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| Thursday, August 30th, 2007 | | 11:33 pm |
| | Friday, July 27th, 2007 | | 8:12 am |
Okay, emergency quickie-post: the Simpsons Movie is actually good. Yeah, I know it wasn't supposed to be. But it's pretty amazing after all, and you need to see it. ALL OF YOU. | | Wednesday, July 25th, 2007 | | 3:41 pm |
| | Sunday, July 22nd, 2007 | | 9:38 am |
Packing for the move has, like most things, snuck up on me. Looks like I'll be gone for about a week, toodles. Also, reading Harry Potter. | | Friday, July 20th, 2007 | | 3:07 am |
I'll reply to last entry's comments tomorrow, I'm a bit too tired right now to come up with anything worthwhile. Just some quick notes, one of which asks for input again: The Metal Gear Solid 2 soundtrack makes for much better listening than I had remembered. I suppose it makes sense that my musical tastes would have broadened since age 14. I fear I may become crowded with work again. The manager at the Gamestop across the hall from my EB was fired today, and they need someone to cover for the blank space. It already had an impact tonight, when I had to close down both stores myself. If they try to push too much on me, I'm gonna say no: I have to. Study first, work second, play....play is first, actually. No, no, play is last. Damn it. Speaking of play, I need help! I really want to go back and play a classic, but I can't decide which. And no, this isn't one of those situation where I've already made up my mind. The selections are: Ape Escape, Metal Gear Solid, or Panzer Dragoon Saga. Basically, the best 3 things to happen to me in the 1998-1999 period. Such gaming goodness, so little time. | | Wednesday, July 18th, 2007 | | 4:28 pm |
"Good taste" is a phrase that I've never really understood. Far as I can tell, there are a few different ways it can be interpreted: Definition 1, where "good" can be interchanged with "snobbish". Definition 2, where it represents respect for quality over a wide range of genres or styles. Or Definition 3, where it simply means "your tastes are similar to mine" when said by another. I'm still trying to debate whether or not it's a totally useless phrase. What are your thoughts? | | Tuesday, July 17th, 2007 | | 3:32 pm |
Oh, this is cruel.
I just got a new high score of 7,574,780 in Super Stardust HD. My rank? 10,001. Why couldn't it have just been ten thousand even!? "I'm in the top ten thousand!", now that's bragging! "I'm ten thousandth...and one," is something you must say with shame. I'll score higher soon enough, though. This is about as fun as Geometry Wars. | | Monday, July 16th, 2007 | | 5:39 pm |
| | Thursday, July 12th, 2007 | | 3:54 pm |
Why I'm Buying a Playstation 3
Now, the PS3 is still not a system I would recommend for everyone. However, I have realized that I now fit into the system's target market: I own an HDTV, and I take advantage of online capabilities. I used to scoff at a need for such things, but now that I'm in the cool crowd I am frothing for more ways to take advantage of both. If you can't take advantage of the high definition, don't buy it. If you can't take advantage of the online, don't buy it. If you don't have a job or are a college student, don't buy it. But if you're like me and have one last window to splurge before the college + work combo hits you hard, here's why you should buy it. Games Out Now-Resistance: Fall of Man. The atmosphere is bad-ass, the multiplayer is fairly massive, and it's from one of my favorite developers (who definitely know how to blow things up good). This will be the first purchase. -Motorstorm. I've had a renewed interest in racing games lately (thanks to the 360's own Project Gotham 3), and this one looks wild. Mud-slinging trucks can deform tracks in real time, forcing smaller bikes and ATVs to choose between a longer but safer route, or get right in the mess and risk getting torn apart. Very aggressive racing -- right up my alley as an SSX and F-Zero fan. -Virtua Fighter 5. The 360 version will have (potentially lag-broken) online play. The PS3 version is $30 less, and there's the possibility of a future patch to allow online play. Add in the fact that the 360's d-pad mold comes fresh from some evil monster that shits plastic for a living, and the PS3 version remains superior. -Ninja Gaiden Sigma. Which I would buy it a heartbeat were it $20, but instead it gets the wait. -Ridge Racer 7. This one's a maybe, and for cheap at that. I skipped 6...and, well, pretty much every core entry since the first, so I doubt I'd have issues with recycled content. -All the online stuff which will be covered down a bit. -PS1 and PS2 backwards compatibility, meaning I can sell my PS2 and memory cards to help soften the blow. It also means I can play my old school RPG Maker without 15-block memory restraints :O Exclusive Games Coming Soon-Ratchet & Clank: Future Tools of Destruction. I seriously love these guys almost as much as Sonic and Tails. That's saying a hell of a lot for my respect of this franchise. Insomniac has learned much of balancing platforming and shooting from the franchise's progression and the experiment that was Deadlocked, so I have nothing but the highest expectations here. This game will be better than Super Mario Galaxy (as always, I make statements like this in the hope of being wrong: if SMG can de damn good enough to outdo R&C, I will happily eat my hat). -Heavenly Sword. Stunning animation (have I ever mentioned what a sucker I am for solid animation in an adventure game?) and some very cinematic action. I demand that you watch trailers for this game, lest you fail to see why it makes me all giddy. There's this one particularly jaw-dropping scene where your character slides down this massive rope (lord knows what it's tying down), then starts running along it as she jumps to a nearby cliff, right into an enemy who probably just shat himself. The story is interesting, too: the main character's clan is being slaughtered by a rival army, and as a last resort she wields a sacred sword intended for the Gods. However, the sheer power of the thing drains her very existence throughout the game. It's like she's trying to kill as many of her enemy as possible before she herself dies. -Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. Naughty Dog knows how to make a game control smoothly, and that's always half the fun for me. Add in a very interesting trio of main characters, what seems like a strong sense of adventure, and highly realistic graphics that somehow retain an almost cartoon-like flair, and I'm sold. -Unreal Tournament 3. Not only will the PS3 version hit this holiday season, but it'll support PC mods, too. That's pretty awesome news, hopefully a sign of things to come. Plus, it's Unreal. Ultimate Nuclear Radical Epileptic Adrenaline Lasers. Er, or something like that. -Metal Gear Solid 4. As of now this is still a PS3 exclusive, though I'd be surprised if that didn't change during E3. I'd have to see exactly what (if any) differences existed between the two versions, but if it came down between Six Axis features and rumble, I'd honestly have a hard time deciding. [Update: this bit was written before E3, and the game is still exclusive. Yay justification] -Socom: Confrontation. I've loved what little I've played of Socom online. The build-up is intense and satisfying, and every move counts in the seconds-long gunfights. This entry will destroy the previous technical limitations and also snuff some not-so-well-received elements from Socom 3. -Killzone 2. I'll want to wait for more gameplay impressions since the original was only moderately received, but the visual effort makes a strong indication that they're working their asses off. It really looks almost as good as the 2005 CG trailer. They should just fix the AI from the first game, and I'm set. -White Knight Story. Seriously, have you seen this crazy shit? If not, go. Now. To be fair, this one probably won't be coming soon, in fact it can't come soon enough, but it demands a mention. -Overview: much more variety than the 360's shooter-filled lineup (not at all to say I'm unimpressed with the 360 selection). I'm a huge fan of adventure games, and there are several high profile (and exclusive) entries in that genre coming this year. Online-Online play is free. So while it may not be quite as expertly organized as Xbox Live, I won't feel like I'm bleeding money every day I don't spend on it. -Awesome downloadable content. Super Stardust HD has been called a Geometry Wars killer, Flow is ultra-surreal, and Little Big Planet is its own kind of amazing beast. Add on PS1 games that I can play on my TV or take on the go via PSP, and I'm hyped. Really, imagine how cool it would be if Nintendo allowed you to transfer Virtual Console games over to the DS. -The firmware updates are past the point of fixing what shouldn't have been broke in the first place, and are now adding new features regularly. -Home may not be the best idea as a media center (I fear accessing programs will be a slow process), but as a means to display your gaming success through visible trophies? Sounds much cooler than Achievement Points. Features-Price is lowered. Used 60 gig system will cost me $411 after tax. -Upscaled resolution for older games. -Hardware emulation will soon be replaced by the lesser (that is, until it fully blossoms from firmware updates over a two year span) software emulation, so that's more incentive for action now rather than later. -Built-in WiFi. This is the best tech feature in the Wii, and now I can actually make use of it. -Blu-Ray may or may not win over HD-DVD, and I don't really care if it does. Now that I have an HDTV, I can fully appreciate the difference made by these discs. -Six Axis is what the Wii should have been. I'm doubtful waggle can ever replace the efficiency of button input, so the best implementation for traditional games (aka non-minigame-games) is as a secondary method of control. Nintendo Wii (yes, I'm listing it as a reason to buy a PS3)-...Is not even serving its purpose as a solid alternative system to the 360. There are four games I know of that I truly want: Metroid Prime 3, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Super Mario Galaxy, and No More Heroes. I want this system to succeed in more than sales, I want it to succeed in promise. Oh, and I should mention...-Sony really kicked ass at E3, eh? I'll have to make an E3 post next. Think I've lost my mind? Think I've made a fair point? Comments, people! | | Friday, July 6th, 2007 | | 10:30 pm |
Rainbows
I made a new sig this morning. It's nothing fancy, but I think it's cute. ( ENTER HERE FOR EXCITEMENT )EDIT: There's another number I could've added. The mark under my right eye? That's a scar from...a golf ball. | | Wednesday, July 4th, 2007 | | 9:42 pm |
This boredom is outrageous. It is infuriating. It stems from me wanting just one thing and not being able to have it. All I want is SOME COMPANY. Just anyone, right here, for me to talk to. Nothing else will do right now, but I really wish it would. Holidays always seem to go badly for me. Work actually went quite well, but why the hell does that deserve to be the best part of my Independence Day? I'm thinking it's my own fault for becoming optimistic about unreliable variables. I'm off tomorrow, but how will I pass the time? Agggghhh!! Deep breaths. Deep breaths. Not sure if I mentioned, but we succeeded in selling the house. Now my parents want to move into a bloody duplex. All the more reason to move out on my own asap. I really suck at videogames. It's starting to piss me off. I'm also becoming rather tired of the escapism that's necessitated to put decent amounts of time into games. I'm also fucking confused as to how a real life social system works. How do I meet new people without surrounding myself with something I hate? I have no idea. I keep thinking "college", but I don't want the next six months of my life to be a void... Hmm...I suggest I run tomorrow. My legs should be healed up from last time by then. Then visit cousins. Then go see a movie either by myself or with others (never been to a theater by myself, it could be interesting in its own culturally-depressing way). Scotty needs to update his journal. I need to wash my car and get new oil. And find space for all the games I've been buying. And I need to calm down. Hey, I have a question. What artist would serve as a good introduction to the Japanese music scene? Not necessarily the ever popular J-pop, just something J-good. | | Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007 | | 4:39 pm |
Thoughtfulness-ishness
Here are some thing that've been floating around in my head, I'll make note here to flesh them out later: -Identity crisis of art in relation to videogames -Those who speak the "facts" of culture yet fail to realize its flexibility -My own personal views on drug use and abuse -Increase in noticeable symbolism in my life -New hires at work who turn out to be rather obnoxious (this one won't be quite so poetic as the others) Ouendan finally came in the mail for me. So far (stage 12 or 13) I'd have to say it's a tough choice between this and Elite Beat Agents (yep, that includes music selection). Inis really must be commended for their excellent presentation in this game (and, by extension, EBA): despite all text being Japanese, the character animations and sound cues perfectly emulate the message. That's a strong sign of a game that's truly for everyone. Tis a blast. | | Monday, July 2nd, 2007 | | 1:25 am |
Heehee, hoho, hahahahaha, YES! So happy. Leigha and I saw Ratatouille together. In case I've been vague in the past (and I can't remember whether I have, and don't care to double-check), Leigha is the one previously dubbed "burger girl" because I didn't feel comfortable giving her name. The big thing about tonight was that it's the first time we've ever hung out alone; every other time there's always been someone else, and it's always important to know how well you get along with someone one-on-one, even in a simple friendly relationship. Anyway, the movie was great (though I was probably more in love with the music and visuals than the plot), and Leigha said she really enjoyed herself :D She told me to definitely invite her next time I want to go to a movie, and even told me she'd be seeing me on the 4th (since she's friends with my cousin, and apparently everyone in my family but myself was aware of a barbecue being held at my house on that day). The lass is just plain fun to be around, so I really don't care whether things stay like they are or turn kissy-smoochy (though kissy-smoochy would be nice). There's hardly any denying that I'm smitten, though: I've had this girl on my mind for the past half-year or longer. I used to believe I always simply floated on through life, but I was wrong. You have to be honest with yourself to accomplish that, and now things are rolling very smoothly emotionally. I'm relaxed, I'm happy. ^_^ EDIT: Happy birthday, Six! | | Saturday, June 30th, 2007 | | 12:40 am |
Making college arrangements, working out, opening/closing at the store, focusing less on useless anger....hey, improvement! So my semi-departure is semi-ended. One thing that I have to admit is depressing: it seems nearly impossible to have a social life in this town without drinking. Most of my friends treat it like the only way to truly relax, so tight-wads like me get left behind. It hardly turns out like that all the time, but it stings when it does happen. I'm sure I've complained about this before, and I know I've pissed people off with my drug rants, but I get tired of holding it all in. I'm sure my social life will increase once I enter college, at least. There's hope! Been playing alot of Odin Sphere in the past couple of days. The game pisses me off, but I'm always satisfied once I do win a battle. It's such a damn shame the game recycles environments and enemies, though: once you play through the first book, you've seen damn near everything the game has to offer outside of storylines. The characters all play quite different, but it's not enough. It'd be better if each reused stage had an interesting new layout, but exploration is a nonexistent factor. I'm gonna play this game to completion, and I'm certainly going to like it, but I'm going to hate the fact that I'm only really enjoying it for half of what's being offered. July 1st is coming soon...Sunday I believe. I don't know how, but I'm gonna try hard to make it a great day. I consider it the anniversary of the worst day of my life, so I'd like to counter that image I've imposed upon it. AJ/David, are there any new developments on the meet-up plan? I know it's still a ways off, but I wanna make sure you don't try to ditch me >:) | | Friday, June 8th, 2007 | | 1:56 am |
Namatamiku is taking an indefinite term of internet silence. Namatamiku waves goodbye to friends, but will probably be back in a few months. On the plus side, Namatamiku will have a proud beard once he returns. EDIT: I decided that it wouldn't hinder my habit-breaking to hop online once a week for 30 minutes or so. Mebbe you'll see me. Shame nobody's on right now. | | Saturday, May 26th, 2007 | | 10:12 pm |
Ah, venting last night helped alot. Feeling pretty good, even enjoyed work. I just need to stop focusing on other people and stay focused on myself, then I'll be fine. So, what would the verdict be on me attempting some sort of webcomic or regular photoshop thingy for this journal? I MUST EXPRESS MYSELF. | | Thursday, May 24th, 2007 | | 12:28 pm |
| | Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007 | | 2:56 am |
Garfle
I have quickly decided that summer customers suck. I need a break. | | Tuesday, May 15th, 2007 | | 4:17 am |
Can't sleep can't sleep can't sleep....gah. Working 40 hours this week and next, so big dollars. Well, relatively. Hooray for 25 cents over minimum wage. Tomorrow is included in that work time, so it sucks even more that I am unable to sleep. I've been doing okay lately othwerwise, just busy with work. Started running again, it feels good knowing I'm doing something to get in shape. Bought my mom Animal Crossing: Wild World for Mother's Day. She's hooked on it all over again, and it's always good for her to have something to distract from annoying house responsibilities. I've been learning to close at work, which hopefully leads to learning to open soon, which hopefully leads to me being promoted to keyholder, which hopefully leads to an assistant manager by this time next year. Though I doubt it. I'd have to be really lucky to get the position so soon...though, honestly, I am an incredibly lucky person. I dunno, exactly how good would it look to have an assistant manager title under your belt for a resume? I hate this wishy-washy loneliness. Half of a day I'll be perfectly content with my independence, then later on I'll be pining for company. I'm truly happiest when I'm at work. Hopefully I can get some friends to see Shrek 3 with me this Friday, I'd hate to go to a comedy by myself. I don't talk to you guys online nearly as much anymore, but you've still got a special place in me. I don't even know what's going on with some of you, hope everything's floating alright. | | Friday, May 11th, 2007 | | 4:56 am |
Sorry about that last depressing entry. It only lasted a night, I've been doing well otherwise. In fact, I've beaten four Mega Man games (6-3) and I even made this:  It's possibly my favorite out of all the sigs I've made in the past. Actually, it definitely is. |
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