Saints Row: The Third Review

JettLeave a comment

Saints Row: The Third did not win me over right away. Having only played the demo of the first game before and hating it, this from a gameplay mechanics perspective felt as derivative and janky as its predecessor. Having said that, it becomes readily apparent that gameplay is not the focus here. Instead, this is all about playing a Grand Theft Auto-like experience with the humor and ridiculousness pushed to extremes. Once the game heats up, it manages to dress up relatively unremarkable mechanics and turn them into a title that’s arguably more fun than it should be.
Continue reading →

And I’m Off To Fan Expo 2013

JettLeave a comment

Today marks the beginning of Fan Expo 2013! Steff and I will be attending all 4 days of the event, which should be a blast of nerdy entertainment. Not sure how I’m going to recap it, though you can check out some things I wrote about last year’s event here!

Quick Notes

Hands-On With the Wii U Gamepad

That’s The Sound of My Wallet Caving For Disney Infinity

JettLeave a comment

Up until recently, I’ve been fairly dismissive of Disney Infinity. Not to say that I didn’t care, as I enjoy both Disney and Skylanders. However, I didn’t put in any time to look into what this was. I simply assumed it would be a more expensive version of Activision’s toy juggernaut. Upon further investigation, this actually looks really cool and unique.

Continue reading →

PlayStation 4 Is Launching November 15th, 2013. Pre-order Yours Today!

JettLeave a comment

What better time for another shameless advertising post than now? Sony just announced at Gamescom that the PlayStation 4 will release on November 15th in North America. If you haven’t pre-ordered one yet, you can through In Third Person and Amazon!

Pre-Order Your PlayStation 4 (PS4): Standard Edition Now On Amazon.com

See More At The In Third Person Store

Check Out My Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Combo Video

JettLeave a comment

Assorted combos with assorted characters. These won’t make Justin Wong blush, but there’s a little swagger in my step (I think). Check it out!

Buy Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 Now On Amazon.com

See More At The In Third Person Store

The Recurring Bosscast: 023 – Can I Get Your Autograph?

JettLeave a comment

Jett and Mat try and make sense of the beating they took at classic Simpson’s trivia night. Ducktales: Remastered is the jumping off point for a discussion on sleeper hit NES games. Also, Jett might be biting off more than he can chew this weekend at Fan Expo.

Jett – In Third Person
Jason – Downstab
Mat – Biff Bam Pop

Universal Fighting Game Guide: Tier Lists

JettLeave a comment

If you’ve ever played a fighting game with another person before, I’m sure you’ve discussed the hot-button topic of which character is best. You may have tried to rank these characters from best to worst. For a handful of seriously dedicated individuals, you may have even gone through the painstaking process of trying to mathematically calculate that pecking order.

Tier lists are a hotly-debated topic in any sort of competitive game. For better or worse, their presence in the competitive fighting games can’t be understated. In today’s world of online discussion and information transfer, you’re just a Google search away from finding dozens of different tier lists for any given fighting game written by players with various levels of understanding. Before you cling to a tier list written by a random message board user as fact, let’s take a moment to learn what tier lists are, how they work and what they’re good for.

Continue reading →

Off-Topic: Being Past My Prime

Jett1 Comment

Screen shot 2013-04-06 at 4.01.23 PM
“I ain’t as good as I once was, but I’m as good once as I ever was.” – Toby Keith

That guy on the left in the grainy screen grab is me, circa 2003. Back then, being the best baller I could be meant the world to me. I put in countless hours to make the best of my abilities, which I put to great use as a member of house leagues, school teams and on streetball courts around my city. Heck, I even took part in the And1 Mixtape Tour’s open run when they came to Toronto, where I got to play in front of thousands at the Air Canada Centre.

When I step on the court now, my mind still thinks that I’m 18 years old. However, I’m struggling to come to grips with the fact that my body clearly isn’t where it used to be.

Continue reading →

Now With Less Suck: A Tale of Xbox One Backtracking

Jett1 Comment

Microsoft’s recent announcement of the Kinect no longer being required to make the Xbox One work is the latest in an unprecedented series of flip-flopping before the console’s release. On one hand, it’s great that they’re proactively addressing many of the issues that more discerning consumers have with the platform. However, this sequence of events also highlights how off-base the original vision for the console was while giving me cause for concern going forward.

Continue reading →

Salty Bet: The Ultimate Realization of CPU vs. CPU Play

JettLeave a comment

As a kid, I had a weird fascination with CPU vs. CPU play. Though I never understood the point of including this as an option, I’d always run it at least once in every game that supported it just to see what happened. Sometimes the ensuing action was as dull as watching paint dry. Other times, it led to a few solid hours of entertainment. In particular, the classic wrestling games from THQ for the Nintendo 64 were my favourites for simulated gaming action, as those fights almost always were legendary.

It’s funny now seeing this phenomenon manifest in new ways on a much larger scale thanks to the efforts of the VGCW and Salty Bet; the latter of whom may have reached the ultimate end game for CPU vs. CPU play.

Continue reading →