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Hey guys, it's Dan or as everyone here knows me (including you, because you're looking at my blog), EternalDeathSlayer. Yeah, I jacked it from Grandma's Boy, eat me. Anyway, I love video games, but more importantly I also love to talk about video games, hence why I am here on Destructoid with you. I've got a wonderful little family of 2 kids and a wife and we all play games in some shape or form. My wife enjoys WoW (probably a bit too much) and playing Halo with either myself or her friends. My kids like kid stuff like Kinectimals or flash games on the PC. And me? I like almost everything. So long as a game is fun or has the ability to effect my feelings or emotions, I'm game.

Consoles:

Xbox 360

PS3

Wii

I play them all, but truthfully it's not in an "All Consoles are Equal" sort of way. I prefer the 360, mainly because I know more people who own one, but I do play my PS3 whenever a worthy exclusive is released. The exclusives make the purchase worth it. As for the Wii, well, it gets ignored most of the time. But I pull it out from time to time, usually when a big Nintendo game is released for it.

My Favorite Games:

10. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
9. Gears of War
8. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (Theme Song FTW)
7. Final Fantasy IX
6. God of War
5. Super Mario Galaxy
4. Chrono Cross
3. Super Mario Bros. 3
2. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
1. Resident Evil 4

And there you have it. I love Destructoid and it's amazing community. I will probably never leave.






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Attaining enlightenment through videogames (or what I've been up to lately)
EternalDeathSlayer | 11:31 AM on 01.30.2011 22 comments


Hello there Destructoid. How's it hangin'? It's been a while since we last spoke, and things have changed quite a bit since then. The wife no longer plays World of Warcraft. We got a Kinect for Christmas. I turned my Wii on for the first time since [/i]New Super Mario Bros[/i] and then I kept it on. I played the Bulletstorm demo. Things have changed.

Of course, the more things change the more they stay the same, and the evidence of that is that instead of ignoring each other to play different games, we play Halo: Reach just about every fucking day. Some of you older Destructoiders might remember that my wife would torture me with Halo 3 on a nightly basis when she wasn't playing WoW. We're doing the same thing, except this time it's not torture. We have a lot of fun and it hasn't gotten old like Halo 3 did. This has unfortunately cut into my time with single player games, but that's OK for now. It sure beats sitting around telling you about how awful my wife's addiction to WoW is or what a bitch she is for it. You could almost say I feel happy, although a better word might be satisfied. Shame we can't say the same for my penis.

But anyway, you didn't come here to read the screenplay for the latest Lifetime Original Movie. You came to read the musings of an omnipotent videogaming God from another dimension. I can help you with that. You too can attain enlightenment and satisfaction in your life. The first step is to continue reading this blog.



You'll remember I mentioned that my family and I got a Kinect for Christmas. My wife thought it would be a nice surprise for us, with "us" being myself and the evil demon spawns sent from hell, otherwise known as my children. And as it turns out, it has been a nice surprise. I honestly thought that the entire concept behind Kinect was doomed to failure. While failure down the road is still possible, for now I must say that I'm pretty impressed with what the technology offers. We've had a blast having friends over to play stuff like Kinect Sports and Dance Central (Spoiler: I am a terrible dancer). And the kids really like Kinectimals for 30 minutes at a time or so. It's been nice having it. And of course it's always fun to whip your penis out and see if you can see it in the Kinect Tuner, right? Right? Anyway, the only problem so far is that there is nothing that I'd play by myself. When they can give me something compelling to play single-player, then they'll really have my attention. Until then, I will continue to beg my wife to sit on my cock in front of it so we can see if it sees me inside her. She will continue to look at me like I'm a stranger and say "Get the fuck out of here". Yeah, I went there.



Going back to the beginning again, you'll once again recall that I also spoke about turning the Wii on. I received a copy of Donkey Kong Country Returns and a copy of Epic Mickey for Christmas. From my mom. Anyhow, I've spent the majority of my time with my old pal Donkey Kong. The game is fantastic. There isn't much to say that hasn't already been said. I suppose you could whine a bit about having to shake the remote and all, but I honestly don't mind. My arms can handle it. They do a lot of jerking motions throughout the week. This is gaming at it's purest. No bullshit. No gimmicks. Just fun. I can't really argue with that. On the other side of the fence is Epic Mickey. Here's a game I really want to like. I like most everything I've seen so far in my limited time with the game, but the camera is so fucking atrocious that I can already tell I might not even finish this game in the end. Either that or I'll end up puking all over my Wii. It's a shame, but it is what it is. We'll always have Disney World. It stays awesome forever.



And now we get to the end of my this boring but insightful post. Let's talk about Bulletstorm, AKA the Best Game Ever Made AKA Sex with your mom last night. It was awesome. I must have played it 13 of 14 times since I downloaded it. I continue to find new ways to hurt people for more points, but I still can't seem to get everything I know into one playthrough. I am topping out at around 7000 points so far. I will likely continue to try and get at least 10,000 for as long as takes, or at least until the game comes out. It's that good. My wife even enjoys watching me play it. You can't argue with that shit. I'll definitely be picking this one up. I am not a dicktit nor do I have an dicktits.

So now we've finally really reached the end. I'm going to go now, off to live my satisfying and quiet life. I can't help but feel like I've lost something in the transition from misery and anger to calmness and tranquility. And no, I don't mean my grasp on the English language. I know calmness and tranquility are the same thing, unlike misery and anger. My bad. I'm talking about my personality. I suppose you could say I've lost my edge. Going back and reading my past blog posts, I can see a lot more anger in my words than in the ones I've just typed above this. Maybe it's just a phase. I don't know. Whatever the case you can be sure I'll continue to stick my head in here every now and then with another pointless blog about what I've been doing or a ridiculous rant about something that ultimately will mean nothing in the end. And I'll continue to post comments that don't add much to the discussion on all your blogs. I've got nothing to say.



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Elsa's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/30/2011 11:57
Elsa
Nice that you found a game to play with your wife! I hear what you're saying about single player games though... I want to play Two Worlds 2 which I just got, but my husband will want me to play MAG with him... which I usually end up doing! Thank goodness my husband has certain nights that he plays floor hockey and works on his car restoration project with his buddies... so I still get my me-gaming time. It's worth it though, because it's so much fun to play an online game together!

I tend to lump Kinect and Move games into the "activities" category. I love the occasional lazy Sunday afternoon playing Singstar with my husband, but I regard it more as an activity rather than a game. It's still fun, it's still a blast... but it just doesn't seem like "gaming" to me. I tend to regard it like the blu-ray movie option on the PS3 - an extra that lets the consoles live up to the "entertainment center" concept they keep trying to sell us.

I have yet to play the Bulletstorm demo... but I don't think it's out for the PS3 yet (I'll have to check I guess). Anyway, at some point...

In terms of your "edge" ... I often thought your edge was more in the vein of your unusual honesty and bluntness about what was going on in your life and relating that to gaming... you still have that. Anger/happiness... they're all just edges to that blade of honesty.
HandsomeBeast's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/30/2011 13:35
HandsomeBeast
I thought Donkey Kong Country Returns was a good game, but the controls felt a bit clunky to me at times (and I'm not talking about just the waggle). I also didn't listen to it's music. I would mute the game and bump some Wu-Tang instead.
Corduroy Turtle's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/30/2011 14:06
Corduroy Turtle
Though the dialog is a bit too much at times, the gameplay in Bulletstorm is fucking SEX. So much fun! I think I ended up getting about 14K after about 30 plays. I can't wait for Feb 22nd!
EternalDeathSlayer's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/30/2011 15:01
EternalDeathSlayer
3 comments, huh? Does anyone even know who I am anymore?
Jonathan Holmes's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/30/2011 16:08
Jonathan Holmes
Good to hear how one of the most prolific, equal opportunity, old school Dtoiders is doing.

And get ready for more tough times with Epic Mickey, as the difficulty ramps up, the bad camera is more lethal. Thankfully, the locales and storyline also ramp up in quality to compensate.
EternalDeathSlayer's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/30/2011 16:25
EternalDeathSlayer
Thanks for stroking my ego a bit Jonathan. Allow me to do the same for you: You were awesome on the Destructoid show!
Epic-Kx's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/30/2011 20:01
Epic-Kx
Damn, son.
Caffeine Knight's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/30/2011 20:15
Caffeine Knight
I love this blog.
smurfee mcgee's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/30/2011 21:01
smurfee mcgee
Satisfying > edge.
Also, I know who you are. I was just too busy to respond. Here ya go.
CelicaCrazed's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/30/2011 21:13
CelicaCrazed
A calm attitude will help you live longer. Though if you bottle that anger, you could probably go out with a nice bang haha. Anyways good stuff, I've always enjoyed your writing even if this isn't your usual ranting.

I'm trying to give my Wii more love. I played through Red Steel 2 over the Christmas break which I ended up liking way more than I was expecting. Still gotta get DKCR along with Goldeneye for some FNF action.
Master Snake's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/30/2011 21:37
Master Snake
Great read! Insightful, yes. Boring, no. I just hope I find a special lady to settle down and game till I'm gray with. Then we could withdraw into ourselves like the hermits we are, or would be. *sigh* To dream...
manasteel88's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/30/2011 21:40
manasteel88
My PS3 froze when playing Bulletstorm. Anybody else experience that?
BS3 Owner's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/30/2011 23:20
BS3 Owner
Glad to hear that WoW:Cataclysm hasn't driven you further off the edge.
(( AKA Why you sprayed aerosol into the computers bowels. ))

^I did this once to my sister's Video Camera, don't ask...
For good personal reasons! :)

Also,
Glad to hear you've lined up your new form of entertainment.
AKA Wife Pacifier of Pure GOLD! (( Bulletstorm ))

I think i've used AKA enough times?
Welcome back to sanity/reduced stress levels.
DTOID isn't the same without you bro! :)
grafkhun's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/30/2011 23:23
grafkhun
I don't partake in the merriment of Dtoid's community a lot, but I'm glad that you're doing swell. A halcyon life content with your gaming experiences, is much 'better' than being angry and indignant at games. EDS; enjoy life man.
seltzermx's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/30/2011 23:46
seltzermx
@EternalDeathSlayer & Jonathan: Get a room!
mix's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/31/2011 10:11
mix
Kinect banging sounds interesting....SOLD.
Occams electric toothbrush's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/31/2011 10:40
Occams electric toothbrush
But anyway, you didn't come here to read the screenplay for the latest Lifetime Original Movie.

Some of us did...

Oh well, glad things are better and you are actually enjoying your Wii. I haven't turned mine on since...um, No More Heroes 2? S'pose I should at some point. I remember a while back you mentioning that your wife's WoW time was an issue for you so I'm glad that's resolved. Don't be afraid to smile a bit. I know that hate feels better but it'll kill you quick while happiness, as anime as taught us, can give you super powers.
EternalDeathSlayer's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/31/2011 11:03
EternalDeathSlayer
I love you guys.....
Qraze's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/31/2011 20:25
Qraze
this blog sucks.
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