April 08, 2005
It Is Over

This has to be one of the crappiest weeks in
existence, but it is finally over. Now to
completely wasted my time over the weekend and
veg out. Oh wait, I have to work. Well I guess
it is not over yet.

I think this comic is pretty funny. I know EA
gets a lot of flack about being evil. But the
video game industry is hard with lots of ups
and downs. I would work for EA in a heartbeat.
I just think EA takes pleasure in being evil.
And if you are a tech support manager I
apoligize. Not all of you guys or gals are evil.
But generally any manager is. I speak from
experience.

My reviews on Monday. Until then, enjoy the
comic!

-Burk

"It's time to prove to your friends that you
are worth a damn."

April 08, 2005
I Told You I'd Get Around To It
 
First off, I really enjoyed God of War. I thought 
the combat system was along the lines of Ninja 
Gaiden, but without playing the game of "How hard 
can I throw the controller against the wall without 
it breaking." In regular games of this genre, I 
usually have to start out and work at upgrading 
the weapons before I get the chance to do something 
really cool. In GoW, you begin with the ability to 
rip a man in half and grab his buddy to use as a 
weapon. Killing enemies was the best part of the 
game. I would spend most of my time trying to figure 
out when to knock a guy into the air just so I could 
see Kratos break his back. The fixed camera was a 
weird thing to adjust to, but I think I'm just 
spoiled by the ability to turn the camera when I 
want. I like how it was fixed, it was like back in 
the day when the camera didn't move at all. The 
graphics were amazing to say the least. You could 
see sweat on bodies and pores in the skin. I am 
still flabergasted at the Athena statue. It moved 
and looked like a human should, but still retained 
the image that it was a statue. I wish all games 
looked this good, but I don't know if the PS2 could 
handle it. I really liked this game and if you 
haven't played it you should definitely check it out.
 
-Locke

"Wha-What? You're hair is good to eat."