Off with a Bang!

The opening to Uncharted 2 is simply breathtaking. Our hero awakes to find himself covered in blood, a victim of a terrible train wreck. As you guide Nathan Drake up through a train hanging off a cliff, there are several moments where you wonder if he is going to make it. Now of course he is going to make it because he is the main protagonist of the series…but still! I wish more games started off with such a fantastic opening scene to get things going. I guess though all games can’t be that way, after awhile such a thing would come across as contrived. Anywho, I am really enjoying Uncharted 2. Have a good Saturday everyone!

Funded by the Mob

The Climber :.

A mysterious mountain climber makes his way up the mountain. His goal, to make it safely back home before dusk. Trudging his way up the mountain, the climber navigates between crumbing precipices of doom. Will he make it home?

A friend recently asked me what type of game I would make if I was going to create a game. So, I described to him something very close to the above scenario. What if I wanted to proceed with developing this game? Where would I go to get the funding for such a mountainous endeavor?

8-Bit Funding might be a good place to start. Here I can go present my idea, and if it is deemed worthy by the “mob”, I will be added to the 8-Bit site to start receiving donations. A very interesting idea. I could even entice potential donors with the honor of being added to the games credits. Not a bad exchange if you ask me. Gamers supporting fellow gamers, welcome to the new digital frontier.

Completion Times

As a gamer with minimal time to invest in gaming, I want to make sure that I am getting the most bang for my buck. I also want to know if I am potentially going to waste 200 hours of my life on one game (something I like to avoid). So behold, below is a general list of completion times*. Use it to educate, amuse, and compete with your friends…if you have any. 🙂

Oh yeah, if you have any times to add to this list please comment away!

A

  • Alpha Protocol – 15 hours
  • Assassin’s Creed 2 – 19 hours

B

  • Banjo-Tooie – 15 hours
  • Batman Arkham Asylum – 11 hours
  • Bionic Commando – 4 hours
  • Braid – 6 hours
  • Bully – 16 hours

C

D

  • Darksiders – 17 hours
  • Dead Rising 2 – 14 hours
  • Dead Space – 10 hours
  • Dead space 2 – 10 hours
  • Divinity 2: The Dragon Knight Saga – 49 hours
  • Dragon Age: Origins – 41 hours

E

F

  • Fallout – 47 hours
  • Fallout: New Vegas – 38 hours
  • Final Fantasy X – 31 hours
  • Final Fantasy XIII – 60 hours.

G

  • Golden Sun: Dark Dawn – 22 hours

H

  • Heavy Rain – 7 hours

I

J

K

L

M

  • Machinarium – 5 hours
  • Mafia 2 – 11 hours
  • Mass Effect 2 – 32 hours
  • Metroid: Other M – 12 hours
  • Metroid Prime – 20 hours
  • Metroid Prime 2 – 22 hours
  • Metroid Prime 3 – 18 hours
  • Mirror’s Edge – 6 hours

N

O

P

Q

R

S

  • Sonic Colors – 7 hours
  • Splinter Cell: Conviction – 7 hours
  • Starcraft II – 14 hours

T

  • Trine – 6 hours

U

  • Uncharted 2: Among Thieves – 12 hours

V

  • Vanquish – 4 hours
  • VVVVVV – 4 hours

W

  • World of Goo – 4 hour

X

Y

Z

  • Zeno Clash – 3 hours

*Please note that this is not an exhaustive list and completion times may vary.

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