BURTON REVIEWS (and news)

Metal Gear Solid has always seemed like an impenetrable fortress of convoluted plot points and over complicated gameplay that seemed like too much work and effort to even try to get into with un-knowable amounts of success and enjoyment. But now with the start of a new generation I decided to give the famed series a go and wow have I ignorantly missed an amazing experience for the past gaming years of my life. This game takes place after the events of MGS Peace Walker and stars Big Boss/Snake as he infiltrates a very harsh military camp to rescues two agents that have been captured. That is the bare bones of the main story and for the veteran MGS player there is a lot more story depth and lore connections to be found but for a new comer, such as myself, the story is a good and simple first step into the elaborate world of MGS. Putting you into the shoes of a badass legend with little explanation needed but what is there is enough to intrigue and really pull me into the events...

This is one of Aaron Paul’s first ventures out of the meth lab and into the real world, thankfully instead of a depressing work filled world he has found one inhabited by fast cars and amazing races; and we’re along for the ride. The story for Need for Speed is a very basic one: Drive across the country to take part in a race to settle a heated rivalry. In normal circumstances this would be a boring worn out concept but Need for Speed executes this idea with so much fun, charm, and sometimes a bit of cheese, it is hard not to give into the world, sit back and just enjoy the spectacle of expensive cars before you. And these cars are beautiful, every one of them is a representation of loud, exotic, and very expensive fun; throughout mocking you to wish and dream to one day sit in that uncomfortable looking seat and masterfully drift around a race track, ingraining rubber to road and dreams to reality. The stand out car though was definitely (Aaron Paul’s) Toby’s Ford Mustang that...