This happened to me today

You know you're fucked when this happens to you...


Oh shhhhhiiiiiittttt!!!



I hope this never happens to me again

 - Erin

Runescape Account Giveaway

TheStonedDragons is giving away a pre-owned Runescape Account. See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0900bEZL_VE for details.

KOHCTPYKTOP: Engineer of the People - review

Hi everyone,

I've just finished another flash game on Kongregate called KOHCTPYKTOP: Engineer of the People by Zachtronics Industries (whom you *may* know by a *slightly* more popular game Codex of Alchemical Engineering).
A puzzle game set in an alternate history Soviet Russia, KOHCTPYKTOP (an Anglicised transliteration of the Russian word for 'Constructor', or 'Engineer') revolves around building integrated circuits (more commonly known as microchips) at the most fundamental level of individual BJTs (bipolar junction transistors) using P-type silicon and N-type silicon.

If the above four lines just mindf---ed you, the closest comparison I can draw to another game is Redstone in Minecraft (although they are not entirely the same thing); using PNP and NPN logic gates to control currents in order to output a required current to progress to the next level.

On rating the gameplay side of things:
Pros:

• Realistic (in a fun way) (or fun, in a realistic way?)
• (e.g. inclusion of propagation delay - sometimes helpful, sometimes not)
• An immense feeling of pride/satisfaction when you complete a puzzle (by yourself, that is)
• It's not an action game, so lag is (generally) not an issue.
• Some attempt at a storyline?

Cons:

• WARNING: EXTREMELY DIFFICULT
• The realistic inclusion of propagation delay D:<
• Very little in-game motivation (e.g. achievements etc.)
• A tutorial of questionable helpfulness (uninteractive).
• Graphics are really (I mean REALLY) bad - but then again, why the fancy graphics?
• Very steep learning curves to overcome in terms of creating new ideas (e.g. attempting to create pulsers/memory cells for the first time)
• No diodes :(

I would like to say again that this game is VERY FRUSTRATING and I would guess that approximately 95% of the general population would ragequit in the first four levels (without my video walkthrough). My description of the cons probably do not do justice to the difficulty of the game, but it is very much outweighed by the immense satisfaction of completing a level.

Just harden up, life won't hand you solutions on a platter.

Rating: 3 ± 1.5 / 5 (depending on your mood and perseverance)
~Vincent

P.S. There is a pause button on the tutorial. The shift button is the second most important button after the left mouse button.

hey seb here,

      i have recently created a game where i hide things of great importance to erin on the internet, with clues leading throughout the internet for erin to find. Anyone can of course play if they want, the first clue is http://www.mediafire.com/?31t4sn3ezzfxtwk which is a game i made on game maker. If you beat it you will recieve a link which you must follow in order to get to the prize. The Final prize in this game is a custom made minecraft map (mainly made by erin) which i have on my computer. This puzzle is very short, because part of it was taken down, cause i was using a wikipedia page, so it is very easy. hopefully in the future it will be more entertaining, for example i might "borrow" erins essay which is due the next day and then make him find it somewhere on the interwebs. So keep a look out erin never know when i might steal something, (lol foil balls + bin, aw the joys of trolling erin)

     Now that that is done i can get to my videos. Recently my movie uploader has been screwing up and i need to fix it. So i start uploading the rest of my lets plays soon. 

SitRep + Battle of Britain: 303 Squadron review

Hi everyone,

Sorry for the hiatus in blog activity for the last couple of months, but we do have real lives to live. Perhaps it was not such a good idea to release all our videos in one hit during the holidays, to then be followed by a (relative) drought.

'Recent' Activity:

• Vincent has finished his Battle of Britain: 303 Squadron LP. (See review below)
• Gabbeh has not contributed anything :( ... yet.
• Seb has ended his Borderlands LP due to glitches.
• Seb has reached Ep. 9 of his Spore LP
• Seb has reached Ep. 2 of his Tau: Fire Warrior LP. (Awaiting review)
• Erin has reached Ep. 13 of his Crysis 2 LP. (See earlier post for review)
• Erin has reached Ep. 8 of his Magicka LP. (Awaiting review)
• Erin has begun a miscellaneous series of iPhone game videos (probably for schadenfreude purposes)
• The Minecraft SMP LP is probably still running, but with a completely new map due to server problems.
• Several unofficial 'Manburger' videos have been added. (Not a game)

Thank you for following this blog! Please spread the word.
~Vincent

Battle of Britain: 303 Squadron - Review

Battle of Britain: 303 Squadron is an aerial dogfighting game on Kongregate by ChannelFour. It is historically based (as far as my historical knowledge goes) on the real 303 Squadron in WWII during the Battle of Britain, with the names and events, although not exhaustive, historically accurate as well. Apart from the historicity, it is also a (relatively) good game in and of itself:

Pros:

• A good inclusion of the stalling mechanism for realism.
• A 'good' difficulty of enemies, which are difficult but open to exploitation, once you know the trick (so yes, you actually do need to brain out how to destroy a bomber with a turret, or throw a pilot off your tail).
• Very simple controls (Honestly, four keys?)
• A (relatively) good compromise for historicity and playability (historically, your wingmen didn't get owned every time, but they can't just do all the work for you).
• Very interesting cutscenes (in your own time).

Cons:

• This game is HORRIBLE if you have the slightest hint of lag or lack of control.
• NO CHECKPOINTS D:< screw a mission up and it's back to the beginning. Very annoying on the longer missions. Over 20 takes on a single mission.
• Unskippable dialogue. Annoyance factor is exacerbated when combined with the fact that you need to restart from the beginning of the mission.
• Very annoying script mechanisms (such as bombers spawning above the 50 000 ft mark, 'Leaving the mission area', AIs being chased to the 50 000 ft mark, and a potential bug in the first mission).

Overall, I'd give this game 7.5/10, with room to improve.

~Vincent

Spore review + lets play

hey everyone seb here doing a review on Spore a game by maxis. I also have the DLC Spore: galactic adventures which i will be doing a lets play on as soon as i get to the space age in my spore game. Spore is basically a game where you are a cell in a meteor which hits a planet, which releases all the cells into the ocean. You must then eat food and gain new parts for your creature. Eventually you evolve legs and you go to land. The game then follows your evolution all the way until you reach the space age, which is when you explore the universe of spore. With the galactic adventures DLC the game becomes like a RPG were you can land on alien worlds and create alliances or start intergalactic wars. you gain points which you can use to customize your space captain.

The game is very fun to play, but it can become repetitive at times. The amount of customization available for your creatures makes the game extremely fun to play. The way the game goes through ages, from cells to tribal to modern cities to space, it is very fun. When you venture out to space you can terra-form planets and create new colonies throughout the universe.

pros:
-large variety of customization
-very large universe to explore
-sporepedia allows for users to share their creations
-very fun mini games in DLC

cons:
-can get repetitive when in space age
-can be complex at times
-can be buggy, but not very often.

overall this game is very fun to play and if your out for a laugh and just wanna have some fun then this game is for you.
7/10

Borderlands review + let's play

Hi guys seb here, in this post I'm Gunna be talking about the game borderlands. If you want to check it out go to our youtube channel where me and my friend Laz did a let's play of the game. We stopped very early in the game as we realized that the game is extremely glitchy.

Which brings me to the review of the game. Borderlands is a FPS games set on pandora a ghost town kind of planet were the locals are pretty much just massive hillbilly's. The game itself is fun to play and the range of weapons is amazing. Each gun is randomly generated with it's own unique stats. It's is calculated that the game contains about 3 billion different kinds of guns. The games storyline however is quite repeatitive. You are looking for the vault which is an alien vault which contains alien technology. The game has 50 levels, which you progress through like any other rpg game. However, at about level 30 you finish the game and then you start again from the start, with all your gear from the previous play through. Only difference is the mobs are your level now. When the finish the game a second time you are level 50 or close to it. You then have the choice to play the game through again, but this time everything is level 50 and they are all bad asses, which is like borderlands version of a elite unit.

Pros:
-this game is very fun to play through the first time.
-large variety of guns and missions

Cons:
-this game is very buggy and multiplayer doesnt work out of the box, you must fix yourself.
-storyline is reatitive and first play through is very short.

Overall I would give this game a 6.5/10

New Member

Hello, I'm Vincent whom Erin talked about last week.
A few things about my videos:
- I'll be making videos on browser-based flash/Java games, as well as Minecraft
- My videos are going to be a tad grainy due to compression
- You will hear the faint tapping of my keyboard because I'm using a webcam mike on the table as opposed to a headset.
~ Vincent

Minecraft let's play series

hey guys seb and Erin here. We have decided that we are gunna make a lets play for minecraft. We filmed the first 3 episodes today, but Erin being Erin still hasn't uploaded them all. So keep bugging him and they should be up soon. Also anyone know were i can get a good .AVI to .MP4 file converter, any help would be appreciated

Minecraft plane mod

here are some pictures of my minecraft plane mod. my aiport and its runway, aswell as a picture of me dropping a small bomb on a hill.

Twitter

Just created a twitter account:
@stoneddragons
Check out what's happening there so you can check out the instant action.
Follow us.

New Member - Vincent

Hey there Erin here,
recently, a new person has come to help put in The Stoned Dragons. He will only be working on and off and will probably be a great part of the team. His name is Vincent and be sure to check out future blog posts my him as well as his videos.

- Erin

Game Review - Crysis 2

Sequel to the critically acclaimed Crysis, Crytek has returned with an amazing fps game. Utilizing the CryEngine 3 to create the stunning landscape and environment that Crysis had become famous for, the player becomes engulfed in the atmosphere.
A great mixture of stealth attacks and rushing provides for intense gameplay that surprisingly exceeds the common six hour limit for campaigns in fps games.
Multiplayer is also incredible with a juicy blend of tactics with all out fighting. there are a number of extra components in the gameplay that makes it even better such as the dogtags which reduce camping.
Pros:
- Awesome graphics and seemingly non-linear gameplay
- Great balance in energy levels
- Creative storyline
- Clever use of tactics
Cons:
- Some worse computers may have trouble running it
- Hit detection is not the best but is still quite good
- Involves too much coordination of equipment sometimes.
Summing up, Crysis 2 is an awesome sequel to one of the most acclaimed pc games in history.
8.5/10

- Erin

Incoming: Starcraft Series

Heya, it's Gab.
As a noob to Starcraft, I've noticed there are very few videos on Youtube intended to teach noobs but rather to expand the knowledge of all those pro Platinum/Master players out there.

I've decided to make a series which will be an instructional series directed towards noobs like myself - a noob teaching other noobs as he makes mistakes. Expect to see this coming soon.

OMG most epic cutscene/battle evar!!!

hey guys seb here,

Was playing Dead Space 2 recenly and played the end of chapter 5. It was so epic that i decided to do it again and record it to show you guys, but i got to warn you that if you watch the first 1min or so that it is a spoiler, but anything after that is just a massive epic cutscene/battle. So check out the video at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6djkFS-XHk
i also made another video of me being ambuhed by little kids in a church while being bashed by a 3 legged monster with a scorpian tail. thats dead space for ya. check the vid out at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7TFgxb9U5I

A Few Minecraft Videos

Hey there Erin here,
Today I uploaded to the channel a few minecraft videos. One of them
is me demonstrating how to get an awesome world to generate for you. Another is simply a quick view of a dragon that I had prepared much earlier. And the final video is of me getting absolutely owned in Zombiecraft which is a mod for Minecraft. Later I will be making a tutorial to teach you how to get Zombiecraft.
Anyway, there is a Starcraft 2 video on its way and be sure to look out for some more action with L4D2, BFBC 2, COD: MW 2 campaign action and some Crysis gameplay. I might even chuck in some older games like Dawn of War and Age of Empires 2.
Be sure to check out our YouTube Channel at:
YouTube.com/thestoneddragons

Erin

[Posted with iBlogger from my iPod touch]

Just did a run through L4D2 minecraft map

hey guys seb here,

I just did a runthrough a minecraft cave custom map for left 4 dead 2 . The map starts in a room some where in a cave and then it goes through a minecraft cavern that is full of zombies. I don't know if there are any other weapons apart from the pistol i was using, however the bots in my game did have the SMG so i suppose there is a gun somewhere. This custom map is free so i highly recommend that you get it, its really easy to install aswell. So check the video i made about it at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZukiU2akzg

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Weapons Review

Hi everyone seb here,

I have recently released a new video on youtube which summarises the weapons in Battlefield: Bad Company 2 multiplayer. Bad company 2 is a sequel to the hit shooter Battlefield: Bad Company, made by Dice games. Bad Company 2 is probably one of my favourite games. It has innovative features such as destructible environment and vehicles such as tanks, cars and my personal favourite Attack heli's. The video made is just me summarising the weapons and equipment aswell as the classes and their roles. If you like first person shooters then, I highly recommend that you get this game. This game also has an expansion which recently (by recently i mean like a month or two) called Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam. This expansion gives you new guns, vehicles and maps. The expansion was a massive success as it was extremly fun to play, especially when you fly the huey gunship.

Anyway thanks for taking the time to read this and dont forget to watch the video.

[Posted with iBlogger from my iPhone]

Done :D

Finally got all the shading and highlighting done.
:D

-Gabbeh

Game Review - Amnesia: The Dark Descent

It seems that some games are
dedicated to entertaining you. Others intend to giving you an utterly new experience that you could never feel in real life. some end up being adrenaline-filled experiences that leave you gasping for reality. Amnesia: The Dark Descent is a combination all of these particular traits that are difficult to gather in any game.

When I first picked up this game, I was not sure of what my reaction would have been. I thought that knowing the kind of game it was, I would not be affected. But I was completely wrong.

The story roughly follows the path of your character called Daniel. you find yourself in a haunted mansion (as you do) and you seem to be suffering from amnesia. Quickly getting into the horror, this game invigorates the hearts of even the most sturdy. I even ended up having to rage quit several times so that I did not have a panic attack.

This game has definitely redefined the zenith of the survival horror gaming. I am sure by the end of this rush, you will find yourself hyperventilating in a pool of your own sweat. And the first half hour of gameplay is the walk in the park.

Rating: 7/10

- Erin

[Posted with iBlogger from my iPhone]

Work In Progress: The Stoned Dragon Artwork

Check it lads.
Still very much a work in progress.

-Gabbeh

Hello internet,

Hey everyone this is our first post on our blog. Basically all we will be doing is reviewing games and talking  about them. We also have a YouTube channel which we will put game play throughs on and also game reviews. The Stoned Dragons are what we called ourselves cause basically we decided we were gunna make a blog, but we had this massive issue, cause no body knew what we were gunna call ourselves. Eventually we settled with The Stoned Dragons, I actually have no idea where the name came from, it kinda just popped out. Anyway, The Stoned Dragons consist of me (Seb), and my two friends (Gab and Erin). We will also be making other blogs about movies, music and some other stuff, but we are starting with games cause that is what we mainly do. Currently we have a Black Ops snippet up to get the channel started. Our first proper YouTube video will most probably be up sometime this week. I will be doing a Dead Space 2 (Which is a survival horror game made by EA) clip just to show you what it's like. I find the game quite amusing, but at the same time quite scary especially when i listen to it in surround sound. If you like games such as Left4dead and Doom this is definitely the game for you.

Erin, Gab and Me all own different gaming consoles. I own a Xbox 360 (with kinect) and a Alienware M17x, while Erin owns a PS3 and PC, Gab owns a Mac (lol what a noob), but he can still play WoW and Minecraft so it's OK. We will each review games we play as well as make cool videos about games (or at least try to).