Finally.

I knew I would grow tired of this place and decide to leave, or get banned without actively trying. I'm surprised I'm not banned already, but instead it has led to this. I don't want to continue doing this anymore.


I am leaving GameSpot permanently.


To put it simply, I'm sick of it. I'm sick of the site telling me that it's my fault there are HTML errors. I'm sick of pointless moderations. I'm sick of the same threads being reposted every month and I'm sick of the waves of old threads being bumped.

James Kozanecki sent me a private message at the start of this month. Part of it reads:

As some of you may remember, at the end of last year I started keeping a record of certain quotes from the GameSpot AU forum. I used to update them on my profile whenever I updated my blog, but once I found a permanent job I couldn't keep my blog as updated as I would like. I removed The Blackboard from my profile, but I have been keeping it going this whole time! So, I give to you what I've been saving for months: The Blackboard 2009.

cjdillow77 wrote:

What is Micropoints? Are they like monet you use to diwnload stuff on LIVE? Sorry I am jjust unsure on what thye are.

casket56 wrote:

I just want you, paul939 to know I have a massive mancrush on you, I love you dude

Jaguar_Shade wrote:

I think when it comes to doodles, a big head is a good thing.

Jaguar_Shade wrote:

are there doodles in this thread?

COD4ME wrote:

I AM NOW REMOVING MY PANTS FROM MY LOWER BODY

Turbo-Evil wrote:

I used to watch it, never wachted it though.

Plartus wrote:

Ok guys I'm a bit spectical about this

freek666 wrote:

ARGH WHY IS THIS HTML NOT INFORMED

Nintendo_Man wrote:

I meant there could be other life in another universe, not aliens (they don't exist).

curtdoggLP5 wrote:

you just one the fail of the century award.

niisan wrote:

Dear Mr. Atkinson, where do you get off?

freek666 wrote:

When you're taking a dump, do you wipe from the back or the front?

carving_a_giant wrote:

remember the days when you could poo in your pants....everyday.

Turbo-Evil wrote:

I got my hairy legs from *shudders* my mother...

sAndroid17 wrote:

Brad pitt! i could turn gay for him

Turbo-Evil wrote:

I feel so homosexual right now

Turbo-Evil wrote:

Maybe one day that special guy will come along...

COD4ME wrote:

Mine was pink and hairy but it was banished..

stevoqwerty wrote:

do The Lost and the Damned avaliable in eb game store in Australia?

freek666 wrote:

Hey baby, ever dated a guy who got advice from a video on a game website? Didnt think so

iownyounub wrote:

True, PST check your messaged but change that time to 10om your time ok nub.

FoRzA_FaN1337 wrote:

So seriously, I was like a huge fan of Tom Clancy's games. What a great developer!

monkeyd_93 wrote:

i was wondering why it was called banjo tooie for ages till i realised it was a sequel so it was banjo 2-ie

COD4_Shinedown wrote:

By the way, don't a word from you Thisnickstolen .

Nintendo_Man wrote:

I have been current playing Smackdown vs Brawl 08

freek666 wrote:

Care to film me in?

raghraghragh wrote:

And seeing as you don't celebrate Christmas because you're a Christmas, when do you plan on stopping the use the Gregorian calender?

Counter:

Turbo-Evil 4
freek666 4
Nintendo_Man 3
COD4ME 2
Jaguar_Shade 2
COD4_Shinedown 1
monkeyd_93 1
FoRzA_FaN1337 1
iownyounub 1
stevoqwerty 1
sAndroid17 1
carving_a_giant 1
niisan 1
curtdoggLP5 1
Plartus 1
casket56 1
cjdillow77 1
raghraghragh 1


Turbo & Freek, you "win"!

Nintendo_Man wrote:

elektrixxx is the pro

elektrixxx.

A month ago there were some changes in my life, and it meant that some of the things that I did to pass the time became too much and I couldn't make time for them.

A lot of the television shows I downloaded and watched are now off my regular playlist, and my podcast listening habits have also been cut down drastically. I liked writing reviews but it took too much of my time, so it also had to go.

One of the things to go was this very blog, which I've always enjoyed writing for on a semi-regular basis. It's just that I'm too busy to do these "extra" things anymore, and I'd prefer to focus my remaining time on other things like playing games and drinking beer. You know, important stuff.

Something's gonna happen with The Blackboard in the near future. This page is gonna be a ghost town now so there's no point putting it here anymore.

I've got some things in testing at the moment that may or may not amount to anything, but you never know. The point is that If I do get back into creating content for my blog, it won't be any time soon.

So anyway, thank you for visiting my blog in the past. I still always make time to read your stuff, so please keep it up.

Finally, I've dumped my remaining leftover items I had been working on a while ago. Please keep in mind that all content was not completed and finalised, so forgive me if something doesn't make sense.

Enjoy!

elektrixxx.

Thanks for scrolling down a bit!

After a few weeks of using Twitter, I had written nothing in my blog until my Level 3 podcast promo. I never wanted to use the term "macro" in a title also because I had used it previously in "Macrotransactions".

Macro-blogging (Working Title)

It's been ## days since I posted a new entry.

I normally have something to write, but there's been something keeping me from doing it.

After some thought I've come to the conclusion that it's twitter that's killing my blog.

I could've wrote about things like my McDonalds apple pie wrapped in a Hotcake, or fainting while getting a blood test or getting a new job but instead it was all wasted on throw away bite sized posts.

This pre-dates me using my Twitter account. Looking back it would've been perfect for it.

The Fresh Food People (Working Title)

The Woolworths song annoys the hell out of me. What makes it worse is that whenever you're in their supermarket they play it in there too!

This was written before Christmas 2008.

20GB HDD Lives! (Working Title)

After upgrading to a 120GB hard drive for my Xbox 360, my 20GB hard drive lay dormant in the new hard drives packaging... until now.

Among my group of friends I am the resident Rock Band/Guitar Hero DLC downloader (and the only one with a drum kit), so whenever a gaming night was planned, I had to pack up my mic, guitar and drums. My brother also couldn't play the 360 while I was away becauseI took the HDD.

My 20GB hard drive is now set up with a copy of all my purchased Rock Band and Guitar Hero: World Tour DLC, as well as three extra profiles set up for instant band play.

I could copy most of my data using my Memory Unit, but the larger files: "Metallica - Death Magnetic" and the ACDC Track Pack had to be redownloaded.

This was written during my play though and review of skate 2.

From "Review" (Working Title)

I Always wanted to write game reviews, but issues like not wanting to take notes while playing and difficulty describing situations because I don't have enough words in the dictionary in my head have held me back for a while.

I've attempted reviews in the past, but my method of writing them was unplanned

A good review is hard work.

I hate reviews that focus too much on simply outlining the features of a game. Anyone can look up a game's features elsewhere. A review should focus on the reviewers opinion and not just reading the back of the box. Many of GameSpot's reviews are guilty of this, leaving you with no real opinion on whether a game is good.

I find it easier to talk about the negatives in detail. Saying that something works well doesn't seem neccessary to talk about in detail. That information can be found in previews and press releases.

I also decided to post my review at multiple areas. My review's been posted at GameSpot, Giant Bomb, IGN, 1UP and Level 3.

learning how to use everyone's review scales. Considerations to make with innacuracies across websites. Why did I give skate 2 a 7.5 here and a 7.7 on IGN? Because I can.

To my surprise I've had a couple of personal offers from two game websites to write for them, after only one review. I checked 'em out and the PM's weren't from bots or anything like that. I'd love to do something with that, but my priority at the moment is to get a paying job first before setting any of my time for other stuff.

elektrixxx.

When I said half-baked, I wasn't kidding. Most of my review template is still here, along with some inaccurate statements because I never got 'round to completing the game. As well as having my free time cut, I just lost interest after the torch in the cave thing.

_____
STORY

Chris Redfield of the Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance is off to Africa and local Sheva Alomar (who is also a BSAA member)

investigate (missing) weapons from Umbrella corp

past RE games involving Jill
________
GRAPHICS

With the exception of the introduction, all cut scenes are in game

A few scenes sometimes surprise you with quick time events

Split-screen multiplayer does

Constant screen tearing, especially noticable during cutscenes

quality character models / animations

improved cut scene graphics

Realistic motion blur

engaging interactive cut scene

high quality character models across the board
________
GAMEPLAY

wastes no time getting into the action

Sheva picks up items, revives you, gives you ammo? Always runs out of ammo? (only if you ammo hog?)

Holding too far to the left or right makes your character stop running
____
TECH

Minimal loading

Good physics

________
CONTROLS

clunky controls prevents quick fine tuning

Too many button presses for simple tasks such as reloading, using items, melee attack

__________
CONCLUSION

The poor controls are the only thing that retains the horror.

elektrixxx.