The art of dicking around

Had a chance to play the Burnout Paradise demo, one word: slick.

Shiny as fuck graphics sure, but what gets me is the interface. To invite a friend I just tap the D pad a few times, and thats it. To join a random online game, The same thing. No menus, everything is an overlay of the still running game. If the host leaves, it tells you, but you just continue on your way.

I was extremely surprised to see that the demo was multiplayer, but in making that decision, they have solidified this games success. The pure fun of 4 people dicking around with high speed vehicles has the potential to become a staple of online play.

A friend and i couldnt find a game in TF2 (that wasn't a grandma speed ping or kicked us out after 5 seconds) the other night so we said, "Burnout?"

All i ask for is some real playground locations. I know its based on a racing game, but give us as many 'warf' like locations with open spaces and jumps, and this game makes itself.


-Brother N-

Ok, that tears it.

Spotted this new trailer for Little Big Planet today, and I've had it. That IS the game that I will buy a PS3 for. That's it, it's decided.

It plays directly to all my weaknesses. Making stuff, fucking with physics, cute yet somewhat odd characters and fucking around with friends.

The tools remind me a lot of those in Adobe Illustrator, which I love, so I can't wait to begin the madness.

I can't wait to see how the world will attack this thing. Corporations making big ads, Graffiti artists making full blown burners, juveniles making photo-realistic dicks.

-Brother N-

The other thing I do

Tf2 Heavy, originally uploaded by Brother N.

As previously mentioned...to no one, I am also and artist/art-guy. I'm not good or anything, but that's kind of my thing. Here's the 1st in my Team Fortress series.

Next up is the Engineer I reckon.

SUUUUUUUPER MARIOOOO MY GOD MY EARS!

I picked up (gotta think of a better way to say this every time...how bout...scooped?)....Scooped up Mario Galaxy last week and it really is a lovely package. Apart from my big ol 46 inch lcd tv stretching the meager number of pixels the Wii pumps out to the point of snapping, its the best looking thing I have seen on the platform.

Everything has this weird back-lit look that makes all the edges glow and seems to give everything a real visual pop.

Apart from the giddying toy-like graphics, I believe I will love this game...until I don't anymore. I reached the Sweet Sweet Galaxy last night and i came to the realisation, I like Mario, until it gets hard. Every ramp up in difficulty, strips another layer of my enjoyment away.

Sweet FUCKING FUCK galaxy was a situation where I would die, get a 1up straight away, die, 1up, die, 1up, times by about 30 times.

It was like a Mario branded purgatory.

Can't wait to get to Mario hell.


-Brother N-