in their reviews. Well i gave them some credit.

But until recently, I just gave up on them.

Now before this turns into the stereotypical rant that goes on System Wars, I have to point out a few things that seem wrong with they way Gamespot reviews their games.

ok,

PDZ. 9.0.

The game is ok, but does it really deserve a 9.0? It was one of the first titles in the next gen platforms and reviewers got excited over it cause of the improved visuals over the previous generation of consoles. It was nothing extraordinary.

Halo 3. 9.5

They really went overboard with this one. I agree, it is an ok FPS, it holds a better story line than most of the FPS out there. but there are major technical difficulties with the game. First of all it doesn't even really run in HD. It runs at 640p. By today's standards that's not acceptable. Specially for a major franchise title. Second of all, it doesn't add much to what Halo 2 was. A few more weapons, which was expected, and a few minor additions here and there. It didn't revolutionize in any way, yet it was praised and praised by the GS staff.

And why didn't anyone mention anything about the frame rate drop? WTF? it happens so often in the game. Loading....Done. Checkpoint....Done. it drops in framerate every time. Yet nothing was said about that. Also, the flawed Melee system is just a joke. I've died many times because of that, and it gets annoying sometimes.

Now what really went on with R&C?

It deserved more than that. 7.5. WTF?

" So many different, often unnecessary gameplay mechanics that the game lacks an identity" ok, so diversity is bad? if it was a different game you would go on saying, ohh there's so many little details that make R&C a great game. It is well designed and polished to the very detail.

and it's not really only about this game. Resistance was an amazing title. The first time I got home with my PS3 and hooked it up via HDMI I was like "Damn, look at the graphics"

And what about the graphics comparison they did with multiplat game. They put the PS3 running over component cables and at 720p. when clearly they should have done it with both consoles' maximum capacities. And some screenshots looked fishy. Pictures taken off the screen with my digital camera looked better than those taken with a video capture card.

well, i have to go to school so i'll stop right here. Comment and tell me what you think. I'm pretty sure I make sense in all of this.

LOL, well. I bought a 360 and Halo3. I just wanted to see what all the hype was about.

And so far, I think it's an ok FPS.

Don't flame me, it's just that i was expecting this godly, monumental game. And it's good and all. but not what i was expecting.

Anyways, feel free to add me to your friends list. My gamertag is jrlc1.

See you online.:)

Hey guys!!

well I never left gamespot, but what I mean by being back is:

That I'm back online on a new ps3.8)

I got a new one. the other one I had (for one week only though) is in someone else's hands (read other blog entry)

 

So... now that I'm back I want each one of my friends from gamespot to add me to their friends list. My PSN ID is jrlc1 just like my gamespot name.

OK, see you guys online and don't forget to send me a friend request.

P.S. The only game I have right now is resistance. Hopefully I'll get another game in july (for my birthday)  recommend me some games too. L8er.

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ok, so I was broke as hell.and needed some money. I was not desperate but I did not feel the need to have a PS3 so soon without having games for it.
one of my friends at work had been looking for a ps3 for a while and the conversation came up where he offered to buy it from me.
I was like "cool"
I asked him for $700 (which is $50 dollars more than what I paid for it, after taxes that is)
he said yes. Two days later he came to my house with the money.
I gave it to him, which was kind of bittersweet cause I didn't want to get rid of it, but I knew he would get more out of it right now.
I'll get one problably when MGS4 comes out.

I've been looking forward to that game for a while now, and it seems awesome. Enough reason to get a ps3.

Anyways I got some goals in my life right now, and the PS3 will have to wait a few months.
The good thing is I already got my PSN ID which is the same as my gamespot name.
So if you have my on your friends list or want to add me go ahead, but it'll be a while before you see me online.

well I told you guys about me still trying to get gifts for some people.
Well today I went to the mall to buy the gifts from them.
The first thing that I went looking for was the PSP game for my friend.
I asked the guy at EBGames (which happened to be an old coworker I used to have at McDonald's) if they had Tekken: Dark Resurrection, he told me that they were sold out. The second game I wanted for my friend was Winning Eleven which was also out of stock.

Well, I kept talking to my old friend and just out of curiosity I asked him if they had any PS3's
To my surprise he said yes!!
I kept thinking for like a minute to either buy it or buy my presents.
Then I thought screw it, I'll buy it. my friends will understand.
and so After a month and a few days I finally got a PS3

well this christmas pretty much sucked cause so far I've only gotten 3 gifts
1 from my dad which was a stand for my tv and the other one was a pair of plain white T-shirts from my aunt and uncle
ohhh and I also got a $10 (yeah $10) gift card to Papa John's which is not bad cause I like pizza but it sucks that it's about 10 miles from my house and I got no car at the moment.!!!!!

LOL!!

I spent quite a lot this christmas for gifts for my family and friends
I still owe some gifts to some people as well.
so far I bought
3 pairs of shoes
2 shirts
a jacket
a sweater
a $25 gift card to JC Penney

 and I still need

a PSP game
a microwave
(two more for friends, and I don't know what to get them)

but, I'm still very dissappointed by not getting a PS3 yet.
Launch day sucked as I spent most of the day trying to look for a place taht had not been crowded yet.
Damn Best Buy did a lottery kind of thing 2 DAYS before launch
Circuit City had 16 people waiting outside and only 9 PS3's available. (stupid people still stayed in line even though it was obvious they would not get one)
Then my cousin and I left to a circuit city that got 100 PS3's (we thought we could get in the last 10-20's but when we got there there were at least 300 people there.
KROQ (a local radio station) was going to give out 5 PS3s so we decided to stay and see if by some miracle one of us could win one.

By midnight the raffle started and as expected, we didn't get 5h1t!!!

I still haven't been able to find a single one yet. and now instead of selling it on ebay, I want it for myself.

I really really hope I get one before christmas.

only three more days till the PS3 finally arrives!!

I am getting out of college early and heading to Best Buy to camp out.

I have my hopes up that I will definitely get one. Seeing as I will camp for more than 16 hours.

Anyways wish me luck.

I'll post some pics after I get home and write a new blog to tell you guys about what happened.

Wish me luck!!!!

Well, college is good but, overwhelming. I barely have time to do anything now.
Plus my gf and I broke up. :(
Everything seems dull and pointless now. I hope everything gets better.
I think I might look for a new job, I wish I was just in school though, and not having to worry about anything else but my homework. But I have bills to pay. :P
I have not played video games for a while now, I think it's been more than 2 months.
Sometimes I think I'll just quit playing video games but a quote from the movie Die Hard comes to mind: "I'm not too old for this sh*t"
lol :lol:
well, I hope that if I make enough money and profits from selling a PS3 on ebay I might have money to buy one for myself.

I'm still thinking about it.
I have three choices:
1. Buying a PS3
2. Going on vacation to Canada (that's where some of my family lives) or
3. Going on vacation to El Salvador (Which is where I was born)

I don't know what to choose now.