Battlefield vs. Call of Duty

There is always a huge controversy between which RPG game is better, Battlefield or Call of Duty. I don't even have to say which I prefer, you'll figure it out pretty quickly. Call of Duty tried going closer to real life and in some ways it is closer to real life but the fact that you must spawn in will always be there causing all kinds of problems. Battlefield focuses more on its vehicles then how quickly you die. Here is some more technical reasons for why one is better than the other.

I have played many Call of Duty games and they are a good starter game for people who have never played first person shooter games before but after a while it gets pretty boring because the multi-player isn't that fun. It has very small maps and the only people who seem to play are the pros and the little annoying kids. The multiple different guns and customizing abilities were pretty cool too but the gold and diamond guns were pretty dumb looking. Call of Duty is a realistic game in an unrealistic environment.

I have also played a lot of Battlefield and the game starts out much harder than Call of Duty because there and so many different things you have to get use to before you can start winning anything and if you don't start with everyone else you will get left behind and it is hard to get good at this game. It focuses on the terrain that you are fighting on more than most things because there are multiple different vehicles that have to be able to maneuver around the map. Battlefield get more updates and has way more DLC.

Here is a video than goes even farther in depth than I can explain.

Schulz, Chris. "Game Reviews: Call of Duty: Ghosts v Battlefield 4 - Entertainment - NZ Herald News." The New Zealand Herald. N.p., 14 Nov. 2013. Web. 05 May 2014. <http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11156474>.

Senior, Tom. Call of Duty. 2012. PC Gamer RSS. Web. 05 May 2014. <http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/08/15/call-of-duty-black-ops-2-screenshots-show-tight-multiplayer-scraps-on-futuristic-maps/>.

Battlefield 4. 2013. Viewing Gallery For - Battlefield 4 Gameplay Screenshots. Web. 05 May 2014. <http://galleryhip.com/battlefield-4-gameplay-screenshots.html>.

Battlefield 4 VS Call of Duty Ghosts - Inside Gaming Daily. Perf. Inside Gaming Daily. YouTube. Machinima, 10 Oct. 2013. Web. 05 May 2014. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kj1XErafdeM>.

Need For Speed Rivals

Need for Speed Rivals is a new game i have recently bought for PS3. Yeah I know PS4 is better in all ways, well duhh, but I have more important things to buy and save up for than a PS4. I do agree both Ghost Games and Criterion Games have redeemed themselves and given us a much better story line then Most Wanted 2012 and an even better way to connect and play with friends, but the story line still does not compare to earlier games before the shift series. Even Pro Street had a better story line then this. Anyway, it still have upgraded graphics, thanks to Frostbite 3, that I am sure are even more amazing on the PS4.

The frostbite 3 graphics are a huge addition to this game, it is probably the main reason it is rated so high. On a web page from Techsmart comparing some of the rain and other storm graphics to Battlefield 4's Paracel storm map.

I still recommend this game because of the multiplier capabilities so if you like racing games go ahead and get this game cause its not that bad, thanks to frostbite 3.

Need For Speed Rivals. N.d. Wikipedia. Web. 21 Apr. 2014. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Need_for_Speed_Rivals>.

"Need For Speed Rivals Gameplay and Trailer : Frostbite 3 Tech Demo."TechSmart. N.p., 22 Feb. 2014. Web. 21 Apr. 2014. <http://techsmart.me/need-for-speed-rivals-frostbite-3-tech-demo/>.

Lane, Rick. 2013. Bit-tech. Web. 21 Apr. 2014. <http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/pc/2013/12/17/need-for-speed-rivals-review/1>.

Urmiiiiiiiich. 2013. Wallpaper Need for Speed, Rivals, Nfs, Road, Snow, Winter, Race Wallpapers Games. Web. 21 Apr. 2014. <http://www.goodfon.su/wallpaper/need-for-speed-rivals-nfs.html>.

Need For Speed Most Wanted (2005)

Need For Speed Most Wanted is my personal favorite racing game because it brought a lot of new features like cop chases. The cop chases was reinvented in this game from Hot Pursuit II, now when you finish a race and the cops were still following, you would have to race around the city trying to lose them. As long as you stayed moving the cops couldn't catch you but if you get cornered and stop, you get arrested. if you get arrested in the same car 3 times your car would be impounded. Then you'll have to wait till they let it out of impound.

Huge map:

It had all the newest and greatest cars and thousands of different customization that could be added to the cars. It also brought in the concept of the blacklist. The blacklist was an list of 15 of the most wanted racers in Rockport City. You main objective is to race every racer, beat them all and become the most wanted.

The blacklist:

 The only game that came close would be Underground 2 because you could customize the vehicles even more then. the customizing abilities seemed to be endless, I loved decking my SUV with huge rims, spinners, a huge stereo system in my trunk and underglow. That was the most fun I had while playing that game.

I think the 2005 version of Most Wanted is much better than the 2012. Sure the 2012 has better graphics and faster cars but you can't beat the customizations and the amazing story line. Plus the 2005 had a huge map filled with hundreds of streets to race on. Here is a link to a page that shows a pretty good discussion on this topic

Rockport City. N.d. Web 3. Web. 08 Apr. 2014. <http://www.hellogiri.com/win-nfs-mw-final-pursuit/>.

N.d. Need for Speed: Most Wanted (NFS: MW) - Blacklist - Na Scorpions.cz. Web. 08 Apr. 2014. <http://nfs.scorpions.cz/nfsmw/index.php?clanek=12>.

N.d. NFSCars » Need For Speed: Underground 2 » Showroom » Lincoln Navigator by Fugitive222 » Screenshot. Web. 08 Apr. 2014. <http://www.nfscars.net/showroom/image/underground2/66881.aspx>.

"Need for Speed Most Wanted 2005 vs 2012???" IGN Boards. IGN, 12 Nov. 2012. Web. 08 Apr. 2014. <http://www.ign.com/boards/threads/need-for-speed-most-wanted-2005-vs-2012.452735322/>.

My thoughts on Need For Speed

Okay, so to all my gaming geeks, which is about 1-2 people, this week I will be talking about the reason I got into gaming. Need For Speed, racing games are my favorite type of game. There is so much action and it is very fast pace, most people play them just because to have fun and mess around. I mean don't get me wrong, I love messing around and playing with my friends that I play to get gold on every single race and every single mission. And I can't settle for second I'll try and try again until I get first, it's just the way I am.

My favorite game is need for speed Most Wanted, the original one created in 2005. I had a special version called "Black Edition," it gave you a some really cool extra cars you could only get buy getting this special edition, a few new maps and an extra mission. It also had my favorite car the BMW M3 GTR. That was the only car I used, original paint and everything (you can see it on my dashboard in the background). 

Need For Speed Underground 2 was my second favorite mainly because of all the cool customizations you could add to your cars. This is where I got a lot of my favorite cars from, it had all the latest and hottest cars out there and I could take any one of them and customize it to my liking. You could customize everything from the paint job to what kind of speakers you want to put in the back of your trunk. This game was insane it had all the greatest ideas! 

Another one of my favorites is Need For Speed Most Wanted (2012). They brought back my most favorite Need For Speed game, and at first I didn't like it because they took a way the storyline. Need for speed was known for their storylines and they took it out. However, they did bring back free-roaming as a major part of the game. They also added new things you could customize, like the tires, chassis and body type. The sad part was that they took away the ability to change the body of the car or ever the rims, that was a huge negative for me. Criterion Games did add in their idea of being able to take down your opponent, which they took from the series Burnout. 

Overall I think the Need For Speed franchise has been decreasing in quality, but the physics of the game are getting better. Other than the fact that you can jump ridiculously high and not die when you land (by the way, never take that out).

Gotta love it ^

Zatvoriť. Need For Speed Black Edition. N.d. ABCgames.cz. Web. 24 Mar. 2014. <http://www.abcgames.cz/simage.asp?s=5&id=10348&num=10690>.
Need For Speed Underground 2. N.d. Revolver. Web. 24 Mar. 2014. <http://projectrevolver.org/2013/05/05/need-for-speed-underground-2-top-5-songs/>.
Need for Speed Most Wanted 2012. N.d. Need for Speed Most Wanted 2012 Wallpapers HD -. Web. 24 Mar. 2014. <http://www.wall-covers.com/2012/12/need-for-speed-most-wanted-2012.html>.
Gaming Age on the Open World Action in Fairhaven. 2012. Need For Speed. Web. 24 Mar. 2014. <http://www.needforspeed.com/news/speed-unrivaled-gaming-age>.

Terraria 2

On October 3, 2013 designer Andrew "Redigit" Spinks announcer that he was working on the sequal in the Terraria series, Terraria 2. Redigit would no longer be working on improving the original Terraria. But he is leaving the original Terraria with a huge final update.

Most people were upset about Redigit not continuing the first Terraria but I, however, think it is a great idea because Terraria is limited in many ways. Also a cool thing Redigit has been working on in Terraria 2 in infinite worlds. Now i cant go into very much detail about it because there really isn't much that Redigit has told us, but here is a link that can describe more in depth what Redigit is planing to do.

Redigit also plans to try and get it on all the consoles and portables other than the 3DS. Sadly the 3DS is not compatible with it, I would love to have in on the 3DS, since i play mine a lot, but Terarria just isn't made for consoles, in my opinion. So the whole console thing doesn't really appeal to me.  I was hoping to find out more on Terraria 2 but he really hasn't released much at all.

Pereira, Chris. "Terraria 2 Will Have Infinite Worlds and Be 'Quite Different'" IGN. N.p., 3 Oct. 2013. Web. 04 Mar. 2014. <http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/10/03/terraria-2-will-have-infinite-worlds-and-be-quite-different>.

Grayson, Nathan. "Well Here’s A Thing: Redigit Tells RPS There’s A Terraria 2 | Rock, Paper, Shotgun." Rock Paper Shotgun Quidquid Latine Dictum Altum Videtur. Rock, Paper, Shotgun, 3 Oct. 2013. Web. 04 Mar. 2014. <http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/10/03/terraria-2-announced/>.

Pitcher, Jenna. "Terraria 2 Coming to Multiple Platforms, except the 3DS | Polygon."Polygon. Pocket Source, 23 Oct. 2013. Web. 04 Mar. 2014. <http://www.polygon.com/2013/10/23/4946604/terraria-2-coming-to-mobile-and-handheld-platforms-except-the-3ds>.

The Amazing game of Teraria

Hey fellow gamers! This week I am going to talk about Terraria, if you don't know what that is then I shall educate you. Terraria is a sandbox game with 2-D pixel sprites as your character, set up in a platform-esque world. Some might compare it to Minecraft, another sandbox game, saying its a 2-D version of it, but after playing both, I've found that Terraria is on a higher level of complexity.

Let's start with the background...
Terraria was created by a guy that players of the game know as Redigit, or Red.

He has done a fantastic job with this game and continues to make it even better. Recently he has been working very hard to finish the game so he can start on his sequel to Terraria. Terraria 2 has been recently announced, but I'll talk about that more some other time.

Redigit took a break for a while coming back with update 1.2 which was huge, but before then he was working on the console and mobile versions of the game. Personally I didn't like the console and mobile versions near as much as the PC version but it still was an amazing idea. 

If any of you have a chance to get this game i strongly recremend it, you will be addicted for months once you get started. And the best thing is that there is no beating it, it just keeps going and going. If you truly get bored cause it gets too easy, just start another character and the the quest begins again. Here is a like to the Terraria Wiki page in case you need to look up how to craft something or just want to read up on all the different enemies and weapons.  

Andrew Spicks Profile Picture. Digital image. Demilogic. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Feb. 2014. <https://twitter.com/Demilogic>.

Grayson, Nathan. "Well Here’s A Thing: Redigit Tells RPS There’s A Terraria 2 | Rock, Paper, Shotgun." Rock Paper Shotgun. N.p., 3 Oct. 2013. Web. 17 Feb. 2014. <http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/10/03/terraria-2-announced/>.

Priestman, Chris. Terraria Digs Deeper As It Arrives On IOS, Android And Windows Phone This Summer. Digital image. Indie Statik. Rare Dimension, 3 June 2013. Web. 17 Feb. 2014. <https://twitter.com/Demilogic>.

"Terraria Wiki." Welcome to the Official. Wikipedia, n.d. Web. 17 Feb. 2014. <http://terraria.gamepedia.com/Terraria_Wiki>.

Welcome to Professional Gaming Geeks blog

Hello my fellow geeks, this is a great place to find good game reviews and other tips and tricks for a variety of different games. Also if you find something interesting about a game you can send me a link and a comment about it so I can post it on here to show others of your finding.

To start out i found an amazing computer created by Origin that was made for Battlefield 4.

Here are the specs also:

Chassis: Corsair 350D

Motherboard: ASUS Gryphon Micro ATX

Liquid Cooling: Origin Frostbyte 120 Liquid Cooling

Processor: Intel i7 4770K with Professional ORIGIN PC Overclocking

Memory: Corsair 16GB 1866 MHz

Graphics Card: DUAL EVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780s

Hard Drive: DUAL 128GB Samsung 840 Pro Series in RAID 0

Hard Drive 2: 1 TB SATA

Power Supply: 1050 Watt Corsair PSU

Optical Drive: 12X Blu-Ray Read/Write

Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate

This is one of my personal favorite things about this computer because when you open it up everything is tucked away nicely giving it a very clean look. 

In this video Levelcap's Gaming explains how he sets up his computer for optimum efficiency for Battlefield 4. personally I love the way he sets it up so he can stand or sit while using his computer. If I had enough money i would set up my office similar to this.

Here's a link to Levelcap's Gaming's YouTube channel.
https://www.youtube.com/user/LevelCapGaming?feature=watch


Origin PC Unboxing & Review. Perf. LevelCapGaming. Origin PC Unboxing & Review. YouTube, 16 Oct. 2013. Web. 21 Jan. 2014.
Origin PC. Digital image. Origin PC Unboxing & Review. Levelcap's Gaming, 16 Oct. 2013. Web. 21 Jan. 2014.
LevelCap's Gaming Computer Setup. Perf. LevelCapGaming. LevelCap's Gaming Computer Setup: Origin PC & Sit Stand Desk. YouTube, 28 Oct. 2013. Web. 29 Jan. 2014.
"LevelCapGaming." YouTube. YouTube, n.d. Web. 03 Feb. 2014.