Cheap Ass Gamer - Blogs - Damklavash http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/blog.php A current listing of cheap video games, video game sales and video game deals: CAG en Wed, 22 May 2013 15:08:33 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/images/misc/rss.jpg Cheap Ass Gamer - Blogs - Damklavash http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/blog.php Action 52 Challenge Month 5 http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/blog.php?b=21664 Sun, 05 Jun 2011 19:12:09 GMT


This month is where everything comes to a close for a while. I've got many plans involving "Not wasting your damn summer inside playing video games again". This year I'm going to CONVENTIONS to waste my summer inside playing video games. I'll still probably end up playing through some SNES games or something on the off days. So with that over with, here are the games of MAY

29. Fable 3
I cannot put into words how much I HATE this game. It's Terrible graphics, it's horrible aesthetics, the virtually unchanged gameplay from the second one, the entirely forgettable soundtrack due mostly to the loss of Danny Elfman I asume, the pointlessness of the dog, the necessity of the breadcrumb trail, the fact that the breadcrumb trail has gotten WORSE, why the hell is that thing called "The Crawler"? I've never seen him crawl, Logan is the exact same character as Loghain from dragon age: origins, the jobs have gotten worse, leveling up has become worse and infuriates me story wise, and somebody is at the door I'll be right back.

30. Fable: The Lost Chapters
I liked this one though... I don't remember Jack of Blades being so hard to kill.

31. Doom
It's Doom... you've probably played it.

32. Red Faction: Guerrilla
Maybe it's just me, but the ending kinda popped up out of nowhere.

33. Bulletstorm
I'd be perfectly happy calling this game the unofficial Duke Nukem: Forever if the real one sucks. "I JUST DROPPED A TRAIN ON THE CLOVERFIELD MONSTER!"

wow that was a short one... barring fable 3...
See you on the other side. ]]> Damklavash http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/blog.php?b=21664 Action 52 Challenge Month 4 http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/blog.php?b=21389 Tue, 03 May 2011 19:57:14 GMT Yeah I'm a little late on updating, sorry about that. I popped on CAG a couple of days ago to update the ol' blog and... well... yeah, I was locked out. I've only posted about 7 times in the forums so I couldn't be trusted to post my somethingteenth blog.

I guess if it's so much easier to monitor the forums for trolls and spammers then I can just pump out a couple comments and get back on the bloggin' wagon.

ANYWAYS this is about the ACTION 52 CHALLENGE MONTH 4 the MOST PRODUCTIVE MONTH of the YEAR so far. If you've got a problems with the list PLEASE LEAVE A SCATHING COMMENT.

19. Super Smash Brothers
This is without a doubt my favourite fighting game setting, surpassing even the sequels. I love that all of my favourite characters are all just dolls in the hands of an omnipotent hand which gives them life so they can fight for it's amusement, only to revolt and destroy it... This is EXACTLY what I did with my toys as a kid. It works so much better than the freaking trophies

20. Fallout 3
After playing through all of the DLC, New Vegas, and through 3 Several times over. Yeah I'm through with fallout.

21. Crackdown 2
This is one of the few games that really conveyed a strong emotion. I really felt the fear and dread emanating from every terrified NPC as dusk fell and the freaks came out. I enjoyed every second of my questionably righteous crusade to save the city. Buuuuut the ending sucks.

22. Left 4 Dead
Co-op is much better with sleep deprivation

23. Halo 3
Don't like it.

24. Super Street Fighter 4
EVERY. SINGLE. CHARACTER. I never want to play fighting games ever again.

25. Portal
me every 2 minutes: Hahahahah oh that's awesome

26. World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
Me: Fuckck it, I killed Illidan. I'm calling this one a win.

27. Halo: Reach
Am I the only one who didn't like Reach? Am I the only one who read the books? Am I the only one who doesn't understand why the fuckck the covenant took so damn long to complete their mission and glass the planet? Am I the only one who thinks it's too much of a stretch to call an alien ship a corvette? This game sucks.

28. Kirby's Epic Yarn
I loved every second.

See you next month. ]]> Damklavash http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/blog.php?b=21389 Action 52 challenge month 3 http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/blog.php?b=20500 Thu, 31 Mar 2011 21:50:17 GMT I've been struggling to maintain my schedule of 4 games per month (Says the guy who beat 5 games this month) mostly due to my brother buying a World of Warcraft time card for me, however I have overcome this problem and marched onward to conquer:

Wolfenstein 3D, Peggle Nights, Spyro: Year of the Dragon, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, and Fallout: New Vegas
leaving me six weeks ahead of schedule!

As far as reviews go...

14. Wolfenstein 3D
This is one of the first games I've ever played... and it's just as awesome now as it was back then

15. Peggle Nights
It's just more of the same

16. Spyro: Year of the Dragon
Okay so what do you get as far as gameplay goes in... say... the entire Halo series? Shooting, and driving. What do you get in Spyro YotD? Shooting, racing (time trials, chases, kart style powerup races, and beat the blank to the finish line), 3D platforming, 2D platforming, flying, top down shooting, puzzles, and much more!

17. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
I've put hundreds of hours into this game and still somehow manage to find quests that I've never done yet!

18. Fallout: New Vegas
I've played dozens of hours of this game and I feel like I've done everything in the game!.. What the hell guys... what the hell...

And next month I plan on beating the following: Jade Empire, Super Smash Brothers, Super Street fighter IV, Guitar Hero II, and probably DDR Mario Mix.

Good luck to Mr. Crowbar, x1pdy, 356, Iron, and everyone else who decided to take part in a similar challenge! ]]> Damklavash http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/blog.php?b=20500 A challenge and 13 reviews http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/blog.php?b=19150 Sun, 27 Feb 2011 17:51:00 GMT Okay so my new years resolution was to beat as many games as possible this year. This has all... Okay so my new years resolution was to beat as many games as possible this year. This has all changed once I realized that there was no real challenge in a limitless goal.
SO NOW I PRESENT *drum roll* THE ACTION 52 CHALLLLEEENNNNNNGGGEEEE! 52 GAMES IN ONE YEAR.

Like the little joke in the name there? in the name there? eh, they can't all be winners.
Onto the rules.
1. Beat a game put it on the list.
2. DLC doesn't count
3. Expansion packs most be voted upon to be added to the list.
4. No cheating, no hacking, no exploits.
5. Games with no clear ending must be given a clear goal (Most likely through a vote)

And seeing as just writing about how I beat a game would be boring so I'm probably going to give you a few mini-reviews on the games I've completed so far... that are probably boring as well.

JANUARY
1. Dead Rising two
It's dead rising again, with crap music, and a very fulfilling ending. "YA GOTTA RISK IT ALL CHUCKIE!" *splat*

2. Bully: Scholarship Edition
Really glitchy but the music is great

3. Spore
I have no idea why this game gets so much hate. A++

4. Mass Effect 2
I have no idea why this game gets so much love. A++ (Even though it's not as great as I had been led to believe.)

5. Left 4 Dead 2
Only for people with upwards of two friends

6. Fable 2
Better gameplay than the first, and... uhhh... yeah I can't say much about this one

7. Saints Row 2
Best GTA game since Vice City.

8. Rock Revolution
This game should not exist.

FEBRUARY
9. Halo 2
Still is remarkably good looking for an original xbox game, and the gameplay is pretty good too.

10. The Path
This game is just creepy... that is all.

11. Chime
Very short but worth every penny

12. Gun
Pros. Good setting, good gameplay
Cons. Too short, quick draw breaks the game

13. Peggle
It's video pachinko with fairytale creatures... yeah it's pretty awesome.

So here's my current status
I'm currently playing Dragon Age: Origins
I'm planing on beating: Borderlands, Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway, Dead Rising, Fable, Fable 3, Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas, Half-Life 2 (Episodes 1 and 2), Halo, Halo 3, Jade Empire, Kane & Lynch 2, Left 4 Dead, Mass Effect, TES: Oblivion, Plants Vs. Zombies, Portal, Spyro: Year of the Dragon, Super Street Fighter 4, Super Meat Boy, Unreal Tournament 3 ]]> Damklavash http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/blog.php?b=19150 So I was looking through the refrigerator the other day... http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/blog.php?b=14421 Thu, 13 May 2010 03:12:23 GMT


you guys have any ideas?.. Yeah that's really all I got. ]]> Damklavash http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/blog.php?b=14421 Garage sale time once again! http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/blog.php?b=13995 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 13:47:59 GMT So, I think I got lucky with my garage sailing this year. Pickups :ps2: Fat PS2 with box 2... So, I think I got lucky with my garage sailing this year.


Pickups
:ps2: Fat PS2 with box 2 controllers and a memory card - $10
:ps2: God of War 2 demo, 25 to life, GTA:SA, RE4, MGS3:SE, Hitman Blood Money Tiger Woods 06, NCAA 04 - $10

Did I do well? I'm not usually a big Sony guy but... actually I had 2 PS2s already... ellipsis... slight regret... metal gear... all is well.

EDIT: oh god the analog sticks are... sticky.
ALSO: Tiger Woods was hiding another memory card ]]> Damklavash http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/blog.php?b=13995 <![CDATA[Hey guys it's an ORANGE BOX... get it? hahahah.]]> http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/blog.php?b=11559 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:02:25 GMT I know it's poor taste to make two blogs in one day but I thought you guys might like my new modded (Spray painted) 360 case.

I'd like to thank VALVe for making Half-Life among other awesome games, Microsoft for making crappy hardware and easy off shells, whoever made the spray paint and paper.











Now I just need a working console to put in there!

UPDATE: If I get a used 360 to put in this one I'm going to make a Borderlands shell (Hopefully with less mistakes!) ]]> Damklavash http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/blog.php?b=11559 Merrygivings http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/blog.php?b=11551 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:00:19 GMT I made a little something for all the kiddies http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VLnGO3-yLk I made a little something for all the kiddies

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VLnGO3-yLk ]]> Damklavash http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/blog.php?b=11551 Borderlands review IN NONSENCEICAL BABBLE! http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/blog.php?b=11223 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:56:46 GMT I'd like to begin this new series of reviews with a small note,
this was all recorded in a voice to text program made in 1996,
The microphone used to record this is an original Rock Band mic.
If you can understand five words from this thing you win.

Now here is the previous paragraph in spoken word.

"Worth of Ireland to begin his new series of reviews last
moment, that is was all reported in New VoiceType tax program
needed 1996, the microphone used to record its use in original
rock band of money if you can understand if I leave were
dismissed the and do we want"

By the way I didn't edit any of the review nor will I. ONTO THE REVIEW!

---Point of no return---


Border Lance is without a doubt one of those best games of the year year.
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What people I hope this short review his help you decide on the purchase of border when an effort to give it a score of would give it 40 dollars out of 60. ]]> Damklavash http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/blog.php?b=11223 October Month in Review: Lucky month. http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/blog.php?b=11209 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:21:12 GMT This October is probably the luckiest month of my life in terms of games getting. I can't think of anything to warm up with so just check this stuff out.



Most things I got here from a local vidja games show, or my birthday.
I got that N64 as a gift, it's actually so absolutely complete that it came with papers for the N64 AND a Sega Genesis!

Next up we have an Intellivison system with 8 games, you wanna know how much that cost? FREE. ONE HUNDRED PERCENT FREE. I won a drawing at the aforementioned local vidja games show, It was awesome.

Continuing the hubbub about this show, I won second place in a Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters contest. I won the original Gojira, which is really what I wanted most out of the prizes (first place was a couple of Godzilla toys.)

Got a new 360 because my old one died. Strange thing about the arcade, I didn't find/figure out how to get the arcade games working, If somebody could help me out on that I'd be grateful.

And Ending this month's game pickupmedoodles I grabbed a bunch of games for no good reason (Much like you will see next month, hint hint) Zelda, Zelda borderlands.

Now onto the garage sale grabs for this year.



I got Risk LotR so I could replace all of my cannons with goblins while nobody was looking, great find for 2 bucks.

Also found a bunch of crappy CDs (Emo, Nu metal) for 50 cents and proceeded to flip em' at vintage stock for some good music. Cream, Hendrix and Earth... Seriously, if you've never heard of Earth before you're missing out on Cream and Hendrix quality music.

Once again I'd like to thank you for reading through my pointless babble and crappy photography, also my crappy babble and pointless photography. ]]> Damklavash http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/blog.php?b=11209 A birthday story? http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/blog.php?b=11026 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:27:35 GMT BACK STORY: Mr. Crowbar (friend) from my "A christmas story" blog saw the grand response from all of you...

STORY: OCT. 22, SOMETIME AROUND 7, GRAND MUMS DINING ROOM.
Mr. Crowbar decided to follow up his christmas gift with another gift designed to piss me off...
I really can't describe my disappointment in story form, so read this list of items crammed in a shoebox and tell me if you could muster the power to fake enthusiasm.

Cough drops
Kool-Aid packs
Sailor Moon DVDs
Dragonball Z VHS
Female fashion magazine
Stack of PS2 demo CDS with occasional Olsen twins game.

The pot of gold at the end of the tunnel was a couple of Castlevania games (Aria of and dawn of sorrow.) He also gave me some DS game cases so... Eh...

Thanks for reading through my horrid grammar and punctuation. ]]> Damklavash http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/blog.php?b=11026 Explosion Hero http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/blog.php?b=9325 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:57:13 GMT I don't know what all of you do for the Fourth of July, but 'round these here parts, we blow shit up. last year we melted a Batman cereal toy. This year, we're blowing up the guitar from the Christmas story.

First priority is opening the guitar up and taking all the cool stuff out.








Also Mr. Crowbar (The friend from the Christmas story) made a necklace out of some wires and gadgets.

The ammo for this beast will be a thousand firecrackers








I like Excalibur, they're cheaper.

now all we need to do is put the firecrackers in the guitar.








Slight miscalculation

Improvised alternative.








The show must go on!

Now we tape it back into its original guitar shape.








And some minor last minute adjustments.








2 packs of smoke bombs and 2 packs of flashers.

Oh yeah, and if you wanted to see it blow up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDnyamVD8eM ]]> Damklavash http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/blog.php?b=9325 Let Me Show You My Aertz http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/blog.php?b=7951 Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:37:30 GMT I'd like to start off by apologizing for being a dick last time, I spent too much time in the festering, maggot infested bowels of the internet... I'm still afraid I'll do something wrong and look like an even bigger dick than before, but enough of my undiagnosed mental disorders. On with the shameless plugging

I do this thing on Deviant Art (Ugh...) where I listen to music and warp my art into different art. I really don't know what else to say about them so here are a few pieces to gander at... I picked out a Fable batch just for this.


Fable Theme







Oakvale







Wraith Marsh







Witch Wood







West Cliff







Summer Fields







If anybody wants to see more or get bigger pics, here is mr. link
I'd also like it if you requested some songs for me to do for my hundred song/image whatchmaiversary, just PM me or leave me a a comment or something. Oh and feel free to critique my hard work, or tell me I messed up somewhere. ]]> Damklavash http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/blog.php?b=7951 Video game day trading http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/blog.php?b=7769 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 23:09:01 GMT I just got back from a long day of running around doing errands and have a story to tell. We have... I just got back from a long day of running around doing errands and have a story to tell.
We have a thrift store here in unspecified city, that we often donate old crap that we don't want (We being everybody) So while I was waiting for everything to be unloaded, I saw a big stack of VHS tapes, next to it were 8 games.

I heard somebody say they were all ONE DOLLAR (Yes, in all caps) so I had to get them. of course I checked the games to make sure they were all legit and in good condition. A Jack II case had a sports game in it and another one had a sports music CD... (Insert sigh of disappointment.)

All and all I ended up getting CoD 3, Ghost Recon: Jungle Warfare, Ty the Tasmanian Tiger, ATV Off Road Fury, Killzone Liberation, and Tak 2 for $6.54

Now is the moment I mention that I don't even have a single Sony console, which most of these games were for. What did I do with them then? Game stop.
So now I got $17.96 on a gift card and am planning to get an edge card... Life's good.

For those who will no doubt be angry for some reason, I'm going to try forethought and hope to disarm your anger at me, for everybody else, no need to continue reading.

One thing that you might be angry at me for is taking advantage of the thrift store, please remember that I donated some stuff that they will no doubt get money for, the games were all donated, and all of the money and stuff that I gave to them goes to helping alcoholics, how can you get angry at people that help other people? what's wrong with you?

Feel free to tell me my spelling/grammar/punctuation sucks and I'm ugly, I won't cry.
]]> Damklavash http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/blog.php?b=7769 A christmas story http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/blog.php?b=7446 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:09:12 GMT
Well, I don't really know where to start when it comes to bloggin' so I'll just start with a short story about Guitar Hero II, Bioshock, and Christmas.

One day long ago, a friend of mine came over and we played Guitar hero. We both play on expert and it's just about the only game I can beat him every time at. So we were playing on a rather big HD flat screen, and I noticed some lag. We then played YYZ and HE won... He started screaming "I'M THE GOD OF ROCK!" I then kicked him (Or tackled him, I don't remember.)

Fast forward to Christmas when he actually got me something nice!






Needless to say I thanked him quite a bit... then he said "Open it."
...I did...






Okay, I forgot to mention he's a huge jerk... So I take the CDs away to see if Bioshock was even in there aaaaand...






...HUGE JERK
But he gave me the game the next day so I do owe him something nice. That's all I've got... Not much for a first post, but it works I guess. (Feel free to tell me what I did wrong)
]]> Damklavash http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/blog.php?b=7446