Guns and Dinosaurs.

       As promised I have finally returned. A little late I digress but let me tell you. Half of it was lazy, the other half was busy. While I have been freezing in a frozen tundra known as Canada.  I have gaming, and schooling to keep myself warm.  I bet you can't guess what is one is more fun.  ((Actually trick question both aren't bad. It's the commute that sucks but worth it!)




I promised to talk about two games right for this little go. I will talk about AT LEAST two. Mainly because I feel like typing, and now unless you click next or close the page. You are going to read it....or DIE! (Disclaimer: We here at Steve's Adventures in Life and Minecraft are not responsible if reading this has caused you to die. ))

 Now the first one I should get to is a game my brother turned me onto. It's called GUNS OF ICARUS

 Now don't get me wrong. The idea of this game is pretty sweet. You and up to three friends hop into a Airship in this steampunk universe and blow anyone unfortunate to be on the other team to kingdom come.
The game is broken into 4 Classes. Firs there is the pilot. Now don't get excited you aren't Tom Cruise flying into the Danger Zone in some super speedy airplane. (Actually I'm pretty sure the airships move about as fast as his slow walk across the carrier in the movie.))

But there is a lot to manage. If you need to go fast maybe load it up with some nitroglycerin.(There are other things you can pick but when flying a zeppelin is there anything really more safe...well yeah pretty much everything but not if you want to be awesome). Directing the ship in which direction to go. Now the biggest downfall to using the pilot perks to fly your plane, isn't the balloon catching on fire. It's the Engineer who is yelling at you for making his job much worse, by using the before mentioned nitro, or flying through smoke, or a sand storm.  I don't know how many Scotty jokes came up.

That being said it is a great set-up to the next class. The Engineer. You know the job usually picked for the person who logs in last? His job simple. Fix the ship while the other 3 reckless maniacs shoot, and cause trouble and break everything. Then turn to the poor engineer, with there hands in the air like a kid who spilled paint, and tells his mom he doesn't know how it got there...(*points at self*)  From fixing the balloon and engines and guns. It really is a the worst but busiest job.

Now it's time for the job that brings all the girls to the yard.(Or boys depends on what you are into) The Gunners. Two of  them. Who have a HUGE array of guns to ask the pilot to select when picking his ship and ship parts. Tasked with turning every enemy zeppelin into a smouldering pile or twigs, and snapped timber. Blowing up the balloons, and laughing manically. It really was my favourite of the classes. Now not just because I got to blow things up, which I LOVE! It just felt the most versatile. Where with every class you can do everything, you just were specced to certain jobs. The Gunners were able to pull it off, whether fixing there own guns, or running around the ship and helping the Engineer who was one more engine fire away from alcoholism, or just jumping off the ship.

The game sounds awesome right? I don't know if the problem was it was too niche, I loved it at the time I played it, and me and my PC group really really enjoyed it. We were even undefeated. Team Pen15, and I can't remember what our ship was called. Just there game a 6 day period where we LITERALLY couldn't find a game.  I hope to revisit it in the future, but sadly it went to the Graveyard where all the other uninstalled games go. *COUGH* DIABLO 3 *COUGH COUGH*



Lets get our heads out of the clouds for a moment...bring ourselves back down to earth. We spent so much time in the steampunk world of Guns of Icarus, we were not here to stop something we could not predict...

Dinosaurs have returned...how? Does it matter. What must we do fight them, that's right fan club.. I am talking about one of my favorite pick up and plays :

This game is SO good. Perhaps it is the simpleness of it. Man vs Dinosaur. Or  it brings me back to weekend long Lan parties, playing Alien vs Predator 2. This game just has it. I was lucky enough to pick it up for 5 dollars on a Steam sale, but It was definitely worth it.  
The game does things so well, first playing the game I rolled a human.  I looked out as my human trapper to the site of a T-Rex just walking and stomping by, and I was thrown into fun. The game has 8 options when playing, 4 for each team, and they all have there own feel.
There is the Trapper, A personal favourite. Running around with a pair of pistols and a net. Timing is his best weapon, for when he traps a smaller dinosaur in his net. Mainly not a bullish style dinosaur, or T-Mother lovin' Rex. The little guys, the Pteradon, Raptor, and the dinky Dilophosaurus.  When the dinosaur is trapped in the net. They can be one shot by the trappers knife.
My second favourite. The Pathfinder. Just a shotgun wielding character capable of doing sufficient damage to any dinosaur who gets in his way. His secondary is a flare, which may sound piddly, but it comes to great effect to blind some other dinosaurs.
Third to Mention is essentially the solider. he runs around with a Assault rifle that doubles as a shot gun... why not Dinosaurs are there. I'm fine with this class too, while I can't diminish his damage. The dinosaurs just don't seem to be afraid of him as much as I would like...That's okay. I've seen some people just wreck with them.
The Pyro - My girlfriends favourite. The red-headed  fire blazing character. His flame thrower is scary enough to ward off any dinosaurs. Yet his flame thrower is still cool, for if a raptor tries to get in close enough it doubles as a chain saw. Still not excited. He throws some grenades as well. He is a boss, and a lot of fun.
Last for the Humans, is the Sniper. I don't enjoy snipers in any game personally but she is a  essential part of the team. She has two sniping rifles. One for just damage and dishing out head shots to poor dinosaurs, trying to eat some human flesh, and another that drugs up any dinosaur it hits. Let me tell you, it's cool but not cool at the same time.

Now for the dinosaurs. (The ones you care about right? I know you...)
We're going to go in backwards order from least favourite, to most.
Dilpohosaurus: Now while I can't spell it properly and refuse to look it up, because I am talking to you. (That's right. I care!) A tiny little guy that bites, and spits. The spit being the more useful, since it stops humans from using any special things they have. I just don't like it.
Then the Bullosaurus. Not it's real name but again.  It's extinct. Can't sue me! ha. Not a bad class again to say the least. It's charge is really it's only way to kill, but it has to be so precise I just don't care to learn.
Third place: The Pteradon (or the Mother F*cking Pterodactyl) I know they are too different dinosaurs, Yet, I don't care my house my rules.  He's pretty sweet. The support class really for the dinosaurs. He soars like a majestic eagle of death (or if you are Canadian everything we know the Canadian Geese to be) soaring around, and shouting out to tell the dinosaurs where dinner is located. Not too mention he can attempt to fly down and pluck people out of the sky. Once you are up there though, chances are you're dead. Not cool.
Fourth place: The T-rex. Now some would say..he's broken. You're right. It's okay though. He gave up two regular arms, to kick all of our pink fleshed butts, and he does it so well. He can kill you through just flat out devouring you, (which heals you). Think you can avoid him, he'll just step on you. He's got more ways to kill you then George R.R Martin at a wedding, and I love it.
Now who follows up my favourite Dinosaur of all time?
The Novaraptor..Why?
Enough said.

More so about the game, it's actually balanced. Humans need to work together, and Dinosaurs travel in packs, until Papa T shows up, there are so many small things in it. I feel everyone should look to it.
So as it turns out, I'm typed out for today. So I won't be posting another game. Next run I will I promise :)
Now I do not know any of the pictures or links I posted today. They are owned by there respective companies. Not me. Not owned, just borrowed.

Now, if you are looking for some computers games of your own to play, I urge you to check out the Humble Bundle.  https://www.humblebundle.com/

There is the link right there. It's a great cause. Even if you don't actually like the games. It's going to people who need it if you can afford it. Really my favourite charity to date.

Okay I'm done for now. If you have any games to suggest please let me know, and I guess you can follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/vigible
And I will try to get some Tumblr going as soon as I learn how to use it.  I am also working on getting a stream going of me playing some games, just need a web cam. Al-right Peace out!