Youtube March Schedual

Here is the expected video listings for my Youtube channel in March. Excluded from this list is a Bioshock 2 review which may get posted in March or April. However a written review is in the works.

March 2nd - 1000 Subscribers Special --- COMPLETE
March 4th - DVD and Blu-ray Collection video --- COMPLETE
March 13th - Things I bought Recently
March 14th - Heavy Rain Review
March 20th - Shout-outs
March 28th - Final Fantasy XIII Review

If you have any other suggestions for future videos please make sure to let me know in the comment section below.

The Console War

The console war has been going on for so long now and over what? Isn't suppose to be about the games? A lot of people tend to forget about that. I remember back in the day with Atari, Colecovision, Intellivision and all that stuff you never heard anyone talking about how one console was "better" than the other. It was about THE GAMES but now at days it seems like a lot of people have forgotten that.

For the hell of it though, let's look at what we're arguing about. So here's what I understand... Microsoft creates this half-fast system (Xbox 360) and tries to release it a year before everyone else to get a head start at the next-gen war. The only problem, it has over a 35% failure rate, it scratches your disks if you move the console and at the time the graphics weren't even that much better than the original Xbox. So after that a year later Sony releases this console (Playstation 3) that's highly over-priced but well worth it for performance reasons. It has an 8-cell multicore processor, less than a 5% failure rate, it can play Blu-rays, It has wireless controllers with motion sensors that charge (That's right, no batteries), they offer FREE decent online gameplay but start off with a shitty list of games. Then there's the Wii.... ....I really have like nothing to say about the Wii cause you can't even put it in the console war. Almost everyone and their Grandpa has a Wii. Does anyone really use it? Probably not, but still. So there, you have these two consoles. Both with their flaws but none the less two fully operating consoles.


A lot of people decide to go with the Xbox 360, mainly for it's price point. Other people go with the PS3 for it's pure raw power. Looking back on it now, I remember wanting a 360 very badly when they first came out, but now I'm kind of glad I didn't get one back then. Going with the PS3 was the smartest choice I ever made. Mainly for one IMPORTANT reason. I'm a collector. One day far down the road I'm going to look back on this generation of gaming and I'm going to want to play some classics like "Oblivion", "Fallout 3" and "Bioshock", and when I do I want a system that's going to work, and hold up to the test of time. With Xbox's 35% failure rate, it would be un-acceptable to have a console ten years down the road that I would have to either replace or repair (Who would repair them then?). So in the long run I'm really happy with my PS3.

Now a lot of people have made complaints about the PS3, but when it comes down to it Xbox really has nothing on it (Especially after 'Playstation Premium' comes out). When I ask people what makes Xbox better than PS3, they got nothing. Nothing at all. Sure the online is "Better" on 360 but the PS3 online community is a more than fantastic online network. So really, I don't see the point in arguing. I could go on and stuff but that's just my view on the console war. I didn't want to be mean or offend anyone. After all, they're just pieces of plastic with a couple circuit boards attached. It's the games that matter and that's it. So for now I hope you all have a wonderful day but I gotta get going!

I just hope that an amazing system like the PS3 doesn't go extinct over something stupid like the Sega Dreamcast did. That system was amazing.

- Locke Downe

Heavy Rain (Extra)

Every time I go on youtube or something I always see Xbox fanboys yelling about how the game sucks and all this stuff. For any of you out there who doesn't want to play to Heavy Rain cause it's not an FPS or cause it's too slow pace. You're really REALLY missing out and I only have one thing to say that can sum it all up....

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Heavy Rain Releases Today!

I'm very excited for the release of Heavy Rain. Looking back on it, I remember talking about this game with my first girlfriend almost five years ago. That's how long I've been waiting for this title! Her and I even filmed our own Heavy Rain short for Media Pro Class. Good times, good times. I can't believe it's finally here, and a lot different than what we expected all the way back then. Tomorrow a friend of mine is going to let me into the store a tad bit early so I can get my copy and come home and play it. Which I'm really grateful for. I really can't wait. I'm not doing anything else all day tomorrow.

On a side note, I got messaged from a friend last night who I hadn't heard from in a while. For those of you who've been on youtube for a while you all know her as Tatsplat. Well, we had a rather short conversation, but I'm happy to let all of you who are concerned know, that she is doing well and everything's going alright. I was really happy to hear from her, considering it had been ages since we last spoke. So it kind of made my night.

Aside from that, I'm off to play Heavy Rain. This saturday I'm going to see a Beatles cover band called "The Liverpool Legends" so I hope they'll be pretty good. Anyways, until next time. I hope you all go out and get Heavy Rain! In Stores Feb. 23 2010 (North America)

- Locke Downe

What's been going on...

Alright guys, so like you all obviously know, it's been a while since I last put out any videos. I really want to apologize for that but to honest a lot's been going on once again. First off, we ended up filming the Bioshock 2 Review like we had planned, but after some reviewing of it I'm not too sure if I like it or not. It's not done with editing but I just don't know if it's what I want to put up. I can't even tell you why, it's just this feeling in my gut that says "RE-DO THIS ONE" and normally when I don't listen to my gut, bad things happen so I need to figure out what I'm going to do with that.


Secondly work has been a pain, but in a good way. I've got A LOT of hours. Ranging from 32 - 42 hours a week which is great! I need the money, but the problem is the hours. I normally work 1pm to 10pm which means that when I get home I do what I gotta do and then hit to bed so it's been really hard trying to find time to shoot videos. I've been off the last two days but I'll be honest, I'm just not feeling it for filming right at this moment and I think it might be because I've been doing this every week for like a year straight, and that was back with school and all that, so it's been a while. I'm not saying I don't like filming but what I'm saying is I think I need a little time to try and change it up. I originally planned for videos to be released this weekend, but I'm afraid it's going to have to wait. I'm going to hold them off to next weekend and I'm sorry for those of you that are disappointed by this, but I promise a week's all I need to get back in "the groove."

In the meantime, if you're new to my youtube page I urge you to go back and check out some of my older videos. Some of my personal favorites are: All That Remains Rock Band Contest, My Talents, Violet Hill Tribute, Cubix War and the My Day Off (No matter how cheezy it is). Those ones there are awesome. Also, keep in mind I'm also making some videos that are ONLY AVAILABLE on Facebook. So make sure to go and check out those videos too (It's cause Youtube blocks them). So yeah, enjoy that!

Aside from that I've been playing Bioshock 2 and I can't wait to get Heavy Rain this week. I've also been playing a lot of Guitar, trying to improve there and even some story writing so that's been kind of cool. Oh I've also been movie collecting and working out as well (I'm hopeing to get in shape for summer.) but aside from that work's kept me busy. So sorry to break this to you guys, but I need an extra week's vacation. See you guys around February 28th!

- Locke Downe

Single Day Productions is now Videoslave

This is not much of a post but I thought you should know. We were originally planning on doing a new series (or a bunch of new series) under the title Single Day Productions, but now that name has changed to Videoslave. Up to now the cast will consist of myself, Joshua Alexander, Stephanie Saunders, Ryan Gains and Nigel (from TheGamerz01). So make sure to stay constant for future updates.

Things to Come On Youtube

Alright so now that I'm done Bioshock 2 I can finally post a review really soon. There's a couple videos I've been working on and stuff and I hope to get it all out soon. So here's the line up so far.

- Bioshock 2 Review
- 1000 Subscribers Special
- Shout-outs (February)

Aside from that I also have an idea to start doing more "Top 10" or "Top 5" videos and stuff like that as well. Coming sometime next month expect a full blown review on Heavy Rain and maybe even some movie reviews and collections if you guys want to see it. So if you have any suggestions for videos leave your ideas in the comment section below (Click the comment link). Also make sure to check out my TOP FIVE GREATEST DUOS list posted below. Until next time have a great day.

- Locke Downe

Top 5 Greatest Video Game Duos

Quite often in the gaming industry (mostly among fans) we look at characters as individuals and judge them on their appearance, skills, motives and over-all just how awesome they are. Well this list does just that, but instead of one person. It's two! That's right... What would Mario be without Luigi and Ratchet without Clank? Well this list here gives honor to all the duos out there who work hard, and stay awesome while doing it. To be on this list, the duo must work as a team in order to accomplish a similar goal. I only chose one duo per franchise and please keep in mind these are my picks and there's a lot of games I haven't played, but for now this my TOP FIVE GREATEST VIDEO GAME DUOS.

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NUMBER 5

NUMBER 5: Jackie Estacato and The Darkness
(The Darkness)

Number 5 on my list of greatest duos is Jackie and The Darkness from Top Cow's The Darkness series. The first time I was introduced to Jackie and his utterly spiteful and befriending ally was when they hit the Playstation 3 for the first time. The game had a story so compelling and atmospheric that it drew you into the characters. You felt Jackie's emotions and even at points hated the darkness, but it was still an essential part of you and without him, you wouldn't have got as far as you did. I mean, come on! Sure he pissed you a lot when he let your (SPOILER) girlfriend die, but I mean he could create a black hole out of no where... HOW AWESOME IS THAT!?

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NUMBER 4: Raiden and Snake
(Metal Gear Solid)

Number 4 on my list is none other than Jack and David (Raiden and Snake) from Metal Gear Solid 2. Now a lot of people didn't like Raiden all that much, but to be honest. I think he's the best Metal Gear Solid character ever created (aside from Grayfox)! Now don't get me wrong, Snake is still one of the greatest bad-asses to ever grace gaming's fine white halls but still. Together these two managed to dominate Arsenauld Gear, take down a fleet of Tangos and so much more! Raiden and Snake will always be awesome and I can't wait to see Metal Gear Rising.

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NUMBER 3: Jak and Daxter
(Jak and Daxter)

Number 3 is one of the most unlikely pairs in history. A bad-ass named Jak and an Otsel (Don't know if that's how you spell it) named Daxter. Now Jak was strong and witty and Daxter was idiotic and moronic. Together these two heroes took you on more than three amazing journeys and made you laugh your ass off the whole way through. In gaming these guys should most definitely be known as legends, now everyone just keep your fingers crossed that Naughty Dog will put down Uncharted for a while and we'll see a proper Jak 4.

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NUMBER 2: DELTA AND ELEANOR
(Bioshock 2) MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS


Bioshock 2 is a game that's fairly new to the market and by me saying anything about how cool this duo is here would be considered a mighty spoiler. So please be aware that whatever I say here could be considered spoilers for those of you planning to play Bioshock 2.

So let me begin my saying that is one of the strangest match-ups I've ever seen. Through out Bioshock 2 you're forced to deal with numerous terrifying yet awesome Big Sisters. Near the end once you're re-united with Eleanor she herself becomes a big sister and the two of you fight your way to freedom. Now the reason they're so awesome is because 1. Delta is one AWESOME Big Daddy. Once you see the intro, you'll fall in love with him. 2. Eleanor can do Super Ninja s**t as a Big Sister. Together these two are AWESOME and totally deserve this spot.

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NUMBER 1: The Vault Dweller and His/Her Companion
(Fallout 3)

When trying to figure out who exactly to put at number one, I tryed thinking of a few things. One would be innovation towards who your duo is. The second thing was with which duo did I feel a sense of unity and accomplishment. Well for me that duo was The Vault Dweller and Fawkes (Dogmeat would sometimes tag along). I spent a lot of time playing Fallout 3. Enough to know that once you have your perfect partner, a lot of people rarely tend to seperate from them, so it wasn't fair to just choose one. That's why this spot is reserved for YOU and YOUR PARTNER! As you guys travel the wastes looking for ammo, caps and bobbleheads. Remember, YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME!!!!

Below is an image of all the possible companions:

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Honorable Mentions:

Mario & Luigi
Ratchet & Clank
Leon & Claire
Drake & Chloe

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Thank you everyone for taking the time to read my top five list. Expect more in the future and please make sure to leave some of your comments in the comment section below. Thank you.

- Locke Downe

Heavy Rain (Demo) Impressions

A long time ago a small company named Quantic Dream released a game called Indigo Prophecy (Farenheit). Indigo Prophecy was a game unlike any other. It played unlike any other and told a story unlike any other and it all came together to be one of the most fulfilling, entertaining and enjoyable experiences on the PS2, Xbox and PC. Now more than four years later comes their second title Heavy Rain, exclusive to the Playstation 3.

Now Heavy Rain is an adult based experience game that, like Indigo Prophecy, is completely different than anything else out there. It tells a deep involving story that emotional grabs the player and completely immerses you. Now for a lot of PS3 owners Heavy Rain is a highly anticipated title (as it is with me) and today I finally got a chance to the play the demo just released on the Playstation Network.

From what I experienced I can say the game is most definitely solid. It does tell the dramatic involving and gripping storyline we've all anticipated while created a believable atmosphere and decent graphics. The voice acting is almost key on with plenty of dialogue and optional events present and it has an over-all unforgettable feel. Now, while this is just a demo and I haven't spent more than an hour with it it's hard for me to give an in-depth review of this game, however I do have a few nit-pics that are kind of a let down, but my opinion may change after I'm more exposed to the title. First off, why in the hell is R2 walk? That's what the left stick is suppose to be for (However, I do like how the pressure sensitivity of the R2 button determines your velocity.)! Secondly the action sequences have these, not so much hard but, awkward situations where you have to hold like 4 buttons at once while trying to move your finger onto a fifth button while removing the first button. Sounds complicated? It is, however once you get used to it, it's not so bad.


On a more positive note, something I was worried about was the motion controls not being functional, but up to now, that's not the case which is a good thing. They seem to work rather well and don't seem to hinder the experience at all.


So up to now, rather than a few nit-pics, I have to say Heavy Rain is looking to be that game we've all been waiting for. Hopefully the whole R2 walk thing won't hinder it and we'll get used to it soon enough. Aside from that, I'm picking it up day one, after that you can check out my full review on my Youtube Page. Thank you all for reading and go download the demo ASAP.

- Locke Downe.

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1000 Subscribers!

On February 10th 2010 my Youtube page finally reached over 1000 subscribers! It sure has been a long journey so far and I know I still got a long journey ahead. Just a little over 1 year on Youtube I managed to hit this landmark, which to me is an achievement I originally didn't consider myself capable of but now it's happened and I couldn't be more thankful.

First off there's a lot of people I would like to thank. First off my friends from down home. Every single one of you guys who helped put together any number of these videos from scratch. You guys helped me with so much. Whether it just be inspiration, editing, acting, laughing, viewing or just simply being there when I needed you guys. Without you none of this would have possible.

Secondly I'd like to thank both PeteDorr and Happy Console Gamer for all the inspiration you guys have given me thus far. If it wasn't for PeteDorr subscribing to my channel so early in I don't think I would have made it this far, so an extra thanks to you Pete, and for Johnny, well man if it wasn't for your shout-out you and I both know I'd still be sitting at 750 right now working my tail off. lol, but that's okay, cause I love doing these videos but none the less thank you.

Third off, I'd like to thank Nigel (TheGamerz01) for being such a great personal friend over the last few months and for always watching my videos and commenting. I'm really glad that my videos were able to help you out during some tough times and I hope that my videos were able to help a number of different people. I'd also like to personally thank a couple other Youtubers: Sarynthra for being the coolest dude on Youtube and supporting me through all these months. xXNintendoBeastXx (sorry if I spelt it wrong) for always being one of the first people to comment on my videos. I still remember the first time I saw your room tour I thought it was exquisite! So keep up the good work. JerichoX13 for being so persistent and not giving up on the Youtube community he loves. We've all had our rough times but soon enough things will equal out. Uberpwner93 for being one of the greatest friends and inspirations I met on Youtube. I love you stuff man and remember, never give up no matter what anyone says, and I'm sure there's many many many more people who have made my life a lot better for just being there and watching my videos every week. Everything you guys do and say I really take to heart and it really means a lot to hear your opinions and comments.

Lastly, I'd like to thank my subscribers. Without you guys none of this would be possible. It's you all that got me to this point and just like everyone else I really do appreciate you going and watching my videos, checking out my blogs and all that stuff. It's really cool to get to know Gamers and non-Gamers from all over the world and sharing all this stuff with you has definitely been a blast and I can't wait to see what's ahead.


Now one last thing I wanted to mention as I write this is plans for the future. My friends and I have been working on a channel. A channel that's been in development for almost two months now but is still not ready to be released. We hope to start it up by Fall at the latest and we're hoping that you'll all want to be a part of it when the time comes (we'll release more info at a later date). Secondly, This week I'll be releasing at least two videos. One being an unboxing of Bioshock 2: Collector's Edition and the other being a 1000 Subscribers Special! Next week I'm hoping to do a Review on Bioshock 2 but before I can I really need to finish it from start to finish and I'm almost there so don't worry. So I'm pretty sure that's everything, So thank you all for everything and have a wonderful day.

- Locke Downe

Bioshock 2 is here!

Finally after months (to some years) of waiting, Bioshock 2 is finally here! Now a lot of us have been waiting for this since we first ventured through Rapture's ocean filled halls back in 2007. Now this time here it looks like everything's been re-vamped and prepared for another go at Rapture's underbelly. Make sure to check out my Youtube page regularly for both the Sunday Morning Review and the Collector's Edition Unboxing, both coming soon!!


Bioshock 2: Collector's Edition:


Includes:
- Art Book
- Music Record
- Music CD
- 3 Posters
- Game Software
- and maybe more???

- Locke Downe

Fallout: New Vegas

War, war never changes but Fallout surely does. First it switched developers, then perspectives and now developers once more. However, like war, will it be able to out-last the test of time?

Now Fallout 3 was not only on my top ten PS3 games list, but it managed to snag a rather impressive spot on my list of Greatest Games of All Time. Being my first game to receive the platinum trophy (Playstation Network) it's more than just a guess that I spent a lot of time with it. Up to now, not much is known about Fallout: New Vegas aside from a few key factors. One, it's going to be developed by Obsidian Games and published by Bethesda Softworks (Fallout 3, The Elder Scrolls series) and two, it's set in a post-apocalyptic Las Vegas. Aside from those small details we have no idea when it takes place, what perspective it'll be in, what type of story it will be or anything for that matter. Will it be good, will it be a flop? Who knows?

At this point in development I can't really make my own opinion on how I think it's going to be, so for now all I can do is ask questions. Like who is this mysterious man in black shown in the image below? Only time will tell, but for now I'm off to venture the wastes in Fallout 3. For any of you lone wanderers out there who have not picked up Fallout 3 yet I highly recommend doing so immediately. It's one adventure you're not going to want to miss!!!


- Locke Downe

Something Amazing Happened.

As most of you know, my birthday was on February 2nd and aside from a rather enjoyable supper with my family that night, I have to say that over-all that day sucked. I woke up early to go into town and pick up White Knight Chronicles but unfortunately no stores had it. Trust me, Josh and I went to every single store looking for it and NO ONE had it. On my way to Josh's I hit EVERY red light possible!!! (which is a lot between my house and Josh's and it felt like a major waste of gas.) Early that morning my girlfriend texted me and told me she wouldn't be able to make it because she got into an accident and her sister needed attention, and after all that I spent the rest of the afternoon alone in my basement watching Ray William Johnson on Youtube.

Yup, my birthday this year was s**t. Until today. You see, at work I booked off two days. My birthday and the day that follows, almost as a sort of a back-up birthday. Now today all sorts of wonderful things have happened and it really does make me believe that for every bad day a good day follows (and vise versa). Today I woke up around 10 and made my way down to EB games where I picked up White Knight Chronicles. When I was there I spent about 30 - 40 minutes with an old friend of mine (Jennifer) whom I hadn't talked to in a while and it was a lot of fun just talking and goofing around. After that I decided to venture down to HMV where two more of my very good friends were working (Amanda C. and Sean T.). I stayed there talking to them about a whole assortment of things and it felt really good to talk to them. Actually if I had to pick one thing to be the highlight of my day, this would probably be it cause as much as I wanted White Knight Chronicles, I really wanted to catch up with Amanda more. Talking about Linkin Park and music was such a nostalgic conversation for me and it truely made me happy to just discuss that sort of thing. Sure, I love games but I got a feeling that part of me is screaming to venture into music and when I'm talking to her I feel like that side comes out a lot more and over-all it was just fun talking to an old friend. She was the one that convinced me buy LP Underground 9.


After my adventure to the mall I went down to my grandmother's house where we had an amazing dinner and I got a chance to talk to my aunt who gave me an awesome birthday gift ($$$$)!!! I enjoyed the meal, then made my way home to try out White Knight Chronicles and clean a little while listening to LP. Afterwords I went to pick up my beautiful girlfriend Stephanie from school and hung out with her for the night. Watching videos, cuddling, talking all that great stuff until eventually we jumped on Youtube and something amazing had happened. Happy Console Gamer had given me a shout-out! In what felt like seconds I jumped from 744 Subscribers to 868. Steph and I both couldn't believe it, it was like a dream come true. I can still remember when I first started on Youtube. Happy Console Gamer and PeteDorr were both such huge inspirations and to find myself at this point, having been shouted-out by both of them. I feel just, honored. Like I know I'm capable of doing what I want to do. So for that I have to thank them.



Over-all today's been the amazing birthday I was looking forward too. Just goes to show, we should always keep our head high cause we'll never know what's coming next! I really wish I could write everything I want to about today and yesterday but I still feel like I'm at a loss for words. Still things are going good, and with a little work they should soon be going perfect!

- Locke Downe

New Post

Sorry for the lack of new posts guys, still getting over this wretched stomach flu. Either way, on the 2nd of Feb. It's my birthday, so like tomorrow and by then I'll have some more posts up for you guys to enjoy. Till then guys, sorry for the absence.

- Locke Downe