November 28, 2012Comments Off on Serious Fun In Third "Serious Sam"
I can seriously say that I have not been able to play any of the past Serious Sam games. However I found Serious Sam 3: BFE to bring me back to old-style gaming like Doom, Duke Nukem, and everything else in-between. It’s like they brought back the simplistic shooter with better graphics and some funny one-liners.
So if you’re wondering what “BFE” means, it’s Before First Encounter, meaning this is a prequel to the original game Serious Sam: First Encounter. With getting started it explains that the planet had run out of the fossil fuels. Somehow while digging out under the Egyptian Pyramids they had found an ancient energy source that was able to bring humanity back to where it was going. After the activation of this equipment it sends out a beacon that calls the alien enemy to earth, causing the earth to end up near-extinction and the aliens taking over most of the world. The humans believe if they can activate this time machine, they can send in Serious Sam to take care of the aliens.
Serious Sam 3 is fun, but it’s also a bit janky. What I mean to say there are some choppy parts in the game where you try to go to the next part, but it won’t load. I’ve had a bit of issues with the moving on from checkpoint to checkpoint. After spending a lot of time trying to kill the monster that took over my helicopter, I found myself walking around for a bit until I finally hit the checkpoint that started the cinema for the next part. I’m not sure if that was the intention of the people who designed the game, because this game is like a retro update of Duke Nukem 3D (except much better graphics).
I really feel that this game was designed more on the aspect of playing on the computer instead of a console. I think that it’s much easier on the keyboard and mouse setup to play this game, as I found it to be a pain in the ass to figure out the control scheme to switch between weapons. They do have a memory switch on them, so when you go between two weapons you just press Y and it will get you back to the other weapon. To pick the one you want you have to go through the D-pad, which makes it hard because the weaponry is like wrapped around that scheme, where it’s not just up and down but on the diagonal part of the D-Pad. It does make it hard to try and grab the guns when these waves of aliens are coming at you, especially when the suicide bombers come after you. (I can’t help but laugh when they come running at you. This is all you hear!)
FINAL THOUGHTS:
Serious Sam 3: BFE isn’t a letdown, but it has been hard to gauge how to give the whole perspective of the game. It uses a lot of the same aliens with the same skins, and they seem to be on a direct path towards you. The other thing is with the aiming, where you basically have to point in the area of the aliens and hold the trigger down. It’s really not too challenging when your using guns. Next to that you have to take into aspect the use of closed quarters weapons like the sledgehammer, which gives the game a good challenge. Melee is a good option, too, for closed quarters.
With that all said, I think what would be best is what suits you. If you go to the arcade on Xbox Live I say download it and give it a try, and if you feel it’s worth it then put the money down for the whole game. With me I would have to take a look at the bank account and say, is this game worth it? In most places the game is worth it, but I have to leave this one up to you, readers.
FINAL GRADE: 7.8 (out of ten)
Game: Serious Sam 3: BFE Developer:Croteam Publisher: Devolver Digital Platforms: PC, Mac and Xbox 360 Genre: First-person shooter
November 21, 2012Comments Off on Farcry 3 Multiplayer Trailer
Farcry 3 will be hitting store shelves on December 3 and we’ve been getting a lot of info on the single-player. Finally we get a glimpse at the multiplayer mode! Head over to our EGMNow site for the multiplayer trailer!
November 16, 2012Comments Off on Deep Silver Gets Chamillionaire For "Riptide" Rap
In preparation for Dead Island Riptide, the sequel to the popular 2010 zombie action-RPG game the folks at Deep Silver have enlisted the help of award-winning rapper Chamillionaire for a treat for all to feed into their ear cavities.
“No Room In Hell” is a collaboration between Chamillionaire and Sam B., the “Who Do You Voodoo” rapper you play as in the original Dead Island game. Directed by Don Tyler “No Room In Hell” takes the tropic worlds of Banoi and brings them to life, pre-brain-eater period, of course.
Dead Island Riptide is due for Xbox 360, PS3, and PC on April 23, 2013.
November 8, 2012Comments Off on Take A Nostalgic Trip Down To "Retro City"
The road to Retro City Rampage‘s release has been a long and strenuous one. Originally supposed to be a de-make of the Grand Theft Auto series called “Grand Theftendo” Brian Provinciano’s brainchild started taking another form after he wanted to make it more original, not just a parody of Rockstar’s beloved series. Instead he took elements from games, cartoons, and movies he loved as a child and inserted them into the main storyline. What was just a mere send-up of a modern-day classic was now a super-parody, filled with jokes found in every crevice of the game. Retro City Rampage is also one of the best love letters to gamers since Polytron’s Fez.
In Retro City Rampage players take control of Player, a guy who’s the opposite of a goodie little two-shoes that helps the evil Jester pull off a massive bank heist. After the Jester accidentally blows up the bus with the loot, Player finds himself being chased by every hero and police officer in town. Soon he steals a time machine, kills Michael J. Fox, and meets Doc, who is tricked by Player into fixing the time machine for his own personal gain.
October 30, 2012Comments Off on Episode CLVIII: Official Cause Of Accident: Pussy!
A brand-new episode awaits, as if it was told in a dream…
This week the Bastards gripe about the Halloween happenings in Salem, but calm down when they chat about the recent Flobots/Astronautalis/H.W. & Emoh Betta show at T.T. the Bear’s. The movie Cloud Atlas is explained in the best way possible, with mixed ratings from all the group members. King Baby Duck and Blueonic get their Happy Wars on, KBD tries his hardest to showcase the strengths and faults of the Nike+ Kinect Training demo, and Teg gets jolly about A Game of Dwarves and XCOM: Enemy Unknown.
October 16, 2012Comments Off on Episode CLVII: Seven Psychopaths And A Cemetery Equals Great Ending!
Like a crossbow arrow going through a guy’s neck, here zooms in the Bastards with another fun-filled episode!
This week the B3 crew show nothing but praise for the recent Middle East concert featuring Peelander-Z, Electric Eel Shock, Math the Band, and Sam Mulligan, as they convince you why you need to go out and support these acts. The new Martin McDonagh film Seven Psychopaths is reviewed, as KBD and Blueonic try to find a good way to truly explain this crazed dark comedy without spoiling it. Finally the guys look at the demos for XCOM: Enemy Unknown, Forza Horizon, Retro City Rampage, and Naughty Bear: Panic In Paradise, with some conflicting views from both sides regarding two of the titles in the spotlight.
October 15, 2012Comments Off on It’s Time to Learn How the Other Half Lives: ‘Of Orcs and Men’ Trailer + Release Notes
Try to list the number of games that puts you in the shoes of orcs, considered a standard villain in fantasy worlds. You’d probably come up with just a handful, at best. In Of Orcs and Men, the humans in power are the wicked opressors, and the Orcs are your protagonists. Goblins are also […]
October 12, 2012Comments Off on The Walking Dead: Ep. 4…Around Every Corner
If you can’t wait to get your zombie fix until the third season premier of The Walking Dead television show this Sunday, then jump on Telltale’s fourth episode of The Walking Dead video game, Around Every Corner. Head over to our EGMNow site for more details.
October 5, 2012Comments Off on Sega Classics "Jet Set Radio," "NiGHTS" Return In HD Fashion
When one looks back at the games of yore many memories of fun, bedazzlement, and hearty feelings tend to rush through their minds. Once in a great while we as gamers are given the chance to relive some of those great titles of our youth, sometimes with a nice fresh coat of paint. Sega has been one of those game developers out there who has listened to the call of the fanbase, and for about roughly 72% of the time they respond back with something everyone can clamor over about.
Within these past couple months they have given Sega fans the chance to return to two beloved classics: Jet Set Radio and NiGHTS into Dreams…, with giving players a beacon of hope that the success of these rereleases will drive forward a return to these franchises with new games in the future. Restored in glorious HD both games give a reminder to older fans of how far along we’ve come since their first release, as well as showcase to newcomers where the gaming revolution first started. Unfortunately despite being classics, we are also reintroduced to some of the flaws of these titles, but more on that later.
October 2, 2012Comments Off on Episode CLV: Damn Those Funky Chiptune Monkeys!
A musician of the simian kind joins the Bastards in an all-new episode.
This week the B3 crew welcomes James from BR1GHT PR1MATE, as he talks about the band’s origins, his views on the chiptune/nerdcore scene, and his work outside the duo (including a plug about the new game LiquidSketch). King Baby Duck and Teg look at the new Joseph Gordon-Levitt/Bruce Willis sci-fi flick Looper, and do everything they can to not spoil anything about it! Finally the demos for Double Dragon Neon and Marvel’s Avengers: Battle For Earth are reviewed, and Teg gives his initial thoughts on Borderlands 2.
