Girlfriend Gaming: God of War Collection

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For the last few months, my girlfriend has made it clear to me that she’s wanted to play God of War. Each time she’s said that to me, I’ve given her the same puzzled look. When I think about video games she likes, I think of stuff like Just Dance, Crash Team Racing and the Raving Rabbids series. Based on what I knew of her taste at the time, I thought a series where players kill thousands of monsters in brutal fashion wasn’t up her alley.

I picked up God of War Collection recently for two reasons. One, because I’ve been curious about this series for a while now and two, because I wanted to see if my girlfriend would actually get into it. I’ve yet to start this game on my own, but she’s already killed Medusa and can’t wait to play more.

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I Just Discovered Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune From the Depths of 2007

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Long before I owned a Playstation 3, I was excited to play Uncharted. All of the preview coverage of this game made it look beyond everything else out there. Alas, I was not about to drop upwards of $600 on a video game system at the time, especially when I had just gotten an XBOX 360. My excitement to play this series grew with the release of Uncharted 2, which many hail as the best game from 2009.

Now that I finally have a PS3 in the house, Uncharted was one of the first games I picked up. I just stopped at level 6 to write my impressions so far, which for the most part, are great.

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Video Game Characters Worth Dating If They Existed In Real Life

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Months after I posted my initial impressions of Mass Effect 2, this post continues to drive a lot of traffic to my site. Not because people want to read about how the game plays, but because they want to find sexy pictures of Shepherd’s crew member and possible love interest, Miranda. I know this because my search engine metrics always have Miranda’s name at or near the top of the list. I am well aware of the stigma that goes with those who are attracted to fictional, digitized characters. If you’re here for those reasons, I’m not here to judge.

Instead, I thought it would be fun to write about video game characters worth dating if they existed in real life. Video game characters of male, female, robot, alien or whatever orientation are often hyper–sexualized in appearance, but are paper thin in terms of character and personality. Most characters would make for a great fling, but a terrible significant other. With this post, I wanted to highlight a few characters that may be worth more than a one night stand.

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Pick Up Post: Little Big Planet

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I know I’m late to the party on this one. With Little Big Planet 2 set to drop in a few weeks, I’m only giving the game a fair shake now. I’ve played it a few times at demo kiosks, but playing it that way hasn’t really grabbed me for some reason. However, now that I’ve been able to start the experience from the beginning and play it as intended, I’m liking it a whole lot more. I haven’t dived into the creation tools or user-created levels yet, but I can talk about my early experiences in the story mode.
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Hiding My Video Game ‘Shame’

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Imagine yourself at a job interview. You’re nearing the end of the process, and this question (or a version of it) is asked to you: “What do you do in your spare time?”

I’m all for pushing towards mass acceptance of the video game medium, but would you tell this potential employer that you play video games? Having been through a number of interviews at ad agencies over the past year, I can tell you exactly what I say. I start by saying that I like to spend time with my family. Then I talk about how I play musical instruments. Then I talk about how I like to blog. Then, should the employer want to know more, I mention video games in passing, usually in the context of, “The video game Rock Band helped me learn how to play real drums.” All of these statements are true, but I admit to being a bit…selective.

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I Got a Playstation 3. Now What?

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It’s been a few weeks now since I got my hands on a Playstation 3. I’ve got it all hooked up, got my PSN account set up and I’ve got a few games to start me off. So far I have Little Big Planet, Uncharted, God of War Collection, Super Street Fighter IV, 3D Dot Game Heroes and Street Fighter Alpha, which I picked up on the Playstation Network.

My question to you, In Third Person readers, is what do I do now?

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Ocarina of Time: Timeless

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1998 was a monumental year for gaming. Metal Gear Solid rocked the faces of Playstation One owners, while Half-Life revolutionized first-person shooters and the single-player experience on the PC. I’m sure there are other examples of gaming brilliance I can discuss, but the one I want to talk about here may be the most important game to come out of 1998. It played a major role in revolutionizing 3D gaming and to many, still stands as the gold standard of this entire medium.

I’m not here to debate its place in the pantheon of video games. What I am here to say is, the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time left an impact on me in 1998 that I still feel today.

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Girlfriend Gaming: Knockin’ Boots

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Usually, when I’m in the car alone, I listen to video game podcasts. I usually spend about two hours a day driving, so it’s a great time to catch up on the latest and greatest in gaming. When my girlfriend is in the car though, I recognize that she doesn’t care to listen to nerds talking about StarCraft II or NPD sales.

She has listened to a few episodes of the Giant Bombcast, which she does enjoy to some extent. However, there is one sort of gaming podcast that she absolutely loves to listen to and one we now listen to together: Game Scoop! Presents Knockin’ Boots.

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My ‘Do Want’ List of Q4 2010 Video Game Releases

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For gamers, the most wonderful time of the year starts right about now. Most of 2010’s biggest games are set to drop between September and December, including the likes of Halo: Reach and Call of Duty: Black Ops. As a kid, this used to be the time of year when I would fawn over each hot new release as they hit stores and make sure come Christmas time, it would make it on my wish list. Ever since I grew up and started working though, Santa has had a horrible time trying to get me stuff, because I have a bad habit of buying every game I want the day it comes out.

While I don’t see myself grabbing Halo: Reach or Call of Duty: Black Ops, which will likely be the biggest games out during this time-frame, that doesn’t mean I won’t have anything to play. Off the top of my head, I listed a few games I’m looking forward to getting my hands on when they hit stores later this year.

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In Third Person Is Featured On the WordPress.com Home Page!

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Wow!

I got into work this morning and saw an email from WordPress. I initially thought it was a comment to moderate, but no. It was something way cooler (though I truly appreciate every comment that’s written on the site, except for the spam). It was an email from WordPress, congratulating In Third Person for being featured on the WordPress.com home page.

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