Thanksgiving Break

Fellow Gamers,

I hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving, I know I did. Sorry that I have not posted in a while. I was busy enjoying my Thanksgiving break, as I'm sure all of you were doing as well. I did eat my fill of turkey, stuffing, and mashed potatoes on Turkey Day. Instead of exercising it off I have at the gym, I have chosen to sit in front of a screen and play video games instead...

As of late I have been playing Red Dead Redemption. No, I have not been playing the zombie DLC. I still have to beat the main story first. I would say that I'm 4 or 5 hours in, but I'm not sure how long of a playtime the game has. I feel like I am helping people on side missions more than I am completing actual story missions. I did have serious problems with controlling the horse though, but after some words of wisdom from my friend Beard I beleive that I have found the correct way to steer the horse. Instead of pushing forward to move the horse forward, it is better just to tap the "A" button and and leave the control stick for steering left and right. I am very excited to beat this game and download the zombie DLC though. I have heard that it is one of the best DLC downloads on the market, and it's only 800 points!

Other than playing Red Dead I have been playing the Xbox Arcade game Super Meat Boy. I have just made it to World 5 "Rapture", and I must say that the levels are becoming exceedingly difficult. Plus as the gamer that I am I cannot continue to the next level unless I clear the level with an A+, which you can only achieve if you beat the level within a certain time limit. I have not attempted any of the dark world levels yet though. I am waiting until I finish all of the light levels before I go back through the dark levels.

For the PC I have been playing League of Legends. I am so close to getting to the 500 win mark, I believe that I am at 470 or so. I do own all of the champions now as of yesterday though when I bought Anivia. I really do enjoy playing as Anivia, I hear that she is one of the best casters in the game. I will have to play her a few more times to really feel her out. My first game with her I went 7-6-12. Which I thought was pretty decent considering I was in a solo side lane for most of the game and that our Twisted Fate fed their Miss Fortune in center lane. Their MF was 26-6-12. Pretty ridiculous. If any of you readers would like to add me my summoner name is "Demi".

Vidjagamers Website

Fellow gamers,

Vidjagamers now has a new site http://www.vidjagamers.com!

Don't fear though, I will still be posting content on here as well. I am trying to get a full business in swing. Slowly but surely I am getting there. Keep up the support and I will keep writing entertaining and informational content for your viewing pleasure.

Black Ops Boycott

Fellow gamers,

Boycotting Black Ops!

I have decided that I am not going to purchase Call of Duty: Black Ops at its current price point. With the recent onslaught of top tiered games hitting store shelves this holiday season I find myself in a predicament. I am a poor college student, and with my limited income I have to pick and choose which of these games are worth my hard earned cash. I however don't believe that Black Ops is worth my $60. I know that Call of Duty is a college phenomenon, where every dorm room occupying the male halls will have CoD on their  televisions for the next 6 months, not mine though.

First off; Black Ops was made by Treyarch, which is the same team that made the less successful Call of Duty: World at War. This was my first indication that the game would not be as good as it's predecessor Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Now from what I hear, the story in Black Ops is top notch compared to the other campaigns in the Call of Duty series, which is definitely saying something. However paying $60 for a 4 hour experience is hardly worth it, I would much rather spend $10 and play Super Meat Boy for a 4 hour experience. I know that people don't buy Call of Duty games for the campaign, it's for the multiplayer...

The multiplayer from what I've heard is practically a replica of the other Call of Duty's multiplayer, with the exception of new maps. Yes, there are a few new game modes that you will get to experience, but in exchange they have also removed a few of the classic game modes as well. The leveling system has also been modified. No longer are you required to grind levels for hours on end to earn yourself that beloved AK-47, instead you earn money from your mulitplayer matches which you then use to buy only the guns and equipment that you want to use. While this may seem like a great idea at first since it seems to makes players equal at all levels, it also takes away from that feeling of accomplishment that you got when you reached level 40 and unlocked your M-16. Now players will just buy an M-16 immediately and never use any of the other weapons in the game.

I do like that Treyarch included zombies once again in their most recent title, but I just can't justify paying full price to pay full price for this game. Zombie mode on World at War felt like it was just tacked on at the end with no real thought and I can only imagine that it was the same time around as well. If ever I feel the need to get my fix of "modern warfare" anytime soon, I will probably be one of the few who will be occupying the MW2 servers, along with my fellow Black Ops boy-cotters! Viva la MW2!