For the uninitiated I started this blog some months ago about the games that I have been playing recently on my shiny PS3. I wrote about 6 of these blogs and then purchased a 360. Since I split my gaming time between the two, and frankly no one read my blog before I thought I would re-invent it as Confessions Of A PS3 And 360 Owner! Here is the first edition!

This week I have mostly been plotting the slow and tortuous death of all at Konami for the evil, vile monster of a mess they have made with the Konami ID’s and the MGO beta. I awoke on Thursday morning turned on my PS3 and saw that the MGO beta was up for download on the newly-sexed-up PSN store. So like a good little MGS fan I downloaded it as fast as I could and then installed it. At this point I went and done some work for the horror that is university then came back to it about 2 hours later. I then went to run it and it tells me I need to update it, fair enough I thought it will need some tweaks before it goes live
and select the recommend option (Peer 2 Peer torrent style). I then realise what a nightmare this was becoming as it failed to start and told me to restart, “first day server load” I said to myself and restarted the game but after 10 attempts I give up and left it.



I went back to it the next day and eventually after trying several more times to get the download to work actually download the update although as my internet hates torrents takes an excruciating 4 hours to complete. It then happily informs me I have to get a Komani ID which rings a dull warning bell in my head as I remember reading on Destructoid about problems with it. Surely enough this disaster unfolds before my eyes and as of writing this blog still haven’t managed to obtain one of these elusive creatures.



Apart from slowly torturing myself with that endeavour I have been putting some serious hours into the lovely Gran Turismo 5 Prolouge on my PS3. I have written a review of this a few weeks back so I will sum up my impressions of it briefly. The online racing I really like, it has been nothing but a pleasant experience with little to no lag and friendly racers. The main game itself is as solid as ever and the only major problem I have with it is the lack of damage but at this point damage would be non-canon almost and would kind of wreck my experience of it (no pun intended, IRC has put me off them for life ).



As well as that I stupidly bought myself Call of Duty 4 for the 360, now if you’ve ever read the previous incarnation of this blog before then you will know pretty much everyone featured CoD4 at some point. I am up to the second last mission on the 360 now, and although I finished it on the PS3 beforehand it’s still enjoyable especially the sniping mission. I’ve actually managed to level up more than I have on the PS3 version (just about to hit lvl31) and I find that the online is very similar to the PS3 version except with possibly more annoying idiots that sing into the headset. Thank god for the mute button! There is no perceivable difference between the two versions just like Infinity Ward said and I applaud them for this feat! I purchased the “Variety Map Pack” and found it to be very enjoyable for all the maps expect Creek which, far from being redundant and unplayable, just lacks the tightness that most of the other maps have. The map pack is a great addition to the main game and well worth the 800 points.



I have started and have managed to get to level two on Ikaruga but I have yet to get past it as it seems to like to force me into submission. It is an incredible game with very tight controls, personally I love it. The intensity of the levels and the strategy that the polarity switching mechanic brings to the game really set it apart from run of the mill shmups. If you have completed this game you truly are a better person than I. I would readily recommend this title to all who enjoy shooters and/or masochism, well worth those 800 measly points



Finally I have started the very wonderful game that is Lost Odyssey, developed partly by the lovely folks over at Mistwalker. Some of you may know that this is headed by ex-Final Fantasy producer Hironobu Sakaguchi and as such feels like a half brother to the oft-great series. If you have played Final Fantasy X you will be right at home although the battle system is quite different and the interface reminds me of Final Fantasy VIII. So far in my 4ish hours with the game I really have enjoyed my time with it and really like the characters. I don’t particularly like the Picture In Picture effect they have used heavily in the cutscenes but that is just a personal thing. This grievance is more than made up by the wonderful “Thousand Years of Dreams” feature as each story is heartbreakingly tragic and supremely well written. This game is a must buy for any RPG fan that has a 360, truly this is it’s first great JRPG. (PROTIP: if you hate grinding stay the hell away from this game!)

Anyways folks it’s late over here in the land of fry ups and heart disease (Scotland) and I will bid you all adieu. Thanks for reading or commenting TL;DR it is much appreciated and hope you enjoyed this re-tooled format! Godspeed!