tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24909846094714484232024-03-13T14:25:01.723-04:00... from the mouths of babes...Any random ramblings that may come to my mind will go here.
Well, any that come to my mind while there's no one about for me to discuss them with.
Also, note, if I don't know who you are, don't expect a response to any comments that are left. Leave a name, people.Sixty X Celphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848722283213950797noreply@blogger.comBlogger217125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490984609471448423.post-30617386497960466072011-01-30T12:28:00.002-05:002011-01-30T12:31:20.279-05:00*knock knock*I do believe by this point my blog-readers may be so long gone I can actually post things here. Whee.<br /><br />So, yeah, what the fuck? I don't feel like doing ANYTHING anymore except sitting on the couch here playing vidgames and watching movies/television. I don't want to talk to anyone, I don't want to go to work, I don't want to deal with housework, fuck, even personal hygiene. I haven't stopped showering yet, but, gods, it seems to be later and later in the day before I talk myself into getting clean. I just stepped out of the shower, in fact.<br /><br />It's just the turn of the cycle, I suppose. But it's an effin' bummer.Sixty X Celphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848722283213950797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490984609471448423.post-11390750519788562452009-12-01T01:17:00.002-05:002009-12-01T01:20:36.381-05:00When Robots AttackI don't know if anyone noticed, but, there've been a lot of adverts appearing in the comments section 'round here. Quite annoying. But, I'm here with good news! Blog's making a move. So, from now on, if you've any interest in new posts, you'll be able to find them at the following URL: <a href="http://sixtyxcelph.tumblr.com/">http://sixtyxcelph.tumblr.com</a><br /><br />So, enjoy! That is all for now.Sixty X Celphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848722283213950797noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490984609471448423.post-73271421580681400892009-11-13T23:57:00.003-05:002009-11-14T00:11:58.481-05:00Hoooly shitIt has been FOR-fucking-EVER. I keep meaning to come back to this and something happens, I get distracted, just somethin', y'know? But, I am still alive! I still have access to a computer! I'm still playing vidgames and watching movies! I'm saving up for a car, but, I suck at saving money and not buying stuff to make me feel better, so, it's slow. I've been working, whee for gas stations, but, I am apparently DA BOMB at it, which is not necessarily a great thing. But I've been working at the one right by my house while I'm waiting for the new store to open, where I will then go to work. Visiting my darling girlfriend, Miss Jess'ka, whenever I can. With any luck we'll even be getting an apartment together soon, which would be rad. I miss her whenever she's not around. But, yeah. Random news! I've grown quite fond of Arizona green tea with ginseng and honey. Mmmmmm. But, hopefully I'll be posting some new stuff more frequently. I'm not sure what yet. Some review stuff, maybe? I dunno, there's a lot of stuff I'm trying to get around and settled in life, so, working on reviews and things of that sort kind of take a backseat. As is apparent with the nigh shutdown of my YouTube account. A complete lack of activity. For which I am sad. But, I am trying, so, whee, let's all cross our fingers!Sixty X Celphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848722283213950797noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490984609471448423.post-9084095898169929942009-07-13T23:29:00.000-04:002009-07-13T23:30:06.312-04:00Two in one night, oh joy!I worry that anything I say or do may influence the way people talk to me and the things people say to me. It's the reason I tend to keep a lot of complaints and opinions to myself.<br /><br />Like, I'll say something, express some opinion, and from then on whomever I was speaking with or around when I said whatever will think to themselves, "Oh, well, I'll just keep this to myself from now. I won't mention it to him."<br /><br />I don't want that to happen. I worry about that happening.Sixty X Celphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848722283213950797noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490984609471448423.post-7394842062891757042009-07-13T23:21:00.001-04:002009-07-13T23:26:56.845-04:00An opinion about an argument.So, let's have us a little chat.<br /><br />About abortion.<br /><br />Okay, not really about abortion. About a particular argument oft used when arguing about abortion:<br /><br />"You don't get to have an opinion on this because you're not a woman."<br /><br />First of all, fuck you. You may not feel that my opinion is valid, because I'm a male and thus can not actually birth a child. You're welcome to feel that way. But don't tell me I can't have a gods damned opinion. I can have an opinion about anything I want.<br /><br />On that note, I often do have an opinion on anything and everything.<br /><br />Do I think men should be making final decisions on the topic of abortion? Oh, hell no. For the same reasons I'm told I can't have an opinion. No man should be telling a woman whether or not she must have a baby. But he can gods damned well have an opinion on the matter.<br /><br />Y'ever notice how that particular proclamation generally only comes about once a woman' run out of clear, valid arguments? Or come to a point they can't really disagree with or argue against? Yeah.<br /><br />It's akin to when your 'rents would tell you, "Because I said so!"<br /><br />It just irks me. There is no good reason why I can't have an opinion on the matter. And, as far as I'm concerned, no reason why my opinion is not as valid as the majority of women out there.Sixty X Celphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848722283213950797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490984609471448423.post-14426827120337934732009-07-10T01:33:00.000-04:002009-07-10T01:34:32.697-04:00Inebriation and ParanoiaAllow me to preface this by saying that, with the exception of the post made on the seventh, nothing recently has really been about anyone specifically. Except for this preface, which is really to mein Jess'ka and mein chickadee. =P No one did anything that upset me and sent me on a blogging spree. Promise.<br /><br />On that note, though, it's not so much that I get particularly upset about people getting drunk, unless it's something that occurs often. It's just that I'm paranoid. And it's not even necessarily that I'm worried about a drunk friend doing something, it's as much that I'm worried about something being done to them, ya dig?<br /><br />Also, this is a good time to say that this mostly applies to when they're drunk and I'm not there with them. If I'm there, aussi, I feel more secure and I feel more like I could help. I could maybe stop them from doing something stupid and hurting themselves or help them if a situation arose in which they needed help. So, that concept, idea, <b>thing</b> applies to both this and my last entry on inebriation. If I'm there, I'm far less concerned about it.<br /><br />But, where was I? Oh, yes, my paranoia. Right, I worry a lot. Like, a whole lot. Irritatingly so. I worry about absolutely retarded things happening. And, as stated in the last one on a similar topic, bad things are more likely to happen when a person is inebriated. It opens certain windows of opportunity. And I'm quite the paranoid motherfucker. I realize, in rereading it and based on responses to it, that it seems I'm placing all kinds of negativity on drunk people. "Ohhh, you're drunk, you're a bad person and you're going to do terribly, awful, bad things." It's not that at all. Okay, that's not true, that's part of it. But, far more of a concern on my mind is "Oh, you're drunk, blackouts/passouts are quite likely. You may get hurt." So, while I worry about whether or not a person may make a bad decision [and believe me, there's a particular concern there, remember, trust issues], I'm far more worried about whether or not something bad is merely going to happen, whether it's the drunk person's decision or not.<br /><br />And all of that, to say again, is really only when I'm not there, aussi. When I can't know what's going on.Sixty X Celphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848722283213950797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490984609471448423.post-34554408176965065742009-07-07T20:53:00.003-04:002009-07-08T01:27:40.842-04:00Death of An Angel.An Angel was born the seventh of February, 1981.<br /><br />An Angel died the sixth of July, 2009.<br /><br />I had ideas when I opened Notepad of what to write. I don't anymore, though. Part of it is I don't necessarily feel like I have any right to say anything. Inqy's husband and daughter are certainly in far worse pain than I am. Inqy had much closer friends who are certainly in far worse pain than I am.<br /><br />Then, there's the point that I haven't talked to her in a long while. Largely because of a very petty move on my part which I don't even know if she was aware of occuring. And to that point, I don't even know if she remembers me at all. Or ever thought about me. And I didn't make much of an effort to contact her too often because I assumed she did not, had not. I assumed she was better off without me bothering her.<br /><br />But, when I heard about her death last night, the news rendered me in such a state that I could not explain to my Jess'ka <b>why</b> I was crying because I was having difficulty speaking.<br /><br />In short, I am conflicted.<br /><br />And here I am, again, unsure what to say.<br /><br />Today has been strange. No one I interact with on a day-to-day basis, excluding when I sign in come evening, knows who Angel Yates is. They don't know that this delightful, funny, terrifically talented artist died yesterday morning. They don't know how many people are hurting from this. A human being copes better if they have someone with which they can share their pain because they feel it, aussi. Hence the existence of funerals and wakes. I do not have this. Luckily, I am well-equipped to handle myself. But it makes the day strange.<br /><br />There is a memorial service in Sarasota, Florida, on the eleventh of July, 2009, for an Angel who died. It is impossible for me to be there to pay my respects in person. But she will be missed terribly by many people. She was a wonderful friend while I had the honor. My best wishes go to Roley and Jubee in her absence.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://inqy.in/">http://inqy.in/</a><br /><a href="http://wickedalchemy.net/">http://wickedalchemy.net/</a><br /><a href="http://onnachance.com/">http://onnachance.com/</a>Sixty X Celphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848722283213950797noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490984609471448423.post-7168259035771423302009-07-04T22:43:00.000-04:002009-07-04T22:45:25.910-04:00Inebriation and TrustworthinessLet us take a moment and consider a correlation betwixt inebriation and trustworthiness, insofar as I am concerned.<br /><br />My trust can sometimes be finicky. At least, in how I decide whom to trust and how much to trust them. It would be incorrect to say that it is difficult for me to trust people, because there are some instances where I feel comfortable enough to trust someone nigh entirely nigh immediately. But, it would also be incorrect to say that I trust people easily. There are some instances where I never trust a person. It's case-by-case, and largely a subconscious decision, to begin with. It can be altered by actions in the course of a relationship, usually to the detriment of my level of trust in the person.<br /><br />Alcohol. Can be tasty, but, too much can cause a lowering or utter lack of inhibitions. Or, substandard judgment. Perhaps one could go so far as to say alcohol lowers morality? However you phrase it, it does that for a time. A relatively short period of time; a day at most.<br /><br />But, in that period of time, my trust in a person, even if it's utter and nigh complete, dwindles to nothing. I do not feel I can trust someone to be the person I know. I do not feel I can trust someone to not hurt themselves. I do not feel I can trust someone to not hurt other people. I do not feel I can trust someone to remain faithful.<br /><br />And that's the correlation betwixt inebriation and trustworthiness. As level of inebriation rises, level of trustworthiness lowers. As far as I am concerned, anyway.<br /><br />And that's one problem I have with people getting drunk. I'll have to explain what constitutes being called drunk in my opinion, as opposed to tipsy and all that, since it seems to differ person to person. But, that'll have to be another time.Sixty X Celphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848722283213950797noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490984609471448423.post-43812012754596784592009-07-02T21:52:00.002-04:002009-07-02T21:52:56.048-04:00Y'know why I say I'm not a nice person?Because I have a lot of not nice thoughts.Sixty X Celphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848722283213950797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490984609471448423.post-4027723597672927652009-07-02T10:46:00.004-04:002009-07-02T11:05:14.351-04:00Breaking News: People are still shit.Every now and again I'll try following the news again; I'll start reading the newspaper, reading articles on the Newsfeed on my Wii, that sort of thing. It never lasts long, though, because invariably I come across some piece of news that just pisses me the fuck off. Some rape, some murder, some abuse, some terrible combination of the three. And all my resolve to keep up with the news dissolves. Always happens, usually within a couple days. The longest I've managed to go without coming across such a story is a week.<br /><br />So, I started again over this past weekend, and, lo and behold, on the 29th, in my local paper, there ran this story: 26-year-old man kidnaps and attempts to rape six-year-old girl. I'd love to link you, but, you can feel free to look up whatever details you can find about dear old Justin Shine of Massachusetts.<br /><br />Yep. My hate for people remains strong. And now, because I started thinking about that again, my thoughts have turned quite dark for the day.<br /><br />I've been reading a Kurt Vonnegut book called <i>Cat's Cradle</i>, and there's a method of capital punishment that I am currently inclined to agree with. It's simply called "the hook", and how it works is you pierce a person's stomach, from one side to the other, on a large hook and then you hang them from it, face-up, until they die. Maybe I'm just a violent person, but, I rather like the sound of that when I'm in one of these moods.<br /><br />Let's hope my thoughts and mood improve before this evening.Sixty X Celphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848722283213950797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490984609471448423.post-78571188590195966252009-06-22T01:58:00.002-04:002009-06-22T02:34:06.989-04:00Imagine that, this thing's still around.So, I'm told I've been ignoring my blog. Or neglecting my blog. Or no such accusations were made, but, I was told I should write a new blog post. To be perfectly honest, I was surprised by this. But, we've been over all of that in a previous entry, so, let's just move on.<br /><br />So, I've been neglecting the blog, or at least not posting anything new. And that's simply because I don't have much else new to post. I mean, I haven't been watching any new movies as of late, been far, far too broke. I did post that E3 Microsoft press conference thing, and fully intended to post one for Nintendo and Sony, aussi, but I never got around to it and it just got to a point where it seemed to be far too late to actually post it, so... I just didn't. Had everything that I had intended to type up and post, but... yeah, too late by this point, I figure.<br /><br />Which leaves what these blogs started out as when they were first invented, whichever website was first. Blogging, weblogging, a journal on the internets. Yeah, I don't lead a life interesting enough to warrant trying to post anything about it at all. And even if I did, it would quickly become the same thing repeated quite often. The joys of living far away from people and being unemployed. Not to mention, I just suck at keeping a journal. I always have trouble remembering everything that happened withing the day, and I always feel like I'm forgetting something. Always, always, always. So, that just doesn't work for me, I just don't think I have it in me to make a written record of everything I do. Because I don't do anything, haha. Usually [not always, because there have been instances in which I have not] I'll post a big, long blog if anything worth sharing happens. And speaking of sharing, let us move on to another reason, shall we?<br /><br />Sharing. I'm not sure when it happened, but, somewhere over the past few years I stopped being quite as open about everything. I mean, I still don't have secrets, but, they're not as readily available. They actually have to be inquired into, they're not directly offered. And now, I'm slowly coming to terms with and realizing that people pay attention to the things I say. Not just here, but, anywhere remotely public. Facebook status messages are another good example. I have to watch what I say, or how I say it, because <b>people are listening</b> [I just need the tinfoil hat now, huh?] Figuratively speaking, of course, nothing's actually being said or heard [except for the sounds of my typing, sorry Miss Jess'ka! =P], it's all text. But you know what I mean! So, that sometimes kills some things I could type about, when I've wanted to type about them. Because someone may actually read it. And, I know, don't get started on "Well, that's the point, otherwise, why are you posting it to the internets?" Yeah, yeah, yeah.<br /><br />Mmkay, right on, how about what I've done before, picking some abstract topic, nothing specific to anyone, but just something on my mind that I want to talk about? Well... yeah, everything I've thought about lately has either just been too whiney or just sounds stupid as something to talk about. I know that being whiney and emo has not stopped me in the past, but, I really don't want that to be me, y'know? And I feel like a tool every time I do it, I hate bitching about things, so, no, I'm not going to do that. No.<br /><br />Okay, how about some of the things I said I would do? There were some game reviews I said I would probably do here on this blog, as well as some thoughts and opinions on this band I've never heard of before. But, alas, I just simply haven't felt like doing them. And I'm a shithead. A smart shithead, though, who never actually said <i>when</i> these things would be done, though, y'see. Because, let's face it, this is a hobby. Posting my opinions [for all two of you to actually read] doesn't really accomplish besides allowing me to kill some time. It's not a job or anything, so, whee for slacking off when I simply don't feel like it. Which is unfortunate for anyone who was looking forward to [seriously?] anything I have to say. And I still maintain that some day I'll get back into doing so, but, for right now I'm far too invested in other things in life.<br /><br />Well, then we're in a little bit of pickle, Dick. Because that leaves me without many options. Sure, I could go on a verbose diatribe about why I've not been posting [CHECK!] But, then what? Where does this go from here? If I ever watch a new movie again, there'll be a new mini-review [what number are we on, anyway?] If I ever <i>do</i> anything again, and I feel it's something anyone cares to read about, I'll have something to share right? Assuming it's something I'm allowed to share. (^_~) But as it stands right now, I just don't have anything.<br /><br />But, I'll get back to you on that. I'm still around, promise. And who knows, maybe tomorrow I'll think of some topic to type about. Maybe I'll post something about the books I've read lately, as I got around to requesting a new library card, so, I've been readin' bookz wit' werdz in 'em. We'll see, we'll see.<br /><br />I don't know where I was intending to go with this, I kind o' just started with that first paragraph and went from there, stream-of-consciousness style. My bad if it's too long.Sixty X Celphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848722283213950797noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490984609471448423.post-28401271301743659772009-06-01T17:48:00.003-04:002009-06-01T18:59:39.803-04:00E3 2009: Microsoft... "All in one box"Sounds dirty, doesn't it? This year, I'm going to try to make this less cluttered and so anyone reading can just skip right by the things they want. As opposed to the walls of text I did for last year's E3. So, to begin with, a rundown of the games premiered and showcased!<br /><br />--<i>The Beatles: Rock Band</i><br />It's more Rock Band, am I right? Um, most interesting aspect, to me, is the harmonizing. Beyond that, though, it's... Rock Band with Beatles songs. They showed of ten of the forty-five songs that will be on the disc, and I only knew a couple of them. My mother's interest was piqued, though. And my grandmother will be hella interested in the box set that's coming out the same day as the game, 09/09/09. The two remaining Beatles and the two wives of the dead Beatles came out, though, so... woo. It was a bit awkward with Ringo and Paul, though, talking about how great the game is and looks. They just don't strike me as vidgame savvy.<br /><br /><br />--<i>Tony Hawk Ride</i><br />No interest. Except for a mild curiosity in the skateboard peripheral, from a technical standpoint. I'm curious how well it works and how well it simulates actual skateboarding. Time shall tell.<br /><br /><br />--<i>Modern Warfare 2</i><br />My interest in <i>Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare</i> has been growing quite a bit recently, mostly because I keep hearing that it's an amazing story. I don't give a shit about the competitive multiplayer, but, over the past couple months I've been hearing more about the singleplayer.<br /><br />Unfortunately, what they showed of the game didn't really show much of the story, so, as of yet my interest in this sequel is looow. But, I will say that the action looked hella fun. Shooting guys off of snowmobiles and such.<br /><br /><br />--<i>Final Fantasy XIII</i><br />Woot whoop! Best part of this was getting to see the combat gameplay, which seems to have dropped the run around style that is in <i>Final Fantasy XII</i>. Which is awesome, because while it can be fun, it's not my preferred way to play an RPG, especially not Final Fantasy. Other than that, what do you want to know? It's FFXIII. Uh... there's a Chocobo chick living in the black guy's afro! If you didn't already know that.<br /><br /><br />--<i>Shadow Complex</i><br />EPIC developed Xbox Live Arcade game. I honestly don't know what to say about it. It looks interesting enough, little 2D action/shooter. But... yeah, it's an XBLA release that wasn't really explained terribly well, since Donald Mustard had some microphone trouble. But, from the sounds of things, they're just looking to make a fun 2D action/shooter. Nothing innovative was really touched upon or shown, so, if that's enough for you, keep a lookout for it!<br /><br />Side note, it did appear that CliffyB [I don't care if he doesn't like that name, he's stuck with it for me] was wearing a shirt with Bill Gates' old mug shots printed on it.<br /><br /><br />--<i>Joy Ride</i><br />Another Xbox Live Arcade title, this one let's you race cars with your Avatar! Woo? Yeah, doesn't do much for me. Seems to be just a basic cart racer with the sole hook of incorporating your Avatar. Also, "it's free to download and free to play", but things like extra cars, tracks, and other stuff will need to be bought. Maybe I'm just cynical, but, that makes me think there won't be much contained in the basic, free download. We'll see.<br /><br /><br />--<i>Crackdown 2</i><br />Now, I never got around to playing the first <i>Crackdown</i>. The most I played was the demo, and I was relatively unimpressed, but the trailer for the sequel interests me a hell of a lot more. Mostly because of the seemingly more horror element present. Monsters and infected folk and the like. Or is that present in the first game and just never talked about anywhere?<br /><br /><br />--<i>Left 4 Dead 2</i><br />Already? Yep, apparently coming November 17th. My guess is that it's going to be a lot like the first one, but with new people. And now the inclusion of melee weapons like axes and chainsaws! So, yeah, another sequel who's original I did not get to play yet, aside from the demo.<br /><br /><br />--<i>Splinter Cell: Conviction</i><br />Good gods, this seems to be the year of sequels to games I have not been able to play! This game looks awesome, though, and makes me wish I could get my hands on the other games as soon as possible to get caught up. I especially like the integration of the story-telling into the gameplay. Not a new concept at all, but still something I like seeing pop up more and more often. The way the game goes about telling you your objective is very cool, nice and cinematic: it puts it in the sky, on the walls of buildings, things like that.<br /><br /><br />--<i>Forza Motorsport 3</i><br />No interest on my part, I'm not much of one for racing games anymore, they've grown too complex and technical for me to really enjoy. I will say that the cars look great, though.<br /><br />The "potential" they say is there for their in-game video editor is complete bullshit, though, if it's what it seems to be to me. Unless you have a half-dozen or so friends who are experts at <i>Forza Motorsport 3</i>, and I mean fucking <b>experts</b>, you aren't going to be recording and creating any of the stuff shown in that vid.<br /><br /><br />--<i>Halo 3: ODST</i><br />Do I even really need to say anything? It's more Halo, if you've enjoyed the Halo games thus far and you want more, here it comes! If you have not liked them and have avoided them, here's another to skip! A point brought up is that the first <i>Halo</i>'s pistol is making a comeback in this. Woot.<br /><br />I am more interested in another story set in the Halo universe, personally, especially since the narrative will be different [though only different relative to previous Halo games] in that it's told in flashback format as you find clues. So, you'll see varying perspectives at the same time as progressing the main storyline and putting it together. Intriguing.<br /><br />And there's a new cooperative mode that's mentioned only in name, Firefight. I'm going to venture a guess that this is something akin to <i>Gears of War 2</i>'s Horde mode, though.<br /><br /><br />--<i>Halo Reach</i><br />Almost nothing was shown or shared about this, except a little teaser and the knowledge that it's forthcoming. Prequel, sequel, FPS, another RTS, something completely different? No idea. I speculate that it's a sequel to <i>Halo 3</i>, personally.<br /><br /><br />--<i>Alan Wake</i><br />Fuckin' FINALLY! Let us hope that it stays on track this time. Spring 2010 release, cross your fingers everyone! Some gameplay footage that kind of reminds me of <i>Alone in the Dark</i>, mostly in the use of light as a weapon that showcases the story a bit.<br /><br />So, you're a science fiction writer who's woken up to find your wife missing and the first couple pages of a manuscript you've written. The bitch of it is, everyone you had written is coming true! So, you're searching for the rest of the manuscript so you can find out what's happening, find your wife, and save yourself while fighting off what the fuck every it is that's attacking you, it's difficult to make out.<br /><br />An interesting science fiction, mystery thriller that I've been looking to since it was first announced in... '05? '06?<br /><br /><br />--<i>Metal Gear: Rising</i><br />A Raiden-focused Metal Gear game. Intriguing. I've heard that Raiden turned into a badass ninja-guy in <i>Metal Gear Solid 4</i>, so that, coupled with Hideo Kojima's comment that this would be a new style of gameplay for a Metal Gear game, kind of helps me along to the conclusion that we're looking at an action title akin to the Devil May Cry series, or possibly the God of War games. Which sounds hella cool to me.<br /><br />Speaking of Hideo Kojima, HAH! He's at a Microsoft event saying "Metal Gear Solid is coming to the Xbox 360!" So much for his Playstation 4 Life attitude, eh?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Being that this is the last game shown at Microsoft's E3 presentation, it seems as good of a time as any to mention how pleased I am to see exclusivity dying. It's going too slow for my tastes, but it's still going. Aside from first-party developed games, it's absolutely ridiculous that games are still exclusive titles.<br /><br />But, let's talk about the rest of Microsoft's show. First of all, thank the gods that they didn't throw up charts and graphs and the number-throwing was kept to an extreme minimum.<br /><br />Next, let's talk about some of the new things coming to Xbox Live!<br /><br /><br />Xbox Live plus last.fm? All right, music, I'm diggin' it. Streaming songs from last.fm through my surround sound speakers sounds excellent. Not much else was said about it, though, so we'll have to wait until it drops, which is supposedly in the fall.<br /><br /><br />Xbox Live plus Facebook? What the fuck?! Yeah, I don't personally need to have that, but it doesn't seem too ridiculous. Just access to your photos, friends, and status updates/newsfeed. Right on. I'm wondering if preparation for this presentation is why Facebook has been fuck-all slow lately. Considering nigh immediately after it was over with Facebook was running correctly again. Hmmmmmmm... but, if you wanna talk about ridiculous and unnecessary...<br /><br /><br />Xbox Live plus Twitter? What the fuck?!?! Yeah, that strikes me as utterly unnecessary. But, whatev, there are people who want it I'm sure. And now they'll get it.<br /><br />One more thing and then we'll get on to the highlight of Microsoft's presentation, as far as I'm concerned. Xbox Live plus Netflix will be improving. Full 1080p, finally. Watching the films your streaming in parties over Xbox Live, finally. Instant streaming... finally. Basically, all the stuff that was promised at last year's E3 about the NXE and Netflix is coming. Also, Sky TV in the UK and Ireland, for my across the pond readers. Which will include being able to watch live television right from your Xbox.<br /><br /><br />And the biggest bit of technology introduced is Project Natal. Full-body motion capture incorporated into games, the dashboard, everything. No controller necessary at all. Facial recognition to sign you in to Xbox Live as soon as you walk in front of the Project Natal camera, voice recognition and hand motions to navigate menus... intriguing as all hell for a tech-junkie, but I can't help but feel it's idealistic. At least, the hype they built for it. But, it's certainly a step. Whether it's a step toward truly immersive gameplay or the beginning of AI technology that will one day enslave the human race... I'm not sure. Seriously, do a video search for "Project Natal" and "Milo", see the interactions betwixt this AI program and this woman. Crazy. Again, either extremely immersive, imaginative, <b>interactive</b> gameplay, or... we're fucked. One way or the other, eventually.<br /><br />But, as far as the gameplay aspect is concerned, I'm too cynical to believe that it'll be useful in anything more than very simplistic games. Not to say they won't be fun, for instance this "Ricochet" game they showed looks like a lot of fun. But I see a lot of games working poorly or being just too dumb to be any fun. Like the painting thing that was shown after "Ricochet". That holds no interest for me or anyone else I know. But, perhaps just at first, perhaps it will improve over time, but... initially, I see it bombing and not meeting these high expectations set for it. Remember the Nintendo Wii everyone? All the misleading press about how sensitive the Wii remote and nunchuk would be in simulating and translating your movements to the screen? Yeah...<br /><br />A final note, speaking of the Nintendo Wii, was it really necessary for Kudo Tsunoda to diss the Wii? I mean, sure, it got the reaction I'm sure he wanted, but... cheapened his presentation in my eyes.Sixty X Celphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848722283213950797noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490984609471448423.post-23157534362866751162009-05-30T14:06:00.001-04:002009-05-30T14:08:12.465-04:00Mini-Reviews 37Whoops, forgot to post this yesterday.<br /><br /><br /><i>The Abandoned</i>-- Not a good film. Boring, and the main character is dumb as shit, and not in a more entertaining way. That's about it.Sixty X Celphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848722283213950797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490984609471448423.post-32013192920404720422009-05-28T10:27:00.002-04:002009-05-28T10:32:33.146-04:00Just a little late side note...To avoid any confusion in case anyone else reads this, the end of that last entry is not to be taken seriously. I am <b>not</b> seriously complaining about not being able to purchase vidgames; I am not quite that petty. It was a joke, I wanted to end on something that made me laugh.<br /><br />But seriously, though, E3's comin' and I'm looking forward to what the three console companies have planned for their conferences.Sixty X Celphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848722283213950797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490984609471448423.post-46522336814383261552009-05-27T21:03:00.001-04:002009-05-27T21:05:18.237-04:00Not as entertaining a read this time, sorrySo, today and yesterday I've not been in a terribly good mood. Yesterday was my own fault. Today was not. But that's beside the point, my point is that one of the things on my mind is how shitty I am, so, let's talk about that, shall we?<br /><br />So, in short, I'm ignorant and a coward. I don't know what I'm doing or where I'm going or, hell, even when. And I really hate the amount of hand-holding it would appear I require. I know, that's all terribly cryptic, but I've come to the realization that I'm just not down with sharing full-detail information with anyone who happens to wander across this blog.<br /><br />To top it all off, I'm fat, hairy, ugly, I hate my voice, my stomach sucks and it makes me feel ill way too often, I'm broke as shit, and the vicious circle that is my mind hates me even more because I hate myself. What the fuck, right?<br /><br />Some good news, E3 is coming up and I'm looking forward to the conferences so I can hear about all the nifty games I won't be getting. <br /><br />And that's not entirely sarcastic.Sixty X Celphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848722283213950797noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490984609471448423.post-48470766838774674762009-05-13T17:13:00.003-04:002009-05-13T17:24:43.969-04:00A Day For IdiotsI dunno what the fuck is up with people today, but gods be damned, all the idiots done left thei' homes.<br /><br />There's nothing big to share, just a bunch of little things that add up to that inarguable fact. Like the sheer number of people I saw crossing the streets in the middle of traffic, neverminding the cars barreling toward them. Or the number of dumb ass drivers who don't know where their turn signals are or any basic rules of the road. Or this one big, white Dodge Ram that had no fucking clue what he was doing. Driving down the middle of two lanes, whipping around other cars, ignoring stop signs. He was fun to follow for a while. And this big tanker truck that kept drifting to the right and then over-correcting and whipping back to the left, more than once into the lane of oncoming traffic a bit.<br /><br />All the idiots are out today. Remain indoors, please.<br /><br />EDIT: Oh, and, a fun fact I learned today, Blistex medicated lip ointment apparently has tinfoil lining the inside, and that will set off a metal detector.Sixty X Celphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848722283213950797noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490984609471448423.post-17414292603226781092009-05-09T20:21:00.002-04:002009-05-09T20:32:13.574-04:00Not teenage, not mutant, but definitely a ninja turtle.So, I'm on my way home today, just drivin' along. I come upon a big turtle in the middle of my lane, so y'know, I position the car so as to drive over him, between my wheels, as opposed to veering into oncoming traffic or straight-up rolling over the turtle. But, as we're driving over it, I hear a distinct THUNK! from under the vehicle, and my mother, who's riding in the passenger seat, says "Did you just hit the turtle?!" To which I replied, "No, I fucking drove over him. Maybe his shell hit against the underside of the car." <br /><br />We decided to return and check on the welfare of this turtle. So, we walk along the shoulder of the road up to him [and he was a big son of a bitch snapping turtle, not some little cutesy thing] and the little fucker is snapping at cars going by in the other lane! XD At this point, people are noticing us in the street with this turtle, and they're stopping to look and comment before driving on. Oh, and would you like to know what that THUNK! was? Well, another car drives over him while we were standing there deciding what to do, and the turtle whips his head up at the car driving over him tryin' to bite it, smacking his head against the underside of it in the process. XDD So... yeah, big, angry ninja turtle.<br /><br />Happy ending, though, a nice lady and a nice, albeit kind o' weird, older gentleman stopped and got out of their cars to help, aussi. We eventually pushed the little thing to the other side of the guard rail by the road, but, he was not happy about his lot in life, let me tell you. He was snapping and tryin' to get folk, grabbing and chewing up the sticks we were using to prod him to the side ['cause, I dunno about y'all, but, I like fingers right where they are, and homie turtle there could have bitten at least one clean off]. We could have grabbed his tail, but, he wouldn't let us get behind him, he kept circlin' to face off against us, and if one distracted him while another person went to the backside to grab his tail, this smart turtle would wrap it up tight against his body so you couldn't grab it.<br /><br />So, yeah... whee, saved a pissed off turtle. Or, alternatively, I saved some cars passing by from a pissed off turtle. XDDSixty X Celphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848722283213950797noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490984609471448423.post-65168376533586065382009-05-08T21:01:00.001-04:002009-05-08T21:02:41.282-04:00Mini-Reviews 36It's still technically Friday...<br /><br /><br /><i>Star Trek</i>-- Great movie, see it. Yeah, that's about all I've got to say. See it. Even if you don't watch the television show or you're not that interested in it, see the movie. You'll probably like it even better than a Trekkie may!Sixty X Celphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848722283213950797noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490984609471448423.post-47382129489038627342009-05-01T10:24:00.002-04:002009-05-01T10:27:01.129-04:00Mini-Reviews 35Holy hell, I watched a new movie! Midnight showings for the win.<br /><br /><br /><i>X-Men Origins: Wolverine</i>-- It's an okay action movie, if you don't mind heavy-handed dialogue, a lot of kind o' poorly done CG, and a lot of ridiculous yelling. And so long as you completely ignore the source material. Yeah, pretty much just okay, pretty good if you're just looking for some funny lines and stupid, fun action.Sixty X Celphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848722283213950797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490984609471448423.post-68782560442668471892009-04-30T00:37:00.002-04:002009-04-30T00:47:31.645-04:00Doctor Horrible<a href="http://www.hulu.com/watch/28343/dr-horribles-sing-along-blog">Ya heard of it?</a> I did a week or two ago. Couldn't really watch it, though. Doesn't run very well on this shitty computer. But, while Miss Jess'ka was here we watched it on her laptop and it's effin' delightful. NPH is awesome. It's funny, it's got good music that I now want to buy, and it's got it's more dramatic, heartfelt moments. It's 45 minutes and awesome, watch it!Sixty X Celphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848722283213950797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490984609471448423.post-28207146951645255912009-04-29T14:39:00.003-04:002009-04-29T15:16:37.736-04:00In case anyone was curious...Where the hell were you all of yesterday and thus far today?<br /><br />Well, Miss Jess'ka made an impromptu visit. I realize that doesn't mean much to most anyone reading this blog, as I've only mentioned her the once before, but, she's someone I've been chatting with a little while now and whom I initially met on <a href="http://www.okcupid.com">OkCupid</a>, which is a dating site. And it was a nice surprise, as I really only joined so that I could answer match questions and save my quiz results, so, woot for lucky happenstance. (^_^) Anyway, she came down incredibly early Tuesday morning...<br /><br />Backstory, earlier Sunday she had mentioned that she'd like us to maybe stop off on the way home and see her. It's not my business to share her business, but, she wanted a massage and cuddle. Unfortunately, that obviously did not come to pass. So we were chatting Monday night and around midnight she brought up that she could be here in a couple of hours. I pussy-footed around for an hour and another half before agreeing, because I was exceptionally nervous about such an occurrence, not to mention I'm paranoid as hell. But, I finally caved and said yes, and I'm terribly glad that I did. I realize you can't completely know a person just from chatting, but, you can get to know some things and you can certainly build an expectation. I liked what I came to know and I expected positive things. But, anyway, so she left and got here around 3:40 and immediately hugged me [that is important, because I'm a very touch-oriented person, but I've learned that there are a lot of people who are not, so, letting me know right off the bat that she was comfortable was an excellent move]. And then we ended up not going to sleep at all. <br /><br />Come morning, shower and figure what we're going to do with the rest of our day, so, I called Tebo a little before quarter of ten. He had a class 9:50 to 11:15-ish, but after that he was free, so, decision was made to call him back at 11:15. So, Miss Jess'ka decided to take a nap, though she barely slept. She didn't fall asleep to begin with 'til around 10:30, and then she woke up every five or ten minutes to ask what time it was. At 11:09 [don't ask why I remember the exact time, I don't know why] Tebo called and said he got out early. We decided to hit the mall and bomb around, grab lunch, whatev 'til 12:30 when Hans got out of his class. So, we did, and around noon-ish or so we left and made our way to Corning, specifically to see if Hans was home. Tebo spoke with Hans on the way there, apparently, because we ended up going straight to Denison[I have no idea if that's how it's spelt] Park to play throw a frisbee around. And that's what we did 'til about two, with Nicole [friend of Tebo's and Hans' mostly, I only kind o' know her] and Hans showing up eventually. Tebo and Nicole had a mandatory class at 2:15, so they went to that, Hans went home, and Miss Jess'ka and I stayed at the park for a little while longer. Then we came back to my house, stopping on the way to get gas and a couple things at Target. The rest of the night's not something I'm going to go into because I'm honestly not sure if I should [minds out o' the gutter homies, it's not dirty. Not all of it. (^_~)] Hmm... I did watch the first episode of Doctor Who [I suppose it's the new Doctor Who, at least that's what Miss Jess'ka always referred to it as], I can share that much. Anyway, we eventually slept, awoke in the morning, showered [ASIDE: I really can't stand not getting at least one shower in a day], and got lunch at around 11:30. Yeah, I got sick of sharing lots of random details, as well as, I'm again not sure what I should and should not share. And now I'm hoping she makes it home okay, because... I'm retarded and I worry like a motherfucker. I'm sure she will make it just fine, but, I worry about slight chances of things a lot. It's an unfortunate, very irritating character flaw.<br /><br />Remembering details of multiple days like I've done this entry and last is time-consuming and a little tiring, so, if I may, I will end this on a saccharine but bitter-sweet ending. Miss Jess'ka left to go back home about 30 or 40 minutes ago and I miss her very much already, which is really made worse because it's likely to be a month or more before I get to see her again. Such is life, I suppose.Sixty X Celphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848722283213950797noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490984609471448423.post-33638349583961096042009-04-27T10:59:00.003-04:002009-04-27T12:06:05.011-04:00This past weekend<b>SATURDAY</b><br />So, I got up at 7:30, awoke by a phone call from my mother wanting to make sure I take care of her plants. I got up, showered, got my stuff around, made sure there was plenty of food and water for the animals while I was going to be gone, and sat and beat <i>Mega Man 2: Power Warriors</i>, an arcade game I unlocked on my <i>Mega Man Anniversary Collection</i> disc. Tebo got here at quarter of ten and we were off within fifteen minutes, bound for Oneonta. Got there around noon-ish. Our excuse for this trip? OH Fest, a festival put on by the two colleges in town, Oneonta and Hartwick, plus the free concert. Personally, I think HO Fest has a better ring to it, but, that's beside the point! In reality, though, I couldn't care less about OH Fest or the free concert, it was just a good excuse to see some friends whom go to Oneonta.<br /><br />So, anyway! We got to Oneonta, got our parking permit, Tebo and Jimi got lunch at Mills, a place on campus [yeah, keep track of how much I eat over the course of this weekend, I'm such a fucking idiot], and made our way down to Main Street, which was blocked off for OH Fest and packed with people. For the most part, OH Fest was incredibly boring. Mind you, it's only one or two, and the concert doesn't start 'til six. Whee. There were a couple things set up that I wouldn't have minded trying out, like this King of the Mountain climbing thing and this American Gladiator style arena, with little platforms two people stand opposite each other on and then try to push each other off with... I don't know what they're called, but, the staffs with the big pads on either end? Those things. And therein lies a moment to be shared! Tebo and Jimi weren't keen on trying these things with me, but, we did watch these two kids duke it out. Because we knew it was going to end in tears for one of them. And we were correct. Kid A is on the left, Kid B is on the right. Kid B turned to his right, no longer facing Kid A, and Kid A butted him in the side of the face with the end of his staff-thing. Kid B, understandably, crumpled while Kid A immediately hopped off his platform and got off the arena. There was a moment of concern wherein Kid B did not move, but he eventually stood up, removed his helmet, and went to leave the arena. I saw "went to leave" because, as he was getting over the wall, he fell on the other side. Insult to injury?<br /><br />Other than that, nothing else happened. The three of us went to kill time 'til six, threw a frisbee around for a while. Nothing of interest. Around 5:30, 5:45, we went over to chill by the stage and wait for this free concert to start. Now's a good time to explain why I was not at all excited for this free concert. The line-up went like this: Eve6 was the headliner, with Separate Ways, a Journey tribute band, the Ataris, and, I learned once we got there, Rahzel from The Roots. I don't care about Journey, I don't care about Rahzel and his beatboxing, I don't like the Ataris, and I was only familiar with one song by Eve6, "Think Twice". Woo.<br /><br />So, while we're waiting, watching Separate Ways get their shit set up, we people-watched. And there was this one creepy motherfucker. Just starin' at all the college girls, with his big, sunburnt bald spot and orange cushion he was constantly fluffing. There was one hilarious point where he just leaned really far toward this one group of girls settling down near him, blatantly staring creepily. It was awesome and horribly unfortunate all at once.<br /><br />As for the bands... well, Separate Ways does indeed sound like Journey, so, go them. But... I don't care about Journey, so, I was uninterested. They had an hour-long set, during which time their singer ostensibly made a fool of himself as far as I'm concerned. There was a kind of sad moment where he brought his kids on the stage while he was singing and sang the song to them. It was sweet in concept, but, kind of ridiculous in practice. And there were several instances where he tried to make a joke and it just fell flat. There was a pretty funny moment where someone in front requested they sing Happy Birthday, because it was his 21st birthday. The singer basically called bullshit on him and said "Throw your wallet up here", which he did. And, sadly, that's where that story ends. He didn't sing Happy Birthday, but he did not vocally confirm whether it was the dude's 21st birthday or not.<br /><br />After their set, I was a little hungry finally, so, we threaded our way through the crowd over to the Domino's trailer where I grabbed a slice of pizza, and made our way to a bench to chill through Rahzel and the Ataris, which we did. P.S., while I like beatboxing, and Rahzel was pretty good at it from what I heard of him, I don't want to sit and listen to that at a show. Not to mention, he was doing songs by Jay-Z and Kanye, whom I don't enjoy listening to. Blah.<br /><br />Anyway, some time during the Ataris set we bombed over to a gas station up the road for a lavatory break and because it was a Stewart's and Tebo wanted some cookies. And here's another little moment to share! There was this big, rude mountain of a man in a red shirt there. Just a big fat fuck, who, apparently, was looking to get drunk, 'cause he at one point shouted at the folks working there, "Do you have malt liquor?!" But before all of that he was knocking constantly on the lavatory door while some poor girl was in there using it. And he was only in there a moment before he came out bitching about it. I don't even know what problem he had with it, specifically, he just angrily came out saying "Ugh, God!" Rude son of a bitch.<br /><br />But, anyway, we made our way back to the stage and caught the last few Ataris songs, and then moved closer to the stage because we assumed Eve6 would be coming on next, and Jimi and Tebo were really looking forward to it. Oh, but no! Surprise, motherfuckers, Rahzel came back out! Woo, more beatboxing. And then he did some impressions, with sound effects and everything! Optimus Prime, which sounded more like Megatron, and a not-terribly-good Gollum. Yep. He finally got off the stage and they started setting up for Eve6, and even that took forever because there was a problem with the mics. No sound.<br /><br />Finally, Eve6 came on and that was certainly the highlight of the show, as they were at least good at what they do. Legitimately amusing with jokes, and generally entertaining. See, the thing with Eve6 is, they're not bad, they're pretty entertaining, but... I just don't care. They're not bad, but, I don't think they're terribly impressive either. Just mediocre, from what I've heard. The guitarist is cute, though. But, anyway, yeah, definitely the best of what was there that evening. There was a guy there, though, who was apparently REALLY into Eve6. He was just screamin', headbangin', jumpin' around, singin' all the songs. Huuuuuge Eve6 fan, haha.<br /><br />Anyway, the show ended, and we left. Made our way back to Jimi's dorm and basically just hung out 'til everyone crashed around two or 2:30 in the morning.<br /><br /><br /><b>SUNDAY</b><br />I awoke at nine, an hour before the alarm Jimi set at 10 to wake everybody up. Yeah, I don't like sleeping in later than nine if I can help it, so, my body's kind of conditioned to waking up around that time, unless I go to bed really, really late. Like, around four or five in the morning. But, anyway, so, I went and took my shower, came back and did crossword puzzles until their alarm went off and everyone else woke up/got up. Initially, the plan was to leave around noon this day, 'cause Tebo had work at five. So, the four of us, Tebo, Jimi, and Jimi's roommate Lauren, went to Jazzman's, a place on campus, around 11:30, where Jimi and Lauren got some breakfast, then back to Mills where Tebo got another sub. Yeah, I didn't get anything again. 'Cause I'm an idiot and just wasn't that hungry. Then back to the dorm where we basically hung out the rest of the day. I know what you're thinking: "The rest of the day? I thought you were leaving around noon?" Well, we decided to stay longer and Tebo called off work. (^_^) So, we hung out in Jimi's dorm. Tiina eventually came over around quarter of two because her and Jimi had a project to work on for costume history. And, yep. That's basically how we spent the rest of the day, hangin' out, keepin' each other amused, and keepin' each other company. Now, during this time, I got hold of Jimi's camera and just basically went temporarily retarded. I was taking pictures of eeeeverything, especially trying to get pictures of Tiina because she hates having her picture taken. And we like us a challenge. I'll post up all these pictures from the weekend once I get them from Jimi. So, yeah. Other ways we kept ourselves amused, we left the dorm door open and I'd just say hello to anyone who walked past. Only two people responded, though one of them responded three or four times, and one of the times she said hello first. Maybe not as amusing to anyone else, but, I thought that was pretty great. And... oh, I played Jimi's spectrometer glasses. Those things are effing cool. Colors!<br /><br />But, anyway, during this time the fact I hadn't eaten anything but a single slice of pizza and some little chocolate chip cookies all weekend started to get to me. I was just feeling weak, and if I stood up I'd get lightheaded and a few times my vision went black. I'm guessing because I almost passed out? I dunno, I've never passed out before, but, I'm guessing that whenever that's happened to me in the past that it's the closest I've come to passing out. But, yeah, that went on for a few hours, but, I didn't want to suggest going anywhere because Tiina and Jimi had to get that project done last night. It was due today, after all. So... I know, I'm an idiot, let's just move on. Eventually around quarter of eight I did, though, say we should go get dinner. And we went to this place called Poseidon's and ate dinner. I had a burger, "fries" [they were actually potato wedges], and orange soda. Mmmm. P.S., their pickles suck, they tasted like salted cucumbers. And, yeah, I know, "Pickles <i>are</i> salted cucmbers!", but... no, they're not, shut the fuck up. Pickles and cucumbers taste distinctly different. And these did not taste like a pickle, they tasted like salted cucumbers.<br /><br />But, yeah, once we were done we bailed, and Tebo and I headed home. That was about nine o'clock. I got home, I checked some e-mail, sent some messages to Miss Jess'ka and Jimi, and then took my tired ass to bed.<br /><br /><br />So, there you have it. I know I haven't posted in, like, two and a half weeks. I've just not had much to blog about, I guess? Or maybe just not felt like it? I've honestly not watched any new movies in that time, so I didn't even have that. And long, boring entries are what happen if I just detail what I did in these days. Not to mention, it's bound to get into TMI territory, ya dig?Sixty X Celphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848722283213950797noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490984609471448423.post-31320526039956222832009-04-10T11:26:00.000-04:002009-04-10T11:28:26.549-04:00Mini-Reviews 34<i>Redrum</i>-- Not too bad. Kind o' campy, kind o' funny. Mediocre at best, boring at worst. And kind of ridiculous at times.Definitely could have done without the cartoon montage, aussi. I get it, low budget, ran out of money to shoot, do a cheap cartoon. Doesn't make it any less crappy. So, yeah, it has its moments, but, I wouldn't necessarily recommend watching the film just to see them.Sixty X Celphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848722283213950797noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490984609471448423.post-65415778710461777842009-04-08T10:05:00.001-04:002009-04-08T10:07:37.889-04:00Tiny updateTwo new games were purchased yesterday. <i>Prince of Persia</i> for the Xbox 360 and <i>Teenage Zombies: Invasion of the Alien Brain Thingys!</i> for the Nintendo DS. That is all.Sixty X Celphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848722283213950797noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490984609471448423.post-58868662916428782492009-04-03T10:03:00.002-04:002009-04-03T10:06:10.188-04:00Instead of a mini-review.So, I didn't watch any new movies again this week. Whoopsy. But, I did play and beat a game this past weekend called <i>Clock Tower 3</i> for the Playstation 2, so, I'll talk about that a little here, eh?<br /><br />So, to start with, it's a pretty short game. First playthrough was about five or six hours. It doesn't feel long either, it definitely feels short as you're playing through it. The story moves quickly. And it's probably shorter if you don't get stuck wandering around and dying like I did at a couple points.<br /><br />Which works as a natural segue into my next point that it's a pretty easy game. I know I just said I got stuck, but, those were mostly my own fault because I had not explored thoroughly or I simply didn't notice something. There's only one moment I can think of in the game where it's not immediately apparent you're supposed to interact with a part of the environment, but that's it. The only difficult part, really, can be the combat.<br /><br />I don't know if it's me or the controls, but it took me a little while to get used to it. Once you get the hang of the battle controls, though, [which I did after the second battle] it's incredibly simple, even for the final battle [that one's time consuming, though.]<br /><br />What else can I say about this game... it ranges from mediocre to bad, really. Though, bad in a way that you can laugh at, like some of the voice-acting, of course, but also some of the character movement in the cutscenes. Alyssa, the main character whom you control throughout the game, reacts in some strange ways to her fear, it's quite comical.<br /><br />That brings me to another point, maybe it's just because it's a somewhat older game and it takes more to scare me, but, there are very few scary parts. There's definitely some tense moments where you'll wonder if you're going to get caught. And, I don't want to take everything from the game, there are some startle-scares when someone jumps out at you. But that's all, which could be attributable to its brevity.<br /><br />To close out, it's not likely to be replayed much either, unless you fall in love with the story. You unlock some costumes once you've beaten the game. Most of which are somewhat risque, and all show some skin. Oh, did I mention these are for your fourteen-year-old character, no less? Yeah, another bit of, I imagine unintentional, hilarity. And if you play through again on your Cleared save, the game's difficulty is bumped up. As far as I know, though, there's nothing to be gained by completing this harder playthrough, so, unless you're a gamer who plays for the challenge, there's not much incentive. And yeah, that's it. Kind o' fun for the six or seven bucks I got it for, but I certainly wouldn't recommend it unless you can get it dirt cheap as well.Sixty X Celphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848722283213950797noreply@blogger.com2