Final blog.
Half life day 8
Yesterday night I played half instead of wisely doing homework. And i stayed up until 1:30 in the morning. Normally i go to bed at like 12:00. BAD NEWS. Anyways I just passed a really hard part where I had to take down two gunships (flying) with my rocket launcher. Taking down one is no problem because I could get the timing so that I could pop out and shoot him before he could get me, but when there is two, its REALLY hard. I died a lot of times. I got got this really sick contraption that lets me control these giant bugs and makes them attack my enemies. I think i'm finished with the dune buggy. Maybe I'll get a helicopter. I for sure want to keep playing this game after the project. I hope i don't have to give the X-Box back.
Saturday, January 27, 2007
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Half Life 2 Day 7
Today I had to scale across a bridge, but i had to walk only on girders. So it was kinda like a tightrope walk. It was long and slow. A little boring but i knew it would be worth it. Then i made it to the end of the bridge and i had to do some fighting, however it ended with me forgetting to do something at the control room and I statrted to scale the bridge to go back to the beginning. And this took me like 20 minutes to back-track and i was really frustrated. Nothing changed when i went back so i figured i needed to go back to the control room and do something. Finally when i hit the switch that i needed to, ALL of these gaurds came to fight me. But it was time to go so i had to save and leave... i can't wait to see what happens next.
Today I had to scale across a bridge, but i had to walk only on girders. So it was kinda like a tightrope walk. It was long and slow. A little boring but i knew it would be worth it. Then i made it to the end of the bridge and i had to do some fighting, however it ended with me forgetting to do something at the control room and I statrted to scale the bridge to go back to the beginning. And this took me like 20 minutes to back-track and i was really frustrated. Nothing changed when i went back so i figured i needed to go back to the control room and do something. Finally when i hit the switch that i needed to, ALL of these gaurds came to fight me. But it was time to go so i had to save and leave... i can't wait to see what happens next.
Half Life 2 Day 6
This game is SO Sick!! There is this part where i had to drive a crane and pick up my dune buggy and then drop it so i could continue the level. These giant sand ants come out and ravage you if you try to get out of the buggy, and they're so strong that there is no way you can last without just motoring away in the buggy. Thats why it was so hard to get into the crane. I had to run away from these ants who are killing me just long enough for them to fly up to where i was. THEN!!! I had to bust out my shot gun on them. SOOOOOO TENSE... I decided to play for a sort hour before I went to go chill with my girlfriend, long story short... instead of showering, i played the Half-Life... she didn't notice.
This game is SO Sick!! There is this part where i had to drive a crane and pick up my dune buggy and then drop it so i could continue the level. These giant sand ants come out and ravage you if you try to get out of the buggy, and they're so strong that there is no way you can last without just motoring away in the buggy. Thats why it was so hard to get into the crane. I had to run away from these ants who are killing me just long enough for them to fly up to where i was. THEN!!! I had to bust out my shot gun on them. SOOOOOO TENSE... I decided to play for a sort hour before I went to go chill with my girlfriend, long story short... instead of showering, i played the Half-Life... she didn't notice.
Monday, January 22, 2007
Half Life 2 Day 5
SOOOOOOOoooooo FUN!!!! I made it through raveholm and it was friggin scary!!! Then when I went through the mine it was messed. But it wasn't clear how i was supposed to get past the spiders at the beginning of the mine. Then when they gave me the dune buggy with the gun, it was hard to get the hang of at first, because i started with not very much health. But i pressed on and passed the first part of the level. The boss was too easy i thought. Learning the rocket launcher wasn't hard.
But the last part of Ravenholm was hard because i was running out of ammo and there were more bad guys than i could kill. It was a good thing i remembered to use the gravity gun to drop the exploding barrels on them. I LOVE THIS GAME!!!!
SOOOOOOOoooooo FUN!!!! I made it through raveholm and it was friggin scary!!! Then when I went through the mine it was messed. But it wasn't clear how i was supposed to get past the spiders at the beginning of the mine. Then when they gave me the dune buggy with the gun, it was hard to get the hang of at first, because i started with not very much health. But i pressed on and passed the first part of the level. The boss was too easy i thought. Learning the rocket launcher wasn't hard.
But the last part of Ravenholm was hard because i was running out of ammo and there were more bad guys than i could kill. It was a good thing i remembered to use the gravity gun to drop the exploding barrels on them. I LOVE THIS GAME!!!!
Yahoo!Towers Day 4
I hate this Game!!!! I havn't gotten any better!!!! I've read strategy guides, i've practiced and every time i get smoked!!! I Never want to play this game again!!! Maybe i'm just in a bad mood. but i'm not enjoying this and I can't stop thinking about being in a bad mood while i'm playing this game!!!
I hate this Game!!!! I havn't gotten any better!!!! I've read strategy guides, i've practiced and every time i get smoked!!! I Never want to play this game again!!! Maybe i'm just in a bad mood. but i'm not enjoying this and I can't stop thinking about being in a bad mood while i'm playing this game!!!
Saturday, January 20, 2007
Half Life Day 4
Today I was playing and I only planned on playing one hour but it ended up being more like 2. Either way it was great today. There was a sequence that helped explain the story a little more, which was good. Now I have to go through the old raven's house (REALLY SPOOKY) zombies jump out all the time!!! I'm learning to use the gravity gun but its not all that effective all the time (or maybe i'm just not that good at it) anyways I'm glad that I chose this game. Its soooooo Sick!!!
I beat the helicopter pretty easily and just as soon as I'd mastered driving the hover craft and shooting, with it I'm done the level and have to learn how to use "the gravity gun". I like the gravity gun, its fun to throw saw blades at zombies to cut them in half.
Today I was playing and I only planned on playing one hour but it ended up being more like 2. Either way it was great today. There was a sequence that helped explain the story a little more, which was good. Now I have to go through the old raven's house (REALLY SPOOKY) zombies jump out all the time!!! I'm learning to use the gravity gun but its not all that effective all the time (or maybe i'm just not that good at it) anyways I'm glad that I chose this game. Its soooooo Sick!!!
I beat the helicopter pretty easily and just as soon as I'd mastered driving the hover craft and shooting, with it I'm done the level and have to learn how to use "the gravity gun". I like the gravity gun, its fun to throw saw blades at zombies to cut them in half.
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Yahoo!Towers Day 3
Today I was starting to get the hang of the game. Each individual challenge was getting longer, and I felt like I was better able to compete. I just don't understand why the game screen is so small and why the colours are how they are... they really don't make it easier to see what's happening. I won a few games, but most importantly the games that I lost I was able to stay in for longer and give more players a run for their money. There are still some factors i don't quite understand (eg how to use the letters on the different blocks) But this game is still frustrating.
Today I was starting to get the hang of the game. Each individual challenge was getting longer, and I felt like I was better able to compete. I just don't understand why the game screen is so small and why the colours are how they are... they really don't make it easier to see what's happening. I won a few games, but most importantly the games that I lost I was able to stay in for longer and give more players a run for their money. There are still some factors i don't quite understand (eg how to use the letters on the different blocks) But this game is still frustrating.
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Half Life 2 Day 3
Today I played half life and it was a great game. I mastered driving the hover-craft and raced through the level I'm currently on. When I mastered that a gun got added onto the hover-craft so that I had to drive and fight at the same time. It got tougher. But I had a blast playing the game today. I'm starting to get the hang of solving the puzzles and I'm starting to see how the game works. I played 1.5 hours more than I thought I would.
Today I played half life and it was a great game. I mastered driving the hover-craft and raced through the level I'm currently on. When I mastered that a gun got added onto the hover-craft so that I had to drive and fight at the same time. It got tougher. But I had a blast playing the game today. I'm starting to get the hang of solving the puzzles and I'm starting to see how the game works. I played 1.5 hours more than I thought I would.
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Yahoo!Towers Day 2
Today was pretty frustrating again. I'm still learning to play the game. I know the rules, but the strategy is unclear to me. It seems that I get murdered by those who have more experience than me. I don't know how they're so good. I'm starting to get a better handle on using the different blocks to either hurt my opponents or help me, but I find myself struggling to get lines instead of focusing on how to hurt my opponents. The times that I do win usually seems that my opponent has made a mistake instead of me doing something properly.
I spend a lot of time waiting between games because I die before most, so I have to wait until the end of the round before I can start a new one. I did win a couple of games though, it was nice. Hopefully i'll stop getting beaten so badly soon.
It seems that other players who are good can drop blocks on my screen and I then go spiraling out of control. When I use my special blocks well I do some damage to others. I feel kind of helpless at times against the others. There is a chat option but none of the other users use this so my cries for help go unanswered.
Today was pretty frustrating again. I'm still learning to play the game. I know the rules, but the strategy is unclear to me. It seems that I get murdered by those who have more experience than me. I don't know how they're so good. I'm starting to get a better handle on using the different blocks to either hurt my opponents or help me, but I find myself struggling to get lines instead of focusing on how to hurt my opponents. The times that I do win usually seems that my opponent has made a mistake instead of me doing something properly.
I spend a lot of time waiting between games because I die before most, so I have to wait until the end of the round before I can start a new one. I did win a couple of games though, it was nice. Hopefully i'll stop getting beaten so badly soon.
It seems that other players who are good can drop blocks on my screen and I then go spiraling out of control. When I use my special blocks well I do some damage to others. I feel kind of helpless at times against the others. There is a chat option but none of the other users use this so my cries for help go unanswered.
Monday, January 15, 2007
Half Life2 Day 2
So today I played a lot of halflife. Even though I wanted to quit I always wanted to make it to the next check point or beat the level before I turned it off.
That being said, Today I feel like I pretty well mastered the controls. Sometimes bad guys jumped out at me and I couldn't react fast enough to shoot them without getting hit. That being said I never died from being hit by bad guys too much.
But I did find the game got increasingly complex. The puzzles were more than just one piece puzzles and had to be done in steps sometimes going into different rooms or looking for hidden areas that hold the secret to moving on in the level. This was frustrating for me because I was stuck on the same puzzle for a long time, a couple times at least.
In the game there are a lot of shadows, and because of this I find that I miss out on seeing parts of the game that require the use of the flashlight. And I sometimes forget that I have the flashlight and I end up missing out or having to take an extra long amount of time before I progress.
The story has lost some of its appeal as I have gone 2 hours of game play without a serious development in the story. I'm not sure why but now I'm driving a hover craft around this river, I don't quite understand why, or where I'm trying to get to. I have escaped the city successfully
and now there are these things (maybe aliens?) that are turning people into zombies. I don't know where they came from but maybe I'm supposed to know from Half life 1, I think the story is a continuation.
So today I played a lot of halflife. Even though I wanted to quit I always wanted to make it to the next check point or beat the level before I turned it off.
That being said, Today I feel like I pretty well mastered the controls. Sometimes bad guys jumped out at me and I couldn't react fast enough to shoot them without getting hit. That being said I never died from being hit by bad guys too much.
But I did find the game got increasingly complex. The puzzles were more than just one piece puzzles and had to be done in steps sometimes going into different rooms or looking for hidden areas that hold the secret to moving on in the level. This was frustrating for me because I was stuck on the same puzzle for a long time, a couple times at least.
In the game there are a lot of shadows, and because of this I find that I miss out on seeing parts of the game that require the use of the flashlight. And I sometimes forget that I have the flashlight and I end up missing out or having to take an extra long amount of time before I progress.
The story has lost some of its appeal as I have gone 2 hours of game play without a serious development in the story. I'm not sure why but now I'm driving a hover craft around this river, I don't quite understand why, or where I'm trying to get to. I have escaped the city successfully
and now there are these things (maybe aliens?) that are turning people into zombies. I don't know where they came from but maybe I'm supposed to know from Half life 1, I think the story is a continuation.
Yahoo!Towers Day1
This game has been pretty frustrating to learn. You are kind of stuck to figure out a strategy for yourself. And I ALWAYS get beat by the other players. Its so frustrating because it feels like they're all masters at this game and I suck. The appearance of this game makes it seem as if there is not much to it, but obviously there is because they are beating me so badly. Its not a complex game in how to play and the rules, but it seems the strategy is complex because i have no clue what I am doing wrong. I'm only interested in playing this game more because I have to. The environment is like a tetris screen and it is appropriate to the game, some of the colours throw me off. Also there is music while you're playing but after you have been defeated it stops and I end up just waiting for something to happen like some kind of SCHTOOF.
This game has been pretty frustrating to learn. You are kind of stuck to figure out a strategy for yourself. And I ALWAYS get beat by the other players. Its so frustrating because it feels like they're all masters at this game and I suck. The appearance of this game makes it seem as if there is not much to it, but obviously there is because they are beating me so badly. Its not a complex game in how to play and the rules, but it seems the strategy is complex because i have no clue what I am doing wrong. I'm only interested in playing this game more because I have to. The environment is like a tetris screen and it is appropriate to the game, some of the colours throw me off. Also there is music while you're playing but after you have been defeated it stops and I end up just waiting for something to happen like some kind of SCHTOOF.
Sunday, January 14, 2007
Half life Day 01
This game is a first person shooter.
Lets get down to the goods now. This game was absolutely phenomenal on my first play. The game starts you off as a fugitive trying to escape a futuristic concentration-camp type area. They don't give you the whole story of why you're there but you know you've got to escape!!! Anyways the story has me on the edge of my seat. I had to pry myself away from the game even though my hour was up and it was time to go to bed.
In terms of learning the controls, they're fairly complex, I'm still having a hard time doing some of the basic tasks. And Sometimes I forget about some of the controls all together and don't use them for extended periods even though they would probably be useful (duck, sprint, flashlight) As the game went on I started to use more of the functions to my advantage.
The game was great because the story is so entertaining. I love how everything has such good flow with the story. And I actually feel like I (personally) was running from futuristic goons who are trying to kill me before i make it to the underground rail road.
This game is a first person shooter.
Lets get down to the goods now. This game was absolutely phenomenal on my first play. The game starts you off as a fugitive trying to escape a futuristic concentration-camp type area. They don't give you the whole story of why you're there but you know you've got to escape!!! Anyways the story has me on the edge of my seat. I had to pry myself away from the game even though my hour was up and it was time to go to bed.
In terms of learning the controls, they're fairly complex, I'm still having a hard time doing some of the basic tasks. And Sometimes I forget about some of the controls all together and don't use them for extended periods even though they would probably be useful (duck, sprint, flashlight) As the game went on I started to use more of the functions to my advantage.
The game was great because the story is so entertaining. I love how everything has such good flow with the story. And I actually feel like I (personally) was running from futuristic goons who are trying to kill me before i make it to the underground rail road.
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