Dark Souls: Hardcore Trailer

You will die. Better learn to love it.

This game frightens me. Not because it's dark and scary and a lot of goulish-looking monsters jump around every corner to cut your head off. It's because I HATE dying. Hissy fits have been thrown back in the day. So that's my dilemma with Dark Souls: it looks like an amazing game and it's been getting really good reviews all over the place. But you die so much and that's just going to get on my nerves.

So you've seen the trailer and I'm sure a lot of you have played the game. Should I try this out knowing that I'm going to die a lot and that's going to frustrate the hell out of me? Someone, please make this decision for me.

Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer Trailer

The best inter-species foursome you'll ever be a part of

(Video courtesy of G4tv.com)

Look past the fact that this trailer is essentially a giant ad put together by bioware (hosted by the marketing director himself) and feast your eyes on the potential awesomeness of multiplayer in Mass Effect 3. Looks like the developers have been listening to the players pleas, and are in fact adding a co-op storyline to the final installment of the Mass Effect trilogy. I for one could not be happier about this. Just think of all of the awesome combinations you could put together when you combine four of the six classed into one squad. Not to mention I can play as a Turian now. Garrus was always my favorite. 

This has the potential to be a great addition to Mass Effect 3. Knowing Bioware's reputation for putting out really well done RPGs, I trusted the person being interviewed when he said that you can still get a full, satisfying ending from the game if you play the multiplayer or the single player story. And since I'm sure that I'm not alone in the countless hours of time I've poured into the first to games of the series, I know that I'll be taking the time to complete both branches of the story. 

While some actual multiplayer gameplay would have been nice to see, I'm sure some will be coming out in the not too distant future. Does this multiplayer announcement excite or dismay you? Leave it here!

Goldeneye 007: Reloaded - Multiplayer Trailer

The best thing you ever had, again. And then one more time. 

Didn't a remake of this game, like, just happen? To answer your question, it did, but it was only released on the Wii (freaking Nintendo). So we get Goldeneye, arguably the FPS to rule them all, yet again for the 360 and PS3. I'm definitely not complaining about this because anyone who has gone back to their N64 for a round of multiplayer has enjoyed it, but was most definitely cursing the games controls at the same time. Two analog sticks for the win.

Here's the rub: there is very little original content in this reboot. The trailer was advertising the fact that they were bringing back everything you loved about the original Goldeneye with better graphics. The same characters, the same weapons, and variations of the same maps. Are they playing to a demographic or what? Although I did find myself smiling upon seeing paintball marks all over one level (and oddjobs' tiny self) I feel conflicted over whether or not I'd want to buy an updated version of something that I've spent countless hours playing. 

There are noticeable additions (iron sight aiming, 16 player multiplayer, some extra characters) but I'm very interested on how the game scores when it comes out. I'm as big of a Goldeneye fan as they come, so I can't say that I'm not excited for a more in depth multiplayer and single player experience on my Xbox. What do you think, should more original content be thrown in, or do you simply want a modern day interpretation of a classic?

Uncharted 3 "Desert Village" Gameplay Trailer

I can show you the world...

I'll start this off with the fact that I don't own a PS3 and I've never played an Uncharted title, or seen one being played in person for that matter. Good thing I just look at trailers. The first thing I took away from this four minute preview was the level of detail in such a simple setting. The desert has never looked so good and you can tell that Uncharted 3 is going to push the PS3's capability, which is impressive on its own. The village looks old and worn from its location, and the camera moves with the same urgency that Drake does.

We open on Drake struggling over a dune and discovering said village, and he seems to be beaten up pretty badly. Desperately climbing and falling through the seemingly abandoned town, he finally comes across some water that is undrinkable. He climbs out of the cave, busts through a door, and lands smack dab in the middle of a bunch of guys that don't seem very happy to see him. 

From that point on, Drake seems to forget that he was barely clinging to life just seconds before, and turns into freaking superman. He runs wild through the area he fell into, taking at least 300 bullets without slowing down. He beats, shoots, and blows up everyone around him seemingly without breaking a sweat. Strange transition, but at least the action was enjoyable. Uncharted is one of the few reasons I would consider getting a PS3, and this trailer makes Drakes new adventure look as epic as ever.

Hitman Absolution "Run for Your Life" Playthrough Video

Well... that happened.

If you thought that there was a whole lot of awesome packed into the on minute Hitman teaser trailer, go ahead and multiply that by seventeen. Smooth gameplay, awesome "spidey sense" during the stealth moment, and just overall badassery. Hitman is back in a big way, and he's coming back guns blazing.

My favorite part was towards the end, when our main hitman walks up to the counter of donuts and automatic weapons disguised as a cop, surrounded on all sides by law enforcement and SWAT. I really thought that he was going to pick up one of the rifles and try his luck with the couple of dozen armed men around him. But he reaches for the doughnut, and a cut scene plays that reveals Agent 47 may or may not have been a cop before turning into the cold blooded killer that he is.

So there you have it: story depth, smooth stealth, and a whole lot of awesome kills. This game can't come out soon enough.

Hitman Absolution Gameplay Teaser Trailer

It's been a long time... shouldn't have left you

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It's been far too long since a hitman game came out (and even longer since a good one was released) so imagine my joy when this trailer hit the airwaves. It's the beauty of this generation of consoles, the game looks better and appears to play better than its predecessors. But then again, we wouldn't have Hitman without the games that came before this one.

Existentialism aside, this teaser did exactly what it was supposed to do, it got me really excited to see the full length play through. Seems as though Hitman is coming back in a big way and I for one can't wait to welcome Agent 49 back with open arms. Assuming that I would see him coming in the first place.

This trailer is short but sweet, look out for the full length play through in the coming weeks. Oh, and ten points to anyone who caught the Aaliyah reference in the subtitle.

Sunday Ramblings

Sir, put down the television camera.


Good evening to everyone and welcome to round two of the Sunday Rambling series. Today I feel the need to ramble a bit about the never ending duel between Battlefield 3 and Modern Warfare 3 and how it is literally tearing into everything I do.

Battlefield 3 comes out on the 25th and Modern Warfare 3 just released an epic trailer detailing the upcoming single player story. I have watched this trailer many times on my computer and even posted it on the Jockey site, but it's starting to creep into my social life. When I was at a Mexican restaurant tonight, I actually stopped the conversation to point out to my friend that the same trailer was on the TV playing behind us. I can't listen to any of my favorite hip hop artists anymore because all have their songs have been used in your trailers.

What I'm trying to say is, just stop these crazy marketing campaigns with one another and let your product do the talking. Or just come out sooner so I don't have to wait. But more importantly with all of this hype you're putting around yourself, know you've set the bar very high and we expect an almost perfect game out of you.

What do you think, are games advertised so hard that it makes the game seem disappointing in its shadow? Or are we just unhappy unless we have the perfect game?


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