Should you buy the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Trilogy?

Hey Guys, there is a Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Trilogy that has been listed for $30. Sounds like a great deal, right? Well, I am going to be talking about this in the most neutral way possible.

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Keep in mind that the Stimulus Pack for Modern Warfare 2 is the only DLC available in this entire trilogy bundle. Additionally, this is only available for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. As of May 14th, there is no Call of Duty game that is backwards compatible for the Xbox One, so this is only available for last-gen consoles.

I can't count how many times I said this, but if you were to release a bundle like this then every bit of DLC should be included! These games are really old now, so why would it matter if every DLC was given for free? I understand that people still play these games online to this day, but that's exactly why the DLC should be free, so the games could have a wider group of players.

Personally, I loved the campaigns for each of these games especially Modern Warfare. I think it is a great trilogy in terms of the story, but the fact that there is a severe lack of DLC included in this bundle is what is preventing this from being a great bundle.

So should you buy this? If you want to experience the story of Modern Warfare and never got the chance to, I would say pick it up. Otherwise, do not buy this if you are planning on going back into the multiplayer since most DLC is not included.

Seriously, Infinity Ward are a bunch of cheap bastards. If you can get your hands on Borderlands 2: Game of the Year Edition for $20, which has over a $100 worth of DLC included, then I'm 100% positive that Infinity Ward is more than capable of giving every bit of DLC for each game in this bundle.
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Battlefield 1: My Thoughts

Hey Guys, Call of Duty decided to go far into the future and Battlefield decided to go back to the past. Specifically, all the way back to World War I. If you go to YouTube, the trailer to Battlefield 1 has almost 600,000 likes and it's still going. Infinite Warfare is literally on the verge of 700,000 dislikes. I can already see it getting to one million.

Anyways, I think the hype train for Battlefield 1 has blinded every person on the fact that this is an EA game. I'm not actually going to be ripping on the game itself because it actually looks like it might be a good game-mostly because it's not in the future. I'm talking about EA and how they could potentially ruin the game with their usual marketing strategy.

I am going to give them the benefit of the doubt when it comes to their servers on the first day because I heard Battlefront and Battlefield: Hardline weren't as bad as Battlefield 4's initial launch. I think they finally learned their lesson when it comes to the multiplayer.

Now, you want to see what $220 can get you? It's totally not a scam at all.

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I think the statue is what makes this Collector's Edition so expensive. Don't get me wrong, it's not that bad, but $220 for this? Why not sell the statue separately for people who don't want the Collector's Edition? Additionally, why playing cards? You could literally get those anywhere, so why in the world would anyone need Battlefield-themed playing cards?

I've never been a fan of steelbooks to be honest. If someone has to pay $220 for this, they should have at least included the standard game case. I know I'm being picky, but I personally feel that steelbooks don't look good in my collection.

The contents of the collector's edition are totally subjective to your own taste, but I do not really like what is included in this edition. Well, the statue is pretty cool.

There's also the Deluxe Edition of the game for $80-arguably worse than the collector's edition-that gives you in-game content and early access to the game on October 18th. Additionally, if you're an Access or Origin member then you also get early access to the game.

Have you guys noticed anything? It's something that actually important. I'll give you guys a couple of seconds to take a guess of what I'm talking about. Guessed it, yet? Well, you either looked ahead you cheater, you couldn't figure it out, or good job you guessed it.

There is no mention of a season pass.

I have no idea what this could possible mean. EA is the king of season passes! Either they are just waiting to release it at a later date or they won't release it at all. Regardless, both are still bad ideas. Let me explain.

If EA releases this at a later date, there is no guarantee that those who already bought the Deluxe or Collector's Edition will actually get the season pass. I would personally be pissed if I found out that I paid $220 for the Collector's Edition and not get the season pass with it.

If they don't release it at all, then there will be people who will be complaining about not wanting to pay $15 per DLC pack that comes out.

I got the sneaking suspicion that people are only hyping up this game because they are butthurt about Infinite Warfare, yet they fail to realize that Infinity Ward and EA are both using these marketing tactics to make you pay more for their games than you actually should.

Did you see anyone hyping up Battlefield: Hardline? That was doing something new. Battlefield 1 is also doing something new by going to the past. I really don't understand what people want anymore since we humans are all such phonies.

This may seem trivial, but whose idea was to call this Battlefield 1? Seriously, couldn't they have called it something else. Maybe Battlefield: WW1? Battlefield: World at War? Battlefield 5?
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Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare: My Thoughts

Hey Guys, Infinite Warfare has been formally announced earlier this morning. More details have been given throughout the day and the Modern Warfare Remaster is a real thing. If you haven't seen the trailer, then you should go check it out before you read on. I'll give my thoughts on the trailer first.

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The trailer itself was only okay. It wasn't anything too spectacular, but I will admit that the graphics really amazed me. It seems like Call of Duty is going a step in the right direction in terms of visuals. However, the trailer is an ominous sign that the franchise has officially gone full on sci-fi. I got a major Star Wars vibe while watching the trailer and this is not a good thing. I am not a fan of futuristic Call of Duty, but I am willing to try out the space combat.

Speaking of space combat, you could tell that Infinity Ward is hyping the hell out of space combat. Remember the last Call of Duty that hyped up something this "big"? Hint, it has something to do with a dog that only shows up for a total of 15 minutes(more or less). I just get the sneaking suspicion that space combat will be minimal, so I'm calling it now.

Additionally, Zombies is confirmed to come back. However, it's going to have a new storyline as according to the PlayStation Blog. More details on multiplayer and zombies will be given at a later date.

Remember, DLC is still coming first to PlayStation first much like Black Ops III. Okay, now this is what I really want to talk about.

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If you couldn't already tell, the Digital Deluxe Edition of Infinite Warfare will come with Modern Warfare Remaster and the season pass. There is also the Legacy Edition and Legacy Pro Edition. The cheapest option is the Legacy Edition as it's $80 USD.

I couldn't care less about the editions of Infinite Warfare, but what I do care about is the Modern Warfare Remaster. I recently found out that Modern Warfare Remaster will not have a standalone release, so you could only get it digitally. I find it quite disappointing because I personally like having physical copies of my games, but I really don't mind at this point since I have no choice but to get this digitally.

Personally, I would most likely play Modern Warfare over Infinite Warfare. It's basically choosing Future COD or Modern COD and I don't really enjoy the future COD games. I can't possibly be the only one who isn't going to be playing Infinite Warfare over Modern Warfare.

I feel like Infinity Ward is going to make Modern Warfare Remaster a bundle exclusive just so they could sell Infinite Warfare. It wouldn't be a bad business move on their end because they got to sell more copies somehow. I think they are aware that not many people are playing Advanced Warfare much anymore, so they want to have some kind of relevancy.

To summarize my main point, I'm not entirely impressed with Infinite Warfare, but I am definitely excited for the Modern Warfare Remaster.
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Xbox Live: Free Games of May 2016- Anyone got Bleach?

Hey Guys, I'm covering this a day late because I just feel so lazy. Additionally, I want to at least go in to this without as much anger as possible. By the way, don't take the title too seriously.

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On Xbox One, Defense Grid 2 will be free from May 1st-31st. Then, it will be replaced by Costume Quest 2 from May 16th-June 15th.

On Xbox 360, Grid 2 will be free from May 1st-15th. Then, it will be replaced by Peggle from May 16th-31st.

Now onto my thoughts.

How can I sum up this month? It is severely disappointing! I actually thought Microsoft was going in the right direction after last month's free games. I'm still enjoying Saints Row IV and Dead Space as we speak.

I don't know what they were thinking about this month. I never liked the first Defense Grid, I never played the first Costume Quest, I don't really like racing games, and I'm not a fan of Peggle.

I don't know if this is disappointing to anyone else, but I personally feel this is a really weak month. Maybe I'll just spend time on Fallout 4 since the next DLC is coming out sometime in May.
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Gears of War 4 Beta Impressions

Hey Guys, I've put in my time on the Gears of War 4 Beta. Just as a disclaimer, this is the Early Access version of the beta impressions. Things may or may not change in the open beta that will start on April 25th. I am not going to be talking about the game in any particular order. I'm going to just say whatever comes to mind.

There is only three maps available to be played in the beta. These maps aren't bad by any means, but they are not anything special either. However, it's still just the beta, so I really can't give it slack because of the lack of any compelling maps.

Three maps. That's it

Talking about maps, let me go on to the map selection. There is no automatic map rotation. Like most games, players get to vote for the next map. However, you can keep playing on the same map continuously if there are enough votes. Depending on your personal preferences, this could be a good or bad things. I don't really mind because I have to see the same maps anyways since these are the only maps available. However, they really should change this once the full game releases because there definitely will be more maps available.

Before I go more into the gameplay itself, let me talk about this new rank system that is in the game. It's reminiscent of Halo 5's ranking system if you are familiar with it. Since a majority of my readers are PlayStation users, I don't think Halo 5 should be a good comparison. As a matter of fact, this post shouldn't even be relevant to PlayStation users unless you're interested in the Gears of War franchise. Anyways, this ranking system is virtually meaningless. The game matches you up with people who have a similar rank to you, but that never happens since I'm always in a game with people who were either significantly better than me or worse.

Colorful, yet useless

I think the only reason why this ranking system exist is only for people to have bragging rights. However, there is no point to having to worry about this for two reasons. One, stats are going to be reset for everyone when the game releases. Two, Gears 4 isn't a game that should be treated so competitively. If someone was easily angered over having a low rank in this game, then said person has some issues.

Let me move onto the gameplay. For the most part, the gameplay has not changed much. There is this new mechanic that is added to the game called CCC. You could now yank enemies out of cover and finish them off if your timing is right or they could counter it. I have mixed feelings about this because I hardly see anyone staying in cover for extended periods of time. Most people stick to walls, but don't press the A button. I find myself doing the same thing because I like to surprise my enemies if the situation allows me to.

I made a quick montage video of some of my "best" moments in the beta. The first clip shows what you can do with the new CCC mechanic. However, I kind of failed and succeed at it.

You may have noticed that most of the kills I got from the video are from shotguns. That is because that's the only useful weapon in the game. Like in previous Gears of War games, shotguns are the most used weapons because they lead to quicker kills. The lancer is the trademark weapon of the games, but people don't really use them since it takes so many hits to put a player down!

And speaking of many hits, is it me or does health regeneration seem quick? One moment I'm so close to going down then the next moment I'm just fine. I do wish health regeneration could be slower, but not that slow either.

Going back to the lancer, I wouldn't say it's completely useless. It has it's uses for long range combat, but you better hope the person you're shooting at doesn't have any kind of cover to get into. Players can still pick themselves up if they are in cover or if nobody is around to take them down. Regardless, I feel that the lancer should get a buff in order to get people to stop using shotguns. If a scrub like me can get a kill with a shotgun, then anyone could.

You're going to want to camp this one area especially

Even though this is a beta, I didn't really run into a lot of bugs or glitches. As a matter of fact, I thought I wouldn't be able to even get on the beta because of the amount of people that could potentially crash the servers.

Speaking about people, let me go onto a mini rant. Why am I always placed with terrible teammates? Why am I always placed on a team that is already losing or is about to lose? I can't count the number of times I lost because I was either on a bad team or placed in a losing game.

Additionally, if you down an enemy and your teammate kills the enemy while he's down your teammate gets the kill. I'm not even joking when I say this! You'll get the points for downing him, but your kill won't be counted! I don't know if this was in the previous games, but this is something that should be readjusted!

Allow me to introduce you the "memorable" characters from left to right: Man bun guy, Marcus's son, Crew Cut guy, Hipster Girl, and Man-Woman

This may sound trivial to some of you, but I am not a fan that your character is randomly selected for you. Additionally, they should have been provided with some kind of background info. I know JD was given something, but what about everyone else?

In previous betas, you were able to pick your own characters. However, we already were familiar with the characters then, so it does makes sense why characters are assigned randomly here. I should also add that maybe it's to avoid people picking the same characters.

Team Deathmatch and Dodgeball are the only games modes available as of writing this. I do like team deathmatch, but dodgeball is easily what holds the beta up. It's like search and destroy, but you get you get to bring people back from the dead for every enemy you kill.

Dodgeball is also equal opportunity. There is a certain amount of time people have to respawn once they are brought back from the dead. I find it fair and quite useful once it's used to my own benefit.

What are my final impressions? Well, it's the same Gears of War I know. Not much has really changed. I did enjoy my time with the beta and am still addicted to playing it, but I think there should be more done to the multiplayer to make it fun. There is nothing wrong with the gameplay itself, but I do have an issue with the community because of bad teammates. The character selection could use some work as well and maybe random map rotation should be set in place. Seriously, the lancer should also be buffed a little bit.

One more thing, explosives are seriously too powerful. I get that they have little ammo and are slow to use, but people have been getting better. Not only does this lead to cheap deaths, but it leads to frustrating cheap deaths. The Torque Bow itself seems to have a buff since it doesn't have that bright glow when it's charging up. Who's genius idea was it to put two explosive weapons on one map? Don't even get me started on the Dropshot

With all this being said, I totally can't wait until October to get my hands on Gears of War 4. However, I'm mostly in it for the story.
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Upgraded Xbox One and PlayStation 4: My Thoughts

Hey Guys, I'm getting tired of having to hear about the possible releases of a new Xbox One console and PlayStation 4 console. As a matter of fact, it's already confirmed that there is a new PlayStation 4 in development with the codename "Neo". This new PlayStation 4 is set to have a better graphics card and faster processor.

I am not going into the specs since most of them are just rumors. This will only be about my thoughts about these consoles. After this post, I am no longer going to be talking about console upgrades because it's just that stupid. Additionally, I would only be repeating myself.

My biggest problem with this is the fact I'm 100% sure that we have to pay for these upgrades or even for a brand new console. What a slap to the face to people who bought these consoles and especially to those who bought these consoles day one!

I know that I've said this before, but I need to say it again. Sony and Microsoft, if you were going to upgrade these consoles even if you weren't planning on it then why couldn't you wait? For crying out loud, 4K isn't something totally new either! Couldn't you make them 4K gaming compatible, so you don't have to upgrade them later?

They made these consoles knowing that PCs are still more powerful! I bet even a low-end PC could run better than an Xbox One and PS4. Okay, maybe not, but you get what I mean.

We waited almost a decade to get our hands on the Xbox One and PS4. Here we are now and about three years later you guys are talking about upgrading these consoles. Absolutely ridiculous.

I'm going to stop here before I get a brain aneurysm. I need to get back to the Gears of War 4 Beta.
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Don't buy the Wasteland Workshop DLC for Fallout 4

Hey Guys, sorry it's been a while since I posted anything. I haven't really been getting the time nor motivation to write anything. A lot of things have been going on in the gaming industry lately such as the release of Dark Souls III, which I totally forgot about.

Anyways, the Wasteland Workshop DLC released back on Tuesday. Because I have the season pass, I had to download it then load it up. Because this wasn't a huge DLC pack, it took less than two minutes for me to install it. As soon as I loaded it up, I was greatly disappointed.

I am going to admit that I will be kind of bias because I am not a huge fan of the crafting system in Fallout 4.

My biggest issue with this DLC is that you have very limited space on your settlements to make these new crafting items. It's not too limited, but it does feel like you don't have enough room to make what you want.

Additionally, the time to take you to get all the supplies needed to craft these cages will tire you out and not want to make them.

Don't get me wrong. There is a ton of great ideas that are presented through this DLC, but the way that this was executed really hinders all these ideas.

I have the season pass for Fallout 4, but I feel like this was still a waste of $5 even though I did not pay anything for it. Easily, this has to be the worst DLC pack by far for Fallout 4. It's clear that this was intended to keep players busy for the bigger DLC pack Far Harbor.

I'm done talking about this for now. I'll be back if I get the Gears of War 4 Beta code in time. Apparently, the Coalition is having issues distributing them.
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Next Call of Duty in the Far Future?: My Thoughts

Hey Guys, although I can admit that I am not a huge Call of Duty fan I am one of very few people who actually enjoys playing through the campaign. However, I do like going on multiplayer telling people to get good or drink bleach. Regardless, I am still surprised that a new Call of Duty has been confirmed this early. Trust me, I am not surprised that there is going to be a new Call of Duty game for 2017.

If you want to check out the full details, then please check out this article from GameSpot and start seeing this new for yourselves.

Space Combat. Seriously, remember space combat in Call of Duty: Ghosts? Yeah, it was pretty hilarious! However, it would be cool and strange if we got to actually fly spaceships in this next Call of Duty. I think (and hope) that combat in space would be done in ships because then it would make a lot more sense.

Speaking about Ghosts, this is not going to be Ghosts 2. Sorry for everyone who actually wanted a sequel to that game. I only wanted a sequel if it provided closure to the first game's story because that ending did suck.

Nonetheless, I can't be the only one tired of future Call of Duty games am I? It's just getting boring now. Actually, I've been getting bored since Advanced Warfare even though I did have fun with that game. However, if this next Call of Duty is going to be totally Sci-fi then something innovative has to be done or people are just going to hate on this game much like Ghosts.
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Xbox Live: Free Games of April 2016- So much better....

Hey Guys, I've had such a great day today and I hope you all had a great day. Actually, I'm having a horrible day since I got into one of my dream colleges, but I most likely won't be able to afford it. Anyways, that's besides the point.

April's Games with Gold have been revealed earlier today. I will show you what they are and will share my thoughts about them later.

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On April 1st-30th, The Wolf Among Us will be free for Xbox One users. Then, from April 15th-May 15th, Sunset Overdrive will be free.

For Xbox 360 users, Dead Space will be free from April 1st-15th. Then, Saints Row IV will be free from April 16th-30th.

Okay, now onto my thoughts.

This month is so much better than the previous months that have passed. I played The Wolf Among Us on Xbox 360, but I never finished it since I never got the rest of the episodes, so I am excited to be able to actually finish it. I heard great things about Sunset Overdrive when it came out, but I never played it, so I feel great to be able to play it as well.

I played Dead Space 2, but I never played the first one before. I absolutely loved Saints Row The Third. I've always wanted to get into Saints Row IV, but I never got the chance to play it.

All in all, great job Microsoft! This is a great month and am excited to see what we get in May.
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Why a more powerful PS4 would set a dangerous precedent

Hey Guys, I know that I might be totally late on this, but I feel the need that I have to go into a discussion about this. I'm going into this without as much bias as possible. I know that I'm not a PlayStation owner, nor am I into Sony products in general. However, Xbox is wanting to do the same thing for the Xbox One. Allow me to explain.

Apparently, Sony wants a more powerful PS4, so it could be able to output 4k gaming and be better compatible for the PlayStation VR, which is something I might talk about a later date or not. The PS4 can output 4k for pictures and I believe videos, but it can't do 4k gaming.

Here's what the problem is: this only proves how outdated the PS4 and Xbox One's hardware are! Most of us have already known how outdated the consoles are at this point, but this goes on to show that even the developers are finally realizing how outdated the hardware is.

Another problem I have is the cost of the upgrade. Do people have to purchase a totally new console or do they have to simply replace the graphics card- or something like that? How about people who don't want to upgrade to the more "powerful" PS4?-I use "powerful" loosely because PC will always be superior. They are going to be left in the dust with horribly rendered ports of new video games if Microsoft or Sony were to go through these upgrades.

You know who made a move this? Sega with the Sega Genesis. You want to know what happened to them as a result? They started to loose a lot of money. Once they finally lost a lot money, they had to leave the console wars. I think you know where I'm going with this.

In my opinion, they should have just waited to release the PS4 and Xbox One at a much later date in order to improve the quality of the hardware to actually compete with PC.
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