Hunted: The Demon’s Forge Xbox 360 Game Review
Set in a dark fantasy world, Hunted: The Demon?s Forge is an unforgettable cooperative action game. Taking control of either E?lara, a ranged weapon expert, or Caddoc, a master swordsman, you must use a variety of weapons, powerful spells, and cover tactics to battle your way through menacing dungeons, overgrown ruins, and downtrodden towns. Discover secrets and complete co-op-based puzzles to discover answers to the game?s deep, dark mysteries.
I like it so far, wish they made more games like it for the Xbox 360. You can switch characters to your liking at certain spots in the game. Single player is full screen, you can co-op online or off. So I forced my bf to play with me the other day and then it goes split screen. Not a fan of that but it’s got that Call of Duty feel to it then, and you can roam around freely. So if you play the Female (hunter) she can say, Shoot ice arrows to freeze opponents and then the male character (melee) can then smash them to pieces, etc. Or use her to disarm/destroy shields/armor so he can than take them down quicker.
The dungeon crawling aspect of it, is doing things like having the hunter light her arrows from a fire and shoot an unlit pyre to light up a hallway, the male character can also pick up clubs and light them as well. Male character can also move heavy objects like, pieces of walls and statues so that you can find hidden objects and side quests. Female can blow up pieces of wall with Exploding arrows. Lots of puzzles to figure out as well, mostly side quests but rewards are decent. It’s a blend of Dragon Age/C.O.D./dash of Oblivion…but that’s just my opinion.
No annoying “inventory full” crap because you wear/yield everything. Once shields have taken a beating they deteriorate and you must pick up a new one. There is no shopping/selling. Weapon effects (poison,ice, etc) also diminish and they will become plain weapons, so again, you’d just dispose and grab new ones.
More to come, so stay tuned…
TastePoints.com Miller Lite Rewards Promotion
Get local rewards and prizes from Miller Lite and TastePoints.com. A new promotion from Miller Lite, running through the summer months of 2011, gives you a shot to win some cool prizes after you enjoy a cool Miller Lite this summer. This promotion ends on July 31st, 2011.
The first thing you have to do is sign in with Facebook. More and more companies are using Facebook as a way of connecting with fans. This makes things easier to track as well, plus Miller Lite can then post to your wall and etc. Once you accept the advanced permissions through Facebook you are greeted with a screen that asks you for your ZIP CODE. This way, you can view the prizes available locally in your area.
Inside the account page, you are shown all the different prizes you can win, how many points you have, what contests you entered and who the winners are. From the account page, you can learn how to get more points, what the upcoming prizes are and you can see how many points you have in your “Taste Points Bank”.
Where do you get the Taste Points? There is exactly 4 different ways to get the points and the locations are listed below:
- Specially marked packs of bottles – bottom of package.
- Specially marked packs of cans – inside package.
- Specially-marked single 12-oz. bottles – on neck of bottle.
- Specially-marked single 24-oz. cans – last 4 digits of stamp on the bottom of the can.
Remember there is NO LIMIT to the amount of points you can have, but the promotion will end on July 31st, so make sure you have all the points you want to use, entered before that date!
After you get all settled in and read through the FAQ’s all you have to do is go to your local beer selling establishment, pick up some ice cold Miller Lite’s and enjoy. Then when you wake up the next morning, go ahead and enter the codes so that you can win some really cool prizes! Don’t forget about the official rules.
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Photography: A New Hobby Of Mine
Can photography be a hobby? Of course it can, and over the last 6-8 months it has really started to take up some of my day and brain power. Before I purchased my new Canon EOS Rebel T2i, I had just a regular Kodak EasyShare “point and shoot” camera. That camera was nice and I did get some shots that made me smile, but I wanted more control over my pictures and the settings on my camera. That is why I finally got a DSLR.
Now that I have a “beginners” DSLR and more control over my pictures, I cannot put the thing down. Every single thing that I see creates a picture in my head and if I do not have my camera with me, I sometimes try to picture how it would turn out in my head. I have been reading about every little thing that I could possibly want/need to know about how to take the perfect shot.
I have also come to the realization that I would like to try and sell prints of photos that I think other people would buy. Pouring over 100′s of photos online and studying each of their qualities, I start to see that I am going to get a lot better if I actually want someone to purchase prints from me. But, since this is a hobby and not a business, I don’t feel compelled to put 100% of my time into, just yet.
In the meantime, I might post a picture or two here on my blog to see what others think about it and maybe learn a thing or two along the way. If you happen along a couple of images that I posted, please feel free to comment, I hope you enjoy what you see!
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Netflix Streaming Is GREAT! With A Free Trial, At Least Try It!
As you know, I am a HUGE fan of Netflix and the fact that I can stream it through my Xbox 360! There are people I talk to on a daily basis about Netflix and I always ask how they can pay for satellite or cable TV. They always ask me what shows are available, usually a Prime Time reality show, and they usually are NOT available for instant streaming. But what the others don’t understand is that your watching habits change based on what’s available. Who wants to waste their life with reality TV anyways, right?
I always tell them to at least try it out, since it’s free for two weeks, sometimes even a month. Most are very, very hesitant, but some check into and LOVE it. The “instant queue” starts to fill up with shows they forgot about and ones they loved back in the day like Law & Order. Now they can watch every single episode that was produced instead just the ones syndicated for re-runs. And the best part is you can watch them when YOU want to.
Now you can stream Netflix through a couple of devices including the Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, Playstation 3 and a couple of high end blu-ray players. Of course, you can also watch Netflix on any desktop or laptop computer as long as you have an account and a high speed internet connection.
Some people online are looking for ways to stream Netflix through a satellite receiver, but that really doesn’t make much sense to me, but that’s because I wouldn’t be paying for TV the same time I had a Netflix account. Because we live in the country, our internet connection is quite limited to wireless broadband at about 3MB (if we are lucky). That does stream just about everything we have watched so far, but the download times are a bit slower. And because we have the wireless broadband at 3MB, we are unable to see most shows that can be streamed in HD, like The Office.
So, it’s a really nice service and I am sure that you have heard of it. With a FREE trial that lasts up to a month, why not try it!?