Top 5 Best Video game characters

Have you ever found yourself controlling or in the presence of a character that just radiates brilliance? Someone that just attracts all of the attention? This is rare for me, and I am willing to share with you my top 5 video game characters. You feel honored now, right?... right? All joking aside, here is my list:

1. Charlie Tunoku (Giant Bomb's name for the Persona 4 protagonist)- This character was named by none other than the good people at Giantbomb.com. No, this is not the actual character's name, but why not get creative with your gaming? It's more interesting that way.

2. John Marston (Red Dead Redemption)- Cowboy, father, gunslinger, John has quite a couple of things going for him. As far as honorable men go, John Marston is among the top.

3. Skarlet (Mortal Kombat 9)- Mortal Kombat is known for it's extremely brutal characters and fatalities, but few times do I actually find myself fearing one. Skarlet is a red ninja , originally a color pallet glitch in the earlier Mortal Kombat games, but wow is she violent. I have never seen someone hoist their enemy into the air and bathe in their blood. Pretty terrifying.

4. Noble 6 (Halo: Reach)- To me, Noble 6 was the classic "hero". He died saving others and showed no fear in the face of death. I believe the final scene with Noble 6 will forever be a classic and memorable one.

5. Sheogorath (Oblivion)- Psychopath. This word PERFECTLY sums up Sheogorath's character. An all powerful nutcase. When I think of Sheogorath, I remember accidentaly hitting him with a fire spell, and him clapping his hands and sending me 200 stories above Suicide Hill.

"Live Love Laugh Ragequit"
-Blade579

Top 5 Recent Best Video Game Stories

It's rare when you come across a story that just engrosses you to the point where you absolutely have to finish it, even if it means pulling an all nighter on the day of your finals. (by the way, don't do that. BAD idea...) Games with the thickest and most interesting stories are usually RPG's, but recently, I have actually seen the most amazing stories come from free roam and FPS games. This poll is the result of all 4 of the Gamerzinthelobby moderators' opinions of the "Top 5 Recent Best Video Game Stories":

Blade579- Top 5

1. Oblivion
2. Halo: Reach
3. Mortal Kombat
4. Dead Space 2
5. Portal 2

soda- Top 5

1. L.A. Noire
2. Red Dead Redemption
3. Mafia 2
4. Dead Space 2
5. Comic Jumper

Courier Six- Top 5

1. Alan Wake
2. Oblivion
3. Mass Effect 2
4. Halo Reach
5. Fallout: New Vegas

smightnight- Top 5

1. Red Dead Redemption
2. Dead Space
3. The Force Unleashed
4. Fallout 3
5. Mafia 2

Completion of Xbox 360 games

Are you or a friend burdened with the "completionist" bug? Do you have the urge to find every collectible, complete every mission, or finish every objective? I do, but not to the point where I cannot finish a game without discovering everything. I have actually only completed only one game all the way, meaning I finished every quest, collected and stored every weapon and armor, made every spell, bought all houses, and discovered all locations. The game I speak of is Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion. I have invested over 200 hours into that game, ensuring I didn't miss a single thing. I don't know what it was about Oblivion, but it was just so interesting to me. The physics engine, the story, a first person open world RPG, it had so much going for it. Unfortunately, I haven't gone back to play it since I finished everything, so now it is just sitting at the bottom of my stack of games.

Honestly, I could not think of anything better to write about today. This "post a day" challenge was issued to help improve my writing skills, and that is all well and good, but I just can't think of what to write about. I didn't have time today to research anything of importance, and with the free time I did have, I just tried to unlock golden visor in Halo Reach. Hmmm... I could talk about Halo Reach, but I assume that it has already had hundreds of reviews by now, so I will just post about my experience. Let's start with... Matchmaking.

Right off the bat, I will introduce the main topic that drive even the most experienced players to ragequitting: T-Bagging. (T-Bagging- the act of repeatedly crouching over the body of a previously killed alien/enemy/teamate, and mimicking... well, I don't have to go that far...) Ok, let's just say that T-Bagging is a juvenile, strange, and very rude form of being a sore loser. I can't possibly begin to fathom why someone enjoys imagining doing "that" to a dead alien/enemy/teamate. Yes, I am keeping this post free from vulgar language, but that is only because "certain people" read this blog. If you want to read someone insult a race, be prejudice, or throw random insults at a wall, look at any other blog. Well, as much as I would like to continue, my character on Halo Reach beckons me to buy him the gold visor. I will post again in the morning. (or night, whichever is more convenient...)

"Live Laugh Love Ragequit"
- Blade579

Intro

Hi everyone, smightnight here. I just thought I would do a brief introduction of myself to the blog. I enjoy gaming, that's why I'm here, although I'm not a "hard core" gamer, I still find myself playing many of the games that everyone loves. I enjoy not only newer games, but older ones as well. My personal favorite of all time is Pac-Man. So, I will be posting game reviews, guides, strategies, and whatever else finds its way into my thoughts. I'm mostly on Halo Reach, but I'm also playing Pokemon Crystal version on my Gameboy SP, and Mafia 2, so those are the games I will be mostly posting about throughout the week. If you have any questions, concerns or advice please feel free to email me at rdsmightnight@gmail.com.

I see my friend has come up with his own motto I guess I will too
"Till next time in the lobby"