Your Tormentx Evolved

Even though I posted a few weeks ago that Id be doing a weekly post Im am now calling it quits for "Brought to you by TormentX". Thats right I will blog here no more. Why ? Well I just dont have the heart to do it anymore not to mention the time. So with that being said its over ! Thanks for everyone who has read my posts in the past and anyone who may stumble upon this page check out the links for great Xbox 360 and gaming posts.  CYA !

Aaron Ferguson (TormentX)

  After losing 100 pounds over the last year and a half I finally learned to get my health back in order and stay in control of what I’m eating. I was 290 pounds and the weight wasn’t slowing down. It didn’t help much when I consider myself a “Hardcore Gamer” and had a lot of down time in front of the TV. Now I’m not trying to tell to get off your couch and hit the gym and go run a few miles, but like I said as gamers we do tend to have more down time then others. With that being said there are some tasty tip I’d like to pass along for some healthier and smarter gaming snack  ideas.

For starters lets talk about our beverages. I’m going to go out a limb and guess a lot of soda is being consumed while we try saving the world from evil or trying to cross the finish line in first place. Myself I drink seltzer water (yes I know everyone thinks its awful), but the idea is to keep your calories down while sitting down. So why not try some diet sodas. Coke 0 and Diet Dr Pepper are great tasting sodas with no calories in them at all. With the weather starting to warm up now a nice cold glass of water is very refreshing and it also helps to keep you feeling fuller as well.

I know there’s better then munching away at a snack while playing your favorite game, but it doesn’t have to be foods that are going to add the pounds on.  Yes chips and some cookies are great and maybe even some candy, just not all the time. I still eat chips I just eat them in smaller portions. Instead of buying the giant super size bags of chips Ill buy the $.99 bags that are great for a session of gaming. If you have a bigger bag you tend to eat more. Also try some fruit, yes fruit and why not it tastes great. When is the last time you sat down with some strawberries, pineapple or even some grapes? You can a nice mix of 3 cups of fruit which is a lot of food and very filling. I think if more people were turned to eating more they much just say to themselves “why have I been eating more of this”.

Popcorn and pretzels are smarter choices as well. Be careful how you chose you popcorn though. You don’t want to sit down with a whole bag of microwaved popped popcorn that’s loaded with butter. Try the air popped brands this way you can control the amount of butter or “topping” that goes into your snack.  Try using some  salt and butter spray to keep your calories and fat down. Doing this will allow you to eat a TON of popcorn ! Candy is to bad when it comes to the smaller hard candies like a Jolly Rancher. You have like three or four of these and not take in to much. But instead of reaching for that Snickers Bar that’s supposed to satisfy you try grabbing a Fiber bar load with chocolate chips instead and they taste great.

I’m not trying to preach the book of good health here or anything, but rather just looking to maybe help some people that might feel they need to change some of their gaming eating habits. I still eat pizza and hamburgers I’m not a complete health fanatic or anything, but if reading this post can change just a few of the thing some of you might eat while sitting in front of the tube then I’m just happy that I could share this with all of you. After all you want raise your gamer score not your waistline!

-TX

Its been just about 4 months since I last posted anything here and Id like to start voicing my love for video game here once again. Nothing to crazy just one post a week to go over what I’ve been up to on the gaming front. A lot has come and gone it the past four months and there’s much to come. With that being said let me get started.

Yes I’ve been playing some PS3 titles this year thanks to GameFly ( you didn’t think I would actually buy a PS3 game did you ?). Uncharted 2 was a Christmas gift but it brought me into the new year with a bang considering the games greatness. Everything about this game truly makes this Game of the Year for 2009. The action, graphics, presentation and voice acting raised the bar when it comes to “Hollywood style production” . Uncharted 2 was my Game of the Year for 2009. Heavy Rain was also another great PS3 titles that I played this year. It was another one of those titles that draw you in with mood and setting and a great story. God of War 3 while I thought it was a beautiful game with a lot of action. It was just to tired in the gameplay area with its button mashing style of play. If it were more hardcore like Ninja Gaiden I think I would have given it more of a chance, but it was back to Gamefly for GOW 3.

On the 360 front its been nothing but exceptional gaming as always. I’ve have been making my way back to Fallout 3 catching up on its DLC. I’ve  slayed demons with the lovely Bayonetta and saved the world in Battlefield Bad Company 2 along with the human race in Mass Effect  2. The Assassin  Sam Fisher made he his 360 return in a big way and I was more the pleased with his coming out of the shadows. Speaking of  Assassins Ezio for Assassins Creed was no slouch in the Bad Ass department either.

So my hands have been full of gaming and as always there’s more to come very soon. Alan wake, Lost Planet 2 and Red Dead Redemption all come out in May (yeah that’s next month). Not mention Blur and Split Second release in May as well. I will only get one of those and that might have to wait till June. Now just think it all kicks off with Super Street Fighter 4 next week.

-TX

Bayonetta is one of the most silliest, ridiculous over the top and not to mention one of the most  wonderful games I’ve  EVER played ! From the beautiful and stylish graphics to the fast and frantic game play that totally kicks ass, Bayonetta  gives games like Devil May Cry and Ninja Gaiden a lot to look up to.  The game could have been called “Boss-onetta”, thanks to the overwhelming amount boss and mini boss battles that you face in the game. The hack and slash genre has hasn’t felt so fresh in years.

My only issue with Bayonetta is the way you earn credits known as “Halos” to buy items and upgrades.  I went through the the whole game buying very few upgrades because of the greediness of the games willingness to give up more Halos. None the less I finished the game and was very impressed with the game from beginning to end.

As far as the story is concerned I don’t know what to say about it. It was very confusing and I honestly couldn’t tell you what the hell the game was really about. What I can say is that it took me 23 hours 40 minuets and 2 seconds to beat the game. Talk about one hell of a rental !