Microsoft vs Sony? Why not both? (AKA Which company succeeds in moneygrabbing the most)

Right, its been a while, but something has come up which I feel I need to touch on. I'm sure you've heard the arguments, and possibly been involved in one or two. If you are around my age, then you most certainly have. Its a now age old question; Which gaming console is better, PS3 or Xbox 360, Microsoft or Sony? Here, I'm going to give my opinion, and my personal choice, which may, or may not surprise you.

Firstly, lets look at each console in detail, what do they hold that gets the consumers to buy them? Now I won't go into the technical details, as that would most certainly bore you to death, instead, I'm going on personal experience with each console. Now I hear those Nintendo fans shouting "What about the Wii/Wii U?" Well, let me just say I didnt enjoy my experiences with the Wii, hell, its a great kit, but not to my taste, and I do not own the Wii U, and probably never will.

Right, I'm rambling, so, I'll let Sony go first, sorry MS fans! Sony in my eyes were my entire childhood and teenage years rolled into one, I have owned each original model PlayStation made, now sadly, I no longer own the PS1 or PS2, and my current PS3 is sitting with the YLOD, after a 6 year run with 2 owners, myself and who I had it off, I'd consider them all a major run of my life, but I am no way a fanboy of Sony, in fact, I have slated the PS3 to high heaven, I won't get into details, but it ranges from the types of games I play on there to the audience that uses them, as well as the high price point they carry. I have had my share of problems with the PS3, but I've also praised it also, firstly, free online play? That is a brilliant addition to a wonderful piece of kit. My current games range from Dead Island to MotorStorm, with each game being really enjoyable, see my reviews on Dead Island and Uncharted for more on the types of games I play.

Now I have heard the term "God Console" for this console, and I can honestly say, it isn't a God console by any shot, it has its flaws, it is not invincible, but it is damn close to being perfect it hurts me to say it. My honest opinion is just that, I like it, but not enough for it to be a main console by a long shot. Now this may seem I'm backing Microsoft up as my main console, you'd be wrong. I may have more games for it, but that thing isnt perfect either.

Now I never owned the original Xbox, but I have played it, and to be honest, I actually enjoyed it, but not enough to take over my PS2 of the time. I got my Xbox 360 around the time the Halo 3 edition came out, I was pushed over to the elite on the day though, and I took that. My love of the PS2 didn't stop though, I used it religiously, until the new dashboard experience (NXE) came on the Xbox. I hooked the console online have havent stopped since. I have been a victim of the infamous RROD, to which I sent it back, and still have my original one, good as new. I like the Xbox for a number of reasons, but as I said, it has its problems.

The main problem it holds? Xbox Live, for two reasons; 1. It costs to play online, now I hate having to fork out for a yearly subscription, but you pay for what you get, which is an all round good experience, my personal problem lies with the cost though, £40 a year for a live subscription? That could go on so much more.

Number 2 is the people that use the Xbox, they seem blind that companies like Bungie should be limited to Microsoft, it makes me sick that fanboys of either console seem blind that their console is superior. They really aren't perfect at all. I sit on the fence on this for a reason, the people that play the games.

Now I primarily use the Xbox for driving games, and PS3 for action games, so my opinion is far from the most definitive choice, as I have my preferences. But my choice is simple, why not own both? If you can afford it, then this would be my choice easily, in fact, at the time of writing this, I am looking at getting a newer PS3 (The first console I have had an update on by the way.) So my fence sitting is rather good, but also really annoying, watching the blind fanboys forking out money as soon as a console or game (Call of Duty anyone) comes out. I'm currently looking at getting older consoles because of this reason. Now you may say "Move forward, join us in the future!" But I think the older consoles were the golden ages, and I just love them.

More Updates!

Right, Update time again? It's been a while, a LONG while...

Firstly, I had a great time at Gadget Show Live, and I did start a review, it is literally sitting on my desktop at the moment though, gathering dust, and probably rage at me not completing it, oh well, I'm not even sure I want to review it anymore, hell, I could just publish what I have now, and leave it there.

Secondly, staying on the route of reviews, I have a new area for those! It is called In Review, and is a joint product of myself and a friend, at the time of posting this, there are no posts on there, but I'm considering my GSL review ending up on there.

I think that is all for now, If I have any more updates to give, I will be sure to do so on here. Consider this blog my ranting one now.

For now, thanks for reading!

Gadget Show Live 2012

Right, time for updates! Its been a while hasn't it?

Firstly, I think it would be wise for me to let you all know I'll be attending Gadget Show Live this year (Wednesday 11th April specifically) with a friend, I shall be updating my Twitter regularly with my thoughts, they can be seen at @MattH1992.

Secondly, I have my first tattoo, as interesting as that is to you all, I found it to be a step forward in my life, and although said tattoo isn't perfect, I love it.

Thirdly, I haven't done any updates for a while down to just thinking "Is it worth it, there is only one visible follower" and although this clouds my mind endlessly, I have decided I will continue, that and the point that I havent had any games that I consider worth really reviewing (not that they are bad, just that I haven't had any new games for ages!).

For now, I bid you all farewell, and I hope that you enjoy my coverage of Gadget Show Live 2012 on Wednesday.

Love and Smiley Faces!

P.S: Oh, forgot something, WRESTLEMANIA 28 IS THIS SUNDAY! <3

Updates Updates Updates...

Well, First off, Happy New Year! Hope things are going well for you lovely people, all... one follower...

I suppose I best catch everyone up on my life, things are a bit muddled up at the moment, but I have to say, the highlight over the past few weeks is my Fiancee and myself are starting to actually plan our wedding! Besides that, I have played a few indie games, played a hell of a lot of WWE 12, and have really kicked people in the backside that are turning up to a pre-birthday bash.

I might do reviews of some of the indie games I have played, from Terraria to The Binding of Isaac (Steam, I hate your sales).

But for now, I hope everyone is well, and Welcome to 2012! (Where we will NOT die)

Finally!!! The Review... HAS COME BACK... (WWE 12)

As you can tell from the title, this is my most long awaited review, I've been wanting to do it for a while, and I feel that now, I can finally give an in depth review of it.


First off, i am a major fan of the WWE games series, having owned or played every Smackdown game since it's lowly beginnings on PS1. So this was a game i was really waiting for, and my oh my does it surprise me!

This was the version of the game I got, as it was pretty obvious that it was going to be an excellent game, lets just say, when I saw the shine of the case, my eyes lit up more than anything.


I first went into my ritual of creating my character, entrances and move-sets, as well as making an arena for my character, the creation suite is something excellent, THQ really know how to surprise people in their games, and make them as outlandish as possible while keeping a depth of realism, something of which I love in a game.

I then went through the 'story' mode, named "Road To Wrestlemania", this year's version of it was amazing, it told more of a story, and went through 3 stages, over about 2 years in the WWE calendar (including injuries), the 3 stages are 'Villain', 'Outsider' and 'Hero', the hero stage is what caught me the most, as it brings in your created character of choice, but I won't spoil it more than that.

I then started using WWE Universe 2.0, I didnt particularly bother with this mode last year, and it annoyed me that it was always on, and mixed in with normal quick play matches, this year though, it is a separate entity, with separate title following etc. I'm mainly using my created character, while skipping other matches, unless they are interesting to me. I went through to the first PPV, Royal Rumble, and did the main event match, which my guy won, and guaranteed him a shot at a world title at Wrestlemania, which I could choose, I then went through the next PPV, Elimination Chamber, which my guy didnt really feature to much in.

Then came the fun part, choosing my opponent for the title shot, I had the choice between CM Punk and Christian (I think), I chose CM Punk as he was on my guy's show, and it would be the most fun for me.

We then went through week on week of feud building, with CM Punk joining forces with Mason Ryan, and John Cena, who was my friend long before this, helping me out, until we got to the moment...

This picture was a perfect reminder of what was about to happen to me. The match went back and forth, blow being traded endlessly, until I hit my finisher, that was it, this happened...

Yup... my guy became champion! needless to say he kept it for a while, going through various matches keeping the title.

Its games like this that make me smile, and really enthrall me into playing more and more, I adore the game, minus the bugs it has, but they will be worked out in the near future, hopefully. I love the game so much, I'll give it a 9/10, it isnt perfect, for the reason of Online play being a bit borked, and some of the animations going balls up, but my passion for wrestling games sees through such flaws.


Not sure at what I will do next on here, could be anything at any time, but for now, that's it... IF YA SMELLLLLLALLALALALAL... (I'm not even gonna finish that... The Rock is too great to steal lines from)

Unscripted Uncharted 3 Review

I never thought I would do another review until WWE 12 came out, but I was horribly wrong, I have recently relived a game that holds the passion I have for my PS3, the game that some may say is the flagship game for the console, Uncharted 3.

The game follows on from the events of Uncharted 2, which I thought to be an excellent game with amazing graphics and a truly gripping story, I made sure for this game to not go through any videos of the game, I wanted to see the story myself, in person, and it was one of the best choices I ever made! The story in the game is something you would expect from a blockbuster movie release, and the attention to graphics, although jittery (Cutter, I'm looking at you and your spasm here) is very top notch!

Being a proud father, there are times when I wish to get away from it all and jump into an immersive game, and Uncharted 3 opened up its hands gladly and gave me a warm hug, while stealing my heart, and a game space in my Lovefilm collection too.

I'm not going to even start giving an insight into the story, as it would give it away, but if you own a PS3, i highly suggest you buy the game, and play the thing! Hell, get the whole series and play from the first game! I have never seen such a mastercraft in telling a story, it brings films like The Dark Knight and Inception to shame, and with it being a game, that makes it all the more exciting for me.

Overall I give the game a 9.5/10, not quite a perfect game, the controls are a bit simple, but for the story alone, it is worth every bit of money you have!

My Life So far...

Ever had the feeling of not wanting to do anything at all?

That is the exact situation I am in now, everything I enjoy seems a bit dull to me, I've gone back to old games Ive got to try and bring some fun into my life, I am now a full Reddit addict, trying to get a spark of a laugh out of the site and other people's misfortunes or witty comments. Even writing this seems a bit dull to me, but I feel it needs to be done, to create some form of closure on this stage of my life.

I recently went through a horrible time in my life, losing my fiancée over an argument (we have since got back together) and not being able to find a job (which is really peeing me off now). Life seems pointless to me, I'm even trying to get out the house to take my mind off everything, but no money can blow that right out the water.


This will only be a short post for now, as I seriously cannot think of anything else to say... I can only wait for WWE 12 to arrive on my door, maybe that will rekindle some of my passion for gaming... from what I played of a demo it looks to be amazing!


For now, this is it, goodbye, and I (hopefully) look forward to posting a hell of a lot more.