Blue Dragon update

Now,after about 30 hours i've finaly reached disc 3,i'm ready for a break now so im gonna stick guitar hero on.

Timeshift demo

This is now on marketplace,so i tried it.Its not bad at all,the only thing is,i think from now on a lot of good fps's are going to get overlooked because the market is flooded with them,once halo3 comes out it wont matter if it lives up to the hype or not it's going to be the game of choice for a lot of people.Timeshift could be one of the unlucky ones which would be a shame because if the demo's anything to go by,it's gonna be a solid fps.

Bioshock help

for anyone having trouble finding all the audio diaries check this out,it what i used,check off what you got with the list on page 1 then goto page 3 for descriptions on where to find the ones you're missing.

More Blue Dragon

Just finished disc 1 after about 17 hours,so far its been easy....all that needs remembering is to make sure you're levelled up niceley.

Blue Dragon

I wasn't sure if i wanted this game or not,but i am a big fan of japanese rpg's so i gave it the benefit of the doubt and after around 6 hours of gaming i'm still not sure if it was a good idea.
The graphics are nice but i like my jap animation in gundam style rather than dragonball flavour.
the camera can be annoying even changing the settings didn't help but that could just be my preferences that are not catered for.The story is moving along at a steady point with plenty of checkpoints as well as save locations,and weighing in at 3 discs this game could go on for a decent amount of time,the achievements are not easy to come by either.
All in all this game should keep me going in the spaces between better game releases(halo3 and mass effect for example).

-----UPDATE-----
for anyone finding it hard to get achievements though heres a guide....

Bioshock

There isn't a lot to say about this really,the graphics are nice but i feel the game has been severely overhyped.
With the game having no online modes i thought that the game overall would be longer than it was,it's taken about 15 hours to compete with 800+ points.
With good maps this game would only be good for renting,but for the time being a lot of extra time will be spent searching for missed collectables.
The game does have loads of atmosphere though and it did give me a scare every now and then,but generally i think its just another bog standard fps.

Guitar Hero 3 achievements

Now these look crazy,i have no doubt in my mind that i wont get anywhere near the full points,but at least its got online co-op so it might keep me goin till Rock Band comes out.

Not happy

3 red lights.just gettin ready for a long talk with microsoft customer services.

-----UPDATE-----
just got off the phone with microsoft,have got to send the console off for repair again (she said i would get some compensation as well :) )
on a lighter note,big thanks goes out to gothic rebel who is lending me his xbox (again!!),so im not at a total loss.

----UPDATE----
Microsoft have just called back to tell me what compensation ill get.......A free game...a choice from some of the classics so i've gone for kameo as it was the only one i'd not played.
This crisis has made us come to the decision that it might be worth getting a spare core system just for occasions like this.so we've put an order in but thats gonna take 3 weeks to be shipped to us :(

Phantasy star universe

Another game rented from blockbuster for a week,and jury is still out on if i can get the full 1000 in that time.8 achievements overall,every one of them for defeating bosses at various points in the game.All the forums say its not too difficult but i never got very far with phantasy star online on the dreamcast back in the day.i guess we'll just have to wait and see im getting too confident after beating call of duty 2 on veteran.

halo 3 nightmare

could this be true?its a new list of achievements for halo3.......i hope it aint true because the original list looked so much better.

100% Just Cause

Thats it,I've done it within the rental period of 1 week.Overall its been an easy game with only 1 part being difficult but not impossible.Tips? Theres none needed to be fair,just complete the story first then round up all the extra stuff bit by bit.The collectables are easy because they show on the map and everything else just takes time.You need a lot of patience though because it does get boring after a few hours of doing the same thing over and over as theres no variation in the missions,just get to checkpoint A. then kill/collect target then go to checkpoint B. to finish the mission.

Two worlds achievements

achievements are now here.Getting quite excited about this one,and the achieves don't look that bad

Juiced 2:hot import nights

achievements now up for Juiced 2:HIN here .A grand total of 60 achievements which will probably take us achievement whores a bit longer to get.

Bioshock demo revisited

Well after a 7 hour wait i finally managed to play the demo and i can honestly say that I'm impressed.the graphics are sweet,theres a whole load of atmosphere going on all the way through the demo.screen grabs and videos don't do this game justice.This could quite possibly be the best single player fps to come out this year,and i dont think it should take anything away from the game with it only being single player,a bold move in todays multiplayer gaming community but it's going to be nice to play a game where the achieves are going to have to be earned rather than boosted.

Somethin to check out

Just added a link to evilknights myspace,worthwhile having a look at if you want game reviews from an American viewpoint.the site is easy to navigate and makes my site look noobie,but im only a beginner lol

Bioshock

The demo is now out on marketplace and my first impressions?Now thats the thing....I've been downloading it since 2:00 pm (gmt),its now 8:22 pm and its still not finished downloading.
I really don't understand how it can take so long to download when if i was downloading it on pc it would be done in a far shorter period.It seem microsoft are quite happy to take my £40 a year but when it comes to providing a service that can compete with other console(i wont mention any names here)it sadly falls short.I don't mind paying the fee if it gives me more than competitors who provide the service free of charge.In my eyes its one of the only things that lets the 360 down(apart from reliability issues).
I will update on bioshock when it finally finishes downloading

just cause

Now this is one huge game...its got everything in it,massive explorable areas,tons of collectables and gta style carjackings,what more could a man want?
Well for a start the gameplay is boring and samey,progress is slow due to the size of the areas and if you get stuck without a vehicle you are in for a long walk.The areas you will be spending the most time in are tropical woodland type areas that are nowhere near the beauty of farcry instincts.
I've spent a couple of hours with this game so far and all the missions have been more or less the same,go here kill/collect target then come back even the side missions offer no variation.
Overall a poor effort that promises so much but fails to deliver,i recommend renting this,you may not get all the points but you wont feel like you've been ripped of by a cheap hooker

A new home and shat is running the show.

Hi all,hopefully this will be the last move for my blog as now i have been forced to take matters into my own hands.I have full control over this blog so i don't have to worry about it being shut down because someone else is having a bad day.
A brief introduction is in order for anyone that doesn't know me already.my name is Matt but im more widely known as shatulance (or just shat),this is mainly because all my spare time is spent on my xbox360 and shatulance is my gamertag.Im always ready to help anyone out with any problems with games,because i play so many that chances are ive already done the bits they're struggling with.
Aside from my gaming life Im 27 years old,live with my partner(gamertag jollyju)and i have a 5 year old son who is yet to have a gamertag,but one day he will have.