I have my Valedictory Service tomorrow. After tomorrow, I will have nothing more to do with Montego Bay Community College.
Heck yeah!
Oh no, wait, they're having the ACTUAL graduation ceremony in November, but if things work out the way I plan, I doubt I'll be going.
A little bit more than two weeks after the ceremony, I'll be having my birthday. How old will I be? I'm not telling you. But, I blogged on my last birthday too, giving my age back then, so if you dig around the blog for it, you just might find it. ^_^
I finished Fallout 3 yesterday morning as a good guy. My Karma rating was pretty high. Like most games where you get to choose good or evil, I intend to play it again, as a bad guy. Fallout 3 has some epic music too. This is one of my favourite songs from the game. It's called Butcher Pete, by Roy Brown.
For those of you that have been following the news for the past two months or so, you should know about the giant oil spill caused by BP in the Gulf of Mexico. This video manages to capture my sentiments of how they're handling the situation perfectly. I found it funny, although not hilariously so. (It was one of Youtube's promoted videos.)
Now that I'm done with Fallout 3 and Jade Empire, I think I'll try to fight my way through playing Mass Effect with my crappy PC. I may also write some code for...something. I don't know yet. We'll see. Here's something I wrote two days ago. It's a simple walk demo for a 2D RPG. Maybe I'll make a full game out of it. I just need a plot...
I made the character using the Charas-EX character generator. The walk demo application itself was written in C++, using SDL. Play no attention to the unfortunate fact I called it FailOSaga.
TTFN,
Lord Robinson.
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Friday, June 18, 2010
VATS: A Gift From The Fallout Gods
I started playing Fallout 3 this morning. As usual, yes, I know I'm a bit late. My latest memory upgrade has allowed me to play more games since I can now meet the recommended system requirements. I don't really like playing games on the minimum system requirements.
Like most other games where humanity is an endangered species, and you are NOT a super soldier in a special armour suit, ammo and weapons and other items are scarce. This of course, makes things difficult.
I would also like to digress for a minute and say that Fire Ants in Fallout are gay. Moving on....
I was a bit impressed by the start of the game. I can't think of any game that started with a first person in-game birth scene apart from Star Wars Republic Commando, and even then, it was cloning tank, so its not exactly the same thing. You really get into the action pretty fast.
The music selection in the game is awesome. Somehow, 1950s show tunes fit a post-apocalyptic world perfectly. I mean, a man crooning in the background while you blow off the head of a savage raider using VATS (the game's built in targeting system) really adds to the atmosphere.
My SAT results are due in 6 days. My graduation is in 9 days.My birthday is in 28 days. See, things got epic when summer finally managed to come around. My Japanese has been improving steadily, although my speaking is still a bit rusty. Tae Kim's Godsend grammar guide is working some epic magic for me. I intend to try and finish James Heisig's Remembering the Kanji over the holiday; maybe when I finish Fallout 3 I'll start.
That being said, I wonder what the beach looks like? Does it still have sand?
The Boy That Wants To Go To The Beach,
Gavin.
Like most other games where humanity is an endangered species, and you are NOT a super soldier in a special armour suit, ammo and weapons and other items are scarce. This of course, makes things difficult.
I would also like to digress for a minute and say that Fire Ants in Fallout are gay. Moving on....
I was a bit impressed by the start of the game. I can't think of any game that started with a first person in-game birth scene apart from Star Wars Republic Commando, and even then, it was cloning tank, so its not exactly the same thing. You really get into the action pretty fast.
The music selection in the game is awesome. Somehow, 1950s show tunes fit a post-apocalyptic world perfectly. I mean, a man crooning in the background while you blow off the head of a savage raider using VATS (the game's built in targeting system) really adds to the atmosphere.
My SAT results are due in 6 days. My graduation is in 9 days.My birthday is in 28 days. See, things got epic when summer finally managed to come around. My Japanese has been improving steadily, although my speaking is still a bit rusty. Tae Kim's Godsend grammar guide is working some epic magic for me. I intend to try and finish James Heisig's Remembering the Kanji over the holiday; maybe when I finish Fallout 3 I'll start.
That being said, I wonder what the beach looks like? Does it still have sand?
The Boy That Wants To Go To The Beach,
Gavin.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
3 Games, No Exams and A Yearbook For Good Measure
My exams finished a bit under a week ago, but I've been a bit occupied, so I haven't been able to blog(until now).
In order of importance, here are the sins that occupied my time:
1)Jade Empire
2)Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 2
3)Mass Effect - leading to PC problems somehow T_T
4)Sisyphean tasks
I might as well start explaining the items on this list, so lets go.
First and foremost, the Jade Empire I refer to is an RPG by Bioware. It's an epic RPG with an Asian mythological framework. In other words, it's Knights of the Old Republic + Buddha + Bruce Lee. I love the gameplay, it's pretty good. For those of you who are wondering, it's like maybe 3 or 4 years old (I'm not 100% sure). The story is a bit cliche though...but that doesn't make it any less fun to beat up some ghosts or Imperial soldiers. I recently beat the game following the Way of the Open Palm(simply put: what would be called the Light side in KOTOR).
I now want to replay it as a follower of the Closed Fist style(you guessed it, the Dark Side). The game dresses it up saying that Open Palm isn't necessarily good, while Closed Fist isn't necessarily evil, but I never really bothered myself with the technicalities.
Bioware, despite having this little problem with avoiding RPG cliches, are really masterful storytellers. I was impressed by KOTOR, and I'm impressed by Jade Empire. I'd give it a 9 out of 10.
You guys should totally check it out. Here's a gameplay video:
I know I'm a bit late in getting around to playing Modern Warfare 2, alright? Geez...pushy bastards. In my opinion, the game deserves the amount of hype it has been getting. However, while the multiplayer is quite fun, the single player story is pretty neat. If Robert Ludlum and Tom Clancy got together to make a game, this would totally be it. It has quite a few adrenaline-filled, fast paced moments just like what you'd expect to see in the hottest military action movies; from escaping Russians in a snowmobile to chasing down arms dealers in Brazilian slums to sex scenes, there's something in it for everyone. Well, everything apart from the last thing on that list. :P
Now, we move on to Mass Effect, the third item on our list. Before I start, I'm going to say, I never finished it. In fact, I don't think I did 10% of the game. Why?
F**king HAX!!
Well no, not really. But it was buggy and my PC is a bit crappy; it crashed quite a few times while I was trying to play the game...so I'll probably put off playing it to sometime in the not-so-distant future. Still, from what I saw so far, I liked it. The film grain effect was slightly annoying (don't worry, you can turn it off, and you'll probably get used to it anyway). However, I kept it on, and was richly rewarded during cutscenes (such as conversations with NPCs and the like). It REALLY adds an element of realism to the looks of the characters. Well, the human characters anyway. Turians look a bit unnerving to me, film grain or not.
Somehow my PC got screwed up when I was playing Mass Effect. It blue screened and reset a couple times. Long story short, System Restore FTW!! Thankfully, I'd done a restore point on like the 4th of June (not to my knowledge...the system restore fairy was really looking out for me on that one), so I didn't really lose much (apart from my dignity...this is the first time I've EVER had to use system restore since it came as a feature -_-).
Now, I've saved the painful part for last. I am now finished with Community College. It will be official when I actually finish the graduation ceremony, which will be held on the 27th of June. Oh, no...wait, that wasn't the painful part...that should have been at the top heheheh.
We're not getting a yearbook. Why? I dunno. I don't know of any other years that got one though. I have decided to change that. I've started to round up a bunch of friends to make a yearbook. I can't believe that a school would just let us go like that (despite the fact we're only too glad to leave) without a yearbook. It's just so...gauche. Anyway, I've decided to step in and fix their gaffe. I'm not as insouciant about these things as I may look.
With luck, it should be done by the week after the graduation ceremony. To keep costs down, we intend to distribute it digitally. I'll let you guys know how that pans out. So far, I have some awesome people willing to help. Here's to hoping.
Risen from the Dead,
Lord Robinson
P.S. For those of you who don't know what a Sisyphean task is
go wild.
In order of importance, here are the sins that occupied my time:
1)Jade Empire
2)Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 2
3)Mass Effect - leading to PC problems somehow T_T
4)Sisyphean tasks
I might as well start explaining the items on this list, so lets go.
First and foremost, the Jade Empire I refer to is an RPG by Bioware. It's an epic RPG with an Asian mythological framework. In other words, it's Knights of the Old Republic + Buddha + Bruce Lee. I love the gameplay, it's pretty good. For those of you who are wondering, it's like maybe 3 or 4 years old (I'm not 100% sure). The story is a bit cliche though...but that doesn't make it any less fun to beat up some ghosts or Imperial soldiers. I recently beat the game following the Way of the Open Palm(simply put: what would be called the Light side in KOTOR).
I now want to replay it as a follower of the Closed Fist style(you guessed it, the Dark Side). The game dresses it up saying that Open Palm isn't necessarily good, while Closed Fist isn't necessarily evil, but I never really bothered myself with the technicalities.
Bioware, despite having this little problem with avoiding RPG cliches, are really masterful storytellers. I was impressed by KOTOR, and I'm impressed by Jade Empire. I'd give it a 9 out of 10.
You guys should totally check it out. Here's a gameplay video:
I know I'm a bit late in getting around to playing Modern Warfare 2, alright? Geez...pushy bastards. In my opinion, the game deserves the amount of hype it has been getting. However, while the multiplayer is quite fun, the single player story is pretty neat. If Robert Ludlum and Tom Clancy got together to make a game, this would totally be it. It has quite a few adrenaline-filled, fast paced moments just like what you'd expect to see in the hottest military action movies; from escaping Russians in a snowmobile to chasing down arms dealers in Brazilian slums to sex scenes, there's something in it for everyone. Well, everything apart from the last thing on that list. :P
Now, we move on to Mass Effect, the third item on our list. Before I start, I'm going to say, I never finished it. In fact, I don't think I did 10% of the game. Why?
F**king HAX!!
Well no, not really. But it was buggy and my PC is a bit crappy; it crashed quite a few times while I was trying to play the game...so I'll probably put off playing it to sometime in the not-so-distant future. Still, from what I saw so far, I liked it. The film grain effect was slightly annoying (don't worry, you can turn it off, and you'll probably get used to it anyway). However, I kept it on, and was richly rewarded during cutscenes (such as conversations with NPCs and the like). It REALLY adds an element of realism to the looks of the characters. Well, the human characters anyway. Turians look a bit unnerving to me, film grain or not.
Somehow my PC got screwed up when I was playing Mass Effect. It blue screened and reset a couple times. Long story short, System Restore FTW!! Thankfully, I'd done a restore point on like the 4th of June (not to my knowledge...the system restore fairy was really looking out for me on that one), so I didn't really lose much (apart from my dignity...this is the first time I've EVER had to use system restore since it came as a feature -_-).
Now, I've saved the painful part for last. I am now finished with Community College. It will be official when I actually finish the graduation ceremony, which will be held on the 27th of June. Oh, no...wait, that wasn't the painful part...that should have been at the top heheheh.
We're not getting a yearbook. Why? I dunno. I don't know of any other years that got one though. I have decided to change that. I've started to round up a bunch of friends to make a yearbook. I can't believe that a school would just let us go like that (despite the fact we're only too glad to leave) without a yearbook. It's just so...gauche. Anyway, I've decided to step in and fix their gaffe. I'm not as insouciant about these things as I may look.
With luck, it should be done by the week after the graduation ceremony. To keep costs down, we intend to distribute it digitally. I'll let you guys know how that pans out. So far, I have some awesome people willing to help. Here's to hoping.
Risen from the Dead,
Lord Robinson
P.S. For those of you who don't know what a Sisyphean task is
go wild.
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