Forest of Illusions

The Greatest Song Ever.

2010-11-29T20:46:00.001-05:00

School is Back in Session!

2010-01-06T21:19:00.005-05:00

At precisely midnight on January 1, 2010, U.S. Eastern time, Chris Cornell posted on his Twitter and Facebook:

"The 12 year break is over & school is back in session. Knights of the Soundtable ride again!"

Soundgarden Universe.

Rvlink's Best of 2009

2009-12-28T12:37:00.015-05:00

2009 in Music.
1. Brand New Eyes, Paramore.
2. Cosmic Egg, Wolfmother.
3. Backspacer, Pearl Jam.
4. Vancouver, Matthew Good.
5. Throwing Bricks Instead of Kisses, Inward Eye.
6. Fantasies, Metric.
7. Black Gives Way to Blue, Alice in Chains.
8. Its Blitz!, Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
9. The Resistance, Muse.
10. Incredibad, The Lonely Island.

2009 in Film.
1. Star Trek.
2. District 9.
3. Inglorious Bastards.
4. The Hangover.
5. The Hurt Locker.
6. Observe and Report.
7. Zombieland.
8. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.
9. Law Abiding Citizen.
10. Watchmen.

2009 in Gaming.
1. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves.

2009-07-19T21:40:00.001-04:00

On July.21.09 the Kings of Leon track pack 1 will be released.
The following songs have been confirmed for release:
Crawl
Molly's Chambers
Sex on Fire

Kings of Leon Live!

2009-04-24T20:25:00.003-04:00

April 21st at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.

LEGO Rock Band FTW?

2009-04-22T08:37:00.001-04:00

Confirmed songs include Blur's "Song 2", Carl Douglas' "Kung Fu Fighting", Europe's "The Final Countdown", Good Charlotte's "Boys and Girls", and Pink's "So What". The game will be available for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii. Backbone Entertainment will be handling the DS version. All versions are set for release this holiday season.

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Guns n' Roses - 'Chinese Democracy' Coming to Rock Band as DLC April 14th

2009-04-13T08:37:00.002-04:00

Axl Rose is bringing the rest of Chinese Democracy to the music video game Rock Band on April 14th as a new batch of downloadable content. Thirteen tracks off Chinese Democracy — Rock Band is assuming you’ve already beat enough challenges to add “Shackler’s Revenge” to the in-game track list — will be available both in bulk and as individual tracks for Playstation 3 and XBox 360, while the Wii will only sell CD as individual tracks.

1. Chinese Democracy
2. Shackler's Revenge (already on Rock Band 2's main setlist)
3. Better
4. Street of Dreams
5. If The World
6. There Was A Time
7. Catcher In The Rye
8. Scraped
9. Riad N' The Bedouins
10. Sorry
11. I.R.S
12. Madagascar
13. I Love This
14. Prostitute

Album Releases: Fantasies

2009-04-07T18:47:00.004-04:00

Fantasies is the name of the fourth album to be released by the Canadian indie rock band Metric. It was released on April 7, 2009.
The first single which will appear on the album, "Help, I'm Alive", was added to the iTunes Store on December 23, 2008 in Canada.According to exclaim.ca, the album's leak has caused Metric to push the release date of the album forward one week to April 7. The website also reports that the band has a "special surprise" planned for Canada in promotion for its release. The album was released on iTunes on March 31st, 2009.

Album Releases: It's Blitz!

2009-04-03T16:05:00.005-04:00

It's Blitz! is the third full-length studio album by New York band Yeah Yeah Yeahs. The album was released on March 31st. The first single "Zero" was released on February 24, 2009. NME wrote that "It’s Blitz!'s heartfelt love letter to the transcendent possibilities of the dancefloor is an unexpectedly emphatic reassertion of why Yeah Yeah Yeahs are one of the most exciting bands of this decade", while Spin said that it is " the alternative pop album of the decade—one that imbues The Killers' Hot Fuss and MGMT's Oracular Spectacular with a remarkable emotional depth and finesse". The video for the song "Zero" is below:

Album Review: Wrath

2009-03-26T21:58:00.011-04:00

Nothing has been posted for a month so I thought I would type a album review. Enjoy. In 2004 Lamb of God released Ashes of the Wake one of the must brutal and pure metal albums to come out in a very long time. Nobody could think that it could be beaten, but in 2006 Sacrament was released and there was once again a new stronger, better sounding Lamb of God then before. 2009 rolls around and Wrath is released. Our review after the jump.

Wrath is not really progressing that much further, the band has done in previous albums and has taken a left turn for a new surprising twist on what we know of previous work. This time the band is looking for a more gritty, garage band like album.(Not that is sounds anything like a 'Garage Band", But it is definitely not as "Epic" as their previous album Sacrament. I will say that there are times where the album goes into a mesmerizing climax into pure metal heaven...or should I say hell, but It also has the catchy sing-a-long single Set to Fail just like Sacrament has its Redneck.

The problem with Wrath is that is has a lot of potential, but is fails to put it all together in a Complete absorbing metal album. That’s not say it's not good. It's hard to compare it to other Lamb of God albums, but to compare with other "metal" albums it's a great head banging achievement. A new twist to Wrath is its acoustic parts to songs. Not included on every track but definitely used some of the time. Much like Metallica's Black Album, Lamb of God decided to experiment. They used the acoustic bits in a very good way not making a whole song unplugged, but adding it to beginnings and endings of songs then starting the mayhem with Electric guitar, drums, screaming,etc... It makes a great buildup to songs and makes the rest of the track sound extra heavy.

Some parts of the album definitely have taken some material from the old school days of Burn the Priest and by mixing it with current sounding Lamb of God makes it a really amazing hybrid of Brutally heavy Burn the Priest and the melodic precision from Lamb of God.

I could go on and on about the album, but if your a metal head reading this review you probably stopped reading around the first paragraph and are just interested in a score so that’s a wrap.

Troublemaker Tour 2008

2009-02-25T14:44:00.004-05:00

These videos never made it on the blog...but yeah Weezer, September 30th 2008 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.

Bass Cougar FTW!!!

2009-02-23T14:54:00.003-05:00

Skate 2 Review

2009-02-17T12:24:00.049-05:00

Skateboarding has always been one of my interests. Although not really capable of doing it in real life, I have been following the culture including the big names, competitions, and skatevids. I have played virtually every skate game ever, and unfortunately that included all of the games in the tired Tony Hawk series. Naturally, I was excited last year when EA entered the scene with Skate. This game revolutionized the action-sport genre with its innovative Flickit controls, and realistic gameplay and level design. With Skate being so revolutionary it is a tough act to follow, and follow they did with Skate 2. My thoughts and review after the jump.

First, lets discuss some of the new gameplay features of the game. In this years game there were not any changes in the basic design of the gameplay, rather it is an extension of last years system. All of the flickit controls that you have learned to love all work exactly the same. Now, though, you have the ability to take your feet of the board. On the 360 the X or A button will take off one of your feet once in the air. This allows for tricks like footplants, bonelesses, no complies, ollie norths/souths, judos, etc. You can now also totally get off your board with a press of the Y button and walk/jump/run. You can grab things with the left button when off your board giving you much control. You can skitch, move objects for new lines, and do handplants on halfpipes. These simple extensions allow for a slew of new tricks or as the team at Blackbox said, they "doubled the bag of tricks". They also added hall of meat mode where you can fling your body around in the air and get points for doing the most things in the air and breaking the most bones.

All these features work fairly well except the walking and moving objects. You cannot for example walk backwards, but instead you actually have to turn like your on a board (sometimes very slowly too). It feels kind of awkward, along with moving objects. There are some glitches like your character randomly falling, letting go of an object unexpectedly, and objects spinning out of control. Sometimes these glitches come in handy if you need to get an object somewhere it is not supposed to be, but they are for the most part annoying. Thats really my only gripe in gameplay, now lets look at the career mode.

In the original Skate, the career mode did not have much of a story. Basically, you followed the old story of amateur to pro. Along the way you did a bunch of challenges, and ended up on the covers of magazines, and participated in the X-Games. Thats pretty much it. In Skate 2 there is a story, that is carried over from Skate It (the DS and Wii version of skate). The story is that an earthquake rocked San Vanelona. For some reason (explained in skate it) you are sent to jail. When you get out, the whole city has be redesigned, and a company called MongoCorp(awesome name if you know anything about the hatred of the mongo stance) has made it difficult to skate with increased security and rail blockers. Now you have to regain your pro cred with the skate community. Along the way you help Rob Derdyk fundraise for a new skatepark, and complete many challenges, video and photo shoots, and competitions.

Other than the story the career mode is essentially the same. All of the challenges haven’t really changed, and it still follows the basic model of try, fail and repeat. I did like how the video challenges were more specific and weren’t just about points. They were also more realistic. In general the career mode is better, but not that much of a change. The story still could have been more in-depth, but honestly the career mode isn’t that big for most people. Most people are more interested in the creative aspects and online.

User created content was a huge success for skate. and the same goes for this game. The replay editor has been improved with a tripod cam and a new follow cam. For both you can choose the exact angle you want to be looking from unlike the restrictive 6 views from skate 1. You can also slow clips down to 10% instead of just 25%. The uploading has been changed to allow an unlimited number of clips with a combined length of 90 seconds. You can also buy a dlc pack that allows you to have more control over the exact movement of the camera(with blended keyframes!) and increases the total clip length to 5 minutes. This is great for all those people creating skate videos. They also added a graphics creator to put in custom decks and shirt designs. They also added the ability to upload/download other peoples spots they created, and have leaderboards for those spots.

I felt the improvements were really good in this area, but I do have a problem with the dlc. The camera angles in the filmer pack really should have been included in the game, and easily could have been. For me it is a must need, but 800 Microsoft Points is a bit much for most.

There were also good improvements in online too. Now you can start freeskate sessions from from career mode or local freeskate. There are small activities you can do with friends (not unlike Burnout Paradise) also. I haven’t had a chance to try those yet, but it seems like fun little challenges to do when you just want to chill with some friends. I have played best trick, hall of meat and jam competitions online, and everything is good and smooth for the most part. The improvements may not seem that big, but they are there and I think they handled online well.

As for graphics and sound, this game covers that well. The graphics are really well done, and the sound is just as good as last years (which was award winning). The graphics have improved especially with the characters, and for the most part, 60 frames per second. Also the lighting is really good and has the addition of some cool looking light flare effects. The soundtrack appeals a bit more to the general audience, but most people use custom soundtracks anyways. Sound effects are also top notch.

In the end, I think Blackbox really developed the best skateboard experience in gaming ever! (ya take that Activision, and oldmanknoops [please don't delete stuff from my post, damn!]) It would be really hard for me to go back to skate 1 now. It offers solid gameplay(local and online), really good user created content features, and awesome online features. A smooth buttery frame rate, along with the amazing graphics and sound are just icing on the cake. There are some glitches and the game could have been better (even without dlc) so its not perfect. Overall its a great game that I recommend anyone interested in action-sports to purchase. I am giving Skate 2 a rating of 9/10.

Album Releases: The Fray

2009-02-15T10:52:00.004-05:00

The Fray is the second full-length studio album from Denver-based band The Fray. This self-titled album released on February 3, 2009.

The band finished recording their self-titled second album at the end of July 2008 for a February 3, 2009 release. The Fray managed to debut at number 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 selling 179,000 copies.The single "You Found Me" hit number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100. Also, songs "Absolute", "Never Say Never" and "Syndicate" got 70th, 103rd, and 109th respectively, merely being downloaded enough on iTunes and other music services to chart. The Fray filmed a music video in Chicago, for their first single, "You Found Me," directed by Josh Forbes, and it debuted on the VH1 website on December 9, 2008. Here is the song used for the season 5 promo of Lost.

Albums of the Year

2009-02-10T19:38:00.006-05:00

Very rough copy of my favourite albums from 1991-2008. Can't figure anything out for some years.
1991 Nevermind (Nirvana)
1992 Dirt (Alice in Chains)
1993 Siamese Dream (Smashing Pumpkins)
1994 Weezer (Weezer)
1995 Whats the Story Morning Glory (Oasis)
1996 Pinkerton (Weezer)
1997 The Colour and the Shape (Foo Fighters)
1998 Yield (Pearl Jam)
1999 Beautiful Midnight (Matthew Good Band)
2000 Parachtues (Coldplay)
2001 White Blood Cells (The White Stripes)
2002 Songs for the Deaf (Queens of the Stone Age)
2003 Elephant (The White Stripes)
2004 Hot Fuss (The Killers)
2005 Late Registration (Kanye West)
2006 Wolfmother (Wolfmother)
2007 Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace (Foo Fighters)
2008 Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (Coldplay)

Gta's Top Ten Games of All Time

2009-02-03T23:22:00.007-05:00

10.Drakan: The Ancients' Gates

Female warriors kick ass!

9.Mafia

GTA in the 1930's

8.Army Men: RTS

The only thing to fear, is fear itself...and
spiders.

7.Call of Duty 4

Deagle Whipped!

6.Fallout 3

Never let a robot cut your birthday cake.

5.Resident Evil 4

Pick up the ammo? (Y/N)

4.Grand Theft Auto: 4

I had to wait outside till 1:30AM, but it was
worth it.

3.Half Life 2 + Episode 1&2

Headcrabs are itchy.

2.Rock Band 2

Best party game ever.

1.Super Mario World

The first video game I ever played.

Top 8? I Hate Video Games Moments

2009-02-02T21:13:00.005-05:00

8. Resident Evil 4 Out of Ammo: I went almost half of this game on ten pistol bullets and was finally forced to start over due to lack of ammo because apparently you can't beat those giants with a knife.

7. Diddy Kong Racing Wizpig: The N64 version was so imposible, no matter what we tried we could not beat the stupid pig.

6. Twilight Princess Glitch: After having to start over, twenty hours into this game I now always keep two save files.

5. Toy Story: If I find this game from my childhood again I'm going to beat it and than smash it.

4. F-Zero GX: Lost the same race by fractions of a second over and over...hardest racing game ever.

3. Guitar Hero Bark at the Moon: I literally failed on the final note. I played this song soooo many times and than I thought I had beat it but I missed the final note, my guitar somehow survived and I ended up beating the song.

2. Kingdom Hearts Ansem: My knee took months to recover form hitting it one hundred times after my epic fails with this game.

1. Guitar Hero 2 Jordan: Ahh never beat that stupid ass song, i now hold a permanent grudge against Guitar Hero and Buckethead.

Mah Favorite Games...ever ~~~~~ZOMBIE C

2009-02-01T00:58:00.003-05:00

OK, so my favorite games
my 11 favorite games
cause 10 is for maggots!

11: Sims 2
Genghis Khan and Hitler don't like each other much, maybe cause Khan is having an affair with Hitlers wife
10: Call Of Duty 2
The first game which I played completely through in one sitting.
9: Company Of Heroes
Get it, Play it.
8: Gears of War
Made me feel like a real big man.
7: Half-life 2 (Including Ep 1 and 2)
Crowbar and Gravgun, who could want more
6: Pokemon Red (Only the best!)
My childhood Heroin
5: Medieval 2 Total War
Ima taking Europe for the motherland
4: Golden Eye
First FPS I played. Made James bond look like a bad ass
3: Fallout 3
Galaxy Radio is my super mutant killing anthem
2: Perfect Dark
Took GoldenEye and added Aliens!
1: Team Fortress 2
THE best online game from THE best Developer

Google Fail

2009-01-31T11:01:00.007-05:00

hehe, fail!! (click the image to see it large)

Jumping Into "Lost"

2009-01-30T14:46:00.004-05:00

Rvlink's Top Ten Games

2009-01-29T12:47:00.004-05:00

10. Grand Theft Auto 4 (2008)
9. Okami (2006)
8. Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (2006)
7. Guitar Hero (2005)
6. Resident Evil 4 (2005)
5. GoldenEye 007 (1997)
4. Metroid Prime (2002)
3. Banjo-Kazooie (1998)
2. Super Mario World (1991)
1. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (2008)

Resident Evil 5 (Demo)

2009-01-28T15:19:00.004-05:00

On Monday(Jan 26th) the playable demo of Resident Evil 5 hit the Xbox Live Marketplace, and I thought I would check it out. The demo includes 2 levels, playable in single player, and co-op (both offline and online). So far I have no tried out the co-operative play, but I have done both levels in single player. The visuals were spectacular, even for a demo! They gameplay was fun, but it felt a little bit clunky, which hopefully they will improve upon. I had loads of fun blasting away zombies with the pistol and shotgun in the first level, but i couldn't help but notice that almost all of the zombies flew back the exact same way when I hit them with the shotgun. (Hopefully they will improve that too, but bear with it, it's only a demo :] ) For once, the AI wasn't incompetent (not naming any names... *ahem Ashley * She actually supplied me with ammo, saved me a couple times, and even killed a couple zombies for me. Anyways, the demo seemed amazing, so if you haven't checked it out, I definitely reccommend downloading it. Oh, but only if you're old enough.
In other news, just random, but Capcom announced special boxart for the 360 version, woot! I look forward to seeing Chris and Sheva on March 13 when it hits store shelves

Album Releases: Tonight: Franz Ferdinand

2009-01-27T12:41:00.022-05:00

Tonight: Franz Ferdinand is Franz Ferdinand's third album. It was released through Domino Records yesterday. First thoughts and more about this new album after the jump!

Franz Ferdinand began working on their third studio album in early 2007. The band planned to write and record the album in Glasgow. Although having written about eight songs while on tour in 2005, Alex Kapranos decided to write new tunes because he wanted the album to be "...quite new, to be quite different sounding from everything we've ever done before." Despite having recorded their sophomore album in a blitz, Kapranos stressed that the band wanted to take their time. He voices, "This time we wanted to spend more time developing, and also, I suppose, allowing songs and sounds to evolve more before we ended up writing an album, and absorbing more music and ideas and, I suppose, life itself. And when I say life, I mean life off the road, because I wouldn't classify life on the road as real life."

The album has reportedly been inspired by the "heavy dub sound of Jamaican reggae stars." Alex Kapranos also stated the album has a "streak of electronica" but is still a mix of influences. He also commented it has "..the heavy bass and space echo you would find on a dub mix." In a Rolling Stone interview, Kapranos stated the album is more of a dance than a rock record. In an interview with Billboard.com, Kapranos said "It's the opposite of punk/pop, which took something that was wonderful and removed all the dirt." The album also has somewhat of an African influence according to an XFM article in which Alex reeled, "We're one of these bands that are always gonna sound the same no matter what we do, but there are other influences there. I guess the drums are a little different, Paul has been listening to a lot of African stuff so that's gonna come through."

NANM - Not Another New Member - ZombieC

2009-01-25T14:20:00.004-05:00

Seriously, we promise no more after this. We added another author to the blog. His name is ZombieC, and he is a good friend of all of us. He is into all of the same sort of stuff as all of us, and we all welcome him in as an author. He also tends to be funny in a random way, which fits us fine. Now with six people working on writing, we can keep this blog going strong.

The World of Free and Open Source Games

2009-01-24T14:00:00.030-05:00

Free and open source software has really been catching on lately. With the advances of Ubuntu, Firefox and many other free software packages it is becoming more of a viable choice for customers. The software is getting user friendly enough that normal computer users can use it. This is great and all, but what if you are into games? A look into this after the jump.

The state of free and open source games is just in its beginnings. Most of the games you see are 2d games, mainly puzzle games and arcade side scrollers. Are these the games that hardcore gamers want? No. These are more for the casual gamers. But what about full on 3d shooters, and action/adventure games?

Well right now there aren't many. I wonder though why? The graphics api that is used on the ps3 and wii is readily available for all platforms, and is ready for open source development. If you are into xbox games, and windows games, microsoft's directx is available, along with their xna development software. Many physics engines are available such as ODE, Bullet and Newton to be used in these projects.

I think that the main problem is, is that not enough teams of people have worked together to create these games like the larger open source software projects like ubuntu, openoffice, firefox. For a project like this, a good community is the key. Games need bug testers, programmers, project managers, and a good plan for development, just like any other application. More people need to get involved in this area of programming.

The problem is that a lot of people want to create games, they all want to know how to make the next Halo or World of Warcraft right from the start. They try for something to large to begin with, and then get scared away from creating games, because it is too hard. Most times people start off these large projects by themselves. The truth is is that a lot of these people just worked together, they could get something done by splitting everything up.

A good example of this is a game called the Monkey Game Project. It started out on the blenderartists form with a bunch of self-professed noobs. It was basically a community game project. Each individual person may not know much about everything you need to make a full game, but together they had enough knowledge to create a game. Now this game may not be the best game ever, or have good graphics or anything, but it proves with a good community spirit can give you results.

This idea has recently been used to create another game called Yo Frankie!. This time it was a bit different. These developers were not noobs of any sort. A group of the best developers and artists from the Blender3D and CrystalSpace3D projects came together to create this game. With all of that combined talent, they managed to create a very good looking game, with good gameplay. Everything was thought out well, and they did finish the whole project. Everything was done with free software. This game is also not perfect, especially performance wise (due to inefficient code in blender's game engine), but the two goals were accomplished. It was shown that it is possible create a high quality game with free software, and it also helped both software projects with new features, and better performance.

The point is, if more groups of talented people (or even not so talented) got together, used a optimized graphics and physics engine, the quality of games will increase. I just hope that one day, one of these games will be competing with the likes of Halo, Call of Duty, MSG and others, just like Linux and Windows, OpenOffice and Microsoft Word and Firefox and Internet Explorer. It will be good all around, as the commercial companies will have more competition, and the quality of open source projects will increase. We already have some good examples sprouting like Frets on Fire, and some other MMORPGs, and hopefully more come into the scene. Well thats it for my insight into free and open source games. If you have something to say, please comment, or check out our Facebook groups discussion board.

Forest of Illusions is Revitalized

2009-01-23T20:37:00.003-05:00

I would officially like to welcome both blendermf and oldmanknoops to the Forest of Illusions team. Hopefully with five members we can keep the blog updated and new content will be constantly added to the site. Blendermf has done a great job on updating the site's look as well. Also we have added a discussion board, hosted on our Forest of Illusions group on Facebook, with the link on the side of the page, a Twitter acount has also been set up. So overall expect more blogs, more reviews (album and movie reviews now, along with game reviews), random top tens, and more from the Forest of Illusions team!

New member...

2009-01-23T15:08:00.009-05:00

Hey everyone, some of you may have never seen me here, i'm new. My names Matt(aka blendermf or on xbl, blendermfskate). I am also a friend of everyone here, and joined to work on the design of the blog, and post when I feel like it.

Anyways I may post review sometime soon, probably of Skate 2. (yes Rikzor it counts as a real game), but first I have to get my stupid xbox back from microsoft, that they sent to someone in mississauga with my name. Now I have to wait for them to finish investigating and its taking forever.

Maybe I should say a bit about my interests in gaming. First of all I like to program and work on games. I keep fairly up to date in the game development scene, and like creating my own games. I am also really into free and open source things, including games. I am not in to fps games as much as everyone else here, but enjoy rythm games, some sports games, racing games, action games, and the occasional shooter (but mainly on the PC(I like the mouse better(maybe I should stop nesting brackets(okay i'll stop now))). With that in mind that will be what I mainly post about, and general gaming of course. Look out for more blogging from the crew soon.

Rvlink's Top Ten Artists

2009-01-14T20:00:00.005-05:00

10. Foo Fighters
9. Pearl Jam
8. Oasis
7. Guns N' Roses
6. Kings of Leon
5. Matthew Good
4. Weezer
3. Nirvana
2. The Doors
1. Led Zeppelin

Rvlink's Best of 2008

2008-12-21T15:39:00.008-05:00

Top Ten Video Games of 2008
10. Burnout Paradise
9. Prince of Persia
8. No More Heroes
7. Resistance 2
6. Dead Space
5. Rock Band 2
4. Little Big Planet
3. Super Smash Bros. Brawl
2. Grand Theft Auto 4

1. Metal Gear Solid 4

Top Ten Albums of 2008
10. The Raveonettes (Lust, Lust, Lust)
9. TV on the Radio (Dear Science)
8. MGMT (Oracular Spectacular)
7. The Ting Tings (We Started Nothing)
6. The Raconteurs (Consolers of the Lonely)
5. Weezer (Weezer)
4. The Killers (Day and Age)
3. Guns N Roses (Chinese Democracy)
2. Kings of Leon (Only by the Night)
1. Coldplay (Viva la Vida)

Best Film of 2008
The Dark Knight

So, Random Post...

2008-10-29T22:07:00.011-04:00

I was bored, so yeah, my computer has a new theme, it's pretty sweet. This is my new desktop background, but the actual version looks better. I had to decrease the quality to fit it in the "under 8Mb" file size, heheh. My XP theme is different too! More pics after the break

Yes I know, it's all very black and evil and such. I can't remember where I found the theme, oops. Enjoy me having a cooler theme than you, unless you have the cash or skillz to find a copy of windows blinds and make your own theme, you rich and/or l337 jerk!

Rock Band 2 Setlist in Youtube form.

2008-07-18T12:09:00.006-04:00

Here are the three parts:

My most hyped songs in order from least to most from my favorites so far.
1.The Trees: Rush
2.Everlong: Foo Fighters
3.Painkiller: Judas Priest
4.Chop Suey!: System Of A Down
5.White Wedding: Billy Idol
6.Almost Easy: Avenged Sevenfold
7.We Got The Beat: The Go-Go's
8.Today: Smashing Pumpkins
9.Peace Sells: Megadeth
10.Carry On My Wayward Son: Kansas
11.The Ace Of Spades: Motorhead
12.Round And Round: Ratt
13.Panic Attack: Dream Theater
14.Pretend We're Dead: L7
15.Battery: Metallica
16.The Kids In America: The Muffs
17.Nine In The Afternoon: Panic! At The Disco

Grand Theft Auto 4 Review

2008-07-06T12:54:00.005-04:00

"With more sights, shows, restaurants, bars, museums, shopping and borderline psychopaths than you can shake a shotgun at, there is no place quite like Liberty City. Where else can you get sworn at by a senior citizen, accosted by a crack head, propositioned by a prostitute, and strip-searched by a police officer, all before breakfast? Discover the history, culture and diversity that make a booming metropolis the capital of the world, at least according to the over-caffeinated locals. We encourage you to explore Liberty City's four boroughs and it's islands, each with it's own distinct atmosphere and personality. There is always something for everyone.” (Rockstar Games) Our review after the jump.

The storytelling in the GTA franchise hasn’t always been the greatest in the industry, although it has improved this time around. In Grand Theft Auto 4 you play the role of Niko Bellic, an immigrant from Eastern Europe and a veteran of the Bosnian wars. He has been lured to Liberty City by his cousin’s tales of wealth and prosperity along with the chance of a fresh start. Things once again get off to the usual GTA start as you start working for gangs and criminals to earn a little extra cash. You go through the paces eventually making your way up the ladder as is tradition in the series. The story itself is about thirty hours long, but the bulk of your time will be spent going postal. Along with the main story there are also side missions, and hidden secrets throughout the city. This is a game that you could play for hours and hours once the story is completed. Some plot twists you can see coming, while other you may not. In the end though it’s a great story and you can really get involved in the characters and their trials.

The gameplay is why many gamers love this series and it hasn’t changed much at all. This can also be said for the missions. Taking down rival gangs, performing hits, or taking part in car chases have all stayed the same since GTA 3 and still remain fresh. That said Liberty City is barely recognizable from the GTA 3 rendition. This is also true with some of the gangs you will be working for. Besides a few missions here and there with the mafia many of the families from GTA 3 aren’t even mentioned. Sindakos, Columbian Cartel and the Triads don’t even play a role in this game. Instead the game centers around the Russian mafia, the Irish and to a smaller extent the Italian mafia. One of the disappointing things is there are no country environments. The playable area itself is actually smaller than that of San Andreas but there is no wasted space. Still the game could have been better off with a healthy balance of rural and urban environments. Niko can do things that some of the previous protagonists could not. He can scale walls and other obstacles, along with a much improved gunplay system. The cover system has greatly improved the combat in the game and it will actually feel like your in a real shootout. Throughout the game you will also be presented with morality decisions. You can either kill or let a criminal go effecting your respect and sometimes the plot itself. There are once again a great variety of vehicles. Driving down Star Junction at break neck speeds or trying to outrun the cops are still very fun. Another new feature added to the game is the internet. Although not that important it play a big role in a lot of the side missions and internet dating. The police system is also slightly changed as they may seem a bit easier to avoid. Your GPS system will show you locations of the LCPD and you can easily avoid them and loose your wanted level. That said loosing them can still be tough, especially when you hit the three star range. The online in the game can host up to sixteen players in a variety of match types. This is a first for the series and its surprising that online can work so well with a series like this. You can chose from death matches, to team battles to even races. Overall the gameplay in GTA 4 is essentially the same as in previous installments. Not to say this is a bad thing because we all know why we play Grand Theft Auto.

Liberty City is very recognizable to the modern day New York City. You’ll be taken through four main areas. Broker representing Brooklyn, Queens is Dukes, Algonquin representing Manhattan and Alderney representing New Jersey. Many New York landmarks are also present in the game with different names. Central Park, Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building, Chrysler Building, and the Brooklyn bridge to name a few. The city itself is more real than ever. This can be attributed to the great graphics and detail that went into the city along with the people themselves. There are many more character models and you won’t see two of the same people walking together like in previous installments. The visuals in Grand Theft Auto 4 are not the best to grave the PS3 or the 360 but they are still great. To render such a huge area without any load times between areas is a daunting task and the city looks great. The city has many little details scattered throughout it that make the overall city feel more real. Again the visuals in the GTA series haven’t been at the top of the pack but no other game has come so close to rendering a living breathing city like they have.

The radio is as good as ever once again produced by Lazlow and Dan Houser. There are a total of 18 radio stations spanning from talk shows, to rock and pop stations and to reggae. The music in this game is not as mainstream as in previous games. Although there are over 200 licensed songs, the most ever in a video game, most of them are obscure. That’s not per say a bad thing because they fit well within the game and the culture of New York City. The same can be said with the voice acting. In the past actors such as James Woods and Samuel L. Jackson played roles but in this installment there are no big names. This helps you better understand the characters as you won’t be associating them with the voice actor themselves.

Grand Theft Auto, in my opinion, has become the most important franchise in the video game industry. Although the series has been mired with controversy the games have always stood out as some of the best of their time. This is no exception with Grand Theft Auto 4 and if you’ve ever loved the series before you best return to Liberty City.

The American Dream

2008-07-03T21:18:00.005-04:00

So just this morning I finished Grand Theft Auto 4. I guess this makes me a GTA veteran as I have beaten 3, Vice City, San Andreas, Liberty City Stories, Vice City Stories and now 4. I was very impressed with the game and my review should be up within the week.

Game Progress: 60.00%

Play Time: 33:03:03
Times Busted: 5

Times Died: 80

People Killed: 843

Favourite Radio Station: The Journey

Times Cheated: 0 (I have only gone without cheats in 4 and San Andreas)
Cars Stolen: 221

Stars Attained: 276
Stars Evaded: 211

New Halo Wars screen shots

2008-07-03T10:34:00.005-04:00

TBA 2008

Diablo III Information from Blizard's Worldwide Invitational

2008-07-01T20:49:00.005-04:00

Just some little bits of news for Diablo III from Blizard's Worldwide Invitational that was in Paris.

The story takes place 20 years after the events of Diablo II.

Has been in development for four or five years. Was rebooted after Blizzard North shut down in March 2005.

Mixes randomized and static maps as in Diablo II.

Destructible environments, that can also hurt enemies via Havok physics engine.

Loot is now generated per player. You only see the loot that you can pick up, which Blizzard hopes will create a spirit of cooperation.

Item slots: helm, shoulders, gloves, body, pants, boots, belt, two rings, amulet.

The new WoW expansion, as well as Starcraft 2 were the two other big games shown.

New Games Confirmed at E3

2008-06-27T07:22:00.003-04:00

Scouring the list of scheduled games for E3 is yielding some interesting titles that should be making an appearance. Right now, there are listings for Kid Icarus Wii, Doom 4, Alan Wake, and Half-Life Episode 3. Kid Icarus, game that hasn't really had a great deal of time in the limelight, with it's prequel comming out in 1986, Kid Icarus is sure to sell for the Wii. We also have a new DOom title, the 4th one in the making. Alan Wake, an Action Thriller title. Alan Wake has been in production since last generation, and is about a writer who's wife goes missing, gets insomnia, and then all hell ensues as he finds out that what he writes in his horror novel is comming true. Half Life 3 should also be a big hit with all of the hardcore fans, but I'm not too sure about newcomers to the series. They'll all just have to pick up the Orange Box and play the prequels. We knew there were already going to be some great titles showing up, like Little Big Planet and Gears of War 2, but these ones definitely bump the excitement up a notch. I hope that Half-Life listing means that they’re releasing it sooner, rather than later. E3 is already looking to be a pretty exciting time for gamers everywhere. Tune in to our Next Podcast, and please email us on any questions you'd like us to answer in our next podcast, keeping in mind that E3 is just around the corner.

Metal Gear Solid: The PS3 Seller

2008-06-26T21:51:00.007-04:00

Anaylysts were surprised when Grand Theft Auto 4 failed to translate into hardware sales for both Sony and Microsoft. However, with the help of myself, this was not the case with Metal Gear Solid 4. A game that received the Forest's first first perfect score has sold three million units worldwide in its first two weeks. Hardware sales for the PS3 had increased significantly leading up to the release and will continue to sell for quite some time.

The Face of the PS3

Guitar Hero 4: World Tour

2008-06-21T12:48:00.007-04:00

Following a series of rumours announced just last week Activision has decided to let out a few of its secrets pertaining to the next Guitar Hero. To couple the announcement of the unique drumset which will feature two cymbals a brand new guitar was also announced. This new model will feature a "touch strip" neck which will make finger tapping solos easier to perform. A distortion effect will also be added to have the same purpose of the whammy bar. Some now confirmed bands within the game are the Foo Fighters, Billy Idol, Sublime, Linkin Park, Van Halen and the Eagles. Forest of Illusions will bring more coverage when the game is shown off at the quickly approaching E3.

Podcast 6/19/2008

2008-06-20T20:51:00.007-04:00

In this podcast we have the usual energy drink taste tests, discussions about Metal Gear and of course your questions are answered. Also David Hayter drops into the office so give it a listen!

Metal Gear Solid 4 Review

2008-06-16T21:34:00.021-04:00

From Metal Gear Solid on the Playstation to Sons of Liberty and Snake Eater on the PS2 the MGS franchise has always been one of the most highly regarded in the video game industry. With this franchise came unique gameplay, amazing storytelling and top of the line visuals. But how do you end a series that is beloved by so many? You do it in style and Hideo Kojima with his amazing development team have proved once again how great this series is. You will be absolutely overwhelmed with emotions as you take Solid Snake through his final mission. Our review after the jump.

The storytelling from the Metal Gear Solid franchise is one of the most complicated in the industry and so much emphasis has been placed on it throughout its twenty one year history. The experiences within the games could be compared with some of the best films out there. This may set some people off as minutes of gameplay can be sandwiched into hours of cut scenes, but that’s what the franchise is all about. Obviously if you weren’t a fan of that in the past than your opinion won‘t be changed this time around. Not to spoil anything but besides the ending cinematics there were several that advanced the one hour mark one even closing in on eighty minutes. The thing is though if you don’t know the storyline of this franchise or if you decide to boycott it in this game than you’ll only be having half of the experience. Of course Kojima along with his writers put a lot of effort into closing up the many plot lines in this series all of which should be satisfying to fans. Not to be bias but this is definitely the greatest story in any video game I have played thus far and I couldn’t be happier with the final result. Of course to tell this great story the cinematics must be amazing, and they are. To tell the truth the transitions from cinematic to gameplay are unnoticeable and the gameplay and story just compliment each other so well. All of your favourite, or not so favourite, characters return…cough…Mei Ling. Playing the game has a real purpose to it as you dwell deeper into their storylines and you really start to feel for the characters. Thankfully closure is brought to each of them. Overall the plot from the Metal Gear franchise has always been so deep and riveting and enough can’t be said about it in Guns of the Patriots.

As I mentioned before the gameplay within the Metal Gear franchise is one to its own. The emphasis throughout the series has been placed on stealth action rather than straight combat action. Besides a few occasions here and there you could essentially go the entire game without killing anyone. On the other hand though the game can be played essentially like any other FPS. This time around the latter experience has improved with more weapons and customizability being added to the gameplay. There are a huge variety of weapons that you can gain around the battlefield or from a man called Drebin. You can sell, buy and upgrade your armory straight from the start menu. This takes some difficulty out of the game as you won’t be hunting for or conserving your ammo. The storyline will essentially take you through five acts each with their own unique setting. These settings and environments vary greatly as you traverse through the ruins of an Middle Eastern town, to the jungles of South America or even to a nostalgic island covered in snow. The boss battles in this game are also terrific each of them being unique from the other and each of them a load of fun to play. From fighting a mutating creature in a laboratory to a mechanical wolf in a howling blizzard each of them is stunning. The stealth movements in this game also feel as real as ever. The addition of the OctoCamo suit is really great as you can blend into the environments around you. So overall its nice that you can take either route, advancing through the game in a stealth or combat oriented fashion. There are so many new gameplay moments that are added into this game that wouldn‘t be associated with the franchise. Whether it be the superb car chase through a European town or the fight between Metal Gear Rex and Ray, these moments are abundant and superb. With the success of online in Subsistence it was no question that it would be included in MGS4. A variety of modes with up to 16 players can be utilized. It seems like every game these days has to have online and its good to know that Metal Gear is pretty good and has set itself apart from other online games. When it boils down to it the Metal Gear franchise is the best stealth action series out there and you won’t be disappointed this one last time.

Guns of the Patriots is probably the greatest technical achievement in video game history. The Playstation 3 is pushed to its limits and every character, scenery, and explosion is perfect. The motion capture and combat is all so realistic and it is an amazing experience. Its hard to explain the graphics in this game but to put it simply Guns of the Patriots sets the bar and will probably go untouched for quite some time. The music in this game is quite good containing pieces from all previous Metal Gears to some new works as well. The music really sets the tone in the game whether it be a high adrenaline situation or some important dialogue. The voice acting is this game as usual is amazing. David Hayter provides some of his best work yet as he is also supported by an array of familiar characters. Metal…Gear!?

The fact of the matter is if you’ve never enjoyed the Metal Gear Solid franchise than your crazy. No just kidding but you won’t like this game as if follows the same road. That said though you’ll only be having half of the experience if you haven’t played any previous titles in the franchise. Questions that have gone on throughout the entire franchise have been answered. Solid Snake is one of the most legendary heroes out there and MGS is one of the most legendary series as well. To bring this series to a close and do it in such an amazing fashion speaks leagues about Hideo Kojima and his development team.

Amazing

2008-06-14T16:28:00.003-04:00

I am being completley serious when I say that Guns of the Patriots is my favourite game of all time...and I'm not even finished. On another note there was an eighty minute cutscene! I didn't even realize it until I started playing it again...it was like wow when was the last time I played?

WOW Addiction More Shameful Than Porn

2008-06-12T01:00:00.009-04:00

Are addicted member at the office should probably look at this: Article Here

No Midnight Release

2008-06-11T20:50:00.006-04:00

So we didn't get our advanced copy of Metal Gear, instead we have 22 copies of Conan. Our local EB Games isn't having a midnight release......

Red Rings of Death.

2008-06-09T17:50:00.003-04:00

Are You Ready?

2008-06-08T20:52:00.005-04:00

All I can say is I am SUPER hyped about Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. I just recently went back and played the original MGS for the Playstation and it just really had me thinking about Sons of Liberty and Sanke Eater and how this is one of the greatest franchises in history. Hopefully thursday night there may be a midnight launch and I'll post some early impressions going into the weekend.

Super Smash Bros Brawl Review

2008-06-07T20:38:00.007-04:00

Super Smash Bros for the N64 and Super Smash Bros. Melee for the Nintendo Gamecube, two of the greatest multiplayer games of all time, both still extremely popular to this day. Brawl? Greatest multiplayer game of all time.When the trailer for Brawl was first shown at E3 2006 it was pretty exciting. Seeing those new characters and the much improved graphics brought a lot of hope plus the addition of third party characters brought great potential. Well its been almost two years later and after two typical Nintendo delays its here. So how good is this game…well if you liked Melee than you might like the addition of some new characters such as Snake, Sonic, Pit, Meta Knight, King Dedede, Olimar, Ike, Wario, Diddy Kong, R.O.B, Wolf and more. Or maybe you'll like the addition of online, more stages, better graphics, the greatest soundtrack of all time, an eight hour adventure mode, more unlockables and even more ways to customize your battle. More of our thoughts after the jump.

The gameplay in this game for the most part remains the same. Obviously you can customize almost anything in this game whether it be stock, time or coin match, speed size and controller options (stick with the Gamecube controller). One of the new feature to this game is the smash ball. This item essentially has a different effect for each character giving them an extremely poweful move. Whether it be Donkey Kong breaking out his drums or Fox crashing in with his landmaster. Overall the smash ball adds a lot of depth and makes the game that much more fun. The other new addition is the Subspace Emissary. Its a lot better than Melee's adventure mode in that it lasts eight hours and it has tons of beautiful videos to further enhance the experience. It gives the game a decent story and just simply adds more unlockables. Another cool edition is the stage builder. It could have been a lot better but what this adds to the game is a way to create neat stages suited to your playing needs, you can even send them to friends or have the chance of Nintendo choosing them and placing them up on Wi-Fi.

Online, Brawl has online? Sounds like a great idea and with friend codes it's just as if you were playing with them in your own living room. I haven't tried it much myself but I hear there are a few problems which will hopefully be worked out. Other great features from this game are trophies, returning from Melee, stickers and masterpieces. Masterpieces are demo versions from classic games enabled by the power of the Virtual Console. Super Mario World, Super Metroid and Ocarina of Time are among the titles that you can try out.

Enough can't be said about this soundtrack with a team of some of the greatest musicians working on this project. Some of Nintendo's greatest songs are in here whether they remain the same or are given a unique remix. All the great songs from the Mario franchise to the Legend of Zelda and all the way to the Wii Shop Channel music are included in this game and their all great.

The best thing about Brawl is that its so accessible, almost anyone who has ever played Smash Bros has loved it and yet there is a monstrous amount of depth that you can play this game for years to come as seen with Melee. Great with friends, great by yourself and just overall an amazing experience. In conclusion this game is for everyone, whether you be a die hard Nintendo fan or someone just getting into gaming, you owe yourself to play this amazing game.

Burnout Paradise Review

2008-06-07T20:21:00.008-04:00

In this thrilling new open racing world, you'll smash, crash, and destroy your opponent's hopes, dreams, and cars. With around 70 cars to race with, you'll find yourself using anything from a Compact car, to an F1, to a Dirt racing truck. Read the rest of the review after the jump.

The idea of 3 types of cars is very cool. Players choose from either Speed, Stunt, or Aggression type. Each type has different rules and priorities for earning boost. This can really help to decide which kind of car you'll use in event, though you really could do a race with an aggression type if you wanted.

I really felt that this game could've used some better music, as the soundtrack is pretty tasteless.

Sometimes you really do wish there was a menu, as some races may become difficult. You may find yourself doing a long race, lose, and then have to drive all the way back to the event to retry it.

I am actually a little disappointed in the crashes in this game though, as they are fast, vicious, and the damage effects leave your car with the imprint of that wall you just smashed into, but, I liked it better in say, Burnout 3, when your opponents would fly up as high as a 25 story building. Sometimes the crashes occur too easily and it leaves you frustrated
The speed in this game is very fast, probably the fastest game I've ever played, and yes F-Zero, that includes you too.

You'll lose yourself for hours in this gigantic city, finding races, and enemy racers you can smash and take their ride. I found that i had beaten the game, technically, but after the game was finished, there were still around 100 races I hadn't completed. You only need somewhere in the range of 60 races. I also still have about 7 or 8 cars left to unlock. There are also all the jumps I need to complete, the Smashes left, and the numerous Billboard you get a kick out of diving through.

Overall I gave this game about an 8/10 because, it has impressive visuals, and a vast open city with many races, but i was disappointed in the soundtrack, lack of being able to restart a mission/ quit a current one, and the crashes didn't seem worth it

Play Beyond

2008-06-07T16:26:00.002-04:00

So today the Forest of Illusions acquired a PS3 for the office. Okay we don't have an office, but I, RevolutionLink, just bought a brand new 40GB Playstation 3. My reason is simple; Metal Gear Solid 4. MGS is one of my most beloved series and I couldn't miss the final mission of Solid Snake, if it really is to be his final mission. For now though I have no games so she will sit until Thursday when Guns of the Patriots is inserted.

In other site news I have changed the look of the site, adding a few images here and there and also setting up a podcast and review archive so the site can be navigated more efficiently. This site will now have coverage for all three platforms; Wii, Xbox 360 and PS3.

Podcast 5/31/2008

2008-06-07T12:20:00.002-04:00

Sorry that it took so long but here is our podcast for May 31st. Were having some difficulties hosting it on a podcast site so for now its on...Gamepot. We hope the next one won't have any problems hosting.

Part 1:http://www.gamespot.com/users/gta_bandit/video_player?id=JXVgkTP55b0IuDDe

Part 2:http://www.gamespot.com/users/gta_bandit/video_player?id=J3E1w2Hw5b0IuDPX

Part 3:http://www.gamespot.com/users/gta_bandit/video_player?id=dyBhkmT-5b0IuDDa

Part 4:http://www.gamespot.com/users/gta_bandit/video_player?id=JCc2ljrx5b0IuDDb

No More Heroes Review

2008-06-05T21:21:00.004-04:00

Describing No More Heroes is not the easiest thing to do, but to put it bluntly its an untraditional Wii game. Suda 51, the man behind Killer 7, has come out with some of his best work yet in this combination of insane blood work, light sabers, and Mexican wrestling. To be honest No More Heroes is just the game that the Nintendo Wii needed; one that’s suited to the hardcore and one that’s actually coming from a third party. Our review after the jump

You play the role of Travis Touchdown, the eleventh ranked assassin in Santa Destroy as you make your way through the ten assassins above you to become number one. Obviously he has some motivation, in the form of Sylvia Crystal who watches your progress through the rankings. Taking out these assassins results in incredible boss fights all having their own style. Whether it be simply slashing away or trying to avoid a huge laser beam these boss fights are some of the best. Obviously this brings us on to the combat which is one of the best aspects of No More Heroes due to its great creativity. Travis carries around his blood berry, a simple light saber, that can be upgraded into faster and more powerful version as you progress through the game. He also gets a combination of fighting moves, most notably Mexican wrestling moves. The number of moves you can perform increases and they all involve using the Wii’s motion functionality. The combat works out great and is one of the strong points in this game especially as you decapitate your victim with a swish of the Wii-mote. Some of this combat is played to death though, usually before a boss battle you’ll be met with a continuous swarm of enemies as you hack your way through, essentially using the same moves encountering a few frame rate issues along the way. Overall the combat is some of the most impressive on the Wii due to its originality and awesome use of the Wii-mote.

There are many other things to do in Santa Destroy besides going through the story line. Your given a sandbox style city that is extremely small in comparison to other sandbox titles and what you can do is also limited. There are a few neat assassination mission and random tasks you can complete but the majority are not memorable. The free roaming aspect is to the most part not justified as it feels as if it doesn’t fit well with this game. The game would have been better off focusing on its unique combat and boss battles and not spend its time with a meager free roaming aspect.

Visually No More Heroes is one of those Wii games that can’t be seen as a great technical achievement but more of an artistic one. The artistic look goes great with this game with a good combination of cell-shading techniques and colour. There are a lot of rough edges, more noticeably in Santa Destroy away from the main story line. The cars look down right pathetic, but again that’s not the focus of the game. No More Heroes doesn’t try to push the Wii’s hardware and nor should it, the look goes great with the game and makes it a memorable experience. No More Heroes supports a pretty small cast of characters, essentially Travis and Sylvia give the best dialogue in this game with a few of the bosses having their own twisted story. Some of the minor characters throughout the city can’t even be understood, either by poor recording or poor translation. The music, a combination of modern and old video game styles, is pretty neat has a uniqueness to it that stays fresh through the entire game.

The main pull for No More Heroes is its creativity. The amazing boss battles, unique and addicting combat, along with a look that no other game really has makes No More Heroes the best third party and mature rated game on the Nintendo Wii hopefully setting the bar for future action games to come.

Forest of Illusion Art

2008-06-01T13:54:00.002-04:00

Forest of Illusions First Podcast Overview

2008-05-31T22:36:00.002-04:00

Alright folks, so today me (RiKZor a.k.a. Eric) and my friends, who may also blog on this, made our first podcast. It started out in Shawn(a.k.a. Rastardran)'s pad and we downloaded Audacity to use to edit and record our podcast. We plugged in Noah(gta_bandit)'s microphone and cracked open a couple of energy drinks. In our first podcast we reviewed (haha...) 3 different energy drinks. All of us except Jameson( a.k.a RevolutionLink) took part. Jameson refrained from our reviewing, and probably will until January 1st 2009 due to a resolution that he is determined to keep. We tried 3 drinks: XENergy Big Apple Flavour (with spinach extract... which we didn't know until after drinking haha), Beaver Buzz Black Currant Energy, which tasted like "Ass", "Wine", etc. The first smell was almost overwhelming. The third drink was ... this pink stuff... I will get back to you with the title of it later, but... right now I seem to forget... anyways it was grapefruit flavoured, and had a kiss on it... on a pink can... it was a girly energy drink I guess? Anyways, it was alright, but I don't think I would get it ever again...
Moving on...
We then talked about games comming out in the future, and games we were looking forward to. I am not quite looking forward to anything, but I guess I could say Guitar Hero: World Tour (IV) and possibly Ninja Gaiden.
Anyways, tune in to our podcast, which we will hopefully get up and running soon, and possibly do weekly or bi-weekly... until then you may email us at forestofillusionspodcast@gmail.com for any questions you'd like us to answer or ask of our opinions. Please make it either video game or energy drink related.

Welcom to the Forest of Illusions

2008-05-31T22:33:00.002-04:00

So welcome to the Forest of Illusions. A few of us will be posting on this page giving our opinions on video games in general. Every once in a while we'll upload a podcast with the first one coming up shortly as well as reviews which will follow a ten point scale. As always comments are greatly appreciated.