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  1. MT Zehvor
    So it's time once again(or, at least, close to time) for our game of the year awards, which is always decided by who shows up on this blog to cast a vote. In years past, it sometimes completely agrees with my opinion(Fallout 3 in 2008) and sometimes completely differs(Other M in 2010). Whatever the case, it's time to start nominating games for this year's best of show: Oh, and since there's no Metroid game up this time, perhaps there'll be a fair voting.
     
    Metroid has some ridiculous history of winning on this blog and back when the Boxtus awards weren't on BZP.
     
    Anyways, here's how we're doing it this year: The top 4 seeds in the contest are determined by the overall critic rating on Metacritic, a non-forum game site that compiles ratings by most major game critics and averages them out. I then take those scores, and average them with the user ratings to determine which games have the highest ratings. The bottom 4 seeds are determined solely by Boxtus fans nominations and then voting: Who would you like to see in this?
     
    (NOTE: No re-releases of any kind are allowed. Remakes, however, are)
     
    The top 4 seeds for this year are, in order...
     
    #1: The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim(9.2 Average, PC, 360, PS3)
    #2: Batman: Arkham City(9.1 PC, 360, PS3)
    #3: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword(9.0, Wii)
    #4: Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception(8.7, PS3)
     
    So get nominating!
     
    -MT
  2. MT Zehvor

    Snow!

    By MT Zehvor,

    Finally, after dealing with temperatures nearing 0, freezing cold wind and rain, and everything else unpleasant that winter usually brings, the first snow is here! It probably won't stick, so I'll have to go to school tomorrow, but it was fun while it lasted.
     

    It's a Buh Snow Angel!
     
    Or, at least, was fun for everyone but Tahu. He didn't like it very much.
     
    How about you? Have any of you guys had snow yet? (other than Rahkshiking, he lives in Hawaii)
     

    No. Quests for Household domination don't get snow breaks either
     
    -MT
  3. MT Zehvor
    Well, so many people complained about Assassin's Creed II being left out that I'm going to just ignore the stupid leaving it out until next year and stick it in in the place of Arkham Asylum, which was good but not as good IMO. So GOODBYE (video game website with forums), WE NEED YOU NO LONGER.
     
    Plus it gives MW2 an actual challenge. The only downside is that next year is probably going to be really boring until the very end, which will (unless something amazing happens) be Other M vs. Reach.
     
    Anyways, here's how it looks now.
     
    #1 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 VS. #5 Assassin's Creed 2(or, should I say, AC II)
     
    #2 Halo 3: ODST VS. #3 Left 4 Dead 2
     
    I foresee one heck of a matchup between MW2 and AC. I also foresee Microsoft's wrecking ball blasting L4D2 on it's way to another championship matchup. Just my predictions.
     
    My votes(vote for both matchups, remember):
     
    MW2: 1, AC2: 0
    ODST: 1, L4D2: 0
     
    -MT
  4. MT Zehvor

    Diary Of Reach

    By MT Zehvor,

    K so blah blah blah, those of you who saw the diary of Other M are probably pretty familiar with what this is. Anyways, it's just me chronicling what I do(or don't do) in the first runs of games, this time Reach.
     
    Also yes I have it yay. No I haven't gotten to fly my spaceship(Sabre) yet.
     
    Day 1: Not so long opening cutscene compared to Other M, the opening one is the one in the trailers where Noble Six gets introduced to the rest of his new team. Anyways, after being sent to investigate a group of rebels that apparently took down a military squad, I found the Covenant(and by Covenant I mean a truckload of Zealots) hiding in a bunch of houses. As if no one saw this coming. Not too much action to kick things off, but hey, it's the start of the game. One thing I like about this is the return of the "energy tanks" from...Halo CE, I believe? The health packs from ODST and Halo CE make a return here to recharge the energy tanks(bars at the bottom of the screen). But enough about that. More firefights, managed to get through this part without dying. Eventually found some house where Kat(who is a real "cool dude") told ONI through some comm link that the Covenant was here. Jorge and Emile almost got into a fight. I can tell this team isn't gonna work much better than the Toa Mata.
     
    Went to some other base on Reach called sword base. More Covenant, got a warthog and learned again why I never let the AI drive. After driving through Elites and stealing a Ghost from a Grunt, I found some weird....tiny...wraith, I guess? It looks like a wraith, it shoots like a wraith(it blows you up like a wraith), and yet it's smaller and a million times more annoying because it's so fast and agile. Eventually blew it up, blah blah blah, activated a signal, got the heck out of there. Met a Phantom with the rest of Noble Team(and a bunch of annoying active camo Elites), blew it with these awesome lock on rockets, end of level(except for meeting Catherine Hasley, who also is a cool dude.
     
    Day 2:
     
    Night mission! Hooray...until I find out that it's a sniping mission. Oh well. Looks like the special sniper ammo isn't all that special...but that might be because I can't hit a moving target to save my life. Thankfully, not many of the Elites move all that much...until you hit one of them. Then it becomes pistol time.
     
    After a lot of trying to figure out where to go and fighting more Elites, I came across some military base where a bunch of people were getting destroyed horribly by the Covenant army. After saving them, Jun decided to "steal back" the already stolen weaponry, and then a freaking truckload of Phantoms and enemies. After killing all of them, went to some riverbed(avoiding yet ANOTHER Phantom), and eventually Jun went in and planted a charge on a Covenant pylon's leg/arm/whatever the heck it is. Ran away, met another freaking Phantom, a Shade, and a Covenant Corvette. After a bunch more firefights, the mission ended, with Noble Six pointing out that Reach is being invaded.
     
    Day 3: Wow, did a lot of stuff today. Finally got to flah my Sabre but that's later. Anyways, first mission I did started off with a boatload of warthogs heading straight toward a Covenant pylon, which apparently was disguising their forces that had already arrived. After barely making it over a cliff, Noble Six got up on his own will and saw a warthog crash into the edge of the cliff and fall through(the "DAT SAWX" moment of the game). Got a grenade launcher and started blowing things up. Eventually got to a Covenant AA gun in a rocket warthog. After fighting some enemies, I blew the gun up and went further on to find another AA gun, complete with it's own amount of annoying hunters and such. Blew the gun up(decided to ignore the hunters), and then watched a Phantom drop off like 5 Grunts. Some reinforcements. A Pelican stopped by and dropped off a garrison of Marines. Got to ride shotgun(with a turret) on a Falcon, and after blowing up a bunch of Covenant things, the pilot decided to fly straight into the Covenant shield around the pylon. Bad idea. Falcon crashed, and so we had to go inside and blow it up....annoying.
     
    I'm actually getting really bored of typing all this stuff down so yeah. Blog probably ends here. I'm sad that Jorge died, but even sadder that he pretty much died pointlessly.
     
    -MT
  5. MT Zehvor

    Down With Fads

    By MT Zehvor,

    While we here at Boxtus Arena(that would be me, myself, and Mecha) have begun our resistance against the mods 1994 movie fad, it would appear that another more annoying one is already here to take it's place.
     
    It begins
     
    Anyways, while the anti 1994 video movement has already begun, we need people to stand up to this new incredibly strange fad started by "The Brain." Whatever that means. I have a sneaking suspicion it has something to do with Mother Brain but that's probably just paranoia. Anyways, Arby, Mesonak, QQQQ or whatever he's called now, Dariux, and a few others have already joined. So here starts our stand against two fads. The 1994 movies one and the "Legion of the Brain" fad.
     
    DOWN WITH FADS!
     
    -MT
     
  6. MT Zehvor
    Ono it's a drawing.
     
    Anyways, we're not having the huge planets in the RPG just so our map looks good. Each planet(and by each I mean 2 or 3 out of 5) will have villages/cities(depending on their level of technological evolution) that you can visit to find things like info on where to go next, items to purchase(such as lowering Xenon levels but we won't spoil anything), or perhaps a person you need to talk to. Now, of course, the village will start off being very wary of you, if it's not your home village(which we'll discuss later).
     
    Enter the Village Friendship Meter, or VFM, designed by Tenebrae Invictus.

     
    When you first step into a village not your own, the inhabitants obviously won't know you, and therefore will only allow limited access to the city itself, including blocking off access to those you may need to get information from. How do you gain access? By doing favors and increasing your standing in the meter. Each time you do a favor, your VFM level for that village increases by one. With enough favors done over time, you can boost your standings to a level high enough where they practically let you do anything you want there.
     
    This has a flip side, however. Each city/village will have rivals on it's same planet, and when your VFM goes up for a city, it will go down for that city's rival(s). Eventually, you can get into such a bad standing with them that they won't even let you into their city at all, so the VFM will be something to watch carefully in game.
     
    -MT
     
  8. MT Zehvor
    I've got most of the roles figured out for this game, but there are still a few open spots for anyone with a suggestion.
     
    Mafia: (5)
    Snitch: (1)
    SK: (1)
    Brotherhood: (3)
    Detective: (1)
    Shock: (1)
    Wave: (1)
    Hunters: (4)
    Undecided: (2)
    Darkling: (1)
     
    Here is what the new roles do:
     
    Shock: (Main goal is to kill the Wave)
    Wave: (Controls a "wave" of killers, attempts to wipe everyone else out)
    Hunters: (They are all trying to kill each other for title of most powerful hunter. Each time they kill each other, they become more powerful)
    Darkling: (The Darkling is especially powerful this game. He can either kill someone off or "infect" someone, and he can then control them)
     
    1: Dakama Prime
    2: Tarakavaseargent
    3: Kara
    4:
    5:
    6:
    7:
    8:
    9: Toa of Slush
    10: Ultimate_Kardas
    11: Mesonak
    12:
    13: -Toa Lhikevikk-
    14:
    15:
    16:
    17: Kohrak Kal17
    18:
    19: Burnmad
    20: Levacius
     
    -MT
  9. MT Zehvor
    M2AZ: We have a new member. The new member is Kazi Toa of Ice, so we have finished replacing all of the members we have lost.
     
    Most of you probably don't know Kazi, but he's a very good friend, even though I only recently met him, and he has lots of potential for story writing. Make sure to say hi, or give cake, or however we do greetings around here.
     
    That also brings up another point. We need a 3rd in command contest. All Zehvor can vote for who will be the 3rd in command, voting for yourself is allowed, the only rule is you cannot vote for Sonu(deputy) or myself(leader). So that leaves:
     
    Brenmac
    ODSTarakava
    Levacius
    Dakama
    Cash Chicago (aka Rahkshiking)
    Assassin
    MoC
    Kazi Toa of Ice
    Burnmad
     
    -MT
  10. MT Zehvor
    Tahu: Hello again. I am Tahu, and I will be filling in for Omega Turtle today because I am Tahu and I'm the only one here that knows anything about the NFL. Why do we need to know about that? Because it's Super Bowl week, and we have a Super Bowl edition! We have a great lineup of contestants, Mesonak, Gadunka, Tarakavaseargent, and Kraakaan. How are all of you doing today?
    Mesonak: I will win! Even I have to kill you all to do it!
    Gadunka: Gadunka.
    Tarakavaseargent: Wait...is this microphone working?
    Kraakaan: Where am I again?
    Tahu: Yeah...this is going to go great. You know the rules, 3 downs, then we eliminate someone, then after 4th down we have the 2nd cut. After that is the showdown, where I will cheat horribly to get whoever I want to win. First down.
    Kraakaan: Oh no.
    Tahu: Who are you picking to win the Super Bowl?
    Gadunka: Gadunka. (-1)
    Tahu: Uh...ok.
    Mesonak: I'll take Arizona. (-1)
    Tarakavaseargent: Pittsburgh? (-1)
    Kraakaan: Uh...no one? (-1)
    Tahu: All bad picks.
    Kraakaan: Then what IS a good pick?
    Tahu: The New England Patriots! Duh!
    Kraakaan: They aren't even in the Super Bowl(MUTE, -1)
    Tahu: Sorry. Bad logic.
    Mesonak: Uh...I'll give it a shot.
    Tahu: Go ahead.
    Mesonak: The Patriots are the greatest team ever and Tom Brady is the best quarterback ever and everyone should love them.
    Tahu: (slams his hand on a table) AMEN!!!!!!! (begins giving Mesonak points like crazy)
    Mesonak: Sweet. 99 points.
    Tahu: Anyone else?
    Tarakavaseargent: Hang on...(reaches over and pulls a Patriots' sweatshirt on)
    Tahu: Great argument! Wonderful logic! (gives Tarakavaseargent 99 points)
    Tarakavaseargent: Don't mean to be rude or anything, but 99 is kind of a weird number. Why 99 points?
    Tahu: Because this stupid counter won't go into three digits.
    Kraakaan: This is stupid. Why can't we have a reasonable-(MUTE, -1)
    Tahu: Because you're with me, that's why. Second Down: What do you think of the Super Bowl Logo?
    Mesonak: Uh...it's good, but it would be better if it were a Patriots' logo.
    Tahu: You guys are some of the best ever at this. Here..let me do this. (begins to tape a piece of paper onto Mesonak's scoreboard)
    Mesonak: Uh...what does that say?
    Tahu: Infinity.
    Mesonak: Whoa...awesome.
    Kraakaan: That's unfair! I protest-(MUTE, -1)
    Tahu: *sigh* doesn't learn..
    Gadunka: Gadunka.
    Tahu: Excuse me?
    Gadunka: Gadunka. (holds up a sign saying "Goo Paetroits!
    Tahu: Uh...it's a step in the right direction... (gives Gadunka +10)
    Gadunka: GADUNKA!!!!
    Kraakaan: Hold on...this is just a test...
    Tahu: Go ahead.
    Kraakaan: Patriots suck-(Gets muted and immediately removed from the game)
    Tahu: So long, Kraakaan, your stay was brief and we won't miss you, Patriot hater.
    Gadunka: Gadunka!
    Tahu: Tarakavaseargent? Anything from you?
    Tarakavaseargent: Uh...go Patriots?
    Tahu: Greatest response ever! (Sticks a sign reading "infinity" on Tarakavaseargent's score)
    Gadunka: Gadunka...
    Tahu: Sorry. 3rd down: Who were you pulling for to win the Super Bowl this year?
    Tarakavaseargent: Patriots.
    Mesonak: Patriots.
    Gadunka: Gadunka.
    Tahu: Uh..sorry Gadunka. The first two had the correct response.
    Gadunka: (slams his fists on the table repeatedly to show his frustration at not being able to say any words other than "Gadunka")
    Tahu: Now, now, there's no reason to be mad at a wrong answer! Everyone makes mistakes!
    Gadunka: GADUNKA!!! (smashes his table in half)
    Tahu: Maybe he's a perfectionist...oh well. 4th down: Who is going to win the next 4 Super Bowls?
    Mesonak: The Patriots.
    Tarakavaseargent: The Patriots.
    Gadunka: *sob*
    Tahu: Oh well...sorry Gadunka...it looks like you're gone. And now, showdown!
    Mesonak: Awesome...
    Tarakavaseargent: Victory will be mine!
    Tahu: Who is the best team in the NFL?
    Mesonak and Tarakavaseargent: The Patriots.
    Mesonak: I just said that!
    Tarakavaseargent: I said it first!
    Mesonak: No, you didn't.
    Tarakavaseargent: Fine. The NEW ENGLAND Patriots.
    Tahu: Tarakavaseargent wins the point! Now, who-
    Mesonak: The New England Patriots.
    Tarakavaseargent: Tom Brady.
    Tahu: I was going to ask who will eat the rest of this sandwich for me.
    Tarakavaseargent: Oh. Well, I will.
    Tahu: Wrong! The answer is always something having to do with the Patriots! Mesonak wins! Next question: should I let Tarakavaseargent win?
    Mesonak: No!
    Tarakavaseargent: Patriots!
    Tahu: Right answer! Tarakavaseargent wins! How do you feel?
    Tarakavaseargent: Well, I'll help you finish that sandwich, if you want.
    Tahu: Ha ha...you wish. Well, that's it, next week that stupid turtle will be back to run things...and remember...Boston Sports rule...your teams suck.
     
    -MT
  11. MT Zehvor

    Boycott Wal-mart

    By MT Zehvor,

    From what I can tell, none of this is illegal, since it involves nothing political or religious, but if starting a boycott on BZP is illegal, just tell me and I'll be happy to close this.
     
    Anyways, I was reading the news today and found a story that said Wal-Mart is starting a new plan to (direct quote) "take out other businesses." The new project is named Project Impact, and I'm sure that if you Google it or something you can find more information on it. I'm all fine for making plans to expand businesses, but the goal of this "project impact" is to put other companies OUT of business. For example, one of the main objectives of the plan is to finally get Toys R Us, the last main toy retailer, out of business. That sort of thing ticks me off. I mean, if this sort of thing continues, we're going to end up in a world where all entertainment is made by Disney, everything is bought from Wal-Mart, and all electronics are made by Microsoft. That's the last thing I want to happen.
     
    I've already begun boycotting them for this attempt to hurt everyone else. I'd appreciate it if you'd think about doing the same. I'm not trying to force anything upon you, again, just think about it.
     
    Thank you.
     
    -MT
  12. MT Zehvor
    Well, since all the games for this year are out, it's time for me to hand out my less than prestiged awards for video games of the decade. Here we go, starting with the character awards:
     
    CHARACTER AWARDS:
     
    Best Hero: Master Chief(Halo): Halo did a really nice job I think of connecting you with the characters in their games, while big Nintendo franchises such as Metroid and Zelda didn't as much. Modern Warfare did a nice job of it with Price, but Master Chief edges Price out because of just how cool he is.
     
    Runner ups: Samus Aran(Metroid Prime), Price(MW), Solid Snanke(MGS)
     
    Best Villain: Wesker(Resident Evil): It's one thing to fight a viral outbreak alongside teammates; it's another thing entirely to completely abandon them when they need you most. I remember getting so ticked at this guy towards the end of RE: 5, but hey, I guess that's what makes the definition of a good villian.
     
    Runner ups: Ninetails(Okami), Dark Samus(Metroid Prime 2 & 3), Grunts(Halo) and the Nazis, which are in about half the games made today
     
    Best Sidekick: Issun(Okami): Maybe this guy was a bit of a sicko, but he never left your side(until the end of the game) and he did the talking for you.(literally, because Amaterasu can't talk) Plus he ends up saving Amaterasu at the end in probably the best game ending I've ever seen.
     
    Runner ups: Cortana(Halo), HK-47(KotoR), Yoshi(Mario, hey, look, Mario actually did get an award. Well, sorta)
     
    WORST video game character: Tails(Sonic): Ok, maybe there haven't been many Sonic games this decade, but come on, this was just pitiful. I really doubt anyone ever cared about him at all.
     
    IN GAME AWARDS:
     
    Best Story: CoD 4: Modern Warfare: Way to take a step away from the land of Nazis, Infinity Wad. I liked this story for two reasons: A, it's very plausible, and B, I really liked the idea of countries uniting in an all out attempt to stop an evil group. Just sounds cool.
     
    Runner ups: Halo 3: ODST, Metroid Prime, Borderlands
     
    Best Ending: Okami: Epic ending is epic. Yami steals Amaterasu's powers, only for them to be regained when Issun(your sidekick that left you earlier) restores them all in one giant effort by all the people in the land. And then you become like 50 times more powerful and own Yami.
     
    Runner ups: Halo 3, Modern Warfare 2
     
    Most Confusing Plotline: Assassin's Creed 2: Weird time travel, and then figuring out your like a prophet, and then what? Really confusing. I had to actually look it up online to find out what the heck was going on. It was a good game, but never the less, still confusing.
     
    Best Boss Fight: Colossi(Shadow of the Colossus): Yeah, could this guy get a bit bigger please? Colossi has to be the biggest boss fight I've ever faced, scary as heck, and yet...it was surprisingly fun. I don't know. One of those things you have to experience for yourself.
     
    Runner ups: "The Boss"(MGS3), Ganon(Ocarina of Time), Yami(Okami)
     
    Best subplot: The Arbiter becoming a good guy(Halo 2): Epic, epic, more epic, AND you get to play as him in the game as well. Plus the fight with "Mr. Jetpack" was amazing.
     
    Now it's time for the awards for the video games themselves:
     
    OVERALL AWARDS:
     
    Most Fun Video Game: Assassin's Creed 2: Maybe it's just me, but climbing onto roofs and knocking guards off never gets old. The game is also extremely "diverse," meaning there are just so many different things you do during the game, boss fights, stalking people, and jumping off of 50 foot high towers into hay bales.
     
    Runner ups: Little Big Planet, SSBB
     
    Hardest Video Game: Metroid Prime 2: According to Retro Studios, this was intended to be the hardest of the Prime series, and indeed it was. Especially on hard mode. Of course, nothing matches Halo 3 on Mythic, but that requires a lot of extra work to get to that status.
     
    Runner ups: ...do we have any? I don't think there were that many hard games this decade.
     
    Easiest Video Game: Modern Warfare 2: Gee, why don't you just give the invincibility cheat to everyone? You might as well. The game is ridiculous easy. I beat it on Veteran in about an hour and thirty minutes, and some claim to have been able to do it in under an hour.
     
    Runner ups: Halo 3: ODST, Super Mario Galaxy
     
    Overrated Game of the Decade: Super Mario Galaxy: I'll never figure out WHY it was rated so dang high. It was pretty darn bad in my opinion, and once you figured out what to do in a boss fight, you never did anything different. The corny plotline and fact that there's a giant whirlpool right below you almost everywhere you go didn't exactly help SMG's standing.
     
    Runner ups: Madworld. Madworld. And Madworld again.
     
    Game with most potential: Borderlands: The thing that got this game was it's repetitiveness. Go find this, then fight the bad guy. As fun as it was, the same thing over and over again got a little tiresome. When the sequel comes out, though(they've already announced there will be one) I expect great things.
     
    Worst Game of the Decade: The Rogue Warrior. I HATE IT I HATE IT I HATE IT GET IT AWAY FROM ME. Gamespot rated this a 1.5 out of 10, which was probably too high IMO. So freaking repetitive....blargh....
     
    And now it's time for...
     
    THE BEST GAME OF THE DECADE:
     
    (prepare to call me a homer)
     
    OKAMI: Before you call me out on this, how many of you have actually played this game?
     
    That's what I thought. The storyline is so unique, and they found a way to perfectly bring together a great idea and Japanese culture into one big great mass of awesomeness. The boss battles are great, the places are probably some of the most memorable you'll ever see in a video game, and the ending is breath-taking. Who would've ever thought that Capcom could make a game this good?
     
    Runner ups: Metroid Prime, Halo 2, Modern Warfare
     
    -MT
     
     
  13. MT Zehvor
    Hello, bloggers, other premier people, and anyone else who's reading this. This is my 1st day of premierness, and the first day of bloggingness. Special welcome to the readers of my comedy and my friends.
     
    For anyone who didn't get the blog title, "Boxtus" Arena was an arena in "The Bionicles Try To Run A House." The Glatorian use a giant cardboard box for an arena, and they aptly name it "Boxtus," a take off on the Skrall arena "Roxtus."
     
    Two things to know: Boxtus is becoming the new home of "Turtle Crossing," a weekly sort of blog like thing I was running elsewhere, and it is also the home of the newly changed League(Order sounded weird) for a Better BZPower, which recently succeeded the Order for a Pure BZPower. There will be a blog entry for both of those.
     
    And one last thing. I'm not entirely sure about all the new "powers" or whatever, but if you need a poll or something like that, PM me.
     
    -MT
  14. MT Zehvor
    Well since we had 3 different people tied with 2 votes...we'll do a tiebreaker round. So...pick your fate. Only one of these people can join Sonu and Lev(who got 3 votes to move on) in High Command.
     
    TLhikan: 4
    Blackout: 1
    MoC: 2
     
    Interestingly enough, we have the newest and third newest Zehvor in the tiebreaker...I guess it just goes to show experience isn't valued all that much anymore.
     
    -MT
  15. MT Zehvor
    Apparently following some event last night, Mesonak, previous leader of the Kendan, has disbanded the team.
     
    KTM, planning with Mesonak, formed the Toa Vetorus as the replacement for the Kendan. The Kendan members still in this alliance are somewhat in shock or something...so we'll see what happens there.
     
    KTM has this to say on the matter:
     

     
    Apparently Mesonak listens to his deputy more than I ever listen to Sonu...(JK)
     
    Anyways, this is the new lineup for the Ken, er, Ventorus.
     
    KTM(Leader)
     
    Mesonak(Deputy)
     
    Eljay...oh no...
     
    Xaphor(Mantie)
     
    Dandezille
     
    Ghoula(Toa Spirit)
     
    GOP(Glatorian Of Plasma)
     
    Chaotic Being
     
    NOW, here's what we need to do
     
    Last time, I made the descision to ally with the Kendan, which didn't go over well with some of the other Zehvor. So you get to decide this time. Do you want an alliance or not?
     
    Voting time is here:
     
    Yes: 0
    No: 0
     
    I will withhold my vote unless we have a tie at the end.
     
    -MT
  16. MT Zehvor

    Super Bowl Thread

    By MT Zehvor,

    It's Super Bowl week! And while none of you may like football at all, I do. So this is the official Super Bowl thread...and if you see any others, then sue them for me. Because they're not official. Mine is. Why? Because mine is on a genuine children's website.

    I am so cool.

    Anyways, this year's commercial fest Super Bowl is between the Arizona Cardinals(12-7) and the Pittsburghevil satanic people Steelers(14-4).



    Since this has a tendency to be a really slow board, I'm starting this now and not on Friday or Saturday because if I do then, I'll have a grand post count on this thing of about 3 posts. If I post now, maybe I'll have 5. (I can always hope)

    But now about the game. The Cardinal's hopes pretty much lie squarely in the hands of their offense, which is usually one of the best in the league. Depending on the weather. So don't be surprised if you see a few Cardinal's players thanking God the Super Bowl is in Tampa Bay, and not in say, New England. (47-7)

    Arizona's defense is horrible. I'm sorry. But that's how it is. They gave up 47 to the Patriots, 56 to the Eagles, and 56 to the freaking Jets. So that's why the offense has a little bit of pressure on it.

    The Steelers have a pretty good offense, nothing spectacular but they do get the job done, unless of course they start snapping the ball out of the end zone. The Steelers did score 35 on the Chargers in the AFC Championship and 33 on the Patriots, both who usually put forth a good defense. (although the Patriots did turn the ball over 5 times)

    The Steelers defense is probably the best in the league. They force turnovers, they get to the quarterback, and they make plays. And they hit people. Really hard. Ask Willie McGahee. I hope that guy's all right...

    While I hate Pittsburgh, I do think they will win. My prediction is Steelers 20, Cardinals 14. But I'm rooting for Arizona, if that counts for anything...

    -MT
  17. MT Zehvor
    First off, I'm back(far quicker than I expected) and so no more supah powahs for Sonu. Sorwy.
     
    Anyways, two things need to be accomplished. First we need to have a 3rd in command vote(which will be up soon) and finally the final round of the best video game of 2009. That's mainly what this is about.
     
    The final matchup is between #1 Modern Warfare 2 and #2 Halo 3: ODST.
     
    Many people were crowning the sixth Call of Duty adventure as the best game of the decade before it even hit stores. And it didn't disappoint many of them, with a revamped multiplayer and a nice storyline(not great, but the gameplay more than makes up for it). The lack of vehicles disappointed some, but Infinity Ward probably made the right choice leaving vehicles out, because it would more than likely turn into a vehicle kills whoever first sort of thing. The levels were also very memorable. I highly doubt anyone is forgetting the airport or the snow level any time soon(at least until MW3 comes out) One thing it definitely did achieve: easiest Call of Duty game ever.
     
    ODST brought Halo back from the horrible memories of a strategy game to the 1st person shooter we all love and know. Even though Master Chief's replenishing shields were gone, the game was relatively easy, but still very fun, especially the flashback parts in general and the banshee level in particular. The ending was epic, as nearly every Halo game is(make that every Halo game), but this one was even more so. It really brought out hate in the players for the Covenant, which had kinda been watered down with the Flood becoming the main villain at the end of Halo 3.
     
    What disappointed about each game:
     
    MW2: WAY too easy, too short, and outside of the snowmobile part, there really isn't any "innovative" part.
     
    ODST: Relatively easy, but Legendary makes up for that. It's also annoying looking for new things to spark flashbacks.
     
    The Rookie: Wait, he's too awesome to have anything disappointing about him.
     
    My vote: Maybe a little surprising, but...
     
    ODST. It isn't so much what MW2 did wrong as it is what Halo did right. Every single flashback level was amazing, the final run on the highway was epic, and the ending is probably on the top 5 that I've seen all time. Amazing game, even more so than MW2.
     
    Everyone VOTE now!
     
    ODST: 1, MW2: 0
     
    -MT
  18. MT Zehvor
    Omega Turtle: Welcome again to Turtle crossing, the show where we make you look like a moron and then we laugh at you. And even with that, we are the most popular show of this kind on BZP according to our contestants.
    Brenmac: That's because this is the only show on BZP of this kind!
    Omega Turtle: If it's so bad, why did you want to be on it?
    Brenmac: I didn't. Mesonak "volunteered" me.
    Omega Turtle: Oh. Well, ok then. Today on our show we have a surprise: all the questions will be "what would you to do survive" in a certain situation? We have 4 guests as always. First up is Brutaka, a guardian put long ago on the island of Voya Nui to protect the Kanohi Ignika. He then turned traitor and killed a bunch of people.
    Brutaka: I want a ham and cheese sandwich.
    Omega Turtle: And then came the part which would make him look like a baby so we're not going to put it on here.
    Brutaka: *sigh* (sucks thumb)
    Omega Turtle: Next up, we have Fero, a bone hunter from Bara Magna. His occupation in the house is to bring Glatorian to a cardboard box arena upstairs.
    Fero: It was, before stupid MT starting making a blog in here. Now I can't keep any Glatorian in here, or they'll smash all the equipment.
    Omega Turtle: That sucks. Next we have XTRM, a giant creature with ten arms that looks like it wants to maim me.
    XTRM: Levacius...will...die...
    Omega Turtle: No kidding. If that's how you look at people you don't care about, your stare at someone you hate is probably lethal. Finally, we have Toa Brenmac, a Toa of...."everything?"
    Brenmac: That's correct. I am a Toa of every element.
    Omega Turtle: So, if a new element is created or discovered, then do you get it's powers to?
    Brenmac: You're asking questions that require thinking. This is the comedy portion of the blog. You don't do that in a comedy.
    Omega Turtle: Forgive me. Anyway, let's get on with the game. First down! You're stranded in a desert. Who would you take with you?
    Brutaka: Well, I would take a cow, a pig, and a bread baker.
    Omega Turtle: Uh, for what?
    Brutaka: A ham and cheese sandwich.
    Omega Turtle: Not a very convincing argument. No points for you. Fero?
    Fero: I would take Skirmix. He could get me out of the desert really quickly(+1)
    Omega Turtle: Ok, but what if Skirmix was too tired to move?
    Fero: Then I'll take another Skirmix to drag the other Skirmix.
    Omega Turtle: Whatever. XTRM?
    XTRM: Levacius.
    Omega Turtle: How would he help?
    XTRM: I can enjoy the last seconds of my life beating the tea out of my worst enemy.
    Omega Turtle: No points for that, since you die. You have to pick one to survive. Brenmac?
    Brenmac: I wouldn't take anyone, since I'm a Toa, and I can create water to drink.
    Omega Turtle: Boring answer, but it works. (+1) 2nd down: You're fighting Chuck Norris. What weapon do you use?
    Brutaka: And ham and chees-(MUTE, -1)
    Fero: A rock stee-(MUTE, -1)
    XTRM: I'll take a chainsaw.
    Omega Turtle: Gruesome, but it works(+1)
    Brutaka: Wait a minute. How come he gets a point and I don't?
    Omega Turtle: Because he actually picked a weapon. You picked a freaking sandwich.
    Brutaka: But a sandwich could-(MUTE, -1)
    Omega Turtle: Brenmac?
    Brenmac: I'll take you. You can eat him.
    Omega Turtle: (+10) Great answer. 3rd down: Who would you LEAST like to fight?
    Brutaka: A ham and (MUTE, -1)
    Fero: Tahu.
    Omega Turtle: Why Tahu?
    Fero: He has a taser.
    Omega Turtle: Works...(+1)
    XTRM: Myself.
    Omega Turtle: Why's that?
    XTRM: Because I'm the most dangerous thing around.
    Omega Turtle: Hmm...(suddenly lunges and eats XTRM in one bite)
    XTRM: Hey! Get me out of here!
    Omega Turtle: (spits him out) Not so dangerous, huh?
    XTRM: I wish you would brush your teeth.
    Omega Turtle: I wish you would wash your face!
    Brenmac: *AHEM*
    Omega Turtle: Right. Brenmac?
    Brenmac: I'd pick you.
    Omega Turtle: Why?
    Brenmac: Because you're the most dangerous guy around.
    Omega Turtle: I'm not Tahu!
    Brenmac: I know. I just thought you were-
    Omega Turtle: Well, if that's what you were going to say already, then it counts. Oh, by the way, good answer. (+10)
    Brutaka: Not Tahu whatever.
    Omega Turtle: So, at the end of 3 downs, the score stands:
    Brenmac: 22
    XTRM: 4
    Fero: 0
    Brutaka: -3
    Omega Turtle: Bye bye Brutaka. Any last words?
    Brutaka: Momma do you think they'll drop the bomb on my ham and cheese sandwich-(MUTE)
    Omega Turtle: Oook...4th down. What is the most important object for survival that you can have?
    Fero: A rock steed!
    Omega Turtle: Why?
    Fero: So you can have him fetch bones while you're dying!
    Omega Turtle: What do you not understand about the word "survival?"
    Fero: The word itself.
    Omega Turtle: What?
    Fero: (grabs a dictionary) S....u.....r...
    Omega Turtle: Right. XTRM?
    XTRM: Ten arms. You have 10 times the firepower.
    Omega Turtle: Most people have 2 arms already.
    XTRM: Oh. Well then, 5 times the firepower.
    Omega Turtle: (+2) Brenmac?
    Brenmac: I don't care, since I'm moving on anyways.
    Omega Turtle: I'll give you -50 points if you don't answer.
    Brenmac: I mean, a cell phone!
    Omega Turtle: What?
    Brenmac: You can dial 911.
    Omega Turtle *sigh* No points for that, but you do finish in 1st place. The standings are:
    Brenmac: 22
    XTRM: 6
    Fero: 0
    Omega Turtle: Goodbye Fero. Now for the showdown! Question #1: Who would win a battle between you?
    XTRM: Me.
    Brenmac: Him.
    Omega Turtle: No. I would intervene and eat you both. No one gets that point. #2, what is the name of Chuck Norris' little baby?
    XTRM: Uh...Bob?
    Brenmac: Chuckie?
    Omega Turtle: No, again. Last question: Am I awesome?
    XTRM & Brenmac: Yes!
    Omega Turtle: You both got it, so we end the showdown in a 1-1 tie. And so, to break the tie, I will ask Brenmac: What's your favorite band?
    XTRM: WHAT?!?
    Brenmac: Skillet.
    Omega Turtle: You win!
    XTRM: That's not-(MUTE)
    Omega Turtle: Any last words?
    Brenmac: I just totally owned, you, XTRM..uh, oh no. (runs)
    XTRM: (can't talk because he's muted) ......!!!!!
    Omega Turtle: We'll be back next week with more Turtle Xing. If you want to get in next week's edition, simply apply here.
    Brenmac: AAAAHH!!!!
    XTRM: ....!!!!
     
    -MT
  19. MT Zehvor
    Ok, so, long story short, Brenmac suggested we should have a theme song, and the response was enormous, far too many songs for me to look up. To that end, I've decided to settle this the only way I know how.
     
    "PLAYOFFS?!? DON'T TALK ABOUT PLAYOFFS!!"
     
    *ahem* Sorry for the Jim Mora reference, but yes, we're doing a playoff bracket to find out which will be the official Zehvor song. Each song will face another one, and whichever song gets more votes moves on to the next round.
     
    Note: Please try to vote for all the matchups so that we actually can have things advancing to the next round instead of everything ending in a 1-1 tie. Thanks.
     
    Song Playoff:
     
    Locking Up the Sun(Poets of the Fall) vs. Reelin' In the Years(Stanley Dan)
    Till All Are One(Stan Bush) vs. Like a Boss(Lonely Island)
    Switch vs. Evil Dog Round 2(Dunno) vs. Don't Unplug Me(All Caps)
    Indestructible(Disturbed) vs. Never Gonna Give You Up(Rick Astley)
     
    As for the last song...don't ask. Just vote.
     
    -MT
  20. MT Zehvor
    After seeing what's going on in TBTTRAH Mafia 4, I decided to go back to the drawing board and change things around. Here are the roles for TBTTRAHM5:
     
    Mafia(5)
    Brotherhood(3)
    SK(1)
    Snitch(1)
    Anti-Snitch(1)
    Detective(1)
    Villagers(8)
     
    There is no doctor. In his place is the invincibility powerup. The invincibility powerup is randomly given to a player at the start of the game, and is passed around from there, either by the holder dying or using it. Powerups will become more common in later games.
     
    The invincibility powerup gives someone the power to remain invincible to dying from anything. Examples below:
     
    Example A: Player 1 believes he is going to be Mafia'd. He activates the powerup for that round and saves himself from dying. I randomly draw names out of a hat and the powerup goes to someone else.
     
    Example B: Player 1 believes Player 2 is going to be Mafia'd. He activates the powerup FOR player 2. Player 2 gets saved and the powerup goes back.
     
    Example C: Player 1 either is in a trial or has a friend in a trial, and they are definitely going to be convicted. He can save that player from death as long as he activates it before the player is executed.
     
    The Powerups are extremely useful, if you know when to play them.
     
    -MT
  22. MT Zehvor
    Yay, it's time once again for that one week where we celebrate with various stuffs. Anyways, the Birthday Bash Week (and a Day) for this year will look something like this(hopefully)
     
    June 20: Nothing.
     
    June 21: Theme Song Contest Semifinals
     
    June 22: The return of....TBTTRAH Hurt and Heal?
     
    June 23: Theme Song Contest Finals
     
    June 24: MoCing contest results(if anyone enters)
     
    June 25: Not much, cuz I shall be in a car most of the day
     
    June 26: More car, then preparation for tomorrow
     
    June 27: My date of birth, and the actual celebration kicks off.
     
    June 28: The TBTTRAH series' birthday, and more partying.
     
    (BTW, BZP, you really need to get a party emote)
     
    -MT
  23. MT Zehvor
    Premier Membership is back.
     
    And I shall begin blogging again by saying that the Kendan are back, lead by TNM. Mesonak says that they are technically both one team, but that if there was any division, he'd be on the Kendan.
     
    -MT
  24. MT Zehvor
    Late as heck. But still awesome. Vote what you think is the BEST game for 2008. The winner automatically gets a spot in the field of 33 for the title of best game of the decade, the ones who don't win hope they get an at large bid. 10 winners for the year, 23 at larges. These 7 games have so far clinched a spot in the tournament by winning the MT sponsored BGOTY so far.
     
    I didn't put GTA because I am thoroughly disgusted with what they do in that game. Just a side note.
     
    Sports games such as Madden and NBA Live, or games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band were left out because they're really not anything new, although you could argue that Rock Band made a huge advancement with the addition of singing and drumming.
     
    2000: The Sims(PC)(Ok, so this sucked, but there had to be a winner)
    Probably In: No one
    On the Fence: Perfect Dark
     
    2001: Halo(X-Box)
    Probably In: Metal Gears Solid 2
    On the Fence: Black and White
     
    2002: Metroid Prime(Gamecube)
    Probably In: Neverwinter Nights
    On the Fence: Metroid Fusion
     
    2003: Call of Duty(More than one Platform)
    Probably In: Legend of Zelda: Windwaker, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
    On the Fence: Beyond Good and Evil
     
    2004: Halo 2(X-Box)
    Probably In: Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, Doom 3
    On the Fence: Half-Life 2
     
    2005: Resident Evil 4(More than one Platform)
    Probably In: Battlefield 2, God of War
    On the Fence: Shadow of the Colossus
     
    2006: Metroid: Zero Mission(GBA)
    Probably In: Oblivion, Okami, Metroid Prime: Hunters
    On the Fence: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
     
    2007: Super Mario Galaxy(Wii)
    Probably In: Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, Halo 3, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
    On the Fence: Mass Effect, Lost Planet: Critical Condition
     
    I kind of think 2008 left something to be desired, especially after the "best year ever for video games" in 2007. But here is the bracket anyway. (I forget if MGS 4 was in 08 or 07, it doesn't matter now anyway. It's in this bracket)
     
    If only Halo Wars had come out in 2008 instead of 2009. But, hey, we probably have a #1 seed for 2009 there. (Assuming Bioshock 2 doesn't come out soon)
     
    Here is the bracket for 2008:
    (1)Super Smash Bros. Brawl vs. (8)Persona 4(Yeah, this year did suck)
    (2)Bioshock vs. (7)Little Big Planet
    (3)Metal Gears Solid 4 vs. (6)World of Goo
    (4)Fallout 3 vs. (5)Left For Dead
     
    As you can see, we're all hoping the people at Bungie and Retro Studio get off vacation REALLY soon. But yeah, go ahead and vote. The top 4 seeds all get my vote. Left For Dead is the only underdog that should even get a chance at an upset. After #5...the games pretty much all suck.
     
    It was pretty hard to choose between Bioshock, SSBB, and MGS4 for the top spot, but in the end I really think that SSBB is the most fun, and Bioshock is just a little better than MGS4(which is pretty much the only good game for the PS3). Anyway, the next round will most likely be SSBB vs. Fallout3/Left for Dead, and Bioshock vs. MGS 4, unless you all have a way different view of games than I do.
     
    You still get do decide. Vote now!
     
    Score so far: (1st round ends Friday)
    SSBB: 1, Persona 4: 0
    Bioshock: 1, LBP: 0
    MGS4: 1, WoG: 0
    Fallout 3: 1, LfD: 0
     
    -MT
  25. MT Zehvor

    Best Video Game Of 2009

    By MT Zehvor,

    It's that time of year again(except maybe a little bit earlier to make way for best game of the decade) that we have our huge playoff to decide the best game of 2009. At first glance, it really didn't look like a good year for video games, but some games from earlier in the year have returned. It's time to settle the best video game of the year. Vote in each matchup for what you think was the best video game of the two.
     
    #1 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 vs. #8 Wii Punch Out
     
    #2 Halo 3: ODST vs. #7 Killzone 2
     
    #3 Left 4 Dead 2 vs. #6 Halo Wars
     
    #4 Infamous vs. #5 Batman: Arkham Asylum
     
    Quite honestly, outside of the total blowout that the first matchup should have, I can see any of these going either way. Here are my votes and the updated scores.
     
    MW2 1, Punch Out 0
    ODST 1, Killzone 0
    L4D2 1, Halo Wars 0
    Infamous 1, Arkham 0
     
    Voting will end in about a week.
     
    -MT
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