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01/11/2006: "The plauge in Progue."

Ever do something that seems like a good idea at the time, but then after a little while, you think "Why the hell did I do that?"?

I had one of those moments today when I rented Socom III and L.A. Rush from Joe's Video. As it turns out, these games suck! Here's why...

I had actually heard some bad things about L.A. Rush, but you need to try things for yourself before you make a judgement. So I did. And it sucks. There's crap unlocked at the begining (no B.S. one car and one track), the physics for driving are a travesty, drifting has been replaced with tiny circles and crashing into walls, nitro button is in SOOO much the wrong place, only three car types I've seen (old, new, hummer), and you can't change the color of your car. They do have a kinda neat crash thing, a la burnout, but it's got that crappy shaky camera syndrome, it takes too long and isn't interesting enough, and isn't...destructive enough. They give you a chance to "pimp your whip" at West Coast Customs, but you have no control over what's done, so it's more like "level up my ride". Really the best thing about this game is its cutscenes, but that's only because they look really nice. It's story is barely there and it's about...something with black people and illegal racing. I think. It's hard to tell.

I was a fan of the old school Rush games that you still find in the arcades, but really if this game looks good to you you'd be much better off getting NFSU2. Same shit, but with less crap put in.

Now, Socom III on the other hand...really isn't that bad. It actually kinda nice. Very...realistic. Which is why I don't give it the seal of aproval. If you want something realistic, go out and do it. Let's get some walkie talkies and go play some paintball. C'mon, let's rock that shit. Now, if you have a chance to make a game where stuff that normally couldn't happen could happen, then go ahead and do it. I look for a game that's fun. I think Battlefeild 2 is more fun then Socom III, cause of...tanks, people, helichopters, guns, explosions, being sure of what you're shooting at...a buncha things. Now, I'm still gonna give this game a chance for it's online play, because that's what I've heard it's really for, but I still don't think it'll get the seal. You can go ahead and get it if you want a nice realistic game, it is a good one, but I'm keepin my seal for another...

Tomarrow: I've seen to many movies.

F*R*A*G: You can't call it a burger. "Veggie patty" might be acceptable though...