GWAR plus video games also Happy Thanksgiving!

Been a few weeks since I have last updated this blog so might as well write an entry. I'm currently under the weather from either the cold (it was -6 the other night) or being around a ton of people. The exciting news was that I went to see some live music with a friend of mine (which is why I was around a bunch of people). I went to go see GWAR and the show was pretty fantastic. Gotta love getting soaked with fake blood while hearing some metal music. The show was really cool and I was close enough to get really soaked with all the blood. It really was great and I have to thank Dana again for it (it was so freaking awesome). Granted after the show my hearing wasn't top notch but that is really to be expected. It made me realize that I need to get out of my house more and go see more live music. I forgot how much fun it was to see people play music live. The only bad part was walking back to my car while it was snowing and I had a ton of cold fake blood all over me. Needless to say it was very cold. After the break there is a picture of me at the show.

On to video games! I picked up Call of Duty: Black Ops recently and have been playing it online quite a bit with some of my friends. Playing it online is pretty much what you would expect. It is very fast paced and a lot of fun as long as you don't mind dying. I need to play it more online and actually get good at the game. It makes me terrified of RC cars since there is a killstreak reward that is a exploding RC car that you can control. They also have attack dogs as a 11 killstreak reward (you have to kill 11 people without dying to get it). They are really mean, I have dealt with them and dogs are terrifying in that game. I need to play the single player mode of Black Ops, I have heard it is good so I should probably give it a shot. More text after the break.

The other game I have been playing is Assassin's Creed 2. One of my friends let me borrow his copy of the game so I figure I should play through it. It reminded me of how much I actually like Assassin's Creed. The second game is a lot better than the first one but honestly I like them both. The second one is by far more streamlined and has a lot more that you can do. The story is actually really cool in my opinion and the second game picks up right where the first one left off. The main difference is that you are playing as a different character (kinda). It takes place in Italy instead of the middle east during the crusades. I will write more about that game once I finish it. But I can tell you that it is pretty darn fantastic from what I have played so far.

The same friend that let me borrow Assassin's Creed 2 picked up Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood and was showing me the multiplayer. Holy crap I really want that game. The multiplayer that he was showing me was a free for all based match. Basically you have 8 total people playing the game and each one of you picks a character. Pretty normal so far but the part that is interesting is that the game is populated by NPCs who share character models with all the player characters. The objective is to assassinate a certain player so you are just going after one person. The interesting part is that since there are all the NPCs around the game turns into fooling the person who is after you. If they kill a NPC and not you the contract is lost and they are assigned to assassinate another player and that gives you points. Also if you assassinate your target stealthy by either blending with NPCs or jumping from a building on them you get a ton of points. It's just a really cool and interesting idea for a multiplayer game. It looks like it was executed really well so I really want to pick that game up.

I know in the near future I will be getting a copy of Gran Tursimo 5 and I'm pretty excited about that game. It launched yesterday and I'm sure it will sell like mad on Black Friday. In other news it's Thanksgiving now so happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope you all gorge yourself with delicious turkey and various other foods. But don't go too overboard like the guy in Monty Python's The Meaning of Life and if you are that guy don't eat the wafer thin mint! Well, until next time have a great turkey day!