Fable 2 Trick ...

So a friend of mine told me about a 'cheat' of sorts he'd heard about pertaining to Fable 2. I thought I would post it here, in case anyone likes Fable 2 but doesn't like how long it initially takes to get money, or just feels like being lazy. I think you might also be able to use this trick with other games where you earn money over a certain period of time.

If you have xbox live, you will need to disconnect (not sign out, just disconnect, mind you!) for this to work. Make sure that when you do load your game with your gamertag, that live will not reconnect. I pulled the ethernet cord to do this, as I couldn't remember how to just disconnect through my system.

Okay. Go to 'system settings', then 'console settings', next 'clock', and then 'date and time'. Here you will change the date to a future date. What this does is make the game think that however much time has passed. Since you earn money every few minutes from houses you rent out or places of business you own, it will pay to you however much money you are owed. My friend told me that you can do a month ahead, and it will give you a month's worth of makings. Since I am both greedy and curious, I went ahead and set it as far ahead yearly as I could, and I made the year '2025'. You cannot go farther than that (I don't know if there's some secret thing about xbox's not being able to work beyond twenty years from now or if it is a precaution against machines overtaking the world, but you just can't).

Anyway, you load the game again (still disconnected!) and after a few minutes it should give you your payout. The more places you own in the game and receive money from, the more money you will be given every time you try this trick. Once you get the money, and are ready to leave the game, go back to the 'date and time' to reset your console's clock. I suggest changing it back to 2005 rather than 2009 if you are going to try this trick again before you reconnect to xbox live. It will give you four more years' worth of money than if you set the correct year.

The reason you have to disconnect from xbox live is that when you are connected, your clock is set to the correct time (thanks to those damn satelites up there). So, if it connects between when you change the time and when you load the game, it won't give you the money.

I hope this is easy to understand for everyone! Have fun!!!

Far Cry Two

So I am watching Zeb play Far Cry 2. The game takes place in Africa and I don't know too much more about it than that. The graphics are pretty good though - some objects look a little flat and I do not really appreciate the realistic looking roaches. All in all though, the graphics are like an updated Grand Theft Auto 4. I really like how people move - it isn't exactly Assassin's Creed, but it is way more lifelike than any other game I have played so far. Just looking at it, I would say it is a decent buy. Don't know much about the story, but my boyfriend likes it so far, and that says something about the basic attractiveness of the game. I would have to say that we are a bit spoiled by AC1, so it is a little difficult to play games that have lesser graphics and actually not complain about it.

BTW, I rented Devil May Cry 4 last night, and I have to say I was not impressed - sadly. I had somewhat high hopes for it, but was pretty disappointed, which is probably my fault since I didn't do any research on it except asking a friend if he liked it and not digging further. The camera angles are very Resident Evil, the cinematics so so, and the overall realisticness is somewhere between Aladdin's pre Christ parkour skills, and Snow White talking to animals. Also, the icky looking villain guys that are everywhere look like something from Spy Kids, and I absolutely abhor the way a gun makes you stay in the air when you shoot it.

Other Great Aspects of FC2 ...

• When you go to sleep, you not only get to set your watch, but while you sleep, you get to watch the outside of your safe house change with the time. Really cool effect.
• The driving is really realistic. You can look around, and you can pull out your map, and it's just really nice.
• You can also drive a boat, which is like REALLY neat. I am seriously a major sucker for the nifty fun little things in games.... : D

Only Cons So Far ...

• You cannot holster your weapon or put it away save upon entering a safe house or a gun shoppe.
• I am pretty sure you can only be a guy ... sexist bastards ^.^

Other than that, great game so far. What to look out for next ... well, I might be seeing TRANSFORMERS, REVENGE OF THE FALLEN *MANICSQUEAL* tomorrow, so yeah expect a energized fan girl version of a post : D