My thoughts on film, music, art, culture and my life. Let us begin...
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Ok so the new question is: who in their right mind would release an Open Beta with 4 month old glitches in it, 1 month before release. You’d be crazy to say that it isn’t driven primarily by carless advertising and promoting NOT testing. And to have it open to thousands of console users who know very well that Call of Duty is their direct competition… Sorry bro, that makes very little strategic sense.
Will Battlefield 3 Put Me Into A Deep Depression?
It’s a valid question.
I am one of the thousands of gamers who have been tremendously excited for the upcoming Battlefield installment. We have waited for months to see tiny screenshots and read even the shortest of developer interviews. All building up to that special opportunity to play: The Open Beta.
Now, I myself game on the Xbox 360.
…Yes yes, “Battlefield is meant for the PC with all it’s graphical/64 player glory”.
But I have always been a console gamer and for the first time DICE has decided to vocally challenge Call of Duty. Which we all know is primarily a console franchise.
Which leads to the onset of depression.
I’ve spent the last 3 days playing the Beta. And I have never seen such a “one month to go” mess.
-Seemingly hundreds of glitches.
-Uninspiring graphics
-And an extremely close quarters, no vehicle, DOESN’T FEEL LIKE BATTLEFIELD map
I can only imagine what Battlefield newbies are thinking upon first setting foot into this atmosphere. (Although I’m guessing it’s something like, ” What the hell is this” followed by a , “I am definitly going to be buying Call of Duty”.
The worst part about all of it? I hear (and see) that thanks to Caspian Border, the maxed out PC Beta was great!
Way to one up Call of Duty on the console, Dice.
Way to use your “Beta” to ultimately be a glitchy Demo and a deciding factor on whether or not to buy the game.
-End of rant-
I personally have already pre-ordered and (overlooking the above) continue to countdown the days to it’s release.
I haven’t given up hope.
…But If I AM depressed come November, I know one developer I will not be thankful for this Thanksgiving.
Sam Spratt’s SEPTEMBER Portrait Contest/Custom Portrait Giveaway!
It’s back. To show my appreciation for all of you following me here, As usual—I am giving one guy/man/dude AND one girl/woman/chick the chance to win a custom portrait from me. Free, no strings attached. Here’s the breakdown:
What You Get:
A Web-resolution (1100 pixel) custom portrait, tailored to your most bizarre of requests. You can get a very traditional portrait done or as outlandish as you can dream—so long as it remains in the portrait format. Zombies, Hipsters, Pirates, Ninjas, Superheroes, Robots, etc. are all fair-game themes in which you can have yourself transmogrified in painted form. Want to let me have free reign? That works too, but I want to make something unique to you.
How to Enter:
1. FACEBOOK: Simply comment on my facebook contest link!
2. TWITTER: Tweet this post by @mentioning my twitter handle @samspratt http://twitter.com/#!/SamSpratt This also counts as an entry.
3. TUMBLR: If you reblog this photo from me, that will enter you as well.
How to Increase Your Odds:
If you share this with yours friends on facebook by tagging this page with the “@” symbol before “Sam Spratt Illustration” on your wall it will “linkify” this page. This counts as an additional entry.
(If you enter all 4 ways, you will have 4x the odds of winning)
How long this will last:
I will keep the contest open through September with winners announced in early October.
You all are the best! Good luck and thanks again to all who follow my little slice of artwork on the web.
I’m not one for reblogging, but totally worth it. This guy is boss.
One of my favorite moments!
Yet another impression compilation video that is actually worth watching. He doesn’t nail all 87 (his Dexter impression for example) but I’d say at least 60 were pretty spot on. And that is commendable.
So my first week of work kept me from making this weeks “Vague Movie Review”. Instead I present you with a gift from a few awesome guys in the form of “Dear Diary Episode 1”. Enjoy!
Just got done watching Bungie’s Halo farewell documentary and I gotta tell you, it gets me pretty emotional. Thanks for making me a gamer, Bungie.
Episode 27 of my youtube series, “The Vague Movie Review”!
343’s first day = Gamer Chaos
Just got done checking out the arcade game “From Dust” on my 360. I have found it to be one of my favorite arcade game experiences yet! It’s a sandbox style god game like no other that allows you to mold the earth in order to protect the natives inhabiting it. I’m reminded of the old days before my xbox when I’d surround myself in PC RTS’s. Plus, I’m always happy to stumble on an demo that I actually do NOT want to quit after the first minute! The mix of creativity, mechanics and time management make this one well worth the buy!
