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An ode to Diablo 3

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OK, so the reason I'm not calling this a review is because frankly I haven't beaten it.  I will say that im in love.  I love it so much that when I am done writing this I'm gonna go play it, even though I have Metro Redux sitting there begging me to pick it up.  It wants my attention, but even now....I only think of dungeons and blood.  Believe me you get plenty of both.  If you have never played D3 on the PC or have lived in an undiscovered tribe for the past twenty years, D3 is a top down dungeon crawl.  On the PC it was a bit of a chore to play.  I had grown so used to using a game pad, I had forgotten how uncomfortable keyboard and mouse gaming is.  This package fixes my woes. The Ps4 version from what I can tell looks exactly like D3 on PC at max settings.  Not only that, but it runs at a silky smooth 60 a second, with very few instances of frame dropping.  This game should have had controller support from the ...

In Defense Of The Gamepad!

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Oh boy, how do I start this one?  Well before many of you even read the article I will no doubt be called several forms of "Noob"  These insults will no doubt be hurled by young assholes who dont know anything about "PC Gaming"  Just because you play call of duty with a keyboard and mouse doesn't mean your anything more than I am.  To those of you the previous few sentences describe, please feel free to go fuck yourself.  This article isn't for you... So lets begin.  First off as if it wasn't obvious enough, I use the game pad in every game I play on PC.  More specifically a 360 game-pad.  Support for X-one controller has now been updated to work via USB cable.  I don't use one only because I don't own the X-One, thus don't own any controllers.  I have used an X-One controller with the PC, I will say this.  With the time I had it, it felt better and more responsive than a 360 controller. I would like to address that th...

Powerman 5000: Builder of the Future

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  Powerman 5000 is one of those bands that really isn't that great.  Which don't get me wrong, I'm still a fan.  The problem is they really only have two listenable albums.  First is of course, "Tonight the Stars Revolt" which is their best. (if you'd like to see a review of that album let me know) Lastly their new album is their second best.  Here's the thing though.  I don't love this album, but I find myself throwing it on all the time.  Its a refreshing twist for them.  You get kind of the best of both worlds that is Powerman 5000.  You get this electronic robot sound, and you also get the crunchy guitars and the almost pop punky rhythms.   The album is much softer (less metalish) than "Tonight the Stars Revolt".  This however isn't a big deal.  So lets begin. The thing about this album is it starts with a bang.  With Invade, Destroy, Repeat, you get a heavy almost punkish vibe.  The gui...

Why PS4 is better: Dueling consoles

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  I own just the PS4, which honestly doesn't effect my opinion.  I have access to an X-One, I just don't use it.  My opinion is the PS4 is the better FOR MY NEEDS.  That's the difference in which console you buy, what do you need.  I mean its known that as of now, the PS4 is the more powerful.  So power is no question to the Ps4.  Libraries are about tied, actually...Day one X One titles were better.  I mean Ps4 had Knack  and Kill zone.  The X One however had Forza, Ryse , and Dead Rising 3.  So Library goes to X-One. (However current game library is titling the Ps4 way.) Controllers, well I think the PS4 controls are more functional.  Mainly because of the built in six-axis support.  The touch-pad while cool, isn't used nearly enough to say its a plus.  X-One controller is simple, but comfortable.  No added bells that I know of.  Controls go to Ps4. Performance, unfortunately there is no real compa...

TOMB RAIDER IS A X-ONE EXCLUSIVE!!!!! and why its not as bad as you think.

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  OK, OK, I get it.  Its not a complete exclusive, its a timed exclusive.  I still highly disagree that it should be an exclusive at all, and frankly if it has to be exclusive it should be a PS4 exclusive!  I'm, not even a purist but for fucks sake the franchise started on a PC/PS1 platform.  Not only that but when they ported over the Tomb Raider definitive edition they couldn't get it to run on X-One as well as they did on PS4.  So as a company, you knowingly decided to team up with the underpowered console because of what again?  Oh yeah, the almighty dollar.  That is why I am most pissed.  This wasn't done because of creative integrity or a differing in opinions.  This was set into place because Square Enix set an unobtainable goal of selling 10 million units of the game when it was on current gen consoles.  Fuck you SE!  I like your games enough to not be able to boycott but know this.... I still think this is ...

Bring It On (Blu Ray)

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Well, here we are folks.  This movie released on blu ray, thus setting off a chain of events my amazon "recommended items" wouldn't see coming for miles.  Yes the lady friend protested that it was and I quote "It's not really that bad"  So we watched it.  Here is what I think about it. To start with, frankly it really is not that bad.  It falls more into the realm of a 90's high school teen movie than a shitty, girly, stupid, shallow, witless movie.  I don't really want to go into the story but I guess I should.  Ok, so the story is basic.  One cheer leading squad is made up of rich kid white girls.  They have won every year, and the torch is being passed from the former captain to new captain.  their world turns upside down when the new girl from "L.A." tells her that her shitty routine is a stollen shitty routine.  She does this by taking her ass to Compton!  Insert cheer leader squad B.  It comes out t...

The Last Of Us (Ps4)

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      Oh boy has it been a while .  Which is rather fitting considering my latest review is of a game I have been waiting along time to play.  I was not one of the lucky people who played it on the ps3.  My console broke about a month before it came out, and with the Ps4 mere months away...  I said Fuck it, if its great then they will remake it. Sure enough they did!   Which brings us to the now.  How is it? Fucking great!...I considered ending the review here....I really did.However there is much more to tell, so lets begin.  (There will not be many ps3/ps4 comparisons here.  Didn't play the ps3 one, Don't care. )        OK, so first point of interest, the graphics.  Honestly the game was incredible looking on the ps3.  Ive watched many videos to feed my inner nerd.  However that's not to say it isn't an upgrade.  It mot assuredly is.  Biggest thing,...