No Boredom to be found in Borderlands

I picked up Magna Carta 2, Borderlands and Tekken 6 over the weekend for the 360. I am kinda overwhelmed by all these new releases. Dragon Age Origins and Bayonetta are coming. I am sure I will work something out and give each of those games the time that they deserve.

I thought I would bring up Borderlands, the new FPS-RPG by Gearbox. It is unlike anything that I have played before. The best way to describe it: It's Diablo with guns. I was totally hooked and clocked 19 hours on it over the weekend soloing and co-op'ing with friends. Despite its highly repetitive nature, it is just so addictive.

It also helps that the game was released with a whole bunch of goodies. (Thank you, FunZ Centre.)


If the world ever becomes a nuclear wasteland, I'll have my survival bag and mug to tide me through.

Oh, and one last thing: Borderlands is for real gamers. Casual gamers can go play their sissy games like Halo and Call of Duty*.

*PS: Not to be taken seriously

PlayStation 3 Slim

I went to FunZ on Monday night with Raccon and Justin to get my PS3 Slim. Raccon bought his as well and Justin picked up some games.

I have been wanting to get a PS3 for quite some time but thought I would hold it off until there was a game that caught my attention. Never would I have realized that game would be Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2. But come to think of it, considering the kind of games that I like, it shouldn't really come as a surprise at all. Uncharted 2's timely release was also a contributing factor to my PS3 purchase.



Impulse buy or not, I am quite happy that I can now enjoy the best that both the 360 and PS3 has to offer.

The next thing on my to-do list is to get a Bluetooth headset. My first attempt at organising a multiplayer session over PSN was an exercise in frustration. And not being able to communicate during a game made me feel 'handicapped'.

Impulse Buy?

Prinny came home with a little something today.

Games of November 2009

It's the end of the year again. This means all the big game releases are coming. I'm gonna be picking up a lot of games from now till the end of the year.

The following are all on my list for this month alone.

13/10 - Brutal Legend: Hilarious writing and awesome cast of characters!
13/10 - Magna Carta 2: I need my J-RPG fix. It has been quite a while.
20/10 - Borderlands: A Diablo-esque FPS-RPG which looks awesome.
27/10 - Tekken 6: I may not be a huge Tekken fan but I will never pass up a chance to learn an arcade game in the comfort of my own home.

29/10 - Bayonetta

"Non-Stop Climax Action", Bayonetta!

One of my most highly-anticipated games this year. The first time I laid eyes on the trailer back in 2008, I fell in love with it. It has the makings of everything I like for a game of the genre. The action, the style, the music. It's all just... wow.

The game was directed by Hideki Kamiya, the creator of Devil May Cry (keep mind that I did buy my 360 to play DMC4). If the one coming this month is the Asian version, I'll definitely be getting it.

On a side-note, Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 and Uncharted 2 are calling out to me to pick up a PS3 Slim at long last. I wonder if I will succumb. Then again, my friend Siegeholler asked me if I would still be playing Uncharted 2 after Modern Warfare 2 releases next month. Gah.