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Video Game Review: Tales of Vesparia XBOX 360

I hate RPGs for the most part, they seem tedious and long winded to me. Tales of Vesparia satisfied my need for button mashing punch-kicky and that seems to be what I craved when it came to this genre of gaming. I'm more interested in action and reward then hunting around, grinding and leveling up when I play video games. I loved this game, although I personally don't give it much replay value. The colors are fantastic and the graphics are beautifully illustrated. The creators really seemed to delve into stylizing the characters and giving them emotion and their own personalities. The storyline was good but could be quite long winded and a tad bit confusing at times. The monster illustrations show imagination and the bosses are fantastic. One of the best parts of this game is the local multi-player function. J and I got to play it together. I played as Yuri, the hero; and he was Repede, his faithful canine companion. Although you could choose to play as any of your party's members at before any battles, we often stuck to the same characters. I'm sure it was just because we had memorized our character's special moves and had their preferences set just right. Another great feature about this game is that the members of your party level up even if they aren't involved in battle. One downfall of the local multiplayer feature is game acheivement points can only be gained by the main profile player. J is currently playing his own profile just to get those points he missed out on. I had rented this game through Gamefly and we were a little confused without the manual about some of the features in the game. We purchased it and much was cleared up after having access to the instructions. Cooking in the game is a great way to save your player's potions. I underestimated it's value until late in the game. Recipes are hidden throughout the game and released to you by a chef disguised as a different item in each city. Overall, I highly recommend this game if you are looking for something to immerse yourself in.

Shooting Zombies in the Face

We bought "Left 4 Dead" for XBOX 360 a while ago but I haven't had the opportunity to review it here yet. Ummm. It fucking rules! I have never considered myself a 1st person shooter fan but with the introduction to this game, I'm totally sold. The controls are instinctive and to the delight of M, you can crouch and walk at the same time. I usually play as the female character, Zoe who, for once is a fully clothed, fully capable woman in a video game. I haven't ever used the online player co-op mode of any game until we picked up this beauty. J and I play side by side and team up online with one of his coworkers. Our headsets insure that all our teammates can hear us browbeat those damn dirty zombies as we shoot them in the face. The graphics are great, the gameplay is seamless, it even shows stats at each chapter to heighten the competition. J usually dies the most and I usually take the most damage. I look forward to playing this game all day. It's something that helps me take out the aggression of work. Although if I play too close to bedtime I have zombie dreams. Really, what more could you ask for?As far as I'm concened, this game helps us prepare for the coming apocalypse.