Review: “Project: Snowblind” (Xbox, PS2, PC)
Quick Summary: Project: Snowblind is an FPS that’s essentially Deus Ex 3, but they changed the name and focused more on standard FPS action. It’s a mostly linear game with lots of weapons, and a few “powers” you can use. I loved Deus Ex, but halfway through my save file got corrupted, and I couldn’t…
New Server!
You may have noticed CRG has been down for a few weeks, and was a little spotty before that. Well we are now on a completely different, much better host! The old server went down unexpectedly, so some comments were lost, but that’s about it (my backup was about a week old). I also got…
A Musician’s View on the Rock Band Phenomenon (link)
Ever wonder what real musicians think of Rock Band? I don't normally post links to other sites, but this is a great little essay. He started off as a hater, having never played it, but actually went out and bought it. He tells the story of playing Rock Band with his friends, and how he…
Review: “Rock Band” Part 2: Bullet points!
This is part 2 of my review, also see part 1. Quick Summary: Rock Band is Guitar Hero/Drum Hero/Karaoke Revolution combined. Made by Harmonix, the creators of Guitar Hero, it's the ultimate party music game.
Review: “Rock Band” Part 1: hardware, difficulty, modes
Note: we have it for the Xbox 360. Each person needs to be signed into an Xbox profile (it can be the same one). Some things may be a bit different on PS3. I started writing this review right after getting the game, two months ago, and have since added to it. There is so…
AN-I-MAL!!
I finally beat the last Expert drum song. I would have done it much sooner, but the final song, “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” has tons of bass notes towards the end (plus we’ve been playing TONS of BWT mode). If I had a real bass pedal, it wouldn’t have been a problem at all, but…
Half-Life 2: Episode 2 – “Little Rocket Man” Gnome Achievement Tips
When I first read about the gnome achievement, I knew I had to do it (partly because it sounded fun, partly because I love Amelie). I had already beaten Episode 2 on the PC, but we just got it for the 360, so I wanted to play through it again anyway (points!). This actually isn’t…
Rock Band Drums: Score Duel TIE! Same 1 note miss! (screenshot)
I have a free month of Xbox Live Gold because I just signed up, so I figured I might as well try to get the online achievements while I can. I’m not really an online gamer for the most part, but it was fun. I was trying to get the “five-in-a-row wins” achievement. I kept…
Guest Review: Guitar Hero III
My own quick thoughts on GH3: It’s a solid game. It’s fun, with great songs, but a lot of it is hard for the sake of being hard. The timing window is much bigger, which makes for sloppy playing. You can pretty much just mash the buttons during the solos. Speaking of mashing, that’s basically…
Rock Band: Two #1 (in the WORLD*!) Expert drum scores, leaderboards question, Rock Band vs. Drummania.
Update: see lots of my 100% Rock Band 3 Pro Drum scores in this post. That’s right, I have two of the HIGHEST ROCK BAND DRUM SCORES in the WORLD*! Okay, this isn’t nearly as impressive as it sounds, but I’ve gotta milk this for all it’s worth, since this’ll surely last a whole…hour?…