It's the end of a decade, and what an interesting one it has been. For me personally, this has been the decade of education, as I spent 4 years in high school and 4 in college. 2010 will be the beginning of my first decade in the "real world." It's been a great decade for entertainment, with dozens classic games released, and noteworthy movies released. Hell, just the release of District 9 and Avatar makes 2009 the best year for sci-fi movies this decade, I'd wager.
Tonight I'm not going to bore you with a long introspective post about my life, or recount ten years of facts about the gaming industry you already know. Instead, I'm thinking to the future, and what the next 10 years will bring. What will happen between my 23rd (2009) and 33rd birthdays (9/12/2019)?
This isn't an episode of ThrawnOmega Predicts the Future, and I'm not concerned about the gaming industry. We'll continue to have our faces melted by at least 4-5 incredible titles every year, and plenty of other great games. But what can I expect to be doing during this time?
1. For as long as x360a continues to exist, I will be writing reviews for them. I'm going to assume that the admin Scooby Gang is going to update the site to stay relevant with the release of the next xbox (since we already know the achievements system will continue on), so barring some obscenely unlikely site buyout or total admin fallout (both of which could happen in theory but most likely won't) I will continue to work for the site. I've proven writing abilities, and demonstrated a good work ethic and willingness to help others as much as I can, so I don't anticipate being "fired" unless I became a total douchbag... and I don't see that happening either.
2. I will be getting FAR more serious about my writing. Everything you've seen from me, whether it be this blog or my reviews (or the rare few who have read my research or scholarly essays), is all "side projects" to me. Creative writing is my bread and butter, and 2009 was actually an incredibly slow year for me in that regard. I only wrote two short stories, both for a college class, and haven't gone back yet to retool them to publishable quality or try to send them out. Both stories have a hell of a lot of potential, so I will be revisiting them. One was a horror story based on Japanese Urban legends, with an emotional/psychological bent to it and themes of alienation. The other was a sci-fi satire of the modern obession with having "do-it-all" devices like the iphone.
Besides retooling those stories, my major new years resolution is to write a minimum of 3 pages a day, or spend at least two hours writing, on each of my off days. (It's simply not a good idea to try to write quality after a 12 hour work day... take this post as an example LOL). In 2010 I will finish the world building I'm doing for my sci-fi universe, and start my novel idea with the goal of getting significantly close to completion by years end. How can I ever achieve my dream of being a published novelist if I never put in the work to write, right? Since I'm unpublished and under no contractual obligation to hurry, I may work on two projects at once, since I have another novel idea that's pretty compelling to me too.
As I go, this blog will likely become a space for more discussion of writing, and posting excerpts of my projects, as I go. This may not interest everyone, or have anything to do with gaming, but hey, the gaming content will still be there, and I'm going to do what makes me happy. (And what I think will keep this blog an interesting and diverse place).
3. Who knows where I'll be in 10 years? Hopefully I'll be married. Maybe I'll have a kid or two. Maybe my gamerscore will be over 400,000 by 2019. The thing I'm most certain of, beyond anything else I've said here, is this blog will still be around. The frequency of posts may change. The nature of the beast may change, but I'll still be here. Blogging is way too damn fun to stop.
One this New Years Eve, I hope you're all having fun with friends or family (I'm actually relaxing alone since I worked 12 hours and will do so again tomorrow, but that's beside the point). I wish you all the best. Lets raise our glasses, celebrate all that is good in life, and look forward to 10 more years of EPIC.
See you next decade!
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Entertainment Overload
It happens every year after Christmas. Whether it be from presents or overspending on oneself, there's always too many fun things to do, and you want to do them all RIGHT NOW. I find myself in this predicament. Having overspent the last two months, I'm now sitting on:
2 Seasons of Stargate Atlantis
Dragon Age Origins
MagnaCarta 2
Secret of Monkey Island
District 9 on Bluray
300 on Bluray
Stargate Continuum DVD
Currently reading Stephen King's "Under the Dome"
Last Remnant
Need for Speed Undercover
It's going to take a long time to digest all of that. To that end, I'm cutting entertainment spending to as close to absolute zero as I can while still not cutting back my social life for the next THREE MONTHS, minimum. Why buy more stuff when I'm still working through this new stuff, and all the older stuff I haven't finished yet? I'll be picking up Mass Effect 2, but literally EVERYTHING else is getting relegated to Gamefly (1 game plan) or Family Video rentals for my off days, or getting put on hold.
While in this spending freeze on items that are nice to have but I don't really NEED, my #1 priority for gaming will be to make aggressive progress on my Hit List for 2010. I posted it before, but here's my revised list for completions that will fall next year:
1. Sacred 2: Fallen Angel.
2. Eternal Sonata.
3. Lost Odyssey.
4. Blue Dragon.
5. Infinite Undiscovery.
6. Last Remnant.
7. Red Alert 3
8. Halo Wars
9. FFXIII
10. Mass Effect 2
11. Dragon Age Origins
12. Ninety Nine Nights
13. Magna Carta 2
14. EDF 2017
15. Gears of War 2
The list of 12 has balooned to 15, with MagnaCarta added since I own it, and Gears 2 added for the LOL factor. Anyone offering prizes if I actually run 15 for 15 on this list? That's a really hard list! So, I'm breaking it down into tiers:
Bronze: 5 completions from this list.
Silver: 9 completions
Gold: 12 Completions
Platinum: 15 for 15
If I should work my way into the Gold or Platinum levels, I'll be doing something significant to reward myself for the patience and dedication. I may special order a real-life trophy. Yes, that's dorky as hell. No, I don't care.
WIth the help of the Hand of Thrawn Boosting Alliance, I'll still see some regular Gamerscore progression next year, so my GS won't come to a complete standstill. I'll also be working on polishing up some easier games while I bounce around between this list.
I'm adding a new text box on the right of this blog to chronicle my progress on this quest.
Now, time to hang up blogging for the night and play some more Dragon Age! I'm NOT using the saving trick on this game, opting to truly enjoy the experience and get the most from the game over taking the fastest route to completion, so my time to completion for Dragon Age could be over 100 hours... we'll see.
2 Seasons of Stargate Atlantis
Dragon Age Origins
MagnaCarta 2
Secret of Monkey Island
District 9 on Bluray
300 on Bluray
Stargate Continuum DVD
Currently reading Stephen King's "Under the Dome"
Last Remnant
Need for Speed Undercover
It's going to take a long time to digest all of that. To that end, I'm cutting entertainment spending to as close to absolute zero as I can while still not cutting back my social life for the next THREE MONTHS, minimum. Why buy more stuff when I'm still working through this new stuff, and all the older stuff I haven't finished yet? I'll be picking up Mass Effect 2, but literally EVERYTHING else is getting relegated to Gamefly (1 game plan) or Family Video rentals for my off days, or getting put on hold.
While in this spending freeze on items that are nice to have but I don't really NEED, my #1 priority for gaming will be to make aggressive progress on my Hit List for 2010. I posted it before, but here's my revised list for completions that will fall next year:
1. Sacred 2: Fallen Angel.
2. Eternal Sonata.
3. Lost Odyssey.
4. Blue Dragon.
5. Infinite Undiscovery.
6. Last Remnant.
7. Red Alert 3
8. Halo Wars
9. FFXIII
10. Mass Effect 2
11. Dragon Age Origins
12. Ninety Nine Nights
13. Magna Carta 2
14. EDF 2017
15. Gears of War 2
The list of 12 has balooned to 15, with MagnaCarta added since I own it, and Gears 2 added for the LOL factor. Anyone offering prizes if I actually run 15 for 15 on this list? That's a really hard list! So, I'm breaking it down into tiers:
Bronze: 5 completions from this list.
Silver: 9 completions
Gold: 12 Completions
Platinum: 15 for 15
If I should work my way into the Gold or Platinum levels, I'll be doing something significant to reward myself for the patience and dedication. I may special order a real-life trophy. Yes, that's dorky as hell. No, I don't care.
WIth the help of the Hand of Thrawn Boosting Alliance, I'll still see some regular Gamerscore progression next year, so my GS won't come to a complete standstill. I'll also be working on polishing up some easier games while I bounce around between this list.
I'm adding a new text box on the right of this blog to chronicle my progress on this quest.
Now, time to hang up blogging for the night and play some more Dragon Age! I'm NOT using the saving trick on this game, opting to truly enjoy the experience and get the most from the game over taking the fastest route to completion, so my time to completion for Dragon Age could be over 100 hours... we'll see.
Friday, December 25, 2009
Merry X-Mas, Thrawn Style
Merry Christmas everyone! It's been wonderful to have some time off from work and spend time with family, many of whom I haven't seen in months. Tonight is Christmas with my Dad's side of the family, which promises to be loud and hilarious.
I didn't get much gaming related for christmas, but I hadn't asked for much anyway. I'm not going to bore you with everything I gave/received, but I'll say it was a very good x-mas. One notable gift I received I've known was coming for a while, but didn't know it would be done so soon. Since it has to be seen to be fully appreciated, I'll have pictures of it up in the next few days. For now, I'll leave you in suspense on what the Mystery Gift was.
Today is mostly about relaxing and having fun, but I'd hate to leave you empty handed here at ThrawnOmega's Blog on the Gaming Life. Since my video camera is AWOL and I can't do a video blog today, I'll leave you with some quality Christmas songs to mark the Holidays... and not the ones you've heard 100,000 times.
Watch them all... they're hilarious LOL.
WARNING: STRONG LANGUAGE AND SEXUAL CONTENT. Don't play around the kids, OK?
and finally... a hilarious Robot Chicken clip courtesy of Seth Green.
I didn't get much gaming related for christmas, but I hadn't asked for much anyway. I'm not going to bore you with everything I gave/received, but I'll say it was a very good x-mas. One notable gift I received I've known was coming for a while, but didn't know it would be done so soon. Since it has to be seen to be fully appreciated, I'll have pictures of it up in the next few days. For now, I'll leave you in suspense on what the Mystery Gift was.
Today is mostly about relaxing and having fun, but I'd hate to leave you empty handed here at ThrawnOmega's Blog on the Gaming Life. Since my video camera is AWOL and I can't do a video blog today, I'll leave you with some quality Christmas songs to mark the Holidays... and not the ones you've heard 100,000 times.
Watch them all... they're hilarious LOL.
WARNING: STRONG LANGUAGE AND SEXUAL CONTENT. Don't play around the kids, OK?
and finally... a hilarious Robot Chicken clip courtesy of Seth Green.
Monday, December 21, 2009
Happy Birthday Blog!
+10,000 Awesome points to Bionik Kommando for noticing BEFORE I even had the magic birthday post up.
Yes, today marks the first anniversary of the most prolific achievement blog on the internet (I think... the internet is a big place). It's been a fantastic year, with 193 total posts, giving me an average of one post every two days. Now that's consistency! It's been fun commenting on achievements, gaming, and other randomness, all of which have earned me a small (but very consistent and faithful) readership of about 60 people a day. All that has generated over 12,000 hits for the year. Thank you all!
I've had a blast writing special topics when I have time, and will certainly do more of them in the coming year, as well as more episodes of ThrawnOmega predicts the future. Every established blog feature will continue, and I'm toying the idea of having some more guest posts. Remember that short-lived gem that was the "Ask Silva" column? Maybe I can get Silva back for a monthly or bi-monthly episode. There's a few other people I'm planning on getting in contact with for features.
What would you like to see in the coming year? I'm always open to suggestions.
Year 2 will see the escapades of the Hand of Thrawn Boosting Alliance, more Video Blogs, and more. With a minimum of 150 posts coming (this is #1), you can look forward to at least 10 quality posts =P
Thanks again for making this so much fun. To show my appreciation, I'm going to have another video blog up around Christmas time.
Sunday, December 20, 2009
ThrawnOmega Predicts the Future: Avatar Edition
My crystal ball has sat dormant for too long. In fact, I haven't offered any future predictions since June, over six months ago! So, I figured after having my face melted by the epicness of Avatar (see yesterday's post), I thought I'd look at how this revolutionary movie is going to ultimately change hollywood.
First though, I'd like to say one of my future predictions has come to pass, sooner than I had anticipated. Back in June, I predicted:
12. Say goodbye to the file-size limit for XBLA games. There won't be one.
That was in reference to XBLA for the next Xbox. Turns out since I made that prediction Microsoft killed the size limit for the 360. So. while not a direct correlation, this almost 100% guarantees this prediction will pan out. Why would they backpedal on a good decision for their next system? I'm going to chalk this down as my 2nd correct prediction. The first being:
FFXIII will not be exclusive to the PS3.
I had that one nailed down a year before the official announcement.
ThrawnOmega Predicts the Future: Episode IV: Avatar Edition
Avatar is the most expensive movie ever made, with a cost of over $300 million to make and another $200 million in distribution, marketing, etc. costs. No worries though, Avatar will make it all back and more, helped in part by a higher than average number of people who see the movie multiple times. Put me down for a total box office take of $730 million worldwide before leaving theaters.
3D is the way of the future. Within the next 10 years, we're going to see a huge surge in the number of 3D movies, as Avatar's proprietary camera technology becomes more commonplace. Come 2019, most, if not all, major hollywood releases will be in full 3D.
Both George Lucas and Stephen Speilberg were shown the technology during the production of Avatar. Lucas is impossible to predict, but I promise you Speilberg will use the technology... probably sooner rather than later. Look for a Speilberg 3D movie using Avatar tech within the next 3 years. Jurassic Park 4, if it ever gets made, will be in 3D.
Avatar is actually 40% Live action, 60% photorealistic CGI. By 2015, Avatar Tech (including the new motion capture technologies) will be used to produce a 100% CGI movie, but it will look so damn good you wouldn't believe it.
Avatar wins every award know to man for visual effects. No contest. Don't even bother nominating anyone else. It may also win best musical score, Cameron has a shot at director (will be nominated at minimum for Oscar), and Zoe Salanda will be considered for her role as Neytiri. I'd like to see Avatar in the run for best picture, but it wouldn't win it.
Cameron is on record as saying if Avatar is successful, he'd like to do two sequels. My prayer to whatever celestial entity oversees the universe is that Avatar will indeed become a trilogy. The world of Pandora is far too captivating to be limited to one movie. Fictional or not, the Na'vi culture fascinates me, and I'd like to see more of it. (I do have a Sociology degree, so a lot of interesting cultures appeal to me). All good things come to those who wait... and wait we must, because Avatar 2 won't be out until winter 2013 or summer 2014.
Like Star Wars, the Avatar universe will expand beyond the movie. Besides the obvious toy lines and already released tie-in game, a novel line or comic line would not surprise me in the least. Look around... Game franchises Starcraft, Warcraft, Gears, Halo, Mass Effect, Rwsident Evil... they all have related novels. In movies, Aliens and Predator have some, as does Terminator, and there are more. Tie in novels have come out for TV shows Stargate SG-1, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Star Trek (which like Star Wars has spawned a huge novel line). Avatar will get the novel treatment, and you bet I'll read 'em.
Earlier this year, I thought to myself, "District 9 is the movie I'm buying a Bluray player for." Well, now I'm thinking... "Avatar is the movie to make me buy the biggest LED TV I can possibly afford in order to watch it in full splendor." I'm already saving.
Time to put the crystal ball away for a month (or six...) have a great night everyone!
First though, I'd like to say one of my future predictions has come to pass, sooner than I had anticipated. Back in June, I predicted:
12. Say goodbye to the file-size limit for XBLA games. There won't be one.
That was in reference to XBLA for the next Xbox. Turns out since I made that prediction Microsoft killed the size limit for the 360. So. while not a direct correlation, this almost 100% guarantees this prediction will pan out. Why would they backpedal on a good decision for their next system? I'm going to chalk this down as my 2nd correct prediction. The first being:
FFXIII will not be exclusive to the PS3.
I had that one nailed down a year before the official announcement.
ThrawnOmega Predicts the Future: Episode IV: Avatar Edition
Avatar is the most expensive movie ever made, with a cost of over $300 million to make and another $200 million in distribution, marketing, etc. costs. No worries though, Avatar will make it all back and more, helped in part by a higher than average number of people who see the movie multiple times. Put me down for a total box office take of $730 million worldwide before leaving theaters.
3D is the way of the future. Within the next 10 years, we're going to see a huge surge in the number of 3D movies, as Avatar's proprietary camera technology becomes more commonplace. Come 2019, most, if not all, major hollywood releases will be in full 3D.
Both George Lucas and Stephen Speilberg were shown the technology during the production of Avatar. Lucas is impossible to predict, but I promise you Speilberg will use the technology... probably sooner rather than later. Look for a Speilberg 3D movie using Avatar tech within the next 3 years. Jurassic Park 4, if it ever gets made, will be in 3D.
Avatar is actually 40% Live action, 60% photorealistic CGI. By 2015, Avatar Tech (including the new motion capture technologies) will be used to produce a 100% CGI movie, but it will look so damn good you wouldn't believe it.
Avatar wins every award know to man for visual effects. No contest. Don't even bother nominating anyone else. It may also win best musical score, Cameron has a shot at director (will be nominated at minimum for Oscar), and Zoe Salanda will be considered for her role as Neytiri. I'd like to see Avatar in the run for best picture, but it wouldn't win it.
Cameron is on record as saying if Avatar is successful, he'd like to do two sequels. My prayer to whatever celestial entity oversees the universe is that Avatar will indeed become a trilogy. The world of Pandora is far too captivating to be limited to one movie. Fictional or not, the Na'vi culture fascinates me, and I'd like to see more of it. (I do have a Sociology degree, so a lot of interesting cultures appeal to me). All good things come to those who wait... and wait we must, because Avatar 2 won't be out until winter 2013 or summer 2014.
Like Star Wars, the Avatar universe will expand beyond the movie. Besides the obvious toy lines and already released tie-in game, a novel line or comic line would not surprise me in the least. Look around... Game franchises Starcraft, Warcraft, Gears, Halo, Mass Effect, Rwsident Evil... they all have related novels. In movies, Aliens and Predator have some, as does Terminator, and there are more. Tie in novels have come out for TV shows Stargate SG-1, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Star Trek (which like Star Wars has spawned a huge novel line). Avatar will get the novel treatment, and you bet I'll read 'em.
Earlier this year, I thought to myself, "District 9 is the movie I'm buying a Bluray player for." Well, now I'm thinking... "Avatar is the movie to make me buy the biggest LED TV I can possibly afford in order to watch it in full splendor." I'm already saving.
Time to put the crystal ball away for a month (or six...) have a great night everyone!
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Avatar Melted My Face
What an incredible day Friday was. I drove over to a friend's house on Thursday night to hang out and spend the night. Besides gaming a little, we watched an episode of the laughably cheesy show Legend of the Seeker, and Christmas episodes of SOuth Park.
Since they both had to work during the day Friday, I was left to chill and enjoy their 55'' TV with surround sound (way better than my own setup) for the day, and made the most of it, completing Modern Warfare 2 on Veteran. I'm now up to 950 in that game, with only collectables and a few other things to go back for for the full 1k.
When my friends came back, we had a Rock Band party for a couple hours. As much as I enjoy that game, it was exponentially better when playing with friends.
Of course, the highlight of the day was seeing Avatar in 3D at the Minnesota Zoo's IMAX theater. Oh my god that film is epic. In 3D, it's a true sight to behold, and the special effects are by far and away the best ever seen in film. While the story isn't really innovative, it tugs at the heartstrings nonetheless (or maybe I'm just a sucker for these types of stories). While I can review games pretty well, I just don't know how to review movies, other than to say that Avatar is 160 minutes of EPIC, and so well paced that it doesn't feel like a long movie. I didn't want it to end. I've had the movie on my mind nonstop since it ended last night.
For people who know anything about me, I'll say this: No movie has inspired my imagination this much since I first watched Star Wars when I was a kid. In fact, the awe factor here puts Star Wars to shame. I don't think I can bestow higher praise upon a movie.
While paying $16 for a movie ticket was pretty spendy, I'm almost foaming at the mouth to get a group together to go see this in IMAX 3D again. Yes, I'd pay $16 again and not think twice about it. If that falls through, I can always go to a regular movie theater an watch it. I assure you I'll be watching it again before it leaves theaters, and a third viewing in a couple weeks isn't out of the question. Bluray purchase on release day is a given. What an awesome, awesome movie.
Of course, the movie didn't start until 8:45pm, so I didn't get back to my friends place until midnight. Then, the drive from St. Paul to Hutchinson took me until 1:40am, so I wasn't asleep until 2am, meaning I got just 5 hours of sleep before having to go to work. Somehow those were the worst 5 hours of sleep I've had in a long time, with a constant strobing in and out of sleep... That made for one incredibly long 12-hour shift today... And I had Avatar on my mind the whole damn time.
EDIT: In other news, my review for Rogue Warrior has been released at last. It's linked on the right side of this blog. Now you can read in more detail just how horrible that game is.
Since they both had to work during the day Friday, I was left to chill and enjoy their 55'' TV with surround sound (way better than my own setup) for the day, and made the most of it, completing Modern Warfare 2 on Veteran. I'm now up to 950 in that game, with only collectables and a few other things to go back for for the full 1k.
When my friends came back, we had a Rock Band party for a couple hours. As much as I enjoy that game, it was exponentially better when playing with friends.
Of course, the highlight of the day was seeing Avatar in 3D at the Minnesota Zoo's IMAX theater. Oh my god that film is epic. In 3D, it's a true sight to behold, and the special effects are by far and away the best ever seen in film. While the story isn't really innovative, it tugs at the heartstrings nonetheless (or maybe I'm just a sucker for these types of stories). While I can review games pretty well, I just don't know how to review movies, other than to say that Avatar is 160 minutes of EPIC, and so well paced that it doesn't feel like a long movie. I didn't want it to end. I've had the movie on my mind nonstop since it ended last night.
For people who know anything about me, I'll say this: No movie has inspired my imagination this much since I first watched Star Wars when I was a kid. In fact, the awe factor here puts Star Wars to shame. I don't think I can bestow higher praise upon a movie.
While paying $16 for a movie ticket was pretty spendy, I'm almost foaming at the mouth to get a group together to go see this in IMAX 3D again. Yes, I'd pay $16 again and not think twice about it. If that falls through, I can always go to a regular movie theater an watch it. I assure you I'll be watching it again before it leaves theaters, and a third viewing in a couple weeks isn't out of the question. Bluray purchase on release day is a given. What an awesome, awesome movie.
Of course, the movie didn't start until 8:45pm, so I didn't get back to my friends place until midnight. Then, the drive from St. Paul to Hutchinson took me until 1:40am, so I wasn't asleep until 2am, meaning I got just 5 hours of sleep before having to go to work. Somehow those were the worst 5 hours of sleep I've had in a long time, with a constant strobing in and out of sleep... That made for one incredibly long 12-hour shift today... And I had Avatar on my mind the whole damn time.
EDIT: In other news, my review for Rogue Warrior has been released at last. It's linked on the right side of this blog. Now you can read in more detail just how horrible that game is.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Thrawn vs. Bionik Kommando
So, first of all, I thought I'd announce that the 8-man roster for our boosting group is now filled. Officially, it's:
1. ThrawnOmega
2. BL4CK SiLv4
3. Derek1337
4. Bishop024
5. DarkTharen
6. Sabre x360a
7. Xylofreak03
8. Blind Ragee
Not a surprising roster, I know. It's essentially 100% of last season's Hand of Thrawn (an utterly awesome 6-person set already) plus Blind and Xylo. I'm looking forward to the boosting come January. With the right people, boosting can be a hell of a lot of fun, and I can guarantee you these party chats will be happening. Wolfenstein is the game for January. Let's rock it!
Announcement #2. I'm going to the IMAX theater at the Minnesota Zoo tomorrow night to see Avatar. I'm going with a couple friends, and I'm planning on having my face melted. Hope that movie is as epic as the trailers make it seem.
Now, for the title's topic... On a whim (which is how a lot of things happen in my world) I decided to compare my tag against my bro, Bionik Kommando, to see who is better at completing games. I'm not using a global completion percentage here, simple a tit-for-tat comparison of game's we've both played on who has more points.
an * denoted the winner of each matchup.
BIONIK KOMMANDO--- Game --- THRAWNOMEGA
755* --- Modern Warefare 2 --- 690
625* --- Sacred 2 --- 505
820* --- Unreal Tournament III --- 750
1750* --- Halo 3 --- 1740
975 --- Rainbow Six Vegas 2 --- 1000*
200* --- 1 vs. 100 --- 145
1000* --- Halo 3 ODST --- 935
1125* --- Borderlands --- 1045
1035* --- Left 4 Dead --- 885
1365 --- Gears 2 --- 1535*
1000* --- Call of Duty 4 --- 650
290 --- Perfect Dark Zero --- 480*
100 --- Magic: The Gathering --- 170*
1060* --- Resident Evil 5 --- 1025
900* --- Armored Core 4 --- 50
300 --- EDF 2017 --- 500*
40 --- Banjo-Tooie --- 115*
915* --- Banjo-Kazooie: N & B --- 760
1000 --- Fallout 3 --- 1550*
20 --- Undertow --- 65*
140* --- Assault Heroes --- 90
1010* --- Crackdown --- 470
525* --- Army of Two --- 440
290* --- Dead or Alive 4 --- 10
800* --- Rainbow SIx Vegas --- 650
210 --- Marvel Ultimate Alliance --- 935*
265 --- Timeshift --- 1200*
185 --- The Force Unleashed --- 925*
90 --- Puzzle Quest --- 250*
210 --- Dead Space --- 1000*
1160* --- Gears of War --- 990
885 --- Mass Effect --- 1200*
650* --- The Orange Box --- 515
960 --- Bioshock --- 1000*
110 --- Guitar Hero 2 --- 560*
145 --- Uno --- 200*
460 --- Assassin's Creed --- 485*
65 --- Doom --- 115*
370* --- The Darkness --- 105
430* --- Shadowrun --- 340
20 --- Lost Planet --- 135*
550 --- Call of Duty 3 --- 570*
70 --- COndemned --- 970*
250 --- Rayman Raving Rabbids --- 550*
460 --- Viva Pinata --- 740*
80 --- Dead Rising --- 100*
750 --- Prey --- 1000*
Overall record:
ThrawnOmega: 26 wins, 21 losses
Bionik Kommando: 21 wins, 26 losses
Total Score:
ThrawnOmega: 30,140
Bionik Kommando: 26,415
Difference: Thrawn by 3725
What does all this mean? Not much really. We both have a few games on our tag that we borrowed from the other and didn't get very far in, and both have games where one is clearly farther than the other (he has Crackdown, I have Fallout 3). I just thought it'd be interesting to see how we compare.
1. ThrawnOmega
2. BL4CK SiLv4
3. Derek1337
4. Bishop024
5. DarkTharen
6. Sabre x360a
7. Xylofreak03
8. Blind Ragee
Not a surprising roster, I know. It's essentially 100% of last season's Hand of Thrawn (an utterly awesome 6-person set already) plus Blind and Xylo. I'm looking forward to the boosting come January. With the right people, boosting can be a hell of a lot of fun, and I can guarantee you these party chats will be happening. Wolfenstein is the game for January. Let's rock it!
Announcement #2. I'm going to the IMAX theater at the Minnesota Zoo tomorrow night to see Avatar. I'm going with a couple friends, and I'm planning on having my face melted. Hope that movie is as epic as the trailers make it seem.
Now, for the title's topic... On a whim (which is how a lot of things happen in my world) I decided to compare my tag against my bro, Bionik Kommando, to see who is better at completing games. I'm not using a global completion percentage here, simple a tit-for-tat comparison of game's we've both played on who has more points.
an * denoted the winner of each matchup.
BIONIK KOMMANDO--- Game --- THRAWNOMEGA
755* --- Modern Warefare 2 --- 690
625* --- Sacred 2 --- 505
820* --- Unreal Tournament III --- 750
1750* --- Halo 3 --- 1740
975 --- Rainbow Six Vegas 2 --- 1000*
200* --- 1 vs. 100 --- 145
1000* --- Halo 3 ODST --- 935
1125* --- Borderlands --- 1045
1035* --- Left 4 Dead --- 885
1365 --- Gears 2 --- 1535*
1000* --- Call of Duty 4 --- 650
290 --- Perfect Dark Zero --- 480*
100 --- Magic: The Gathering --- 170*
1060* --- Resident Evil 5 --- 1025
900* --- Armored Core 4 --- 50
300 --- EDF 2017 --- 500*
40 --- Banjo-Tooie --- 115*
915* --- Banjo-Kazooie: N & B --- 760
1000 --- Fallout 3 --- 1550*
20 --- Undertow --- 65*
140* --- Assault Heroes --- 90
1010* --- Crackdown --- 470
525* --- Army of Two --- 440
290* --- Dead or Alive 4 --- 10
800* --- Rainbow SIx Vegas --- 650
210 --- Marvel Ultimate Alliance --- 935*
265 --- Timeshift --- 1200*
185 --- The Force Unleashed --- 925*
90 --- Puzzle Quest --- 250*
210 --- Dead Space --- 1000*
1160* --- Gears of War --- 990
885 --- Mass Effect --- 1200*
650* --- The Orange Box --- 515
960 --- Bioshock --- 1000*
110 --- Guitar Hero 2 --- 560*
145 --- Uno --- 200*
460 --- Assassin's Creed --- 485*
65 --- Doom --- 115*
370* --- The Darkness --- 105
430* --- Shadowrun --- 340
20 --- Lost Planet --- 135*
550 --- Call of Duty 3 --- 570*
70 --- COndemned --- 970*
250 --- Rayman Raving Rabbids --- 550*
460 --- Viva Pinata --- 740*
80 --- Dead Rising --- 100*
750 --- Prey --- 1000*
Overall record:
ThrawnOmega: 26 wins, 21 losses
Bionik Kommando: 21 wins, 26 losses
Total Score:
ThrawnOmega: 30,140
Bionik Kommando: 26,415
Difference: Thrawn by 3725
What does all this mean? Not much really. We both have a few games on our tag that we borrowed from the other and didn't get very far in, and both have games where one is clearly farther than the other (he has Crackdown, I have Fallout 3). I just thought it'd be interesting to see how we compare.
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