F.E.A.R.

Released in 2005 for the PC, 2006 for Xbox 360 and 2007 on PS3, F.E.A.R. is a supernatural horror themed first person shooter and is one of my absolute favorite games. I bought this game when I bought my Xbox 360 in February of 2007. My first achievement ever came from this game. I fell in love with this game while playing through it, and to this day is still THE most absolute fun and best times I have ever had playing any Multiplayer on any game.

I met and made a good friend I still communicate with to this day playing this game. He and I played the multiplayer almost every single night for a year and half. We were consistently at the top of the Xbox Live leaderboards for this game. We would play Capture the Flag, mostly on Rubble, just he and I on our team, against 5-6 other people on the other team and WIN 99.9% of the time. It got to the point where people would pop into our lobby, see our gamer tags and all you would hear was "Oh Hell No" as the backed out of the lobby. Ahhhhh Good Times! I really miss those days.

The creepy little girl from the Ring ain't got nothin' on Alma!

I have completed the campaign multiple times, over multiple platforms. When I finally broke down and bought myself a PS3 in December 2010, I bought a copy of F.E.A.R. to play through to familiarize myself with the PS controller, save system, etc. However I had never played through the game on it's hardest difficulty, Extreme.

A Burning patrol car and dead Guards, what could possibly go wrong?

Last week, I decided to I really wanted to replay through this game again, as I hadn't played it since early 2011. I popped the game into the 360 and pressed start and new game, Then I decided you know what, why not play through on extreme? And that is exactly what I did.

You can't tell me how to live sign!

As the game loaded up I was greeted with the familiar Monolith, Sierra and Day 1 Studios logos that I saw everyday for a year and a half. Then the main screen with the music, it felt familiar, like seeing an old and trusted friend again.

There is even a nod to the movie Office Space, the red Swingline stapler and a TPS Report

When I originally bought my 360, I bought a regular standard copy of F.E.A.R. to go along with it, at some point I also picked up the Platinum Hits release as well (I collect F.E.A.R. stuff and this had a different artwork and disc) So I decided I would play using that disc. I also decided to play through wearing my Turtle Beach X12 Headset, that made the game even more Awesome!! The atmosphere of the game, while playing wearing that headset, Wow!

I had forgotten about the dismemberment

The farther in I played, the more I remembered how much I love playing this game!

When Alma throws a tantrum it leaves a mess to clean up

And, even though I knew this part was in the game, I knew it was coming at some point, Alma got me Again!

As you go down a ladder and turn around, BAM, she is right there in your face, everytime!

After meeting me, these guys just lost their head

Darth Maul?

The beautiful picture taken with my Samsung Galaxy S4 on my 55" HDTV

The Type 7 Plasma rifle, Pzzzzzzz and leaves scorched bones

One of those damn invisible ninja

After playing through this, I cannot wait to play through the expansions again on F.E.A.R. Files. There were two expansions released for PC, Extraction Point and Perseus Mandate, and they were brought out on a separate disc for the Xbox 360. I only played through them the one time. I think I will do them on Extreme as well.

I am no detective, but it looks like Alma was here.....

This is a Great game, and you would be doing yourself a favor to grab a copy and give it a playthrough. It just still proves to me how much I really enjoy this game, and why it remains one of my most favorite games ever made!

Paxton Fettel, sorry I disturbed your lunch

I finally made it to the end of the game, and had to face Alma 3 times. Finally on the third go, took her down with a pistol. But, after it was over I finally received my shiny new achievement

I am Fearsome!

Onto F.E.A.R. Files, Where Alma will be waiting....

Thrift Store Scores - Movies and Games

I popped into a different Salvation Army than my usual favorite, and found a few things, And as a bonus, Yellow tags were 50% off for the week.

First, I picked up a couple of movies.

Factory Sealed Amadeus Director's Cut .50

SOLD for $9.00 profit!

The Paperboy, also Factory Sealed, this was a tan tag for .99

He-Man 2 disc set for .99

This is only the second time I have ever seen this weird style of DVD case (The first time was HERE), the Discs come in paper sleeves and sit in the square in the middle.

Picked up this Blu Ray for .99

This Salvation Army prices all their Blue Rays at $4.99, But this one was priced at .99. I guess since it was in a DVD sized case, they assumed it was a DVD. They price all their DVD's at .99. Their loss is my gain!

But, having a Blu Ray in a DVD case was bothering me, so I took an extra Blu Ray case I had and decided to swap everything over.

But, there were a few stickers to remove. 

A little careful peeling and a little Goo Gone, and the artwork came out good as new.

I also have had the standard version on DVD for awhile, it is still sealed as I haven't watched it yet. Now I can watch both and see if I notice the differences.

I also picked up a PlayStation 2 game I had been after

Heroes of the Pacific, Complete and in Great Shape

This Store prices all of it's games at $4.99. But, since yellow tags were half off, it made this $2.49.

Then, I had seen a DVD that I was excited to get but it turned out to be in bad shape so I left it behind. However, after mulling it over I went back the next night to get it. I did a blog on that specific DVD HERE, here is a pic along with a couple other things I picked up that next day as well.

D.A.R.Y.L. for .50

While I was there I also picked up a PSP UMD Movie for my collection

Pirates of the Caribbean Curse of the Black Pearl for $1.99

And a game Pre-Order Bonus DVD

Leisure Suit Larry Magna Cum Laude

Looks like they priced this as a Video Game at $4.99 I never would have paid that, but since it was a yellow tag, it was only $2.49, It will go nicely with my Xbox copy of this game.

That's all for now, Thanks for Looking!

Some DVD & Blu Ray Pickups

On the way to my wife's family reunion, we stopped at her moms store so my wife could do her moms hair, She asked if I was going to stay in the car and listen to the radio, or play my 3DS I brought to play at the reunion. I said No, Your moms store has movies, I am going to peruse them.

Here's what I found

Watched this, it was ok.

Got this, cause Star Wars. And to watch with my daughter.

Can't be any worse then The Last Jedi...…… 

Saw this, had never heard of it, and after reading the back I thought it was another Michael Bay made Transformers movie. But after getting home and reading online descriptions. It seems that is not the case. And it is not very well reviewed. I will get to it, eventually.

The True Blood, Season 1

True Blood Season 3

And True Blood Season 7

Just need seasons 5 & 6 now. I forget where I was when I stopped watching, Season 4 I think? So I can now start from the beginning again, and get caught up with the entire series.

And I had seen 2-3 copies of the Transporter 2 on DVD, and I had heard the first was good, and had been wanting to see it. But then as I perused the Blu Rays...…..

Factory Sealed!

Finally got to watch this, it was ok.

Then the next day was my birthday, and my wife had gotten me a couple Blu Rays I had been after.

Downsizing

The first half was pretty good, the second half felt like a different movie to me.

Jigsaw

We are huge fans of the Saw series. Haven't got a chance to watch this yet though. Want to watch it with my wife, and with our work schedules (I work first shift, she works third) it's hard to find time.

More to Come!

I saved D.A.R.Y.L.

I was sifting through the DVD's at a Salvation Army I frequent, and I saw this movie spine on the shelf. I was excited, I hadn't seen this movie in probably 30 years.

Then I did what EVERYONE should make sure to do when you see a used Disc based Game, DVD. Blu Ray, Etc. Open the case and verify the correct disc is in there, and take the disc out and check the condition of the playing surface. I opened this one up, and OUCH! It looked like someone had strapped it to their foot, and skated across the floor on it. So, I left it behind.

The next day I was thinking about it and really wanted to watch it, and I decided to hop online and see what a good condition copy sells for. Amazon wants $18.99 Sold copies on eBay anywhere from $15-25.00! Turns out, this DVD is Out of Print. Oh well, Maybe I will happen across a good copy sometime in the future. But, then I remembered that it had a .99 yellow price tag on it, and yellow tags were 50% off this week. Sooooo I went back that night after work and picked it up. I figured for .50 cents, I would give a shot.

After giving the disc a good thorough cleaning, I plugged in my disc resurfacer and ran it through  the resurfacing routine three times. It still looked rough, Lots and Lots of scratches. Oh well, let's see what happens. Then I popped it into my Xbox One and it loaded up to the menu screen just fine. However, I did not have time to watch the movie that night, and left it for the next day.

The next day I couldn't wait to get home and give the movie a watching. And when I did, It played flawlessly! No skipping, no freezing, the closed captioning (yes I watch movies with this on, I have a 7 year old) and everything worked great!

I tried to get a good picture of the scratches, but this is the best one I got after about 35 tries.

Now I really want to see Cloak and Dagger with Dabney Coleman again too.

My European PS3 Games Have Arrived!

I recently got into the WRC Games. I had gotten 3 & 4 for PS3, and 5 & 6 for Xbox One. Then I decided I wanted the first two for the collection, and of course to Play!

I did find out the first was available in the U.S. on PS2, but that the second was only released in Europe and Japan for Consoles. Since the PS3 was region free, it meant I could import #2 and play it on my PS3, I also found that the First one came on PS3 in Europe as well. So, off to eBay I went, and Soon after I had ordered them both.

The second one arrived first, well I did order that one first so it only makes sense.....

 Complete and in great shape!

And today the first arrived

Complete and in great shape as well!

I was on eBay.co.uk looking for this game, and I came across this copy. However the auction had a standard disclaimer that stated the game may or may not include Manual. I decided to email the seller and ask if this game had it's manual. Given my past experiences with asking sellers questions, I honestly did not expect a response. However roughly 36 hours later I got a reply that. yes, this included it's manual.

I immediately clicked the Buy It Now, and replied back to the seller, Thanks Purchased. For the 85% of sellers that do not bother to reply to people, see you are losing out on money. If I had not received a response, I would NOT have bought it.

And when I did get the game, not only did it include the manual, but it also included a WRC insert as well!

I notice there is no UPC on the first one, just Not To Be Sold Separately printed in it's place.

I wonder what it came with? My quick google search didn't reveal anything, but  I may not be narrowing down a proper search.... Maybe someday I will find out, just cause it would be neat to know.

Went to Pawn America, Again, Got some Games!

Last Saturday I was out checking out a car with my daughters fiancée, and on the way home we somehow ended up at our favorite Pawn America.

Of course I left with a stack

First a couple UMD Videos to add to the collection for a buck a piece

Gridiron Gang, a good movie. Talladega Nights on the other hand, well it was a buck....

Then I found an Xbox 360 exclusive racing game, for a buck

Moto GP '07

I also picked up a couple $3.00 games I didn't have and hadn't played yet.

 Need for Speed Rivals

And Need for Speed The Run

Then I found a Steelbook for $5.00, You know I love my Steelbooks

Medal of Honor Warfighter

I have had this game since launch, but didn't have the steelbook. 

Will sell off the game discs and make a couple bucks back.

Then I saw this for $8.00 as well

The Augmented Edition of Deus Ex Human Revolution

I have had the regular edition for sometime, but I like special editions of games too. 

I also found there is a Directors Cut of this game as well, can get a brand new sealed copy off eBay for $9.99. I may have to do that.

End of Line

Movies, Music and a Game Pickups

I am back, with a little pile of various pickups from the weekend. 

We went to Cheapo to pick up some new CD's

Overkill The Grinding Wheel

Been a huge Overkill fan for almost 30 years. One of the great Thrash bands, this album continues that experience, Overkill never fails to disappoint. Give it a listen!

Judas Priest Firepower

Yet another amazing, hard hitting, pulse pounding Metal Album!  Almost 50 years of Music from Judas Priest and they still continue to prove why they are considered The Metal Gods!

Next up, a couple DVD's I had been wanting to see. 

Cheapo also carries used DVD's

Found Catfish, been wanting to see that

And on the way out, spotted the clearance table and grabbed these.

Close Encounters

I haven't seen this in probably 35 years. Still a good movie.

How to Rob a Bank

Never heard of this, looked interesting and...…

……Mmmmm Erika Christensen

I really really want to watch Swimfan all of a sudden

Ok, back to the DVD's

The original TV Land of the Lost, NOT that shitty ass movie with Will Farrell.

I remember watching this as a kid, found seasons 2 and 3 at the Salvation Army for $0.99. Each!

And a few Brand New DVD sets from Wal-Mart

The complete Beavis and Butthead collection!

This set INCLUDES the music videos (these were always missing from the other sets) I put it back down, told my wife we didn't need to spend $25.00 on it since we were buying the next 2 sets, but as I put it back on the shelf. I noticed it included the videos, got all excited and my wife pretty much "made" me buy it :)  Thanks hun! I binge watched it all day Saturday.

UPDATE: The Beavis and Butthead set also came with Digital Download codes for the episodes and movie. I sold those for $15.00!

All 7 Leprechaun movies Brand New for $7.50, Yes Please!

Great movies, the Wrong Turn series all 6 movies for $12.00!

I recently had been wanting to re-watch these and SWORE I had them all. But when I went to look for them, I was only able to find Wrong Turn 4.... Then my wife saw this one night at Walmart and said I had to get it. Love these movies, great bloody, gory fun!

And for my Gamers, I did buy and digitally download a game. Yes me the Physical Media snob bought a Digital Download game. But for the price of....

Come on, for $1.69 

I couldn't NOT buy it..... I also bought a copy for my daughter as well.

That's all for today folks, hope to get back to you soon!