My thoughts on Home (if the title didnt give it away) after the jump!
So after downllading, installing and spending HOURS to finally connect I ended up slightly underwhelmed. The avatar creator appears to be robust but is actually kinda restricted. Basically, I wasnt able to get my guy to look like me. I walked around the Central Plaza, the Mall, Uncharted themed space "Sully's Bar," and of course my apartment. If it wasnt for the awesome view out my balcony I might never return.
Home looks great. For the most part, it seemed like the hundreds of people I ran into were having fun and I had a blast having a dance-off with Rogelio (the running man is by far my favorite).
Observations:
1)There is an extreme dearth of female Home users which was excessivley pointed out by at least 20 users (male) running around saying "Sausage Fest."
2)The chess set up on the 2nd floor of the Mall is cool but I dont think people should have to wait to play. I got lucky, a table opened up 3 minutes after I showed up. I got schooled by some guy named Mullet.
3)$5 for a couch?! I would have completely redecorated my apartment if the accessories were 50c!
4)Unfortunately, communicating is a bit awkward practically necesitating a headset.
5)and lastly, I cant wait to see what Home develops into.
one last note: i couldnt help but laugh when some guy said to everyone around him at the mall "Hey you guys wanna play Gears of War II?! Oh wait..." quickly followed by "Halo 3 is better than everything on PS3." I probably would of laughed harder if I wasnt trying to fight back tears.
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In the war between the 360 and PS3, I'd say that Sony is being owned. Not only is home broken (literally) but as my esteemed colleague has pointed out, it isn't that great. I have very few criticisms of NXE:
1) I cannot seem to figure out how to make my xboxlive account sign in automatically (I recently got the RRoD and got a new 360).
2) The Castle Crashers Premium Theme is shart.
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