Friday, 19 January 2018

The Shadow - L.A. Noire

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Tail a suspect without being spotted, in a single case - 15

This can be done in the "The Fallen Idol Case".

You will end up tailing June to cafe during the case.

While tailing, don't get too close otherwise you'll be seen. Don't get too far away otherwise you'll lose her.

When you get to the cafe, take cover against the wall. She will talk to a phone on the wall, while she is using the phone, quickly walk over to the empty dinner booth and use the newspaper to find your face. You just need to wait until she finishes using the phone.

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Inspector Cole Phelps

Tuesday, 16 January 2018

1500 bph... Easy - Need for Speed: Payback

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Win a race in the Koenigsegg Regera without damaging it - 25

The Koenigsegg Regera will cost you $882,450.

You can choose any race in the game, shorter race would be best... you can destroy destructible signs and construction fences, but not large fences, large signs, walls, trees, other cars, etc.

This is a reference to the Brake Horse Power which the vehicle has in the game, in real life the Koenigsegg has 1,797bph. Making it the most powerful production car ever made. (Accurate at the time of posting)

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Koenigsegg Regera - 2016

Awards of 2017

Well it's awards season, so I through I would give out my personally opinions of what video games were best of the genre.

Best Shooter - Nominees: Destiny 2, Call of Duty: World War II, Wolfenstein II: The New Order
The Best Shooter of 2017 is Call of Duty: World War II.
I loved it because it took Call of Duty back to the past, rather than the previous games in the series, it was serious and had a great story. I also thought the Multiplayer was well done as well as Zombies not attempting to be funny was a nice touch.

Best Action Game - Nominees: LA Noire, Middle-Earth: Shadow of War, Cuphead, Horizon Zero Dawn
The Best Action of 2017 is Cuphead.
I loved it because it was an original game which we've not seen in a long time, I really enjoyed the difficulty and the art style was perfect. The fast pace of the game was challenging but not impossible, which made it fun, especially playing 2-player.

Best Role-Playing Game - Pokemon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Personna 5, Batman: The Enemy Within
The Role-Playing Game of 2017 is The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
I loved it because of the giant open world and the depth to all of the characters you can talk to. I enjoyed the side-quests, and I really enjoyed the story. I thought it played extremely well on the Nintendo Switch, which I hope to see many more Zelda Games on the console.

Best Adventure Game - Doki Doki Literature Club, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Horizon Zero Dawn, Assassin's Creed: Origins
The Best Adventure Game of 2017 is Assassin's Creed: Origins
I loved it because the vast map, as well as the side-quests, which play along side the historical journey which is the amazing story. I thought the parkour controls have improved in the series once again, which made me rage a lot less complaining why he would randomly jump to his death

Best Platformer - Metroid: Samus Returns, Cuphead, Super Mario Odyssey, Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
The Best Platformer of 2017 is Metroid: Samus Returns
I loved it because of the classic graphics and the fast fluid combat. Yes I know it's a remake, but that's what makes it great, the original Metroid II: Return of Samus; it was great then and it is great now. The game has been touched up amazingly since the original release in 1991.

Best Racing Game - Forza Motorsport 7, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Need for Speed: Payback, Grand Turismo Sport.
The Best Racing Game of 2017 is Forza Motorsport 7
I loved it because of the intense detail to attention to the vehicles and tracks, as well as the changing weather function. I'm not saying GT Sport is bad, far from it - I really like both games, but Forza just edged it out due to the inclusion of the Hoonigan Cars and the packed multiplayer servers.

Game of the Year 2017 - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Odyssey, Forza Motorsport 7, Cuphead
Game of the Year 2017 is Forza Motorsport 7
Yes it had a hazy start with Multiplayer and Forzathon not being active, but it is really in its prime now. The dynamics of each and every vehicle are unique from one another, which is amazing. The detail of every marking on the road of the Nurburgring to the classic lines of the 1926 Bugatti Type 35 C is just amazing. The campaign doesn't feel like a grind as there are so many cars to choose from so it doesn't become boring at all.

Sunday, 14 January 2018

Tinker, Tailor, Racer, Fly - Need for Speed: Payback

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Win a Race Event with a Modified Live Tuning Setup - 10

Firstly, you need to have completed the "Double or Nothing Event", you then will have the ability to Live Tune a car by pressing Down on the D-Pad (on Xbox anyway), which will bring up a couple of factor you can tune; the factor vary for each class of vehicle.

You only have to change one of the factors by one for the achievement to be unlocked. You can then race any type of race, Drag, Drift, Offroad, etc.

This is a reference to nursery rhyme "Tinker, Tailor", which is a traditional rhyme which young girls would sing about who would be their future husband. As well as the Book/Film "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" which is able spymaster uncovering a mole in the British Secret Intelligence Service.

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Live Data Diagnostic Machine

How to catch Zapdos - Pokemon Heart Gold and Soul Silver

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Starting at Cerulean City, head through Route 7, towards the Power Plant. Surfing south and to the Power Plant and you'll see Zapdos just sitting outside the Power Plant.

Zapdos is one of the Legendary Trio Birds, it is Electric/Flying. It is weak to Ice & Rock. It has four moves; Ancient Power, Agility, Charge & Discharge. You'll need a bunch of Ultra Balls to catch it.

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Zapdos

Driving the Incredible - Need for Speed: Payback

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Get a score of over 350,000 Points with the BMW M5 2017 during a Drift Trial Event - 25

The 2017 BMW M5 is unlocked in Chapter 4, costing $125,450.

I also recommend unlocking most of the Drift Events, using a longer track rather than a shorter event, just to give you more time to get points. I was using "The Drift King Drift Trial Event" as it is the longest Drift Event in the game.

The BMW M5 has the ability to drift 350,000 Points without upgrades, but it won't hurt if you use a couple. Keep your Multiplier up by using Nitrous and pulling big drifts at speed. You need to avoid bumping into walls, trees, etc because that will reset your Multiplier back down to Zero.

This is a reference to BMW's slogan, which is "Driving the Incredible".



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BMW M5 - 2017

Friday, 12 January 2018

Gym Leader #16: Blue - Pokemon Heart Gold and Soul Silver

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Gym Leader #16: Blue - Miscellaneous

Blue has six Pokemon; Exeggutor, Machamp, Arcanine, Rhydon, Gyarados & Pidgeot. If you get to the Viridian City Gym and you can't get in, you need to talk to Blue at Cinnabar Island first. Blue's Gym is a push-plate gym, you need to find the correct path to the top of the gym to battle Blue. It can be annoying at first but once you think about it, the path becomes easy to learn.

Exeggutor
Level: 55
Types: Grass/Psychic
Ability: Chlorophyll
Attacks: Psychic, Hypnosis, Leaf Storm & Trick Room
Weakness: Bug, Flying, Ice, Poison, Dark, Ghost & Fire
Strategy: Exeggutor will probably get the Trick Room off quickly to allow Machamp, Exeggutor and Rhydon to be fast. A Fast Bug or a Slow Fire-Type; something like that will work best.

Machamp
Level: 56
Types: Fighting
Ability: No Guard
Attacks: Thunder Punch, Dynamic Punch, Stone Edge & Earthquake
Weakness: Psychic & Flying
Strategy: A Bulky Psychic-Type will work best as Thunder Punch counters Flying-Types.

Rhydon
Level: 58
Types: Ground/Rock
Ability: Rock Head
Attacks: Earthquake, Stone Edge, Megahorn & Thunder Fang
Weakness: Grass, Ground, Water, Fighting, Ice & Steel
Strategy: Ice and Fighting-Types are gonna best as Megahorn counters Bug-Types and Thunder Fang counters Water-Types.

Arcanine
Level: 58
Types: Fire
Ability: Intimidate
Attacks: Extreme Speed, Flare Blitz, Dragon Pulse & Roar
Weakness: Ground, Rock & Water
Strategy: A bulky Pokemon with a Super-Effective Attack, as most things are going to be out sped by Arcanine.

Gyarados
Level: 52
Types: Water/Flying
Ability: Intimidate
Attacks: Waterfall, Ice Fang, Dragon Dance & Return
Weakness: Electric & Rock
Strategy: Joint-Easiest Pokemon to knock out, a solid Thunderbolt from a STAB Electric-Type is the best way to go.

Pidgeot
Level: 60
Types: Normal/Flying
Ability: Tangled Feet
Attacks: Whirlwind, Mirror Move, Return & Air Slash
Weakness: Electric, Rock & Ice
Strategy: Joint-Easiest Pokemon to knock out, a solid Thunderbolt or Ice Beam is going to work a treat.

Once you defeat Blue you will get TM 92 Trick Room and the Earth Badge.

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Blue