Recent content by mikey_boson

First off, this isn't a thread with me bad mouthing modern technology, not at all. I've tried to write it as objectively as possible. And I'm perfectly aware that discussions like this have gone on many times before and will be had again. However, I felt compelled to write something following a...

I'm not necessarily talking about things that have scared you or when you are cold, just anything that you've watched, listened to, smelled, thought about or generally experienced that has sent a tingle down your spine. Not much gives me goose bumps but the few things that I can remember are...

I'm not a particularly big gamer any more, I haven't been for probably 5+ years now. However, I do pay a little bit of attention to the industry, specifically for any games that look more original. This is why I really enjoyed LBP, it was different. But when you look at a good percentage of new...

I think maybe to articulate myself slightly differently (and more briefly) I tend to get the feeling that instead of playing the game, the game plays you in quite a few situations. More often than not it seems like you're playing something that's 70% movie and 30% game. When I chat with people...

I'll admit, I don't play many games anymore; I prefer to watch people gaming instead. One thing I have noticed is the distinct lack of thinking needed in quite a few games due to the prevalence of 'Detect' mode. I have recently watched a few of the newer Batman games and from what I saw, the...

OK, so before I'm accused of being 'weird', I think we'd all agree that games companies tend to make their characters aesthetically pleasing. So I'm sure we've all secretly fancied certain people within the games that we play. I'm sure it's not to the extent that some people take it (for...

The only reason SE are doing a remake is because they are incapable of producing a decent FF themselves so they have to copy a very good game instead. All that SE will do with the remake will be to taint FF7's legacy. To be completely honest, hearing that a remake was happening was some of the...

I wouldn't say that I'm lonely, not at all as I can quite easily entertain myself. However, I do tend to isolate myself away sometimes, not to a massive degree but far more I really want to. I've got so used to only going out with my friends on the odd occasion that I now only have a few...

Ok, so it is probably an exaggeration saying that EVERYTHING is just like Lost but more often that not, new TV series seem to be highly influenced by Lost. I really loved Lost, well up until the final series anyway, but as I think most people would agree, it had a massive following...

I have never before and I don't believe I will ever see a worse film than The Foreigner starring Steven Seagal. I would happily play a game of top trumps of bad films with anybody as I'm that confident that there isn't a film worse than The Foreigner. I'm not a massive fan of Seagal but I don't...

- Probably the ease of the ability to save games. I was so used to having to play a game from start to finish in one sitting (Sonic, Micro Machines etc.) or having to type in codes for the next level. - Free roaming games around a city like games such as GTA Vice City. When I was young I...

Last game I finished: Ni no kuni. All I can say is 'what a wonderful game'. It's sort of a mixture of Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy, Pokemon and Jade Cocoon. For a game that looks like it's possibly aimed at the younger gamer, I can confirm that it isn't. The graphics are gorgeous and so is the...

Started it up a few days ago just so I could do a challenge run. ie. No unnecessary leveling; no using enemy skill; no buying equipment; no resting at inns or using tents; no using independent (purple) materia. The reason I'm doing this is I enjoyed 7 so much when I first played it and because...

There were a number of bits I found creepy. When you first see the Jenova specimen with no head. When you wake up in your prison cell and then find the blood everywhere. When you find that the Jenova specimen has broken free. When you're following Sephiroth in the flashback; all that bit is...

I don't remember struggling too much throughout the game. I felt that the level of difficulty was set pretty well. The first time I really struggled though was with the Spectral Keeper. It's ages since I've played on 10 but this boss was really difficult for me - I think it was because he was...