http://www.avforums.com/forums/blogs/mattclarkie-216244/ Home Entertainment and Audio Visual Home Consumer Electronics Forums en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:39:20 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.avforums.com/forums/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.avforums.com/forums/blogs/mattclarkie-216244/ http://www.avforums.com/forums/blogs/mattclarkie-216244/1918-2009-week-40.html Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:06:03 GMT Weekly Gamerscore Gain: 0g
Weekly Achievement Gain: 0
Total Gamerscore Gain: 8065g

Total Achievements Gained: 375
Total Gamerscore: 26925g


Well if last week was the week that never was this week is it's uncle Fred. Did that make sense, no :oops:. ]]> mattclarkie http://www.avforums.com/forums/blogs/mattclarkie-216244/1918-2009-week-40.html http://www.avforums.com/forums/blogs/mattclarkie-216244/1917-2009-week-39.html Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:04:22 GMT *Weekly Gamerscore Gain: 75g Weekly Achievement Gain: 1 Total Gamerscore Gain: 8065g Total Achievements Gained: 375 Total Gamerscore: 26925g *Well this is the weekly update for a week that never happened. Weekly Gamerscore Gain: 75g
Weekly Achievement Gain: 1
Total Gamerscore Gain: 8065g

Total Achievements Gained: 375
Total Gamerscore: 26925g


Well this is the weekly update for a week that never happened. ]]> mattclarkie http://www.avforums.com/forums/blogs/mattclarkie-216244/1917-2009-week-39.html http://www.avforums.com/forums/blogs/mattclarkie-216244/1916-2009-day-275-9-3.html Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:02:36 GMT Total Gamerscore Gain: 8065g
Total Achievements Gained: 375
Total Gamerscore: 26925g


75points gained from Halo 3: ODST.


Wow, it has been a very busy time for me lately and I haven't played much, as a result my blog has fallen into disrepare. As a result I am going into maintenance until I get my groove back.


Audiophile: 75g
Found all Audio Logs, alone or with another ODST. ]]> mattclarkie http://www.avforums.com/forums/blogs/mattclarkie-216244/1916-2009-day-275-9-3.html http://www.avforums.com/forums/blogs/mattclarkie-216244/1872-2009-day-274-9-2.html Sun, 04 Oct 2009 09:12:20 GMT *Total Gamerscore Gain: 7990g* *Total Achievements Gained: 374* *Total Gamerscore: 26855g* 0points gained from anything. Another day without much gaming. Instead I decided to get rid of the large number amount of TV that has accumilated in the Sky+... Total Gamerscore Gain: 7990g
Total Achievements Gained: 374
Total Gamerscore: 26855g


0points gained from anything.


Another day without much gaming. Instead I decided to get rid of the large number amount of TV that has accumilated in the Sky+ for the last week or so. ]]> mattclarkie http://www.avforums.com/forums/blogs/mattclarkie-216244/1872-2009-day-274-9-2.html http://www.avforums.com/forums/blogs/mattclarkie-216244/1871-2009-day-274-9-1.html Sun, 04 Oct 2009 09:10:35 GMT Total Gamerscore Gain: 7990g
Total Achievements Gained: 374
Total Gamerscore: 26855g


0points gained from anything.


No gaming for me today because I had to go for a Team Meal. I didn't get back until after midnight so I wasn't going to earn any cheevos then :boring:. ]]> mattclarkie http://www.avforums.com/forums/blogs/mattclarkie-216244/1871-2009-day-274-9-1.html http://www.avforums.com/forums/blogs/mattclarkie-216244/1870-2009-week-38.html Sun, 04 Oct 2009 09:08:46 GMT *Weekly Gamerscore Gain: 665g Weekly Achievement Gain: 37 Total Gamerscore Gain: 7990g Total Achievements Gained: 374 Total Gamerscore: 26855g * A fantastically productive week, and all thanks to the fantastic game Halo 3: ODST. What is even better is that I enjoyed earning all the... Weekly Gamerscore Gain: 665g
Weekly Achievement Gain: 37
Total Gamerscore Gain: 7990g

Total Achievements Gained: 374
Total Gamerscore: 26855g


A fantastically productive week, and all thanks to the fantastic game Halo 3: ODST. What is even better is that I enjoyed earning all the achievements which isn't something that happens too regularly. ]]> mattclarkie http://www.avforums.com/forums/blogs/mattclarkie-216244/1870-2009-week-38.html http://www.avforums.com/forums/blogs/mattclarkie-216244/1869-2009-day-273-4-30.html Sun, 04 Oct 2009 09:07:20 GMT Total Gamerscore Gain: 7990g
Total Achievements Gained: 374
Total Gamerscore: 26855g


10points gained from Halo 3: ODST via 1 achievement.


Oooooh, look I am really close to the 8000 earned mark (although on the hush hush I wouldn't trust my maths). I sat back while Sniper Ash6 cleaned-up some Covenant scum in a quick blast of Firefight.


Be Like Marty: 10g
In Firefight, finished a full round without killing a single enemy. ]]> mattclarkie http://www.avforums.com/forums/blogs/mattclarkie-216244/1869-2009-day-273-4-30.html http://www.avforums.com/forums/blogs/mattclarkie-216244/1868-2009-day-272-4-29.html Sun, 04 Oct 2009 08:57:30 GMT *Total Gamerscore Gain: 7980g* *Total Achievements Gained: 373* *Total Gamerscore: 26845g* 35points gained from Halo 3 ODST via 2 achievements. I managed to find some really good videos on youtube that walked you through every Audio Log on ODST. It... Total Gamerscore Gain: 7980g
Total Achievements Gained: 373
Total Gamerscore: 26845g


35points gained from Halo 3 ODST via 2 achievements.


I managed to find some really good videos on youtube that walked you through every Audio Log on ODST. It was very useful because some of the logs can't be found by just knowing their rough location. It wasn't a complete success because the game glitched and prevented some logs appearing.


Naughty Naughty: 5g
Killed 10 Engineers in the city at night, alone or with another ODST.

Naughty Naughty: 30g
Killed 10 Engineers in the city at night, alone or with another ODST. ]]> mattclarkie http://www.avforums.com/forums/blogs/mattclarkie-216244/1868-2009-day-272-4-29.html http://www.avforums.com/forums/blogs/mattclarkie-216244/1865-2009-day-271-4-28.html Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:39:23 GMT *Total Gamerscore Gain: 7940g* *Total Achievements Gained: 371* *Total Gamerscore: 26810g* 0points gained from anyting. I... Total Gamerscore Gain: 7940g
Total Achievements Gained: 371
Total Gamerscore: 26810g


0points gained from anyting.


I decided that it was time to get the remaining audio logs from ODST. Something I didn't want to do in my playthrough because I thought it would ruin the fun. I was right in that decision, after nearly 2hours and only having gained 2 more logs I felt like putting a bullet in my head :suicide:.

To make it worse I didn't even get an achievement for my troubles. ]]> mattclarkie http://www.avforums.com/forums/blogs/mattclarkie-216244/1865-2009-day-271-4-28.html http://www.avforums.com/forums/blogs/mattclarkie-216244/1864-2009-day-270-4-27.html Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:37:56 GMT *Total Gamerscore Gain: 7940g* *Total Achievements Gained: 371* *Total Gamerscore: 26805g* 15points gained from Halo 3: ODST via 2 achievements. ... Total Gamerscore Gain: 7940g
Total Achievements Gained: 371
Total Gamerscore: 26805g


15points gained from Halo 3: ODST via 2 achievements.


I wasn't planning to play for long and instead was aiming to fly through a level on ODST to get a quick 5g. But when some of the Top Gun guys sent me a Firefight invite I couldn't resist.

It was hectic, fast and immensely fun and I got an extra 10g from my session which went on a good 90minutes longer than I intended.


Headcase: 5g
Finished any level with at least one Skull activated.

Firefight: Alpha Site: 10g
Scored over 200,000 points in Firefight on Alpha Site. ]]> mattclarkie http://www.avforums.com/forums/blogs/mattclarkie-216244/1864-2009-day-270-4-27.html http://www.avforums.com/forums/blogs/mattclarkie-216244/1860-2009-day-269-4-26.html Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:02:22 GMT *Total Gamerscore Gain: 7925g* *Total Achievements Gained: 369* *Total Gamerscore: 26790g* 160points gained from Halo 3: ODST via 4 achievements. ... Total Gamerscore Gain: 7925g
Total Achievements Gained: 369
Total Gamerscore: 26790g


160points gained from Halo 3: ODST via 4 achievements.


It's that time again. The time when I finish a game that I have really enjoyed and feel slightly empty inside. It was all over so quickly (that's what she said), and no sooner had I started blasted convenant scum had I single handedly saved the planet. I'm just too good.


Coastal Highway: 50g
Completed Coastal Highway and unlocked the Last Exit Firefight mission.

Campaign Complete: Normal: 100g
Completed the Campaign on Normal difficulty.

Stunning!: 5g
Stunned a vehicle with an overcharged plasma pistol and quickly killed the driver.


I Like Fire: 5g
Killed 10 enemies with the Flamethrower on Data Hive. ]]> mattclarkie http://www.avforums.com/forums/blogs/mattclarkie-216244/1860-2009-day-269-4-26.html http://www.avforums.com/forums/blogs/mattclarkie-216244/1859-2009-day-268-4-25.html Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:58:45 GMT *Total Gamerscore Gain: 7765g* *Total Achievements Gained: 365* *Total Gamerscore: 26630g* 170points gained from Halo 3: ODST via 9 achievements. ... Total Gamerscore Gain: 7765g
Total Achievements Gained: 365
Total Gamerscore: 26630g


170points gained from Halo 3: ODST via 9 achievements.


Today I made some real progress on ODST. In fact I spent far longer playing it than I originally intended and got to the very last level of the game. That means that tomorrow I will complete ODST. That will be a sad moment :(.


Laser Blaster: 5g
Got 10 Spartan Laser kills on ONI Alpha Site.

My Clothes!: 5g
Plasma Pistol Overcharged and quickly killed 10 Brutes.

Pink and Deadly: 5g
Got 10 Needler supercombine kills on any covenant.

ONI Alpha Site: 30g
Completed ONI Alpha Site and unlocked the Alpha Site Firefight mission.

Dome Inspector: 5g
Got 15 headshot kills on NMPD HQ.

NMPD HQ: 30g
Completed NMPD HQ and unlocked the Romeo character in Firefight.

Super Sleuth: 10g
Found the final clue unraveling the mystery, alone or with another ODST.

Kikowani Station: 30g
Completed Kikowani Station on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary.

Data Hive: 50g
Completed Data Hive and unlocked the Chasm Ten Firefight mission. ]]> mattclarkie http://www.avforums.com/forums/blogs/mattclarkie-216244/1859-2009-day-268-4-25.html http://www.avforums.com/forums/blogs/mattclarkie-216244/1851-2009-day-267-4-24.html Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:28:38 GMT *Total Gamerscore Gain: 7595g* *Total Achievements Gained: 356* *Total Gamerscore: 26460g* 100points gained from Halo 3 via 4 achievements.... Total Gamerscore Gain: 7595g
Total Achievements Gained: 356
Total Gamerscore: 26460g


100points gained from Halo 3 via 4 achievements.
170points gained from Halo 3: ODST via 15 achievements.


I am ODST. It is that time, the time I have been waiting for along time. Halo 3 ODST in my 360 console. But first thing, get the remaining Halo 3 skulls. After 30minutes trying to get the first one I was not happy, it was really doing me in and internet videos were useless. Eventually to get the skull I built a tower of crates and placed a grav lift atop it. The Citadel skull was mine. After that the others were a breeze.

Then it was time to play some ODST, and wow. It was just as good as I was expecting. Some people really hate on Halo, but this game showed the creativity of Bungie.

I wont go into a review of the game, but I was incredibly impressed by it :thumbsup:.

Citadel Skull: 25g
On Citadel, found the hidden skull.

Heretic Skull: 25g
On Heretic, found the hidden skull.

Longshore Skull: 25g
On Longshore, found the hidden skull.

Vidmaster Challenge: Brainpan: 25g
Found all the hidden skulls on the Mythic maps.

Heal Up: 5g
Found the first Medical Kiosk and healed yourself.

Dark Times: 5g
Killed 5 enemies while using VISR mode.

Tourist: 5g
Accessed and downloaded the city map to your VISR.

Junior Detective: 10g
Found the first clue unraveling the mystery.

Boom, Headshot: 5g
Got 10 automag headshot kills in any level.

Ewww, Sticky: 5g
Got 5 sticky grenade kills in any level.

Tayari Plaza: 30g
Completed Tayari Plaza and unlocked the Buck character in Firefight.

Trading Down: 5g
Traded weapons with a fellow character.

Wraith Killer: 5g
Killed all Wraiths in Uplift Reserve.

Uplift Reserve: 30g
Completed Uplift Reserve and unlocked the Dutch character in Firefight.

Listener: 5g
Found the first Audio Log.

Tuned In: 15g
Found 3 Audio Logs, alone or with another ODST.

Gumshoe: 10g
Found the 3rd clue unraveling the mystery, alone or with another ODST.

Both Tubes: 5g
Got 10 Rocket kills on Kizingo Boulevard.

Kizingo Boulevard: 30g
Completed Kizingo Blvd. and unlocked the Mickey character in Firefight. ]]> mattclarkie http://www.avforums.com/forums/blogs/mattclarkie-216244/1851-2009-day-267-4-24.html http://www.avforums.com/forums/blogs/mattclarkie-216244/1848-2009-week-37.html Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:03:13 GMT *Weekly Gamerscore Gain: 75g Weekly Achievement Gain: 1* *Total Gamerscore Gain: 7325g* *Total Achievements Gained: 337* *Total Gamerscore: 26190g* Not my most productive week,... Weekly Gamerscore Gain: 75g
Weekly Achievement Gain: 1
Total Gamerscore Gain: 7325g

Total Achievements Gained: 337
Total Gamerscore: 26190g


Not my most productive week, but it did see me put Dead Space to bed, and now I am looking forward to starting ODST. Less than 24hours to go. ]]> mattclarkie http://www.avforums.com/forums/blogs/mattclarkie-216244/1848-2009-week-37.html http://www.avforums.com/forums/blogs/mattclarkie-216244/1847-2009-day-266-4-23.html Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:00:45 GMT *Total Gamerscore Gain: 7325g* *Total Achievements Gained: 337* *Total Gamerscore: 26190g* 0points gained from anything. ... Total Gamerscore Gain: 7325g
Total Achievements Gained: 337
Total Gamerscore: 26190g


0points gained from anything.


It's that time again. It's the day when I get to go home and I did it amazingly fast. The only issue is I think a malfunctioning Speed Camera on the M20 took my picture, and I forgot to smile :suicide:. ]]> mattclarkie http://www.avforums.com/forums/blogs/mattclarkie-216244/1847-2009-day-266-4-23.html