Important News Is Tweeted Now?

I'm seriously out of the loop of my technical generation apparently, as I always completely overlook the constant use of Twitter. Heck, I even ignore the HyperKnee Twitter account that I have going.......

You're not following our Twitter?! What the hell's wrong with you! Get on there and follow now! SUPPORT! A link?! I can't supply one, I don't even know the address! Just search Hyper Knee! Sheesh... kids these days.

Anyway, there's a reason for this update, and the reason is that for all you disgruntled Dead Space 2 PC owners (self included here), it would appear that Visceral/EA (don't know who to blame, really, some say developer, others say publisher, I say to hell with it, blame them both) somehow managed to get a glitch into the game that doesn't allow you to collect the 3 "Elite" suits after your first completion of the game, which sucks.

As always the PC gamers cried and whined, as they always do, bunch of babies that they are. Started a petition and all this other nonsense, crying for justice, as they always do. Hell, they should just be happy that people are still supporting PC games. Considering pirates and all that nonsense, I'm surprised it gets as much attention as it does in the first place. And for the record, the only reason I've gone PC as of recent is because:

1.) My current TV is too small and I hate playing games on it .
2.) If I download a game instead of getting a physical copy, I can't sell it!
3.) I don't even have to get up to get my games. Huge selling point!
4.) The sales are undeniably good.
5.) I use my XBox 360 controller anyway, so I don't have to deal with the mouse and keyboard! It's like playing Xbox with better graphics, less loading, and no worries of the Red Ring of Death.

But on the bright side, the Dead Space Twitter TWEETED (oh god I hate saying that) that they are working on a fix to get our elite suits back into the game! Hooray! Will we be getting lackluster DLC though?! EA says no. Good, saves me some money too. Even more of a reason to get into PC gaming...hahaha.

Maybe I should just change this post to "Why I converted to PC gaming."

What's Wrong With Gamer's Volume 4: Deus Ex Human Revolution Looks Amazing, You Purists!

After watching the Deus Ex: Human Revolution cinematic trailer about fifty times (not in a row, obviously), I decided that the game looks amazing and I should read up on it a bit more. I scrounge up some gameplay footage, and decide that the game not only looks amazing, but appears to play amazingly as well. I then proceed to download the music from the trailer as a stand alone mp3, and from the gameplay footage as well I realize that this game will more than likely also have an epic soundtrack. With all that, I figure DX: HR is my most highly anticipated game of Q1 2011, if not the entire year of 2011 (assuming there are no delays, and there better not be).

Of course, after that I take to the message boards. I notice a lot of purists are complaining about this game in comparison to the original DX. I also happen to know that a lot of videogame purists are idiots and couldn't deal with change if it came to their house, killed their family, burned their home to ashes, and hung said purist by the feet while slowly being lowered into a vat of acid to die a slow and miserable death. To say I hate purists that are too busy living in the past to embrace the present is an understatement, but that's not what this article is about... okay, maybe it is just a bit.

I figure I ought to try the first game out to see if any of these breathing cesspool's claims hold any tangible truth. I'm playing through the game, and as per usual I can safely say,

"No, they don't."

Now, I surely didn't even have to pay $10 for the game and play it to figure that out, but I heard it's a great game, and one of those awesome gaming experiences I'm missing out on. I can definitely agree with them on that, at least.

Anyway, from what I can see, DX: HR is very much a DX game. It's a first person game with RPG elements, different choices as to how to go about your missions, it has books and other lore-related things to read, it has augmentations, it has dialog trees, and from what I can see, an engaging storyline. So, what's with all the hate? Is it because of the better cover system? Or the awesome looking stealth take downs? The better graphics? I don't get it. Sometimes I just have to remember that there are more new fans and converts then there are closed minded purists, but still, it boils my blood.

The most common complaint is most people can't put aside the fact that 2027 looks more futuristic than 2052. Well, unfortunately graphic capabilities weren't as good as they are now, so that's probably the weakest complaint out there (and yet the most prominent). Why would the devs go through the trouble to make things look ugly when they can make them look pretty because they have the technology to do so? And what's the big deal anyway, who cares? After almost a decade, you think these ungrateful ingrates would just be excited to be getting a new game. Well, I for one am excited... looks like it's going to be incredible.

Oh, and Starstorm... retractable forearm blades kick ass.