Qualms...what does Qualms mean exactly...*dictionary* "a sudden feeling of apprehensive uneasiness; misgiving: a sudden qualm about the success of the venture." Well, whatever that means, it technically wasn't a misgiving, more along the lines of a totally unsatisfactory.
October 21/09 was when i dropped off my Xbox 360 at Gamerama, a good video game store with a wide selection of new and old games, systems and parts. I had spent many a days in high school traveling down to Younge and Eglington to check out what they had in store, at one point even selling Warhammer stuff. I had always went down to them because of the great staff, assortments and even their ability to repair any damaged system within a few days (a week at most). Sadly...that isn't the case, over the years I've become quite upset with Gamerama, the last time i had went to give in my damaged PS2 for them to fix, I was told by the staff "Why not just by a new one?" Okay...here's the deal, my PS2, which has lasted for 10 years now, has only broken once, after its first 5 years, and this was the second time it has. What does that say? It says that i take good care of my stuff. So, i go in to get it fixed, and it costs me 35.00 bucks. Right off the back the guy says "Why not buy a new one...only 20 bucks more" I couldn't help but say "why would i buy a new one...when i can get mine repaired for cheaper?" I felt quite...upset, and thats not even half of it. The guy told me it would take a few days to fix, since it was only the laser needing to be cleaned, but it took not one...but three weeks to fix.
Anyway, thats off topic, suffice to say I got it back and paid, but now this new issue has got me boiling at the brim. As i said before, i dropped off my Xbox 360 on October 21/09 to get repaired...it is now November 15...almost 4 weeks AFTER i had dropped it off, it still hasn't been fixed. I went down last Friday to see if i could check up, you know maybe it was done because they usually are suppose to call when it is. Apparently, the staff didn't know or even have a clue were my system was. Telling me "Oh the guy who does it isn't in, call on Sunday." So...I'm pissed, I'm bloody pissed because i dropped it off awhile ago, I wanted it for this weekend and it turns out that nothing has been done...least to my knowledge, and i have a bunch of useless staffers who cant even help me, I left a very upset man after that.
Anyway...I called on Sunday (today) and talked with the Manager of the store, I learned that it was only him who had done the repairs for most of the systems, and it turns out, my motherboard for the Xbox had been fried. They had sent it to Microsoft to get repaired and wouldn't charge me extra, the problem was, they were suppose to call and say that, but no one ever did. The manager apologized, and said he'd give me a call Monday and have it done, he also told me to call before hand when i go to the store and i can get a discount on something. The only REAL thing of value I'd ask for a discount would be for a copy of CoD Modern Warfare 2 for the Xbox, and nothing more. I don't want a used game, don't want an old game, i want that game...and thats final.
Don't get me wrong though, the manager really showed passion for his job, he loves technology and hearing how much he does for his company its quite spectacular to see him still at it. Still, there is no excuse for what has happen, to be honest there should be at least 2 or 3 people who would know as much as he knows and to keep people in line when there is a lot of customers so issues like this cant happen again...maybe ill offer myself up to him, i could use a job...
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2: Highness of the Games
Simply put, CoD Modern Warfare 2 is…the best…game…ever, so epic it is I wish I could write that diagonally….maybe I can someway
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This Saturday, among the normal “gatherings” of my friends, I had the honor of trying CoD Modern Warfare 2 on a PS3, as soon as I saw the first few missions, no, first few seconds of game play, I was blown away. The detail was so much better, were taking better resolution and such a clear picture, it felt like I was watching a movie.
So lets start with detail, while were on the subject. CoD MW2 as we will call it, had a lot more detail, a great improvement from CoD 4 (the original modern warfare); the detail on both units, backgrounds, and even the skyline was spectacular. Its almost mind boggling at how vivid the game was even during a fire fight. In fact, the starting movie had flashbacks of the previous game (Modern Warfare) since it kind of was a sequel and it was cool to re-visit the important parts of the last game, Iran Zukav helping the Middle Eastern dictator, Haled Al-As ad, the SAS training missions, the Nuking of the Marines, and so forth. In addition, a lil tidbit I found neat was the gun detailing. It was much more realistic and depending on the environment, the weapons would have camouflage to fit in. So if it was a winter map, all the guns would have white/gray camo to help blend it.
Guns…geeze…I cant tell you how many guns there are in this game, much more than the first series had, were talking along the lines of Battlefield Bad Company on the number of guns available. Everything could be fit in. From the ambiguous M-16 and Ak-47, to the more advanced SCAR and P-90, to even weapons you wouldn’t see, like the Israel Tavor-12, the Belgium FN2000, and even the new US SMG, the Vector I think….anyway way too many guns. Then there are the attachments; there are 4 separate attachment scopes for each gun, Standard Iron sights, Holographic (red dot), Scope, and Thermal scope. Each gun tends to have one of those settings, and also depending on the under slung attachment (the usual Grenade M203 and now a Shotgun) will vary the upper rack’s attachment. My personal fave attachment has to be the Thermal Scope on the standard SCAR. FN-SCAR, another Belgium gun along side the P-90 and FN2000 is a very good and accurate gun, with a Thermal scope; I was wasting so many baddies I was laughing! Another good gun is also the G36C which is a common one for many of the Task Force missions. Another nifty thing is that some weapons can be dual…yes I said dual…wielded. SMG (MP7’s) and 9mm pistols can be dual wielded and fired the same way in HALO, it was quite a shock when we found that out for the first time, and had loads of fun with it.
Now that we talked about the guns, lets talk about the vehicles, in any CoD game there was always one level you drive a vehicle of sorts, from the first one till World at War, there was always a point were your in an armored unit. Well…CoD Modern Warfare 2 has you in a few. From the start, your in a mini-gun armed Humvee. Later on, you get to gun in a helicopter, and after that…you get to control a Predator Drone, yes a Predator drone. I can’t tell you how much fun I had with that thing, geeze it was such a rush to fire hellfire missiles at huge groups of enemies and give them all flying lessons.
The detail on the vehicles is much greater too and there is a wider assortment. Heck, each vehicle even shows as a name when you point at it like Honey Bear, Infinity Ware went way beyond the original one to do this. There are the good old Humvee’s, Stryker IFV’s, Bradley IFV, M1A2’s, Black Hawks, AH-64 Apaches, Pave Hawks, Chinooks as well as F-15’s and Harriers. In truth, there are a lot of vehicles that you can see and are supported by through the entire game, and it’s just great.
Now let’s move onto characters, not to spoil the game, there are a good cast of characters just as there were in the first Modern Warfare. In fact, Soap, yes Soap MacTavish, the SAS you plaid as in the original is now a squad leader of Task Force, which you, as “Roach” take orders from. There are a few older characters you see, but I won’t say much to spoil it.
I know…there is much more I can say, but I don’t have a lot of time nor did I have the greatest ability to feel the entire game as a whole. Modern Warfare 2 was mind blowing, big levels, epic story line, great guns, and a chilling twist. Now, for the second half of playing this game, I did something interesting; I smoked up.
I’ve told people before I smoke weed now and then, I'm not an addict and only really do it with good friends in a comfortable and safe environment were we can let lose if we need to. My good friend, one who I've known for years and am grateful to be a good bro with, has always taught me quite a few tidbits on weed, from the various kinds, to the various methods, to the entire science behind it. Always fun to smoke up with him whenever we can. Anyway, when I went with another friend to smoke his bong, which is a glass “bottle” that you smoke weed from, we went back to playing CoD (this was after my friends watched a movie). I can’t really describe it, but the THC in the Cannabis (weed) really heightens my senses and focus. When I picked up a Sniper rifle in the Prison mission in Russia, I was snipping bad guys not just property and effectively on the ground, but during the initial orbit of the MH-6 Little Bird (another vehicle with both transport and Mini-gun/rocket configurations similar to that from Black Hawk Down, the movie) I was flying on. I even adjusted for the movement of the craft and made sure it was always “one shot…one kill”. Even in the hallways when the baddies were running along the second floor, I was still shooting them down, compensating for their movement. It kind of reminded me of the Bullet Finder App for the Iphone, noted to be the most “lethal” app for the thing since it helps you snipe someone, I stick my tongue out at how silly that is and question “why the F*** would you do that?” Suffice to say, weed for me heightens my senses and even my friend who is usually a sniper in most games, was impressed. Another thing I mentioned was that I seemed to have created a good mood around them when we were playing. The guys all seemed happier and animated and maybe it was just the weed making me hear things, but man, I felt good down there, really connecting with those guys and having a grand ol’ time.
The only real casualty of that all was the loss of a great picture I drew of my Fursona, Silver “Wolfen” Meridoc, my Cybernetic wolf. When i drew him, i gave him pointed lower jaw fur and tuffs of cheek and eyebrow fur. He seemed to regain a sense of “old” and wisdom for his looks, ill definitely keep that in mind for future drawings.
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This Saturday, among the normal “gatherings” of my friends, I had the honor of trying CoD Modern Warfare 2 on a PS3, as soon as I saw the first few missions, no, first few seconds of game play, I was blown away. The detail was so much better, were taking better resolution and such a clear picture, it felt like I was watching a movie.
So lets start with detail, while were on the subject. CoD MW2 as we will call it, had a lot more detail, a great improvement from CoD 4 (the original modern warfare); the detail on both units, backgrounds, and even the skyline was spectacular. Its almost mind boggling at how vivid the game was even during a fire fight. In fact, the starting movie had flashbacks of the previous game (Modern Warfare) since it kind of was a sequel and it was cool to re-visit the important parts of the last game, Iran Zukav helping the Middle Eastern dictator, Haled Al-As ad, the SAS training missions, the Nuking of the Marines, and so forth. In addition, a lil tidbit I found neat was the gun detailing. It was much more realistic and depending on the environment, the weapons would have camouflage to fit in. So if it was a winter map, all the guns would have white/gray camo to help blend it.
Guns…geeze…I cant tell you how many guns there are in this game, much more than the first series had, were talking along the lines of Battlefield Bad Company on the number of guns available. Everything could be fit in. From the ambiguous M-16 and Ak-47, to the more advanced SCAR and P-90, to even weapons you wouldn’t see, like the Israel Tavor-12, the Belgium FN2000, and even the new US SMG, the Vector I think….anyway way too many guns. Then there are the attachments; there are 4 separate attachment scopes for each gun, Standard Iron sights, Holographic (red dot), Scope, and Thermal scope. Each gun tends to have one of those settings, and also depending on the under slung attachment (the usual Grenade M203 and now a Shotgun) will vary the upper rack’s attachment. My personal fave attachment has to be the Thermal Scope on the standard SCAR. FN-SCAR, another Belgium gun along side the P-90 and FN2000 is a very good and accurate gun, with a Thermal scope; I was wasting so many baddies I was laughing! Another good gun is also the G36C which is a common one for many of the Task Force missions. Another nifty thing is that some weapons can be dual…yes I said dual…wielded. SMG (MP7’s) and 9mm pistols can be dual wielded and fired the same way in HALO, it was quite a shock when we found that out for the first time, and had loads of fun with it.
Now that we talked about the guns, lets talk about the vehicles, in any CoD game there was always one level you drive a vehicle of sorts, from the first one till World at War, there was always a point were your in an armored unit. Well…CoD Modern Warfare 2 has you in a few. From the start, your in a mini-gun armed Humvee. Later on, you get to gun in a helicopter, and after that…you get to control a Predator Drone, yes a Predator drone. I can’t tell you how much fun I had with that thing, geeze it was such a rush to fire hellfire missiles at huge groups of enemies and give them all flying lessons.
The detail on the vehicles is much greater too and there is a wider assortment. Heck, each vehicle even shows as a name when you point at it like Honey Bear, Infinity Ware went way beyond the original one to do this. There are the good old Humvee’s, Stryker IFV’s, Bradley IFV, M1A2’s, Black Hawks, AH-64 Apaches, Pave Hawks, Chinooks as well as F-15’s and Harriers. In truth, there are a lot of vehicles that you can see and are supported by through the entire game, and it’s just great.
Now let’s move onto characters, not to spoil the game, there are a good cast of characters just as there were in the first Modern Warfare. In fact, Soap, yes Soap MacTavish, the SAS you plaid as in the original is now a squad leader of Task Force, which you, as “Roach” take orders from. There are a few older characters you see, but I won’t say much to spoil it.
I know…there is much more I can say, but I don’t have a lot of time nor did I have the greatest ability to feel the entire game as a whole. Modern Warfare 2 was mind blowing, big levels, epic story line, great guns, and a chilling twist. Now, for the second half of playing this game, I did something interesting; I smoked up.
I’ve told people before I smoke weed now and then, I'm not an addict and only really do it with good friends in a comfortable and safe environment were we can let lose if we need to. My good friend, one who I've known for years and am grateful to be a good bro with, has always taught me quite a few tidbits on weed, from the various kinds, to the various methods, to the entire science behind it. Always fun to smoke up with him whenever we can. Anyway, when I went with another friend to smoke his bong, which is a glass “bottle” that you smoke weed from, we went back to playing CoD (this was after my friends watched a movie). I can’t really describe it, but the THC in the Cannabis (weed) really heightens my senses and focus. When I picked up a Sniper rifle in the Prison mission in Russia, I was snipping bad guys not just property and effectively on the ground, but during the initial orbit of the MH-6 Little Bird (another vehicle with both transport and Mini-gun/rocket configurations similar to that from Black Hawk Down, the movie) I was flying on. I even adjusted for the movement of the craft and made sure it was always “one shot…one kill”. Even in the hallways when the baddies were running along the second floor, I was still shooting them down, compensating for their movement. It kind of reminded me of the Bullet Finder App for the Iphone, noted to be the most “lethal” app for the thing since it helps you snipe someone, I stick my tongue out at how silly that is and question “why the F*** would you do that?” Suffice to say, weed for me heightens my senses and even my friend who is usually a sniper in most games, was impressed. Another thing I mentioned was that I seemed to have created a good mood around them when we were playing. The guys all seemed happier and animated and maybe it was just the weed making me hear things, but man, I felt good down there, really connecting with those guys and having a grand ol’ time.
The only real casualty of that all was the loss of a great picture I drew of my Fursona, Silver “Wolfen” Meridoc, my Cybernetic wolf. When i drew him, i gave him pointed lower jaw fur and tuffs of cheek and eyebrow fur. He seemed to regain a sense of “old” and wisdom for his looks, ill definitely keep that in mind for future drawings.
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