Conviction

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction to be precise. It is a great game although the thing I was drawn to immediately was the re-use of the cover system from Rainbow Six Vegas. But seeing as they were made by the same company and both needed the function I can see why they simply re-used it. No sense over complicating things. I enjoyed the game play, I spent 5 hours on it my first time and six the next. 11 hours just sneaking around and head shotting things. It's amazingly easy to head shot in that game provided you are using the pistol.  And the storyline was riveting. I've always been a fan of the Splinter Cell series despite what people say about it. And what people say is incredibly limited based on the town I live in. Despite my size and what some would call "Enthusiasm" I am a big fan of stealth. Even if at times you do get frustrated and just try and shoot everything in sight with the nearest assault rifle. Plus the Secondary achievement system was very well thought out. While you play through the game and that's fine you also have challenges to complete. Some of the challenges sound easy like kick down a door when someone is standing behind it. But the opportunity doesn't come up that often. So savor that feeling of throwing a man through a window or kicking a door down and watching the man fall over. and some of the challenges require a fair degree of creativity. I'm only just halfway there and as I said, I've been playing for 11 hours. If I knew what I was doing I could have taken maybe two hours off. Because while the amount of enemy combatants stays the same. They do spawn in random locations each time except for some scripted peeps. But anyway... I had fun. It's not as bad as what people know about the old Splinter Cell Games. Which is "I shot him!" "Mission Failed!". They did get ridiculous I will freely admit. 

But enough of the free publicity to two people. Or my attempt at a game review. Take your pick. 

I had (well still do but shhh) Chris's External and It had some Reliant K on it. I've heard some of the MacKay's and Rachel talking about them so I decided to give it a shot. I think it's okay. I mean I'll probably keep it and listen to it. But I like some of the other stuff in my library more. I give it a solid 7. Or a B+. Or whatever you want to call it. 

Tonight I cooked dinner on the BBQ. It was fun. I like dinner. I like Cooking. I also feel like I have been relegated to some peoples. "Oh that guy" friend. I mean we can get on well enough but nobody makes a solid effort to stay in touch or talk. And I don't do anything because... I'm a bit silly when it comes to this sort of stuff. I suppose it should really depend on the person, the amount of effort I put in. If I actually want to stay an active friend then I suppose I should put in more effort. But... this is me. 

I want to be part of the Ghost Recon Online Beta Group. It may have a mechanic I don't like (Renting. Eww, paying money for something virtual that I don't get to keep) but still After playing Splinter Cell I'm hooked on the third person shooters. Only problem being that they kinda only market well on the 360. Not the PS3 for some weird and unknown reason. 

I can't find somebody to play the Co-op Campaign with... ALL IS LOST, ALL IS LOST!!! Well not quite. I can live without it, although it would be fun to play co-op with somebody. 

That's something. Interplatform co-op. Now this could be very limiting. depending on the changes between Computer software and Console software. And some players may have an advantage depending on the game. But I think it could work. It could be hype point for a new company although the income wouldn't be that great and the end result isn't that useful. It's just another thing that would be nice but nobody wants to shell out for so it stays something nice in people's imagination. 

U play. Like Xbox Live. Only worse. With less achievements and less stuff to do. So nice try Ubisoft. But I suppose I should cut you a break I mean it only just came out of beta. So that's good for a first attempt but you can do better. 

*Sigh* Another one of those "point me in the direction of the nice guys" post on facebook. Some days I really get tired of it. And some days I think. That's your fault for not looking. If someone tells where "they" are you should have the decency to thank and admire their sacrifice, that what they've been through and they choose to just give it to you. Of course if they didn't do anything then that corrupts the idea but who cares. Big things are important. Small things just make the big things better. In some cases. There are outliers to everything. 

I suppose everybody wishes they were like someone else. Mine just happen to mostly be Fantasy Characters, Like Dante and Sam Fisher, the guy from Splinter Cell. But it's not unique. That's one of the reasons we play video games and read books. To immerse ourselves in a place were we are better than ourselves.

I get lewd sometimes. I've realized that. I should work on that. Personal improvement. One of the few things I actually try to do.