YNFVGB Archive

EverydayGamers.com Has Officially Launched!!

CrownOfThornz — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:13:49 +0000

Everyday Gamers has officially launched! Please head on over to EverydayGamers.com and check out the new site! You can also sign up for the forums to help keep them active. Stay a while and come back often!

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Inspired

CrownOfThornz — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:46:36 +0000

YNFVGB becomes EverydayGamers.com

CrownOfThornz — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:00:06 +0000

Yes we haven’t posted in a while and that’s because we’re hard at work on the next version of YNFVGB which is EverydayGamers.com!!

EverydayGamers.com is going to be huge and we are very very excited about it.

Right now you can stop over to EverydayGamers.com where we have our blog which will keep you updated on EDG news and let you know when to expect the full site. Expect the full site during the end of July or Beginning of August if all goes as planned.

Feel free to contact us with any suggestions you may have.

Please continue to show your support!!

Thanks guys

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Super Monkey Ball on iPhone

CrownOfThornz — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:13:53 +0000

Thoughts on Assault Heroes 2

CrownOfThornz — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:50:52 +0000

The first Assault Heroes is by far one of the best games on XBLA to this day so I was happy to hear that Assault Heroes 2 was being released and so soon at that. My Xbox was red ringin’ when it was released so I had to wait a few weeks to play it but as soon as my 360 came back I downloaded it and gave it a try with my wife. We played through the first 10 areas before we realized that Medium is more like Hard. I don’t usually ever play on Easy mode but this was an exception, plus we just wanted to enjoy it. The first thing I noticed when playing AH2 was the level of detail this version has compared to the last. The overall look is a lot different than the first one, you have way more things going on on screen than before. More things to blow up, more enemies, more scenery. The jungle levels were probably the most beautiful as we climbed up ancient ruins and fought off dinosaurs…yes dinosaurs. Assault Heroes is everything I would want in a sequel. My wife is also enjoying the game a lot too. Overall AH2 is a must buy if you enjoyed the first one, it’s everything a sequel should be.

Army of Tools

CrownOfThornz — Wed, 28 May 2008 01:14:41 +0000

Fan art time! Courtesy of you know who…

i need you, Salem by ~yuoma on deviant ART

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles Part 2 of 3: The Overlook

CrownOfThornz — Thu, 22 May 2008 13:10:32 +0000

Today I bring Part 2 of my Travel Series from my trip out west. Today is specifically my visit to the famous Stanley Hotel, often known as ‘The Overlook Hotel’ from ‘The Shining.’
Beautifully perched in the Rocky Mountains the view of and from the Stanley is nothing short of amazing and awe inspiring. The hotel was built in 1909 by the inventor of the Stanley Steamer, an early automobile. The Stanley has hosted many famous guests, including Unsinkable Molly Brown, John Philip Sousa, Theodore Roosevelt, and a variety of Hollywood personalities. The Stanley Hotel also hosted Stephen King, inspiring him to write ‘The Shining’. Parts of the far superior mini-series version of ‘The Shining’ were filmed there, but was not used for Kubrick’s version. The service and beauty of the hotel was amazing and I throughly enjoyed my stay. ‘The Shining’ loops over and over on channel 42 for those interested. While I was there both a Senior Prom and Wedding were held. What struck me as interesting was that they really don’t milk or advertise the fame of ‘The Shining’, instead it gets a small selection of items in the gift shop. It is a 1st class establishment that has such an incredible warmth and history to it. There is something very special about this hotel, nothing to do with ghosts or anything scary but of a rich historical draw that pulls you in and captures you. I told myself I would go there once before I died and I’ve renewed that commitment to go again at some point in the future for a longer stay. The surrounding area is full of shops, eateries, taverns, and local interests, a mere miles from the Rocky Mtn National Park.
What follows below is just a small portion of all the photos from that leg of the trip. It runs a little over 3 mins- Enjoy! (Rocky Mtns Part Coming Soon.)

Thoughts on Konami's Critter Round-Up

CrownOfThornz — Tue, 20 May 2008 17:43:18 +0000

My mom and sister are here to visit and I was expecting to have Wii Fit on Monday (not Wednesday) but that didn’t happen so I decided to look on WiiWare and see if there was anything fun to download for us to play. I noticed Konami’s Critter Round-Up was available and after checking a trailer for it I thought it looked like cute family fun. So I shelled out $10…yes $10…more than the price of the most amazing PSN game ever (PixelJunk Monsters) and yes, the same price as Lost Winds. I later found out that I was totally ripped off. Critter Round-Up is a lame “build the fence around some animals” game that has super-poor graphics and looks like it was made by some 10 year olds. The point of the game is to build fences around the animals, keeping the same animals together. Bears with bears, goats with goats, and so on. You press 1 to build the fence and 2 to jump. Any animal you touch will kill you and you only have 3 lives. Bears and wolves will even run after you to eat you. My main complaint with the game was the inability to be able to stop building a fence once you’ve started. The only way you can stop is to connect it you another fence. The whole game is set up on a grid which makes it really hard to direct your guy correctly. Critter Round-Up supports up to 4 players and also has an additional 4 mini games which are better than the main “adventure,” but not by much. Critter Round-Up might be worth $5 but definitely not $10. Use that money on something like Lost Winds or PixelJunk Monsters. I don’t know if there is some cult following for Critter Round-Up or if Konami just wants to make a quick buck but it’s games like these that are going to give WiiWare a bad rep.

Thoughts on Lost Winds

CrownOfThornz — Tue, 20 May 2008 16:54:13 +0000

Now that my Xbox 360 is in repair I was happy to come back to the Wii and check out what WiiWare had to offer. I decided to download Lost Winds over the weekend. Boy am I glad I did. I had heard some good things about it from various journalists and knew that I would have to give it a try. Lost Winds is a great game, the best on WiiWare by far. The main game mechanic at work here is wind. You use the Wii remote to blow wind towards Toku (the character you are controlling) and this causes him “fly.” Along the way you unlock more powers which allow you to do more things such as draw a line where you want the wind to go and so on. Lost Winds’ story reminds me a lot of Zelda. Even though the game is as good as it can be for $10 the world of Mistralis looks beautiful. I am also really digging the music. It’s very relaxing and is one of the reasons I love the game so much. There is already talk of a sequel in production. Visit the Lost Winds site for more info.

Lost Winds really sets a good pace for WiiWare. It also gives me a great idea of the potential that WiiWare has. I have no problem spitting up $10 for a game that is better than most of the $50 Wii games out there. If developers will sit down and take the time to utilize the Wii controls and create games that are up to speed with Lost Winds then WiiWare could over shine PSN and XBLA in the near future.

Lost Winds is a must-download if you have a Wii. If you already have the game…do you agree?

C&C: Red Alert 3

CrownOfThornz — Mon, 19 May 2008 19:10:02 +0000

I’ve always been a huge fan of the Command and Conquer series so when I heard that Red Alert 3 is in the works I was pretty excited. C&C games are basically the only time I play PC. Even though I passed on Command and Conquer 3 I will definitly be picking up Red Alert 3 after watching the debut trailer. To convince you guys this game is worth getting I’ve embedded that same trailer below. Dig in!

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles Part 1 of 3: Philmont

CrownOfThornz — Sun, 18 May 2008 02:27:10 +0000

Greetings!
Today I bring the 1st of a 3 part travel series for my most recent trip out west. There were 3 legs to the trip, 2 personal and 1 professional: Denver/Colorado/Colorado Springs, The Stanley in Estes Park/Rocky Mtns, and Philmont in Cimmaron New Mexico. I’m going backwards chronologically, starting with Philmont, the end of my trip. I spent 5 days at Philmont, and despite the hours of training got in some backpacking, driving, pool, and even a little country on the jukebox. (My name is now forever a part of the St. James Hotel ceiling) Philmont is a premier high-adventure base, with more than 200 square miles of rugged New Mexico wilderness. This was the next level of my professional development in my career with the BSA. In another year or so I will attend PDL3 in Texas and after an interview with the region chief, can choose to be listed as ‘available’ to be hired elsewhere and have the opportunity to move out and up. (Up North and out West have taken my heart, but I wouldn’t be opposed to NC either I got to interact with a great group of peers, many of which I’ll see in Nashville come August.
(It only runs 3 mins) Enjoy!

Lost "There's No Place Like Home Pt. 1" Review

CrownOfThornz — Fri, 16 May 2008 18:00:26 +0000

I don’t really know what to write… all I know is that last night’s episode of Lost was great. It was interesting to see what the Oceanic 6 had to go through after being “rescued.” I also enjoyed what was going down on the island. This new hatch called “The Orchid” seems cool and I am curious to see what will happen there. This episode really delivered and I absolutely can’t wait for the season finale. Hopefully we will get even more answers before the season ends. Check back for my full thoughts after the season finale on May 29th. Score 9.5/10

PixelJunk Monsters: Encore

CrownOfThornz — Wed, 14 May 2008 20:31:14 +0000

PixelJunk Monsters Encore was finally released on May 8th even though we were told that it would be an April release. I guess I can live with that. Now that my Xbox 360 has gone all RRoD on me this couldn’t have come at a better time. The wife and I are absolute PJM freaks and have been waiting patiently for this expansion ever since it was announced. PJM: Encore gives us another go around on an island by the name of Toki. There is 15 new maps and 5 new songs. Also the Tesla Tower is 10 gems instead of 11 and the Ice Tower is now standard. So far my wife and I completed 12 maps and out of those maps we have 6 rainbows. We’ve been playing it every night since the release and are addicted once again. PJM: Encore seems a little harder than the original maps but it could just be me. We are actually stuck on getting a rainbow on one of the Easy maps. Sick! I find the balance of PJM: Encore to be very inconsistent as some of the Hard maps were easier than the Easy maps. Overall PJM: Encore is a great addition. I highly recommend it to anyone who owns a PS3. I hope Q-Games considers doing at least one more expansion pack before pushing PJM by the way side. Oh and I found out the other day that PJM is officially my wife’s favorite game ever

Lost: "Cabin Fever" Review

CrownOfThornz — Tue, 13 May 2008 16:40:51 +0000

Cabin Fever opened up more questions than answers, so many that I’m starting to lose track and not even care if I get answers. This is a problem, I want to care. Lost is not the same show that it used to be, this isn’t necessarily bad, but I do want my answers! In this episode we learn more about Locke and find out that he was a pretty gifted kid when he was younger. We also learn that Richard never ages or that he might be time traveling somehow. Overall the episode was good but I found the most interesting parts were on the boat. I like the idea of the island being in the “future” and the happenings on the boat being in the past…or something like that. Who knows why Jack’s father is sitting in the cabin like he owns the place. I can’t seem to get into that whole thing anyways. I’m ready to see how they get off of the island, I feel like they’ve been dragging it out for too long. SCORE: 7.0/10

Conan O'Brien and GTA IV

CrownOfThornz — Fri, 09 May 2008 22:45:11 +0000

Conan O’Brien continues to be the best of late night television…