fuzmeister: Great Sadness

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My compact PSOne system is dead. I broke it out last night for some Street Fighter Alpha 3 with a friend and the dog that was visiting ran right through the controller cords. The system flew down on the concrete floor and now it sounds like an electric razor.

Maybe I should get one of those slim Playstation 2 systems to replace it. Some of my friends offered to give me their old, original model systems, but they just aren't the same as my fallen gaming buddy.

Mood: Saddened
PSOne: Down


Tags (beta): video games

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fuzmeister: Damn You, Valve

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I just beat Half Life 2: Episode 2. I know it's been out since late 2007, but I only just began playing it early this year. The episodic nature of these expansions works incredibly well and, I think, this latest release has some of the best storytelling of any game I have ever played. Please note, that I said storytelling and not story, though that is definitely great as well.

Valve is going to keep getting my money now. They've sealed the deal.

Anyone know when Episode Three is coming out?

Mood: Wired


Tags (beta): video games, half life 2, valve, cash cows

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fuzmeister: Quake Live

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Quake Live is pretty sweet, for what it's worth. I'm not really sure how much data is stored on my local machine and what's done in the browser, but it's impressive.

There skill-based player matching seems to work nicely too. I'm still getting my ass fragged fairly often, but I'm also turning some of them to gibs. It seems fair to me thus far.

Anyway... log on and try it. It's totally free and quite nice. My username is Fuzmeister if anyone wants to friend me.

Mood: Relaxed
Music: Fugazi - Break


Tags (beta): video games, online games, fragging

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fuzmeister: Behind The Curve

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So I've been playing Doom 3, it's atmospheric, designed well, and quite scary. It's no Half Life 2 though - honestly, that game boosted my standard for modern FPS games in a way I can't describe.

Seriously, that game is really freakin' awesome. It's not even the physics, the graphics, or the maps - it's just the entire package as a whole. It is so well executed and enjoyable.

I've been playing through the Episode 1 expansion, but I don't find it to be quite as compelling. Still great though.

I will say that I'm surprised how well Half Life 2 performs in comparison to Doom 3. For a game that's four years old, Doom 3 still has some slow down on this machine (though the video card isn't that great, so that's probably why).

Ah, well. On with the mission, marine.

Mood: Game-Oriented
Music: Bob Marley & The Wailers - Mix Up, Mix Up


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fuzmeister: Inherit The Tech

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So I "inherited" Kate's "old" computer and bought Portal yesterday. So far, it's really great - definitely an achievement in design.

Mood: Tired, Actually
Music: Eagles of Death Metal - Wannabe in L.A.


Tags (beta): video games, computers, game design

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