I know. It’s been a year and a half since my last post. I could bore you with the myriad of excuses I’ve come up with for my own benefit, but, we’ll just sum it up with: life happened. Before we jump headfirst into video games again, though, I’d first like to thank all of those friends that approached me throughout the hiatus and asked me what happened with this blog. It meant a great deal to me to know…
This last week of gaming has really shown me how fortunate we really are as gamers in the current gaming climate. I am agonizingly torn every time I sit down and decide to play a game. I have so many amazing options I sometimes find myself paralyzed by the choice. This very ‘problem’ has given rise to a new feature coming every Friday, called Rad Listed. In Rad Listed I will devote one short paragraph for each game I’ve played…
It only took about a week or so to become playable, but Grand Theft Auto Online seems to be completely stable now with only a few minor hiccups. I know I was one of the few that opted into waiting a week before hopping into the online portion of GTA. By doing so, I was able to avoid some of the game-breaking glitches and all around frustration surrounding its launch. These issues included money loss, reputation (experience) loss, and complete…
I never had a doubt that Grand Theft Auto 5 would be great; however, Rockstar still found a way to completely floor me with their most recent entry into the series. Apparently a lot of other people were floored, too, with an unprecedented 97-98 score on meta-critic, and pulling $800 million in sales in the first 24 hours! With these kind of numbers, Grand Theft Auto 5 has quickly become the biggest entertainment launch in history in only three days,…
I am excited about Grand Theft Auto’s imminent (or eminent! haha) release next week. I’ve already pre-ordered it and even taken the 17th off from work in preparation for a day full of simulated crime and villainy. While I know that Rockstar will undoubtedly provide me with a fantastic experience that I will enjoy every step of the way, I am a bit cautious about how gracefully they will pull of this new iteration to the series off. Grand Theft…