I Am Back!

Hey guys!

Sorry it's been so long. The last post was all the way back in November, and as you know I got my hands on the Xbox One.

Over the coming days I am going to be getting back into the swing of putting articles up again on a regular basis starting with my summation of the Xbox One, and what I think they could do to make it grow.

For the time being, feel free to go back through the archive and read some of my previous posts.

Take care.

3 Lives Left

Goodbye Old Friend

Welcome back gamers!

Today I will be taking reflection on what has been 6 years of owning an Xbox 360.

I got my very first Xbox 360 Elite in the summer of 2007 with FIFA (what else?), then 3 years ago this happened.

I'm not gonna lie, it was a sad day when this happened. But thankfully, that Christmas I was gifted a brand new one and it hasn't broken yet (don't jinx it).

I have owned many games over the past 6 years, but I've owned even less. There were so many games that I wish I played. Games such as Mass Effect and the Devil May Cry reboot. I have many hours of fun with this machine though and I'm sure that will continue with the Xbox One, maybe even more so.

Tomorrow (Friday) is the day I will be replacing the old with the new and starting a new journey.

Here is to another decade of fun, and at times frustration.

-3 Lives Left

What's On The Shelf?

Welcome back gamers!

I was racking my brain this afternoon trying to think of something I can give you in the build up to me getting my hands on the Xbox One on Friday. So I decided to give you a sneak peak of the games I currently own.

So here goes...

I know exactly what you're thinking: 'these are the only games you have?'

Indeed, these are the only games I have. The reason being is that I wanted to downsize my 360 collection in preparation for XOne.

 I also wouldn't blame you for thinking 'you own no Call of Duty games'? I used to own every Call of Duty game dating back to Modern Warfare, but after annual let-downs, which got bigger year on year, I decided to trade them all in a get some cash. I also believe that the Call of Duty series is finally being knocked off of it's perch with Battlefield 4 looking fantastic and plays great. However, I think that Titanfall will be the FPS to beat for the next couple of years.

I was waiting for years for any developer out there to come out with a decent Batman game, then Rocksteady got their hands on it, and it was awesome. I had absolutely no complaints about either Arkham Asylum or Arkham City, but I put that down to my bias. They were fantastic games, though. Until Rocksteady left and Warner Bros took over and ruined the combat system.

FIFA 13 & 14 are pretty self explanatory. I am a football fan and FIFA is the best football game on the market. Although, I will say that with each rendition there seems to be a growing number of problems, such as crashing, server connection and the infamous invisible ball/player bug. One thing I can say is my XOne will not be graced with FIFA 14.

Another self explanatory game is GTA V, probably the best game to ever be developed to date. The graphics push the console to the edge of its capabilities and the story line is great (with the exception of ending C).

Portal 2 was another great game. It gave me hours of frustration but it also gave me hours of fun. Who doesn't like listening to sarcastic, evil machines when trying to solve a puzzle?

To round up the other games: 

I completed Fable II. It was fun when I played it but traded in my original copy as it got pretty boring upon completion. My girlfriend then re-bought it and played it once.

I lost interest in Max Payne 3 quite close to the end of the game. That and I bought GTA and FIFA soon after. Bad idea.

Pure is poor, Lego Batman was awesome, never taken Sniper Elite out of the box, barely played Battlefield 3 and SplitSecond belongs to a friend, I let him borrow Far Cry 3, which was one of the best games I've ever played.

That's it guys, an insight into my games collection. Roll on Friday.

-3 Lives Left