Pioneer Valley Gamer’s First Lan Party.

Will be held at four rivers school in greenfield ma, so if you’re in the area or just feel like traveling, drop by and win something.

It’s only $10 if you pay before the day, and only $15 at the door so theres no reason not to show up… unless your preoccupied… Yes unfortunetly I am unable to attend due to a previously scheduled event, but in spirt I’m backing this thing full force.

Peace, Zypher

Fallout 3 on Steam is 50% off this weekend, and I highly recommend you pick up a copy.

If you’ve got any kind of patience for your video games, then fallout 3 is for you. It’s not your average FPS though, so don’t be fooled. This is more like an FP-RP-S or First Person Role Playing Shooter, and it does take some time to ramp up.

I’ll be combing my couch cushions however, just trying to scrap some change together and pick up fallout 3, It’s that good. Oh and for skills, I’d suggest: Repair, Small Arms, and Medicine.

Peace,

~Zypher

Or You could always cheat (Cheats Via www.CheatCC.com):

While playing the Game, press ~ to display the console window. Then, type one of the following codes and press [Enter] to activate the corresponding cheat function:

Result Cheat Code
God mode, infinite ammo, and infinite weight capacity tgm
No clipping mode tcl
All mapmarkers tmm1
Disable enemy combat AI tcai
Kill selected target Kill
Kill everyone in area Killall
Toggle fog of war tfow
Toggle debug display tdt
Toggle AI tai
Teleport to room with all items coc testqaitems
Toggle free camera mode tfc
Toggle HUD tm
Teleport back to Game coc megatoncommonhouse
Get indicated number of Caps player.additem 000000F [number]
Spawn indicated number of items inĀ % condition player.additem [item code], [number], [condition 1-100]
Spawn indicated number of persons or objects player.placeatme [object code], [number], [x axis], [y axis]
Remove indicated item, person or object player.removeitem [object or item code], [number]
Get indicated perk player.addperk [perk code]
Remove indicated perk player.removeperk [perk code]
Get indicated aid or perk effect player.addspell [perk or aid code]
Give player ownership of selected item Setownership
Set player level player.setlevel [number]
Move to indicated NPC player.moveto [NPC ID]
Add indicated number of experience points rewardXP [number]
Add indicated number of Karma points rewardKarma [number]
Add indicated number of Tag Skill Points addtagskills [number]
Add indicated number of points to your S.P.E.C.I.A.L. stats modpca [attribute] [number]
Add indicated number of points to your skills modpcs [skill name] [number]
Add indicated number of Special Points addspecialpoints [number]
Set Special Points setspecialpoints [number]
Set ability (sneak, barter, etc.) score player.setAV [ability] [number]
Set skill values player.ForceAV [number]
Permanently set number of action points player.setav actionpoints [number]

Oh, theres more there to, check them out here: http://www.cheatcc.com/pc/fallout3cheatscodes.html

As I post this, dear gamers, we stand poised in the middle of an onslaught of new releases in the video game world. While I would normally hail this as a good, great, even grand thing, I must fear the worst…

In a rush to get out their products for a christmas, nigh black-friday release, I’m sure some companies have fallen through on throughly testing their games. It pains me greatly to say this, but I will have to wait and deliberate before casting my judgement on games like:

Fallout 3, Left 4 Dead, Grand Theft Auto 4 (PC), Call Of Duty: World at War, Far Cry 2, The New Prince of Persia, and Mirrors Edge. Some of which I will give previews of later. That said however, there is one game that I CAN attest has been well manufactured and produced: Tomb Raider: Underworld.

Before I begin telling you why I love this latest incarnation of an old dog, let me start with why I hated the series last few attempts to snag me. First, the game play blew… I cannot put it simpler or more honestly… Not only did moving and navigating puzzles require some kind of exacting, cyborg, millimeter counting OCD to handle, but when you actually gave in and tried to use “strategy” to progress, you’d get fragged by the games jittery camera or shitty fighting system.

Well, needless to say, that is not the case in this Tomb Raider. The games focus is on heroine’s journey to, I believe, find her mother. Now I say “I believe” Because to be honest, I’m not entirely sure… Like I said before, I hated the last games, so I’m not up on my Tomb Raider lore… Still the game plays incredibly well, and is doing it’s best to fill in parts of the story as it progresses. As platforming/adventure games are not my forte, I’m playing on medium difficulty (Called, get this, “Tomb Raider” skill level) and am progressing quicker than I expected.

First the game is offered on steam, which is always a plus in my book, since this makes it easier to download and install, that +1 point right off the bat.

Secondly, and actually perhaps least importantly, Lara Croft is looking HOTT, better than she has Tomb Raider 2, +1 point.

Third, as I said before, the game doesnt suffer from horrible game-play mechanics, well it does but at least they seem mild when compared to previous versions, +2 points.

Most importantly however, this game is just friggin gorgeous. Utilizing the new directx 10 video cards…. It’s just incredible, here, look for yourself:

The visuals in this game are stunning... Yeah Thats Really Gameplay!

The visuals in this game are stunning... Yeah Thats Really Gameplay!

So with another +4 point for it’s graphics, overall Tomb Raider: Underworld scores an 8/10, not bad given that I’d grown to dread this series.

~Sincerely, Zypher

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