I game very lightly anymore, since the crash of my 360 and my withdraw from the World of Warcraft universe, I have been patiently waiting for something else to catch my eye, something else to get me to white knuckle a controller and get my adrenaline flowing. Ladies and Gentlemen I have found two games which have been rocking my senses.
GRAND THEFT AUTO 4
The newest addition to the Grand Theft Auto series takes you into the mind of Niko Bellic, an eastern European that just flew in to Liberty City seeking riches. Now aside from the character lineup, the graphics and gameplay in this game are just fucking awesome. Get the missle launcher and let loose some RPG’s, go and check out the water! Even the way the background comes into view as you approach another area of the city is pretty cool. When it comes to gameplay, no more waiting for a loading screens when you goto your safe house or entering a building, that is superb.
Looking for something to do? The new GTA4 offers a lot of things to do in Liberty City. Head to a Cyber Cafe and browse the games Internet, screw around with your cell-phone…hell pick up some prostitutes then go see your girlfriend if you have one! The game is immense, and is certainly a title worth itself.
I haven’t had the opportunity to play GTA IV in multiplayer mode just yet, but I’m sure it’s even funner…shit when is the MMO GTA going to come out?
VENDETTA-ONLINE
To get away from games that have huge production value, I want to introduce to you a game called Vendetta-Online or VO. VO is a 3-D space combat MMORPG set within a huge universe that gives players the opportunity to emmerse themselves in a real-time, fast paced combat space flight simulation. Players have the option to choose from one of a few different major factions in the game and build reputation with others, building their characters to be rich and upstanding tradesmen, powerful military combatants or even space pirates.
Each major faction governs a certain number of universes each made up of a large number of sectors. Some sectors make up asteroid belts, have planets or space stations in them, or even a star. The space stations offer players a place to manage or buy their ships and equipment, trade, and get missions. Traveling through the galaxy fast is through wormholes and jump points set of in other sectors or far enough away from large objects. You can join a guild or even create one, the game is just damn fun.
Default graphics in the game are OK, however you can fiddle with the video and graphics of the game in the options menu, enabling you to experience some pretty nice environments. Highly detailed backdrops and objects are an essential in this game, and most newer computers should be able to handle the game efficiently and deliver the best it has.
Whats also really cool about this game is that it is fully supported for Windows, Mac OSX, Linux (x86 and AMD64). This means a lot to me being a linux user, and setup was as easy as sh. To play head over to their website Vendetta-Online and download it for your chosen OS, you’ll get a free 8 hour trial period, after that subscription is pretty cheap at $10 a month.