Well, its not much of a secret when your announcing it – But, we have a project ready to go, we start recording on Wednesday (25th) and should hopefully be edited by the weekend.
If you have been following my Twitter account, you might have an idea what its about, but I’m not going to give it away totally.
I hope you enjoy it when its finished and I hope this is the start of many new videos to come.
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Because the cut-scene music from Who Will Die Part 5 is so awesome, I thought I would upload it for you all.
I haven’t uploaded the cut-scene itself A) Because I’m not good enough to capture it and B) Play it yourself to see it, its well worth it!
If you have never played City of Heroes (why not?) you can download it free at www.CityofHeroes.com
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2011 wasn’t a to bad year for smash hit games. Games like Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3, Battlefield 3, Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim – 3 games you WILL NOT see on this list, not because there bad games, I just didn’t like them for whatever reason.
So, without further ado, here are my top 5 games of 2011, just don’t expect a massive write up about why I like each of them, but I will write a little write up about why I liked them.
Honourable Mention) Duke Nukem Forever (xbox360/PS3/PC)
There was a lot of bad press when this came out, after 15 years in development, people expected a lot from it, and they where disappointed, hell, I was too with some of the design decisions – But, once you check your brain at the door, its not really that bad a FPS, and it got a little better after the 2 weapon limit was changed to 4 weapons.
The humour might be crude compared to today’s standards, but I got what I expected, I got a few hours of entertainment out of it, I had fun.
Honourable Mention) Starfox 64 3D (Nintendo 3DS)
The N64 version of this (called Lylat Wars in the UK) was a fun game with plenty of replay value and the re-release on the 3DS is no exception, Its still fun to play even today. What makes it even better is the addition of a save feature for the main game and not just for scores, a small addition but a useful one that was missing from the N64.
Honourable Mention) The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time 3D (Nintendo 3DS)
Who didn’t like Ocarina of Time on the N64? Its a brilliant game and the re-release on the 3DS is no exception. The graphics have been updated, some annoying bugs removed (and some of the sillier ones left in, which is nice). If this was a new game and not a re-release, it would be contender for my Game of the Year.
Number 5) Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo 3DS)
Its Mario Kart, need I say more? Thought I haven’t had it for very long, hell, its not been out very long, its still a fun little game that anyone can pick up and play. Good in short bursts with single player, but masses of fun in multiplayer, you owe it to yourself to play Mario Kart.
Number 4) L.A. Noire (xbox360/PS3/PC)
No other game this year frustrated me as much as L.A. Noire, but not in a bad way. The gripping storys always want you to get the right person and will piss you off when something goes wrong. Where the graphics may be average (in my opinion), the capture, movement and look of the faces was spectacular and really kept you guessing towards the end. The setting also fits the genre, its a gritty 1940s detective story that you direct. Get this if you can.
Number 3) Portal 2 (PC/PS3/xbox360)
I loved the original portal, I played through it so many times. Portal 2 takes the first game and raises the stakes. I got this on PS3 on release date and had to finish it with no on-line or no steamworks or no PC copy for weeks, and that wasnt a bad thing, normally the PS3 ports of games get shafted, but not with Portal 2. Get this game, you wont be disappointed.
Number 2) Deus Ex: Human Revolution (PC/xbox360/PS3)
This game was just… beautiful, such an interesting story and hours of game play. I must have put at least 30 hours into it and would easily go through it again, If I could find a hard copy to link to steam cheap enough. And from someone who didn’t play the original game until just before I got this, high praise indeed.
Number 1) The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Nintendo Wii)
This is easily my game of the year, no other game with the exception of Deus Ex looks so stunningly good and it kept me interested throughout its 30+ hours of game play (currently at 39 hours game play). It can be frustrating with the motion controls, but when you master them, you can understand why they did it, its another level of immersion into The Legend of Zelda. [Yes, I am a Zelda fanboy, but that has nothing to do with Skyward Sword being Number 1]
Ok, so this may not be the most professional of write ups, but that’s my top 5 games of 2011 and why I liked them, check them out if you can.
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I got a bit bored, so I decided to make an 8bit Master Sword from the Original Legend of Zelda Game and record myself making it.
You can use this video to make one yourself, its not that hard.
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During Fran’s birthday party, I decided to knock up a small VLog, just for a laugh – Check it out below
This is also our first HD Video, recorded on my iPhone4. There wont be many other HD videos though.
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THE MARATHON HAS BEEN CANCELLED!
Pure Boredom is Proud to Present – The Real World Hero City of Heroes Marathon 2011!
This years marathon will take place from 1pm GMT on Saturday December 10th to Sunday December 11th 2011. The same weekend as the Real World Hero Level-a-Thon
Again we will be Streaming Live inside City of Heroes (Defiant Server) and you will also get to see our ugly mugs for the full 24 hours
This year, I will remember to switch off Ultra Mode inside City of Heroes and go the entire 24 hours, but in the event the computer blows, I have a back-up.
More details about the Marathon will be coming soon, keep your eyes on DancingBeaver’ Twitter account and this blog for the latest.
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Hello All, though it was about time I made a State of Pure Boredom post, since there hasn’t been anything in the way of updates for a while.
First Up – Pure Boredom is not dead, it might look like it but were not.
Secondly – I have been planning the Real World Hero Marathon, which is one of the main reasons for the lack of updates. Unfortunately, its all up in the air, for a couple of reasons, which leads onto the 3rd reason.
Thirdly – I’m out of touch with Ed and Fran, sort of – I know where there at, I know there phone numbers, but I assume there busy. I guess I should phone em.
Yeah, that’s the current state of Pure Boredom – Hopefully there will be some real news about the RWH Marathon in the coming weeks, including a date and time.
Take care all.
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The Error has been fixed with a Theme Update.
For some reason, new posts have stopped showing on the front page with the usual theme we use on the site, and I have no idea what is causing the problem. It works on both Syphernet.com and The Avanta Files, but not Pure Boredom…
Until its fixed, I will have to resort to this back-up theme..
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We have our first ever Open Letter To, sort of. This is a letter of complain wrote by a friend of mine to South Eastern Rail in London after a 30minute journey took 2 hours and 30 minutes! Which also involved everyone getting kicked off the train.
Give it a read, its funny and to the point (its also long, because it needs to be).
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Back with another Pure Boredom Tries, this time, its Banana Bread Beer, along with 2 others, Golden Glory and Waggle Dance – and with a special guest David.
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