Here's a video showing the differences in Dead Rising for the 360, and Dead Rising: Chop 'Til You Drop for the Wii. I'm glad I have the 360 version.
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/46164.html
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Friday, February 27, 2009
Thursday, February 26, 2009
2/26/09
do do doo doo do do doo do do doo do do do do dooooooo
and i'm hungry like the wooooooooooolf
and i'm hungry like the wooooooooooolf
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
2/24/09
You know, I can't decide what apocalypse is going to happen first. There are several probable choices:
Zombies
Robots
Velociraptors
Aliens
Vampires
Ok, so I highly doubt that velociraptors will actually come out of nowhere and start attacking for no reason, so that's out of the question.
Aliens, I don't know. I guess it's a fairly high probability. I just hope it's cool aliens like an all-female race, like the Asari, and not something like the stupid Krogans or Klingon (don't get me wrong, I like Klingons, I just don't think a full-on Klingon apocalypse would be very cool. Although, Bat'leths are pretty cool. That would be cool for that to be the last thing I see before I die.)
Robots would be another probable cause of another apocalypse, but I don't think that they'll be the first. I think something like Zombies or Vampires, even, would come first. I mean, Robots are getting pretty advanced, like one time I saw a video on YouTube of a robotic snake that climbed a pole, and just yesterday (or maybe it was the day before) I saw this video:
That's pretty scary.
I'm not sure what to think about Vampires yet. I'm only on Season 3 of Buffy.
Honestly, I think Zombies are going to be the first downfall of mankind. I read this one time where they actually found a virus that zombifies you, and I also read about a bunch of recorded attacks.
So yeah, I think that the apocalypses will be in this order: Zombie-Alien-Robot-Vampire-Velociraptor. Care to argue?
Zombies
Robots
Velociraptors
Aliens
Vampires
Ok, so I highly doubt that velociraptors will actually come out of nowhere and start attacking for no reason, so that's out of the question.
Aliens, I don't know. I guess it's a fairly high probability. I just hope it's cool aliens like an all-female race, like the Asari, and not something like the stupid Krogans or Klingon (don't get me wrong, I like Klingons, I just don't think a full-on Klingon apocalypse would be very cool. Although, Bat'leths are pretty cool. That would be cool for that to be the last thing I see before I die.)
Robots would be another probable cause of another apocalypse, but I don't think that they'll be the first. I think something like Zombies or Vampires, even, would come first. I mean, Robots are getting pretty advanced, like one time I saw a video on YouTube of a robotic snake that climbed a pole, and just yesterday (or maybe it was the day before) I saw this video:
That's pretty scary.
I'm not sure what to think about Vampires yet. I'm only on Season 3 of Buffy.
Honestly, I think Zombies are going to be the first downfall of mankind. I read this one time where they actually found a virus that zombifies you, and I also read about a bunch of recorded attacks.
So yeah, I think that the apocalypses will be in this order: Zombie-Alien-Robot-Vampire-Velociraptor. Care to argue?
Monday, February 23, 2009
2/23/09
WTF
I just found out that the song Pinball Wizard by The Who is talking about a deaf, dumb and blind kid who plays pinball by smelling stuff.
OSHI-- I also just realized I missed my 200th post. Oh, well.
I just found out that the song Pinball Wizard by The Who is talking about a deaf, dumb and blind kid who plays pinball by smelling stuff.
OSHI-- I also just realized I missed my 200th post. Oh, well.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Saturday, February 21, 2009
2/21/09
I bought Flower today from the PlayStation Store. It's pretty good, but way too short. I already beat it. I'm probably going to play it some more, then I might review it. I don't know yet.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Review: NOBY NOBY BOY (PSN)
I've seen things you wouldn't believe.
The latest game from Keita Takahashi, creator of the Katamari Damacy games, comes NOBY NOBY BOY, and it's like nothing I've ever seen. You play as BOY, a strange character, to say the least. By default, he's a small, pink, four-legged... something or other. You control the front end with the Left Stick, and the rear end with the Right Stick. By moving the ends away from each other, BOY will get longer and more centipede-like. That's just about all there is to the game. You are told at the beginning of the game that there are no objectives, no enemies, just BOY and GIRL (more on her in a minute). Much like a few of the other games on PSN, NOBY is an experiment. The thing that separates NOBY from all of the other experimental games is that it works. Just like Katamari, NOBY is very quirky, strange, and brilliant.
When you start a game, You are sent to a randomly generated map, a fairly small chunk of floating land. Since the levels are randomly generated, you will run into some really weird things, like maybe a map full of giant frogs and floating sharks, a planet with nothing but goths, or a map with a mummy driving a monster truck (I swear, those all happened to me). Also in the maps are objects which you can interact with, like arches that you can wrap yourself around, or windmills, which really make for some good fun (imagine sticking a piece of string into a fan), and even the clouds are donut-shaped.
Along with just walking around on the ground, BOY has a few "abilities", and I use that word very loosely. BOY can fly in a floaty, very Kirby-like way, allowing you to get to things up in the sky, like the neat-looking clouds. Next, BOY can swallow people, animals, and objects, again, much like Kirby. If BOY is in his default tiny form, when he eats something, he automatically... disposes of it. Through his ass. If he is long, however, he can swallow several things at a time, and they will appear as lumps in his body. Picture a snake that just swallowed a rabbit. It looks exactly like that.
One of the things that makes NOBY so entertaining is the AI. People and animals will move throughout the maps, maybe by walking, driving, flying, or whatever. If you don't move BOY for a minute or two, AI will take over, and even he will begin walking through the level, knocking over people on bikes, and scaring chickens, and other weird things. If, when you're controlling BOY, you move him next to a person or animal, they will sometimes jump on his back and start riding, and sometimes, an AI controlled person will randomly jump on the back of an animal.
Another of the things that makes NOBY so great is that the game keeps up with your stats, like how long you are, how long you have been, and how long you have been altogether, with all your lengths added together. If you want to be a team player and help out the NOBY community, you can report your length to GIRL, who grows accordingly to the length you reported. The cool part is that everyone who reports to GIRL gets their length added, so everyone is constantly making GIRL longer. When GIRL gets long enough to reach the Moon, then everyone in the world actually gets new maps set on the moon, complete with new objects and AI controlled beings. This is a really cool way to get everyone in the world to work together to get new content for the game. As of this writing, nearly 7,000 people have contributed over 81.2 million meters to GIRL.
The last of my favorite features is the connectivity with YouTube. Users can record in-game footage with the built-in recorder, and the upload directly to YouTube to show all your friends how you can tie yourself into knots. You can also take in-game screenshots, which is a pretty neat feature.
As awesome as the gameplay is, I have a few minor gripes, mainly about the rather confusing controls. Making BOY move is easy enough, but you have to tap L2 or R2 to jump, hold L2 in about halfway to open your mouth to eat, hold L2 or R2 to anchor yourself, and repeatedly tap L2 and R2 to fly. That's just BOY. The camera is also pretty hard to control. You have to hold L1 and tilt the controller forward and backwards using the PS3's Sixaxis to zoom the camera, and hold L1 and R1 and tilt the controller to have full control of the camera. As confusing as all this sounds, the controls can be learned in just a little while, it just takes a while to get the hang of it.
NOBY NOBY BOY is a great game. It's one of the very few experimental games that really works. I wish developers would take a good look at NOBY, and start trying new and outlandish things. The videogame industry needs more ambitious titles like NOBY. Meanwhile, NOBY is only $5 in the PlayStation Store, so if you like fun, weird, quirky games, then definitely check this out. Or if you just like playing games that look like you're on Acid. Either way, check it out. 5 out of 5.
The latest game from Keita Takahashi, creator of the Katamari Damacy games, comes NOBY NOBY BOY, and it's like nothing I've ever seen. You play as BOY, a strange character, to say the least. By default, he's a small, pink, four-legged... something or other. You control the front end with the Left Stick, and the rear end with the Right Stick. By moving the ends away from each other, BOY will get longer and more centipede-like. That's just about all there is to the game. You are told at the beginning of the game that there are no objectives, no enemies, just BOY and GIRL (more on her in a minute). Much like a few of the other games on PSN, NOBY is an experiment. The thing that separates NOBY from all of the other experimental games is that it works. Just like Katamari, NOBY is very quirky, strange, and brilliant.
When you start a game, You are sent to a randomly generated map, a fairly small chunk of floating land. Since the levels are randomly generated, you will run into some really weird things, like maybe a map full of giant frogs and floating sharks, a planet with nothing but goths, or a map with a mummy driving a monster truck (I swear, those all happened to me). Also in the maps are objects which you can interact with, like arches that you can wrap yourself around, or windmills, which really make for some good fun (imagine sticking a piece of string into a fan), and even the clouds are donut-shaped.
Along with just walking around on the ground, BOY has a few "abilities", and I use that word very loosely. BOY can fly in a floaty, very Kirby-like way, allowing you to get to things up in the sky, like the neat-looking clouds. Next, BOY can swallow people, animals, and objects, again, much like Kirby. If BOY is in his default tiny form, when he eats something, he automatically... disposes of it. Through his ass. If he is long, however, he can swallow several things at a time, and they will appear as lumps in his body. Picture a snake that just swallowed a rabbit. It looks exactly like that.
One of the things that makes NOBY so entertaining is the AI. People and animals will move throughout the maps, maybe by walking, driving, flying, or whatever. If you don't move BOY for a minute or two, AI will take over, and even he will begin walking through the level, knocking over people on bikes, and scaring chickens, and other weird things. If, when you're controlling BOY, you move him next to a person or animal, they will sometimes jump on his back and start riding, and sometimes, an AI controlled person will randomly jump on the back of an animal.
Another of the things that makes NOBY so great is that the game keeps up with your stats, like how long you are, how long you have been, and how long you have been altogether, with all your lengths added together. If you want to be a team player and help out the NOBY community, you can report your length to GIRL, who grows accordingly to the length you reported. The cool part is that everyone who reports to GIRL gets their length added, so everyone is constantly making GIRL longer. When GIRL gets long enough to reach the Moon, then everyone in the world actually gets new maps set on the moon, complete with new objects and AI controlled beings. This is a really cool way to get everyone in the world to work together to get new content for the game. As of this writing, nearly 7,000 people have contributed over 81.2 million meters to GIRL.
The last of my favorite features is the connectivity with YouTube. Users can record in-game footage with the built-in recorder, and the upload directly to YouTube to show all your friends how you can tie yourself into knots. You can also take in-game screenshots, which is a pretty neat feature.
As awesome as the gameplay is, I have a few minor gripes, mainly about the rather confusing controls. Making BOY move is easy enough, but you have to tap L2 or R2 to jump, hold L2 in about halfway to open your mouth to eat, hold L2 or R2 to anchor yourself, and repeatedly tap L2 and R2 to fly. That's just BOY. The camera is also pretty hard to control. You have to hold L1 and tilt the controller forward and backwards using the PS3's Sixaxis to zoom the camera, and hold L1 and R1 and tilt the controller to have full control of the camera. As confusing as all this sounds, the controls can be learned in just a little while, it just takes a while to get the hang of it.
NOBY NOBY BOY is a great game. It's one of the very few experimental games that really works. I wish developers would take a good look at NOBY, and start trying new and outlandish things. The videogame industry needs more ambitious titles like NOBY. Meanwhile, NOBY is only $5 in the PlayStation Store, so if you like fun, weird, quirky games, then definitely check this out. Or if you just like playing games that look like you're on Acid. Either way, check it out. 5 out of 5.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
I just don't get it.
Why is The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time so fucking popular? I mean, I've never really liked any of the Zelda games, but it nearly infuriates me to keep hearing about this game when nobody ever says why it's so great. I've played several Zelda games (Twilight Princess, OoT Master Edition or whatever the GC port was called, LttP, TLoZ on the NES, Wind Waker, and a Zelda game my friend had on one of the really old Gameboys) hoping I would finally get into the series, but I've just never liked them.
I guess one reason I don't like them is because there's no coherent "storyline" to speak of. It's just the same story told over and over in every game with something a little different thrown in, like the Wolf for TP, or that hat that shrinks you or whatever. Every time Link is told that he has to rid the world of evil, he's like "Ganon, who's that?" or "Zelda, who's that?". If he had really been saving that bitches ass for 20 years, don't you think he'd at least remember her name? I know he doesn't talk, but that must be what's going through his head.
Anyway, back to OoT. WHY THE FUCK IS IT SO FUCKING POPULAR? Honestly, out of the several Zelda games I've played, this one seems to be one of the worst. I know it's a 10+ year old game, so I'll excuse the graphics, but that doesn't mean the controls have any right to suck.
Eh, fuck it. I forgot what point I was trying to make. I think it was something about how I've heard how terribly hard the Water Temple is.
I guess one reason I don't like them is because there's no coherent "storyline" to speak of. It's just the same story told over and over in every game with something a little different thrown in, like the Wolf for TP, or that hat that shrinks you or whatever. Every time Link is told that he has to rid the world of evil, he's like "Ganon, who's that?" or "Zelda, who's that?". If he had really been saving that bitches ass for 20 years, don't you think he'd at least remember her name? I know he doesn't talk, but that must be what's going through his head.
Anyway, back to OoT. WHY THE FUCK IS IT SO FUCKING POPULAR? Honestly, out of the several Zelda games I've played, this one seems to be one of the worst. I know it's a 10+ year old game, so I'll excuse the graphics, but that doesn't mean the controls have any right to suck.
Eh, fuck it. I forgot what point I was trying to make. I think it was something about how I've heard how terribly hard the Water Temple is.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
2/18/09
I've been watching the bonus features on my Serenity DVD today. Even though I watched most of the stuff, there's still a ton to watch, so I'll be up all night doing that.
BAH. I wish my Buffy S3 disc would come in from Netflix. Also, I pre-ordered the Lost & Damned GTAIV expansion while under the impression that Amazon would just e-mail me the download code, but nooooooooo. They decided to send me a piece of paper in the mail with the code on it, along with some poster and a 3 month Xbox Live Gold membership card. Gah, I wish it would get here.
BAH. I wish my Buffy S3 disc would come in from Netflix. Also, I pre-ordered the Lost & Damned GTAIV expansion while under the impression that Amazon would just e-mail me the download code, but nooooooooo. They decided to send me a piece of paper in the mail with the code on it, along with some poster and a 3 month Xbox Live Gold membership card. Gah, I wish it would get here.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
2/17/09
Well, I finished the second season of Buffy just a little while ago. The first season was good, but Season 2 was a lot better, and my two favorite episodes were both in S2 ("Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered" was my favorite, and I think that "Passion" was the best). Anyway, I started watching the commentary on my new Firefly DVDs. I've watched two so far, and both of them are really interesting.
Monday, February 16, 2009
YES YES YES
Last week, I ordered a bunch of stuff from Amazon, and it got here today, a day early, and all in one appropriately-sized box! I got Firefly: The Complete Series on DVD, the Serenity Collector's Edition on DVD, and the two Serenity "graphic novels" (comic books). I is one excited person.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Falentynes Dae
Bleh.
Anyway.
I've really gotten into Twitter lately, posting to it several times a day. Anyway, I'm getting ready to watch Dollhouse, and I'll probably Tweet while I do.
Anyway.
I've really gotten into Twitter lately, posting to it several times a day. Anyway, I'm getting ready to watch Dollhouse, and I'll probably Tweet while I do.
Friday, February 13, 2009
2/13/09
I've been watching a lot of Buffy. I think I'm up to episode 8. It's not as good as Firefly yet, but it's entertaining nonetheless.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
2/12/09
I finished watching the last of Firefly today. Absolutely fantastic. I then started to add Serenity to my mom's Netflix queue, but noticed that it could be streamed to my 360. FUCK YEAH. I watched it. It fucking kicked ass. I'm probably going to start watching the first (few?) episode(s?) of Buffy The Vampire Slayer, and I might even post to my Twitter while I watch, like last time.
Also, I think I need to start labeling my more nonsensical posts. I don't even remember what this quote is from.
Also, I think I need to start labeling my more nonsensical posts. I don't even remember what this quote is from.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
2/11/09
Holy shit I like Firefly. I'm getting ready to watch the Tenth episode. I can't believe those dicks at Fox canceled this shit.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Monday, February 9, 2009
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Saturday, February 7, 2009
2/7/09
I did NOT sleep well last night. I was up until like, 2 AM anyway, but I couldn't get to sleep. I started feeling sick and my mind started racing. I was just thinking about what's going to happen within the next few years.
I don't want to have to get my driver's license.
I don't want to have to go through my first car accident.
I don't want to have to write up my resume.
I don't want to have to go to a job interview.
I don't want to have to get a girlfriend.
I don't want to have to go to a job.
I don't want to have to go to a job every day.
I don't want to have to break up with anyone.
I don't want to have to date for a year or two with the same person before I know if she's someone I'm supposed to marry.
I don't want to have to get married.
I don't want to have to move out.
I don't want to have to pay my own bills.
I don't want to have to have kids.
I don't want to have to have family members die.
I don't want to have to go to funerals of my family members.
I don't want to have to dress my kids up is ugly tuxedos and dresses to go to funerals.
I don't want to have to pay my kids' bills.
I don't want to have to send my kids to school or homeschool them.
I don't want to have to pay for my kids' doctor/dentistry bills.
I don't want to have to watch my kids get driver's licenses.
I don't want to have to watch my kids have their first car accident.
I don't want to have to watch my kids start dating.
I don't want to have to watch my kids break up with anyone.
I don't want to have to get old.
I don't want to have to die.
But you know what? I have to. There's no escaping life. For years now, I just haven't really thought about any of this. I didn't want to have to think about any of this, but now I do. I only have two and a half years before I turn 18, and I'll have to move out, get a job, etc. Real life isn't like TV or videogames where I can do anything I want at any time. I don't want to have to do a lot of things, but I'll have to, and I hate it. Sure, I could always commit suicide or something, but that's just stupid, and I care about my family too much to put them through all that.
I layed (lied?) in bed for over an hour last night, with all that going through my head before I finally passed out. I even had to turn my ceiling fan on, which I've never had to do before. I think I might be sick or something.
I don't want to have to get my driver's license.
I don't want to have to go through my first car accident.
I don't want to have to write up my resume.
I don't want to have to go to a job interview.
I don't want to have to get a girlfriend.
I don't want to have to go to a job.
I don't want to have to go to a job every day.
I don't want to have to break up with anyone.
I don't want to have to date for a year or two with the same person before I know if she's someone I'm supposed to marry.
I don't want to have to get married.
I don't want to have to move out.
I don't want to have to pay my own bills.
I don't want to have to have kids.
I don't want to have to have family members die.
I don't want to have to go to funerals of my family members.
I don't want to have to dress my kids up is ugly tuxedos and dresses to go to funerals.
I don't want to have to pay my kids' bills.
I don't want to have to send my kids to school or homeschool them.
I don't want to have to pay for my kids' doctor/dentistry bills.
I don't want to have to watch my kids get driver's licenses.
I don't want to have to watch my kids have their first car accident.
I don't want to have to watch my kids start dating.
I don't want to have to watch my kids break up with anyone.
I don't want to have to get old.
I don't want to have to die.
But you know what? I have to. There's no escaping life. For years now, I just haven't really thought about any of this. I didn't want to have to think about any of this, but now I do. I only have two and a half years before I turn 18, and I'll have to move out, get a job, etc. Real life isn't like TV or videogames where I can do anything I want at any time. I don't want to have to do a lot of things, but I'll have to, and I hate it. Sure, I could always commit suicide or something, but that's just stupid, and I care about my family too much to put them through all that.
I layed (lied?) in bed for over an hour last night, with all that going through my head before I finally passed out. I even had to turn my ceiling fan on, which I've never had to do before. I think I might be sick or something.
Friday, February 6, 2009
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Fallout 3: Alien Ship, Alien Blaster Location
While wandering the Wastelands today, I finally found the fabled crash-landed alien ship, as well as the dead alien's blaster.
If you look really hard, you can see the dead alien right in front of the cockpit. Here's the location of the crash site:
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Monday, February 2, 2009
Sunday, February 1, 2009
2/01/09
I thrive on obsession. I need numbers.
I just read through the entire xkcd archives today. A short but sweet obsession. Yesterday, I read all of the Ask John Anything blog, and about a month ago, I spent a week reading through all of the Penny Arcade comics. Same with Good Times Comics.
Anyway.
I need an obsession. A short obsession.
I need numbers. I need statistics. I need math.
I don't know what brought this all on, but something did.
P.S. This Drinky Crow Show is really bad.
I just read through the entire xkcd archives today. A short but sweet obsession. Yesterday, I read all of the Ask John Anything blog, and about a month ago, I spent a week reading through all of the Penny Arcade comics. Same with Good Times Comics.
Anyway.
I need an obsession. A short obsession.
I need numbers. I need statistics. I need math.
I don't know what brought this all on, but something did.
P.S. This Drinky Crow Show is really bad.
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