Review Will be Up Tomorrow

Hi everyone,
 Just wanted to say that I just finished my review and that it will be up tomorrow at around 3 pm pacific time so check it out at around that time to see my first review.

I also wanted to explain my review system which I forgot to do in my other post. I review my games from a 1 to 5 star scale. 1 star being awful to 5 stars being incredible. I just don't want anyone being confused tomorrow when they don't see stars and not a 1-10.

OK that's it look for my review tomorrow!!

Why Im Excited for the DualShock 4

DualShock 4

For those who don't know the DualShock 4 is Sony's next gaming controller that will be released with there upcoming console the PS4. It was first shown at Sony's press conference about the PS4 a few months ago. There new controller has some new features form there previous gaming controller, the DualShock 3.

The largest difference has to be the new touch pad in the center of the Dualshock 4. This touch pad will be replacing the start and select buttons that the previous controller had and will be used as a touch pad for upcoming games on the PS4. All though we don't know exactly how the touch pad will work with the games coming out, it looks pretty interesting  I'm mostly excited to see how developers can integrate the touch pad into there games. I don't think it will be a game changer but I do think that it can be an interesting feature that can be used to improving gamers experience and involvement in games. Perhaps developers can use it  it for quick time events like tapping it quickly, or swipe it in a direction to perform a jump or use it to perform special moves in a game or perhaps they can tap on it to open up a menu. These aren't the best examples on how it can be used but it shows all the different ways the touch pad can be integrated. I'm sure there are many different ways to use it and I am excited to see how developers will integrate it.

Another glaring difference form the Dual Shock 3 is the new share button. If you cant tell its the small button just in between the direction pad and the touch pad. This new button will let you be able to capture and share video game footage of about 15 minutes. I don't believe they explained how this will all work (will the share button share the last 15 minutes of gameplay or will it upload an already prerecorded 15 minutes of gameplay?) but none the less it still sounds interesting. This will be particularly interesting for people that upload and edit videos regularly, for a website or YouTube. I would like to see how it all works and see if its as easy to use as Sony makes it out to be.

Also the Dualshock 4 has a motion sensor that can be used to detect were the player s in the room. The motion sensor is said to not be connected to the PlayStation Move ( So don't freak out lol ). It is said to be able to do some interesting things like light up different colors for each player ( For example Player 1 would light up blue, Player 2 would light up green etc.). It can also do some more interesting features like switch the screen if you move while your playing co-op and change color if your are getting hit in game. This is another thing that developers can take advantage of to improve the gaming experience.

Dualshock 4 showing sensor

Dualshock 4 also has a headphone jack which will enhance the mic quality. It also has a speaker so gaming sounds can come out of the controller speaker. I think this is one of the minor features still something interesting that can help the gaming experience.There are also some more smaller changes like different analog sticks, and a different left and right trigger. however those are small changes to the Dualshock
controller

I'm very excited for the Dualshock 4 because of all the different features  it gives the developers to change the gaming experience. I'm also very happy Sony took a risk and changed it up. I hope it pays off.
I am so excited to see just how the PS4 can use it and how developers can use it in there games.

Game Reviews! ( Coming Soon )

Hi everyone, 

I have been thinking for awhile on whether I should start doing reviews or not, but i thought about it and decided I will! Reviews are just opinions on the game you've played anyway and inst opinions what this blog is all about!? So after I decided I would start to write reviews I had to think of a game to start with. I thought for a little bit and decided to to pick a game series that meant a lot to me. I'm very excited about this review and I will be starting it soon so it wont be done for a few more days. Just so you know this is a game series I played a lot ( probably a little to much lol). It isn't that popular of a game but I got the game 2 months ago and feel that I have spent enough time playing it to accurately review it. if you want to know what game it is you'll just have to wait and see the review! Ill give you a hint though, its based off a popular anime and started on the PS2. (  Now its kind of obvious, oh well lol)

Before I wright the review I want to give you a little heads up on how I will be reviewing games. This is how it will be broken down:

Single Player/Story:

Multiplayer:

Graphics:

Is It Worth It:

I do believe that each game should be reviewed slightly different sense all games are different and there are many different genres but each of my reviews will at least have these categories in it. Obviously there will be more when I actually review it but these will be the main focus of the reviews. Also just a quick note i believe that a game should be played for a long time before reviewing. ( I mean how can you review a game if you only spent one day playing it) So all the games I review will have been played  extensively. So basically don't suspect me to review a game if its a week old. 

what Microsoft needs to do at the Xbox event

Xbox invitation to its reveal event

Xbox Event:

For those who don't know Microsoft announced last week it will be holding an event on May 21st to reveal "A new Generation". Its pretty obvious what this event will be about, the Next Xbox ( I will call the Next gen Xbox the "Next Xbox" for now sense it has no official name yet.). I was very releaved and excited to hear that Microsoft decided to host an event. I was starting to believe Microsoft was going to wait until E3 to try and cram all there info about the Next Xbox in there big press conference, but they didn't and I am happy they chose to have a side event to get people hype for the Next Xbox. 

What I Hope to See:

I hope that Microsoft will put a rest to these negative rumors going around, *cough always online cough* ( for those who don't know always online is a feature that may be in the Next Xbox that will make you connect to the internet to play on it). I think at this event they need to come out and immediately talk about the systems features. Show us why we should purchase there product other then the PS4 or even the Wii U. Show us the exclusive features that they will have. After that they need to address this always online. I honestly feel that the Next Xbox will be always online because there have been so many rumors almost all suggesting that it will. I mean rumors are usually always based on a little truth, right? I do hope that they announce that it is not always online because it seems to be an unnecessary feature that will only exclude a bunch of people that either have a poor internet connection or don't have internet at all. Once that is out the way i want to hear about some game EXCLUSIVES. The major difference between PlayStation and Xbox for me is the huge difference between exclusives ( PlayStation has over 20+ exclusive games will Xbox only has 3 notable ones). I hope that Microsoft can show some new games exclusive to the Xbox to make me want to purchase it right away. I think PlayStation did it right at there event by showing a lot of exclusive games coming out for it. Although I find it odd that Microsoft decided to have an event on a Tuesday at 10 in the morning which is when most people are at school or work. I think they should have done something like PlayStation did so most people are out of school and work so everyone can watch it. But i still think Xbox can have a good event .

By the way the Call of Duty Ghost teaser trailer was released today. Even though basically nothing was shown ( was a little disappointing, I was hoping for just a little gameplay) it did however say that more information will be shown at the Xbox event ( hopefully we see some gameplay). Even though this is not a new game this will get more people to tune into there event. Here is the trailer, check it out.

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Nintendo Not Having a press Conference at E3!?

Hi everyone, I decided that my first topic I would talk about would be Nintendo's decision to not have a press conference at E3 this year.

The News:

This news came last week when Nintendo came out and stated that they would not have a press conference at E3 and instead have 2 small conferences and showcase there games and content at there Nintendo both there. By the way if you don't know E3 is one of the largest gaming events of the year were major gaming companies come to show what they have planned for the year ahead. Nintendo's conferences would be 1 conference be private and for there investors and the 2nd conference would be open to the press. Nintendo said the reason for them not to have a press conference is because they wanted to focus on letting people try out there games and because they find there Nintendo Directs a more effective way to inform people on there products. For those of you who do not know, Nintendo Directs are small videos that Nintendo puts up showing or explaining new products, new games, or future content that they will have for there products. The videos are usually short not lasting more then 30 minutes and are often shown at random times.

Wii U

                                                        

My Opinion:

When I first heard about this news I was very shocked. At the moment, this choice to not have a press conference seemed like a huge mistake.After about a week of thinking about it, discussing about it with friends and talking to Gamestop employees about it I can come to the conclusion that I still think it is a mistake. I mean E3 is the biggest western gaming event of the year. All the big companies have huge press conferences talking about what they have in store for the year ahead. Sony, Microsoft, Ubisoft, EA, and Nintendo normally have big press showing off what they have in store for the next year of gaming. I think Nintendo not having this conference shows the lack of support they have for there own system. Clearly to me this shows that Nintendo just does not have anything to show at E3. It also shows that Nintendo is to scared to show the Wii U next to the new next gen consoles that Sony and Microsoft are bound to showcase at there press conferences. In fact when I asked the Gamestop employee why Nintendo would even think of not having a conference she said that Nintendo simply does not want people to compare the Wii U to the PS4 and Next Xbox. This kind of makes sense because no matter what Nintendo shows about the Wii U, the upcoming consoles will steal the spotlight. I still think Nintendo could have had a press conference,  even knowing they will be most likely overshadowed by the other consoles I think if Nintendo had a game to announce like a new Zelda or New original Mario game would have been very good for them. Heck, even showing the new Super smash bros for the Wii U which they said they would do last year would be big for them ( Last year at E3  Nintendo said that they would show Super Smash Bros at the next years E3 which would be this year). I think either Nintendo has no new games to showcase that are going to be released with in 2013 for the Wii U or they just have to much faith in there Nintendo Direct Videos. The problem I see with there Nintendo Direct videos is that it is only seen by a small amount of people. The only people that really watch Nintendo Directs are people that already have a Wii U, are huge Nintendo fans ( which huge Nintendo fans should have already purchased Wii U's, well because there huge Nintendo fans lol) or they are the press. On the other hand E3 is watched by a lot people not just Nintendo fans but fans of all different types of gaming. I know I for one don't ever watch Nintendo directs but do watch all the E3 press conferences. I just think that there are no negatives to having a press conference unless you have nothing to show and if Nintendo has nothing to show for the Wii U then they have a major problem ( when I mean something to show I mean new games like a new Zelda).

Why Nintendo do you not want to have a press conference?!

                             

Ok I think that's all I have to write. If you feel anything different and think Nintendo is

 smart for not having a press conference feel free to comment i want to here your opinions too!!!!

Hi Everyone, this is my first blog and first post so I though it would be nice to give you a little information about myself and why I actually made this blog.

My name is Tyler Barbour and I am 15 years old as of now. I am a Freshman in Highschool and love life. I have been playing video games all my life, starting at a very young age my parents got me into video games when they first purchased me both the PlayStation 1 and the Nintendo 64. I loved playing them but I didn't get really into games until I played the GameCube. I remember staying up late playing Luigi's Mansion and Super Smash bros Melee with my friends. I remember just finding the games to be so much fun to play. Zelda Wind Waker, Super Smash Bros Melee, Star Fox, Mario Kart Double Dash were some of the few the games I spent a lot of time playing. It was that system were I truly fell in love with playing games. I later moved on to playing the PS2 then to Xbox 360 and PS3 and Wii (Sorry never got to own the original Xbox!!). After spending a lot of time playing all different genres of  games I started to follow gaming news and was very interested in the gaming industry. I started to follow the things going on in the gaming industry on a daily basis like it was the news. I also started to right down my opinions on games and would talk about it with my friends and in class. I then thought why not express my opinion some place were everyone can see it and can discuss about it. I had no idea were I can do such a thing until one day I got a bright new idea, instead of writing my opinion down on paper why not publish them on a blog on the internet! Thus VideoGamesOpinions was born (By the way that is the name of this blog lol).

                                      So much fun for such a small box
This blog will simply be me expressing my opinion on recent gaming events and news. I will talk about all kinds of things like, actual video games, Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft, EA, Upcoming video games and other gaming related topics. I wont be bias in my topics, I own all current gen consoles and play all of them often. Im not going to be one of those kids saying how much I think the Xbox 360 is better then the PlayStation or saying how much better the PlayStation is to the Xbox. That is not me, and I don't believe hating on one system just because I like the other one is even smart, its just dum. Now I know your probably saying "Wow hes 15 years old and he wants to talk about  the gaming industry, he knows nothing. Why should I listen to him about games?!" I can not stress this enough these are my honest OPINIONS just OPINIONS. I know I am 15 and young and my not have played as much games or had as much experience as some older guys but I still play games a lot, I know a lot about games and im just here expressing my opinion. I hope to write about games and have fun and have discussions. If I wright about a topic and you don't agree please comment on it and express your opinion. I want to hear other peoples  ideas and opinions too. So I can possibly see other sides to the discussion. I hope to have fun writing about games and what is going on in the industry and I hope you can have fun reading my blog!

By the way my post on this blog will often every other day. Unless something big happens I will probably wright about it that day. Ill wright about consoles ( including next gen super excited!!) game news, gaming news  and things like that. Ill also talk about information about events like E3 and up coming games. Ill try my best to not talk about rumors sense there rumors and often not true but I may speculate or express an opinion on a common rumor. I'm also thinking about writing reviews about games sense there really just a players opinion on the game. Ok, lol that is all. I'm looking forward to writing and hope you enjoy and discuss with me!
This is also on my about Me page but i want this to also be my first post lol.